scholarly journals Peripheral blood neurofilament light chain levels: the neurologist’s C-reactive protein?

Brain ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 141 (8) ◽  
pp. 2235-2237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gavin Giovannoni
Keyword(s):  
Light Chain ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Neurofilament Light Chain ◽  
Neurofilament Light ◽  
Reactive Protein

scholarly journals Neurofilament light chain in psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders: A ‘c‐reactive protein’ for the brain?

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (S4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhamidhu Eratne ◽  
Samantha M. Loi ◽  
Alexander Santillo ◽  
Qiao‐Xin Li ◽  
Carolyn Chadunow ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Light Chain ◽  
Neurodegenerative Disorders ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Neurofilament Light Chain ◽  
Neurofilament Light ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
The Brain

scholarly journals Neurofilament light chain and C reactive protein explored as predictors of survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

2020 ◽  
Vol 91 (4) ◽  
pp. 436-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxim De Schaepdryver ◽  
Christian Lunetta ◽  
Claudia Tarlarini ◽  
Lorena Mosca ◽  
Adriano Chio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ◽  
Light Chain ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Neurofilament Light Chain ◽  
Neurofilament Light ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
Lateral Sclerosis

scholarly journals Elevated Levels of Serum Neurofilament Light Chain Associated with Cognitive Impairment in Vascular Dementia

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Weibin Ma ◽  
Jingjing Zhang ◽  
Jialei Xu ◽  
Depeng Feng ◽  
Xiaoling Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Vascular Dementia ◽  
Single Molecule ◽  
Light Chain ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Neurofilament Light Chain ◽  
Neurofilament Light ◽  
Biochemical Characteristics ◽  
Significant Difference

Objective. Vascular dementia (VaD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease with cognitive decline caused by cerebrovascular factors. Despite the great progress made in the past decade, VaD still lacks effective treatments and peripheral blood biomarkers. In this study, we tested the level of peripheral blood neurofilament light chain (NfL) in VaD patients and explored its relationship with cognitive impairment. Method. A total of 176 study subjects including 80 normal controls (NC) and 96 VaD patients were included in our study. Upon admission, we collected clinical and biochemical characteristics of all research subjects. We also evaluate the Montreal cognitive assessment scale (MoCA) scores of all subjects. The serum NfL level was measured by the single-molecule array (Simoa) method. Results. The years of education in the NC group and VaD group were ( 11.65 ± 3.04 ) years and ( 10.53 ± 3.87 ) years, respectively. Compared with VaD patients, the NC group has a higher level of education ( p = 0.037 ). Furthermore, the results of Simoa indicated that VaD subjects had higher serum NfL levels compared with the NC group [( 8.49 ± 2.37 ) pg/ml vs. ( 19.26 ± 4.71 ) pg/ml, p < 0.001 ]. In terms of other clinical and biochemical characteristics, there was no significant difference between VaD and NC. The Spearman correlation analysis indicated that educational years have a significant positive correlation with MoCA scores ( r = 0.238 , p = 0.041 ), while age and serum NfL levels have a significantly negative correlation with MoCA scores (age: r = − 0.213 , p = 0.040 ; NfL: r = − 0.395 , p = 0.027 ). However, further multiple regression analysis showed that only serum NfL level might serve as an independent risk factor for cognitive decline in VaD ( β = 0.317 , p = 0.021 ). Conclusion. The serum NfL levels in VaD subjects are significantly elevated, which may be used as a potential peripheral blood marker for predicting cognitive impairment in patients with VaD.

Blast exposure results in tau and neurofilament light chain changes in peripheral blood

Brain Injury ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (9) ◽  
pp. 1213-1221
Author(s):  
Katie A. Edwards ◽  
Jacqueline J. Leete ◽  
Anna E. Tschiffely ◽  
Candace Y. Moore ◽  
Kristine C. Dell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Light Chain ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Neurofilament Light Chain ◽  
Neurofilament Light ◽  
Blast Exposure
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