Serum neurofilament light chain correlates with myelin and axonal magnetic resonance imaging markers in multiple sclerosis.
Diffusion
MRI
Multiple sclerosis
Myelin water
Neurofilament light chain
Journal
Multiple sclerosis and related disorders
ISSN: 2211-0356
Titre abrégé: Mult Scler Relat Disord
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101580247
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2022
Jan 2022
Historique:
received:
18
06
2021
revised:
08
10
2021
accepted:
01
11
2021
entrez:
15
2
2022
pubmed:
16
2
2022
medline:
17
2
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Neurofilaments are cytoskeletal proteins that are detectable in the blood after neuroaxonal injury. Multiple sclerosis (MS) disease progression, greater lesion volume, and brain atrophy are associated with higher levels of serum neurofilament light chain (NfL), but few studies have examined the relationship between NfL and advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measures related to myelin and axons. We assessed the relationship between serum NfL and brain MRI measures in a diverse group of MS participants. 103 participants (20 clinically isolated syndrome, 33 relapsing-remitting, 30 secondary progressive, 20 primary progressive) underwent 3T MRI to obtain myelin water fraction (MWF), geometric mean T Serum NfL levels were significantly associated with metrics of axonal damage (FA: R The association between NfL and myelin MRI markers suggest that elevated serum NfL is a useful biomarker that reflects not only acute axonal damage, but also damage to myelin and inflammation, likely due to the known synergistic myelin-axon coupling relationship.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Neurofilaments are cytoskeletal proteins that are detectable in the blood after neuroaxonal injury. Multiple sclerosis (MS) disease progression, greater lesion volume, and brain atrophy are associated with higher levels of serum neurofilament light chain (NfL), but few studies have examined the relationship between NfL and advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measures related to myelin and axons. We assessed the relationship between serum NfL and brain MRI measures in a diverse group of MS participants.
METHODS AND MATERIALS
METHODS
103 participants (20 clinically isolated syndrome, 33 relapsing-remitting, 30 secondary progressive, 20 primary progressive) underwent 3T MRI to obtain myelin water fraction (MWF), geometric mean T
RESULTS
RESULTS
Serum NfL levels were significantly associated with metrics of axonal damage (FA: R
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
The association between NfL and myelin MRI markers suggest that elevated serum NfL is a useful biomarker that reflects not only acute axonal damage, but also damage to myelin and inflammation, likely due to the known synergistic myelin-axon coupling relationship.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35158472
pii: S2211-0348(21)00633-7
doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2021.103366
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doi:
Substances chimiques
Biomarkers
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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103366Informations de copyright
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