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Letizia Mazzini

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Intraspinal stem cell transplantation for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Ready for efficacy clinical trials?

2016

Intraspinal stem cell (SC) transplantation represents a new therapeutic approach for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) clinical trials. There are considerable difficulties in designing future efficacy trials, some related to the field of ALS and some that are specific to SCs or the mode of delivery. In October 2015, the most controversial points on SC transplantation were addressed during an international workshop intended to bring together international SC and ALS researchers in a public discussion on a topic for which expertise is limited. During the meeting, a discussion was started on the basic structure of the ideal clinical trial testing the efficacy and safety of SC transplantation…

0301 basic medicineCancer ResearchCell- and Tissue-Based Therapy0302 clinical medicinePublic discussionNeural Stem CellsImmunology and AllergyNeural Stem CellALS; clinical trials; stem cells; transplantation; Immunology and Allergy; Immunology; Oncology; Genetics (clinical); Cell Biology; Cancer Research; TransplantationAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisGenetics (clinical)clinical trialMiddle AgedOncologyStem cellSafetyHumanAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyConsensusAdolescentImmunologyConsensu03 medical and health sciencesTherapeutic approachYoung AdultClinical Trials Phase II as Topicstem cellsmedicineHumansIntensive care medicineAgedclinical trialsTransplantationbusiness.industryAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisBIO/13 - BIOLOGIA APPLICATACell Biologymedicine.diseasestem cellClinical trialTransplantation030104 developmental biologyClinical Trials Phase III as TopicImmunologyALSbusiness030217 neurology & neurosurgeryAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosiStem Cell TransplantationCytotherapy
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Genome-wide Analyses Identify KIF5A as a Novel ALS Gene

2018

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MaleAls geneGenome-wide association studyFAMILIAL ALSALS; axonal transport; cargo; GWAS; KIF5A; WES; WGS0302 clinical medicine80 and overPsychologyGWASKIF5AAetiologycargoAged 80 and over0303 health sciencesFrench ALS ConsortiumKinesinKINESIN HEAVY-CHAINCognitive Sciencesaxonal transportHumanHereditary spastic paraplegiaNeuroscience(all)Single-nucleotide polymorphismTARGETED DISRUPTIONArticle03 medical and health sciencesGeneticsHumansAmino Acid SequenceLoss functionAgedHEXANUCLEOTIDE REPEATNeuroscience (all)MUTATIONSAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis3112 Neurosciences1702 Cognitive Sciencemedicine.diseaseITALSGEN ConsortiumAnswer ALS Foundation030104 developmental biologyALS Sequencing ConsortiumHuman medicine1109 Neurosciences030217 neurology & neurosurgery0301 basic medicineALS; GWAS; KIF5A; WES; WGS; axonal transport; cargo[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]KinesinsNeurodegenerativeGenetic analysisGenomeAMYOTROPHIC-LATERAL-SCLEROSIS3124 Neurology and psychiatryCohort StudiesPathogenesisLoss of Function MutationMissense mutation2.1 Biological and endogenous factorsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisNYGC ALS ConsortiumGeneticsGeneral NeuroscienceALS axonal transport cargo GWAS KIF5A WES WGSMiddle AgedPhenotypeSettore MED/26 - NEUROLOGIANeurologicalProject MinE ALS Sequencing ConsortiumKinesinWESFemaleAdultBiologyGENOTYPE IMPUTATIONALS; axonal transport; cargo; GWAS; KIF5A; WES; WGS; Adult; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Amino Acid Sequence; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Cohort Studies; Female; Genome-Wide Association Study; Humans; Kinesin; Loss of Function Mutation; Male; Middle Aged; Young AdultNOYoung AdultRare DiseasesmedicineSLAGEN ConsortiumGene030304 developmental biologyClinical Research in ALS and Related Disorders for Therapeutic Development (CReATe) ConsortiumNeurology & NeurosurgeryHuman GenomeNeurosciencesAXONAL-TRANSPORTBrain DisordersALS; axonal transport; cargo; GWAS; KIF5A; WES; WGS;Family memberDNA-DAMAGEMOTOR-NEURONS3111 BiomedicineCohort StudieALSGenomic Translation for ALS Care (GTAC) ConsortiumWGSAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosiGenome-Wide Association StudyALS; axonal transport; cargo; GWAS; KIF5A; WES; WGS; Neuroscience (all)
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G-CSF (filgrastim) treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: protocol for a phase II randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group,…

2020

IntroductionAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal progressive neurological disorder characterised by a selective degeneration of motor neurons (MNs). Stem cell transplantation is considered as a promising strategy in neurological disorders therapy and the possibility of inducing bone marrow cells (BMCs) to circulate in the peripheral blood is suggested to investigate stem cells migration in degenerated ALS nerve tissues where potentially repair MN damage. Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) is a growth factor which stimulates haematopoietic progenitor cells, mobilises BMCs into injured brain and it is itself a neurotrophic factor for MN. G-CSF safety in humans has been de…

Oncologyamyotrophic lateral sclerosismedicine.medical_specialtyFilgrastimFilgrastimPlacebocGSF ALS Clinical triallaw.inventionrandomised clinical trialClinical Trials Phase II as TopicDouble-Blind MethodRandomized controlled triallawInternal medicinemedicineHumansMulticenter Studies as Topic1506Amyotrophic lateral sclerosisRandomized Controlled Trials as Topicbusiness.industryRGeneral Medicineamyotrophic lateral sclerosis; GCS-F; haematopoietic stem cells; randomised clinical trialmedicine.diseaseGranulocyte colony-stimulating factorTransplantationClinical trialGCS-FNeurologyItalyTolerabilityQuality of Life1713MedicineSettore MED/26 - Neurologiabusinesshaematopoietic stem cellsmedicine.drugBMJ Open
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Protein misfolding, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and guanabenz: Protocol for a phase II RCT with futility design (ProMISe trial)

2017

IntroductionRecent studies suggest that endoplasmic reticulum stress may play a critical role in the pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) through an altered regulation of the proteostasis, the cellular pathway-balancing protein synthesis and degradation. A key mechanism is thought to be the dephosphorylation of eIF2α, a factor involved in the initiation of protein translation. Guanabenz is an alpha-2-adrenergic receptor agonist safely used in past to treat mild hypertension and is now an orphan drug. A pharmacological action recently discovered is its ability to modulate the synthesis of proteins by the activation of translational factors preventing misfolded protein accumula…

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