Papers: 30 Apr 2012 - 7 May 2012 Check out this week's papers from PubMed. If you are a member, please log in to recommend and comment on papers. If you are not a member, please register today and join the conversation. Papers: Editors' Pick Limiting multiple sclerosis related axonopathy by blocking Nogo receptor and CRMP-2 phosphorylation. Petratos S, Ozturk E, Azari MF, Kenny R, Young Lee J, Magee KA, Harvey AR, McDonald C, Taghian K, Moussa L, et al. Brain. 2012 Apr 28. PMID: 22544872. Abstract Editors' Pick B cell depletion therapy ameliorates autoimmune disease through ablation of IL-6-producing B cells. Barr TA, Shen P, Brown S, Lampropoulou V, Roch T, Lawrie S, Fan B, O'Connor RA, Anderton SM, Bar-Or A, et al. J Exp Med. 2012 May 7; 209(5):1001-10. Epub 2012 Apr 30. PMID: 22547654. Abstract In vitro screening of NADPH oxidase inhibitors and in vivo effects of L-leucinethiol on experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis-induced mice. Kandagaddala L D, Kang M-J, Haque M M, Im H-Y, Seo J-E, Chung B C, Jung B H, Patterson TA, Kwon O-S J Neurol Sci. 2012 May 1. PMID: 22554692. Abstract Kinin-mediated inflammation in neurodegenerative disorders. Guevara-Lora I Neurochem Int. 2012 Apr 23. PMID: 22554400. Abstract Therapeutic Armamentarium and Health System Coverage of Multiple Sclerosis in Latin America. Gracia F, Armien B Neuroepidemiology. 2012 Apr 27; 38(4):217-218. PMID: 22555542. Abstract Recommendations for the management of multiple sclerosis relapses. Laplaud D, Bodiguel E, Bensa C, Blanc F, Brassat D, Magy L, Ouallet J-C, Zephir H, de Seze J Rev Neurol (Paris). 2012 May 1. PMID: 22555010. Abstract Total-tau in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with multiple sclerosis decreases in secondary progressive stage of disease and reflects degree of brain atrophy. Jaworski J, Psujek M, Janczarek M, Szczerbo-Trojanowska M, Bartosik-Psujek H Ups J Med Sci. 2012 May 4. PMID: 22554142. Abstract Use of amiloride and multiple sclerosis: registry-based cohort studies. Pasternak B, Svanström H, Nielsen NM, Melbye M, Hviid A Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2012 May 3. PMID: 22555991. Abstract The "liberation procedure" for multiple sclerosis: sacrificing science at the altar of consumer demand. Brant-Zawadzki MN, Bandari DS, Puangco JJ, Rubin BB J Am Coll Radiol. 2012 May; 9(5):305-8. PMID: 22554624. Abstract Capture-Recapture as a Potentially Useful Procedure for Assessing Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis: Methodologic Exercise Using Portuguese Data. de Sá J, Alcalde-Cabero E, Almazán-Isla J, Sempere A, de Pedro-Cuesta J Neuroepidemiology. 2012 Apr 27; 38(4):209-216. PMID: 22555496. Abstract Can smoking aggravate my multiple sclerosis symptoms? Johns Hopkins Med Lett Health After 50. 2012 Apr; 24(2):7. PMID: 22550727. Abstract Prevalence of anti-drug antibodies against interferon beta has decreased since routine analysis of neutralizing antibodies became clinical practice. Jungedal R, Lundkvist M, Engdahl E, Ramanujam R, Westerlind H, Sominanda A, Hillert J, Fogdell-Hahn A Mult Scler. 2012 May 2. PMID: 22551640. Abstract Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in Siriraj Hospital: clinical manifestations and short-term outcome. Likasitwattanakul S, Chiewvit P J Med Assoc Thai. 2012 Mar; 95(3):391-6. PMID: 22550838. Abstract Neurologic complications in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: Increasing relevance in the era of biologics. Singh S, Kumar N, Loftus EV, Kane SV Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2012 May 2. PMID: 22552994. Abstract The Brief Repeatable Battery: psychometrics and normative values with age, education and gender corrections in a Serbian population. Obradovic D, Petrovic M, Antanasijevic I, Marinkovic J, Stojanovic T, Obradovic S Neurol Sci. 2012 May 3. Epub 2012 May 03. PMID: 22552866. Abstract Association Between Multiple Sclerosis and Erectile Dysfunction: A Nationwide Case-Control Study. Keller JJ, Liang Y-C, Lin H-C J Sex Med. 2012 Apr 30. PMID: 22548978. Abstract Imaging of the spine at 3 tesla. Shapiro M Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2012 May; 22(2):315-41. PMID: 22548935. Abstract MS and NMO: Partners No More. Galetta SL J Neuroophthalmol. 2012 Apr 28. PMID: 22549565. Abstract Increase in the prevalence of multiple sclerosis over a 17-year period in Osona, Catalonia, Spain. Otero-Romero S, Roura P, Solà J, Altimiras J, Sastre-Garriga J, Nos C, Vaqué J, Montalban X, Bufill E Mult Scler. 2012 Apr 30. PMID: 22546846. Abstract Integration of MicroRNA Databases to Study MicroRNAs Associated with Multiple Sclerosis. Angerstein C, Hecker M, Paap B K, Koczan D, Thamilarasan M, Thiesen H-J, Zettl U K Mol Neurobiol. 2012 May 2. Epub 2012 May 02. PMID: 22549745. Abstract Value of NMO-IgG determination at the time of presentation as CIS. Costa C, Arrambide G, Tintore M, Castilló J, Sastre-Garriga J, Tur C, Río J, Saiz A, Vidal-Jordana A, Auger C, et al. Neurology. 2012 May 15; 78(20):1608-11. Epub 2012 May 02. PMID: 22551725. Abstract Vitamin D and multiple sclerosis: epidemiology, immunology, and genetics. Simon KC, Munger KL, Ascherio A Curr Opin Neurol. 2012 Jun; 25(3):246-51. PMID: 22547098. Abstract MS Patients Report Excellent Compliance with Oral Prednisone for Acute Relapses. Morrow SA, McEwan L, Alikhani K, Hyson C, Kremenchutzky M Can J Neurol Sci. 2012 May; 39(3):352-4. PMID: 22547517. Abstract Wnt Signaling in the Pathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis-Associated Chronic Pain. Yuan S, Shi Y, Tang S-J J Neuroimmune Pharmacol. 2012 May 2. Epub 2012 May 02. PMID: 22547300. Abstract Cognitive reserve and patient-reported outcomes in multiple sclerosis. Schwartz CE, Snook E, Quaranto B, Benedict RHB, Vollmer T Mult Scler. 2012 Apr 30. PMID: 22546847. Abstract Myasthenia gravis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: A multicenter study of 16 patients. Leite MI, Coutinho E, Lana-Peixoto M, Apostolos S, Waters P, Sato D, Melamud L, Marta M, Graham A, Spillane J, et al. Neurology. 2012 May 15; 78(20):1601-7. Epub 2012 May 02. PMID: 22551731. Abstract Noninvasive molecular imaging of neuroinflammation. Jacobs AH, Tavitian B J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2012 May 2. Epub 2012 May 02. PMID: 22549622. Abstract CD8-mediated inflammatory central nervous system disorders. Willing A, Friese MA Curr Opin Neurol. 2012 Jun; 25(3):316-21. PMID: 22547102. Abstract Ceramide Synthase 6 Plays a Critical Role in the Development of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis. Schiffmann S, Ferreiros N, Birod K, Eberle M, Schreiber Y, Pfeilschifter W, Ziemann U, Pierre S, Scholich K, Grösch S, et al. J Immunol. 2012 Apr 27. PMID: 22544924. Abstract Genetic characterization of gliomas arising in patients with multiple sclerosis. Khalil A, Serracino H, Damek DM, Ney D, Lillehei KO, Kleinschmidt-Demasters BK J Neurooncol. 2012 May 1. Epub 2012 May 01. PMID: 22547311. Abstract Autoinflammatory grey matter lesions in humans: cortical encephalitis, clinical disorders, experimental models. Junker A, Brück W Curr Opin Neurol. 2012 Jun; 25(3):349-57. PMID: 22543404. Abstract MP2RAGE Multiple Sclerosis Magnetic Resonance Imaging at 3 T. Kober T, Granziera C, Ribes D, Browaeys P, Schluep M, Meuli R, Frackowiak R, Gruetter R, Krueger G Invest Radiol. 2012 Jun; 47(6):346-52. PMID: 22543966. Abstract Mitochondrial changes within axons in multiple sclerosis: an update. Campbell GR, Ohno N, Turnbull DM, Mahad DJ Curr Opin Neurol. 2012 Jun; 25(3):221-30. PMID: 22543429. Abstract Mobile phones and multiple sclerosis - a nationwide cohort study in denmark. Harbo Poulsen A, Stenager E, Johansen C, Bentzen J, Friis S, Schüz J PLoS One. 2012; 7(4):e34453. Epub 2012 Apr 30. PMID: 22558088. Abstract The Role of ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters in Neuro-Inflammation: Relevance for Bioactive Lipids. Kooij G, van Horssen J, Bandaru V V R, Haughey NJ, de Vries HE Front Pharmacol. 2012; 3:74. Epub 2012 Apr 30. PMID: 22557971. Abstract Emerging roles of exosomes in neuron-glia communication. Frühbeis C, Fröhlich D, Krämer-Albers E-M Front Physiol. 2012; 3:119. Epub 2012 Apr 30. PMID: 22557979. Abstract Cluster-tic syndrome as the initial manifestation of multiple sclerosis. González-Quintanilla V, Oterino A, Toriello M, de Pablos C, Wu Y, de Marco E, Pascual J J Headache Pain. 2012 Apr 28. Epub 2012 Apr 28. PMID: 22543446. Abstract Cost-effectiveness analysis of interferon Beta-1b for the treatment of patients with a first clinical event suggestive of multiple sclerosis. Caloyeras JP, Zhang B, Wang C, Eriksson M, Fredrikson S, Beckmann K, Knappertz V, Pohl C, Hartung H-P, Shah D, et al. Clin Ther. 2012 May; 34(5):1132-44. Epub 2012 Apr 27. PMID: 22541587. Abstract Impact of natalizumab on cognitive performances and fatigue in relapsing multiple sclerosis: a prospective, open-label, two years observational study. Iaffaldano P, Viterbo R G, Paolicelli D, Lucchese G, Portaccio E, Goretti B, Direnzo V, D'Onghia M, Zoccolella S, Amato M P, et al. PLoS One. 2012; 7(4):e35843. Epub 2012 Apr 25. PMID: 22558238. Abstract Recombinant T-Cell Receptor Ligand (RTL) for Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 1, Dose-Escalation Study. Yadav V, Bourdette DN, Bowen JD, Lynch SG, Mattson D, Preiningerova J, Bever CT, Simon J, Goldstein A, Burrows GG, et al. Autoimmune Dis. 2012; 2012:954739. Epub 2012 Apr 05. PMID: 22548151. Abstract High-field imaging of neurodegenerative diseases. Versluis MJ, van der Grond J, van Buchem MA, van Zijl P, Webb AG Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2012 May; 22(2):159-71. Epub 2012 Mar 31. PMID: 22548926. Abstract Keeping cool: use of air conditioning by australians with multiple sclerosis. Summers MP, Simmons RD, Verikios G Mult Scler Int. 2012; 2012:794310. Epub 2012 Mar 28. PMID: 22548176. Abstract Inflammation high-field magnetic resonance imaging. Kilsdonk ID, de Graaf WL, Barkhof F, Wattjes MP Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2012 May; 22(2):135-57. Epub 2012 Mar 23. PMID: 22548925. Abstract
Editors' Pick Limiting multiple sclerosis related axonopathy by blocking Nogo receptor and CRMP-2 phosphorylation. Petratos S, Ozturk E, Azari MF, Kenny R, Young Lee J, Magee KA, Harvey AR, McDonald C, Taghian K, Moussa L, et al. Brain. 2012 Apr 28. PMID: 22544872. Abstract
Editors' Pick B cell depletion therapy ameliorates autoimmune disease through ablation of IL-6-producing B cells. Barr TA, Shen P, Brown S, Lampropoulou V, Roch T, Lawrie S, Fan B, O'Connor RA, Anderton SM, Bar-Or A, et al. J Exp Med. 2012 May 7; 209(5):1001-10. Epub 2012 Apr 30. PMID: 22547654. Abstract
In vitro screening of NADPH oxidase inhibitors and in vivo effects of L-leucinethiol on experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis-induced mice. Kandagaddala L D, Kang M-J, Haque M M, Im H-Y, Seo J-E, Chung B C, Jung B H, Patterson TA, Kwon O-S J Neurol Sci. 2012 May 1. PMID: 22554692. Abstract
Kinin-mediated inflammation in neurodegenerative disorders. Guevara-Lora I Neurochem Int. 2012 Apr 23. PMID: 22554400. Abstract
Therapeutic Armamentarium and Health System Coverage of Multiple Sclerosis in Latin America. Gracia F, Armien B Neuroepidemiology. 2012 Apr 27; 38(4):217-218. PMID: 22555542. Abstract
Recommendations for the management of multiple sclerosis relapses. Laplaud D, Bodiguel E, Bensa C, Blanc F, Brassat D, Magy L, Ouallet J-C, Zephir H, de Seze J Rev Neurol (Paris). 2012 May 1. PMID: 22555010. Abstract
Total-tau in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with multiple sclerosis decreases in secondary progressive stage of disease and reflects degree of brain atrophy. Jaworski J, Psujek M, Janczarek M, Szczerbo-Trojanowska M, Bartosik-Psujek H Ups J Med Sci. 2012 May 4. PMID: 22554142. Abstract
Use of amiloride and multiple sclerosis: registry-based cohort studies. Pasternak B, Svanström H, Nielsen NM, Melbye M, Hviid A Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2012 May 3. PMID: 22555991. Abstract
The "liberation procedure" for multiple sclerosis: sacrificing science at the altar of consumer demand. Brant-Zawadzki MN, Bandari DS, Puangco JJ, Rubin BB J Am Coll Radiol. 2012 May; 9(5):305-8. PMID: 22554624. Abstract
Capture-Recapture as a Potentially Useful Procedure for Assessing Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis: Methodologic Exercise Using Portuguese Data. de Sá J, Alcalde-Cabero E, Almazán-Isla J, Sempere A, de Pedro-Cuesta J Neuroepidemiology. 2012 Apr 27; 38(4):209-216. PMID: 22555496. Abstract
Can smoking aggravate my multiple sclerosis symptoms? Johns Hopkins Med Lett Health After 50. 2012 Apr; 24(2):7. PMID: 22550727. Abstract
Prevalence of anti-drug antibodies against interferon beta has decreased since routine analysis of neutralizing antibodies became clinical practice. Jungedal R, Lundkvist M, Engdahl E, Ramanujam R, Westerlind H, Sominanda A, Hillert J, Fogdell-Hahn A Mult Scler. 2012 May 2. PMID: 22551640. Abstract
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in Siriraj Hospital: clinical manifestations and short-term outcome. Likasitwattanakul S, Chiewvit P J Med Assoc Thai. 2012 Mar; 95(3):391-6. PMID: 22550838. Abstract
Neurologic complications in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: Increasing relevance in the era of biologics. Singh S, Kumar N, Loftus EV, Kane SV Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2012 May 2. PMID: 22552994. Abstract
The Brief Repeatable Battery: psychometrics and normative values with age, education and gender corrections in a Serbian population. Obradovic D, Petrovic M, Antanasijevic I, Marinkovic J, Stojanovic T, Obradovic S Neurol Sci. 2012 May 3. Epub 2012 May 03. PMID: 22552866. Abstract
Association Between Multiple Sclerosis and Erectile Dysfunction: A Nationwide Case-Control Study. Keller JJ, Liang Y-C, Lin H-C J Sex Med. 2012 Apr 30. PMID: 22548978. Abstract
Imaging of the spine at 3 tesla. Shapiro M Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2012 May; 22(2):315-41. PMID: 22548935. Abstract
Increase in the prevalence of multiple sclerosis over a 17-year period in Osona, Catalonia, Spain. Otero-Romero S, Roura P, Solà J, Altimiras J, Sastre-Garriga J, Nos C, Vaqué J, Montalban X, Bufill E Mult Scler. 2012 Apr 30. PMID: 22546846. Abstract
Integration of MicroRNA Databases to Study MicroRNAs Associated with Multiple Sclerosis. Angerstein C, Hecker M, Paap B K, Koczan D, Thamilarasan M, Thiesen H-J, Zettl U K Mol Neurobiol. 2012 May 2. Epub 2012 May 02. PMID: 22549745. Abstract
Value of NMO-IgG determination at the time of presentation as CIS. Costa C, Arrambide G, Tintore M, Castilló J, Sastre-Garriga J, Tur C, Río J, Saiz A, Vidal-Jordana A, Auger C, et al. Neurology. 2012 May 15; 78(20):1608-11. Epub 2012 May 02. PMID: 22551725. Abstract
Vitamin D and multiple sclerosis: epidemiology, immunology, and genetics. Simon KC, Munger KL, Ascherio A Curr Opin Neurol. 2012 Jun; 25(3):246-51. PMID: 22547098. Abstract
MS Patients Report Excellent Compliance with Oral Prednisone for Acute Relapses. Morrow SA, McEwan L, Alikhani K, Hyson C, Kremenchutzky M Can J Neurol Sci. 2012 May; 39(3):352-4. PMID: 22547517. Abstract
Wnt Signaling in the Pathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis-Associated Chronic Pain. Yuan S, Shi Y, Tang S-J J Neuroimmune Pharmacol. 2012 May 2. Epub 2012 May 02. PMID: 22547300. Abstract
Cognitive reserve and patient-reported outcomes in multiple sclerosis. Schwartz CE, Snook E, Quaranto B, Benedict RHB, Vollmer T Mult Scler. 2012 Apr 30. PMID: 22546847. Abstract
Myasthenia gravis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: A multicenter study of 16 patients. Leite MI, Coutinho E, Lana-Peixoto M, Apostolos S, Waters P, Sato D, Melamud L, Marta M, Graham A, Spillane J, et al. Neurology. 2012 May 15; 78(20):1601-7. Epub 2012 May 02. PMID: 22551731. Abstract
Noninvasive molecular imaging of neuroinflammation. Jacobs AH, Tavitian B J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2012 May 2. Epub 2012 May 02. PMID: 22549622. Abstract
CD8-mediated inflammatory central nervous system disorders. Willing A, Friese MA Curr Opin Neurol. 2012 Jun; 25(3):316-21. PMID: 22547102. Abstract
Ceramide Synthase 6 Plays a Critical Role in the Development of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis. Schiffmann S, Ferreiros N, Birod K, Eberle M, Schreiber Y, Pfeilschifter W, Ziemann U, Pierre S, Scholich K, Grösch S, et al. J Immunol. 2012 Apr 27. PMID: 22544924. Abstract
Genetic characterization of gliomas arising in patients with multiple sclerosis. Khalil A, Serracino H, Damek DM, Ney D, Lillehei KO, Kleinschmidt-Demasters BK J Neurooncol. 2012 May 1. Epub 2012 May 01. PMID: 22547311. Abstract
Autoinflammatory grey matter lesions in humans: cortical encephalitis, clinical disorders, experimental models. Junker A, Brück W Curr Opin Neurol. 2012 Jun; 25(3):349-57. PMID: 22543404. Abstract
MP2RAGE Multiple Sclerosis Magnetic Resonance Imaging at 3 T. Kober T, Granziera C, Ribes D, Browaeys P, Schluep M, Meuli R, Frackowiak R, Gruetter R, Krueger G Invest Radiol. 2012 Jun; 47(6):346-52. PMID: 22543966. Abstract
Mitochondrial changes within axons in multiple sclerosis: an update. Campbell GR, Ohno N, Turnbull DM, Mahad DJ Curr Opin Neurol. 2012 Jun; 25(3):221-30. PMID: 22543429. Abstract
Mobile phones and multiple sclerosis - a nationwide cohort study in denmark. Harbo Poulsen A, Stenager E, Johansen C, Bentzen J, Friis S, Schüz J PLoS One. 2012; 7(4):e34453. Epub 2012 Apr 30. PMID: 22558088. Abstract
The Role of ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters in Neuro-Inflammation: Relevance for Bioactive Lipids. Kooij G, van Horssen J, Bandaru V V R, Haughey NJ, de Vries HE Front Pharmacol. 2012; 3:74. Epub 2012 Apr 30. PMID: 22557971. Abstract
Emerging roles of exosomes in neuron-glia communication. Frühbeis C, Fröhlich D, Krämer-Albers E-M Front Physiol. 2012; 3:119. Epub 2012 Apr 30. PMID: 22557979. Abstract
Cluster-tic syndrome as the initial manifestation of multiple sclerosis. González-Quintanilla V, Oterino A, Toriello M, de Pablos C, Wu Y, de Marco E, Pascual J J Headache Pain. 2012 Apr 28. Epub 2012 Apr 28. PMID: 22543446. Abstract
Cost-effectiveness analysis of interferon Beta-1b for the treatment of patients with a first clinical event suggestive of multiple sclerosis. Caloyeras JP, Zhang B, Wang C, Eriksson M, Fredrikson S, Beckmann K, Knappertz V, Pohl C, Hartung H-P, Shah D, et al. Clin Ther. 2012 May; 34(5):1132-44. Epub 2012 Apr 27. PMID: 22541587. Abstract
Impact of natalizumab on cognitive performances and fatigue in relapsing multiple sclerosis: a prospective, open-label, two years observational study. Iaffaldano P, Viterbo R G, Paolicelli D, Lucchese G, Portaccio E, Goretti B, Direnzo V, D'Onghia M, Zoccolella S, Amato M P, et al. PLoS One. 2012; 7(4):e35843. Epub 2012 Apr 25. PMID: 22558238. Abstract
Recombinant T-Cell Receptor Ligand (RTL) for Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 1, Dose-Escalation Study. Yadav V, Bourdette DN, Bowen JD, Lynch SG, Mattson D, Preiningerova J, Bever CT, Simon J, Goldstein A, Burrows GG, et al. Autoimmune Dis. 2012; 2012:954739. Epub 2012 Apr 05. PMID: 22548151. Abstract
High-field imaging of neurodegenerative diseases. Versluis MJ, van der Grond J, van Buchem MA, van Zijl P, Webb AG Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2012 May; 22(2):159-71. Epub 2012 Mar 31. PMID: 22548926. Abstract
Keeping cool: use of air conditioning by australians with multiple sclerosis. Summers MP, Simmons RD, Verikios G Mult Scler Int. 2012; 2012:794310. Epub 2012 Mar 28. PMID: 22548176. Abstract
Inflammation high-field magnetic resonance imaging. Kilsdonk ID, de Graaf WL, Barkhof F, Wattjes MP Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2012 May; 22(2):135-57. Epub 2012 Mar 23. PMID: 22548925. Abstract