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Gianluigi Mancardi

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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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Repeated courses of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Clinical and biological results from a prospective multic…

2011

Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) induces a transient mobilization of hematopoietic progenitor cells from bone marrow to peripheral blood. Our aim was to evaluate safety of repeated courses of G-CSF in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), assessing disease progression and changes in chemokine and cytokine levels in serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Twenty-four ALS patients entered an open-label, multicenter trial in which four courses of G-CSF and mannitol were administered at 3-month intervals. Levels of G-CSF were increased after treatment in the serum and CSF. Few and transitory adverse events were observed. No significant reduction of the mean monthly decrea…

medicine.medical_specialtyPhysiologybusiness.industryMonocyteGranulocytemedicine.diseaseGastroenterologyGranulocyte colony-stimulating factorProinflammatory cytokineCellular and Molecular Neurosciencemedicine.anatomical_structureCerebrospinal fluidPhysiology (medical)Internal medicineMulticenter trialImmunologymedicineNeurology (clinical)Bone marrowAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisbusinessMuscle & Nerve
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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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Natalizumab: a country-based surveillance program

2008

Natalizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody with a selective adhesion-molecule inhibitor effect, and a demonstrated efficacy in decreasing the frequency of relapses and progression of disability in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RR MS). After the approval of FDA and EMEA in MS cases unresponsive to immunomodulating therapy or in severe MS patients also not previously treated with interferons, and considering the concern on the possible side effects, an accurate program of surveillance was organized in our country by a combined effort of AIFA, Cineca, Department of Pharmacology of University of Bologna, and a group of neurologists appointed by the National Society of Neurology (S…

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Cyclophosphamide Pulse Therapy after Natalizumab Discontinuation for Multiple Sclerosis: a multicenter study.

2015

Importance: Natalizumab discontinuation induces the recurrence of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) disease activity: Currently no therapeutic approach has been found able to abolish disease reactivation. Objective: To collect data from patients with MS switching from natalizumab to cyclophosphamide. Design: Retrospective multicentre study. Setting: Nine Multiple Sclerosis Centers in Italy. Participants: A total of 47 patients with clinically definite RR-MS switched to cyclophosphamide after natalizumab discontinuation. Two patients were excluded from the analysis because received less than 12 natalizumab infusions. The remaining 45 patients were subdivided into two main groups: Early Treatment (peri…

medicine.medical_specialtyExpanded Disability Status ScaleCyclophosphamidebusiness.industryMultiple sclerosismedicine.diseaseOmicsDiscontinuationMultiple sclerosis; Natalizumab discontinuation; Disease reactivation; Cyclophosphamide; ReboundNatalizumabInternal medicineImmunologymedicineBrain magnetic resonance imagingbusinessAdverse effectmedicine.drug
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HFE p.H63D polymorphism does not influence ALS phenotype and survival.

2015

It has been recently reported that the p.His63Asp polymorphism of the HFE gene accelerates disease progression both in the SOD1 transgenic mouse and in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. We have evaluated the effect of HFE p.His63Asp polymorphism on the phenotype in 1351 Italian ALS patients (232 of Sardinian ancestry). Patients were genotyped for the HFE p.His63Asp polymorphism (CC, GC, and GG). All patients were also assessed for C9ORF72, TARDBP, SOD1, and FUS mutations. Of the 1351 ALS patients, 363 (29.2%) were heterozygous (GC) for the p.His63Asp polymorphism and 30 (2.2%) were homozygous for the minor allele (GG). Patients with CC, GC, and GG polymorphisms did not significa…

MaleAgingSurvivalSettore MED/03 - GENETICA MEDICAMiceSuperoxide Dismutase-1C9orf72HFE polymorphismAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis; HFE polymorphisms; Phenotype; SOD1; Survival; Aged; Alleles; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Animals; Disease Progression; Female; Hemochromatosis Protein; Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; Humans; Italy; Male; Membrane Proteins; Mice; Middle Aged; Polymorphism Genetic; Superoxide Dismutase; Superoxide Dismutase-1; Survival Rate; Genetic Association Studies; PhenotypeHFE polymorphismsMembrane ProteinAlleleAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis; HFE polymorphisms; Phenotype; SOD1; Survival; Neurology (clinical); Neuroscience (all); Aging; Developmental Biology; Geriatrics and GerontologyGeneral NeuroscienceSOD1Middle AgedPhenotypeSurvival RatePhenotypeItalyAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis; HFE polymorphisms; SOD1; phenotype; survivalDisease ProgressionFemaleHumanmedicine.medical_specialtySOD1Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; HFE polymorphisms; Phenotype; SOD1; Survival;Genetic Association StudieBiologyTARDBPArticleGeneticInternal medicinemedicineAnimalsHumansAllelePolymorphismHemochromatosis ProteinSurvival rateAmyotrophic lateral sclerosiAllelesGenetic Association StudiesAgedNeuroscience (all)Polymorphism GeneticAnimalSuperoxide DismutaseAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisHistocompatibility Antigens Class Inutritional and metabolic diseasesMembrane Proteinsmedicine.diseaseMinor allele frequencyEndocrinologyImmunologyNeurology (clinical)Geriatrics and GerontologyDevelopmental BiologyNeurobiology of aging
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