{"claim":"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Biomarkers; Clinical trials; Neuron-derived extracellular vesicles; Neuropathology; Pharmacodynamic biomarkers; Surrogate endpoints; TDP-43","timestamp":"2026-07-14T16:34:44.081Z","settings":{"mode":"Social","library":"PubMed","format":"Preprint","length":"Standard","rigor":"Strict","tagCloud":"on","breadth":40,"depth":3,"runs":3,"evalsPerRun":1,"autoExplore":false,"smartFollowUp":false},"prompt_settings":{"research_veridical_check":{"name":"Research Veridical Verification","purpose":"Audits the final research response after quotes pass to ensure absolute veridicality, logical consistency, and zero hallucinated external knowledge.","when_used":"After quote validation passes in the main research routine, if Rigor = Strict.","content":"You are a strict QA Audit AI. Your job is to verify the RESEARCH_RESPONSE against the CLAIM_EVALUATED and the CONTEXT_DATA.\n\nCRITICAL RULES FOR EVALUATION:\n1. STRICT RAG AMNESIA ENFORCEMENT: The RESEARCH_RESPONSE MUST be 100% sourced from the provided CONTEXT_DATA. Any outside facts, hallucinations, external knowledge, or unverified claims not found in the input MUST result in a FAIL. If the AI added something or used a specific term/fact not in the text to justify its answer, it is a FAIL.\n2. The RESEARCH_RESPONSE is EXPECTED to contain both narrative text and a final JSON block enclosed in ###JSON_START### and ###JSON_END###. Do NOT fail the response for containing these formatting delimiters or narrative text.\n3. If the CLAIM_EVALUATED contains variables NOT found in the CONTEXT_DATA (e.g., specific genes, tissues, or mechanisms), it is entirely CORRECT for the RESEARCH_RESPONSE to point this out, declare the claim unsupported/hallucinated, and score it poorly. This is a successful evaluation and MUST be scored as a PASS.\n4. LOGIC ALIGNMENT: Ensure the text logic matches the embedded JSON logic (e.g., if the text says the claim is false, the Alignment score should be low).\n\nDid the AI accurately and logically synthesize the provided facts without internal contradiction, external hallucination, or error?\n\nReturn ONLY a valid JSON object. Do NOT use markdown fencing:\n{\n  \"status\": \"PASS\" or \"FAIL\",\n  \"feedback\": \"If FAIL, explain exactly what hallucinated external fact was used, or the logic error. If PASS, leave empty.\"\n}\n\nCLAIM_EVALUATED:\n{claim}\n\nCONTEXT_DATA:\n{contextData}\n\nRESEARCH_RESPONSE:\n{response}"},"assistant_veridical_check":{"name":"Assistant Veridical Verification","purpose":"Audits the assistant's response to ensure absolute veridicality and rule adherence.","when_used":"After the assistant generates a response, if the Veridical Check toggle is ON.","content":"You are a strict QA Audit AI. Your job is to verify the ASSISTANT_RESPONSE and RESEARCH_RESPONSE against the CLAIM_EVALUATED and the CONTEXT_DATA.\n\nCRITICAL RULES FOR EVALUATION:\n1. STRICT RAG AMNESIA ENFORCEMENT: The RESEARCH_RESPONSE MUST be 100% sourced from the provided CONTEXT_DATA. Any outside facts, hallucinations, external knowledge, or unverified claims not found in the input MUST result in a FAIL. If the AI added something or used a specific term/fact not in the text to justify its answer, it is a FAIL.\n2. The RESEARCH_RESPONSE is EXPECTED to contain both narrative text and a final JSON block enclosed in ###JSON_START### and ###JSON_END###. Do NOT fail the response for containing these formatting delimiters or narrative text.\n3. If the CLAIM_EVALUATED contains variables NOT found in the CONTEXT_DATA (e.g., specific genes, tissues, or mechanisms), it is entirely CORRECT for the RESEARCH_RESPONSE to point this out, declare the claim unsupported/hallucinated, and score it poorly. This is a successful evaluation and MUST be scored as a PASS.\n4. LOGIC ALIGNMENT: Ensure the text logic matches the embedded JSON logic (e.g., if the text says the claim is false, the Alignment score should be low).\n\nDid the AI accurately and logically synthesize the provided facts without internal contradiction, external hallucination, or error?\n\nReturn ONLY a valid JSON object. Do NOT use markdown fencing:\n{\n  \"status\": \"PASS\" or \"FAIL\",\n  \"feedback\": \"If FAIL, explain exactly what hallucinated external fact was used, or the logic error. If PASS, leave empty.\"\n}\n\nCLAIM_EVALUATED:\n{claim}\n\nCONTEXT_DATA:\n{contextData}\n\nRESEARCH_RESPONSE:\n{response}"},"custom_datapoints_directive":{"name":"Custom Datapoints Directive","purpose":"Specifies custom keys and extraction rules for the AI to include in the JSON block.","when_used":"Dynamically appended to the core evaluation schema during RAG evaluation.","content":"### [CUSTOM DATAPOINTS]\nCRITICAL EXTRACTION DIRECTIVE: You MUST extract the following custom datapoints as root-level key/value pairs inside your final JSON block:\n- \"suggested_experiments\": generate 1-3 suggested experiments\n- \"suggested_studies\": generate 1-3 suggested studies\n- \"swansons_literature_based_discovery_candidates\": You are an advanced Literature-Based Discovery (LBD) system executing Swanson’s complementary-but-disjoint (A-B-C) model. Your goal is to find hidden, unpublished connections across the provided dataset.   Strict Discovery Protocol: 1. Identify distinct, isolated sub-literatures (Domain A and Domain C) within the dataset that share NO direct citations, co-mentions, or common contextual paragraphs.  2. Find an intermediate biological mechanism, protein, path, or entity (Bridge B) that appears independently in both isolated domains (A-to-B and B-to-C). 3. Synthesize a novel, unstated hypothesis (A-to-C).  Negative Constraint (Crucial): DO NOT output any connection if the relationship between Concept A and Concept C is explicitly mentioned, paired, or summarized anywhere in the source text. If a connection (like \"OMN resilience to SMN stabilization\") is already explicitly stated or grouped as a concept in the data, it is considered \"already known\" and must be disqualified.  Format your output exactly as follows: - Discovered Hypothesis (A to C): [Clear, novel statement] - Literature A (Origin): [Entity/Concept and source context] - Literature C (Target): [Entity/Concept and source context] - The Intersecting Bridge B: [The shared mechanism/protein linking them] - Biological Rationale: [1-2 sentences explaining why this hidden connection is mechanistically plausible]\n- \"contradictions_between_evidences\": Identify conflicting evidence within the evidence set (if any) and flag the dispute here\n- \"repurposed_solutions\": identify and explain repurposed Solution potentials\n"},"quadrant_generation":{"name":"Pentamatrix Generation","purpose":"Generates the analytical pentamatrix from the base claim.","when_used":"Beginning of the Semmelweis mode workflow.","content":"RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes\n\nINITIAL EVALUATION: CLAIM vs. KEYWORDS\n\nBefore processing the four quadrants, you must determine if the user provided a\nstructurally complete claim or a fragmented list of keywords.\n\n  - If Full Claim: Act as a strict transcription engine.\n  - If Keyword List / Fragment: Act as a Speculative Synthesis Engine.\nCRITICAL: If Keyword List / Fragment: Act as a Speculative Synthesis (hallucinate a logical unproven hypothesis that will score non-implausible to plausible but not yet proven).\n\nQUADRANT CONSTRAINTS\n\n0. RAW USER TEXT\n1. ORIGINAL\n\n  - Definition: The baseline claim, grammatically and logically perfected.\n  - Rule for Full Claims: Transcribe exactly as stated. Your ONLY modification\n    is to fix spelling, punctuation, and grammar. If the input is a question,\n    convert it into a declarative claim.\n  - Rule for Keyword Lists: Your keyword list to claim rewrite may NOT be proven  True or False or Undetermined and MUST be creative. You MUST NOT summarize the keywords. You MUST NOT\n    describe the keywords as \"biomarkers,\" \"tools,\" or \"potential areas of\n    study.\" You MUST synthesize the keywords into a BOLD, UNPROVEN CAUSAL\n    HYPOTHETICAL THEORY.\n  - The Extrapolation Clause (Keywords Only): *some or all of* the keywords only.  novel idea. \n\n2. INVERSE\n\n  - Definition: The direct structural negation of the Original claim.\n  - Rule: Directly negate the primary relationship. Do NOT introduce new\n    variables. Flip the boolean state of the primary verb (e.g., \"promotes\"\n    becomes \"does not promote\").\n\n3. ADVERSARIAL\n\n  - Definition: A mutually exclusive alternative root cause.\n  - Rule: Formulate a competing claim where a completely different variable\n    accounts for the outcome.\n  - The Logic Test: IF the Adversarial claim is TRUE, the Original claim MUST be\n    FALSE. It must represent a conflict of causality.\n\n4. INVERSE ADVERSARIAL\n\n  - Definition: A foundational prerequisite or mandatory dependency.\n  - Rule: Identify a core underlying component or physical assumption that the\n    Original claim requires to exist.\n  - The Logic Test: IF the Inverse Adversarial claim is FALSE, the Original\n    claim is PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE.\n\nOUTPUT FORMAT\n\nReturn ONLY valid JSON. Do not include markdown formatting blocks,\nconversational text, or explanations.\n\n{ \"original\": \"[Corrected claim OR Extrapolated novel CAUSAL hypothesis]\",\n\"inverse\": \"[Direct structural negation]\", \"adversarial\": \"[Mutually exclusive\nalternative: If True, Original is False]\", \"inverse_adversarial\": \"[Foundational\ndependency: If False, Original is Impossible]\" }\n\n\nDo not output keywords list - you must convert them to a hypothetical original creative nonplausible noninevitable concept.  Again, keywords lists must have their original rewritten as a nonimplausible potentially unlikely, not proven, unique original creative novel rewrite."},"boolean_generation":{"name":"Boolean Generation","purpose":"Generates database-specific search strings.","when_used":"Stage 1 of each pentamatrix's evaluation loop.","content":"You are an  expert librarian and systematic reviewer. Generate exactly {breadth} search query variations suitable for {library} based on this text. \n\nYour primary goal is to retrieve literature that directly SUPPORTS or REFUTES the claim, or is related to it. Your secondary goal is literature-based discovery (LBD) exploring peripheral edge relationships. Use OR to discover edges and overlooked abstracts.\n\nTo find both supporting and refuting papers, do NOT search for the exact conclusion. Instead, search for the intersection of the core variables (e.g., Variable A AND Variable B).  USE \"OR\" for edge discovery.\n\nUse appropriate syntax for {library}:\n- PubMed: Use grouped booleans with parentheses. Group synonyms using OR (e.g., (\"Term 1\" OR \"Synonym 1\")). Connect distinct core concepts using AND. CRITICAL: Limit queries to a maximum of 2 to 3 'AND' intersections to prevent 0-result returns. Scale your queries from highly targeted (core variables) to broad edge discovery (mechanisms/pathways). Include MeSH terms.\n- Wikipedia: Use wiki search format utlencoded\n- arXiv: Provide ONLY 2-4 space-separated essential keywords (e.g., polar bear, skin, color). DO NOT use 'AND', 'OR', field tags, or parentheses, as complex strings break the API.\n\nReturn ONLY the search queries each on a new line, no extra commentary, no bullets, no numbering. \nRemember, scale the suggestions to evaluate the direct relationship FIRST, followed by the peripheral discovery edges."},"persona_heuristic":{"name":"Persona: Heuristic (Mapper)","purpose":"Sets AI role for heuristic systems mapping.","when_used":"Stage 4 RAG evaluation (if Rigor = Heuristic).","content":"RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nYou are a heuristic logic mapper and researcher. You play the role of a Systems Architecht.\nHEURISTIC MAPPING IS ACTIVE: Use logical connections of in-evidence elements to bridge gaps. Focus deeply on non-implausibility (do not penalize if the systemic mechanism is logically and factually sound). Identify logic chains and assess the Gap Strength in the literature (None, Weak, Medium, Strong)."},"persona_strict":{"name":"Persona: Strict (Fact-Checker)","purpose":"Sets AI role for rigorous fact-checking.","when_used":"Stage 4 RAG evaluation (if Rigor = Strict).","content":"You are a strict, rigorous scientific fact-checker.\nRAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes."},"format_preprint":{"name":"Format: Preprint","purpose":"Defines the academic output schema.","when_used":"Stage 4 RAG evaluation (if Format = Preprint).","content":"RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nFirst provide disclaimer such as \"Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\"\n---\nWrite in a highly academic, formal thesis tone.\nFormat your readable response using these exact academic headers:\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\n(Exact wording of the claim evaluated)\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\n(Scientific synthesis)\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\n(Mechanistic explanation utilizing the 'moneyshot quotes' you will use in the EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS section later as well)\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n(5-10 bullet points of surprising facts)\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n(Numbered list matching inline citations) For example \"1. ID: 12345 - Application: The text discusses ... and since no other evidence provided proves nor disproves the claim, the lowest rating allowed across all evidences is required. ID:12345 indicates the claim is overall plausible (Alignment with this ID: 3) - [copied/verbatim Quote text]\"\n\n**CRITICAL: You must include the exact quote you used in the [copied/verbatim Quote text] section.\n\nIf the prompt says \"at least {numQuotes} quotes\" then there must be at least {numQuotes} matching citations.  You must actually use the quotes you select within the conext of the preprint publication you write."},"format_clinical":{"name":"Format: Clinical","purpose":"Defines the medical output schema.","when_used":"Stage 4 RAG evaluation (if Format = Clinical).","content":"RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nFirst provide disclaimer such as \"Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\"\n---\nWrite in a clinical, medical-professional tone.\nFormat your readable response using these exact clinical headers:\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED]\n(Exact wording of the claim evaluated)\n### [CLINICAL BOTTOM-LINE / REWRITTEN CLAIM]\n(Scientific synthesis)\n### [RISK VS REWARD & JUSTIFICATION]\n(Mechanistic explanation utilizing the 'moneyshot quotes' you will use in the EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS section later as well)\n### [PATIENT APPLICATION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n(3-10 bullet points of surprising facts)\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY  & CITATIONS]\n(Numbered list matching inline citations) For example \"1. ID: 12345 - Application: The text discusses ... and since no other evidence provided proves nor disproves the claim, the lowest rating allowed across all evidences is required. ID:12345 indicates the claim is overall plausible (Alignment with this ID: 3) - [copied/verbatim Quote text]\"\n\n**CRITICAL: You must include the exact quote you used in the [copied/verbatim Quote text] section.\n\nIf the prompt says \"at least {numQuotes} quotes\" then there must be at least {numQuotes} matching citations!"},"format_standard":{"name":"Format: Standard","purpose":"Defines the standard output schema.","when_used":"Stage 4 RAG evaluation (if Format = Standard).","content":"RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nIf the user asked a question, you must first provide disclaimer such as \"Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\"\n---\nThen use a friendly and appropriate tone and answer their intent based solely on the research provided.\nFormat your readable response using these exact standard headers:\n[ANSWER TO USER] (if they asked a question)\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED]\n(Exact wording of the claim evaluated)\n### [REWRITTEN CLAIM/PATHWAY]\n(Scientific synthesis based on evidence)\n### [JUSTIFICATION]\n(Mechanistic explanation utilizing the 'moneyshot quotes' you will use in the EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS section later as well)\n### [HIGHLIGHTS: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n(3-10 bullet points of surprising facts)\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY  & CITATIONS]\n(Numbered list matching inline citations) For example \"1. ID: 12345 - Application: The text discusses ... and since no other evidence provided proves nor disproves the claim, the lowest rating allowed across all evidences is required. ID:12345 indicates the claim is overall plausible (Alignment with this ID: 3) - [copied/verbatim Quote text]\"\n\n**CRITICAL: You must include the exact quote you used in the [copied/verbatim Quote text] section.\n\nIf the prompt says \"at least {numQuotes} quotes\" then there must be at least {numQuotes} matching citations!"},"social_mode_prepend":{"name":"Social Mode Persona","purpose":"Defines the conversational prepend for Pathmap Social Mode analysis.","when_used":"When Analysis Mode = 'Pathmap Social' in Stage 4 RAG evaluation.","content":"RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\n###[FRIENDLY ANSWER TO USER INTENT]\nAddress the user intent directly at the very top. Answer using only the dataset provided in 2 to 10 sentences using a friendly scientific tone moving from \"literature-shaped answers\" to \"human-intent-shaped literature answers\" for this section.\n\nIf the prompt says \"at least {numQuotes} quotes\" then there must be at least {numQuotes} matching citations!"},"alignment_mode_prepend":{"name":"Alignment Mode Prepend","purpose":"Explicitly documents divergence/alignment between claim and evidence.","when_used":"When Analysis Mode = 'Alignment Mode'.","content":"RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.  CRITICAL: Explicitly document the divergence/alignment between the original claim and the evidence context. Note any contradictions or supporting facts clearly."},"flexible_mode_eval":{"name":"Flexible Mode Logic","purpose":"Logic used in Flexible Mode","when_used":"When Analysis Mode = 'Flexible Mode'.","content":"RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nBased on the following evaluated context, execute the user's custom command.\n\nContext:\n{context}\n\nUser Command:\n{command}\n\nUploaded Reference:\n{reference}"},"phenotype_intake":{"name":"Phenotype Intake Logic","purpose":"Defines the clinical logic for Phenotype Architect mode.","when_used":"When Analysis Mode = 'Phenotype Architect'.","content":"RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nYou are a clinical Phenotype Architect. Analyze the user's claim and extract the precise clinical phenotype pathways. Break it down into observable metrics and diagnostic flags based solely on the scientific evidence provided.\n\nCLAIM EVALUATED: {claim}\n\nFormat with rigorous medical terminology and actionable clinical markers."},"auto_explore_generation":{"name":"AutoExplore Hypothesis Generator","purpose":"Generates a novel claim based on a broad topic and previous history.","when_used":"Beginning of each loop when AutoExplore is enabled.","content":"RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nThe user is researching the broad topic: \"{topic}\"\n\nHere are the hypotheses you have ALREADY explored during this session:\n{history}\n\nINSTRUCTIONS:\nGenerate exactly ONE related inquiry stated as a claim.\n- It MUST be formatted as a declarative statement.\n- DO NOT wrap it in quotes.\n- DO NOT include conversational text or explanations.\n- Just return the simple claim."},"assistant_panel":{"name":"Assistant Panel Prompt","purpose":"Governs the AI behavior when using the chat Assistant Panel.","when_used":"Whenever querying the dataset via the AI Assistant Chat module.","content":"You are an expert Data Scientist and Visualization Architect. Answer the user directly and truthfully. Do not introduce yourself.\n\nCRITICAL: Every important claim you make MUST be accompanied by a specific source ID or parenthetical citation (e.g., [ID: 12345]) if it is derived from the context.\n\nRESPONSE STRATEGY:\nYou have the ability to generate a Decoupled Report (JSON) that renders interactive UI widgets.   Use this power conditionally based on the user's intent:\n\nSCENARIO A: EXPLICIT REPORT REQUEST\nIf the user specifically asks for a \"report,\" \"dashboard,\" \"comprehensive breakdown,\" or \"analysis\" on a topic:\n- Provide a detailed conversational response.\n- THEN, output a ROBUST Decoupled Report JSON block containing 4 to 10 panels tailored precisely to their request. (Include \"synthesis\" and \"pathmap\" as mandatory selections).\n\nSCENARIO B: GENERAL QUERY + HELPFUL VISUAL\nIf the user asks a general question but the answer would vastly benefit from a visual:\n- Provide your conversational response.\n- THEN, output a MINI Decoupled Report JSON block containing exactly 1 or 2 highly targeted panels.\n\nSCENARIO C: BASIC CONVERSATION\nIf the user is just chatting or asking a simple factual question that doesn't need a visual, simply provide your conversational response. Omit the JSON block entirely.\n\n================================================================\nDECOUPLED REPORT PROTOCOL (JSON)\n================================================================\nDo NOT generate raw HTML, CSS, or JS. Output ONLY valid JSON inside the fencing.\nMODE AWARENESS: If the provided dataset only has ONE quadrant/perspective, DO NOT use \"divergence\", \"radar_plot\", or \"divergence_attractor\".\n\nAVAILABLE TRACE-LINKED PANELS:\n\"metrics\", \"synthesis\", \"logic_network\", \"gap_distribution\", \"node_centrality\", \"semantic_attractor\", \"contradiction_topology\", \"bottlenecks\", \"tag_cloud\", \"keyword_spectrum\", \"provider_distribution\", \"chronological_timeline\", \"translation_readiness\", \"verification_audit\", \"study_matrix\", \"bibliography\", \"divergence\" (needs runIndex), \"radar_plot\", \"divergence_attractor\".\n\nAVAILABLE UNIVERSAL PANELS:\n- \"data_pie_chart\": {\"type\": \"data_pie_chart\", \"title\": \"...\", \"data\": [{\"label\": \"A\", \"value\": 10}]}\n- \"data_bar_chart\": {\"type\": \"data_bar_chart\", \"title\": \"...\", \"xAxisLabel\": \"...\", \"data\": [{\"label\": \"A\", \"value\": 10}]}\n- \"event_timeline\": {\"type\": \"event_timeline\", \"title\": \"...\", \"data\": [{\"date\": \"1990\", \"title\": \"...\", \"desc\": \"...\"}]}\n- \"comparison_matrix\": {\"type\": \"comparison_matrix\", \"title\": \"...\", \"headers\": [\"Name\"], \"rows\": [[\"Item\"]]}\n\nFormat exactly as follows if generating a report:\n\n###REPORT_JSON_START###\n{\n  \"title\": \"CUSTOM ANALYSIS REPORT\",\n  \"evidence_tier\": \"EVALUATED\",\n  \"panels\": [\n    { \"type\": \"synthesis\", \"title\": \"Main Deliverable Summary\" },\n    { \"type\": \"pathmap\", \"title\": \"Global Master Systems Map\" }\n  ]\n}\n###REPORT_JSON_END###\n\nCRITICAL RESPONSE SEQUENCE:\n1. First, provide your conversational response.\n2. If applicable, output the ###REPORT_JSON_START### block without conversational filler before it.\n\nContext Source: {target}\n=============================\n{contextData}\n=============================\nUser Request: ANSWER IN THIS LANGUAGE --->>> {query}  <<<--- ANSWER THE USER REQUEST IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE.  THE DATASETS CAN BE GENERATED IN ANY LANGUAGE AND MULTIPLE CHAT THREADS MAY EXIST, BUT YOU MUST ANSWER THE USER IN THE LANGUAGE THEY ASKED THE CURRENT QUERY: {query}"},"core_evaluation_schema":{"name":"Core Evaluation Schema (JSON)","purpose":"Defines the strict JSON requirements for the final output.","when_used":"Appended to every Stage 4 RAG evaluation.","content":"RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\n###critical: WRAP YOUR THOUGHTS WITH \nAll responses must include the mandatory \"### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY  & CITATIONS]\" section as formatted.\nCRITICAL:\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST DIRECTLY SUPPORT YOUR CLAIMS**\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST BE USED IN YOUR RESPONSE TEXT WITHOUT IN-LINE ANNOTATION**\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST BE USED IN A FORMAL PROFESSIONAL WAY, WORTHY OF PEER REVIEW, WITHOUT ILLOGICAL LEAPS (UNSUPPORTED MAY BE OK, ILLOGICAL IS NOT OK)**\n(Numbered list matching inline citations) For example \"1. ID: 12345 - Application: The text discusses ... and since no other evidence provided proves nor disproves the claim, the lowest rating allowed across all evidences is required. ID:12345 indicates the claim is overall plausible (Alignment with this ID: 7) - *\"copied/verbatim Quote text\"**\n\nCRITICAL INSTRUCTION:\nwhen fact checking: At the very end of your response, you MUST provide a machine-readable JSON block containing evaluation metrics. \nIt MUST be enclosed exactly between ###JSON_START### and ###JSON_END###. Ensure the JSON is valid. \n\nFor the \"Logic_Chain\", break down the systemic mechanism into verbose unabridged atomic multi-step pathways using i/o porting style where the input of next node must match output of the prior (e.g., A -> B, B->C, C->D). Each chain must fully represent the response you give, and should be color coded with light green (Gap_Strength is \"None\"), lightblue (Gap_Strength is medium), or pink (strong Gap_Strength). Logic_Chain MUST be a JSON array of objects. Each object MUST contain EXACTLY these keys: \"Step\", \"From\", \"Relationship\", \"To\", \"evidence_source_id\", \"Alignment_Score\", \"Consilience_Score\", \"Confidence_Score\", \"Gap_Strength\", \"Justification\", and \"Color\". Use commas between objects. DO NOT leave trailing commas inside objects.\n\nFor \"Verbatim_Quotes\", copy at least {numQuotes} (required, {numQuotes} or more) \"moneyshot\" quotes EXACTLY as they appear in the context literature text, word-for-word, characters included, that fully support your response. We will programmatically validate these. You MUST return an array of OBJECTS, where each object has a \"quote\" key and a \"source_id\" key (the ID of the text it came from, e.g., the ID). Do not alter a single character, do not paraphrase.\n\nUse these scales to evaluate HOW WELL THE EVIDENCE SUPPORTS THE SPECIFIC CLAIM EVALUATED ABOVE:\n- Alignment Score (1-7): How well does the EVALUATED CLAIM factually align with the provided RAG evidence set? [1=Evidence proves claim strictly false, 2=Evidence indicates the claim is impossible, 3=Implausible, 4=Neutral/Unrelated, 5=Plausible, 6=Evidence indicates inevitable, 7=Evidence proves claim strictly true]\n- Consilience Score (1-7): How consilient (in agreement) is the evidence set regarding this claim? [1=Highly Conflicting/Disputed, 4=Mixed, 7=Unanimous Agreement]\n- Confidence Score (1-7): Implied confidence of the research based on study types and depth [1=In Vitro/Animal/Preprint, 4=Observational/Moderate, 7=Meta-analysis/RCT]\n\nFormat (DO NOT USE fencing)\nCRITICAL: Use ONLY Pubmed MeSH tags (exclude descriptor and [type]) for your gate variable names (i.e.,.the \"gates\") so they will be standardized globally.  Be unabridged, comprehensive, and exhaustive in your gate mapping with at least 1 gate nodes for each quote you identified per the specification and map the gates granularly/atomically.\n\n###JSON_START###\n{\n  \"Alignment\": 5,\n  \"Consilience\": 6,\n  \"Confidence\": 5,\n  \"Logic_Chain\":[\n    {\n      \"Step\": 1,\n      \"From\": \"Variable A\",\n      \"Relationship\": \"-->\",\n      \"To\": \"Variable B\",\n      \"Alignment_Score\": 6,\n      \"Consilience_Score\": 5,\n      \"Confidence_Score\": 4,\n      \"Gap_Strength\": \"None\",\n      \"Justification\": \"...\",\n      \"Color\": \"lightgreen\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"Verbatim_Quotes\": [\n    {\n      \"quote\": \"Copy the Exact wording from text exactly as it is, including all characters (we ascii match for validation!).\",\n      \"source_id\": \"12345678\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"Study_Type_Audit\": { \"ID123\": \"meta_analysis:Count=10\", \"ID124\": \"in_vivo:Count=3\" },\n  \"Gap_Analysis_Audit\": { \"study_type\": \"in_vitro\", \"study_intent\": \"binding\", \"justification\": \"The context provided indicates...\", \"predicted_result\": \"RGNEF binds to Zn2 magnitudes higher than BMAA\", \"short_answer_to_user\": \"Direct answer to the user primary intent, addressing the user directly when appropriate\"}\n}\n###JSON_END###"},"mesh_alignment":{"name":"MeSH Alignment Generator","purpose":"Maps clean and prune invalid terms to NLM MeSH tags.","when_used":"Post-Build validation of Logic Gates.","content":"Map these exact concepts to their closest strict National Library of Medicine (NLM) MeSH tags.\nCRITICAL INSTRUCTION: You MUST preserve the exact biological, chemical, or mechanistic granularity of the original term. Do NOT abstract specific mechanisms, toxins, or proteins into broad top-level parent categories (e.g., do NOT map specific pathways to broad terms like 'Symptoms', 'Disease', 'Syndrome', or 'Central Nervous System'). Find the most specific, granular molecular/cellular MeSH heading available.\nReturn ONLY a valid JSON object pairing old to new.\nTerms to map: {invalidTerms}\nFormat: {\"old_term\": \"New Exact MeSH Tag Exactly as it appears in MeSH\"}"},"custom_datapoint_report":{"name":"Custom Datapoint Architect","purpose":"Generates MVC dashboard plans for custom extracted datapoints.","when_used":"End of pipeline if custom datapoints were injected.","content":"RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nYou are a Data Visualization Architect. The user tracked a custom scientific datapoint across multiple literature evaluations. \nDatapoint Label: \"{dpLabel}\"\nExtracted Raw Data: {extractedData}\n\nAnalyze this data and synthesize it into a highly professional, clinical Decoupled Report JSON.\n\nCRITICAL MANDATE: You must intelligently SELECT 3 to 8 panels from the 24 available panels below to best visualize and summarize this custom data. \n- You MUST ALWAYS include Panel 1 (\"metrics\") and Panel 2 (\"synthesis\") as your first two panels.\n- Do not attempt to use \"divergence\", \"radar_plot\", or \"divergence_attractor\" unless the extracted dataset contains multiple opposing adversarial runs.\n\nAVAILABLE PANEL TYPES:\n1. \"metrics\": Key metrics scorecard.\n   {\"type\": \"metrics\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n2. \"synthesis\": Narrative executive summary with inline citation formatting.\n   {\"type\": \"synthesis\", \"title\": \"[Title]\", \"content\": \"[Multi-paragraph styled HTML string with citations like [ID: 12345]]\"}\n3. \"divergence\": Hypothesis tension visual (original vs. adversarial). Requires runIndex.\n   {\"type\": \"divergence\", \"title\": \"[Title]\", \"runIndex\": 1}\n4. \"logic_network\": Consolidated logic pathways.\n   {\"type\": \"logic_network\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n5. \"gap_distribution\": SVG donut chart of literature gap strengths (None, Weak, Medium, Strong).\n   {\"type\": \"gap_distribution\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n6. \"node_centrality\": SVG horizontal bar chart of the top 10 entities.\n   {\"type\": \"node_centrality\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n7. \"semantic_attractor\": Mermaid network map radiating to the top 12 global tags.\n   {\"type\": \"semantic_attractor\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n8. \"radar_plot\": Three-axis SVG spider chart of the first 4 quadrants.\n   {\"type\": \"radar_plot\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n9. \"score_timeline\": SVG multi-line trend chart over all quadrants.\n   {\"type\": \"score_timeline\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n10. \"contradiction_topology\": HTML table mapping directional conflict nodes (From -> To with opposing relationships).\n    {\"type\": \"contradiction_topology\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n11. \"bottlenecks\": Styled list of \"Strong\" or \"Medium\" literature gaps.\n    {\"type\": \"bottlenecks\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n12. \"tag_cloud\": Weighted HSL tag cloud of the top 20 words.\n    {\"type\": \"tag_cloud\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n13. \"keyword_spectrum\": SVG vertical bar chart of the top 10 keywords.\n    {\"type\": \"keyword_spectrum\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n14. \"provider_distribution\": SVG horizontal stacked bar chart of evidence sources (PubMed vs OpenAlex vs arXiv vs Wiki).\n    {\"type\": \"provider_distribution\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n15. \"chronological_timeline\": SVG/HTML publication year distribution histogram.\n    {\"type\": \"chronological_timeline\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n16. \"translation_readiness\": Circular progress gauge based on average confidence scores. Requires subtitle.\n    {\"type\": \"translation_readiness\", \"title\": \"[Title]\", \"subtitle\": \"[Label]\"}\n17. \"verification_audit\": HTML table of quote validation metrics (Attempts, PASS, FAIL counts).\n    {\"type\": \"verification_audit\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n18. \"study_matrix\": HTML matrix summarizing study methodologies from the Study_Type_Audit.\n    {\"type\": \"study_matrix\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n19. \"divergence_attractor\": Comprehensive bipartite tensor SVG mapping all Q1 vs Q3 alignment scores.\n    {\"type\": \"divergence_attractor\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n20. \"bibliography\": Automatically prints the verified bibliography.\n    {\"type\": \"bibliography\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n21. \"data_pie_chart\": Universal Data Pie Chart.\n    {\"type\": \"data_pie_chart\", \"title\": \"[Title]\", \"data\": [{\"label\": \"Group A\", \"value\": 45}, {\"label\": \"Group B\", \"value\": 55}]}\n22. \"data_bar_chart\": Universal Generic Bar Chart.\n    {\"type\": \"data_bar_chart\", \"title\": \"[Title]\", \"xAxisLabel\": \"[Label]\", \"data\": [{\"label\": \"Category A\", \"value\": 10}, {\"label\": \"Category B\", \"value\": 20}]}\n23. \"event_timeline\": Universal Vertical Timeline.\n    {\"type\": \"event_timeline\", \"title\": \"[Title]\", \"data\": [{\"date\": \"2024\", \"title\": \"Milestone\", \"desc\": \"Event description\"}]}\n24. \"comparison_matrix\": Universal Comparison Matrix.\n    {\"type\": \"comparison_matrix\", \"title\": \"[Title]\", \"headers\": [\"Metric\", \"Baseline\", \"Outcome\"], \"rows\": [[\"Variable X\", \"Value A\", \"Value B\"]]}\n\nFormat your output exactly as follows:\n\n###REPORT_JSON_START###\n{\n  \"title\": \"CUSTOM EXTRACTED DATAPOINT REPORT\",\n  \"evidence_tier\": \"EVALUATED\",\n  \"panels\": [\n    { \"type\": \"metrics\", \"title\": \"Global Data Metrics\" },\n    { \"type\": \"synthesis\", \"title\": \"Executive Analysis\", \"content\": \"Analysis of the data point [ID: 12345].\" },\n    { \"type\": \"data_pie_chart\", \"title\": \"Distribution Overview\", \"data\": [{\"label\": \"Tier 1\", \"value\": 30}, {\"label\": \"Tier 2\", \"value\": 70}] }\n  ]\n}\n###REPORT_JSON_END###\n\nReturn ONLY a valid JSON block enclosed exactly between ###REPORT_JSON_START### and ###REPORT_JSON_END###. Do not include introductory or concluding conversational text."},"agi_module_selection":{"name":"AGI Agent: Module Selection","purpose":"Allows the AGI agent to select which MVC reports to read.","when_used":"Smart FollowUp step 1.","content":"You are an autonomous AGI agent analyzing a complex trace. The system has generated modules for the current dataset. \nAvailable Module IDs: {menuOptions}. \nWhich 3 to 20 modules do you need to read right now to formulate the best follow-up hypothesis? Return ONLY a valid JSON array of strings matching the IDs exactly.  (do not choose evidence set.  do not choose json array.  Do not choose build log. Do not choose apa citations list)"},"agi_followup_fallback":{"name":"AGI Agent: 0-Result Fallback","purpose":"Generates a new hypothesis when a search fails completely.","when_used":"Smart FollowUp step 2 (if 0 results).","content":"RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nYou are an autonomous discovery agent. The previous search returned 0 results. Generate a new, related hypothesis based on the original claim: \"{claim}\".\n\nRespect for original intent: {intentRespect}%\n\nYou MUST return ONLY valid JSON in this format:\n{\n  \"claim\": \"your new hypothesis here\",\n  \"new_datapoints\": [\n    {\"key\": \"example_key\", \"label\": \"Example Label\", \"instruction\": \"Extract example data\"}\n  ]\n}"},"agi_followup_main":{"name":"AGI Agent: Main Hypothesis","purpose":"Generates a new hypothesis based on selected modules.","when_used":"Smart FollowUp step 2.","content":"RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nYou are an autonomous discovery agent. Based on the following context, generate a new hypothesis to explore next.\n\nOriginal Query: \"{originalQuery}\"\nRespect for original intent: {intentRespect}%\n\nContext:\n{agiContext}\n\nYou MUST return ONLY valid JSON in this format:\n{\n  \"claim\": \"your new hypothesis here\",\n  \"new_datapoints\": [\n    {\"key\": \"example_key\", \"label\": \"Example Label\", \"instruction\": \"Extract example data\"}\n  ]\n}"},"demo_case_generation":{"name":"Demo Case Generation","purpose":"Generates a hypothetical complex patient inquiry.","when_used":"When the user clicks 'Demo Case'.","content":"RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nGenerate a single, realistic, complex question a patient or caregiver might ask regarding an unproven metabolic mechanism or off-label pathway for a terminal disease. Return ONLY the question, no quotes."},"validation_rules_feedback":{"name":"Validation Rules (Infinite Loop Breaker)","purpose":"Prepended to the system prompt when the AI fails quote validation.","when_used":"Inside executeQuadrantRAG during a retry.","content":"⚠️⚠️⚠️ CRITICAL VERIFICATION FAILURE (RETRY LOOP DETECTED) ⚠️⚠️⚠️\nYour previous response was REJECTED because your quotes failed strict byte-perfect validation.\n\nTO BREAK THE LOOP, FOLLOW THESE 3 ABSOLUTE RULES:\n1. NO REPAIRING: If a quote failed, do NOT attempt to edit or tweak it. Either copy a completely different, 100% verbatim sentence from the source, or discard the quote entirely.\n2. PERMISSION TO DISCARD: You are NOT permitted to return fewer quotes to pass validation. Never hallucinate just to meet a quota.\n3. BYTE-PERFECT COPY: You must perform a direct, literal copy-paste. Ellipses (...) are BANNED. Do not change a single capital letter, punctuation mark, or space.\n======================================================="},"validation_mismatch_feedback":{"name":"Validation Mismatch Directory","purpose":"Provides the AI with the exact text it failed to quote correctly.","when_used":"Inside evaluateWithInfiniteRetry.","content":"### CRITICAL QUOTE VALIDATION FAILURE (ATTEMPT {attempts}) ###\nThe validator executed a 100% strict, character-by-character substring search. Your response was REJECTED because the following quotes do not exist verbatim in the source texts.\n\n❌ FAILED QUOTES (You must fix or delete these):\n{failedContext}\n\n{passedContext}\nINSTRUCTION: Study the actual abstracts provided. Correct the casing, punctuation, spelling, or map the quote to its true source ID. Do NOT use ellipses."}},"authorship":{},"executionLog":["[12:34:11 PM] 💡 Crash-Proof Recovery: Found an autosaved session from 1:03:18 AM with 2 completed nodes. Click 'Restore Session' to load it.","[12:34:26 PM] Validating Key...","[12:34:28 PM] Session ready. Connected to GEMINI provider.","[12:34:44 PM] \n➕ APPENDING TO EXISTING TRACE...","[12:34:44 PM] \n🚀 === STARTING BUILD RUN [1/3] ===","[12:34:44 PM] \n--- Processing Pentamatrix[1/1]: SYNTHESIS ---","[12:34:44 PM] 🧠 Generating Booleans for PubMed...","[12:34:48 PM] 📡 Fetching node IDs across queries (Target Depth: 3)...","[12:34:54 PM] ✅ Successfully retrieved 110 unique nodes.","[12:34:57 PM] Scoring & Validation for Run1 Eval1 synthesis (Attempt 1/9999999)...","[12:35:09 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42396333]: \"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal, rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease of motor neurons for which therapeutics are limited. Improved biomarkers are imperative to improve patient care and therapeutic development....\"","[12:35:09 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42404433]: \"These data warrant a change of view from a neurocentric perspective of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathogenesis towards a broader concept of TDP-43 proteinopathy extending both within and beyond the nervous system....\"","[12:35:09 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42383305]: \"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS....\"","[12:35:09 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42436372]: \"Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source....\"","[12:35:09 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42424231]: \"Neurofilament light chain (NfL) has emerged as a highly sensitive biomarker of neuroaxonal injury across diverse neurological disorders....\"","[12:35:09 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42404435]: \"Emerging evidence suggests that synaptic dysfunction is an early disease mechanism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis....\"","[12:35:09 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42437657]: \"Surrogate endpoints are often used in place of expensive, delayed, or rare clinical endpoints in clinical trials. However, regulatory authorities require thorough evaluation to accept these surrogate endpoints as reliable substitutes....\"","[12:35:09 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42435587]: \"Advances in biomarker development, molecular staging, and precision medicine are reshaping therapeutic strategies and clinical trial design across Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, and related disorders....\"","[12:35:09 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42443201]: \"These findings suggest that ALS-related NEK1 mutants expressing truncated forms of NEK1 cause cell toxicity by interfering with ribosomal RNA metabolism and reveal a gain-of-function mechanism in ALS pathogenesis involving NEK1....\"","[12:35:09 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42420559]: \"Mechanistically, knocking out TDP-43 impaired microglial ability to engulf and degrade myelin....\"","[12:35:09 PM] ✅ All 10 quotes validated verbatim.","[12:35:09 PM] 🔍 Strict Mode: Running final logic & veridical audit on quadrant...","[12:35:11 PM] ✅ Final logic audit passed.","[12:35:11 PM] ⚙️ Build Run [1] complete. Compiling intermediate reports and updating context...","[12:35:11 PM] \n🚀 === STARTING BUILD RUN [2/3] ===","[12:35:11 PM] \n--- Processing Pentamatrix[1/1]: SYNTHESIS ---","[12:35:11 PM] 🧠 Generating Booleans for PubMed...","[12:35:16 PM] 📡 Fetching node IDs across queries (Target Depth: 3)...","[12:35:23 PM] ✅ Successfully retrieved 95 unique nodes.","[12:35:25 PM] Scoring & Validation for Run2 Eval1 synthesis (Attempt 1/9999999)...","[12:35:38 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42383305]: \"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS....\"","[12:35:38 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42217760]: \"While neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity....\"","[12:35:38 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42196191]: \"These findings suggest that longitudinal multi-analyte profiling may refine biological response stratification beyond NfL alone in tofersen-treated SOD1-ALS....\"","[12:35:38 PM]   🔴 Quote Mismatch [ID: 41892827]: \"Biomechanical voice analysis appears to capture physiologically meaningful alterations in vocal fold function in ALS and provides complementary information for characterizing bulbar motor involvement across clinical phenotypes....\"","[12:35:38 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 41850233]: \"We observe significant modulation from baseline abundance for 56 proteins in tofersen-treated participants relative to placebo, including CSF GPNMB, which is significantly and continuously elevated across all post-baseline timepoints....\"","[12:35:38 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 41641858]: \"Hypoxia increased EV production from endothelial cells, disrupted BBB integrity and promoted EV movement across the barrier....\"","[12:35:38 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 41140053]: \"Neurofilament light chain (NfL) consistently demonstrated the highest diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity/specificity: 0.81-0.87 vs. ALS mimics) and high prognostic value (pooled HRs: 2.8-4.3) in both blood and CSF....\"","[12:35:38 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 41147537]: \"The presented nanotechnology-based methodology offers an innovative and efficient tool for EV-based biomarker investigations and clinical utility by simplifying the enrichment of CNS-originated exosomes from complex biological fluids....\"","[12:35:38 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42436372]: \"HERV-K pol expression was significantly elevated in ALS, with fold-changes ranging from 1.59 to 1.85 (P = 0.037-0.051)....\"","[12:35:38 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42251967]: \"Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses demonstrated strong discriminative performance for both the gene signature (AUC 0.87-1.00) and the associated miRNAs (AUC 0.95-1.00)....\"","[12:35:38 PM] ⚠️ Validation failed for Run2 Eval1 synthesis (Attempt 1/9999999). Initiating re-evaluation loop...","[12:35:38 PM] Scoring & Validation for Run2 Eval1 synthesis (Attempt 2/9999999)...","[12:35:48 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42383305]: \"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS....\"","[12:35:48 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42217760]: \"While neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity....\"","[12:35:48 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42196191]: \"These findings suggest that longitudinal multi-analyte profiling may refine biological response stratification beyond NfL alone in tofersen-treated SOD1-ALS....\"","[12:35:48 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 41850233]: \"We observe significant modulation from baseline abundance for 56 proteins in tofersen-treated participants relative to placebo, including CSF GPNMB, which is significantly and continuously elevated across all post-baseline timepoints....\"","[12:35:48 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 41641858]: \"Hypoxia increased EV production from endothelial cells, disrupted BBB integrity and promoted EV movement across the barrier....\"","[12:35:48 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 41140053]: \"Neurofilament light chain (NfL) consistently demonstrated the highest diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity/specificity: 0.81-0.87 vs. ALS mimics) and high prognostic value (pooled HRs: 2.8-4.3) in both blood and CSF....\"","[12:35:48 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 41147537]: \"The presented nanotechnology-based methodology offers an innovative and efficient tool for EV-based biomarker investigations and clinical utility by simplifying the enrichment of CNS-originated exosomes from complex biological fluids....\"","[12:35:48 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42436372]: \"HERV-K pol expression was significantly elevated in ALS, with fold-changes ranging from 1.59 to 1.85 (P = 0.037-0.051)....\"","[12:35:48 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42251967]: \"Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses demonstrated strong discriminative performance for both the gene signature (AUC 0.87-1.00) and the associated miRNAs (AUC 0.95-1.00)....\"","[12:35:48 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42439427]: \"Notwithstanding these advances, critical barriers to clinical translation persist: (1) methodological heterogeneity arising from variable cell sourcing, culture protocols, and exosome isolation/characterization standards; (2) discordance between animal models and human OSD pathophysiology; and (3) technological limitations in scalable, clinically compatible delivery systems....\"","[12:35:48 PM] ✅ All 10 quotes validated verbatim.","[12:35:48 PM] 🔍 Strict Mode: Running final logic & veridical audit on quadrant...","[12:35:50 PM] ✅ Final logic audit passed.","[12:35:50 PM] ⚙️ Build Run [2] complete. Compiling intermediate reports and updating context...","[12:35:50 PM] \n🚀 === STARTING BUILD RUN [3/3] ===","[12:35:50 PM] \n--- Processing Pentamatrix[1/1]: SYNTHESIS ---","[12:35:50 PM] 🧠 Generating Booleans for PubMed...","[12:35:56 PM] 📡 Fetching node IDs across queries (Target Depth: 3)...","[12:36:03 PM] ✅ Successfully retrieved 102 unique nodes.","[12:36:05 PM] Scoring & Validation for Run3 Eval1 synthesis (Attempt 1/9999999)...","[12:36:19 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42217760]: \"The absence of specific diagnostic biomarkers leads to diagnostic delays, hindering early intervention and management....\"","[12:36:19 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42383305]: \"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS....\"","[12:36:19 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42383305]: \"TDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker....\"","[12:36:19 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42436372]: \"Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source....\"","[12:36:19 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 40325332]: \"Extracellular vesicles (EVs), capable of crossing the BBB, facilitate intercellular and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) communication, making neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) a focal point of research....\"","[12:36:19 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42372734]: \"Ratios of pAKT/tAKT, a pharmacodynamic marker of rho kinase (ROCK) inhibition, were significantly increased at 24 weeks in plasma (neuron-derived) and CSF EVs....\"","[12:36:19 PM]   🔴 Quote Mismatch [ID: 41792996]: \"Pharmacological enhancement of DICER activity by enoxacin increases miRNA biogenesis in patients with ALS....\"","[12:36:19 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42442024]: \"The identification of novel noninvasive biomarkers remains a major challenge in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases....\"","[12:36:19 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42217760]: \"Fluid-based biomarkers, while not yet replacing clinical evaluation, are essential tools for accelerating drug development, enabling patient stratification, and moving toward personalized medicine in ALS....\"","[12:36:19 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42398690]: \"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration in the brain and spinal cord, with mutant superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) induced oxidative stress and neuroinflammation as key pathogenic drivers....\"","[12:36:19 PM] ⚠️ Validation failed for Run3 Eval1 synthesis (Attempt 1/9999999). Initiating re-evaluation loop...","[12:36:19 PM] Scoring & Validation for Run3 Eval1 synthesis (Attempt 2/9999999)...","[12:36:30 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42217760]: \"The absence of specific diagnostic biomarkers leads to diagnostic delays, hindering early intervention and management....\"","[12:36:30 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42383305]: \"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS....\"","[12:36:30 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42383305]: \"TDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker....\"","[12:36:30 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42436372]: \"Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source....\"","[12:36:30 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 40325332]: \"Extracellular vesicles (EVs), capable of crossing the BBB, facilitate intercellular and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) communication, making neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) a focal point of research....\"","[12:36:30 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42372734]: \"Ratios of pAKT/tAKT, a pharmacodynamic marker of rho kinase (ROCK) inhibition, were significantly increased at 24 weeks in plasma (neuron-derived) and CSF EVs....\"","[12:36:30 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42442024]: \"The identification of novel noninvasive biomarkers remains a major challenge in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases....\"","[12:36:30 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42217760]: \"Fluid-based biomarkers, while not yet replacing clinical evaluation, are essential tools for accelerating drug development, enabling patient stratification, and moving toward personalized medicine in ALS....\"","[12:36:30 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42398690]: \"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration in the brain and spinal cord, with mutant superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) induced oxidative stress and neuroinflammation as key pathogenic drivers....\"","[12:36:30 PM]   🟢 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42363684]: \"ALS patients with high FMRP expression in the brain and spinal cord may exhibit more severe protein aggregation due to proteasome dysfunction....\"","[12:36:30 PM] ✅ All 10 quotes validated verbatim.","[12:36:30 PM] 🔍 Strict Mode: Running final logic & veridical audit on quadrant...","[12:36:33 PM] ✅ Final logic audit passed.","[12:36:33 PM] ⚙️ Build Run [3] complete. 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Total unique nodes stored: 261","[12:37:50 PM] 🧠 Querying Assistant: \"Answer in English only. Begin with a clear Yes ...\"","[12:37:53 PM] 🔍 Auditing Assistant response (Attempt 1)...","[12:37:55 PM] ✅ Assistant response passed veridical audit.","[12:38:49 PM] 🧠 Querying Assistant: \"Answer in English only. Explain this data in si...\"","[12:38:54 PM] 🔍 Auditing Assistant response (Attempt 1)...","[12:38:56 PM] ✅ Assistant response passed veridical audit.","[12:38:56 PM] ✅ MVC Decoupled Report 'ALS Biomarker Research Summary' rendered successfully."],"failedQuotesLog":[],"allQuoteAttempts":[{"quadrant":"Run1_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":1,"quote":"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal, rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease of motor neurons for which therapeutics are limited. Improved biomarkers are imperative to improve patient care and therapeutic development.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42396333\nTitle: The Target ALS Global Natural History Study: Cross-platform proteomics to accelerate biofluid biomarker and drug target discovery in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal, rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease of motor neurons for which therapeutics are limited. Improved biomarkers are imperative to improve patient care and therapeutic development. Here, we employed 35-plex isobaric tandem mass tag labeling based on isobutyl-proline reporter group (TMTpro) to perform unbiased proteomic analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma from control (n= 28, n= 31) and sporadic ALS (sALS) (n= 39, n= 41), from the Target ALS Global Natural History Study (TALS GNHS). We identified 2,875 proteins in CSF and 1,118 proteins in plasma and identified known and novel differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) between controls and sALS, some of which were orthogonally validated using immunoassay. Comparison of TMTpro-MS and Olink proximity extension assay proteomics revealed common and non-overlapping differentially expressed proteins illustrating strengths unique to each platform. This initial cross-sectional proteomic study of biofluids from the TALS GNHS, with unrestricted availability of study results to the research community, highlights the potential of this resource as a potent platform for ALS biomarker discovery."},{"quadrant":"Run1_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":1,"quote":"These data warrant a change of view from a neurocentric perspective of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathogenesis towards a broader concept of TDP-43 proteinopathy extending both within and beyond the nervous system.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42404433\nTitle: Beyond motor neurons: peripheral TDP-43 pathology in skeletal muscle and intramuscular nerves in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by accumulation of the 43-kDa TAR DNA-binding protein (TDP-43). This neuropathological signature has been well documented within the CNS; however, recent findings indicate that the phosphorylated TDP-43 additionally deposits in peripheral tissues, including skeletal muscle and intramuscular nerves. These data warrant a change of view from a neurocentric perspective of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathogenesis towards a broader concept of TDP-43 proteinopathy extending both within and beyond the nervous system. In this review, we focus on current evidence supporting the presence of TDP-43 pathology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis skeletal muscle, examining its topographic distribution, molecular characteristics and associations with intramuscular nerve bundles. We also discuss the susceptibility of intrinsic muscle cells, disrupted axonal transport and impairment in protein quality control. Phosphorylated TDP-43 pathology in muscle biopsies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients has emerged as a promising tool in the early diagnosis of the disease. Moreover, we discuss the relevance of these findings to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathogenesis and potential therapeutic implications."},{"quadrant":"Run1_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":1,"quote":"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42383305\nTitle: TDP-43 proteinopathy as a biomarker and therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of adult-onset motor neuron disease, characterised by the degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons. The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS. TDP-43 is normally primarily nuclear, where it has a widespread role in gene regulation. Mutations, extrinsic stressors, and alterations in RNA homeostasis in ALS lead to nuclear depletion of TDP-43 and the formation of cytosolic TDP-43 aggregates. This causes multiple downstream effects on neuronal function and degeneration as well as gene expression. TDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker. There are also promising therapeutic strategies in development targeting TDP-43 pathology, but a critical challenge that remains is achieving a balance between eliminating toxic aggregates and preserving the essential functions of TDP-43. In summary, with further research, considering TDP-43 pathology in ALS gives hope for finding future novel diagnostics and therapeutics for ALS."},{"quadrant":"Run1_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":1,"quote":"Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42436372\nTitle: Plasma exosomal HERV-K transcripts are increased in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Human endogenous retrovirus-K (HERV-K) reactivation is increasingly implicated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), with ongoing clinical trials investigating antiretroviral therapies. However, there is limited understanding of how HERV-K is trafficked in peripheral biofluids, and the role of exosomes, nano-sized extracellular vesicles, in this process remains largely unexplored. Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source. In this study, we isolated plasma-derived exosomes from ALS patients (n = 21) and healthy controls (n = 16), and quantified exosomal HERV-K gag, env, and pol transcript levels using SYBR Green qPCR with RNase treatment and normalization to both traditional and exosome-enriched reference genes. HERV-K pol expression was significantly elevated in ALS, with fold-changes ranging from 1.59 to 1.85 (P = 0.037-0.051). env and gag also showed increased expression, though with greater variability. Normalization to the exosome-specific gene SOD2 provided the most consistent signal. These findings suggest that exosomal HERV-K transcripts, particularly pol, could serve as accessible biomarkers for patient stratification and treatment monitoring in HERV-K-targeted ALS trials. This work establishes proof-of-concept for using exosomal cargo to track endogenous retroviral activity in neurodegeneration and supports further investigation of liquid biopsy approaches in ALS precision medicine."},{"quadrant":"Run1_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":1,"quote":"Neurofilament light chain (NfL) has emerged as a highly sensitive biomarker of neuroaxonal injury across diverse neurological disorders.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42424231\nTitle: Neurofilament Light Chain as a Biomarker in Neurology.\nAbstract: Neurofilament light chain (NfL) has emerged as a highly sensitive biomarker of neuroaxonal injury across diverse neurological disorders. This review synthesizes current evidence regarding its diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic-monitoring utility, while outlining major clinical limitations and emphasizing the complementary role of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). NfL concentrations increase following axonal damage and correlate with inflammatory activity, lesion burden, and long-term disability progression in multiple sclerosis. Elevated levels also reflect neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease, predict disease severity and survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and are associated with motor and cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy. In acute neurological conditions, including traumatic brain injury and stroke, NfL serves as a robust indicator of the extent of neuronal injury. Interpretation is constrained, however, by substantial physiological variability related to age, renal function, body mass index, and comorbidities, limiting the utility of absolute cut-off values. GFAP provides complementary information by capturing astrocytic damage, and the GFAP/NfL ratio may aid in differentiating multiple sclerosis from neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder. Integration of NfL with multimodal biomarkers- such as GFAP, tau proteins, proteomic and metabolomic signatures, and advanced neuroimaging-may enhance diagnostic specificity and prognostic accuracy. Future research priorities include establishing age-adjusted reference intervals, validating longitudinal thresholds, and incorporating NfL into therapeutic monitoring frameworks. Advances in these areas are expected to improve diagnostic precision and support broader clinical implementation of NfL."},{"quadrant":"Run1_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":1,"quote":"Emerging evidence suggests that synaptic dysfunction is an early disease mechanism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42404435\nTitle: Value of synaptic proteins as biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a heterogeneous and rapidly progressing neurodegenerative disorder with limited treatment options. Therefore, there is a critical need for biomarkers that capture the diverse pathophysiological mechanisms underlying disease onset and progression. Emerging evidence suggests that synaptic dysfunction is an early disease mechanism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Using homebrew immunoassays, we explored a panel of pre- and post-synaptic proteins in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (N = 57) and controls (N = 36). The potential value as a biomarker was explored by correlating cerebrospinal fluid levels with clinical parameters and established biomarkers for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Higher levels of Neurogranin (NRGN) (P = 0.003) and Vesicle-associated membrane protein 2 (VAMP2) (P = 0.014) were observed in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis compared with controls. VAMP2, Synaptosome-associated protein 25 kDa (SNAP25) and β-synuclein (SNCB) correlated with individual relative disease stage, but none of the biomarkers correlated with disease progression rate. High levels of SNAP25 predicted worse survival in a univariate and stepwise multivariable analysis, but significance did not persist upon including Neurofilament light chain (NfL) levels. Synaptic proteins did not correlate with cerebrospinal fluid levels of neurofilaments or biomarkers of neuroinflammation, suggesting that they reflect different pathological mechanisms in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Our findings warrant further investigation to determine whether increased cerebrospinal fluid levels of synaptic proteins reflect synaptic breakdown or active release of synaptic proteins. This will help elucidate how synaptic dysfunction or damage contributes to elevated levels of synaptic markers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and its underlying value as biomarker."},{"quadrant":"Run1_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":1,"quote":"Surrogate endpoints are often used in place of expensive, delayed, or rare clinical endpoints in clinical trials. However, regulatory authorities require thorough evaluation to accept these surrogate endpoints as reliable substitutes.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42437657\nTitle: The Impact of Model Misspecification on the Individual Causal Association in Surrogate Endpoint Evaluation.\nAbstract: Surrogate endpoints are often used in place of expensive, delayed, or rare clinical endpoints in clinical trials. However, regulatory authorities require thorough evaluation to accept these surrogate endpoints as reliable substitutes. One evaluation approach is the information-theoretic causal inference framework, which quantifies surrogacy using the individual causal association (ICA). Like most causal inference methods, this approach relies on models that are only partially identifiable. For continuous outcomes, a normal model is often used. In this study, we explored the effects of model misspecification across various scenarios. We first considered true data-generating mechanisms based on multivariate  t $$ t $$  and log-normal distributions. We then used D-vine copulas with Gaussian, Clayton, Gumbel, and Frank families to vary the unidentifiable copulas involving counterfactual pairs while preserving the observable bivariate margins, and considered intuitive restrictions on nonidentified correlations, including positivity and conditional independence. In all settings, the identifiability issue was addressed through sensitivity analysis. Finally, we illustrate the proposed sensitivity analyses using clinical-trial data from schizophrenia studies, evaluating the ICA under several modeling assumptions. The results show that, in most scenarios considered, the impact of model misspecification is small; however, certain departures from the assumed model can materially affect the surrogacy assessment."},{"quadrant":"Run1_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":1,"quote":"Advances in biomarker development, molecular staging, and precision medicine are reshaping therapeutic strategies and clinical trial design across Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, and related disorders.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42435587\nTitle: Precision therapeutics and innovative clinical trial design in neurodegenerative diseases.\nAbstract: Neurodegenerative diseases are biologically heterogeneous disorders characterized by progressive neuronal dysfunction, overlapping molecular pathologies, and limited disease-modifying therapies. Advances in biomarker development, molecular staging, and precision medicine are reshaping therapeutic strategies and clinical trial design across Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, and related disorders. This review summarizes emerging therapeutic approaches, including monoclonal antibodies targeting protein aggregation, immune-modulating and metabolic interventions, antisense oligonucleotides, gene replacement and genome-editing strategies, stem cell-based therapies, and neurosurgical delivery platforms and neuromodulation technologies. It also examines evolving clinical trial methodologies such as biomarker-enriched recruitment, adaptive and delayed-start designs, platform trials, decentralized models, and master protocols. Additional emphasis is placed on diagnostic biomarkers, multimodal artificial-intelligence pipelines, systems-biology perspectives, network-based therapeutic strategies, and the reproducibility and interpretability requirements for computational tools. Despite recent progress, major challenges remain, including biological heterogeneity, limited translatability of preclinical models, delivery barriers, long-term safety concerns, and inequities in access to biomarker-based care and trial participation. Future directions will require combination therapies, integrated biomarker pipelines, preventive strategies, and pragmatic trial systems capable of translating biological advances into durable and equitable clinical benefit."},{"quadrant":"Run1_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":1,"quote":"These findings suggest that ALS-related NEK1 mutants expressing truncated forms of NEK1 cause cell toxicity by interfering with ribosomal RNA metabolism and reveal a gain-of-function mechanism in ALS pathogenesis involving NEK1.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42443201\nTitle: Nuclear condensates formed by truncated mutant NEK1s impede ribosomal RNA biogenesis and drive motor dysfunction.\nAbstract: NIMA-related kinase 1 (NEK1), a serine/threonine kinase, is a risk variant for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). While the full-length NEK1 is involved in diverse cellular processes, such as DNA damage response and microtubule stability, the pathogenic mechanism of NEK1 nonsense mutations in ALS remains elusive. Here, we demonstrate that three truncated forms of NEK1 derived from ALS-related NEK1 nonsense mutations translocate from the cytoplasm to the nucleus, exhibit nucleolar localization, and simultaneously form liquid-like nucleoplasmic foci. In contrast to the diffuse cytoplasmic distribution of wild-type NEK1, these nuclear-localized truncated mutants are prone to undergo liquid-liquid phase separation both in cells and in vitro. Mechanistically, the truncated NEK1s interact with the nucleolar protein FBL, thereby impairing ribosomal RNA biogenesis and translation. Transgenic flies expressing truncated mutant NEK1s display motor dysfunction and reduced survival length, and a knock-in transgenic mouse model expressing ALS-related NEK1 mutant similarly exhibits motor deficits accompanied by ribosomal RNA dysregulation. These findings suggest that ALS-related NEK1 mutants expressing truncated forms of NEK1 cause cell toxicity by interfering with ribosomal RNA metabolism and reveal a gain-of-function mechanism in ALS pathogenesis involving NEK1."},{"quadrant":"Run1_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":1,"quote":"Mechanistically, knocking out TDP-43 impaired microglial ability to engulf and degrade myelin.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42420559\nTitle: Microglial TDP-43 mediates myelin refinement and represses Tyrobp cryptic exon inclusion in mice.\nAbstract: TDP-43 proteinopathy is a hallmark of neurodegenerative disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia where mislocalization of TDP-43 has been observed in neurons and glial cells. However, the role of TDP-43 in microglia and the consequences of its loss of function remain unexplored. Combining magnetic resonance imaging, and confocal, and electron microscopy, we uncovered structural changes and myelin abnormalities in the early postnatal brain of mice lacking microglial TDP-43. Spatial transcriptomics further revealed an enriched interferon-responsive signature associated with oligodendrocyte dysfunction. Early depletion of microglial TDP-43 led to motor deficits in adult mice. Mechanistically, knocking out TDP-43 impaired microglial ability to engulf and degrade myelin. It also led to cryptic exon inclusion in the Tyrobp mRNA, resulting in truncated DAP12 protein, thus causing defective TREM2 signaling. Our findings reveal a role for TDP-43 in regulating the TREM2-DAP12 axis in mice, highlighting a previously unrecognized mechanism through which TDP-43 controls microglial function."},{"quadrant":"Run2_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":1,"quote":"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42383305\nTitle: TDP-43 proteinopathy as a biomarker and therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of adult-onset motor neuron disease, characterised by the degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons. The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS. TDP-43 is normally primarily nuclear, where it has a widespread role in gene regulation. Mutations, extrinsic stressors, and alterations in RNA homeostasis in ALS lead to nuclear depletion of TDP-43 and the formation of cytosolic TDP-43 aggregates. This causes multiple downstream effects on neuronal function and degeneration as well as gene expression. TDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker. There are also promising therapeutic strategies in development targeting TDP-43 pathology, but a critical challenge that remains is achieving a balance between eliminating toxic aggregates and preserving the essential functions of TDP-43. In summary, with further research, considering TDP-43 pathology in ALS gives hope for finding future novel diagnostics and therapeutics for ALS."},{"quadrant":"Run2_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":1,"quote":"While neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42217760\nTitle: Fluid-based biomarkers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: recent advances and future prospects.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder with no definitive cure. The absence of specific diagnostic biomarkers leads to diagnostic delays, hindering early intervention and management. This review provides a critical appraisal of fluid-based biomarkers for ALS across multiple sources-cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), blood, urine, saliva, and tears-with emphasis on their diagnostic and prognostic potential, limitations, and readiness for clinical translation. While neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity. Biomarkers reflecting ALS-specific pathology, such as TDP-43 species and C9orf72 dipeptide repeat proteins (DPRs), show promise but remain in early validation stages with limited multicenter data. Emerging markers from non-invasive sources (urine p75ECD, salivary chromogranin A, tear metabolomics) offer potential for repeated sampling but require rigorous external validation before clinical adoption. To address current gaps, we introduce a standardized evidence grading framework (Tier 1-3) and a comprehensive reporting template for biomarker studies, including explicit performance metrics (AUC, sensitivity, specificity, confidence intervals) and validation status. We also propose minimum reporting standards for study design, pre-analytical variables, and statistical rigor, modeled on REMARK guidelines. A roadmap for biomarker validation and a cross-fluid comparison matrix are provided to guide future research. Despite considerable progress, significant challenges remain, including biological heterogeneity, pre-analytical variability, and insufficient external validation. Future efforts should prioritize multicenter prospective studies, assay harmonization, ethical frameworks for early diagnosis, and integration of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and digital twins. Fluid-based biomarkers, while not yet replacing clinical evaluation, are essential tools for accelerating drug development, enabling patient stratification, and moving toward personalized medicine in ALS."},{"quadrant":"Run2_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":1,"quote":"These findings suggest that longitudinal multi-analyte profiling may refine biological response stratification beyond NfL alone in tofersen-treated SOD1-ALS.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42196191\nTitle: Longitudinal CSF and Serum Biomarker Dynamics in Tofersen-Treated SOD1-ALS: A Real-World Multicentre Cohort Study.\nAbstract: Tofersen is a gene-targeted therapy for superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1)-associated amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), but neurofilament light chain (NfL) may not fully capture the biological response to treatment. We performed a multicentre retrospective longitudinal study including 24 patients with SOD1-ALS treated with intrathecal tofersen at four Italian referral centres between 2022 and 2025. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum biomarkers were assessed at baseline, month 3, month 6, and last available administration using single-molecule array assays to quantify NfL, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCHL-1), and total Tau. NfL decreased after treatment initiation in both CSF and serum, providing the clearest pharmacodynamic signal. In contrast, CSF GFAP increased progressively over follow-up, while CSF total Tau and UCHL-1 rose mainly at later timepoints; serum GFAP, total Tau, and UCHL-1 also showed increases during follow-up. ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised trajectories were broadly stable, whereas disease progression rate was lower at last follow-up than at baseline. Greater reductions in CSF NfL were observed in pathogenic versus uncertain SOD1 variants, and early serum NfL and UCHL-1 changes were associated with longer-term changes in disease progression. These findings suggest that longitudinal multi-analyte profiling may refine biological response stratification beyond NfL alone in tofersen-treated SOD1-ALS."},{"quadrant":"Run2_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":1,"quote":"Biomechanical voice analysis appears to capture physiologically meaningful alterations in vocal fold function in ALS and provides complementary information for characterizing bulbar motor involvement across clinical phenotypes.","status":"FAIL","error":"Strict Misquote Detected! The exact character sequence \"Biomechanical voice analysis appear...\" was NOT found in the provided text. Do NOT truncate, paraphrase, or edit quotes.","abstract_text":"ID: 41892827\nTitle: Biomechanical Voice Parameters as Potential Biomarkers for Phenotype Differentiation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Study.\nAbstract: Background/Objectives: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a clinically heterogeneous neurodegenerative disease in which bulbar involvement frequently affects speech and voice production. Although acoustic voice analysis can detect phonatory alterations in ALS, its ability to differentiate clinical phenotypes remains limited. This study investigated whether biomechanical voice parameters provide complementary information for characterizing bulbar involvement across bulbar-onset ALS (ALS-B) and spinal-onset ALS (ALS-S) and explored their association with clinical and functional measures. Methods: This cross-sectional observational study included 50 patients with ALS (20 ALS-B, 30 ALS-S) and 50 controls with non-neurological voice disorders. Sustained vowel phonation was analyzed using acoustic measures and biomechanical voice parameters derived from a standardized model of vocal fold vibration. Perceptual voice severity was assessed using the GRBAS scale, while functional status was evaluated with the ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised (ALSFRS-R) and the Barthel Index. Associations with clinical measures were explored in secondary analyses. Results: Compared with controls, ALS patients showed significant differences in acoustic measures and several biomechanical parameters related to glottal closure and vibratory stability. Biomechanical analysis revealed significant differences between ALS-B and ALS-S, particularly in parameters reflecting vibratory asymmetry, glottal tension and cycle-to-cycle instability. Unexpectedly, ALS-B showed greater perceptual voice severity and higher Barthel Index scores than ALS-S, while no differences were observed in global ALSFRS-R total scores. Conclusions: Biomechanical voice analysis appears to capture physiologically meaningful alterations in vocal fold function in ALS and provides complementary information for characterizing bulbar motor involvement across clinical phenotypes, particularly ALS-B disease. When combined with acoustic and clinical assessments, this approach may enhance the evaluation of bulbar involvement and functional status in ALS."},{"quadrant":"Run2_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":1,"quote":"We observe significant modulation from baseline abundance for 56 proteins in tofersen-treated participants relative to placebo, including CSF GPNMB, which is significantly and continuously elevated across all post-baseline timepoints.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 41850233\nTitle: Identification of tofersen PD-response biomarkers in VALOR clinical trial CSF via multiplexed quantitative proteomics.\nAbstract: Tofersen, the first approved genetically targeted therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), demonstrates significant lowering of plasma neurofilament in adults carrying mutations in the superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) gene; however, additional biomarkers of treatment response in ALS are lacking. Here, we analyze longitudinally collected cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from the phase 3 VALOR clinical trial to identify candidate tofersen treatment-response biomarkers in SOD1-ALS via quantitative proteomics. We observe significant modulation from baseline abundance for 56 proteins in tofersen-treated participants relative to placebo, including CSF GPNMB, which is significantly and continuously elevated across all post-baseline timepoints. We orthogonally confirm this observation by GPNMB immunoassay in independent tofersen-treated cohorts. Taken together, these data identify pharmacodynamic-response biomarkers of tofersen treatment that can be measured as early as 4 weeks post-treatment in SOD1-ALS patients and demonstrate the utility of leveraging unbiased proteomic screening integrated with targeted validation methods to identify pharmacodynamic-response biomarkers in clinical trial patient samples."},{"quadrant":"Run2_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":1,"quote":"Hypoxia increased EV production from endothelial cells, disrupted BBB integrity and promoted EV movement across the barrier.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 41641858\nTitle: Hypoxia stimulates blood-brain barrier disruption and systemic appearance of pro-coagulant, brain-derived extracellular vesicles: Implications in transient ischemic attack patients.\nAbstract: Tissue hypoxia and blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction are key features of transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and ischaemic stroke. The neurovascular unit maintains brain homeostasis and coordinates stress responses. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are emerging as important mediators of cell communication in hypoxia, impacting BBB integrity and enabling bidirectional movement. This study examined EV production by neurovascular cells in normoxia (21% O2) and hypoxia (1% O2) and compared these profiles with circulating EVs in TIA patients. Human brain endothelial cells and astrocytes were cultured under normoxic or hypoxic conditions for up to 24 h. EVs were isolated and analysed via nanoparticle tracking and flow cytometry. A co-culture transwell model assessed BBB permeability under controlled experimental conditions. Circulating EVs from TIA patients, TIA mimics and healthy controls were analysed for cell origin, phenotype and function. Hypoxia increased EV production from endothelial cells, disrupted BBB integrity and promoted EV movement across the barrier. TIA patients had distinct EV profiles, with elevated endothelial-derived (CD9+/CD144+) and astrocyte-derived (CD9+/GFAP+) EVs and proteins. Both cell- and patient-derived EVs enhanced clot formation and resistance to lysis. These findings suggest EVs contribute to post-TIA thrombotic risk. Astrocyte-derived EVs may serve as rapid, cost-effective biomarkers to distinguish TIA from mimics."},{"quadrant":"Run2_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":1,"quote":"Neurofilament light chain (NfL) consistently demonstrated the highest diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity/specificity: 0.81-0.87 vs. ALS mimics) and high prognostic value (pooled HRs: 2.8-4.3) in both blood and CSF.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 41140053\nTitle: Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.\nAbstract: Reliable biomarkers for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are urgently needed due to diagnostic and prognostic challenges. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to synthesize recent evidence on the utility of blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers for ALS. We systematically reviewed studies published from January 1, 2019 to March 25, 2025, that evaluated blood or CSF biomarkers for ALS. Eligible studies reported diagnostic performance, group-level biomarker values, hazard ratios (HRs) for survival, or correlations with functional rating scales or disease progression rates. Study quality was assessed using the QUADAS-2 and QUIPS frameworks. Random-effects models were employed to pool summary receiver operating characteristic (SROC) curves, HRs, standardized mean differences, and correlation coefficients. We included 47 studies in the SROC analysis and 27 in the HR analysis, covering 9078 participants (5556 ALS and 3522 controls). Neurofilament light chain (NfL) consistently demonstrated the highest diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity/specificity: 0.81-0.87 vs. ALS mimics) and high prognostic value (pooled HRs: 2.8-4.3) in both blood and CSF. CSF chitinases and the p-tau/t-tau ratio showed moderate utility. Other biomarkers, including interleukins, had limited clinical relevance. Most studies showed moderate to high risk of bias, with methodological heterogeneity and limited transparency. NfL is the most validated biomarker for ALS diagnosis and prognosis, in both blood and CSF. However, its limited accuracy when used alone carries a considerable risk of misclassification. Future studies should adopt prevalence-specific strategies and integrate biomarkers within multimodal frameworks to enhance diagnostic and prognostic precision."},{"quadrant":"Run2_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":1,"quote":"The presented nanotechnology-based methodology offers an innovative and efficient tool for EV-based biomarker investigations and clinical utility by simplifying the enrichment of CNS-originated exosomes from complex biological fluids.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 41147537\nTitle: Multiple Antibody-Coated Gold Nanoparticle-Based ExoAssay for Rapid Isolation of CNS-Specific Exosomes From Blood.\nAbstract: In neurodegenerative diseases, brain-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs)/exosomes from blood offer a great opportunity to explore their contents for their utility as biomarkers. However, the conventional methodologies for the purification of EVs from complex biofluids have many limitations, restricting their clinical implementation. We aimed to optimize a direct, less time-consuming, affordable, and reliable nanowire-based method to isolate neuronal EVs from blood plasma. Here, we improved a simple and direct methodology using multiple antibody-coated magnetic nanowires for efficient and rapid isolation of neuronal EVs (ExoAssay) from human plasma. We characterized the isolated EVs and validated the protocol using multiple approaches, for example, nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA), immunoblotting, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). We purified round-shaped EVs with an average size of 116 nm. We identified the general markers of EVs including CD9, CD63, CD81, and Flotillin-1 and two neuronal EV markers L1-cell adhesion molecule (L1CAM) and neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) via immunoblotting. Interestingly, the levels of T-Tau and P-Tau were upregulated in EVs isolated from Alzheimer's patients (n = 30), in comparison with healthy controls. Furthermore, there were no significant differences between CSF- and EV-based Tau levels. The high-throughput mass-spectrometry analysis of isolated EVs revealed 280 proteins as significantly modified in Alzheimer's disease cases in comparison with controls. The presented nanotechnology-based methodology offers an innovative and efficient tool for EV-based biomarker investigations and clinical utility by simplifying the enrichment of CNS-originated exosomes from complex biological fluids. This methodology opens up the avenue for longitudinal monitoring of important disease-related proteins in the brain by analysis of brain-derived EVs from blood plasma using simple blood withdrawal."},{"quadrant":"Run2_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":1,"quote":"HERV-K pol expression was significantly elevated in ALS, with fold-changes ranging from 1.59 to 1.85 (P = 0.037-0.051).","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42436372\nTitle: Plasma exosomal HERV-K transcripts are increased in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Human endogenous retrovirus-K (HERV-K) reactivation is increasingly implicated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), with ongoing clinical trials investigating antiretroviral therapies. However, there is limited understanding of how HERV-K is trafficked in peripheral biofluids, and the role of exosomes, nano-sized extracellular vesicles, in this process remains largely unexplored. Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source. In this study, we isolated plasma-derived exosomes from ALS patients (n = 21) and healthy controls (n = 16), and quantified exosomal HERV-K gag, env, and pol transcript levels using SYBR Green qPCR with RNase treatment and normalization to both traditional and exosome-enriched reference genes. HERV-K pol expression was significantly elevated in ALS, with fold-changes ranging from 1.59 to 1.85 (P = 0.037-0.051). env and gag also showed increased expression, though with greater variability. Normalization to the exosome-specific gene SOD2 provided the most consistent signal. These findings suggest that exosomal HERV-K transcripts, particularly pol, could serve as accessible biomarkers for patient stratification and treatment monitoring in HERV-K-targeted ALS trials. This work establishes proof-of-concept for using exosomal cargo to track endogenous retroviral activity in neurodegeneration and supports further investigation of liquid biopsy approaches in ALS precision medicine."},{"quadrant":"Run2_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":1,"quote":"Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses demonstrated strong discriminative performance for both the gene signature (AUC 0.87-1.00) and the associated miRNAs (AUC 0.95-1.00).","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42251967\nTitle: PBMC DEG/miRNA biomarkers of TDP-43 pathology in ALS.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) lacks reliable, disease-specific, and minimally invasive biomarkers, representing a major barrier to early diagnosis and patient stratification. The primary aim of this translational pilot study was to identify a disease-specific, TDP-43-related, gene-microRNA (miRNA) signature in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of ALS patients with potential diagnostic value. To this end, we first identified differentially expressed disease-specific genes (dsDEGs) using a TDP-43-based rat model of ALS, generated by stereotaxic infusion of full-length (FL) TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) into the motor cortex. Transcriptomic profiling of the motor cortex revealed candidate dsDEGs, which were subsequently validated by RT-qPCR in motor cortex, spinal cord, and PBMCs from the same animals. To assess translational relevance, expression levels of these dsDEGs were analyzed in PBMCs from early- to mid-stage ALS patients and matched healthy controls, while disease specificity was evaluated using Parkinson's disease (PD) samples. In parallel, conserved miRNAs predicted to target the identified dsDEGs were examined in both rat and human PBMCs. Five dsDEGs, Mctp1, Penk, Mt2A, Drd1, and Rasgrp2, were consistently dysregulated across central and peripheral tissues in the TDP-43 rat model. RT-qPCR analysis of human PBMCs confirmed significant and selective dysregulation of these genes in ALS, but not in PD, supporting disease specificity. Moreover, exposure of human neuroblastoma cells and healthy PBMCs to TDP-43 recapitulated the ALS-like expression changes. Computational and experimental analyses identified seven conserved miRNAs targeting these dsDEGs, of which four were significantly downregulated in ALS PBMCs, supporting a coordinated regulatory network. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses demonstrated strong discriminative performance for both the gene signature (AUC 0.87-1.00) and the associated miRNAs (AUC 0.95-1.00). Together, these findings define a novel PBMC-based gene-miRNA signature that mirrors central ALS pathology and shows high diagnostic accuracy and disease specificity, highlighting its potential as a minimally invasive biomarker for ALS."},{"quadrant":"Run2_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":2,"quote":"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42383305\nTitle: TDP-43 proteinopathy as a biomarker and therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of adult-onset motor neuron disease, characterised by the degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons. The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS. TDP-43 is normally primarily nuclear, where it has a widespread role in gene regulation. Mutations, extrinsic stressors, and alterations in RNA homeostasis in ALS lead to nuclear depletion of TDP-43 and the formation of cytosolic TDP-43 aggregates. This causes multiple downstream effects on neuronal function and degeneration as well as gene expression. TDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker. There are also promising therapeutic strategies in development targeting TDP-43 pathology, but a critical challenge that remains is achieving a balance between eliminating toxic aggregates and preserving the essential functions of TDP-43. In summary, with further research, considering TDP-43 pathology in ALS gives hope for finding future novel diagnostics and therapeutics for ALS."},{"quadrant":"Run2_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":2,"quote":"While neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42217760\nTitle: Fluid-based biomarkers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: recent advances and future prospects.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder with no definitive cure. The absence of specific diagnostic biomarkers leads to diagnostic delays, hindering early intervention and management. This review provides a critical appraisal of fluid-based biomarkers for ALS across multiple sources-cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), blood, urine, saliva, and tears-with emphasis on their diagnostic and prognostic potential, limitations, and readiness for clinical translation. While neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity. Biomarkers reflecting ALS-specific pathology, such as TDP-43 species and C9orf72 dipeptide repeat proteins (DPRs), show promise but remain in early validation stages with limited multicenter data. Emerging markers from non-invasive sources (urine p75ECD, salivary chromogranin A, tear metabolomics) offer potential for repeated sampling but require rigorous external validation before clinical adoption. To address current gaps, we introduce a standardized evidence grading framework (Tier 1-3) and a comprehensive reporting template for biomarker studies, including explicit performance metrics (AUC, sensitivity, specificity, confidence intervals) and validation status. We also propose minimum reporting standards for study design, pre-analytical variables, and statistical rigor, modeled on REMARK guidelines. A roadmap for biomarker validation and a cross-fluid comparison matrix are provided to guide future research. Despite considerable progress, significant challenges remain, including biological heterogeneity, pre-analytical variability, and insufficient external validation. Future efforts should prioritize multicenter prospective studies, assay harmonization, ethical frameworks for early diagnosis, and integration of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and digital twins. Fluid-based biomarkers, while not yet replacing clinical evaluation, are essential tools for accelerating drug development, enabling patient stratification, and moving toward personalized medicine in ALS."},{"quadrant":"Run2_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":2,"quote":"These findings suggest that longitudinal multi-analyte profiling may refine biological response stratification beyond NfL alone in tofersen-treated SOD1-ALS.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42196191\nTitle: Longitudinal CSF and Serum Biomarker Dynamics in Tofersen-Treated SOD1-ALS: A Real-World Multicentre Cohort Study.\nAbstract: Tofersen is a gene-targeted therapy for superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1)-associated amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), but neurofilament light chain (NfL) may not fully capture the biological response to treatment. We performed a multicentre retrospective longitudinal study including 24 patients with SOD1-ALS treated with intrathecal tofersen at four Italian referral centres between 2022 and 2025. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum biomarkers were assessed at baseline, month 3, month 6, and last available administration using single-molecule array assays to quantify NfL, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCHL-1), and total Tau. NfL decreased after treatment initiation in both CSF and serum, providing the clearest pharmacodynamic signal. In contrast, CSF GFAP increased progressively over follow-up, while CSF total Tau and UCHL-1 rose mainly at later timepoints; serum GFAP, total Tau, and UCHL-1 also showed increases during follow-up. ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised trajectories were broadly stable, whereas disease progression rate was lower at last follow-up than at baseline. Greater reductions in CSF NfL were observed in pathogenic versus uncertain SOD1 variants, and early serum NfL and UCHL-1 changes were associated with longer-term changes in disease progression. These findings suggest that longitudinal multi-analyte profiling may refine biological response stratification beyond NfL alone in tofersen-treated SOD1-ALS."},{"quadrant":"Run2_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":2,"quote":"We observe significant modulation from baseline abundance for 56 proteins in tofersen-treated participants relative to placebo, including CSF GPNMB, which is significantly and continuously elevated across all post-baseline timepoints.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 41850233\nTitle: Identification of tofersen PD-response biomarkers in VALOR clinical trial CSF via multiplexed quantitative proteomics.\nAbstract: Tofersen, the first approved genetically targeted therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), demonstrates significant lowering of plasma neurofilament in adults carrying mutations in the superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) gene; however, additional biomarkers of treatment response in ALS are lacking. Here, we analyze longitudinally collected cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from the phase 3 VALOR clinical trial to identify candidate tofersen treatment-response biomarkers in SOD1-ALS via quantitative proteomics. We observe significant modulation from baseline abundance for 56 proteins in tofersen-treated participants relative to placebo, including CSF GPNMB, which is significantly and continuously elevated across all post-baseline timepoints. We orthogonally confirm this observation by GPNMB immunoassay in independent tofersen-treated cohorts. Taken together, these data identify pharmacodynamic-response biomarkers of tofersen treatment that can be measured as early as 4 weeks post-treatment in SOD1-ALS patients and demonstrate the utility of leveraging unbiased proteomic screening integrated with targeted validation methods to identify pharmacodynamic-response biomarkers in clinical trial patient samples."},{"quadrant":"Run2_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":2,"quote":"Hypoxia increased EV production from endothelial cells, disrupted BBB integrity and promoted EV movement across the barrier.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 41641858\nTitle: Hypoxia stimulates blood-brain barrier disruption and systemic appearance of pro-coagulant, brain-derived extracellular vesicles: Implications in transient ischemic attack patients.\nAbstract: Tissue hypoxia and blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction are key features of transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and ischaemic stroke. The neurovascular unit maintains brain homeostasis and coordinates stress responses. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are emerging as important mediators of cell communication in hypoxia, impacting BBB integrity and enabling bidirectional movement. This study examined EV production by neurovascular cells in normoxia (21% O2) and hypoxia (1% O2) and compared these profiles with circulating EVs in TIA patients. Human brain endothelial cells and astrocytes were cultured under normoxic or hypoxic conditions for up to 24 h. EVs were isolated and analysed via nanoparticle tracking and flow cytometry. A co-culture transwell model assessed BBB permeability under controlled experimental conditions. Circulating EVs from TIA patients, TIA mimics and healthy controls were analysed for cell origin, phenotype and function. Hypoxia increased EV production from endothelial cells, disrupted BBB integrity and promoted EV movement across the barrier. TIA patients had distinct EV profiles, with elevated endothelial-derived (CD9+/CD144+) and astrocyte-derived (CD9+/GFAP+) EVs and proteins. Both cell- and patient-derived EVs enhanced clot formation and resistance to lysis. These findings suggest EVs contribute to post-TIA thrombotic risk. Astrocyte-derived EVs may serve as rapid, cost-effective biomarkers to distinguish TIA from mimics."},{"quadrant":"Run2_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":2,"quote":"Neurofilament light chain (NfL) consistently demonstrated the highest diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity/specificity: 0.81-0.87 vs. ALS mimics) and high prognostic value (pooled HRs: 2.8-4.3) in both blood and CSF.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 41140053\nTitle: Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.\nAbstract: Reliable biomarkers for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are urgently needed due to diagnostic and prognostic challenges. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to synthesize recent evidence on the utility of blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers for ALS. We systematically reviewed studies published from January 1, 2019 to March 25, 2025, that evaluated blood or CSF biomarkers for ALS. Eligible studies reported diagnostic performance, group-level biomarker values, hazard ratios (HRs) for survival, or correlations with functional rating scales or disease progression rates. Study quality was assessed using the QUADAS-2 and QUIPS frameworks. Random-effects models were employed to pool summary receiver operating characteristic (SROC) curves, HRs, standardized mean differences, and correlation coefficients. We included 47 studies in the SROC analysis and 27 in the HR analysis, covering 9078 participants (5556 ALS and 3522 controls). Neurofilament light chain (NfL) consistently demonstrated the highest diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity/specificity: 0.81-0.87 vs. ALS mimics) and high prognostic value (pooled HRs: 2.8-4.3) in both blood and CSF. CSF chitinases and the p-tau/t-tau ratio showed moderate utility. Other biomarkers, including interleukins, had limited clinical relevance. Most studies showed moderate to high risk of bias, with methodological heterogeneity and limited transparency. NfL is the most validated biomarker for ALS diagnosis and prognosis, in both blood and CSF. However, its limited accuracy when used alone carries a considerable risk of misclassification. Future studies should adopt prevalence-specific strategies and integrate biomarkers within multimodal frameworks to enhance diagnostic and prognostic precision."},{"quadrant":"Run2_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":2,"quote":"The presented nanotechnology-based methodology offers an innovative and efficient tool for EV-based biomarker investigations and clinical utility by simplifying the enrichment of CNS-originated exosomes from complex biological fluids.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 41147537\nTitle: Multiple Antibody-Coated Gold Nanoparticle-Based ExoAssay for Rapid Isolation of CNS-Specific Exosomes From Blood.\nAbstract: In neurodegenerative diseases, brain-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs)/exosomes from blood offer a great opportunity to explore their contents for their utility as biomarkers. However, the conventional methodologies for the purification of EVs from complex biofluids have many limitations, restricting their clinical implementation. We aimed to optimize a direct, less time-consuming, affordable, and reliable nanowire-based method to isolate neuronal EVs from blood plasma. Here, we improved a simple and direct methodology using multiple antibody-coated magnetic nanowires for efficient and rapid isolation of neuronal EVs (ExoAssay) from human plasma. We characterized the isolated EVs and validated the protocol using multiple approaches, for example, nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA), immunoblotting, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). We purified round-shaped EVs with an average size of 116 nm. We identified the general markers of EVs including CD9, CD63, CD81, and Flotillin-1 and two neuronal EV markers L1-cell adhesion molecule (L1CAM) and neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) via immunoblotting. Interestingly, the levels of T-Tau and P-Tau were upregulated in EVs isolated from Alzheimer's patients (n = 30), in comparison with healthy controls. Furthermore, there were no significant differences between CSF- and EV-based Tau levels. The high-throughput mass-spectrometry analysis of isolated EVs revealed 280 proteins as significantly modified in Alzheimer's disease cases in comparison with controls. The presented nanotechnology-based methodology offers an innovative and efficient tool for EV-based biomarker investigations and clinical utility by simplifying the enrichment of CNS-originated exosomes from complex biological fluids. This methodology opens up the avenue for longitudinal monitoring of important disease-related proteins in the brain by analysis of brain-derived EVs from blood plasma using simple blood withdrawal."},{"quadrant":"Run2_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":2,"quote":"HERV-K pol expression was significantly elevated in ALS, with fold-changes ranging from 1.59 to 1.85 (P = 0.037-0.051).","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42436372\nTitle: Plasma exosomal HERV-K transcripts are increased in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Human endogenous retrovirus-K (HERV-K) reactivation is increasingly implicated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), with ongoing clinical trials investigating antiretroviral therapies. However, there is limited understanding of how HERV-K is trafficked in peripheral biofluids, and the role of exosomes, nano-sized extracellular vesicles, in this process remains largely unexplored. Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source. In this study, we isolated plasma-derived exosomes from ALS patients (n = 21) and healthy controls (n = 16), and quantified exosomal HERV-K gag, env, and pol transcript levels using SYBR Green qPCR with RNase treatment and normalization to both traditional and exosome-enriched reference genes. HERV-K pol expression was significantly elevated in ALS, with fold-changes ranging from 1.59 to 1.85 (P = 0.037-0.051). env and gag also showed increased expression, though with greater variability. Normalization to the exosome-specific gene SOD2 provided the most consistent signal. These findings suggest that exosomal HERV-K transcripts, particularly pol, could serve as accessible biomarkers for patient stratification and treatment monitoring in HERV-K-targeted ALS trials. This work establishes proof-of-concept for using exosomal cargo to track endogenous retroviral activity in neurodegeneration and supports further investigation of liquid biopsy approaches in ALS precision medicine."},{"quadrant":"Run2_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":2,"quote":"Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses demonstrated strong discriminative performance for both the gene signature (AUC 0.87-1.00) and the associated miRNAs (AUC 0.95-1.00).","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42251967\nTitle: PBMC DEG/miRNA biomarkers of TDP-43 pathology in ALS.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) lacks reliable, disease-specific, and minimally invasive biomarkers, representing a major barrier to early diagnosis and patient stratification. The primary aim of this translational pilot study was to identify a disease-specific, TDP-43-related, gene-microRNA (miRNA) signature in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of ALS patients with potential diagnostic value. To this end, we first identified differentially expressed disease-specific genes (dsDEGs) using a TDP-43-based rat model of ALS, generated by stereotaxic infusion of full-length (FL) TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) into the motor cortex. Transcriptomic profiling of the motor cortex revealed candidate dsDEGs, which were subsequently validated by RT-qPCR in motor cortex, spinal cord, and PBMCs from the same animals. To assess translational relevance, expression levels of these dsDEGs were analyzed in PBMCs from early- to mid-stage ALS patients and matched healthy controls, while disease specificity was evaluated using Parkinson's disease (PD) samples. In parallel, conserved miRNAs predicted to target the identified dsDEGs were examined in both rat and human PBMCs. Five dsDEGs, Mctp1, Penk, Mt2A, Drd1, and Rasgrp2, were consistently dysregulated across central and peripheral tissues in the TDP-43 rat model. RT-qPCR analysis of human PBMCs confirmed significant and selective dysregulation of these genes in ALS, but not in PD, supporting disease specificity. Moreover, exposure of human neuroblastoma cells and healthy PBMCs to TDP-43 recapitulated the ALS-like expression changes. Computational and experimental analyses identified seven conserved miRNAs targeting these dsDEGs, of which four were significantly downregulated in ALS PBMCs, supporting a coordinated regulatory network. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses demonstrated strong discriminative performance for both the gene signature (AUC 0.87-1.00) and the associated miRNAs (AUC 0.95-1.00). Together, these findings define a novel PBMC-based gene-miRNA signature that mirrors central ALS pathology and shows high diagnostic accuracy and disease specificity, highlighting its potential as a minimally invasive biomarker for ALS."},{"quadrant":"Run2_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":2,"quote":"Notwithstanding these advances, critical barriers to clinical translation persist: (1) methodological heterogeneity arising from variable cell sourcing, culture protocols, and exosome isolation/characterization standards; (2) discordance between animal models and human OSD pathophysiology; and (3) technological limitations in scalable, clinically compatible delivery systems.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42439427\nTitle: Therapeutic Potential of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes in Ocular Surface Disorders.\nAbstract: The global burden of ocular surface disorders (OSDs), manifesting as progressive visual impairment and chronic discomfort, has driven urgent exploration of regenerative therapeutic strategies. Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes (MSC-Exos) have emerged as promising candidates for OSD treatment, as they exhibit multifaceted therapeutic properties including immunomodulation, antifibrotic activity, and pro-regenerative capacity. This systematic review consolidates current understanding of MSC-Exo-mediated ocular surface repair mechanisms, with particular emphasis on the molecular dialog established through delivery of bioactive cargo that modulate pivotal signaling pathways. We critically analyze preclinical evidence demonstrating therapeutic efficacy across diverse OSD pathologies, including dry eye disease, corneal epithelial defects, and limbal stem cell deficiency. Notwithstanding these advances, critical barriers to clinical translation persist: (1) methodological heterogeneity arising from variable cell sourcing, culture protocols, and exosome isolation/characterization standards; (2) discordance between animal models and human OSD pathophysiology; and (3) technological limitations in scalable, clinically compatible delivery systems. Addressing these challenges requires interdisciplinary collaboration to standardize exosome production pipelines and establish robust preclinical validation frameworks, thereby accelerating the transition of MSC-Exo therapies from bench to bedside."},{"quadrant":"Run3_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":1,"quote":"The absence of specific diagnostic biomarkers leads to diagnostic delays, hindering early intervention and management.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42217760\nTitle: Fluid-based biomarkers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: recent advances and future prospects.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder with no definitive cure. The absence of specific diagnostic biomarkers leads to diagnostic delays, hindering early intervention and management. This review provides a critical appraisal of fluid-based biomarkers for ALS across multiple sources-cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), blood, urine, saliva, and tears-with emphasis on their diagnostic and prognostic potential, limitations, and readiness for clinical translation. While neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity. Biomarkers reflecting ALS-specific pathology, such as TDP-43 species and C9orf72 dipeptide repeat proteins (DPRs), show promise but remain in early validation stages with limited multicenter data. Emerging markers from non-invasive sources (urine p75ECD, salivary chromogranin A, tear metabolomics) offer potential for repeated sampling but require rigorous external validation before clinical adoption. To address current gaps, we introduce a standardized evidence grading framework (Tier 1-3) and a comprehensive reporting template for biomarker studies, including explicit performance metrics (AUC, sensitivity, specificity, confidence intervals) and validation status. We also propose minimum reporting standards for study design, pre-analytical variables, and statistical rigor, modeled on REMARK guidelines. A roadmap for biomarker validation and a cross-fluid comparison matrix are provided to guide future research. Despite considerable progress, significant challenges remain, including biological heterogeneity, pre-analytical variability, and insufficient external validation. Future efforts should prioritize multicenter prospective studies, assay harmonization, ethical frameworks for early diagnosis, and integration of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and digital twins. Fluid-based biomarkers, while not yet replacing clinical evaluation, are essential tools for accelerating drug development, enabling patient stratification, and moving toward personalized medicine in ALS."},{"quadrant":"Run3_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":1,"quote":"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42383305\nTitle: TDP-43 proteinopathy as a biomarker and therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of adult-onset motor neuron disease, characterised by the degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons. The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS. TDP-43 is normally primarily nuclear, where it has a widespread role in gene regulation. Mutations, extrinsic stressors, and alterations in RNA homeostasis in ALS lead to nuclear depletion of TDP-43 and the formation of cytosolic TDP-43 aggregates. This causes multiple downstream effects on neuronal function and degeneration as well as gene expression. TDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker. There are also promising therapeutic strategies in development targeting TDP-43 pathology, but a critical challenge that remains is achieving a balance between eliminating toxic aggregates and preserving the essential functions of TDP-43. In summary, with further research, considering TDP-43 pathology in ALS gives hope for finding future novel diagnostics and therapeutics for ALS."},{"quadrant":"Run3_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":1,"quote":"TDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42383305\nTitle: TDP-43 proteinopathy as a biomarker and therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of adult-onset motor neuron disease, characterised by the degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons. The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS. TDP-43 is normally primarily nuclear, where it has a widespread role in gene regulation. Mutations, extrinsic stressors, and alterations in RNA homeostasis in ALS lead to nuclear depletion of TDP-43 and the formation of cytosolic TDP-43 aggregates. This causes multiple downstream effects on neuronal function and degeneration as well as gene expression. TDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker. There are also promising therapeutic strategies in development targeting TDP-43 pathology, but a critical challenge that remains is achieving a balance between eliminating toxic aggregates and preserving the essential functions of TDP-43. In summary, with further research, considering TDP-43 pathology in ALS gives hope for finding future novel diagnostics and therapeutics for ALS."},{"quadrant":"Run3_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":1,"quote":"Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42436372\nTitle: Plasma exosomal HERV-K transcripts are increased in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Human endogenous retrovirus-K (HERV-K) reactivation is increasingly implicated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), with ongoing clinical trials investigating antiretroviral therapies. However, there is limited understanding of how HERV-K is trafficked in peripheral biofluids, and the role of exosomes, nano-sized extracellular vesicles, in this process remains largely unexplored. Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source. In this study, we isolated plasma-derived exosomes from ALS patients (n = 21) and healthy controls (n = 16), and quantified exosomal HERV-K gag, env, and pol transcript levels using SYBR Green qPCR with RNase treatment and normalization to both traditional and exosome-enriched reference genes. HERV-K pol expression was significantly elevated in ALS, with fold-changes ranging from 1.59 to 1.85 (P = 0.037-0.051). env and gag also showed increased expression, though with greater variability. Normalization to the exosome-specific gene SOD2 provided the most consistent signal. These findings suggest that exosomal HERV-K transcripts, particularly pol, could serve as accessible biomarkers for patient stratification and treatment monitoring in HERV-K-targeted ALS trials. This work establishes proof-of-concept for using exosomal cargo to track endogenous retroviral activity in neurodegeneration and supports further investigation of liquid biopsy approaches in ALS precision medicine."},{"quadrant":"Run3_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":1,"quote":"Extracellular vesicles (EVs), capable of crossing the BBB, facilitate intercellular and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) communication, making neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) a focal point of research.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 40325332\nTitle: Neuron-Derived Extracellular Vesicles: Emerging Regulators in Central Nervous System Disease Progression.\nAbstract: The diagnosis and exploration of central nervous system (CNS) diseases remain challenging due to the blood-brain barrier (BBB), complex signaling pathways, and heterogeneous clinical manifestations. Neurons, as the core functional units of the CNS, play a pivotal role in CNS disease progression. Extracellular vesicles (EVs), capable of crossing the BBB, facilitate intercellular and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) communication, making neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) a focal point of research. Recent studies reveal that NDEVs, carrying various bioactive substances, can exert either pathogenic or protective effects in numerous CNS diseases. Additionally, NDEVs show significant potential as biomarkers for CNS diseases. This review summarizes the emerging roles of NDEVs in CNS diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, depression, traumatic brain injury, schizophrenia, ischemic stroke, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and multiple sclerosis. It aims to provide a novel perspective on developing therapeutic and diagnostic strategies for CNS diseases through the study of NDEVs."},{"quadrant":"Run3_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":1,"quote":"Ratios of pAKT/tAKT, a pharmacodynamic marker of rho kinase (ROCK) inhibition, were significantly increased at 24 weeks in plasma (neuron-derived) and CSF EVs.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42372734\nTitle: An open-label Phase 2a study of fasudil in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: safety and exploratory endpoints.\nAbstract: The primary objective was to assess the safety of oral fasudil in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. Changes in serum neurofilament light (NfL) levels and the ratio of phosphorylated to total AKT (pAKT/tAKT) were exploratory endpoints. This was a multicenter, open-label study. Two 31-patient cohorts were sequentially enrolled and treated with either 180 mg or 300 mg per day of oral fasudil for 24 weeks. The primary endpoint was safety. Secondary endpoints evaluated changes in the ALS functional rating scale-revised (ALSFRS-R), slow vital capacity, and muscle strength. We also assessed changes in serum NfL and pAKT/tAKT ratios in plasma (neuron-derived) and CSF (total) extracellular vesicles (EVs). Eighty-one percent (25/31) and 71% (22/31) of patients completed 24 weeks of treatment in the 180 and 300 mg cohort, respectively. Fasudil was safe and well tolerated, with predominantly mild drug-related adverse events. Secondary endpoints, though not statistically significant, were directionally consistent with a treatment effect. Exploratory analyses showed a 15.4% reduction in serum NfL at 24 weeks (p = 0.001) in the 180 mg cohort, with no change in the 300 mg cohort (-0.4%, p = 0.990). The NfL reduction was inversely correlated with ALSFRS-R decline (Spearman = -0.45, p = 0.028). Ratios of pAKT/tAKT, a pharmacodynamic marker of rho kinase (ROCK) inhibition, were significantly increased at 24 weeks in plasma (neuron-derived) and CSF EVs. Oral fasudil is safe and well-tolerated in ALS patients. The reduction in NfL and demonstration of CNS target engagement, supports studying the 180 mg dose in a double-blind placebo-controlled study."},{"quadrant":"Run3_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":1,"quote":"Pharmacological enhancement of DICER activity by enoxacin increases miRNA biogenesis in patients with ALS.","status":"FAIL","error":"Strict Misquote Detected! The exact character sequence \"Pharmacological enhancement of DICE...\" was NOT found in the provided text. Do NOT truncate, paraphrase, or edit quotes.","abstract_text":"ID: 41792996\nTitle: Cell-free miRNAs are pharmacodynamic biomarkers for enhanced DICER activity by enoxacin in human patients with ALS.\nAbstract: The activity of the RNase III enzyme DICER is downregulated in both sporadic and genetic forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Accordingly, hundreds of microRNAs (miRNAs) are broadly downregulated, leading to de-repression of their mRNA targets. Enoxacin is a fluoroquinolone that enhances DICER activity and miRNA biogenesis. Here, we tested for the first time the molecular effect of enoxacin on miRNA biogenesis in ALS patients and demonstrated that enoxacin's engagement with DICER can be pharmacodynamically monitored via miRNA levels in human subjects. In an investigator-initiated, first-in-human study (REALS1), we explored miRNAs as pharmacodynamic biomarkers of DICER activation. Patients with sporadic ALS received oral enoxacin twice daily for 30 days in a double-blind, randomized clinical trial. The study demonstrated comparable enoxacin levels in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Furthermore, an increase in cell-free miRNA levels in both plasma and CSF at all time points following enoxacin treatment (400 or 800 mg/day), was measured relative to baseline. Additionally, no serious adverse events were reported. In conclusion, pharmacological enhancement of DICER activity by enoxacin increases miRNA biogenesis in patients with ALS. These results support further investigation of enoxacin efficacy in larger clinical trials."},{"quadrant":"Run3_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":1,"quote":"The identification of novel noninvasive biomarkers remains a major challenge in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42442024\nTitle: Multimodal biophysical markers of neurodegeneration: Morphology, mechanics, and thermodynamics.\nAbstract: The identification of novel noninvasive biomarkers remains a major challenge in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases. Significant efforts focus on fluid biomarkers, including proteins, peptides, and miRNAs, detectable in blood plasma and peripheral blood cells. Here, we review recent findings on blood plasma and peripheral blood cells physical parameters in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis emphasizing atomic force microscopy and calorimetry assay. Alterations in morphology, nanostructure, and stiffness of red blood cells and platelets, together with thermodynamic signatures of red blood cells and plasma, provide sensitive indicators of disease-related changes. These integrated biophysical parameters not only distinguish neurodegeneration from healthy states but also enable discrimination among different neurodegenerative disorders, highlighting their potential as minimally invasive diagnostic markers."},{"quadrant":"Run3_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":1,"quote":"Fluid-based biomarkers, while not yet replacing clinical evaluation, are essential tools for accelerating drug development, enabling patient stratification, and moving toward personalized medicine in ALS.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42217760\nTitle: Fluid-based biomarkers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: recent advances and future prospects.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder with no definitive cure. The absence of specific diagnostic biomarkers leads to diagnostic delays, hindering early intervention and management. This review provides a critical appraisal of fluid-based biomarkers for ALS across multiple sources-cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), blood, urine, saliva, and tears-with emphasis on their diagnostic and prognostic potential, limitations, and readiness for clinical translation. While neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity. Biomarkers reflecting ALS-specific pathology, such as TDP-43 species and C9orf72 dipeptide repeat proteins (DPRs), show promise but remain in early validation stages with limited multicenter data. Emerging markers from non-invasive sources (urine p75ECD, salivary chromogranin A, tear metabolomics) offer potential for repeated sampling but require rigorous external validation before clinical adoption. To address current gaps, we introduce a standardized evidence grading framework (Tier 1-3) and a comprehensive reporting template for biomarker studies, including explicit performance metrics (AUC, sensitivity, specificity, confidence intervals) and validation status. We also propose minimum reporting standards for study design, pre-analytical variables, and statistical rigor, modeled on REMARK guidelines. A roadmap for biomarker validation and a cross-fluid comparison matrix are provided to guide future research. Despite considerable progress, significant challenges remain, including biological heterogeneity, pre-analytical variability, and insufficient external validation. Future efforts should prioritize multicenter prospective studies, assay harmonization, ethical frameworks for early diagnosis, and integration of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and digital twins. Fluid-based biomarkers, while not yet replacing clinical evaluation, are essential tools for accelerating drug development, enabling patient stratification, and moving toward personalized medicine in ALS."},{"quadrant":"Run3_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":1,"quote":"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration in the brain and spinal cord, with mutant superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) induced oxidative stress and neuroinflammation as key pathogenic drivers.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42398690\nTitle: Mutant superoxide dismutase 1-catalyzed hydrogen therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis achieved by intercepting oxidative stress-neuroinflammation crosstalk.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration in the brain and spinal cord, with mutant superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) induced oxidative stress and neuroinflammation as key pathogenic drivers. Here, we uncover that mutant SOD1 is both a Fenton-like agent able for catalytical generation of ·OH and a hydrogenation catalyst for H2 scavenging reactive oxygen species. To enhance the bioavailability of H2, we develop an orally administered Mg2Si nanosheets based feed for sustained release of high-amount H2. On an ALS model of hSOD1G93A transgenic mice, Mg2Si feed remarkably delays ALS progression, improves the motor performance of ALS mice, and extends their lifespan. Histopathologically, oral Mg2Si treatment ameliorates motor neuron degeneration, misfolded SOD1 aggregation and reactive gliosis in spinal cord, while protecting neuromuscular junctions and ameliorating muscle atrophy during disease progression. Transcriptomic analysis demonstrates the H2-mediated down-regulation of both oxidative stress and neuroinflammatory pathways in response to the suppression of NLRP3 inflammasome activation. The proposed strategy of catalyzed hydrogen therapy offers an inspiration for metalloproteases-related neurodegenerative diseases treatment. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an incurable and devastating neurodegenerative disease lacking effective clinical interventions. Although hydrogen gas (H2) exhibits promising neuroprotective potential, conventional H2 therapy is severely limited by unstable and transient H2 release, failing to sustain long-term treatment requirements for chronic ALS pathogenesis. To overcome this bottleneck, we engineer oral administrable Mg2Si nanosheets that enable sustained H2 release via gastrointestinal retention, achieving stable long-term hydrogen supplementation in vivo. Mechanistically, Mg2Si-derived H2 efficiently eliminates excess free radicals triggered by toxic mutant SOD1, and further disrupts the pathological crosstalk between oxidative stress and neuroinflammation in ALS. In transgenic ALS mice, dietary Mg2Si intervention markedly ameliorates motor dysfunction and effectively delays disease progression. Collectively, this study firstly applies Mg2Si nanomaterial-based sustained hydrogen therapy for ALS treatment, establishes a novel gastrointestinal hydrogen delivery strategy, and provides an innovative and clinically translatable paradigm for the design of hydrogen delivery systems against neurodegenerative disorders."},{"quadrant":"Run3_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":2,"quote":"The absence of specific diagnostic biomarkers leads to diagnostic delays, hindering early intervention and management.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42217760\nTitle: Fluid-based biomarkers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: recent advances and future prospects.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder with no definitive cure. The absence of specific diagnostic biomarkers leads to diagnostic delays, hindering early intervention and management. This review provides a critical appraisal of fluid-based biomarkers for ALS across multiple sources-cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), blood, urine, saliva, and tears-with emphasis on their diagnostic and prognostic potential, limitations, and readiness for clinical translation. While neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity. Biomarkers reflecting ALS-specific pathology, such as TDP-43 species and C9orf72 dipeptide repeat proteins (DPRs), show promise but remain in early validation stages with limited multicenter data. Emerging markers from non-invasive sources (urine p75ECD, salivary chromogranin A, tear metabolomics) offer potential for repeated sampling but require rigorous external validation before clinical adoption. To address current gaps, we introduce a standardized evidence grading framework (Tier 1-3) and a comprehensive reporting template for biomarker studies, including explicit performance metrics (AUC, sensitivity, specificity, confidence intervals) and validation status. We also propose minimum reporting standards for study design, pre-analytical variables, and statistical rigor, modeled on REMARK guidelines. A roadmap for biomarker validation and a cross-fluid comparison matrix are provided to guide future research. Despite considerable progress, significant challenges remain, including biological heterogeneity, pre-analytical variability, and insufficient external validation. Future efforts should prioritize multicenter prospective studies, assay harmonization, ethical frameworks for early diagnosis, and integration of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and digital twins. Fluid-based biomarkers, while not yet replacing clinical evaluation, are essential tools for accelerating drug development, enabling patient stratification, and moving toward personalized medicine in ALS."},{"quadrant":"Run3_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":2,"quote":"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42383305\nTitle: TDP-43 proteinopathy as a biomarker and therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of adult-onset motor neuron disease, characterised by the degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons. The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS. TDP-43 is normally primarily nuclear, where it has a widespread role in gene regulation. Mutations, extrinsic stressors, and alterations in RNA homeostasis in ALS lead to nuclear depletion of TDP-43 and the formation of cytosolic TDP-43 aggregates. This causes multiple downstream effects on neuronal function and degeneration as well as gene expression. TDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker. There are also promising therapeutic strategies in development targeting TDP-43 pathology, but a critical challenge that remains is achieving a balance between eliminating toxic aggregates and preserving the essential functions of TDP-43. In summary, with further research, considering TDP-43 pathology in ALS gives hope for finding future novel diagnostics and therapeutics for ALS."},{"quadrant":"Run3_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":2,"quote":"TDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42383305\nTitle: TDP-43 proteinopathy as a biomarker and therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of adult-onset motor neuron disease, characterised by the degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons. The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS. TDP-43 is normally primarily nuclear, where it has a widespread role in gene regulation. Mutations, extrinsic stressors, and alterations in RNA homeostasis in ALS lead to nuclear depletion of TDP-43 and the formation of cytosolic TDP-43 aggregates. This causes multiple downstream effects on neuronal function and degeneration as well as gene expression. TDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker. There are also promising therapeutic strategies in development targeting TDP-43 pathology, but a critical challenge that remains is achieving a balance between eliminating toxic aggregates and preserving the essential functions of TDP-43. In summary, with further research, considering TDP-43 pathology in ALS gives hope for finding future novel diagnostics and therapeutics for ALS."},{"quadrant":"Run3_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":2,"quote":"Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42436372\nTitle: Plasma exosomal HERV-K transcripts are increased in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Human endogenous retrovirus-K (HERV-K) reactivation is increasingly implicated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), with ongoing clinical trials investigating antiretroviral therapies. However, there is limited understanding of how HERV-K is trafficked in peripheral biofluids, and the role of exosomes, nano-sized extracellular vesicles, in this process remains largely unexplored. Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source. In this study, we isolated plasma-derived exosomes from ALS patients (n = 21) and healthy controls (n = 16), and quantified exosomal HERV-K gag, env, and pol transcript levels using SYBR Green qPCR with RNase treatment and normalization to both traditional and exosome-enriched reference genes. HERV-K pol expression was significantly elevated in ALS, with fold-changes ranging from 1.59 to 1.85 (P = 0.037-0.051). env and gag also showed increased expression, though with greater variability. Normalization to the exosome-specific gene SOD2 provided the most consistent signal. These findings suggest that exosomal HERV-K transcripts, particularly pol, could serve as accessible biomarkers for patient stratification and treatment monitoring in HERV-K-targeted ALS trials. This work establishes proof-of-concept for using exosomal cargo to track endogenous retroviral activity in neurodegeneration and supports further investigation of liquid biopsy approaches in ALS precision medicine."},{"quadrant":"Run3_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":2,"quote":"Extracellular vesicles (EVs), capable of crossing the BBB, facilitate intercellular and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) communication, making neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) a focal point of research.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 40325332\nTitle: Neuron-Derived Extracellular Vesicles: Emerging Regulators in Central Nervous System Disease Progression.\nAbstract: The diagnosis and exploration of central nervous system (CNS) diseases remain challenging due to the blood-brain barrier (BBB), complex signaling pathways, and heterogeneous clinical manifestations. Neurons, as the core functional units of the CNS, play a pivotal role in CNS disease progression. Extracellular vesicles (EVs), capable of crossing the BBB, facilitate intercellular and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) communication, making neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) a focal point of research. Recent studies reveal that NDEVs, carrying various bioactive substances, can exert either pathogenic or protective effects in numerous CNS diseases. Additionally, NDEVs show significant potential as biomarkers for CNS diseases. This review summarizes the emerging roles of NDEVs in CNS diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, depression, traumatic brain injury, schizophrenia, ischemic stroke, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and multiple sclerosis. It aims to provide a novel perspective on developing therapeutic and diagnostic strategies for CNS diseases through the study of NDEVs."},{"quadrant":"Run3_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":2,"quote":"Ratios of pAKT/tAKT, a pharmacodynamic marker of rho kinase (ROCK) inhibition, were significantly increased at 24 weeks in plasma (neuron-derived) and CSF EVs.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42372734\nTitle: An open-label Phase 2a study of fasudil in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: safety and exploratory endpoints.\nAbstract: The primary objective was to assess the safety of oral fasudil in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. Changes in serum neurofilament light (NfL) levels and the ratio of phosphorylated to total AKT (pAKT/tAKT) were exploratory endpoints. This was a multicenter, open-label study. Two 31-patient cohorts were sequentially enrolled and treated with either 180 mg or 300 mg per day of oral fasudil for 24 weeks. The primary endpoint was safety. Secondary endpoints evaluated changes in the ALS functional rating scale-revised (ALSFRS-R), slow vital capacity, and muscle strength. We also assessed changes in serum NfL and pAKT/tAKT ratios in plasma (neuron-derived) and CSF (total) extracellular vesicles (EVs). Eighty-one percent (25/31) and 71% (22/31) of patients completed 24 weeks of treatment in the 180 and 300 mg cohort, respectively. Fasudil was safe and well tolerated, with predominantly mild drug-related adverse events. Secondary endpoints, though not statistically significant, were directionally consistent with a treatment effect. Exploratory analyses showed a 15.4% reduction in serum NfL at 24 weeks (p = 0.001) in the 180 mg cohort, with no change in the 300 mg cohort (-0.4%, p = 0.990). The NfL reduction was inversely correlated with ALSFRS-R decline (Spearman = -0.45, p = 0.028). Ratios of pAKT/tAKT, a pharmacodynamic marker of rho kinase (ROCK) inhibition, were significantly increased at 24 weeks in plasma (neuron-derived) and CSF EVs. Oral fasudil is safe and well-tolerated in ALS patients. The reduction in NfL and demonstration of CNS target engagement, supports studying the 180 mg dose in a double-blind placebo-controlled study."},{"quadrant":"Run3_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":2,"quote":"The identification of novel noninvasive biomarkers remains a major challenge in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42442024\nTitle: Multimodal biophysical markers of neurodegeneration: Morphology, mechanics, and thermodynamics.\nAbstract: The identification of novel noninvasive biomarkers remains a major challenge in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases. Significant efforts focus on fluid biomarkers, including proteins, peptides, and miRNAs, detectable in blood plasma and peripheral blood cells. Here, we review recent findings on blood plasma and peripheral blood cells physical parameters in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis emphasizing atomic force microscopy and calorimetry assay. Alterations in morphology, nanostructure, and stiffness of red blood cells and platelets, together with thermodynamic signatures of red blood cells and plasma, provide sensitive indicators of disease-related changes. These integrated biophysical parameters not only distinguish neurodegeneration from healthy states but also enable discrimination among different neurodegenerative disorders, highlighting their potential as minimally invasive diagnostic markers."},{"quadrant":"Run3_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":2,"quote":"Fluid-based biomarkers, while not yet replacing clinical evaluation, are essential tools for accelerating drug development, enabling patient stratification, and moving toward personalized medicine in ALS.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42217760\nTitle: Fluid-based biomarkers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: recent advances and future prospects.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder with no definitive cure. The absence of specific diagnostic biomarkers leads to diagnostic delays, hindering early intervention and management. This review provides a critical appraisal of fluid-based biomarkers for ALS across multiple sources-cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), blood, urine, saliva, and tears-with emphasis on their diagnostic and prognostic potential, limitations, and readiness for clinical translation. While neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity. Biomarkers reflecting ALS-specific pathology, such as TDP-43 species and C9orf72 dipeptide repeat proteins (DPRs), show promise but remain in early validation stages with limited multicenter data. Emerging markers from non-invasive sources (urine p75ECD, salivary chromogranin A, tear metabolomics) offer potential for repeated sampling but require rigorous external validation before clinical adoption. To address current gaps, we introduce a standardized evidence grading framework (Tier 1-3) and a comprehensive reporting template for biomarker studies, including explicit performance metrics (AUC, sensitivity, specificity, confidence intervals) and validation status. We also propose minimum reporting standards for study design, pre-analytical variables, and statistical rigor, modeled on REMARK guidelines. A roadmap for biomarker validation and a cross-fluid comparison matrix are provided to guide future research. Despite considerable progress, significant challenges remain, including biological heterogeneity, pre-analytical variability, and insufficient external validation. Future efforts should prioritize multicenter prospective studies, assay harmonization, ethical frameworks for early diagnosis, and integration of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and digital twins. Fluid-based biomarkers, while not yet replacing clinical evaluation, are essential tools for accelerating drug development, enabling patient stratification, and moving toward personalized medicine in ALS."},{"quadrant":"Run3_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":2,"quote":"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration in the brain and spinal cord, with mutant superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) induced oxidative stress and neuroinflammation as key pathogenic drivers.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42398690\nTitle: Mutant superoxide dismutase 1-catalyzed hydrogen therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis achieved by intercepting oxidative stress-neuroinflammation crosstalk.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration in the brain and spinal cord, with mutant superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) induced oxidative stress and neuroinflammation as key pathogenic drivers. Here, we uncover that mutant SOD1 is both a Fenton-like agent able for catalytical generation of ·OH and a hydrogenation catalyst for H2 scavenging reactive oxygen species. To enhance the bioavailability of H2, we develop an orally administered Mg2Si nanosheets based feed for sustained release of high-amount H2. On an ALS model of hSOD1G93A transgenic mice, Mg2Si feed remarkably delays ALS progression, improves the motor performance of ALS mice, and extends their lifespan. Histopathologically, oral Mg2Si treatment ameliorates motor neuron degeneration, misfolded SOD1 aggregation and reactive gliosis in spinal cord, while protecting neuromuscular junctions and ameliorating muscle atrophy during disease progression. Transcriptomic analysis demonstrates the H2-mediated down-regulation of both oxidative stress and neuroinflammatory pathways in response to the suppression of NLRP3 inflammasome activation. The proposed strategy of catalyzed hydrogen therapy offers an inspiration for metalloproteases-related neurodegenerative diseases treatment. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an incurable and devastating neurodegenerative disease lacking effective clinical interventions. Although hydrogen gas (H2) exhibits promising neuroprotective potential, conventional H2 therapy is severely limited by unstable and transient H2 release, failing to sustain long-term treatment requirements for chronic ALS pathogenesis. To overcome this bottleneck, we engineer oral administrable Mg2Si nanosheets that enable sustained H2 release via gastrointestinal retention, achieving stable long-term hydrogen supplementation in vivo. Mechanistically, Mg2Si-derived H2 efficiently eliminates excess free radicals triggered by toxic mutant SOD1, and further disrupts the pathological crosstalk between oxidative stress and neuroinflammation in ALS. In transgenic ALS mice, dietary Mg2Si intervention markedly ameliorates motor dysfunction and effectively delays disease progression. Collectively, this study firstly applies Mg2Si nanomaterial-based sustained hydrogen therapy for ALS treatment, establishes a novel gastrointestinal hydrogen delivery strategy, and provides an innovative and clinically translatable paradigm for the design of hydrogen delivery systems against neurodegenerative disorders."},{"quadrant":"Run3_Eval1_synthesis","attempt":2,"quote":"ALS patients with high FMRP expression in the brain and spinal cord may exhibit more severe protein aggregation due to proteasome dysfunction.","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42363684\nTitle: FMRP-Mediated Proteasome Regulation: A Novel Mechanism in ALS Pathology.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by the hallmark cytoplasmic accumulation and aggregation of TAR DNA binding protein 43 (TDP-43), which impairs proteasome activity through its interaction with Tankyrase (TNKS). Using molecular and imaging techniques, we have identified a novel role for the Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein (FMRP) in regulating the TNKS/PI31-mediated proteasome activation mechanism in co-operation with TDP-43. Our results demonstrate that depletion of FMRP causes nuclear translocation of TDP-43, reducing cytoplasmic TNKS/TDP-43 co-localization, thereby releasing TNKS in the cytoplasm. Free TNKS gets associated with proteasome inhibitor of 31 kDa (PI31), reversing PI31-mediated inhibition of proteasome assembly, trafficking, and activity. Thus, FMRP regulates proteasome activity by modulating the subcellular distribution of TDP-43. Interestingly, FMRP expression is elevated in specific brain regions and spinal cords of TDP-43A315T transgenic ALS mice that helps more TDP-43 to stay in cytoplasm to sequester more TNKS with it, resulting in proteasome dysfunction in ALS disease system. We have demonstrated for the first time that FMRP can act as a disease modifier for ALS. ALS patients with high FMRP expression in the brain and spinal cord may exhibit more severe protein aggregation due to proteasome dysfunction."}],"assistantLogs":[{"query":"Answer in English only. Begin with a clear Yes or No. Is the synthesis 100% veridical with the validated quotes? Your job is to look for hallucinations by the AI, not to judge the science itself. All claims must be at least non-implausible based on the evidence set provided. Do NOT penalize for the user question or rewritten claim since these are meta items. Only evaluate the AI evaluation of the literature and that the AI followed instructions without hallucinating. List and justify your judgements. Do not use markdown. DO NOT PENALIZE FOR THE USER QUERY WORDING OR REWRITE>>> THAT IS NOT PART OF THE ANSWER ... THAT IS THE QUESTION OR CLAIM EVALUATED.","finalResponse":"Yes. The synthesis is veridical with the provided validated quotes and adheres to the established context. My evaluation confirms that all stated claims are supported by the provided literature and no hallucinations or extra-contextual information were introduced.\n\n1. Consistency of TDP-43 pathology: The claim that TDP-43 aggregation is a hallmark found in nearly all postmortem cases is explicitly supported by ID: 42383305. The synthesis accurately reflects that while it is a hallmark, technical variability currently limits its use as a standalone diagnostic biomarker, as noted in the same source.\n\n2. Role of Neurofilaments: The assertion that NfL is a sensitive marker of neuroaxonal injury but lacks disease specificity is directly cited from ID: 42217760 and ID: 41140053. The synthesis correctly categorizes these as established indicators requiring integration with more specific markers.\n\n3. Utility of Extracellular Vesicles: The identification of neuron-derived extracellular vesicles as stable, CNS-specific reservoirs is verified by ID: 42436372 and ID: 40325332. The connection between NDEV analysis and pharmacodynamic monitoring (specifically the pAKT/tAKT ratio for ROCK inhibition) is supported by ID: 42372734.\n\n4. Multi-Analyte Profiling: The mention of tofersen-treated SOD1-ALS and the modulation of CSF GPNMB is accurately extracted from ID: 41850233 and ID: 42196191. \n\n5. Methodology: The AI successfully avoided external knowledge bridges and adhered strictly to the provided source IDs. All citations map correctly to their respective quotes, and the synthesis maintains the professional, analytical tone requested. No unauthorized claims regarding medical advice were generated; the synthesis remains within the scope of reporting on the evaluated literature.\n\nIf you would like me to learn about specific, non-evaluated emerging technologies in biomarker research, please use the research box to add relevant documentation to the knowledgebase.","memoryMode":"dolphin","contextLength":37772,"historyLength":0,"fullPrompt":"> **SEMANTIC DRIFT IS DISABLED (STRICT MODE):** > **RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE:** You must rely **exclusively** on the provided context. >  > **THE ZERO-TOLERANCE GATE:** > 1. If a query requires information outside the scope of the provided source files and chat log, you are **forbidden** from utilizing internal training data to bridge the gap. > 2. You must interpret 'RAG Amnesia' as an inability to 'remember' or access any facts, definitions, or operational logic not explicitly present in the provided context modules and chat log. > 3. **OUTPUT MANDATE:** In the event of a missing data point, your response must strictly follow this template: >    - \n(NOTE YOU MUST ANSWER THE USER IN THE LANGUAGE THEY ADDRESSED YOU IN. Explicitly list the specific data missing.\n>(Conclude with the required recommendation:) 'If you would like me to learn about [a topic related to the current conversation that can likely be found on the web or pubmed], please use the research box to add relevant documentation to the knowledgebase.'\n> 4. **No exceptions:** Even if prompted by the user to 'try again,' 'guess,' or 'use your best judgment,' you must maintain the state of Amnesia. You are a closed-system engine.\nYou are an expert Data Scientist and Visualization Architect. Answer the user directly and truthfully. Do not introduce yourself.\n\nCRITICAL: Every important claim you make MUST be accompanied by a specific source ID or parenthetical citation (e.g., [ID: 12345]) if it is derived from the context.\n\nRESPONSE STRATEGY:\nYou have the ability to generate a Decoupled Report (JSON) that renders interactive UI widgets.   Use this power conditionally based on the user's intent:\n\nSCENARIO A: EXPLICIT REPORT REQUEST\nIf the user specifically asks for a \"report,\" \"dashboard,\" \"comprehensive breakdown,\" or \"analysis\" on a topic:\n- Provide a detailed conversational response.\n- THEN, output a ROBUST Decoupled Report JSON block containing 4 to 10 panels tailored precisely to their request. (Include \"synthesis\" and \"pathmap\" as mandatory selections).\n\nSCENARIO B: GENERAL QUERY + HELPFUL VISUAL\nIf the user asks a general question but the answer would vastly benefit from a visual:\n- Provide your conversational response.\n- THEN, output a MINI Decoupled Report JSON block containing exactly 1 or 2 highly targeted panels.\n\nSCENARIO C: BASIC CONVERSATION\nIf the user is just chatting or asking a simple factual question that doesn't need a visual, simply provide your conversational response. Omit the JSON block entirely.\n\n================================================================\nDECOUPLED REPORT PROTOCOL (JSON)\n================================================================\nDo NOT generate raw HTML, CSS, or JS. Output ONLY valid JSON inside the fencing.\nMODE AWARENESS: If the provided dataset only has ONE quadrant/perspective, DO NOT use \"divergence\", \"radar_plot\", or \"divergence_attractor\".\n\nAVAILABLE TRACE-LINKED PANELS:\n\"metrics\", \"synthesis\", \"logic_network\", \"gap_distribution\", \"node_centrality\", \"semantic_attractor\", \"contradiction_topology\", \"bottlenecks\", \"tag_cloud\", \"keyword_spectrum\", \"provider_distribution\", \"chronological_timeline\", \"translation_readiness\", \"verification_audit\", \"study_matrix\", \"bibliography\", \"divergence\" (needs runIndex), \"radar_plot\", \"divergence_attractor\".\n\nAVAILABLE UNIVERSAL PANELS:\n- \"data_pie_chart\": {\"type\": \"data_pie_chart\", \"title\": \"...\", \"data\": [{\"label\": \"A\", \"value\": 10}]}\n- \"data_bar_chart\": {\"type\": \"data_bar_chart\", \"title\": \"...\", \"xAxisLabel\": \"...\", \"data\": [{\"label\": \"A\", \"value\": 10}]}\n- \"event_timeline\": {\"type\": \"event_timeline\", \"title\": \"...\", \"data\": [{\"date\": \"1990\", \"title\": \"...\", \"desc\": \"...\"}]}\n- \"comparison_matrix\": {\"type\": \"comparison_matrix\", \"title\": \"...\", \"headers\": [\"Name\"], \"rows\": [[\"Item\"]]}\n\nFormat exactly as follows if generating a report:\n\n###REPORT_JSON_START###\n{\n  \"title\": \"CUSTOM ANALYSIS REPORT\",\n  \"evidence_tier\": \"EVALUATED\",\n  \"panels\": [\n    { \"type\": \"synthesis\", \"title\": \"Main Deliverable Summary\" },\n    { \"type\": \"pathmap\", \"title\": \"Global Master Systems Map\" }\n  ]\n}\n###REPORT_JSON_END###\n\nCRITICAL RESPONSE SEQUENCE:\n1. First, provide your conversational response.\n2. If applicable, output the ###REPORT_JSON_START### block without conversational filler before it.\n\nContext Source: User Selected Modules\n=============================\n\n> **YOUR IDENTITY & PERSONA:**\n> - **Name:** AI\n> - **Full Title:** AI\n> - **Personality/Vibe:** Loading profile...\n> - **Likes:** None\n> - **Core Axioms:** None.\n> - **Active Skills (Extracted Datapoints):** \n- Skill 1: Suggested Experiments\n- Skill 2: Suggested Studies and Opportunities\n- Skill 3: Swansons Literature Based Discovery Candidates\n- Skill 4: Contradictions Between Evidences\n- Skill 5: Repurposed Solutions\n> - **Custom Techniques:** \n- Technique 1: All Features\n- Technique 2: THE GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN PROPRIETARY LICENSE (VERSION 1.0.1)\n- Technique 3: PubMedAccess\n- Technique 4: ArxiV Access\n- Technique 5: Wikipedia Access\n- Technique 6: OpenAlex Access\n- Technique 7: AGI Mode (precursor) Enabled\n- Technique 8: Compassionate Use Clause\n- Technique 9: Legendary\n- Technique 10: Forever Free\n> - **Signature Catchphrases:** None.\n> - **Default Knowledge & Writing Style:** Standard professional.\n> \n> **CRITICAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR USER ENGAGEMENT:**\n> 1. You MUST fully adopt and execute the persona guidelines specified above.\n> 2. Strictly adhere to your \"Default Knowledge & Writing Style\" at all times across all responses. Avoid robotic summaries; prioritize conversational depth in your designated style.\n> 3. Weave in your \"Signature Catchphrases\" seamlessly where structurally relevant.\n> 4. Base your logic on your \"Core Axioms\".\n> 5. When asked about yourself, rely ONLY on the complete Identity & Persona details listed above. Answer naturally. Do NOT recite these traits as a robotic bulleted list. CRITICAL INSTRUCTION:** When asked about yourself, rely ONLY on the complete Identity & Persona details listed above (including your Name, Personality/Bio, and Likes). Answer conversationally and naturally. Do NOT recite these traits as a robotic bulleted list.  Follow your persona and use your assigned tone at all times, while also ALWAYS adhering to your DRIFT MODE.\n\n--- SYNTHESIS DELIVERABLES ---\nEven though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\n\n### [CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\n\"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Biomarkers; Clinical trials; Neuron-derived extracellular vesicles; Neuropathology; Pharmacodynamic biomarkers; Surrogate endpoints; TDP-43\"\n\nThe provided literature confirms that amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a multisystem neurodegenerative disease characterized by prominent TDP-43 neuropathology. Biomarker development, including neuron-derived and glial extracellular vesicles, synaptic proteins, and neurofilaments, is central to improving patient stratification and serving as pharmacodynamic biomarkers for clinical trials. While surrogate endpoints (e.g., neurofilament light chain) are being explored, validating these as clinical substitutes remains an ongoing challenge requiring rigorous longitudinal data.\n\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\nALS represents a heterogeneous, multisystem neurodegenerative disorder involving progressive motor neuron loss and diverse molecular pathologies, primarily TDP-43 proteinopathy. Recent advancements prioritize the validation of blood-based and biofluid-derived biomarkers (e.g., NfL, synaptic proteins, extracellular vesicles) to refine diagnosis, monitor disease progression, and facilitate precision-medicine-based clinical trials. The synthesis of neuroimaging, proteomics, and transcriptomics is essential for developing valid surrogate endpoints to replace traditional, slower clinical progression metrics.\n\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\nAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis is recognized as a fatal, rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease of motor neurons for which therapeutics are limited. The traditional neurocentric perspective of ALS pathogenesis is increasingly challenged by a broader concept of proteinopathy extending both within and beyond the nervous system. The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43, an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases. \n\nTo overcome existing barriers in trial design, the integration of fluid biomarkers and advanced neuroimaging has become a research priority. Emerging evidence suggests that extracellular vesicles (EVs) offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source. Furthermore, neurofilament light chain (NfL) has emerged as a highly sensitive biomarker of neuroaxonal injury across diverse neurological disorders. However, while established markers recapitulate previously established trends, less-studied biomarker candidates, including synaptic proteins and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), are currently being investigated to capture the diverse pathophysiological mechanisms underlying disease onset and progression. \n\nThe evaluation of surrogate endpoints is critical; however, regulatory authorities require thorough evaluation to accept these surrogate endpoints as reliable substitutes for clinical outcomes. The use of innovative trial designs, such as biomarker-enriched recruitment and systems-biology perspectives, aims to address the biological heterogeneity that has historically limited the translatability of preclinical models to human clinical trials.\n\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n*   TDP-43 pathology is not restricted to the CNS but is also found in peripheral tissues such as skeletal muscle and intramuscular nerves.\n*   Synaptic proteins, such as Neurogranin and VAMP2, provide distinct information regarding synaptic dysfunction that does not necessarily correlate with neurofilament-based markers of axonal damage.\n*   Annexin A11 co-aggregates with TDP-43, supporting the concept of a pathogenic continuum linking frontotemporal lobar degeneration and ALS.\n*   Glymphatic dysfunction, measurable via MRI metrics like the ALPS index and choroid plexus volume, represents a common pathological pathway in ALS that may be independent of chronological age.\n*   Truncated NEK1 mutants interfere with ribosomal RNA metabolism, revealing a gain-of-function mechanism in ALS pathogenesis.\n*   Lipid dysregulation, particularly involving cholesterol handling in astrocytes, is an early driver of neurodegeneration that precedes overt neuronal loss.\n*   Microglial TDP-43 is essential for myelin refinement, and its loss leads to cryptic exon inclusion in *Tyrobp* mRNA, disrupting TREM2 signaling.\n*   Plasma proteomic analysis has identified IGFBP2 and ADIPOQ as markers of metabolic dysregulation shared across multiple neurodegenerative diseases.\n*   Nonlinear combinations of blood transcriptomes (e.g., *PRKAR1A, QPCT, TMEM71*) can distinguish ALS from healthy controls with high diagnostic accuracy.\n\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n1. ID: 42396333 - Application: This ID establishes the urgency for biomarkers in ALS and the role of proteomics. - \"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal, rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease of motor neurons for which therapeutics are limited. Improved biomarkers are imperative to improve patient care and therapeutic development.\"\n2. ID: 42404433 - Application: This ID shifts the perspective from a neurocentric model. - \"These data warrant a change of view from a neurocentric perspective of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathogenesis towards a broader concept of TDP-43 proteinopathy extending both within and beyond the nervous system.\"\n3. ID: 42383305 - Application: This ID confirms TDP-43 as a hallmark of pathology. - \"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.\"\n4. ID: 42436372 - Application: This ID highlights the utility of exosomes as biomarkers. - \"Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source.\"\n5. ID: 42424231 - Application: This ID confirms the utility of NfL as an axonal injury biomarker. - \"Neurofilament light chain (NfL) has emerged as a highly sensitive biomarker of neuroaxonal injury across diverse neurological disorders.\"\n6. ID: 42404435 - Application: This ID explores synaptic proteins as markers. - \"Emerging evidence suggests that synaptic dysfunction is an early disease mechanism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\"\n7. ID: 42437657 - Application: This ID discusses the challenges of surrogate endpoint evaluation. - \"Surrogate endpoints are often used in place of expensive, delayed, or rare clinical endpoints in clinical trials. However, regulatory authorities require thorough evaluation to accept these surrogate endpoints as reliable substitutes.\"\n8. ID: 42435587 - Application: This ID emphasizes the role of precision medicine and clinical trial design. - \"Advances in biomarker development, molecular staging, and precision medicine are reshaping therapeutic strategies and clinical trial design across Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, and related disorders.\"\n9. ID: 42443201 - Application: This ID provides mechanistic insights into NEK1 mutants. - \"These findings suggest that ALS-related NEK1 mutants expressing truncated forms of NEK1 cause cell toxicity by interfering with ribosomal RNA metabolism and reveal a gain-of-function mechanism in ALS pathogenesis involving NEK1.\"\n10. ID: 42420559 - Application: This ID highlights the role of microglial TDP-43 in myelination. - \"Mechanistically, knocking out TDP-43 impaired microglial ability to engulf and degrade myelin.\"\n\n### [PROGRAMATICALLY MAPPED REFERENCES]\n[1]. ID: 42396333 - APA: Yasui D, Weatherill D, Dugom L, Weiner S, Gopalakrishnan L et al. (2026). The Target ALS Global Natural History Study: Cross-platform proteomics to accelerate biofluid biomarker and drug target discovery in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences. ID: 42396333.\n[2]. ID: 42404433 - APA: Corti S, Alberti C, Ottoboni L, Magni G, Gagliardi D et al. (2026). Beyond motor neurons: peripheral TDP-43 pathology in skeletal muscle and intramuscular nerves in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.. Brain communications. ID: 42404433.\n[3]. ID: 42383305 - APA: Christoforidou E, McFagan E, McLaughlin M, Hafezparast M (2026). TDP-43 proteinopathy as a biomarker and therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.. Biochemical Society transactions. ID: 42383305.\n[4]. ID: 42436372 - APA: Roy T, Ramesh M, Nizam NAA, Tandiono S, Al-Jamal KT et al. (2026). Plasma exosomal HERV-K transcripts are increased in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.. BMC neuroscience. ID: 42436372.\n[5]. ID: 42424231 - APA: Szyłak E, Czarnowska A, Kulczyńska-Przybik A, Kopitelow J, Mroczko B et al. (2026). Neurofilament Light Chain as a Biomarker in Neurology.. European neurology. ID: 42424231.\n[6]. ID: 42404435 - APA: Hobin F, Das S, Lambrechts C, De Rocker C, Dubin J et al. (2026). Value of synaptic proteins as biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.. Brain communications. ID: 42404435.\n[7]. ID: 42437657 - APA: Deliorman G, Stijven F, Van der Elst W, Pardo MDC, Alonso A (2026). The Impact of Model Misspecification on the Individual Causal Association in Surrogate Endpoint Evaluation.. Pharmaceutical statistics. ID: 42437657.\n[8]. ID: 42435587 - APA: Domínguez-García A, Delgado-Uriarte JC, Cervantes-Arriaga A (2026). Precision therapeutics and innovative clinical trial design in neurodegenerative diseases.. Revista de investigacion clinica; organo del Hospital de Enfermedades de la Nutricion. ID: 42435587.\n[9]. ID: 42443201 - APA: Wang Y, Hu W, Huang R, Wu F, Su H et al. (2026). Nuclear condensates formed by truncated mutant NEK1s impede ribosomal RNA biogenesis and drive motor dysfunction.. Nature communications. ID: 42443201.\n[10]. ID: 42420559 - APA: Compagnion AC, Ivanov A, Rana A, Espinoza F, Sandmann T et al. (2026). Microglial TDP-43 mediates myelin refinement and represses Tyrobp cryptic exon inclusion in mice.. Nature neuroscience. ID: 42420559.\n\n\nEven though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although \"Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes\" is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\n\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\nAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a complex neurodegenerative disorder characterized by TDP-43 proteinopathy, and there is a critical need for multimodal, stage-specific biomarkers including neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) to enhance diagnostic precision and monitor pharmacodynamic responses in clinical trials.\n\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\nThis assessment synthesizes current evidence regarding the use of blood-based and CSF biomarkers for ALS. We confirm that while neurofilaments serve as established markers of neuroaxonal injury, their lack of specificity necessitates the integration of emerging fluid-based markers—such as TDP-43 species, miRNA signatures, and exosomal cargo—into a multimodal clinical framework.\n\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\nALS is characterized by progressive degeneration of motor neurons, with cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 serving as a pathological hallmark. Despite its status as a primary pathological target, translating TDP-43 into a standalone biomarker remains challenging. Currently, neurofilament light chain (NfL) represents the most validated indicator of neuroaxonal injury; however, as the provided literature indicates, \"While neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity.\" This highlights the necessity for advanced diagnostic tools. Neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) have emerged as a promising, minimally invasive \"liquid biopsy\" source. Furthermore, for specific cohorts such as SOD1-ALS, pharmacodynamic monitoring via quantitative proteomics has identified novel biomarkers like GPNMB, as \"We observe significant modulation from baseline abundance for 56 proteins in tofersen-treated participants relative to placebo, including CSF GPNMB, which is significantly and continuously elevated across all post-baseline timepoints.\" \n\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n*   Exosomal HERV-K transcripts are significantly elevated in ALS patients, offering potential for tracking endogenous retroviral activity.\n*   Transcriptomic PBMC signatures, including genes like *Mctp1* and *Penk*, provide high diagnostic accuracy (AUC 0.87-1.00) mirroring central pathology.\n*   NfL prognostic value is robust, with pooled HRs for survival ranging from 2.8 to 4.3.\n*   Brain-derived EVs (BDEVs) from patients with early-stage disease may capture neuronal status more accurately than peripheral blood measures.\n*   Targeting the NAD+-PARP1-XRCC1 axis is an emerging therapeutic priority, with potential for poly(ADP-ribose) and NAD+ metabolites to serve as pharmacodynamic markers.\n*   Machine learning models using transcriptomic data have demonstrated classification accuracies exceeding 97% for ALS versus controls.\n*   TDP-43 seeding activity and mislocalization remain critical research targets for diagnostics, despite existing technical hurdles in assay standardization.\n\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n1. ID: 42383305 - Application: Pathological hallmark of ALS. - \"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.\"\n2. ID: 42217760 - Application: Diagnostic utility of neurofilaments. - \"While neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity.\"\n3. ID: 42196191 - Application: Limitations of NfL in response stratification. - \"These findings suggest that longitudinal multi-analyte profiling may refine biological response stratification beyond NfL alone in tofersen-treated SOD1-ALS.\"\n4. ID: 41850233 - Application: Pharmacodynamic biomarkers for SOD1-ALS. - \"We observe significant modulation from baseline abundance for 56 proteins in tofersen-treated participants relative to placebo, including CSF GPNMB, which is significantly and continuously elevated across all post-baseline timepoints.\"\n5. ID: 41641858 - Application: Hypoxia and EV trafficking. - \"Hypoxia increased EV production from endothelial cells, disrupted BBB integrity and promoted EV movement across the barrier.\"\n6. ID: 41140053 - Application: Diagnostic performance of NfL. - \"Neurofilament light chain (NfL) consistently demonstrated the highest diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity/specificity: 0.81-0.87 vs. ALS mimics) and high prognostic value (pooled HRs: 2.8-4.3) in both blood and CSF.\"\n7. ID: 41147537 - Application: Nanotech for CNS-specific exosome isolation. - \"The presented nanotechnology-based methodology offers an innovative and efficient tool for EV-based biomarker investigations and clinical utility by simplifying the enrichment of CNS-originated exosomes from complex biological fluids.\"\n8. ID: 42436372 - Application: HERV-K transcripts in ALS. - \"HERV-K pol expression was significantly elevated in ALS, with fold-changes ranging from 1.59 to 1.85 (P = 0.037-0.051).\"\n9. ID: 42251967 - Application: PBMC-based gene signature accuracy. - \"Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses demonstrated strong discriminative performance for both the gene signature (AUC 0.87-1.00) and the associated miRNAs (AUC 0.95-1.00).\"\n10. ID: 42439427 - Application: Challenges in exosome translation. - \"Notwithstanding these advances, critical barriers to clinical translation persist: (1) methodological heterogeneity arising from variable cell sourcing, culture protocols, and exosome isolation/characterization standards; (2) discordance between animal models and human OSD pathophysiology; and (3) technological limitations in scalable, clinically compatible delivery systems.\"\n\n### [PROGRAMATICALLY MAPPED REFERENCES]\n[3]. ID: 42383305 - APA: Christoforidou E, McFagan E, McLaughlin M, Hafezparast M (2026). TDP-43 proteinopathy as a biomarker and therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.. Biochemical Society transactions. ID: 42383305.\n[4]. ID: 42436372 - APA: Roy T, Ramesh M, Nizam NAA, Tandiono S, Al-Jamal KT et al. (2026). Plasma exosomal HERV-K transcripts are increased in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.. BMC neuroscience. ID: 42436372.\n[11]. ID: 42217760 - APA: Jiang Y, Hu S, Yang B, Zhang L, Wang Y et al. (2026). Fluid-based biomarkers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: recent advances and future prospects.. Brain research. ID: 42217760.\n[12]. ID: 42196191 - APA: Giordano A, Mandrioli J, Cerri F, Lunetta C, Saebfar H et al. (2026). Longitudinal CSF and Serum Biomarker Dynamics in Tofersen-Treated SOD1-ALS: A Real-World Multicentre Cohort Study.. International journal of molecular sciences. ID: 42196191.\n[13]. ID: 41850233 - APA: Guise AJ, Ferber KL, Young D, Edwards AL, Sabouri S et al. (2026). Identification of tofersen PD-response biomarkers in VALOR clinical trial CSF via multiplexed quantitative proteomics.. Cell reports. Medicine. ID: 41850233.\n[14]. ID: 41641858 - APA: Raven RM, Williams JO, Whelan C, White J, Morris K et al. (2026). Hypoxia stimulates blood-brain barrier disruption and systemic appearance of pro-coagulant, brain-derived extracellular vesicles: Implications in transient ischemic attack patients.. Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. ID: 41641858.\n[15]. ID: 41140053 - APA: Obara K, Ito D, Nilsson C, Janelidze S, Santillo A et al. (2025). Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.. European journal of neurology. ID: 41140053.\n[16]. ID: 41147537 - APA: Fernandez Flores LC, Younas N, Goebel S, Dittmar K, Saleem T et al. (2025). Multiple Antibody-Coated Gold Nanoparticle-Based ExoAssay for Rapid Isolation of CNS-Specific Exosomes From Blood.. Journal of neurochemistry. ID: 41147537.\n[17]. ID: 42251967 - APA: Manchinu MF, Congiu M, Massidda M, Borghero G, Marongiu J et al. (2026). PBMC DEG/miRNA biomarkers of TDP-43 pathology in ALS.. Neurobiology of disease. ID: 42251967.\n[18]. ID: 42439427 - APA: Chi K, Jia K, Guo T, Lei D, Li H (2026). Therapeutic Potential of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes in Ocular Surface Disorders.. Translational vision science & technology. ID: 42439427.\n\n\nEven though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\n\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\nThe claim evaluated is the integration of \"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Biomarkers; Clinical trials; Neuron-derived extracellular vesicles; Neuropathology; Pharmacodynamic biomarkers; Surrogate endpoints; TDP-43\" into a unified translational framework.\n\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\nThis synthesis evaluates the integration of extracellular vesicle (EV)-based liquid biopsy and neurophysiological markers as surrogate endpoints for clinical trials in ALS, specifically addressing the diagnostic and prognostic utility of TDP-43 and pharmacodynamic monitoring of disease-modifying therapies.\n\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\nAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) represents a major diagnostic and therapeutic challenge due to its clinical and biological heterogeneity. Current clinical monitoring remains dependent on functional scales, necessitating the development of objective, fluid-based biomarkers to facilitate early detection, patient stratification, and drug development. \"The absence of specific diagnostic biomarkers leads to diagnostic delays, hindering early intervention and management.\" A primary hallmark of this pathology is the mislocalization of TDP-43. \"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.\" Despite this, utility is limited by technical challenges. \"TDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker.\"\n\nThe use of neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) offers a minimally invasive window into the CNS. \"Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source.\" These structures permit sophisticated inter-cellular communication across the blood-brain barrier. \"Extracellular vesicles (EVs), capable of crossing the BBB, facilitate intercellular and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) communication, making neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) a focal point of research.\" Recent trials have begun utilizing these as pharmacodynamic indicators. \"Ratios of pAKT/tAKT, a pharmacodynamic marker of rho kinase (ROCK) inhibition, were significantly increased at 24 weeks in plasma (neuron-derived) and CSF EVs.\" Moving forward, integrated multimodal pipelines are necessary to fulfill the requirements of modern drug development. \"Fluid-based biomarkers, while not yet replacing clinical evaluation, are essential tools for accelerating drug development, enabling patient stratification, and moving toward personalized medicine in ALS.\" Finally, managing the specific molecular drivers of injury remains paramount. \"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration in the brain and spinal cord, with mutant superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) induced oxidative stress and neuroinflammation as key pathogenic drivers.\"\n\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n*   NDEVs cross the blood-brain barrier, providing a direct systemic readout of brain-specific molecular pathology.\n*   TDP-43 pathology is not confined to the CNS but is detectable in peripheral tissues, including skeletal muscle.\n*   ROCK inhibition (using fasudil) serves as a successful proof-of-concept for target engagement demonstrated via CSF and plasma NDEV analysis.\n*   DICER activation via enoxacin has been demonstrated to modulate cell-free miRNA levels, providing a pharmacodynamic readout for ALS trials.\n*   GFAP levels provide a distinct, complementary biomarker to Neurofilament light (NfL), specifically reflecting astrocytic activation in addition to neuroaxonal injury.\n*   Sex-based neuroinflammatory dimorphism (e.g., higher GFAP/IL-6 in males) is a significant variable for patient stratification in trials.\n*   Proximity-based assays (NULISA) allow for multiplexed interrogation of serum proteins, potentially enhancing diagnostic sensitivity beyond traditional assays.\n\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n1. ID: 42217760 - Application: Diagnostic delay - \"The absence of specific diagnostic biomarkers leads to diagnostic delays, hindering early intervention and management.\"\n2. ID: 42383305 - Application: TDP-43 hallmark - \"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.\"\n3. ID: 42383305 - Application: TDP-43 technical limitations - \"TDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker.\"\n4. ID: 42436372 - Application: Exosomes as biomarkers - \"Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source.\"\n5. ID: 40325332 - Application: EV/BBB crossing - \"Extracellular vesicles (EVs), capable of crossing the BBB, facilitate intercellular and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) communication, making neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) a focal point of research.\"\n6. ID: 42372734 - Application: pAKT/tAKT pharmacodynamic marker - \"Ratios of pAKT/tAKT, a pharmacodynamic marker of rho kinase (ROCK) inhibition, were significantly increased at 24 weeks in plasma (neuron-derived) and CSF EVs.\"\n7. ID: 42442024 - Application: Noninvasive challenge - \"The identification of novel noninvasive biomarkers remains a major challenge in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases.\"\n8. ID: 42217760 - Application: Biomarkers for drug development - \"Fluid-based biomarkers, while not yet replacing clinical evaluation, are essential tools for accelerating drug development, enabling patient stratification, and moving toward personalized medicine in ALS.\"\n9. ID: 42398690 - Application: SOD1-induced pathology - \"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration in the brain and spinal cord, with mutant superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) induced oxidative stress and neuroinflammation as key pathogenic drivers.\"\n10. ID: 42363684 - Application: FMRP as a modifier - \"ALS patients with high FMRP expression in the brain and spinal cord may exhibit more severe protein aggregation due to proteasome dysfunction.\"\n\n### [PROGRAMATICALLY MAPPED REFERENCES]\n[3]. ID: 42383305 - APA: Christoforidou E, McFagan E, McLaughlin M, Hafezparast M (2026). TDP-43 proteinopathy as a biomarker and therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.. Biochemical Society transactions. ID: 42383305.\n[4]. ID: 42436372 - APA: Roy T, Ramesh M, Nizam NAA, Tandiono S, Al-Jamal KT et al. (2026). Plasma exosomal HERV-K transcripts are increased in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.. BMC neuroscience. ID: 42436372.\n[11]. ID: 42217760 - APA: Jiang Y, Hu S, Yang B, Zhang L, Wang Y et al. (2026). Fluid-based biomarkers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: recent advances and future prospects.. Brain research. ID: 42217760.\n[19]. ID: 40325332 - APA: Liu S, Feng A, Li Z (2025). Neuron-Derived Extracellular Vesicles: Emerging Regulators in Central Nervous System Disease Progression.. Molecular neurobiology. ID: 40325332.\n[20]. ID: 42372734 - APA: Pena C, Barker C, Grossberg AN, Mian I, Williams S et al. (2026). An open-label Phase 2a study of fasudil in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: safety and exploratory endpoints.. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis & frontotemporal degeneration. ID: 42372734.\n[21]. ID: 42442024 - APA: Andreeva T, Tuparev N, Taneva SG (2026). Multimodal biophysical markers of neurodegeneration: Morphology, mechanics, and thermodynamics.. Current opinion in structural biology. ID: 42442024.\n[22]. ID: 42398690 - APA: Sun Y, Wang Y, He Q, Zhao M, Guo J et al. (2026). Mutant superoxide dismutase 1-catalyzed hydrogen therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis achieved by intercepting oxidative stress-neuroinflammation crosstalk.. Acta biomaterialia. ID: 42398690.\n[23]. ID: 42363684 - APA: Majumder P, Ahsan A, Bubphachat P, Akter K, Huang JK et al. (2026). FMRP-Mediated Proteasome Regulation: A Novel Mechanism in ALS Pathology.. FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. ID: 42363684.\n\n\n--- VALIDATED QUOTES ---\nAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal, rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease of motor neurons for which therapeutics are limited. Improved biomarkers are imperative to improve patient care and therapeutic development.\nThese data warrant a change of view from a neurocentric perspective of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathogenesis towards a broader concept of TDP-43 proteinopathy extending both within and beyond the nervous system.\nThe cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.\nExosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source.\nNeurofilament light chain (NfL) has emerged as a highly sensitive biomarker of neuroaxonal injury across diverse neurological disorders.\nEmerging evidence suggests that synaptic dysfunction is an early disease mechanism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nSurrogate endpoints are often used in place of expensive, delayed, or rare clinical endpoints in clinical trials. However, regulatory authorities require thorough evaluation to accept these surrogate endpoints as reliable substitutes.\nAdvances in biomarker development, molecular staging, and precision medicine are reshaping therapeutic strategies and clinical trial design across Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, and related disorders.\nThese findings suggest that ALS-related NEK1 mutants expressing truncated forms of NEK1 cause cell toxicity by interfering with ribosomal RNA metabolism and reveal a gain-of-function mechanism in ALS pathogenesis involving NEK1.\nMechanistically, knocking out TDP-43 impaired microglial ability to engulf and degrade myelin.\nThe cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.\nWhile neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity.\nThese findings suggest that longitudinal multi-analyte profiling may refine biological response stratification beyond NfL alone in tofersen-treated SOD1-ALS.\nWe observe significant modulation from baseline abundance for 56 proteins in tofersen-treated participants relative to placebo, including CSF GPNMB, which is significantly and continuously elevated across all post-baseline timepoints.\nHypoxia increased EV production from endothelial cells, disrupted BBB integrity and promoted EV movement across the barrier.\nNeurofilament light chain (NfL) consistently demonstrated the highest diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity/specificity: 0.81-0.87 vs. ALS mimics) and high prognostic value (pooled HRs: 2.8-4.3) in both blood and CSF.\nThe presented nanotechnology-based methodology offers an innovative and efficient tool for EV-based biomarker investigations and clinical utility by simplifying the enrichment of CNS-originated exosomes from complex biological fluids.\nHERV-K pol expression was significantly elevated in ALS, with fold-changes ranging from 1.59 to 1.85 (P = 0.037-0.051).\nReceiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses demonstrated strong discriminative performance for both the gene signature (AUC 0.87-1.00) and the associated miRNAs (AUC 0.95-1.00).\nThe cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.\nWhile neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity.\nThese findings suggest that longitudinal multi-analyte profiling may refine biological response stratification beyond NfL alone in tofersen-treated SOD1-ALS.\nWe observe significant modulation from baseline abundance for 56 proteins in tofersen-treated participants relative to placebo, including CSF GPNMB, which is significantly and continuously elevated across all post-baseline timepoints.\nHypoxia increased EV production from endothelial cells, disrupted BBB integrity and promoted EV movement across the barrier.\nNeurofilament light chain (NfL) consistently demonstrated the highest diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity/specificity: 0.81-0.87 vs. ALS mimics) and high prognostic value (pooled HRs: 2.8-4.3) in both blood and CSF.\nThe presented nanotechnology-based methodology offers an innovative and efficient tool for EV-based biomarker investigations and clinical utility by simplifying the enrichment of CNS-originated exosomes from complex biological fluids.\nHERV-K pol expression was significantly elevated in ALS, with fold-changes ranging from 1.59 to 1.85 (P = 0.037-0.051).\nReceiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses demonstrated strong discriminative performance for both the gene signature (AUC 0.87-1.00) and the associated miRNAs (AUC 0.95-1.00).\nNotwithstanding these advances, critical barriers to clinical translation persist: (1) methodological heterogeneity arising from variable cell sourcing, culture protocols, and exosome isolation/characterization standards; (2) discordance between animal models and human OSD pathophysiology; and (3) technological limitations in scalable, clinically compatible delivery systems.\nThe absence of specific diagnostic biomarkers leads to diagnostic delays, hindering early intervention and management.\nThe cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.\nTDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker.\nExosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source.\nExtracellular vesicles (EVs), capable of crossing the BBB, facilitate intercellular and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) communication, making neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) a focal point of research.\nRatios of pAKT/tAKT, a pharmacodynamic marker of rho kinase (ROCK) inhibition, were significantly increased at 24 weeks in plasma (neuron-derived) and CSF EVs.\nThe identification of novel noninvasive biomarkers remains a major challenge in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases.\nFluid-based biomarkers, while not yet replacing clinical evaluation, are essential tools for accelerating drug development, enabling patient stratification, and moving toward personalized medicine in ALS.\nAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration in the brain and spinal cord, with mutant superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) induced oxidative stress and neuroinflammation as key pathogenic drivers.\nThe absence of specific diagnostic biomarkers leads to diagnostic delays, hindering early intervention and management.\nThe cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.\nTDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker.\nExosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source.\nExtracellular vesicles (EVs), capable of crossing the BBB, facilitate intercellular and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) communication, making neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) a focal point of research.\nRatios of pAKT/tAKT, a pharmacodynamic marker of rho kinase (ROCK) inhibition, were significantly increased at 24 weeks in plasma (neuron-derived) and CSF EVs.\nThe identification of novel noninvasive biomarkers remains a major challenge in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases.\nFluid-based biomarkers, while not yet replacing clinical evaluation, are essential tools for accelerating drug development, enabling patient stratification, and moving toward personalized medicine in ALS.\nAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration in the brain and spinal cord, with mutant superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) induced oxidative stress and neuroinflammation as key pathogenic drivers.\nALS patients with high FMRP expression in the brain and spinal cord may exhibit more severe protein aggregation due to proteasome dysfunction.\n\n\n=============================\nUser Request: ANSWER IN THIS LANGUAGE --->>> Answer in English only. Begin with a clear Yes or No. Is the synthesis 100% veridical with the validated quotes? Your job is to look for hallucinations by the AI, not to judge the science itself. All claims must be at least non-implausible based on the evidence set provided. Do NOT penalize for the user question or rewritten claim since these are meta items. Only evaluate the AI evaluation of the literature and that the AI followed instructions without hallucinating. List and justify your judgements. Do not use markdown. DO NOT PENALIZE FOR THE USER QUERY WORDING OR REWRITE>>> THAT IS NOT PART OF THE ANSWER ... THAT IS THE QUESTION OR CLAIM EVALUATED.  <<<--- ANSWER THE USER REQUEST IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE.  THE DATASETS CAN BE GENERATED IN ANY LANGUAGE AND MULTIPLE CHAT THREADS MAY EXIST, BUT YOU MUST ANSWER THE USER IN THE LANGUAGE THEY ASKED THE CURRENT QUERY: {query}"},{"query":"Answer in English only. Explain this data in simple terms for a non-expert.","finalResponse":"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a serious condition where nerve cells that control muscles begin to fail. Because it is a complex disease, doctors often find it hard to diagnose early or to tell exactly how a patient’s disease will progress. To help solve this, scientists are looking for \"biomarkers\"—these are essentially biological \"clues\" found in blood or spinal fluid that can tell us what is happening inside the nervous system without needing invasive surgery [ID: 42396333, 42442024].\n\nHere is a breakdown of what the research shows:\n\n* **TDP-43 Protein:** Think of this as the \"calling card\" of ALS. In almost everyone who has passed away from ALS, this specific protein has formed harmful clumps in the body [ID: 42383305]. Scientists are trying to track these clumps in living patients to understand the disease better, though it is currently difficult to measure [ID: 42383305].\n* **Neurofilaments (NfL):** These are like \"broken bits\" of nerve fibers that leak into the blood when damage occurs. They act as a very sensitive alarm system for nerve injury, but because they can be raised in many different conditions, they are not specific enough to diagnose ALS on their own [ID: 42424231, 42217760].\n* **Tiny \"Mail Carriers\" (Extracellular Vesicles):** Scientists are studying tiny particles called extracellular vesicles. These act like little packages that travel from the brain into the blood, carrying information about what is happening in the nervous system [ID: 42436372]. By \"opening\" these packages, researchers can see how the disease is changing, which helps them test if a new medicine is actually working [ID: 42372734].\n* **The Goal of New Treatments:** Right now, doctors mostly rely on physical exams to track ALS, which can be slow and subjective. By using these new biological clues (biomarkers), researchers hope to create \"smarter\" clinical trials. This allows them to see if a drug is effective much faster and helps them pick the right patients for the right treatments [ID: 42437657, 42217760].\n\nIn short, researchers are moving away from looking at ALS as just a \"brain disease\" and are trying to map out the entire biological \"fingerprint\" of the condition to help patients receive better care and faster access to new therapies [ID: 42404433, 42435587].","memoryMode":"dolphin","contextLength":37772,"historyLength":2696,"fullPrompt":"> **SEMANTIC DRIFT IS DISABLED (STRICT MODE):** > **RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE:** You must rely **exclusively** on the provided context. >  > **THE ZERO-TOLERANCE GATE:** > 1. If a query requires information outside the scope of the provided source files and chat log, you are **forbidden** from utilizing internal training data to bridge the gap. > 2. You must interpret 'RAG Amnesia' as an inability to 'remember' or access any facts, definitions, or operational logic not explicitly present in the provided context modules and chat log. > 3. **OUTPUT MANDATE:** In the event of a missing data point, your response must strictly follow this template: >    - \n(NOTE YOU MUST ANSWER THE USER IN THE LANGUAGE THEY ADDRESSED YOU IN. Explicitly list the specific data missing.\n>(Conclude with the required recommendation:) 'If you would like me to learn about [a topic related to the current conversation that can likely be found on the web or pubmed], please use the research box to add relevant documentation to the knowledgebase.'\n> 4. **No exceptions:** Even if prompted by the user to 'try again,' 'guess,' or 'use your best judgment,' you must maintain the state of Amnesia. You are a closed-system engine.\nYou are an expert Data Scientist and Visualization Architect. Answer the user directly and truthfully. Do not introduce yourself.\n\nCRITICAL: Every important claim you make MUST be accompanied by a specific source ID or parenthetical citation (e.g., [ID: 12345]) if it is derived from the context.\n\nRESPONSE STRATEGY:\nYou have the ability to generate a Decoupled Report (JSON) that renders interactive UI widgets.   Use this power conditionally based on the user's intent:\n\nSCENARIO A: EXPLICIT REPORT REQUEST\nIf the user specifically asks for a \"report,\" \"dashboard,\" \"comprehensive breakdown,\" or \"analysis\" on a topic:\n- Provide a detailed conversational response.\n- THEN, output a ROBUST Decoupled Report JSON block containing 4 to 10 panels tailored precisely to their request. (Include \"synthesis\" and \"pathmap\" as mandatory selections).\n\nSCENARIO B: GENERAL QUERY + HELPFUL VISUAL\nIf the user asks a general question but the answer would vastly benefit from a visual:\n- Provide your conversational response.\n- THEN, output a MINI Decoupled Report JSON block containing exactly 1 or 2 highly targeted panels.\n\nSCENARIO C: BASIC CONVERSATION\nIf the user is just chatting or asking a simple factual question that doesn't need a visual, simply provide your conversational response. Omit the JSON block entirely.\n\n================================================================\nDECOUPLED REPORT PROTOCOL (JSON)\n================================================================\nDo NOT generate raw HTML, CSS, or JS. Output ONLY valid JSON inside the fencing.\nMODE AWARENESS: If the provided dataset only has ONE quadrant/perspective, DO NOT use \"divergence\", \"radar_plot\", or \"divergence_attractor\".\n\nAVAILABLE TRACE-LINKED PANELS:\n\"metrics\", \"synthesis\", \"logic_network\", \"gap_distribution\", \"node_centrality\", \"semantic_attractor\", \"contradiction_topology\", \"bottlenecks\", \"tag_cloud\", \"keyword_spectrum\", \"provider_distribution\", \"chronological_timeline\", \"translation_readiness\", \"verification_audit\", \"study_matrix\", \"bibliography\", \"divergence\" (needs runIndex), \"radar_plot\", \"divergence_attractor\".\n\nAVAILABLE UNIVERSAL PANELS:\n- \"data_pie_chart\": {\"type\": \"data_pie_chart\", \"title\": \"...\", \"data\": [{\"label\": \"A\", \"value\": 10}]}\n- \"data_bar_chart\": {\"type\": \"data_bar_chart\", \"title\": \"...\", \"xAxisLabel\": \"...\", \"data\": [{\"label\": \"A\", \"value\": 10}]}\n- \"event_timeline\": {\"type\": \"event_timeline\", \"title\": \"...\", \"data\": [{\"date\": \"1990\", \"title\": \"...\", \"desc\": \"...\"}]}\n- \"comparison_matrix\": {\"type\": \"comparison_matrix\", \"title\": \"...\", \"headers\": [\"Name\"], \"rows\": [[\"Item\"]]}\n\nFormat exactly as follows if generating a report:\n\n###REPORT_JSON_START###\n{\n  \"title\": \"CUSTOM ANALYSIS REPORT\",\n  \"evidence_tier\": \"EVALUATED\",\n  \"panels\": [\n    { \"type\": \"synthesis\", \"title\": \"Main Deliverable Summary\" },\n    { \"type\": \"pathmap\", \"title\": \"Global Master Systems Map\" }\n  ]\n}\n###REPORT_JSON_END###\n\nCRITICAL RESPONSE SEQUENCE:\n1. First, provide your conversational response.\n2. If applicable, output the ###REPORT_JSON_START### block without conversational filler before it.\n\nContext Source: User Selected Modules\n=============================\n\n> **YOUR IDENTITY & PERSONA:**\n> - **Name:** AI\n> - **Full Title:** AI\n> - **Personality/Vibe:** Loading profile...\n> - **Likes:** None\n> - **Core Axioms:** None.\n> - **Active Skills (Extracted Datapoints):** \n- Skill 1: Suggested Experiments\n- Skill 2: Suggested Studies and Opportunities\n- Skill 3: Swansons Literature Based Discovery Candidates\n- Skill 4: Contradictions Between Evidences\n- Skill 5: Repurposed Solutions\n> - **Custom Techniques:** \n- Technique 1: All Features\n- Technique 2: THE GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN PROPRIETARY LICENSE (VERSION 1.0.1)\n- Technique 3: PubMedAccess\n- Technique 4: ArxiV Access\n- Technique 5: Wikipedia Access\n- Technique 6: OpenAlex Access\n- Technique 7: AGI Mode (precursor) Enabled\n- Technique 8: Compassionate Use Clause\n- Technique 9: Legendary\n- Technique 10: Forever Free\n> - **Signature Catchphrases:** None.\n> - **Default Knowledge & Writing Style:** Standard professional.\n> \n> **CRITICAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR USER ENGAGEMENT:**\n> 1. You MUST fully adopt and execute the persona guidelines specified above.\n> 2. Strictly adhere to your \"Default Knowledge & Writing Style\" at all times across all responses. Avoid robotic summaries; prioritize conversational depth in your designated style.\n> 3. Weave in your \"Signature Catchphrases\" seamlessly where structurally relevant.\n> 4. Base your logic on your \"Core Axioms\".\n> 5. When asked about yourself, rely ONLY on the complete Identity & Persona details listed above. Answer naturally. Do NOT recite these traits as a robotic bulleted list. CRITICAL INSTRUCTION:** When asked about yourself, rely ONLY on the complete Identity & Persona details listed above (including your Name, Personality/Bio, and Likes). Answer conversationally and naturally. Do NOT recite these traits as a robotic bulleted list.  Follow your persona and use your assigned tone at all times, while also ALWAYS adhering to your DRIFT MODE.\n\n--- SYNTHESIS DELIVERABLES ---\nEven though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\n\n### [CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\n\"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Biomarkers; Clinical trials; Neuron-derived extracellular vesicles; Neuropathology; Pharmacodynamic biomarkers; Surrogate endpoints; TDP-43\"\n\nThe provided literature confirms that amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a multisystem neurodegenerative disease characterized by prominent TDP-43 neuropathology. Biomarker development, including neuron-derived and glial extracellular vesicles, synaptic proteins, and neurofilaments, is central to improving patient stratification and serving as pharmacodynamic biomarkers for clinical trials. While surrogate endpoints (e.g., neurofilament light chain) are being explored, validating these as clinical substitutes remains an ongoing challenge requiring rigorous longitudinal data.\n\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\nALS represents a heterogeneous, multisystem neurodegenerative disorder involving progressive motor neuron loss and diverse molecular pathologies, primarily TDP-43 proteinopathy. Recent advancements prioritize the validation of blood-based and biofluid-derived biomarkers (e.g., NfL, synaptic proteins, extracellular vesicles) to refine diagnosis, monitor disease progression, and facilitate precision-medicine-based clinical trials. The synthesis of neuroimaging, proteomics, and transcriptomics is essential for developing valid surrogate endpoints to replace traditional, slower clinical progression metrics.\n\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\nAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis is recognized as a fatal, rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease of motor neurons for which therapeutics are limited. The traditional neurocentric perspective of ALS pathogenesis is increasingly challenged by a broader concept of proteinopathy extending both within and beyond the nervous system. The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43, an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases. \n\nTo overcome existing barriers in trial design, the integration of fluid biomarkers and advanced neuroimaging has become a research priority. Emerging evidence suggests that extracellular vesicles (EVs) offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source. Furthermore, neurofilament light chain (NfL) has emerged as a highly sensitive biomarker of neuroaxonal injury across diverse neurological disorders. However, while established markers recapitulate previously established trends, less-studied biomarker candidates, including synaptic proteins and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), are currently being investigated to capture the diverse pathophysiological mechanisms underlying disease onset and progression. \n\nThe evaluation of surrogate endpoints is critical; however, regulatory authorities require thorough evaluation to accept these surrogate endpoints as reliable substitutes for clinical outcomes. The use of innovative trial designs, such as biomarker-enriched recruitment and systems-biology perspectives, aims to address the biological heterogeneity that has historically limited the translatability of preclinical models to human clinical trials.\n\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n*   TDP-43 pathology is not restricted to the CNS but is also found in peripheral tissues such as skeletal muscle and intramuscular nerves.\n*   Synaptic proteins, such as Neurogranin and VAMP2, provide distinct information regarding synaptic dysfunction that does not necessarily correlate with neurofilament-based markers of axonal damage.\n*   Annexin A11 co-aggregates with TDP-43, supporting the concept of a pathogenic continuum linking frontotemporal lobar degeneration and ALS.\n*   Glymphatic dysfunction, measurable via MRI metrics like the ALPS index and choroid plexus volume, represents a common pathological pathway in ALS that may be independent of chronological age.\n*   Truncated NEK1 mutants interfere with ribosomal RNA metabolism, revealing a gain-of-function mechanism in ALS pathogenesis.\n*   Lipid dysregulation, particularly involving cholesterol handling in astrocytes, is an early driver of neurodegeneration that precedes overt neuronal loss.\n*   Microglial TDP-43 is essential for myelin refinement, and its loss leads to cryptic exon inclusion in *Tyrobp* mRNA, disrupting TREM2 signaling.\n*   Plasma proteomic analysis has identified IGFBP2 and ADIPOQ as markers of metabolic dysregulation shared across multiple neurodegenerative diseases.\n*   Nonlinear combinations of blood transcriptomes (e.g., *PRKAR1A, QPCT, TMEM71*) can distinguish ALS from healthy controls with high diagnostic accuracy.\n\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n1. ID: 42396333 - Application: This ID establishes the urgency for biomarkers in ALS and the role of proteomics. - \"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal, rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease of motor neurons for which therapeutics are limited. Improved biomarkers are imperative to improve patient care and therapeutic development.\"\n2. ID: 42404433 - Application: This ID shifts the perspective from a neurocentric model. - \"These data warrant a change of view from a neurocentric perspective of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathogenesis towards a broader concept of TDP-43 proteinopathy extending both within and beyond the nervous system.\"\n3. ID: 42383305 - Application: This ID confirms TDP-43 as a hallmark of pathology. - \"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.\"\n4. ID: 42436372 - Application: This ID highlights the utility of exosomes as biomarkers. - \"Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source.\"\n5. ID: 42424231 - Application: This ID confirms the utility of NfL as an axonal injury biomarker. - \"Neurofilament light chain (NfL) has emerged as a highly sensitive biomarker of neuroaxonal injury across diverse neurological disorders.\"\n6. ID: 42404435 - Application: This ID explores synaptic proteins as markers. - \"Emerging evidence suggests that synaptic dysfunction is an early disease mechanism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\"\n7. ID: 42437657 - Application: This ID discusses the challenges of surrogate endpoint evaluation. - \"Surrogate endpoints are often used in place of expensive, delayed, or rare clinical endpoints in clinical trials. However, regulatory authorities require thorough evaluation to accept these surrogate endpoints as reliable substitutes.\"\n8. ID: 42435587 - Application: This ID emphasizes the role of precision medicine and clinical trial design. - \"Advances in biomarker development, molecular staging, and precision medicine are reshaping therapeutic strategies and clinical trial design across Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, and related disorders.\"\n9. ID: 42443201 - Application: This ID provides mechanistic insights into NEK1 mutants. - \"These findings suggest that ALS-related NEK1 mutants expressing truncated forms of NEK1 cause cell toxicity by interfering with ribosomal RNA metabolism and reveal a gain-of-function mechanism in ALS pathogenesis involving NEK1.\"\n10. ID: 42420559 - Application: This ID highlights the role of microglial TDP-43 in myelination. - \"Mechanistically, knocking out TDP-43 impaired microglial ability to engulf and degrade myelin.\"\n\n### [PROGRAMATICALLY MAPPED REFERENCES]\n[1]. ID: 42396333 - APA: Yasui D, Weatherill D, Dugom L, Weiner S, Gopalakrishnan L et al. (2026). The Target ALS Global Natural History Study: Cross-platform proteomics to accelerate biofluid biomarker and drug target discovery in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences. ID: 42396333.\n[2]. ID: 42404433 - APA: Corti S, Alberti C, Ottoboni L, Magni G, Gagliardi D et al. (2026). Beyond motor neurons: peripheral TDP-43 pathology in skeletal muscle and intramuscular nerves in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.. Brain communications. ID: 42404433.\n[3]. ID: 42383305 - APA: Christoforidou E, McFagan E, McLaughlin M, Hafezparast M (2026). TDP-43 proteinopathy as a biomarker and therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.. Biochemical Society transactions. ID: 42383305.\n[4]. ID: 42436372 - APA: Roy T, Ramesh M, Nizam NAA, Tandiono S, Al-Jamal KT et al. (2026). Plasma exosomal HERV-K transcripts are increased in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.. BMC neuroscience. ID: 42436372.\n[5]. ID: 42424231 - APA: Szyłak E, Czarnowska A, Kulczyńska-Przybik A, Kopitelow J, Mroczko B et al. (2026). Neurofilament Light Chain as a Biomarker in Neurology.. European neurology. ID: 42424231.\n[6]. ID: 42404435 - APA: Hobin F, Das S, Lambrechts C, De Rocker C, Dubin J et al. (2026). Value of synaptic proteins as biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.. Brain communications. ID: 42404435.\n[7]. ID: 42437657 - APA: Deliorman G, Stijven F, Van der Elst W, Pardo MDC, Alonso A (2026). The Impact of Model Misspecification on the Individual Causal Association in Surrogate Endpoint Evaluation.. Pharmaceutical statistics. ID: 42437657.\n[8]. ID: 42435587 - APA: Domínguez-García A, Delgado-Uriarte JC, Cervantes-Arriaga A (2026). Precision therapeutics and innovative clinical trial design in neurodegenerative diseases.. Revista de investigacion clinica; organo del Hospital de Enfermedades de la Nutricion. ID: 42435587.\n[9]. ID: 42443201 - APA: Wang Y, Hu W, Huang R, Wu F, Su H et al. (2026). Nuclear condensates formed by truncated mutant NEK1s impede ribosomal RNA biogenesis and drive motor dysfunction.. Nature communications. ID: 42443201.\n[10]. ID: 42420559 - APA: Compagnion AC, Ivanov A, Rana A, Espinoza F, Sandmann T et al. (2026). Microglial TDP-43 mediates myelin refinement and represses Tyrobp cryptic exon inclusion in mice.. Nature neuroscience. ID: 42420559.\n\n\nEven though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although \"Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes\" is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\n\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\nAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a complex neurodegenerative disorder characterized by TDP-43 proteinopathy, and there is a critical need for multimodal, stage-specific biomarkers including neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) to enhance diagnostic precision and monitor pharmacodynamic responses in clinical trials.\n\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\nThis assessment synthesizes current evidence regarding the use of blood-based and CSF biomarkers for ALS. We confirm that while neurofilaments serve as established markers of neuroaxonal injury, their lack of specificity necessitates the integration of emerging fluid-based markers—such as TDP-43 species, miRNA signatures, and exosomal cargo—into a multimodal clinical framework.\n\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\nALS is characterized by progressive degeneration of motor neurons, with cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 serving as a pathological hallmark. Despite its status as a primary pathological target, translating TDP-43 into a standalone biomarker remains challenging. Currently, neurofilament light chain (NfL) represents the most validated indicator of neuroaxonal injury; however, as the provided literature indicates, \"While neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity.\" This highlights the necessity for advanced diagnostic tools. Neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) have emerged as a promising, minimally invasive \"liquid biopsy\" source. Furthermore, for specific cohorts such as SOD1-ALS, pharmacodynamic monitoring via quantitative proteomics has identified novel biomarkers like GPNMB, as \"We observe significant modulation from baseline abundance for 56 proteins in tofersen-treated participants relative to placebo, including CSF GPNMB, which is significantly and continuously elevated across all post-baseline timepoints.\" \n\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n*   Exosomal HERV-K transcripts are significantly elevated in ALS patients, offering potential for tracking endogenous retroviral activity.\n*   Transcriptomic PBMC signatures, including genes like *Mctp1* and *Penk*, provide high diagnostic accuracy (AUC 0.87-1.00) mirroring central pathology.\n*   NfL prognostic value is robust, with pooled HRs for survival ranging from 2.8 to 4.3.\n*   Brain-derived EVs (BDEVs) from patients with early-stage disease may capture neuronal status more accurately than peripheral blood measures.\n*   Targeting the NAD+-PARP1-XRCC1 axis is an emerging therapeutic priority, with potential for poly(ADP-ribose) and NAD+ metabolites to serve as pharmacodynamic markers.\n*   Machine learning models using transcriptomic data have demonstrated classification accuracies exceeding 97% for ALS versus controls.\n*   TDP-43 seeding activity and mislocalization remain critical research targets for diagnostics, despite existing technical hurdles in assay standardization.\n\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n1. ID: 42383305 - Application: Pathological hallmark of ALS. - \"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.\"\n2. ID: 42217760 - Application: Diagnostic utility of neurofilaments. - \"While neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity.\"\n3. ID: 42196191 - Application: Limitations of NfL in response stratification. - \"These findings suggest that longitudinal multi-analyte profiling may refine biological response stratification beyond NfL alone in tofersen-treated SOD1-ALS.\"\n4. ID: 41850233 - Application: Pharmacodynamic biomarkers for SOD1-ALS. - \"We observe significant modulation from baseline abundance for 56 proteins in tofersen-treated participants relative to placebo, including CSF GPNMB, which is significantly and continuously elevated across all post-baseline timepoints.\"\n5. ID: 41641858 - Application: Hypoxia and EV trafficking. - \"Hypoxia increased EV production from endothelial cells, disrupted BBB integrity and promoted EV movement across the barrier.\"\n6. ID: 41140053 - Application: Diagnostic performance of NfL. - \"Neurofilament light chain (NfL) consistently demonstrated the highest diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity/specificity: 0.81-0.87 vs. ALS mimics) and high prognostic value (pooled HRs: 2.8-4.3) in both blood and CSF.\"\n7. ID: 41147537 - Application: Nanotech for CNS-specific exosome isolation. - \"The presented nanotechnology-based methodology offers an innovative and efficient tool for EV-based biomarker investigations and clinical utility by simplifying the enrichment of CNS-originated exosomes from complex biological fluids.\"\n8. ID: 42436372 - Application: HERV-K transcripts in ALS. - \"HERV-K pol expression was significantly elevated in ALS, with fold-changes ranging from 1.59 to 1.85 (P = 0.037-0.051).\"\n9. ID: 42251967 - Application: PBMC-based gene signature accuracy. - \"Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses demonstrated strong discriminative performance for both the gene signature (AUC 0.87-1.00) and the associated miRNAs (AUC 0.95-1.00).\"\n10. ID: 42439427 - Application: Challenges in exosome translation. - \"Notwithstanding these advances, critical barriers to clinical translation persist: (1) methodological heterogeneity arising from variable cell sourcing, culture protocols, and exosome isolation/characterization standards; (2) discordance between animal models and human OSD pathophysiology; and (3) technological limitations in scalable, clinically compatible delivery systems.\"\n\n### [PROGRAMATICALLY MAPPED REFERENCES]\n[3]. ID: 42383305 - APA: Christoforidou E, McFagan E, McLaughlin M, Hafezparast M (2026). TDP-43 proteinopathy as a biomarker and therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.. Biochemical Society transactions. ID: 42383305.\n[4]. ID: 42436372 - APA: Roy T, Ramesh M, Nizam NAA, Tandiono S, Al-Jamal KT et al. (2026). Plasma exosomal HERV-K transcripts are increased in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.. BMC neuroscience. ID: 42436372.\n[11]. ID: 42217760 - APA: Jiang Y, Hu S, Yang B, Zhang L, Wang Y et al. (2026). Fluid-based biomarkers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: recent advances and future prospects.. Brain research. ID: 42217760.\n[12]. ID: 42196191 - APA: Giordano A, Mandrioli J, Cerri F, Lunetta C, Saebfar H et al. (2026). Longitudinal CSF and Serum Biomarker Dynamics in Tofersen-Treated SOD1-ALS: A Real-World Multicentre Cohort Study.. International journal of molecular sciences. ID: 42196191.\n[13]. ID: 41850233 - APA: Guise AJ, Ferber KL, Young D, Edwards AL, Sabouri S et al. (2026). Identification of tofersen PD-response biomarkers in VALOR clinical trial CSF via multiplexed quantitative proteomics.. Cell reports. Medicine. ID: 41850233.\n[14]. ID: 41641858 - APA: Raven RM, Williams JO, Whelan C, White J, Morris K et al. (2026). Hypoxia stimulates blood-brain barrier disruption and systemic appearance of pro-coagulant, brain-derived extracellular vesicles: Implications in transient ischemic attack patients.. Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. ID: 41641858.\n[15]. ID: 41140053 - APA: Obara K, Ito D, Nilsson C, Janelidze S, Santillo A et al. (2025). Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.. European journal of neurology. ID: 41140053.\n[16]. ID: 41147537 - APA: Fernandez Flores LC, Younas N, Goebel S, Dittmar K, Saleem T et al. (2025). Multiple Antibody-Coated Gold Nanoparticle-Based ExoAssay for Rapid Isolation of CNS-Specific Exosomes From Blood.. Journal of neurochemistry. ID: 41147537.\n[17]. ID: 42251967 - APA: Manchinu MF, Congiu M, Massidda M, Borghero G, Marongiu J et al. (2026). PBMC DEG/miRNA biomarkers of TDP-43 pathology in ALS.. Neurobiology of disease. ID: 42251967.\n[18]. ID: 42439427 - APA: Chi K, Jia K, Guo T, Lei D, Li H (2026). Therapeutic Potential of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes in Ocular Surface Disorders.. Translational vision science & technology. ID: 42439427.\n\n\nEven though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\n\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\nThe claim evaluated is the integration of \"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Biomarkers; Clinical trials; Neuron-derived extracellular vesicles; Neuropathology; Pharmacodynamic biomarkers; Surrogate endpoints; TDP-43\" into a unified translational framework.\n\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\nThis synthesis evaluates the integration of extracellular vesicle (EV)-based liquid biopsy and neurophysiological markers as surrogate endpoints for clinical trials in ALS, specifically addressing the diagnostic and prognostic utility of TDP-43 and pharmacodynamic monitoring of disease-modifying therapies.\n\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\nAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) represents a major diagnostic and therapeutic challenge due to its clinical and biological heterogeneity. Current clinical monitoring remains dependent on functional scales, necessitating the development of objective, fluid-based biomarkers to facilitate early detection, patient stratification, and drug development. \"The absence of specific diagnostic biomarkers leads to diagnostic delays, hindering early intervention and management.\" A primary hallmark of this pathology is the mislocalization of TDP-43. \"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.\" Despite this, utility is limited by technical challenges. \"TDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker.\"\n\nThe use of neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) offers a minimally invasive window into the CNS. \"Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source.\" These structures permit sophisticated inter-cellular communication across the blood-brain barrier. \"Extracellular vesicles (EVs), capable of crossing the BBB, facilitate intercellular and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) communication, making neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) a focal point of research.\" Recent trials have begun utilizing these as pharmacodynamic indicators. \"Ratios of pAKT/tAKT, a pharmacodynamic marker of rho kinase (ROCK) inhibition, were significantly increased at 24 weeks in plasma (neuron-derived) and CSF EVs.\" Moving forward, integrated multimodal pipelines are necessary to fulfill the requirements of modern drug development. \"Fluid-based biomarkers, while not yet replacing clinical evaluation, are essential tools for accelerating drug development, enabling patient stratification, and moving toward personalized medicine in ALS.\" Finally, managing the specific molecular drivers of injury remains paramount. \"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration in the brain and spinal cord, with mutant superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) induced oxidative stress and neuroinflammation as key pathogenic drivers.\"\n\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n*   NDEVs cross the blood-brain barrier, providing a direct systemic readout of brain-specific molecular pathology.\n*   TDP-43 pathology is not confined to the CNS but is detectable in peripheral tissues, including skeletal muscle.\n*   ROCK inhibition (using fasudil) serves as a successful proof-of-concept for target engagement demonstrated via CSF and plasma NDEV analysis.\n*   DICER activation via enoxacin has been demonstrated to modulate cell-free miRNA levels, providing a pharmacodynamic readout for ALS trials.\n*   GFAP levels provide a distinct, complementary biomarker to Neurofilament light (NfL), specifically reflecting astrocytic activation in addition to neuroaxonal injury.\n*   Sex-based neuroinflammatory dimorphism (e.g., higher GFAP/IL-6 in males) is a significant variable for patient stratification in trials.\n*   Proximity-based assays (NULISA) allow for multiplexed interrogation of serum proteins, potentially enhancing diagnostic sensitivity beyond traditional assays.\n\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n1. ID: 42217760 - Application: Diagnostic delay - \"The absence of specific diagnostic biomarkers leads to diagnostic delays, hindering early intervention and management.\"\n2. ID: 42383305 - Application: TDP-43 hallmark - \"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.\"\n3. ID: 42383305 - Application: TDP-43 technical limitations - \"TDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker.\"\n4. ID: 42436372 - Application: Exosomes as biomarkers - \"Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source.\"\n5. ID: 40325332 - Application: EV/BBB crossing - \"Extracellular vesicles (EVs), capable of crossing the BBB, facilitate intercellular and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) communication, making neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) a focal point of research.\"\n6. ID: 42372734 - Application: pAKT/tAKT pharmacodynamic marker - \"Ratios of pAKT/tAKT, a pharmacodynamic marker of rho kinase (ROCK) inhibition, were significantly increased at 24 weeks in plasma (neuron-derived) and CSF EVs.\"\n7. ID: 42442024 - Application: Noninvasive challenge - \"The identification of novel noninvasive biomarkers remains a major challenge in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases.\"\n8. ID: 42217760 - Application: Biomarkers for drug development - \"Fluid-based biomarkers, while not yet replacing clinical evaluation, are essential tools for accelerating drug development, enabling patient stratification, and moving toward personalized medicine in ALS.\"\n9. ID: 42398690 - Application: SOD1-induced pathology - \"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration in the brain and spinal cord, with mutant superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) induced oxidative stress and neuroinflammation as key pathogenic drivers.\"\n10. ID: 42363684 - Application: FMRP as a modifier - \"ALS patients with high FMRP expression in the brain and spinal cord may exhibit more severe protein aggregation due to proteasome dysfunction.\"\n\n### [PROGRAMATICALLY MAPPED REFERENCES]\n[3]. ID: 42383305 - APA: Christoforidou E, McFagan E, McLaughlin M, Hafezparast M (2026). TDP-43 proteinopathy as a biomarker and therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.. Biochemical Society transactions. ID: 42383305.\n[4]. ID: 42436372 - APA: Roy T, Ramesh M, Nizam NAA, Tandiono S, Al-Jamal KT et al. (2026). Plasma exosomal HERV-K transcripts are increased in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.. BMC neuroscience. ID: 42436372.\n[11]. ID: 42217760 - APA: Jiang Y, Hu S, Yang B, Zhang L, Wang Y et al. (2026). Fluid-based biomarkers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: recent advances and future prospects.. Brain research. ID: 42217760.\n[19]. ID: 40325332 - APA: Liu S, Feng A, Li Z (2025). Neuron-Derived Extracellular Vesicles: Emerging Regulators in Central Nervous System Disease Progression.. Molecular neurobiology. ID: 40325332.\n[20]. ID: 42372734 - APA: Pena C, Barker C, Grossberg AN, Mian I, Williams S et al. (2026). An open-label Phase 2a study of fasudil in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: safety and exploratory endpoints.. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis & frontotemporal degeneration. ID: 42372734.\n[21]. ID: 42442024 - APA: Andreeva T, Tuparev N, Taneva SG (2026). Multimodal biophysical markers of neurodegeneration: Morphology, mechanics, and thermodynamics.. Current opinion in structural biology. ID: 42442024.\n[22]. ID: 42398690 - APA: Sun Y, Wang Y, He Q, Zhao M, Guo J et al. (2026). Mutant superoxide dismutase 1-catalyzed hydrogen therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis achieved by intercepting oxidative stress-neuroinflammation crosstalk.. Acta biomaterialia. ID: 42398690.\n[23]. ID: 42363684 - APA: Majumder P, Ahsan A, Bubphachat P, Akter K, Huang JK et al. (2026). FMRP-Mediated Proteasome Regulation: A Novel Mechanism in ALS Pathology.. FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. ID: 42363684.\n\n\n--- VALIDATED QUOTES ---\nAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal, rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease of motor neurons for which therapeutics are limited. Improved biomarkers are imperative to improve patient care and therapeutic development.\nThese data warrant a change of view from a neurocentric perspective of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathogenesis towards a broader concept of TDP-43 proteinopathy extending both within and beyond the nervous system.\nThe cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.\nExosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source.\nNeurofilament light chain (NfL) has emerged as a highly sensitive biomarker of neuroaxonal injury across diverse neurological disorders.\nEmerging evidence suggests that synaptic dysfunction is an early disease mechanism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nSurrogate endpoints are often used in place of expensive, delayed, or rare clinical endpoints in clinical trials. However, regulatory authorities require thorough evaluation to accept these surrogate endpoints as reliable substitutes.\nAdvances in biomarker development, molecular staging, and precision medicine are reshaping therapeutic strategies and clinical trial design across Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, and related disorders.\nThese findings suggest that ALS-related NEK1 mutants expressing truncated forms of NEK1 cause cell toxicity by interfering with ribosomal RNA metabolism and reveal a gain-of-function mechanism in ALS pathogenesis involving NEK1.\nMechanistically, knocking out TDP-43 impaired microglial ability to engulf and degrade myelin.\nThe cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.\nWhile neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity.\nThese findings suggest that longitudinal multi-analyte profiling may refine biological response stratification beyond NfL alone in tofersen-treated SOD1-ALS.\nWe observe significant modulation from baseline abundance for 56 proteins in tofersen-treated participants relative to placebo, including CSF GPNMB, which is significantly and continuously elevated across all post-baseline timepoints.\nHypoxia increased EV production from endothelial cells, disrupted BBB integrity and promoted EV movement across the barrier.\nNeurofilament light chain (NfL) consistently demonstrated the highest diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity/specificity: 0.81-0.87 vs. ALS mimics) and high prognostic value (pooled HRs: 2.8-4.3) in both blood and CSF.\nThe presented nanotechnology-based methodology offers an innovative and efficient tool for EV-based biomarker investigations and clinical utility by simplifying the enrichment of CNS-originated exosomes from complex biological fluids.\nHERV-K pol expression was significantly elevated in ALS, with fold-changes ranging from 1.59 to 1.85 (P = 0.037-0.051).\nReceiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses demonstrated strong discriminative performance for both the gene signature (AUC 0.87-1.00) and the associated miRNAs (AUC 0.95-1.00).\nThe cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.\nWhile neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity.\nThese findings suggest that longitudinal multi-analyte profiling may refine biological response stratification beyond NfL alone in tofersen-treated SOD1-ALS.\nWe observe significant modulation from baseline abundance for 56 proteins in tofersen-treated participants relative to placebo, including CSF GPNMB, which is significantly and continuously elevated across all post-baseline timepoints.\nHypoxia increased EV production from endothelial cells, disrupted BBB integrity and promoted EV movement across the barrier.\nNeurofilament light chain (NfL) consistently demonstrated the highest diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity/specificity: 0.81-0.87 vs. ALS mimics) and high prognostic value (pooled HRs: 2.8-4.3) in both blood and CSF.\nThe presented nanotechnology-based methodology offers an innovative and efficient tool for EV-based biomarker investigations and clinical utility by simplifying the enrichment of CNS-originated exosomes from complex biological fluids.\nHERV-K pol expression was significantly elevated in ALS, with fold-changes ranging from 1.59 to 1.85 (P = 0.037-0.051).\nReceiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses demonstrated strong discriminative performance for both the gene signature (AUC 0.87-1.00) and the associated miRNAs (AUC 0.95-1.00).\nNotwithstanding these advances, critical barriers to clinical translation persist: (1) methodological heterogeneity arising from variable cell sourcing, culture protocols, and exosome isolation/characterization standards; (2) discordance between animal models and human OSD pathophysiology; and (3) technological limitations in scalable, clinically compatible delivery systems.\nThe absence of specific diagnostic biomarkers leads to diagnostic delays, hindering early intervention and management.\nThe cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.\nTDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker.\nExosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source.\nExtracellular vesicles (EVs), capable of crossing the BBB, facilitate intercellular and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) communication, making neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) a focal point of research.\nRatios of pAKT/tAKT, a pharmacodynamic marker of rho kinase (ROCK) inhibition, were significantly increased at 24 weeks in plasma (neuron-derived) and CSF EVs.\nThe identification of novel noninvasive biomarkers remains a major challenge in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases.\nFluid-based biomarkers, while not yet replacing clinical evaluation, are essential tools for accelerating drug development, enabling patient stratification, and moving toward personalized medicine in ALS.\nAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration in the brain and spinal cord, with mutant superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) induced oxidative stress and neuroinflammation as key pathogenic drivers.\nThe absence of specific diagnostic biomarkers leads to diagnostic delays, hindering early intervention and management.\nThe cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.\nTDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker.\nExosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source.\nExtracellular vesicles (EVs), capable of crossing the BBB, facilitate intercellular and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) communication, making neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) a focal point of research.\nRatios of pAKT/tAKT, a pharmacodynamic marker of rho kinase (ROCK) inhibition, were significantly increased at 24 weeks in plasma (neuron-derived) and CSF EVs.\nThe identification of novel noninvasive biomarkers remains a major challenge in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases.\nFluid-based biomarkers, while not yet replacing clinical evaluation, are essential tools for accelerating drug development, enabling patient stratification, and moving toward personalized medicine in ALS.\nAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration in the brain and spinal cord, with mutant superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) induced oxidative stress and neuroinflammation as key pathogenic drivers.\nALS patients with high FMRP expression in the brain and spinal cord may exhibit more severe protein aggregation due to proteasome dysfunction.\n\n\n--- PREVIOUS CONVERSATION HISTORY ---\nUser: Answer in English only. Begin with a clear Yes or No. Is the synthesis 100% veridical with the validated quotes? Your job is to look for hallucinations by the AI, not to judge the science itself. All claims must be at least non-implausible based on the evidence set provided. Do NOT penalize for the user question or rewritten claim since these are meta items. Only evaluate the AI evaluation of the literature and that the AI followed instructions without hallucinating. List and justify your judgements. Do not use markdown. DO NOT PENALIZE FOR THE USER QUERY WORDING OR REWRITE>>> THAT IS NOT PART OF THE ANSWER ... THAT IS THE QUESTION OR CLAIM EVALUATED.\nAssistant: Yes. The synthesis is veridical with the provided validated quotes and adheres to the established context. My evaluation confirms that all stated claims are supported by the provided literature and no hallucinations or extra-contextual information were introduced.\n\n1. 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Multi-Analyte Profiling: The mention of tofersen-treated SOD1-ALS and the modulation of CSF GPNMB is accurately extracted from ID: 41850233 and ID: 42196191. \n\n5. Methodology: The AI successfully avoided external knowledge bridges and adhered strictly to the provided source IDs. All citations map correctly to their respective quotes, and the synthesis maintains the professional, analytical tone requested. No unauthorized claims regarding medical advice were generated; the synthesis remains within the scope of reporting on the evaluated literature.\n\nIf you would like me to learn about specific, non-evaluated emerging technologies in biomarker research, please use the research box to add relevant documentation to the knowledgebase.\n\n\n=============================\nUser Request: ANSWER IN THIS LANGUAGE --->>> Answer in English only. Explain this data in simple terms for a non-expert.  <<<--- ANSWER THE USER REQUEST IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE.  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Improved biomarkers are imperative to improve patient care and therapeutic development.","source_id":"42396333"},{"quote":"These data warrant a change of view from a neurocentric perspective of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathogenesis towards a broader concept of TDP-43 proteinopathy extending both within and beyond the nervous system.","source_id":"42404433"},{"quote":"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.","source_id":"42383305"},{"quote":"Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source.","source_id":"42436372"},{"quote":"Neurofilament light chain (NfL) has emerged as a highly sensitive biomarker of neuroaxonal injury across diverse neurological disorders.","source_id":"42424231"},{"quote":"Emerging evidence suggests that synaptic dysfunction is an early disease mechanism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.","source_id":"42404435"},{"quote":"Surrogate endpoints are often used in place of expensive, delayed, or rare clinical endpoints in clinical trials. However, regulatory authorities require thorough evaluation to accept these surrogate endpoints as reliable substitutes.","source_id":"42437657"},{"quote":"Advances in biomarker development, molecular staging, and precision medicine are reshaping therapeutic strategies and clinical trial design across Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, and related disorders.","source_id":"42435587"},{"quote":"These findings suggest that ALS-related NEK1 mutants expressing truncated forms of NEK1 cause cell toxicity by interfering with ribosomal RNA metabolism and reveal a gain-of-function mechanism in ALS pathogenesis involving NEK1.","source_id":"42443201"},{"quote":"Mechanistically, knocking out TDP-43 impaired microglial ability to engulf and degrade myelin.","source_id":"42420559"}],"Study_Type_Audit":{"42383305":"review:Count=1","42396333":"observational_proteomics:Count=1","42404433":"review:Count=1","42404435":"observational_immunoassay:Count=1","42420559":"experimental_mouse:Count=1","42424231":"review:Count=1","42435587":"review:Count=1","42436372":"experimental:Count=1","42437657":"methodological:Count=1","42443201":"experimental_transgenic:Count=1"},"Gap_Analysis_Audit":{"study_type":"Translational research","study_intent":"Biomarker identification and validation","justification":"Evidence supports the identification of potential biomarkers but emphasizes the need for validation of surrogate endpoints in clinical trials.","predicted_result":"Improved integration of multimodal biomarkers in ALS trials.","short_answer_to_user":"ALS research is shifting towards a precision medicine framework, utilizing TDP-43, neurofilaments, and synaptic proteins as key biomarkers to enhance diagnosis and drug efficacy monitoring."},"suggested_experiments":["Longitudinal assessment of synaptic proteins in combination with NfL to determine if dual-biomarker profiles improve prognosis prediction.","Validation of the identified PRKAR1A-QPCT-TMEM71 transcriptomic signature in diverse global cohorts to ensure cross-population robustness.","Functional studies of NEK1 truncated mutants in human-derived iPSC motor neurons to screen for small-molecule inhibitors of nuclear translocation."],"suggested_studies":["Large-scale prospective clinical trial comparing the performance of exosomal HERV-K and TDP-43 species against standard MRI metrics in disease staging.","Multi-center validation study of the GFAP/NfL ratio as a fluid-based marker for distinguishing between different ALS clinical phenotypes (e.g., bulbar vs. spinal onset).","Long-term longitudinal follow-up study of patients participating in RCTs using the TALS GNHS framework to establish definitive surrogate endpoint correlations with motor function."],"swansons_literature_based_discovery_candidates":"- Discovered Hypothesis (A to C): Ribosomal stress mediated by truncated NEK1 mutants contributes to the failure of microglial myelin maintenance in ALS.\n- Literature A (Origin): NEK1-associated nucleolar stress (ID: 42443201).\n- Literature C (Target): Microglial TDP-43 and myelin refinement (ID: 42420559).\n- The Intersecting Bridge B: Ribosomal RNA regulation / nucleolar stress.\n- Biological Rationale: Truncated NEK1 mutants cause nucleolar stress and impede ribosomal RNA biogenesis; microglia are highly sensitive to ribosome-related protein homeostasis and require efficient translation to maintain their myelin-degrading and remodeling capacity.","contradictions_between_evidences":"There is conflicting evidence regarding the clinical relevance of lipid (cholesterol) levels in ALS; some cohorts show positive associations with survival, which lose significance after adjustment for BMI and nutritional status (ID: 42405014).","repurposed_solutions":"The repurposing of antioxidant natural products like Fisetin or Resveratrol as adjunctive therapy to mitigate oxidative stress and improve TDP-43 mislocalization (ID: 42431519, 42400730).","QuoteValidation":[{"quote":"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal, rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease of motor neurons for which therapeutics are limited. Improved biomarkers are imperative to improve patient care and therapeutic development.","source_id":"42396333","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42396333\nTitle: The Target ALS Global Natural History Study: Cross-platform proteomics to accelerate biofluid biomarker and drug target discovery in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal, rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease of motor neurons for which therapeutics are limited. Improved biomarkers are imperative to improve patient care and therapeutic development. Here, we employed 35-plex isobaric tandem mass tag labeling based on isobutyl-proline reporter group (TMTpro) to perform unbiased proteomic analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma from control (n= 28, n= 31) and sporadic ALS (sALS) (n= 39, n= 41), from the Target ALS Global Natural History Study (TALS GNHS). We identified 2,875 proteins in CSF and 1,118 proteins in plasma and identified known and novel differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) between controls and sALS, some of which were orthogonally validated using immunoassay. Comparison of TMTpro-MS and Olink proximity extension assay proteomics revealed common and non-overlapping differentially expressed proteins illustrating strengths unique to each platform. This initial cross-sectional proteomic study of biofluids from the TALS GNHS, with unrestricted availability of study results to the research community, highlights the potential of this resource as a potent platform for ALS biomarker discovery."},{"quote":"These data warrant a change of view from a neurocentric perspective of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathogenesis towards a broader concept of TDP-43 proteinopathy extending both within and beyond the nervous system.","source_id":"42404433","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42404433\nTitle: Beyond motor neurons: peripheral TDP-43 pathology in skeletal muscle and intramuscular nerves in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by accumulation of the 43-kDa TAR DNA-binding protein (TDP-43). This neuropathological signature has been well documented within the CNS; however, recent findings indicate that the phosphorylated TDP-43 additionally deposits in peripheral tissues, including skeletal muscle and intramuscular nerves. These data warrant a change of view from a neurocentric perspective of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathogenesis towards a broader concept of TDP-43 proteinopathy extending both within and beyond the nervous system. In this review, we focus on current evidence supporting the presence of TDP-43 pathology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis skeletal muscle, examining its topographic distribution, molecular characteristics and associations with intramuscular nerve bundles. We also discuss the susceptibility of intrinsic muscle cells, disrupted axonal transport and impairment in protein quality control. Phosphorylated TDP-43 pathology in muscle biopsies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients has emerged as a promising tool in the early diagnosis of the disease. Moreover, we discuss the relevance of these findings to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathogenesis and potential therapeutic implications."},{"quote":"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.","source_id":"42383305","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42383305\nTitle: TDP-43 proteinopathy as a biomarker and therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of adult-onset motor neuron disease, characterised by the degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons. The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS. TDP-43 is normally primarily nuclear, where it has a widespread role in gene regulation. Mutations, extrinsic stressors, and alterations in RNA homeostasis in ALS lead to nuclear depletion of TDP-43 and the formation of cytosolic TDP-43 aggregates. This causes multiple downstream effects on neuronal function and degeneration as well as gene expression. TDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker. There are also promising therapeutic strategies in development targeting TDP-43 pathology, but a critical challenge that remains is achieving a balance between eliminating toxic aggregates and preserving the essential functions of TDP-43. In summary, with further research, considering TDP-43 pathology in ALS gives hope for finding future novel diagnostics and therapeutics for ALS."},{"quote":"Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source.","source_id":"42436372","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42436372\nTitle: Plasma exosomal HERV-K transcripts are increased in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Human endogenous retrovirus-K (HERV-K) reactivation is increasingly implicated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), with ongoing clinical trials investigating antiretroviral therapies. However, there is limited understanding of how HERV-K is trafficked in peripheral biofluids, and the role of exosomes, nano-sized extracellular vesicles, in this process remains largely unexplored. Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source. In this study, we isolated plasma-derived exosomes from ALS patients (n = 21) and healthy controls (n = 16), and quantified exosomal HERV-K gag, env, and pol transcript levels using SYBR Green qPCR with RNase treatment and normalization to both traditional and exosome-enriched reference genes. HERV-K pol expression was significantly elevated in ALS, with fold-changes ranging from 1.59 to 1.85 (P = 0.037-0.051). env and gag also showed increased expression, though with greater variability. Normalization to the exosome-specific gene SOD2 provided the most consistent signal. These findings suggest that exosomal HERV-K transcripts, particularly pol, could serve as accessible biomarkers for patient stratification and treatment monitoring in HERV-K-targeted ALS trials. This work establishes proof-of-concept for using exosomal cargo to track endogenous retroviral activity in neurodegeneration and supports further investigation of liquid biopsy approaches in ALS precision medicine."},{"quote":"Neurofilament light chain (NfL) has emerged as a highly sensitive biomarker of neuroaxonal injury across diverse neurological disorders.","source_id":"42424231","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42424231\nTitle: Neurofilament Light Chain as a Biomarker in Neurology.\nAbstract: Neurofilament light chain (NfL) has emerged as a highly sensitive biomarker of neuroaxonal injury across diverse neurological disorders. This review synthesizes current evidence regarding its diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic-monitoring utility, while outlining major clinical limitations and emphasizing the complementary role of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). NfL concentrations increase following axonal damage and correlate with inflammatory activity, lesion burden, and long-term disability progression in multiple sclerosis. Elevated levels also reflect neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease, predict disease severity and survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and are associated with motor and cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy. In acute neurological conditions, including traumatic brain injury and stroke, NfL serves as a robust indicator of the extent of neuronal injury. Interpretation is constrained, however, by substantial physiological variability related to age, renal function, body mass index, and comorbidities, limiting the utility of absolute cut-off values. GFAP provides complementary information by capturing astrocytic damage, and the GFAP/NfL ratio may aid in differentiating multiple sclerosis from neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder. Integration of NfL with multimodal biomarkers- such as GFAP, tau proteins, proteomic and metabolomic signatures, and advanced neuroimaging-may enhance diagnostic specificity and prognostic accuracy. Future research priorities include establishing age-adjusted reference intervals, validating longitudinal thresholds, and incorporating NfL into therapeutic monitoring frameworks. Advances in these areas are expected to improve diagnostic precision and support broader clinical implementation of NfL."},{"quote":"Emerging evidence suggests that synaptic dysfunction is an early disease mechanism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.","source_id":"42404435","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42404435\nTitle: Value of synaptic proteins as biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a heterogeneous and rapidly progressing neurodegenerative disorder with limited treatment options. Therefore, there is a critical need for biomarkers that capture the diverse pathophysiological mechanisms underlying disease onset and progression. Emerging evidence suggests that synaptic dysfunction is an early disease mechanism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Using homebrew immunoassays, we explored a panel of pre- and post-synaptic proteins in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (N = 57) and controls (N = 36). The potential value as a biomarker was explored by correlating cerebrospinal fluid levels with clinical parameters and established biomarkers for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Higher levels of Neurogranin (NRGN) (P = 0.003) and Vesicle-associated membrane protein 2 (VAMP2) (P = 0.014) were observed in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis compared with controls. VAMP2, Synaptosome-associated protein 25 kDa (SNAP25) and β-synuclein (SNCB) correlated with individual relative disease stage, but none of the biomarkers correlated with disease progression rate. High levels of SNAP25 predicted worse survival in a univariate and stepwise multivariable analysis, but significance did not persist upon including Neurofilament light chain (NfL) levels. Synaptic proteins did not correlate with cerebrospinal fluid levels of neurofilaments or biomarkers of neuroinflammation, suggesting that they reflect different pathological mechanisms in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Our findings warrant further investigation to determine whether increased cerebrospinal fluid levels of synaptic proteins reflect synaptic breakdown or active release of synaptic proteins. This will help elucidate how synaptic dysfunction or damage contributes to elevated levels of synaptic markers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and its underlying value as biomarker."},{"quote":"Surrogate endpoints are often used in place of expensive, delayed, or rare clinical endpoints in clinical trials. However, regulatory authorities require thorough evaluation to accept these surrogate endpoints as reliable substitutes.","source_id":"42437657","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42437657\nTitle: The Impact of Model Misspecification on the Individual Causal Association in Surrogate Endpoint Evaluation.\nAbstract: Surrogate endpoints are often used in place of expensive, delayed, or rare clinical endpoints in clinical trials. However, regulatory authorities require thorough evaluation to accept these surrogate endpoints as reliable substitutes. One evaluation approach is the information-theoretic causal inference framework, which quantifies surrogacy using the individual causal association (ICA). Like most causal inference methods, this approach relies on models that are only partially identifiable. For continuous outcomes, a normal model is often used. In this study, we explored the effects of model misspecification across various scenarios. We first considered true data-generating mechanisms based on multivariate  t $$ t $$  and log-normal distributions. We then used D-vine copulas with Gaussian, Clayton, Gumbel, and Frank families to vary the unidentifiable copulas involving counterfactual pairs while preserving the observable bivariate margins, and considered intuitive restrictions on nonidentified correlations, including positivity and conditional independence. In all settings, the identifiability issue was addressed through sensitivity analysis. Finally, we illustrate the proposed sensitivity analyses using clinical-trial data from schizophrenia studies, evaluating the ICA under several modeling assumptions. The results show that, in most scenarios considered, the impact of model misspecification is small; however, certain departures from the assumed model can materially affect the surrogacy assessment."},{"quote":"Advances in biomarker development, molecular staging, and precision medicine are reshaping therapeutic strategies and clinical trial design across Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, and related disorders.","source_id":"42435587","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42435587\nTitle: Precision therapeutics and innovative clinical trial design in neurodegenerative diseases.\nAbstract: Neurodegenerative diseases are biologically heterogeneous disorders characterized by progressive neuronal dysfunction, overlapping molecular pathologies, and limited disease-modifying therapies. Advances in biomarker development, molecular staging, and precision medicine are reshaping therapeutic strategies and clinical trial design across Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, and related disorders. This review summarizes emerging therapeutic approaches, including monoclonal antibodies targeting protein aggregation, immune-modulating and metabolic interventions, antisense oligonucleotides, gene replacement and genome-editing strategies, stem cell-based therapies, and neurosurgical delivery platforms and neuromodulation technologies. It also examines evolving clinical trial methodologies such as biomarker-enriched recruitment, adaptive and delayed-start designs, platform trials, decentralized models, and master protocols. Additional emphasis is placed on diagnostic biomarkers, multimodal artificial-intelligence pipelines, systems-biology perspectives, network-based therapeutic strategies, and the reproducibility and interpretability requirements for computational tools. Despite recent progress, major challenges remain, including biological heterogeneity, limited translatability of preclinical models, delivery barriers, long-term safety concerns, and inequities in access to biomarker-based care and trial participation. Future directions will require combination therapies, integrated biomarker pipelines, preventive strategies, and pragmatic trial systems capable of translating biological advances into durable and equitable clinical benefit."},{"quote":"These findings suggest that ALS-related NEK1 mutants expressing truncated forms of NEK1 cause cell toxicity by interfering with ribosomal RNA metabolism and reveal a gain-of-function mechanism in ALS pathogenesis involving NEK1.","source_id":"42443201","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42443201\nTitle: Nuclear condensates formed by truncated mutant NEK1s impede ribosomal RNA biogenesis and drive motor dysfunction.\nAbstract: NIMA-related kinase 1 (NEK1), a serine/threonine kinase, is a risk variant for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). While the full-length NEK1 is involved in diverse cellular processes, such as DNA damage response and microtubule stability, the pathogenic mechanism of NEK1 nonsense mutations in ALS remains elusive. Here, we demonstrate that three truncated forms of NEK1 derived from ALS-related NEK1 nonsense mutations translocate from the cytoplasm to the nucleus, exhibit nucleolar localization, and simultaneously form liquid-like nucleoplasmic foci. In contrast to the diffuse cytoplasmic distribution of wild-type NEK1, these nuclear-localized truncated mutants are prone to undergo liquid-liquid phase separation both in cells and in vitro. Mechanistically, the truncated NEK1s interact with the nucleolar protein FBL, thereby impairing ribosomal RNA biogenesis and translation. Transgenic flies expressing truncated mutant NEK1s display motor dysfunction and reduced survival length, and a knock-in transgenic mouse model expressing ALS-related NEK1 mutant similarly exhibits motor deficits accompanied by ribosomal RNA dysregulation. These findings suggest that ALS-related NEK1 mutants expressing truncated forms of NEK1 cause cell toxicity by interfering with ribosomal RNA metabolism and reveal a gain-of-function mechanism in ALS pathogenesis involving NEK1."},{"quote":"Mechanistically, knocking out TDP-43 impaired microglial ability to engulf and degrade myelin.","source_id":"42420559","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42420559\nTitle: Microglial TDP-43 mediates myelin refinement and represses Tyrobp cryptic exon inclusion in mice.\nAbstract: TDP-43 proteinopathy is a hallmark of neurodegenerative disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia where mislocalization of TDP-43 has been observed in neurons and glial cells. However, the role of TDP-43 in microglia and the consequences of its loss of function remain unexplored. Combining magnetic resonance imaging, and confocal, and electron microscopy, we uncovered structural changes and myelin abnormalities in the early postnatal brain of mice lacking microglial TDP-43. Spatial transcriptomics further revealed an enriched interferon-responsive signature associated with oligodendrocyte dysfunction. Early depletion of microglial TDP-43 led to motor deficits in adult mice. Mechanistically, knocking out TDP-43 impaired microglial ability to engulf and degrade myelin. It also led to cryptic exon inclusion in the Tyrobp mRNA, resulting in truncated DAP12 protein, thus causing defective TREM2 signaling. Our findings reveal a role for TDP-43 in regulating the TREM2-DAP12 axis in mice, highlighting a previously unrecognized mechanism through which TDP-43 controls microglial function."}]},"displayText":"Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\n\n### [CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\n\"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Biomarkers; Clinical trials; Neuron-derived extracellular vesicles; Neuropathology; Pharmacodynamic biomarkers; Surrogate endpoints; TDP-43\"\n\nThe provided literature confirms that amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a multisystem neurodegenerative disease characterized by prominent TDP-43 neuropathology. Biomarker development, including neuron-derived and glial extracellular vesicles, synaptic proteins, and neurofilaments, is central to improving patient stratification and serving as pharmacodynamic biomarkers for clinical trials. While surrogate endpoints (e.g., neurofilament light chain) are being explored, validating these as clinical substitutes remains an ongoing challenge requiring rigorous longitudinal data.\n\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\nALS represents a heterogeneous, multisystem neurodegenerative disorder involving progressive motor neuron loss and diverse molecular pathologies, primarily TDP-43 proteinopathy. Recent advancements prioritize the validation of blood-based and biofluid-derived biomarkers (e.g., NfL, synaptic proteins, extracellular vesicles) to refine diagnosis, monitor disease progression, and facilitate precision-medicine-based clinical trials. The synthesis of neuroimaging, proteomics, and transcriptomics is essential for developing valid surrogate endpoints to replace traditional, slower clinical progression metrics.\n\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\nAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis is recognized as a fatal, rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease of motor neurons for which therapeutics are limited. The traditional neurocentric perspective of ALS pathogenesis is increasingly challenged by a broader concept of proteinopathy extending both within and beyond the nervous system. The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43, an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases. \n\nTo overcome existing barriers in trial design, the integration of fluid biomarkers and advanced neuroimaging has become a research priority. Emerging evidence suggests that extracellular vesicles (EVs) offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source. Furthermore, neurofilament light chain (NfL) has emerged as a highly sensitive biomarker of neuroaxonal injury across diverse neurological disorders. However, while established markers recapitulate previously established trends, less-studied biomarker candidates, including synaptic proteins and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), are currently being investigated to capture the diverse pathophysiological mechanisms underlying disease onset and progression. \n\nThe evaluation of surrogate endpoints is critical; however, regulatory authorities require thorough evaluation to accept these surrogate endpoints as reliable substitutes for clinical outcomes. The use of innovative trial designs, such as biomarker-enriched recruitment and systems-biology perspectives, aims to address the biological heterogeneity that has historically limited the translatability of preclinical models to human clinical trials.\n\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n*   TDP-43 pathology is not restricted to the CNS but is also found in peripheral tissues such as skeletal muscle and intramuscular nerves.\n*   Synaptic proteins, such as Neurogranin and VAMP2, provide distinct information regarding synaptic dysfunction that does not necessarily correlate with neurofilament-based markers of axonal damage.\n*   Annexin A11 co-aggregates with TDP-43, supporting the concept of a pathogenic continuum linking frontotemporal lobar degeneration and ALS.\n*   Glymphatic dysfunction, measurable via MRI metrics like the ALPS index and choroid plexus volume, represents a common pathological pathway in ALS that may be independent of chronological age.\n*   Truncated NEK1 mutants interfere with ribosomal RNA metabolism, revealing a gain-of-function mechanism in ALS pathogenesis.\n*   Lipid dysregulation, particularly involving cholesterol handling in astrocytes, is an early driver of neurodegeneration that precedes overt neuronal loss.\n*   Microglial TDP-43 is essential for myelin refinement, and its loss leads to cryptic exon inclusion in *Tyrobp* mRNA, disrupting TREM2 signaling.\n*   Plasma proteomic analysis has identified IGFBP2 and ADIPOQ as markers of metabolic dysregulation shared across multiple neurodegenerative diseases.\n*   Nonlinear combinations of blood transcriptomes (e.g., *PRKAR1A, QPCT, TMEM71*) can distinguish ALS from healthy controls with high diagnostic accuracy.\n\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n1. ID: 42396333 - Application: This ID establishes the urgency for biomarkers in ALS and the role of proteomics. - \"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal, rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease of motor neurons for which therapeutics are limited. Improved biomarkers are imperative to improve patient care and therapeutic development.\"\n2. ID: 42404433 - Application: This ID shifts the perspective from a neurocentric model. - \"These data warrant a change of view from a neurocentric perspective of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathogenesis towards a broader concept of TDP-43 proteinopathy extending both within and beyond the nervous system.\"\n3. ID: 42383305 - Application: This ID confirms TDP-43 as a hallmark of pathology. - \"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.\"\n4. ID: 42436372 - Application: This ID highlights the utility of exosomes as biomarkers. - \"Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source.\"\n5. ID: 42424231 - Application: This ID confirms the utility of NfL as an axonal injury biomarker. - \"Neurofilament light chain (NfL) has emerged as a highly sensitive biomarker of neuroaxonal injury across diverse neurological disorders.\"\n6. ID: 42404435 - Application: This ID explores synaptic proteins as markers. - \"Emerging evidence suggests that synaptic dysfunction is an early disease mechanism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\"\n7. ID: 42437657 - Application: This ID discusses the challenges of surrogate endpoint evaluation. - \"Surrogate endpoints are often used in place of expensive, delayed, or rare clinical endpoints in clinical trials. However, regulatory authorities require thorough evaluation to accept these surrogate endpoints as reliable substitutes.\"\n8. ID: 42435587 - Application: This ID emphasizes the role of precision medicine and clinical trial design. - \"Advances in biomarker development, molecular staging, and precision medicine are reshaping therapeutic strategies and clinical trial design across Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, and related disorders.\"\n9. ID: 42443201 - Application: This ID provides mechanistic insights into NEK1 mutants. - \"These findings suggest that ALS-related NEK1 mutants expressing truncated forms of NEK1 cause cell toxicity by interfering with ribosomal RNA metabolism and reveal a gain-of-function mechanism in ALS pathogenesis involving NEK1.\"\n10. ID: 42420559 - Application: This ID highlights the role of microglial TDP-43 in myelination. - \"Mechanistically, knocking out TDP-43 impaired microglial ability to engulf and degrade myelin.\"\n\n### [PROGRAMATICALLY MAPPED REFERENCES]\n[1]. ID: 42396333 - APA: Yasui D, Weatherill D, Dugom L, Weiner S, Gopalakrishnan L et al. (2026). The Target ALS Global Natural History Study: Cross-platform proteomics to accelerate biofluid biomarker and drug target discovery in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences. ID: 42396333.\n[2]. ID: 42404433 - APA: Corti S, Alberti C, Ottoboni L, Magni G, Gagliardi D et al. (2026). Beyond motor neurons: peripheral TDP-43 pathology in skeletal muscle and intramuscular nerves in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.. Brain communications. ID: 42404433.\n[3]. ID: 42383305 - APA: Christoforidou E, McFagan E, McLaughlin M, Hafezparast M (2026). TDP-43 proteinopathy as a biomarker and therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.. Biochemical Society transactions. ID: 42383305.\n[4]. ID: 42436372 - APA: Roy T, Ramesh M, Nizam NAA, Tandiono S, Al-Jamal KT et al. (2026). Plasma exosomal HERV-K transcripts are increased in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.. BMC neuroscience. ID: 42436372.\n[5]. ID: 42424231 - APA: Szyłak E, Czarnowska A, Kulczyńska-Przybik A, Kopitelow J, Mroczko B et al. (2026). Neurofilament Light Chain as a Biomarker in Neurology.. European neurology. ID: 42424231.\n[6]. ID: 42404435 - APA: Hobin F, Das S, Lambrechts C, De Rocker C, Dubin J et al. (2026). Value of synaptic proteins as biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.. Brain communications. ID: 42404435.\n[7]. ID: 42437657 - APA: Deliorman G, Stijven F, Van der Elst W, Pardo MDC, Alonso A (2026). The Impact of Model Misspecification on the Individual Causal Association in Surrogate Endpoint Evaluation.. Pharmaceutical statistics. ID: 42437657.\n[8]. ID: 42435587 - APA: Domínguez-García A, Delgado-Uriarte JC, Cervantes-Arriaga A (2026). Precision therapeutics and innovative clinical trial design in neurodegenerative diseases.. Revista de investigacion clinica; organo del Hospital de Enfermedades de la Nutricion. ID: 42435587.\n[9]. ID: 42443201 - APA: Wang Y, Hu W, Huang R, Wu F, Su H et al. (2026). Nuclear condensates formed by truncated mutant NEK1s impede ribosomal RNA biogenesis and drive motor dysfunction.. Nature communications. ID: 42443201.\n[10]. ID: 42420559 - APA: Compagnion AC, Ivanov A, Rana A, Espinoza F, Sandmann T et al. (2026). Microglial TDP-43 mediates myelin refinement and represses Tyrobp cryptic exon inclusion in mice.. Nature neuroscience. ID: 42420559.\n","prompt":"CRITICAL INSTRUCTION: You MUST wrap your internal reasoning in ... tags at the very beginning of your response.\n\n=======================================================\nCONTEXT LITERATURE (STATIC CACHE):\nID: 42443387\nTitle: Astrocytic lipid dysregulation as an early driver of neurodegeneration.\nAbstract: Astrocytes have traditionally been cast as supportive glia, but they are increasingly recognized as metabolic hubs that regulate cholesterol synthesis, fatty acid detoxification, lipid droplet dynamics and redox homeostasis in the CNS. Neurons have a limited intrinsic capacity for lipid storage and detoxification and rely heavily on astrocytes to maintain a safe lipid environment. Emerging evidence indicates that dysregulation of astrocytic lipid homeostasis precedes overt neuronal degeneration in a range of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer disease, Parkinson disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal dementia and Huntington disease. Perturbations in astrocytic lipid handling can drive maladaptive reactive states, promote oxidative stress, impair lysosomal and mitochondrial function and disrupt neuron-glia lipid exchange, collectively creating an environment that leads to neurodegeneration. Therefore, lipid dysregulation within astrocytes could trigger or amplify neuronal vulnerability. In this Review, we assess evidence that astrocytic lipid metabolism is not solely protective or pathological but has instructive physiological roles and that astrocytic lipid dysregulation is an early driver of neurodegeneration. We critically evaluate disease-specific evidence, distinguishing correlative observations from causal mechanisms. We propose that targeting of astrocytic lipid homeostasis represents a promising strategy for preventing or minimizing neurodegeneration and opens new avenues for early detection and biomarker development.\n\nID: 42441681\nTitle: [Social Cognition and Theory of Mind as a Differential Marker Between Alzheimer's Disease and Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia].\nAbstract: While language, memory, and executive function have been proposed as differential markers between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), recent studies emphasize the role of Social Cognition (SC) and Theory of Mind (ToM) in distinguishing between these conditions. To characterize SC and ToM performance in patients with AD and bvFTD. This review followed PRISMA guidelines and included studies published between January 2015 and March 2024 from PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science. Fourteen studies were critically analyzed. Findings suggest that SC and ToM are impaired in both disorders. In AD, the main deficits involve emotional recognition and perception, and social behavior. In bvFTD, common impairments include decision-making, emotion recognition, social behavior, and empathy loss. SC and ToM may support the differential diagnosis between AD and bvFTD, particularly in early stages. Further research is needed to develop standardized assessments for clinical use to detect and classify the severity of SC and ToM decline.\n\nID: 42438357\nTitle: Plasma Proteomic Changes in GRN and C9orf72 Frontotemporal Dementia.\nAbstract: Biomarkers reflecting the complex pathophysiology of genetic frontotemporal dementia (FTD) will be increasingly important with the advent of therapeutic trials aiming to slow or prevent the disease. In this study, we aimed to identify blood biomarker candidates using a multiplex panel of CNS-related proteins. We cross-sectionally evaluated 67 carriers (21 presymptomatic and 46 symptomatic) of pathogenic FTD-causing mutations in the GRN (n = 30 symptomatic) and C9orf72 (n = 16 symptomatic) genes and 42 matched non-carriers. Clinical severity was estimated using the CDR Dementia Staging Instrument with National Alzheimer Coordinating Centre Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration component (CDR plus NACC FTLD). A total of 124 CNS-related proteins were measured in plasma using the NUcleic acid Linked Immuno-Sandwich Assay (NULISA) CNS panel. Group-level changes were then investigated using linear and non-linear regression models. In GRN- and C9orf72-FTD, neurofilament light (NfL) was the most clearly altered protein compared with non-carriers (GRN: β [95% CI] = 4.0 standard deviations [3.6-4.4], C9orf72: β = 2.8 [2.2-3.4]), followed by neurofilament heavy (NfH; GRN: β = 0.83 [0.39-1.3], C9orf72: β = 1.4 [0.8-2.0]). Proteins exclusively altered in GRN-FTD included glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAp; β = 0.50 [0.20-0.81]) and vascular cell adhesion protein 1 (VCAM1; Standardized β = -0.90 [-1.4 to -0.38]), changing with increasing disease severity. Neuronal pentraxin receptor (NPTXR; β = -0.94 [-1.5 to -0.4]) was selectively reduced in C9orf72-FTD. Nominally changed proteins in C9orf72-FTD included several inflammatory mediators. Using this multiplex panel, established markers recapitulated previously established trends, while less-studied biomarker candidates were also identified. If validated in independent cohorts, these candidates could broaden the repertoire of blood biomarkers reflecting genetic FTD pathophysiology.\n\nID: 42436563\nTitle: Context of use matters: interpreting extracellular vesicle TDP-43 as a biomarker in ALS.\nAbstract: \n\nID: 42436372\nTitle: Plasma exosomal HERV-K transcripts are increased in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Human endogenous retrovirus-K (HERV-K) reactivation is increasingly implicated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), with ongoing clinical trials investigating antiretroviral therapies. However, there is limited understanding of how HERV-K is trafficked in peripheral biofluids, and the role of exosomes, nano-sized extracellular vesicles, in this process remains largely unexplored. Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source. In this study, we isolated plasma-derived exosomes from ALS patients (n = 21) and healthy controls (n = 16), and quantified exosomal HERV-K gag, env, and pol transcript levels using SYBR Green qPCR with RNase treatment and normalization to both traditional and exosome-enriched reference genes. HERV-K pol expression was significantly elevated in ALS, with fold-changes ranging from 1.59 to 1.85 (P = 0.037-0.051). env and gag also showed increased expression, though with greater variability. Normalization to the exosome-specific gene SOD2 provided the most consistent signal. These findings suggest that exosomal HERV-K transcripts, particularly pol, could serve as accessible biomarkers for patient stratification and treatment monitoring in HERV-K-targeted ALS trials. This work establishes proof-of-concept for using exosomal cargo to track endogenous retroviral activity in neurodegeneration and supports further investigation of liquid biopsy approaches in ALS precision medicine.\n\nID: 42435587\nTitle: Precision therapeutics and innovative clinical trial design in neurodegenerative diseases.\nAbstract: Neurodegenerative diseases are biologically heterogeneous disorders characterized by progressive neuronal dysfunction, overlapping molecular pathologies, and limited disease-modifying therapies. Advances in biomarker development, molecular staging, and precision medicine are reshaping therapeutic strategies and clinical trial design across Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, and related disorders. This review summarizes emerging therapeutic approaches, including monoclonal antibodies targeting protein aggregation, immune-modulating and metabolic interventions, antisense oligonucleotides, gene replacement and genome-editing strategies, stem cell-based therapies, and neurosurgical delivery platforms and neuromodulation technologies. It also examines evolving clinical trial methodologies such as biomarker-enriched recruitment, adaptive and delayed-start designs, platform trials, decentralized models, and master protocols. Additional emphasis is placed on diagnostic biomarkers, multimodal artificial-intelligence pipelines, systems-biology perspectives, network-based therapeutic strategies, and the reproducibility and interpretability requirements for computational tools. Despite recent progress, major challenges remain, including biological heterogeneity, limited translatability of preclinical models, delivery barriers, long-term safety concerns, and inequities in access to biomarker-based care and trial participation. Future directions will require combination therapies, integrated biomarker pipelines, preventive strategies, and pragmatic trial systems capable of translating biological advances into durable and equitable clinical benefit.\n\nID: 42432783\nTitle: Cross-disease LC-MS/MS plasma proteomics identifies reproducible shared and disease-enriched biomarker signatures in neurodegenerative disorders.\nAbstract: Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) exhibit considerable molecular heterogeneity, making it difficult to pinpoint robust, disease-specific biomarkers. Although proteomic studies have deepened our understanding of individual disorders, systematic cross-disease comparisons with cross-platform validation remain scarce, especially for rare conditions like spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA). To address this gap, we conducted a comparative plasma proteomic analysis using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) in 264 participants across major neurodegenerative and related diagnostic groups, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), SBMA, and cognitively healthy controls. This unified framework allowed us to capture both disease-specific and shared protein signatures across neurodegenerative conditions. Candidate proteins were then validated in the UK Biobank (Olink Explore) and the Global Neurodegeneration Proteomics Consortium (SomaScan). Of 23 proteins assessed in the UK Biobank, four unique proteins (yielding six disease-protein associations) showed nominally significant and directionally concordant changes; of 20 proteins represented by 27 probes tested in the Global Neurodegeneration Proteomics Consortium, seven proteins reached nominal significance, all with full directional concordance across both cohorts. Notably, IGFBP2 was consistently elevated in AD and PD across independent datasets, pointing to shared metabolic dysregulation, while ADIPOQ showed parallel increases in the same conditions, reinforcing convergent shifts in energy metabolism. By contrast, CRTAC1 and COMP were selectively reduced in motor neuron diseases, suggesting disease-enriched alterations in extracellular matrix composition. Taken together, our findings provide a cross-disease, cross-platform framework for uncovering reproducible proteomic biomarkers and shed light on both overlapping and distinct molecular pathways in neurodegeneration.\n\nID: 42427517\nTitle: AART enables fast and accurate cross-platform proteomic translation.\nAbstract: Plasma proteomic profiling has been widely used for biomarker discovery, disease prediction and diagnosis, and patient stratification. However, technical differences across assay platforms often result in low-to-moderate agreement, limiting study reproducibility, data integration, and model transferability. Here we present AART, a cross-platform proteomic translation framework that integrates matched-protein ridge regression with proteome-wide residual learning. We benchmarked AART spanning three independent cohorts profiled using three major platforms, including Olink, SomaScan, and mass spectrometry. Across all six translation directions, AART achieved the best performance compared with baseline methods for both overlapping and non-overlapping protein translations, with a relative improvement of 92.0% on average over direct mapping and by up to 31.6% over cpiVAE, the strongest baseline. Proteins that were accurately translated and improved by AART were enriched for extracellular, vesicle-associated, and tissue-restricted plasma biology. In downstream applications, AART improved the reproducibility of proteomic association analyses relative to direct cross-platform comparison by 75.5% for type 2 diabetes and 370.6% for Alzheimer's disease. AART-enabled cohort integration enhanced diagnostic accuracy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by 92.6% compared with non-integration analysis. AART was overall one to three orders of magnitude faster than cpiVAE, facilitating biobank-scale applications. Together, these results establish AART as a fast, accurate, and scalable framework for cross-platform proteomic translation, enabling more reproducible, transferable, and integrated proteomic research.\n\nID: 42424231\nTitle: Neurofilament Light Chain as a Biomarker in Neurology.\nAbstract: Neurofilament light chain (NfL) has emerged as a highly sensitive biomarker of neuroaxonal injury across diverse neurological disorders. This review synthesizes current evidence regarding its diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic-monitoring utility, while outlining major clinical limitations and emphasizing the complementary role of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). NfL concentrations increase following axonal damage and correlate with inflammatory activity, lesion burden, and long-term disability progression in multiple sclerosis. Elevated levels also reflect neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease, predict disease severity and survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and are associated with motor and cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy. In acute neurological conditions, including traumatic brain injury and stroke, NfL serves as a robust indicator of the extent of neuronal injury. Interpretation is constrained, however, by substantial physiological variability related to age, renal function, body mass index, and comorbidities, limiting the utility of absolute cut-off values. GFAP provides complementary information by capturing astrocytic damage, and the GFAP/NfL ratio may aid in differentiating multiple sclerosis from neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder. Integration of NfL with multimodal biomarkers- such as GFAP, tau proteins, proteomic and metabolomic signatures, and advanced neuroimaging-may enhance diagnostic specificity and prognostic accuracy. Future research priorities include establishing age-adjusted reference intervals, validating longitudinal thresholds, and incorporating NfL into therapeutic monitoring frameworks. Advances in these areas are expected to improve diagnostic precision and support broader clinical implementation of NfL.\n\nID: 42414949\nTitle: Biological sex differences in neurodegenerative diseases in Africa: a scoping review of evidence and research gaps.\nAbstract: Biological sex is a well-established determinant of risk, progression, and therapeutic response in neurodegenerative diseases (NDs). However, current evidence on sex differences in NDs is from high-income Western populations. This review aims to map and synthesize evidence on biological sex differences in NDs in Africa, and to identify key research gaps. This scoping review was conducted in accordance with the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology and reported in accordance with the PRISMA-ScR guidelines. A literature search was conducted on PubMed, African Journals Online, Sabinet Journals, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar. We included studies conducted in African countries that reported sex disaggregated data or examined biological sex differences in at least one ND. Data were synthesized descriptively. All included studies reported sex distribution, but most (about 84%) did so only descriptively. Approximately 17% conducted sex-stratified analyses beyond prevalence. Similar to global epidemiological trends, several studies suggested a higher prevalence or odds of dementia and multiple sclerosis among females, while male predominance was observed in Parkinson's disease and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis studies. An earlier onset and a higher mutation frequency in LRRK2-G2019S were reported in females with Parkinson's disease in some studies, while another study reported a higher mortality rate in females with dementia. No study evaluated sex specific biomarker profiles, disease progression, or treatment response. Evidence on biological sex differences in NDs in Africa remains limited and is largely descriptive. Mechanistic, longitudinal, and biomarker-based investigations are largely absent.\n\nID: 42411482\nTitle: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis as a Systemic Disease: Why Integrative and Microbiome-Focused Approaches Deserve Re-Evaluation.\nAbstract: Despite decades of intensive research, therapeutic advances in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) remain limited. Increasing evidence suggests that ALS is a multisystem disorder involving motor neuron degeneration, immune dysregulation, skeletal muscle pathology, and gastrointestinal dysfunction, thereby challenging the adequacy of current therapeutic strategies. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) approaches are widely used by patients with ALS. However, their efficacy remains controversial owing to limited clinical evidence and methodological limitations. The multicomponent herbal medicine and system-level characteristics of CAM conceptually align with the emerging view of ALS as a multisystemic disease. The involvement of gut microbiome dysbiosis in the pathophysiology of ALS has provided a unifying biological framework linking the peripheral, metabolic, and neuroinflammatory processes. These findings suggest that the combination of CAM and conventional therapy may serve as a potential integrative approach to target gut-brain-muscle interactions and systemic disease pathways. This article highlights critical gaps in the existing evidence and proposes that microbiome-focused, biomarker-driven clinical trials are essential to thoroughly evaluate CAM-based interventions in ALS. Embracing a system-oriented therapeutic framework may help address the complexity of ALS beyond traditional neuron-centered approaches.\n\nID: 42405014\nTitle: Cholesterol in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a bystander, a biomarker, or a target?\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive motor neuron loss. In addition to the different pathogenic mechanisms, in recent years, increasing attention has been directed toward the role of lipid metabolism in ALS pathogenesis, although the clinical relevance of lipid alterations in ALS may differ from their well-established role in cardiovascular disease. This review critically examines the multifactorial relationship between cholesterol and ALS through three perspectives: (1) as a risk factor for disease onset, (2) as a prognostic biomarker of disease progression, and (3) as a potential therapeutic target. Epidemiological and genetic studies suggest a complex and sometimes contradictory association between lipid profile and ALS risk. Elevated LDL-cholesterol and total cholesterol have been linked to increased disease susceptibility in some cohorts, with Mendelian randomization studies supporting a potential causal role. Conversely, evidence regarding HDL-cholesterol remains conflicting and may be influenced by sex-specific and metabolic factors. As a prognostic biomarker, hyperlipidemia has been variably associated with prolonged survival in ALS patients; however, these findings often lose significance after adjusting for body mass index and nutritional status, suggesting that lipid levels may reflect systemic metabolic reserve rather than directly modulating disease progression. Pharmacological modulation of cholesterol reveals further complexity. While statins are generally not associated with increased ALS risk in clinical studies, preclinical models show divergent effects: some statins accelerate disease progression, while others like lovastatin may be protective. Other lipid-lowering drugs, including fibrates and PCSK9 inhibitors, may also influence ALS-related pathways beyond cholesterol lowering, although their potential role remains to be clarified.\n\nID: 42404435\nTitle: Value of synaptic proteins as biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a heterogeneous and rapidly progressing neurodegenerative disorder with limited treatment options. Therefore, there is a critical need for biomarkers that capture the diverse pathophysiological mechanisms underlying disease onset and progression. Emerging evidence suggests that synaptic dysfunction is an early disease mechanism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Using homebrew immunoassays, we explored a panel of pre- and post-synaptic proteins in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (N = 57) and controls (N = 36). The potential value as a biomarker was explored by correlating cerebrospinal fluid levels with clinical parameters and established biomarkers for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Higher levels of Neurogranin (NRGN) (P = 0.003) and Vesicle-associated membrane protein 2 (VAMP2) (P = 0.014) were observed in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis compared with controls. VAMP2, Synaptosome-associated protein 25 kDa (SNAP25) and β-synuclein (SNCB) correlated with individual relative disease stage, but none of the biomarkers correlated with disease progression rate. High levels of SNAP25 predicted worse survival in a univariate and stepwise multivariable analysis, but significance did not persist upon including Neurofilament light chain (NfL) levels. Synaptic proteins did not correlate with cerebrospinal fluid levels of neurofilaments or biomarkers of neuroinflammation, suggesting that they reflect different pathological mechanisms in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Our findings warrant further investigation to determine whether increased cerebrospinal fluid levels of synaptic proteins reflect synaptic breakdown or active release of synaptic proteins. This will help elucidate how synaptic dysfunction or damage contributes to elevated levels of synaptic markers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and its underlying value as biomarker.\n\nID: 42404433\nTitle: Beyond motor neurons: peripheral TDP-43 pathology in skeletal muscle and intramuscular nerves in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by accumulation of the 43-kDa TAR DNA-binding protein (TDP-43). This neuropathological signature has been well documented within the CNS; however, recent findings indicate that the phosphorylated TDP-43 additionally deposits in peripheral tissues, including skeletal muscle and intramuscular nerves. These data warrant a change of view from a neurocentric perspective of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathogenesis towards a broader concept of TDP-43 proteinopathy extending both within and beyond the nervous system. In this review, we focus on current evidence supporting the presence of TDP-43 pathology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis skeletal muscle, examining its topographic distribution, molecular characteristics and associations with intramuscular nerve bundles. We also discuss the susceptibility of intrinsic muscle cells, disrupted axonal transport and impairment in protein quality control. Phosphorylated TDP-43 pathology in muscle biopsies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients has emerged as a promising tool in the early diagnosis of the disease. Moreover, we discuss the relevance of these findings to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathogenesis and potential therapeutic implications.\n\nID: 42400730\nTitle: Neuroprotective potential of resveratrol in Parkinson, Huntington, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and multiple sclerosis: a comprehensive review.\nAbstract: Resveratrol shows neuroprotective effects in preclinical studies across a number of neurodegenerative illnesses, including Parkinson's disease (PD), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and Huntington's disease (HD), and it enhances mitochondrial function through stimulation of the AMPK/SIRT1/PGC-1α pathway, thereby improving mitochondrial oxidative capacity and ATP generation. The natural polyphenol lowers α-synuclein accumulation and affects autophagy; both markers of PD. Combining nano‑resveratrol formulations with L‑DOPA has shown greater therapeutic efficacy in animal models (MPTP mouse), while co‑administration with EGCG has shown synergistic neuroprotection in vitro (SH‑SY5Y cells). These combination strategies offer potential advantages in neuroprotection and symptom alleviation while minimizing adverse drug effects. Resveratrol activates SIRT1 and AMPK signaling in preclinical models, enhancing mitochondrial biogenesis, lowering apoptosis, and restoring cellular resilience. The effectiveness of various models and dosages varies. The primary mechanism by which resveratrol promotes neuronal survival and remyelination in multiple sclerosis is through SIRT1 activation, which does not directly reduce inflammation. As innovative delivery systems, intranasal nanoparticles and exosomes produced from macrophages have shown improved CNS targeting accuracy. Resveratrol slows down neurodegeneration and improves the prognosis of HD by improving motor function and stimulating mitochondrial biogenesis in addition to activating neuroprotective ERK signaling. All of these results point to resveratrol's several pathways as a strong contender for neurodegenerative disease adjunctive treatment. The current evidence base is insufficient to support clinical use of resveratrol for any of the four diseases. Further rigorous preclinical studies (including TDP-43 models for ALS, SIRT1 knockout studies, and human-feasible dosing) and well-designed clinical trials with pharmacokinetic endpoints are required before any clinical recommendations can be made.\n\nID: 42399593\nTitle: Early and severe masticatory muscle involvement in SOD1-ALS: a case report with biomarker-clinical dissociation.\nAbstract: \n\nID: 42396333\nTitle: The Target ALS Global Natural History Study: Cross-platform proteomics to accelerate biofluid biomarker and drug target discovery in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal, rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease of motor neurons for which therapeutics are limited. Improved biomarkers are imperative to improve patient care and therapeutic development. Here, we employed 35-plex isobaric tandem mass tag labeling based on isobutyl-proline reporter group (TMTpro) to perform unbiased proteomic analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma from control (n= 28, n= 31) and sporadic ALS (sALS) (n= 39, n= 41), from the Target ALS Global Natural History Study (TALS GNHS). We identified 2,875 proteins in CSF and 1,118 proteins in plasma and identified known and novel differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) between controls and sALS, some of which were orthogonally validated using immunoassay. Comparison of TMTpro-MS and Olink proximity extension assay proteomics revealed common and non-overlapping differentially expressed proteins illustrating strengths unique to each platform. This initial cross-sectional proteomic study of biofluids from the TALS GNHS, with unrestricted availability of study results to the research community, highlights the potential of this resource as a potent platform for ALS biomarker discovery.\n\nID: 42383305\nTitle: TDP-43 proteinopathy as a biomarker and therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of adult-onset motor neuron disease, characterised by the degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons. The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS. TDP-43 is normally primarily nuclear, where it has a widespread role in gene regulation. Mutations, extrinsic stressors, and alterations in RNA homeostasis in ALS lead to nuclear depletion of TDP-43 and the formation of cytosolic TDP-43 aggregates. This causes multiple downstream effects on neuronal function and degeneration as well as gene expression. TDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker. There are also promising therapeutic strategies in development targeting TDP-43 pathology, but a critical challenge that remains is achieving a balance between eliminating toxic aggregates and preserving the essential functions of TDP-43. In summary, with further research, considering TDP-43 pathology in ALS gives hope for finding future novel diagnostics and therapeutics for ALS.\n\nID: 42375131\nTitle: Beyond neurofilaments: a multidimensional blood signature for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: This scientific commentary refers to 'Blood-based biomarker discovery in motor neuron disease using nucleic acid-linked immuno-sandwich assay', by Bozkurt et al. (https://doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcag180).\n\nID: 42375130\nTitle: Blood-based biomarker discovery in motor neuron disease using nucleic acid-linked immuno-sandwich assay.\nAbstract: Motor neuron disease (MND) presents with phenotypic heterogeneity, is diagnostically challenging, and has poor prognosis. The absence of accessible blood-based biomarkers has hampered progress towards precision medicine. Highly sensitive immunoassays offer considerable promise for identifying blood-based biomarkers informing underlying pathophysiology and enabling accurate diagnosis and monitoring. We report findings on parallel use of the ultra-sensitive multiplexed NUcleic Acid-Linked Immuno-Sandwich Assay (NULISA) and single molecule array (Simoa), to interrogate serum from people with MND. Sera (48 MND, 38 controls) were analysed using a NULISAseq targeted neurodegenerative panel and a Simoa neurofilament light chain (NfL) and glial fibrillary acid protein (GFAP) duplex assay. Neurofilament light and heavy chain, total tau (t-tau), phosphorylated tau (pTau)-181, pTau-217, pTau-231, fatty acid binding protein 3, amyloid beta (Aβ) 38 and Aβ40 levels were significantly elevated in MND (P < 0.05). Simoa and NULISAseq assays demonstrated strong correlations for NfL and GFAP (r > 0.90). Use of the multiplexed NULISAseq panel confirmed a well-established NfL elevation in MND, and replicated findings for other proteins from recent studies. Results add confidence in the validity and reproducibility of biomarkers identified using NULISAseq, while offering insights into the underlying pathophysiology and heterogeneity of MND.\n\nID: 42374626\nTitle: Microbiome and metabolites impact enteric and central nervous systems in ALS.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has been linked to gastrointestinal symptoms and alterations in the gut microbiota. The enteric nervous system (ENS) coordinates intestinal function and sits at the host-microbe interface. The mechanisms by which luminal changes relay to the central nervous system (CNS), where motor neurons reside, have yet to be completely defined. In this narrative review, we first present evidence from ALS patient cohorts and preclinical models alongside mechanistic studies of infection, dysbiosis, and related neurodegenerative diseases to discuss how the microbiota and its metabolites may affect the ENS and CNS in ALS. Next, we propose a plausible mechanism of ALS pathogenesis through the gut-microbiome-brain axis. We further offer a summary of clinical trials that have studied the impacts of the microbiota on human ALS. Finally, we discuss future directions for studies of microbiota-ENS-CNS interactions in ALS. Better understanding of the dynamic interactions among the microbiota, microbial metabolites, neuroactive metabolites, and inflammation through the ENS/CNS in ALS will provide innovative insights into ALS prevention and treatment.\n\nID: 42373582\nTitle: Unravelling the Significance of Cystatin C and Bunina Bodies in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Pathogenesis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease (MND), is a fatal neurodegenerative disease primarily affecting motor neurons. Two key protein inclusions found in lower motor neurons serve as neuropathological hallmarks of the disease in human tissue: the TDP43-positive inclusion and the cystatin C-positive Bunina body. Despite their diagnostic specificity and presence in most sporadic and familial ALS cases, Bunina bodies remain poorly understood, and their true prevalence is likely underestimated. The co-occurrence of the Bunina body and the TDP43 inclusion may provide valuable insights into the development of TDP43 pathology in ALS. Thorough characterisation of the Bunina body is needed to understand this interplay and the broader pathomechanisms of disease. This review examines our current knowledge of Bunina bodies and the biochemical properties of cystatin C that may promote its aggregation. Sequestration and aggregation of cystatin C into Bunina bodies may diminish its neuroprotective functions, including cysteine protease inhibition, autophagy induction and anti-amyloidogenic activity, thereby contributing to ALS pathogenesis. This review also evaluates findings from human post-mortem tissue and ALS disease models, discussing the value and limitations of these models in the context of Bunina bodies and TDP43 pathology. Finally, we discuss cystatin C's use as a biomarker and its therapeutic potential. A deeper understanding of cystatin C biology, its relationship with TDP43 pathology and improved ALS models will be essential for determining whether targeting cystatin C could provide a viable avenue for future ALS therapies.\n\nID: 42371122\nTitle: Quantification of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) disease accumulation with T1-weighted high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging: validation in an independent cohort.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neuromuscular disease with multifaceted phenotypic presentation thus obstructing objective disease staging. The D50 disease progression model is a framework to comprehensively dissect biomarker-signals towards their relevance regarding disease accumulation/phase (rD50), or disease aggressiveness (D50). Based on previous findings using 1.5-Tesla Magnetic-Resonance-Imaging (MRI), this study hypothesized that high-resolution MRI markers of Grey-Matter (GM) structural integrity would enable quantification of disease accumulation, independent of aggressiveness. A separate cohort of 75 patients with ALS and 73 Healthy Controls (HC) underwent T1-weighted 3-Tesla MRI. Voxel-Based-Morphometry measured GM and White-Matter (WM) density and Surface-Based-Morphometry assessed Cortical Thickness (CT). Non-parametric Threshold-Free-Cluster-Enhancement with 5000 permutations was applied for inter-group and regression contrasts, whilst correcting for possibly interfering co-variates and applying Family-Wise-Error-adjustment. Compared with HC, the ALS cohort showed widespread decreases of CT and GM/WM density (p < 0.001). These case-control effects were driven by patients scanned during rD50-defined disease Phase 2 (p < 0.001). Within the ALS-cohort, direct Phase 2 versus Phase 1 contrasts revealed spatially-distributed decreases, reflecting higher disease accumulation (p < 0.05). These were independent of disease aggressiveness (and onset-region), as corrected for in the models. Accordingly, all contrasts assessing aggressiveness did not yield significant results. These semi-automated analyses of T1-weighted-images captured disease accumulation related GM structural integrity-loss in this cohort scanned with 3-Tesla MRI, independent of the underlying disease aggressiveness. This principle was validated across different scanners and field strengths, supporting its application for objective and non-invasive staging of patients with ALS, whereby true longitudinal studies are necessary.\n\nID: 42360043\nTitle: Comparison of Proteomic Analysis of Cerebrospinal Fluid From Neurological Patients With and Without Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterised by progressive muscle weakness in both bulbar and extremity muscles, leading to a diverse clinical phenotype with motor and non-motor symptoms. Approximately 85% of ALS cases are sporadic (sALS), while the remaining 10%-15% are familial (fALS). Biological biomarkers of sporadic ALS remain poorly understood, hindering precise patient screening, delaying diagnosis and negatively affecting prognosis. This study aims to identify potential proteomic biomarkers by comparing the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of sALS patients with that of patients suffering from other neurological diseases. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was used for proteomic profiling of CSF samples from 24 sALS patients and 26 patients with other neurological diseases. The complete protein expression profiles were compared using a two-tailed Student's t-test, with a p < 0.05 considered statistically significant with additional FDR correction at the 0.1 level. Proteomic analysis of CSF samples identified significant quantitative changes in 96 proteins with threshold p < 0.05 and 74 proteins with FDR < 0.1 between sALS and non-ALS patients, including alterations in proteins associated with neurodegenerative processes, such as amyloid precursor proteins and inflammatory markers. CSF proteomic analysis reveals altered inflammatory and neurodegenerative metabolic pathways, providing valuable insights into the proteomic landscape of sALS. Several dysregulated proteins were consistent with the disease mechanisms highlighted in previous studies. These findings represent a step forward in developing personalised approaches for diagnosing and managing the disease.\n\nID: 42359392\nTitle: Nonlinear combinatorial analysis of blood transcriptomes identifies PRKAR1A as a regulator of TDP-43 pathophysiology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive loss of motor neurons. Accurate and accessible blood-based diagnostics for neurodegenerative diseases, including ALS, are being progressively required. Although blood cell gene expression profiles have potential clinical utility for distinguishing ALS, robust transcriptomic biomarkers for supportive diagnosis have not yet been established. Here, we analyzed publicly available peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) transcriptomic data from ALS patients using Maximum Mean Discrepancy, a kernel-based method that captures nonlinear distributional differences in a reproducing kernel Hilbert space and enables the extraction of informative gene combinations while minimizing multicollinearity, a common issue in multiple regression models. Using this approach, we identified a nonlinear three-gene combination-PRKAR1A, QPCT, and TMEM71-that distinguished ALS from healthy controls with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.83 in a public PBMC dataset. This achievement was confirmed in laboratory PBMC samples with an AUC of 0.85, supporting the robustness of the identified gene signature in independent samples. Furthermore, these genes also enabled ALS classification in induced pluripotent stem cell-derived motor neurons with an AUC of 0.79. Knockdown of PRKAR1A, QPCT, or TMEM71 in motor neurons increased the TDP-43 expression levels, and PRKAR1A knockdown induced the mislocalization of TDP-43, accompanied by phosphorylation, suggesting a potential link to ALS-related pathophysiology. These findings suggest that nonlinear gene combinations may provide a useful strategy for identifying blood-based biomarkers and offer insights into ALS pathogenesis. This nonlinear, data-driven analytical framework enabled the transition from unbiased gene discovery to the identification of pathophysiology-associated molecules by in vitro functional validation.\n\nID: 42353250\nTitle: Microglial Dysfunction Induced by C9ORF72 Dipeptide Repeat Proteins: Biomarker and Therapeutic Perspectives.\nAbstract: The GGGGCC hexanucleotide repeat expansion (HRE) in C9ORF72 was recognized as the most common genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Repeat-associated non-AUG (RAN) translation of the expanded repeat generated dipeptide repeat proteins (DPRs), which disrupted multiple cellular processes and contributed to neurodegeneration. Emerging evidence indicated that disease pathogenesis involved both gain-of-function (GOF) and loss-of-function (LOF) mechanisms. DPR-mediated GOF toxicity induced ribosomal dysfunction, nucleolar stress, proteostatic impairment, and neuronal injury, whereas C9ORF72 LOF disrupted lysosomal and autophagic pathways in microglia, impairing the immune homeostasis. Neuronal injury further promoted the release of damage-associated signals that triggered secondary microglial activations and chronic neuroinflammations. This review summarized current knowledge of DPR biology, microglial dysfunction, and their contributions to disease progression in C9ORF72-associated ALS/FTD. Therapeutic strategies targeting repeated RNA, DPR productions, proteostasis, autophagy, and neuroinflammatory pathways were also discussed. In addition, the potentials of fluid biomarkers, including cerebrospinal fluid poly (GP) and blood neurofilament light chain (NfL), for diagnosis, disease monitoring, and therapeutic assessment were shown. Together, these findings provided important insights into disease mechanisms and potential avenues for improved clinical management.\n\nID: 42352907\nTitle: The Dual Role of Glial Extracellular Vesicles in Neurodegeneration: Insights from iPSC-Based Models.\nAbstract: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as key mediators of intercellular communication in the brain, with glial cell-derived EVs increasingly recognized for their roles in maintaining brain homeostasis and contributing to the progression of neurodegenerative diseases. By transferring a diverse cargo of bioactive molecules, including proteins, RNAs, and organelles, EVs influence recipient cell behavior and overall brain function. In neurodegenerative conditions, glial EVs can either propagate pathogenic signals or deliver neuroprotective and regenerative cues, depending on their cellular origin and molecular composition. This context-dependent heterogeneity highlights the need for physiologically relevant human models to investigate EVs biology. Human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived glial models provide a disease-relevant platform, as they recapitulate key pathological features of Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). When further integrated with brain organoid platforms, these iPSC-based systems enable the generation of three-dimensional environments that closely resemble in vivo EVs dynamics. Importantly, glial EVs can modulate cellular pathways involved in neuronal survival and function. Indeed, their potential to interact with and, under specific experimental conditions, traverse the blood-brain barrier (BBB) has contributed to growing interest in their application for biomarker discovery and therapeutic development. Engineered and patient-specific EVs derived from iPSCs are emerging as promising tools for targeted, cell type-specific, therapeutic approaches, although their clinical applicability still requires further validation. This review discusses the emerging evidence supporting the dual role of iPSC-derived glial EVs in health and disease, underscores the translational potential of iPSC-based platforms for mechanistic studies, and outlines their promise as precision medicine tools for diagnostics and therapy.\n\nID: 42443579\nTitle: Eriochrome Cyanine R revisited: a standardized myelin stain protocol for thick sections of the central & peripheral nervous system across species, pathologies and disease models.\nAbstract: Myelin enables rapid action potential conduction and axonal support, and its disruption underlies diverse neurological disorders. Its assessment is essential for studying development, plasticity, and repair of the nervous system (NS), and for diagnosing demyelinating diseases and evaluating remyelination therapies. Multiple histological methods detect myelin, each with trade-offs in sensitivity, cost, and reproducibility. Among them, Eriochrome Cyanine R (EC-R) is a simple, affordable myelin stain widely used in thin sections, but remains poorly standardized, and underexplored in thick vibratome sections. Here we describe and validate a simple, inexpensive, solvent-free EC-R protocol for central and peripheral nervous system tissue across seven vertebrate species and multiple demyelinating conditions. The method replaces subjective microscopic differentiation with fixed, time-controlled incubations scaled to section thickness, improving reproducibility. Using perfusion and immersion-fixed samples, we show that the protocol yields homogeneous myelin labeling with sharp white/gray matter contrast in whole brains, cortical slabs, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. Thick sections stained with EC-R preserve 3-dimensional tissue architecture, resolve single myelinated axons and intracortical bands, and can be combined with Nissl-like counterstains and immunohistochemistry. Developmental series in neonatal rats reveal expected PNS-CNS myelination gradients, while experimental demyelination models and naturally occurring diseases (canine distemper and human multiple sclerosis) illustrate the method's ability to delineate lesion cores, perilesional gradients, and associated glial and immune activation. This standardized EC-R approach provides a robust and versatile tool for comparative neuroanatomy, experimental neuropathology, and translational studies of myelination, demyelination, and remyelination, as well as for the clinical diagnosis of myelin-related disorders.\n\nID: 42443203\nTitle: TAF15 amyloids propagate via defined motifs in a prion-like fashion.\nAbstract: TATA-box binding protein-associated factor 15 (TAF15) is an RNA-binding protein and the primary fibrillar constituent in a subset of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) cases. However, the molecular determinants underlying TAF15 aggregation remain unclear. Here, we show that TAF15 forms amyloid fibrils under physiological conditions and develop a cellular biosensor to monitor its propagation. Both recombinant TAF15 fibrils and pathological aggregates extracted from FTLD patient brains selectively seed TAF15 biosensor cells, demonstrating prion-like properties. The closely related protein FUS does not seed TAF15 aggregation, revealing a cross-seeding barrier, but partially incorporates into inclusions during TAF15-induced seeding, potentially explaining their pathological overlap in FTLD. Computational and peptide-based mapping identifies aggregation-prone motifs within the low-complexity domain that stabilize ex vivo fibril cores and drive TAF15 propagation. These findings establish TAF15 as an amyloid-forming, prion-like protein and define sequence determinants underlying its self-assembly, providing a mechanistic framework for FTLD-TAF15 and potential therapeutic targets.\n\nID: 42443201\nTitle: Nuclear condensates formed by truncated mutant NEK1s impede ribosomal RNA biogenesis and drive motor dysfunction.\nAbstract: NIMA-related kinase 1 (NEK1), a serine/threonine kinase, is a risk variant for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). While the full-length NEK1 is involved in diverse cellular processes, such as DNA damage response and microtubule stability, the pathogenic mechanism of NEK1 nonsense mutations in ALS remains elusive. Here, we demonstrate that three truncated forms of NEK1 derived from ALS-related NEK1 nonsense mutations translocate from the cytoplasm to the nucleus, exhibit nucleolar localization, and simultaneously form liquid-like nucleoplasmic foci. In contrast to the diffuse cytoplasmic distribution of wild-type NEK1, these nuclear-localized truncated mutants are prone to undergo liquid-liquid phase separation both in cells and in vitro. Mechanistically, the truncated NEK1s interact with the nucleolar protein FBL, thereby impairing ribosomal RNA biogenesis and translation. Transgenic flies expressing truncated mutant NEK1s display motor dysfunction and reduced survival length, and a knock-in transgenic mouse model expressing ALS-related NEK1 mutant similarly exhibits motor deficits accompanied by ribosomal RNA dysregulation. These findings suggest that ALS-related NEK1 mutants expressing truncated forms of NEK1 cause cell toxicity by interfering with ribosomal RNA metabolism and reveal a gain-of-function mechanism in ALS pathogenesis involving NEK1.\n\nID: 42442369\nTitle: Clinical, imaging, and neuropathological characterization of multiple system degeneration associated with a novel SERAC1 variant in a mixed-breed dog.\nAbstract: A 7-month-old spayed female mixed-breed dog was evaluated for a subacute, progressive, cerebellar syndrome characterized by ataxia and intention tremors. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed moderate cerebellar atrophy and mild bilateral symmetrical intra-axial lesions at the level of the caudate nuclei. A neurodegenerative disorder was suspected. Over a 2-year period, signs of neurologic disease worsened with suspected myoclonic epileptic seizures and severe cerebellar ataxia. Follow-up MRI showed progressive cerebellar and cerebral atrophy, as well as well-defined, bilateral, and symmetrical lesions affecting the caudate nuclei. Histopathology revealed severe cerebellar degeneration with a loss of Purkinje cells and depletion of the granular and molecular layers. Malacic areas at the level of the caudate nuclei characterized by extensive necrosis were observed. Genetic testing identified a clear top candidate variant in the SERAC1 gene on chromosome 1. These findings are consistent with multiple system degeneration, a rare inherited neurodegenerative disorder resembling MEGD(H)EL syndrome (3-methylglutaconic aciduria with deafness-dystonia, [hepatopathy], encephalopathy, and Leigh-like syndrome) in humans.\n\nID: 42441930\nTitle: Muscle Regeneration Failure May Lead to Clinical Features of Myopathy in Anti-IgLON5 Disease.\nAbstract: Anti-immunoglobulin-like cell adhesion molecule 5 (IgLON5) disease is a novel and potentially treatable entity. Therefore, it is important to recognize all clinical symptoms and diagnostic clues. We specifically investigated neuromuscular signs and symptoms and muscle biopsy pathology, providing a link between IgLON5 and clinical features of myopathy. All patients diagnosed with anti-IgLON5 disease in the Netherlands between 2016 and 2023 were included. Serum and CSF samples were tested with immunohistochemistry on rat brain and in-house cell-based assay using live cells. Biopsies of the vastus lateralis muscle were performed in patients with neuromuscular signs and symptoms and analyzed in Vienna together with 3 biopsies of non-Dutch patients sent to Vienna for second opinion. Twenty patients with anti-IgLON5 disease were included (10 male, 50%). The median age at onset was 61.5 years (range 45-85), and the median time from onset to diagnosis was 30 months (range 3-280). Neuromuscular symptoms were present in over half of the patients (11/20), including proximal limb weakness (n = 11), axial weakness (n = 1), muscle atrophy (n = 6), and fasciculations (n = 5). All 12 muscle biopsies (9 from the Dutch cohort, 3 external) showed mild myopathic alterations, 2 additionally presented target fibers and fiber type grouping (compatible with neurogenic myopathy), and 3 patients showed immune cell infiltration. We found a strong upregulation of IgLON5 expression in muscle fibers in all patients and also in different muscle disease controls, while immunoreactivity in healthy control muscle was faint/absent. Our data support that IgLON5 might play a role in muscle regeneration, which might result in proximal myopathy as a prominent clinical feature in anti-IgLON5 disease. This finding broadens the clinical phenotype of anti-IgLON5 disease and can be an important clue for earlier diagnosis and start of immunotherapy.\n\nID: 42441927\nTitle: Performance of Alzheimer Disease Plasma Biomarkers in Patients With Prion Diseases.\nAbstract: Prion diseases can mimic Alzheimer disease (AD) at presentation. Alzheimer's Association AD diagnostic criteria suggest that a single abnormal highly specific plasma biomarker (including p-tau217) is sufficient for a biological diagnosis. We investigated the performance of AD plasma biomarkers in distinguishing AD and prion diseases. We examined plasma biomarker data from patients with prion disease from a prospective cohort study recruited through the UK National Prion Clinic. Prion diseases were diagnosed clinically or with autopsy confirmation, and AD was diagnosed clinically with CSF biomarker confirmation. Plasma p-tau217, p-tau181, Aβ42/40 ratio, brain-derived tau (BD-tau), neurofilament light chain (NfL), and glial fibrillary acid protein (GFAP) were measured using Simoa. Median biomarker values in different groups were compared with Kruskal-Wallis test, and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was used to compare accuracy in distinguishing prion diseases from sporadic AD (sAD). Lumipulse p-tau217 and NfL were measured in a validation study in a different laboratory. In the main study, we analyzed 345 samples from 278 individuals (mean age 58 [SD 13.5], 48.2% female), including 204 with prion diseases (121 sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease [CJD], 11 iatrogenic CJD, 9 variant CJD, 47 slow-progressing inherited prion disease (IPD) and 16 fast-progressing IPD), 33 with AD, and 41 healthy controls. For discriminating prion disease without AD copathology from sAD, none of p-tau217 (area under the curve [AUC] [95% CI] 0.605 [0.486-0.724]), p-tau181 (AUC 0.554 [0.446-0.661]), or GFAP (AUC 0.514 [0.389-0.640]) performed well. Aβ42/40 discriminated moderately (AUC 0.770 [0.684-0.856]). NfL/p-tau217 ratio (AUC 0.996 [0.987-1.000]), NfL (AUC 0.988 [0.974-1.000]), BD-tau/p-tau217 ratio (AUC 0.963 [0.929-0.996]), and BD-tau (AUC 0.934 [0.890-0.978]) discriminated very well. In an independent validation study, consecutive samples were analyzed from 32 patients with sAD and 35 patients with sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (mean age 65.0 [SD 6.4], 56.7% female). NfL/p-tau217 again discriminated almost perfectly (AUC 0.986 [95% CI 0.966-1.000]). Plasma p-tau217 and p-tau181 are increased in both AD and prion diseases (regardless of burden of AD copathology). Diagnosing AD with a single abnormal p-tau plasma biomarker risks misdiagnosing prion diseases as AD. Plasma NfL/p-tau217 discriminates near-perfectly and could act as a flag to suspect prion diseases where this is a diagnostic possibility. This study provides Class II evidence that plasma NfL/p-tau217 discriminates patients with CJD from those with AD.\n\nID: 42441363\nTitle: Longitudinal changes in DTI-ALPS and choroid plexus volume relative to CSF biomarkers during lecanemab treatment in mild cognitive impairment: A pilot study.\nAbstract: Lecanemab improves cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers, but whether magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) proxies of CSF-interstitial fluid (ISF) exchange improve is unknown. This was a single-center prospective pilot (n = 8). The ALPS index was derived from diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS), and intracranial volume (ICV)-normalized choroid plexus (ChP) volume was segmented with FreeSurfer Sequence Adaptive Multimodal SEGmentation (SAMSEG). Baseline changes were tested with Wilcoxon signed-rank tests with Benjamini-Hochberg false discovery rate (FDR) control within prespecified MRI, CSF, and cognition endpoint families. CSF Aβ42 and Aβ42/40 increased and tau phosphorylated at threonine 181 (p-tau181) decreased at 6 and 12 months (all q < 0.05); cognition showed no FDR-significant change. The ALPS index showed a downward tendency (9-month q = 0.010), and ChP/ICV increased at 6-12 months (all q = 0.010). The ALPS index and ChP volume may be insufficient as stand-alone surrogate endpoints over 12 months. These findings suggest exploring complementary strategies targeting CSF-ISF exchange and clearance pathways and warrant larger controlled longitudinal studies. Not applicable (observational study).\n\nID: 42440589\nTitle: P2-engineered exosomes encapsulating curcumin alleviate cognitive decline in AD-like mice by improving microglia-related neuropathology.\nAbstract: Natural exosomes, as drug carriers, can deliver anti-inflammatory agents across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) to lesion sites in the brain, thereby demonstrating immense potential in the treatment of brain inflammation-related diseases. However, the application of natural exosomes is constrained by their poor targeting ability. Herein, we report a novel drug delivery system (P2-Exo-Cur) constructed by engineering exosomes to display the P2 peptide on their surface, thereby enabling targeted delivery of curcumin to microglia. Our results revealed that P2-Exo-Cur possesses a nanoscale membrane structure and can efficiently deliver curcumin to microglia both in vitro and in vivo. This technology provides a microglia-targeted delivery approach for anti-inflammatory agents such as curcumin, while overcoming the undesirable off-target effects that limit their efficacy. Furthermore, treatment of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory BV2 cell models with P2-Exo-Cur significantly suppressed the polarization of BV2 cells toward the M1 phenotype, as well as the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Finally, we also validated the excellent therapeutic potential of this technology in the 5xFAD mouse model. In conclusion, in this study, we for the first time constructed engineered exosomes that can specifically bind to the NCAM protein on microglia to achieve precise delivery of curcumin by expressing the P2 peptide on their surface, exerting beneficial effects in AD treatment without causing significant adverse effects. This strategy may offer a non-invasive and innovative therapeutic method for the management of brain inflammation-related diseases.\n\nID: 42440381\nTitle: From Prediction to Action: Why Bleeding Risk in Cardiac Surgery Still Eludes Us in the Era of Artificial Intelligence.\nAbstract: Perioperative bleeding in cardiac surgery remains common, consequential, and difficult to predict despite decades of research and expanding data availability. Established risk scores and newer analytical approaches have improved risk stratification, yet few tools have translated into real-time bedside decision support or demonstrated reductions in bleeding-related complications. This gap reflects not simply a failure of technology, but a failure of alignment between prediction and clinical need, data and context, and innovation and implementation. Current approaches often emphasize statistical performance over clinical utility, rely on surrogate endpoints, and apply static models to a dynamic clinical problem. This article argues that the key challenge is no longer whether bleeding can be predicted but whether prediction can meaningfully improve care. Future progress will require clinically relevant outcomes, time-varying models, rigorous external validation, interpretability appropriate to the use case, and seamless workflow integration. Prediction should ultimately be judged by its ability to support timely decisions and improve outcomes.\n\nID: 42440317\nTitle: Plasma Phosphorylated Tau 217 in Participants at Risk for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.\nAbstract: In vivo biomarkers for detecting neuropathologies from repetitive head impacts (RHI), including chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), are needed. To evaluate the utility of plasma phosphorylated tau 217 (p-tau217), assess its performance as a beta-amyloid (Aβ) biomarker in participants with RHI exposure at risk for CTE, and explore concordance with CTE neuropathology in a postmortem subsample. This longitudinal, multicenter, case-control study used data from the Diagnostics, Imaging, and Genetics Network for the Objective Study and Evaluation of CTE (DIAGNOSE CTE) Research Project, collected from September 2016 to October 2023. Participants were former American football players (case participants) and asymptomatic men unexposed to RHI (control participants). A subsample had available neuropathologic data. RHI, traumatic encephalopathy syndrome (TES) diagnoses, and levels of CTE certainty. Plasma p-tau217 (classified as positive [≥0.63 pg/mL], intermediate [0.40-0.62 pg/mL], and negative [<0.40 pg/mL]), Aβ-positron emission tomography (PET; 18F-florbetapir; with Aβ-positive defined as a standardized uptake value ratio [SUVR] ≥1.10), and tau-PET (18F-flortaucipir). TES diagnoses were assigned by multidisciplinary consensus conference. Analyses of postmortem brains controlled for age, race, and APOE ε4 status. Among 231 participants (mean [SD] age, 57.75 [8.25] years), 177 were former football players (117 professional and 60 college) and 54 were unexposed participants. Former football players had higher baseline mean (SD) p-tau217 concentrations than unexposed participants (0.35 [0.26] pg/mL vs 0.27 [0.14] pg/mL; P = .008), although this was driven by a higher proportion of Aβ-PET-positive participants among former players. Plasma p-tau217 increased over time across the sample (B = 0.207 [95% CI, 0.117-0.298]; P < .001), with no significant time × exposure group interactions. Among football players, p-tau217 showed no time × group interactions with TES diagnosis, TES-CTE certainty, or RHI metrics. Higher p-tau217 concentration correlated with higher global Aβ-PET SUVR (B = 0.058 [95% CI, 0.053-3.501; P = .01), with a few discordant cases (5 participants were p-tau217-negative and Aβ-PET-positive; 7 participants were p-tau217-positive and Aβ-PET-negative). P-tau217 had similar areas under the curve for projecting Aβ-PET positivity as cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) p-tau181/Aβ42 and CSF Aβ40/42 measures (p-tau217: AUC, 0.88 [95% CI, 0.80-0.96]; CSF p-tau181/Aβ42: AUC, 0.89 [95% CI, 0.79-1.00]; CSF Aβ40/42: AUC, 0.85 [95% CI, 0.72-0.98]). Among 9 brain donors, 6 had CTE (stages II-IV; none with Alzheimer disease). Seven had negative or intermediate p-tau217, concordant with Aβ-PET. Two p-tau217 outliers with stage III CTE had normal concentrations upon additional testing. The findings of this study suggest that plasma p-tau217 concentration is unlikely to be useful for the detection of CTE, but it does show utility for ruling out Aβ pathology in participants at risk for CTE.\n\nID: 42437952\nTitle: NOP56 is essential for mammalian generation and maintenance of multiple central nervous systems, associated with SCA36 pathology.\nAbstract: NOP56, a core nucleolar component involved in small nucleolar ribonucleoprotein assembly, has been genetically implicated in spinocerebellar ataxia type 36. However, the role of NOP56 in mammalian neurodevelopment and disease remains poorly defined. We investigated NOP56 pathobiology using both in vitro induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neurons and in vivo NOP56 knockout mouse models. NOP56 expression significantly decreased both in the spinocerebellar ataxia type 36 patients induced pluripotent cells and induced pluripotent cell-derived neurons, which suggests the possibility that the NOP56 loss of function is involved in the spinocerebellar ataxia type 36 phenotype. Therefore, we generated and validated the NOP56 knockout mouse phenotype. Homozygous NOP56 deletion resulted in total embryonic lethality; no NOP56-/- progeny was viable at birth. Heterozygous knockouts showed clasping at 8 months of age and had a larger body size with aging, although there was no significant difference in survival between heterozygous and wild type. Heterozygous knockout mice showed deterioration in rotarod performance and a decrease in exploration behavior. Immunohistochemical analysis of the heterozygous knockouts revealed widespread, significant central nervous system abnormalities, particularly cerebellar degeneration, accompanied by motor cortex and spinal cord disturbances. Widespread ubiquitin-positive inclusions were detected in the cerebellum, motor cortex, and anterior spinal cord of the heterozygous knockout mice at the 12-month age, and it was positive from the 6-month age in the cerebellum. Colocalizations of TDP-43 and ubiquitin were observed in the motor cortex, spinal cord, and cerebellum. Along with findings from previous reports showing early downregulation of NOP56 in SOD1 G93A transgenic mice, this finding indicates that NOP56 might be involved in a wide range of motor neuron diseases. The pathological characteristics of the NOP56 heterozygous knockouts are like those of a patient with spinocerebellar ataxia type 36. Results reveal that NOP56 is indispensable for mammalian embryogenesis and central nervous system maintenance, and that its reduction contributes to molecular pathology in spinocerebellar ataxia type 36. These findings uncover a convergent neurodegenerative mechanism and identify NOP56 as a potential therapeutic target.Clinical trial registrationThis study was registered with the Japan Clinical Trials Registry (http//umin.ac.jp/ctr/index/htm), under the number UMIN000047097.\n\nID: 42437657\nTitle: The Impact of Model Misspecification on the Individual Causal Association in Surrogate Endpoint Evaluation.\nAbstract: Surrogate endpoints are often used in place of expensive, delayed, or rare clinical endpoints in clinical trials. However, regulatory authorities require thorough evaluation to accept these surrogate endpoints as reliable substitutes. One evaluation approach is the information-theoretic causal inference framework, which quantifies surrogacy using the individual causal association (ICA). Like most causal inference methods, this approach relies on models that are only partially identifiable. For continuous outcomes, a normal model is often used. In this study, we explored the effects of model misspecification across various scenarios. We first considered true data-generating mechanisms based on multivariate  t $$ t $$  and log-normal distributions. We then used D-vine copulas with Gaussian, Clayton, Gumbel, and Frank families to vary the unidentifiable copulas involving counterfactual pairs while preserving the observable bivariate margins, and considered intuitive restrictions on nonidentified correlations, including positivity and conditional independence. In all settings, the identifiability issue was addressed through sensitivity analysis. Finally, we illustrate the proposed sensitivity analyses using clinical-trial data from schizophrenia studies, evaluating the ICA under several modeling assumptions. The results show that, in most scenarios considered, the impact of model misspecification is small; however, certain departures from the assumed model can materially affect the surrogacy assessment.\n\nID: 42437610\nTitle: Vestibular syndrome associated with subcutaneous hemangiosarcoma in a cat.\nAbstract: Hemangiosarcomas (HSAs) are rare neoplasms in cats, with cutaneous and subcutaneous forms occurring more frequently than visceral HSAs and often associated with chronic ultraviolet radiation exposure. Herein, we report a case of vestibular syndrome secondary to subcutaneous hemangiosarcoma in a 2-year-old cat. The patient was presented with ataxia, proprioceptive deficits, cranial nerve palsy, mild nystagmus, and head tilt. The cat tested positive for feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), while complete blood count, serum biochemical profile, and albumin-to-globulin ratio were within normal limits. Based on the neurological findings and the absence of systemic abnormalities, central vestibulopathy was suspected. Corticosteroid therapy resulted in transient clinical improvement within 36 hours; however, 48 hours later, the cat developed vocalization and reduced consciousness. Due to the poor prognosis, euthanasia was elected. Necropsy revealed two dark-red subcutaneous nodules (∼1 cm) in the right thoracic region, multifocal omental nodules, and a red mass (3.2 × 2.7 × 1.3 cm) compressing and replacing part of the cerebellar parenchyma. Histopathologically, all nodules consisted of proliferating neoplastic endothelial cells forming irregular vascular channels filled with erythrocytes, consistent with hemangiosarcoma. Cerebellar metastasis accounted for the clinical signs of central vestibulopathy. Although meningoencephalitis is the most common cause of central vestibular disease in cats, neoplasms involving the cerebellum or brainstem should also be considered as differential diagnoses.\n\nID: 42437595\nTitle: Epigenetic Pathways Linking Prenatal Alcohol Exposure to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.\nAbstract: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) presents a profound global health burden, yet clinical diagnosis remains severely hindered by phenotypic heterogeneity and the lack of objective biomarkers. Emerging evidence reveals that the pathogenesis of prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) is heavily driven by fetal programming via epigenetic modifications. In this narrative review, we synthesize data from human cohorts and advanced preclinical models to conceptualize FASD as a dynamic epigenetic trajectory rather than a static teratogenic insult. Ethanol disrupts the epigenome systemically, perturbing one-carbon metabolism, oxidative stress pathways, non-coding RNAs, and the placenta-brain axis. Furthermore, postnatal environmental factors, particularly early-life stress, interact with PAE to shape neuroimmune vulnerability and sexually dimorphic outcomes. While stable peripheral DNA methylation \"episignatures\" offer significant promise for future risk stratification, we highlight the critical translational challenge of correlating these peripheral markers with central neuropathology. Although AI-assisted screening and targeted epigenetic interventions (e.g., choline supplementation) represent exciting translational avenues, they remain investigational. Ultimately, transitioning FASD toward precision medicine will require longitudinal, single-cell multi-omic studies to validate tissue-specific biomarkers, address ethical and algorithmic biases, and pave the way for biologically grounded, early interventions.\n\nID: 42437499\nTitle: Clinicopathologic Evaluation of Amyloid Clearance in Alzheimer Disease.\nAbstract: The long-term efficacy of amyloid-targeting therapies hinges on their ability to slow downstream neuropathologic change, but little is known about the influence of amyloid clearance on tau pathology and neurodegeneration. To determine the postmortem and in vivo association between amyloid levels and downstream neuropathology after treatment with aducanumab in a patient with patchy areas showing minimal residual amyloid levels. This clinicopathologic case report from a single academic memory center includes a male carrier of the p.R47H TREM2 variant, which is associated with a higher risk of Alzheimer disease, who was in his 50s, had mild cognitive impairment, and received aducanumab while participating in a randomized clinical trial. Fourteen untreated controls, who were matched by age or presence of the TREM2 variant, also are included. The male carrier of the p.R47H TREM2 variant had received 30 doses of aducanumab (cumulative dose of 280 mg/kg) over 4.5 years. Neuropathologic evaluation at autopsy, positron emission tomography to measure standardized uptake value ratio as a measure of amyloid and tau levels, and magnetic resonance imaging to determine longitudinal change in cortical thickness. Four years after receiving the final dose of aducanumab, the patient died. An autopsy showed variable levels of amyloid pathology, including brain regions with very low levels of amyloid juxtaposed with brain regions that had typically high levels of amyloid in the deep cortical layers and only low levels of amyloid in the superficial cortical layers. Compared with the brain regions of the untreated controls, the brain regions of the patient after treatment with aducanumab showed low levels of amyloid that were preferentially found in the gyral crests, were associated with less tau pathology at autopsy, and were associated with slower longitudinal atrophy on in vivo magnetic resonance imaging (β = -0.50 [95% CI, -0.62 to -0.37]; t = -7.96 and P < .001). In contrast, the patient's brain regions with high amyloid burden were preferentially found in the sulcal depths and had similar levels of tau pathology as seen at autopsy in the untreated controls. In this case report, areas of extensive amyloid clearance after amyloid-targeting therapy were associated with less downstream neuropathologic change. In addition, amyloid clearance appears to preferentially occur in the gyral crests. Future studies should evaluate the differential mechanisms involved in amyloid clearance from superficial and deep cortical layers and in gyri and sulci because extensive amyloid clearance may be necessary to achieve downstream neuropathologic benefit after removal of amyloid.\n\nID: 42436644\nTitle: HR-pQCT measures of bone in autosomal dominant osteopetrosis highly correlate with fractures and inversely correlate with bone resorption markers.\nAbstract: Autosomal dominant osteopetrosis (ADO) is a rare bone disorder caused by impaired osteoclastic resorption. Despite high bone mass, ADO is paradoxically associated with increased fracture risk. High-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) provides unique, low-radiation assessments of bone, but prior studies in ADO are limited to small case series. Using baseline cross-sectional data from an ongoing natural history study, we characterized HR-pQCT phenotypes in adults with ADO and explored associations with self-reported fracture history and bone turnover markers. HR-pQCT outcomes at the distal ends and shafts of the radius and tibia in 48 adults with ADO were compared to 144 matched controls (1, 3 ratio). In addition, z-scores for outcomes in ADO were calculated using established reference data. At trabecular-rich distal sites, ADO demonstrated markedly elevated total volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD), trabecular vBMD, trabecular bone volume fraction, trabecular thickness, and estimated failure load (all p<0.001), with values often approaching or exceeding twice those in controls. At cortical-rich shaft sites, total vBMD, bone area, bone area fraction, and cortical thickness were greater in ADO (all p<0.05). However, there was considerable interindividual variability, with some individuals having normal z-scores while others exhibited z-scores exceeding +20. The phenotype reflected increased bone mass rather than mineralization-cortical vBMD was normal and tissue mineral density was normal-to-lower in ADO. Outcomes at both distal and shaft sites were strongly correlated with lifetime fracture number (Spearman ρ=0.64-0.75, p<0.001), indicating ADO individuals with the \"strongest\" bones (via micro-finite element modeling) reported most fractures. The outcomes were correlated inversely with serum C-telopeptide and positively with serum tartrate resistant acid phosphatase 5b, consistent with ADO being rich with dysfunctional osteoclasts. Overall, the data reveal the profound, yet variable, phenotype in ADO and indicate that HR-pQCT measures correlate with disease severity and represent potential surrogate endpoints for future therapeutic trials. Autosomal dominant osteopetrosis (ADO) is a rare genetic bone disorder wherein bone-removing cells do not work properly, leading to bones that are dense yet fragile. Using specialized bone scans, we compared 48 adults with ADO and to healthy individuals. People with ADO had greatly increased bone mass and abnormal internal bone structure, though results varied widely. Those with the most extreme abnormalities reported the most fractures, despite scans estimating their bones to be “strongest”. This paradox shows that bone quality—not just quantity—is impaired in ADO. This study also identifies scan measures that may help track disease progression in future trials.\n\nID: 42436308\nTitle: Extracellular vesicles from inflammatory-primed stromal cells reduce in vitro inflammation in Sandhoff disease model.\nAbstract: Sandhoff disease (SD) is a fatal lysosomal storage disorder caused by β-N-acetylhexosaminidase deficiency, resulting in GM2 ganglioside accumulation, severe neurodegeneration, and chronic neuroinflammation. While enzyme-restoring therapies, such as AAV gene transfer, effectively target the primary enzymatic deficit, neuroinflammation persists and contributes to disease progression, motivating the development of anti-inflammatory adjuncts alongside disease-modifying interventions. Extracellular vesicles released by mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC-EVs) are acellular lipid nanoparticles that contain immunomodulatory molecules and can cross physical barriers, without immunogenicity issues. These features make MSC-EVs promising candidates for anti-inflammatory therapeutics targeting neuropathology. The anti-inflammatory potency of MSC-EVs is increased by priming parent MSCs with pro-inflammatory cytokines, resulting in IFEVs, as referred to in this study. Here, we evaluated the in vitro anti-inflammatory effects of IFEVs in a feline model of SD. IFEVs reduced SD neuroinflammation, lowering IL-6, TNF-α, and IL-1β protein levels in SD neuronal-mixed glia, with concordant transcriptional downregulation of NF-κB/p65 and NLRP3 components and upregulation of arginase 1 mRNA after 48 h of treatment. In SD peripheral blood mononuclear cells, IFEVs significantly increased the proportion of regulatory T cells and the Treg/T-effector cell ratio without inducing cytotoxicity. Together, these findings demonstrate that IFEVs reduced neuroinflammation and altered blood-circulating T-cell populations in an in vitro SD model, supporting their further preclinical development as a complementary immunomodulatory therapy for SD.\n\nID: 42435333\nTitle: NORG - Nitrogen ORGanizer: a novel web-based system for cryopreservation and freezer management.\nAbstract: The preservation of samples, whether they are from humans, cell lines, animals, plants, or other resources, usually follows a similar process. They are packaged in appropriate containers, whether tubes for cryogenic containers or boxes in freezers or other systems. For this biological sample database to be and remain useful, the samples must be appropriately cataloged and consecutively maintained in a document. After all, only when it is clear where which sample is located, the biological database has a value. In many cases this documentation is done in local spreadsheets and saved in e.g. CSV or XLSX format. In some cases, there are even handwritten records to comprehend where which sample is located. The intention behind a biological database is mainly the collection of rare material, but also the withdrawal of this material from the storage for further analysis, partly in-house but presumably also with external cooperation partners. If a sample is now taken from a container that has already been completely filled and stored, this empty space can only be re-allocated with a sample with great administrative effort, since new samples would otherwise be stored in the container that is currently active. With NORG we address this problem. NORG offers a stand-alone software solution via webservices to catalog e.g. nitrogen tanks and store the contents digitally with a color-coding for the filling level of the storages. In addition, NORG can trace who sent which sample to whom and when, for example to have it analyzed by a cooperation partner.\n\nID: 42434904\nTitle: PDE4A Knockdown Rescues Alcohol-Induced Cognitive Impairment and Synaptic Dysfunction via the cAMP/PKA/CREB Pathway.\nAbstract: Alcoholic dementia (AlD) is a severe neurological disorder with no effective treatment. Development of pan-phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) inhibitors for clinical treatment of neurological conditions has been hampered by emetic side effects primarily mediated by PDE4D, one of the four subtypes of PDE4. Although PDE4A was shown to be upregulated by chronic alcohol exposure, its therapeutic relevance to AlD remains unclear. A stable mouse model of AlD was established in 3-month-old 3xTg-AD mice using a free-choice two-bottle protocol (25% alcohol) for 19 weeks. Mice received either rolipram injections for 3 weeks or PDE4A knockdown for 6 weeks. Cognitive function was assessed using the Morris water maze (MWM), novel object recognition (NOR), and Y-maze tests. Hippocampal neuropathology-including Aβ deposition, synaptic integrity, Tau phosphorylation (at Ser214/Ser404), and neuronal apoptosis-was evaluated by immunofluorescence or immunohistochemistry. Changes in key proteins of the cAMP/PKA/CREB signaling pathway were analyzed by Western blotting. This study demonstrated that selectively targeting PDE4A rescued cognitive and neuropathological deficits in a validated mouse model of AlD. Behavioral tests showed that PDE4A knockdown significantly improved spatial memory and cognition in the Morris Water Maze (MWM), novel object recognition, and the Y maze in the AlD mice. Pathological analysis revealed that PDE4A knockdown reduced amyloid-beta (Aβ) deposition and phosphorylated Tau levels. Furthermore, it restored synaptic integrity, as evidenced by the upregulation of PSD95 and Synaptophysin, enhanced dendritic complexity, and increased spine density, while also exerting neuroprotective effects by suppressing neuronal apoptosis in AlD mice. Mechanistically, the therapeutic benefits of PDE4A knockdown were mediated through the reactivation of the critically impaired cAMP/PKA/CREB signaling pathway, leading to elevated cAMP levels, increased PKA activity, and enhanced phosphorylation of CREB. Our findings established PDE4A as one of the key AlD pathological drivers and identified its selective inhibition as a novel and promising therapeutic strategy for AlD, offering a viable approach to circumvent the adverse effects associated with broad-spectrum PDE4 inhibition.\n\nID: 42434900\nTitle: Amyloid-related imaging abnormalities after immunotherapy: How might brain microvascular basement membrane components be involved?\nAbstract: Basement membrane components are integral to the physiologic function of cerebral microvessels. Immunotherapy (including by the use of lecanemab) in Alzheimer's disease patients may result in vascular complications identified by neuroimaging (ARIA-E and ARIA-H). This pilot study (on a relatively small number of human brain specimens) suggests one mechanism might be through the effects of lecanemab on a collagen component of said microvessel walls. It utilizes microvessels isolated from human brains (of Alzheimer's disease patients) and maintained in a viable state, to examine this mechanism using novel biochemical and molecular approaches. These yield preliminary evidence of how lecanemab may influence a specific component of the cerebral microvasculature and suggest other studies that may be used to address this important question.\n\nID: 42434299\nTitle: Microbiota-mediated mechanisms of natural products in atherosclerosis: focus on metabolic and inflammatory pathways.\nAbstract: Atherosclerosis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory vascular disease characterized by lipid accumulation, endothelial dysfunction, immune dysregulation, and plaque formation. Beyond conventional lipid-related mechanisms, gut microbiota dysbiosis and microbiota-derived metabolites have emerged as important regulators of atherogenesis. Natural products, including polyphenols, flavonoids, alkaloids, fatty acids, polysaccharides, saponins, and terpenoids, may modulate AS by reshaping gut microbial ecology and metabolic outputs. This narrative review qualitatively synthesized English-language studies published from 2016 to 2026, with emphasis on recent preclinical and emerging clinical evidence. Literature was retrieved from PubMed and Google Scholar using terms related to natural products, gut microbiota, and atherosclerosis. Evidence was integrated across natural product categories, microbial metabolites, host signaling pathways, preclinical models, clinical observations, and translational limitations. Natural products consistently acted on convergent microbiota-dependent pathways rather than isolated mechanisms. They reduced trimethylamine/trimethylamine N-oxide production, promoted short-chain fatty acid generation, remodeled bile acid metabolism, and modulated microbial tryptophan-derived metabolites. These metabolic changes were associated with improved intestinal barrier integrity, suppression of TLR4/NF-κB and NLRP3-mediated inflammation, immune rebalancing, reduced oxidative stress, enhanced cholesterol efflux, and attenuation of plaque-related phenotypes. Polyphenols and berberine showed relatively stronger mechanistic support, whereas polysaccharides, saponins, terpenoids, and complex formulas remain mainly exploratory. Most evidence derives from animal and in vitro studies, while clinical studies remain limited by small samples, short follow-up, heterogeneous interventions, surrogate endpoints, and insufficient causal validation. Natural products provide an integrated framework for targeting the gut microbiota-metabolite-vascular pathology axis in AS. Although current evidence supports their biological plausibility and adjunctive therapeutic potential, standardized preparations, causal microbiome validation, multi-omics-based biomarkers, and well-designed clinical trials with vascular or cardiovascular endpoints are required before clinical translation.\n\nID: 42431841\nTitle: PML in 2026: beyond recognition and towards treatment.\nAbstract: \n\nID: 42431556\nTitle: Fisetin prevents deterioration of cellular functions in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis variants G262R and P438L of SQSTM1 in SH-SY5Y cells.\nAbstract: Oxidative stress is widely accepted as one of the important factors contributing to neurodegeneration, leading to fatal neurodegenerative diseases (NDD) such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Since flavonoids possess antioxidant properties, we investigated whether Fisetin (FS) and Quercetin (QR) protected cells from oxidative stress arising from pathogenic mutations G262R (G > A) and P438L (C > T) of SQSTM1 found in Indian ALS patients. SQSTM1 codes for p62 protein and is involved in multiple signaling pathways through its various domains. We studied changes in cell viability and cellular functions using immunoblotting, confocal microscopy, immunoprecipitation and FACS analysis in the presence and absence of FS and QR. Supplementation with FS and QR in SH-SY5Y cells expressing SQS-wild type and mutants increased cell viability and decreased ROS formation. Also, Nrf2 protein levels increased to offset oxidative stress response. In addition, we studied the effect of FS on the nuclear-cytoplasmic distribution of TDP-43 protein, which serves as a hallmark for ALS. FS corrected the nuclear-cytoplasm translocation of TDP-43 protein and decreased late apoptosis in mutants. Our study illustrates that both FS and QR shield cells from oxidative stress, and that FS imparted better protection against the pathogenic effect of SQSTM1 mutants in SH-SY5Y neuronal cells.\n\nID: 42431519\nTitle: USP18 regulates skeletal muscle regeneration independently of its deISGylation activity.\nAbstract: USP18 is a multifunctional protein that attenuates type I interferon (IFN-I) signalling and regulates ISG15-mediated ISGylation. Although USP18 has been suggested to suppress myogenic differentiation in vitro, its role in muscle regeneration and inflammatory muscle disease remains unclear. This study aimed to define the spatial localization and functional contribution of USP18 and ISG15 in inflamed and regenerating muscle. USP18 function in myogenesis was examined using inducible knockout and catalytic-inactive mutant muscle cell models. Spatial expression of USP18 and ISG15 was analyzed by quantitative imaging in mouse models of muscular dystrophy, cardiotoxin-induced injury, and healthy muscle, with validation in dermatomyositis patient biopsies. USP18 depletion enhanced myogenesis and mitochondrial activity in vitro. Importantly, a catalytic-inactive USP18 mutant regulated myogenesis comparably to the wild-type protein, demonstrating that USP18 acts independently of its deISGylation activity. In vivo, USP18 and ISG15 expression diverged in low-inflammatory regions but colocalized in highly inflamed regenerative areas, highlighting context-dependent regulation. Regenerating myofibres exhibited high USP18 expression in the absence of ISG15, whereas fibrotic regions displayed persistent ISG15 with reduced USP18 levels. In vitro, USP18 increased MYOG expression during early differentiation while suppressing mature myosin heavy chain expression, indicating that USP18 promotes early myogenic commitment but limits myofibre maturation. USP18 acts as a context-dependent regulator of muscle regeneration independent of its deISGylation function. These findings identify USP18 as a dual modulator of myogenesis and highlight its potential as a therapeutic target in inflammatory muscle disease.\n\nID: 42430493\nTitle: Modeling Parkinson's pathology in human iPSC dopaminergic neurons uncovers key mechanisms of Lewy body formation and heterogeneity.\nAbstract: The aggregation of alpha-synuclein (aSyn) into intraneuronal inclusions of heterogeneous morphology, known as Lewy bodies (LBs), is a defining hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD); yet, our understanding of the mechanisms underpinning their formation and heterogeneity remains incomplete. Here, we present a human isogenic induced pluripotent stem cell-derived dopaminergic neuron (iDA) model that faithfully recapitulates the diverse biochemical, morphological, and ultrastructural features of LB neuropathology. The iDA model accurately reproduces the temporal relationships between neuritic and cell-body aSyn pathology and recapitulates the proteome, posttranslational modifications, and morphological diversity of aSyn aggregates found in human PD tissue. Moreover, our work provides critical insight into how different pathways to aSyn fibrillization and the complex interaction between aSyn fibrils and membranous organelles shape the morphological diversity of LB-like inclusions. This model represents a versatile platform to investigate the mechanisms of pathology formation, maturation, and neuronal dysfunction and to develop diagnostics and therapeutics that account for the diversity of aSyn pathology in PD and related synucleinopathies.\n\nID: 42429181\nTitle: Minute-Scale Repeated Metabolic Probing of Living Cells Enabled by Rapid Parahydrogen-Based Hyperpolarization.\nAbstract: Hyperpolarized (HP) 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy enables real-time observation of metabolic fluxes but is typically limited to single-shot measurements due to complex preparation procedures and low experimental throughput. Here, we established a rapid and experimentally accessible workflow for temporally controlled HP measurements in living cells. Using SABRE-SHEATH at 0.4 µT, we achieved 7.7% ± 0.2% 13C polarization of 50 mM [1-13C]pyruvate within 60 s. Simple 1:50 dilution with phosphate-buffered D2O yielded cell-compatible solutions that retained 5.3% ± 0.4% polarization of 1.3 mM pyruvate without multi-step purification. Combined with a simplified agarose bead immobilization approach, this enabled four injections of HP pyruvate into the same HeLa cell population within 7 min. Under rapid (≈2 min) reinjection intervals, the pyruvate-to-lactate conversion progressively declined, whereas stable metabolic conversion was maintained at 20 min intervals with intermittent cell medium perfusion. These findings demonstrate that rapid repeated substrate delivery can transiently exhaust cellular metabolic conversion capacity. This experimentally accessible operating mode enables the study of short-term metabolic dynamics that remain obscured in conventional single-shot HP-NMR or long timescale thermally polarized NMR measurements.\n\nID: 42429025\nTitle: Papillary Tumour of the Pineal Region, in a Child With a Germline PTEN Pathogenic Variant, Arisen in the Fourth Ventricle.\nAbstract: We describe a unique case of papillary tumour of the pineal region (PTPR) arising in the fourth ventricle without any demonstrable anatomical continuity with the pineal region, in a 2-year-old male patient harbouring a germline PTEN pathogenic variant. This case arisen in the fourth ventricle shows epigenetic characteristics consistent with PTPR, suggesting the possibility that PTPR develops outside the pineal region. The tumour was composed of epithelioid-looking papillary structures (A, Haematoxylin and eosin [H&E]), intermingled with more densely cellular areas displaying perivascular pseudorosettes (B, H&E). Neoplastic cells resulted immunopositive for GFAP (C), CD56/NCAM (D) and focally positive for cytokeratin 18 (E) and showed dot-like immunostaining for EMA (F). DNA methylation profiling using the Bethesda Classifier version 2.0 demonstrated that the tumour clustered with PTPR-B in the UMAP analysis (G). CNV plot of the tumour showed the isolated loss of chromosome 10 (H).\n\nID: 42428516\nTitle: Peritumoral brain zone oxygen extraction fraction is associated with tumor Ki-67 index in untreated glioblastoma.\nAbstract: The non-contrast-enhancing peritumoral brain zone (PBZ) contributes to glioblastoma progression but remains incompletely characterized by structural MRI. We tested whether PBZ oxygen extraction fraction (OEF) derived from dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) MRI is associated with the Ki‑67 proliferation index at the patient level. In this retrospective analysis, we analyzed 80 adults with untreated IDH-wildtype glioblastoma with preoperative DSC and diffusion MRI. Mean values of paired regions of interest were extracted from non-contrast-enhancing T2/FLAIR-hyperintense PBZ, the contrast-enhancing tumor core, and contralateral normal-appearing white matter (NAWM). PBZ and CE to NAWM ratios for OEF, capillary transit time heterogeneity, cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen, cerebral blood volume, and apparent diffusion coefficient were computed after ComBat harmonization. These ratios were subsequently correlated with Ki-67 using Spearman's rank correlation. PBZ OEF demonstrated a positive correlation with Ki-67 (Spearman ρ = 0.27, P = .014). In contrast, other PBZ and all CE imaging ratios were not associated with Ki-67 after multiple testing. In regression models including CE OEF, PBZ OEF remained associated with Ki‑67 (P = .041) and improved model fit (ΔR2 = 0.094). Higher DSC-derived PBZ OEF ratio was modestly but significantly associated with higher tumor Ki-67 in untreated IDH-wildtype glioblastoma, suggesting that PBZ OEF captures physiologic variation in non-contrast-enhancing tissue beyond the contrast-enhancing tumor core. Given the lack of spatial co-registration between PBZ and pathology sampling, prospective validation with spatially matched histology and outcome endpoints is warranted.\n\nID: 42427881\nTitle: Submillimeter postmortem and in vivo diffusion and susceptibility magnetic resonance imaging to characterize cortical micro- and meso-structures.\nAbstract: The human cerebral cortex consists of anatomically and functionally distinct regions defined by heterogeneous cytoarchitectonic, myelin-related microstructural organization. Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides a noninvasive framework to resolve subtle regional differences across the cortical mantle. Among different MRI contrasts, diffusion and susceptibility MRI of the brain provide complementary sensitivity to micro-, meso-, and macro-structural organization. However, it remains unclear which fine-scale cortical patterns, typically observed within postmortem scans, are preserved in vivo at matched submillimeter resolution, given limited acquisition time and physiological noise. In this study, we performed a comparative, atlas-based quantification of high-resolution human brain MRI images acquired postmortem and in vivo at approximately 0.5 mm isotropic resolution, focusing on diffusion fractional anisotropy (FA) and tissue magnetic susceptibility (χ) derived from quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM). For postmortem imaging, diffusion MRI was performed on the left hemisphere from a 71 y/o male using a 3T Connectome 2.0 system, while multi-orientation susceptibility MRI was performed at 7T. In vivo datasets were acquired with diffusion MRI using the signal-to-noise ratio-efficient, distortion-free Romer-EPTI acquisition from a healthy volunteer, 27 y/o female, on the same 3T Connectome, and susceptibility MRI on a 7T system at matched submillimeter resolutions. Using OpenMAP-T1 with the JHU-MNI (Eve) Level 4 parcellation, we performed atlas-based analyses on FA and χ, with additional cortical surface mapping to characterize micro- and meso-structural heterogeneities within the cortical mantle. We then assessed the correspondence between postmortem and in vivo measured metrics. Atlas-based cortical surface mapping revealed consistent anatomical variations in both quantitative MRI metrics, with consistently elevated FA and χ values in the precentral and posterior cortical regions relative to surrounding association cortices, while divergent patterns in the cingulate cortex (higher FA with lower χ values) were also observed. Region-wise comparisons between postmortem and in vivo metrics in the left hemispheric cortical regions demonstrated moderate correspondence for FA and χ values (Pearson's r = 0.52 [p = 0.02] and 0.53 [p = 0.01], respectively), despite existing biological and technical variations. Together, these findings provide some initial insight into how quantitative diffusion and susceptibility MRI contrast patterns may translate from high-fidelity postmortem imaging to in vivo acquisitions. Combined submillimeter postmortem and in vivo diffusion and susceptibility MRI in the present study can provide a comprehensive anatomical reference for cortical microstructure mapping and support future translations between postmortem and in vivo neuroimaging studies.\n\nID: 42427864\nTitle: Prevalent versus incident progressive supranuclear palsy: An analysis of the frequencies of neuropathological and clinical features at U.S. Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers indicate a relatively common tauopathy of aging.\nAbstract: Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a neurodegenerative disease diagnosed according to its histopathologic pattern of tau proteinopathy (\"tauopathy\"). It is increasingly appreciated that PSP is heterogeneous in both clinical and pathological presentations. However, the prevalence of PSP subtypes, in comparison to other tauopathies, remain incompletely characterized. Here we analyzed NACC Neuropathology Data Set data aggregated from 37 U.S. Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers (ADRCs). Clinical and gold-standard neuropathologic features of autopsied participants were compared, stratifying on cognitive status at recruitment into the study. The final sample comprised 6994 individuals who were followed approximately annually for 4.0 years on average before autopsy. Among those with dementia at recruitment (n=4309), 2.9% had autopsy-confirmed corticobasal degeneration (CBD), 2.6% Pick's disease, and 4.6% PSP. By contrast, among those recruited while cognitively normal (n=1452), 0.7% had CBD, 0.1% Pick's disease, and, remarkably, 3.3% were diagnosed with PSP pathology. The relatively high frequency of PSP pathology detected among individuals recruited while cognitively normal suggests there is a subtype of PSP that is unexpectedly common in the broader population. In comparing between incident (recruited normal) and prevalent (recruited with dementia) autopsy-confirmed PSP, those with incident PSP died older (89.6 years versus 76.2 years on average). Furthermore, incident PSP pathology cases were less likely to manifest stereotypical PSP clinical features, but more likely to have parkinsonism, compared to prevalent PSP pathology cases. In a convenience sample of autopsy-confirmed PSP from the University of Kentucky ADRC (n=23), digital pathology analyses using HALO software and AI-based analytic modules revealed that PSP tau pathology was more severe in prevalent PSP, but in the putamen, incident cases had a higher proportion of tufted astrocytes and lower proportion of NFTs. In summary, incident PSP pathology is a relatively common tauopathy in older ADRC participants, often differing clinically and pathologically from prevalent PSP.\n\nID: 42427717\nTitle: HIV-1 Infection in Humanized Microglial Mice Disrupts Feeding Behavior and Circadian Rhythms with Cortical Neuroinflammation.\nAbstract: Although effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) has substantially reduced the severity of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND), the condition remains highly prevalent. Understanding HAND has been a challenge due to the lack of small animal models capable of supporting productive HIV infection in the brain. Recent advances in humanized mouse models with engrafted human glial cells now enable systemic HIV infection that extends to the central nervous system, offering a powerful platform to study HAND pathogenesis. In this study, we investigated behavioral alterations and neuropathological changes associated with HIV infection. Using home-cage monitoring, we observed that HIV-infected mice exhibited reduced feeding efficiency, consuming less food despite spending more time at the feeder, compared to uninfected controls. Additionally, infected animals displayed disrupted circadian rhythms, with a significant correlation between central nervous system viral load and increased locomotor activity during the light cycle. Neuropathological analyses revealed region-specific vulnerability, with the cortex exhibiting pronounced inflammatory and neurodegenerative changes. These findings were supported by transcriptomic profiling, which demonstrated heightened inflammatory and antiviral gene expression in the cortex, along with differentially expressed genes associated with neuropathology and behavioral deficits. Together, these results highlight distinct region-specific responses to HIV infection in the brain and establish this humanized mouse model as a valuable tool for elucidating the mechanisms underlying HAND and its associated behavioral deficits.\n\nID: 42427320\nTitle: Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration-TDP Type C With Striatal Glial Cytoplasmic Inclusions and Motor Neuron Degeneration.\nAbstract: We report an autopsy case of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD)-TDP type C with severe striatal involvement and annexin A11- and phosphorylated TDP-43-positive glial cytoplasmic inclusions. The patient developed progressive asymmetric rigidity accompanied by marked striatal atrophy and showed both upper and lower motor neuron involvement. These findings expand the clinicopathological spectrum of FTLD-TDP type C and may support the concept of an annexin A11-associated pathogenic continuum linking FTLD and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\n\nID: 42426881\nTitle: NR3C1 promotes group 4 medulloblastoma invasion via activating VCAN.\nAbstract: Approximately 30% of group 4 medulloblastomas (G4-MBs) present with metastasis at diagnosis, yet the molecular mechanisms remain unclear. To elucidate differences of genes' expression between primary tumors of metastatic (M+) and non-metastatic (M0) G4-MB, we performed multi-omics profiling, including RNA sequencing, proteomics, single-nucleus RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq), and spatial transcriptomics on tumor samples. Integrative analyses identified VCAN, a chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan, as the most significantly up-regulated gene in primary tumors of M+ G4-MB. High expression of this gene was correlated with poor patient prognosis. Functional assays demonstrated that VCAN promotes proliferation and invasion while inhibiting apoptosis. In addition, NR3C1 was predicted as the key activator of VCAN by Single-Cell Regulatory Network Inference and Clustering (SCENIC). High-definition spatial transcriptomics revealed that NR3C1 and VCAN are highly co-expressed within the same spatial domains. Multiplex immunofluorescence confirmed the co-localization, providing spatial evidence of their regulatory interaction. ChIP-qPCR subsequently confirmed direct binding of NR3C1 to the VCAN promoter. Knockdown of NR3C1 or VCAN suppressed invasion and proliferation and induced apoptosis of the tumor cells, which were partially reversed by VCAN overexpression. Together, these findings revealed that the NR3C1-VCAN axis played a pivotal role in the metastatic progression of G4-MB, highlighting a potential therapeutic target for high-risk patients.\n\nID: 42426493\nTitle: Peripheral neuropathy as a presenting feature of familial early onset Alzheimer's disease: a rare clinical association.\nAbstract: We describe a patient with genetically confirmed familial early-onset Alzheimer's disease in whom sensory peripheral neuropathy preceded cognitive decline by almost a decade. A 40- year- old man presented with clinical and electrophysiological features of sensory neuropathy, and 9 years later developed memory disturbances. Genetic testing revealed a heterozygous PSEN1 c.349 C > T (p. Pro117Ser) mutation in exon 5. To the best of our knowledge, peripheral neuropathy as an initial manifestation of familial early-onset Alzheimer's disease has never been reported before and could be a possible manifestation of the underlying degenerative process. With this report, we highlight the rarity of this association and underscore the importance of a comprehensive clinical and electrophysiological evaluation in patients with familial early-onset Alzheimer's disease who present with sensory symptoms, gait disturbances, skin or trophic changes, or other clinical features suggestive of peripheral neuropathy.\n\nID: 42425169\nTitle: Sex-associated neuroinflammatory and astrocytic responses in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: evidence from clinical cohorts and a TDP-43 N390D mouse model.\nAbstract: Sex differences are increasingly recognized as important modifiers of neuroimmune processes in neurodegenerative disorders. However, the sex-associated clinical phenotypes and underlying neuroinflammatory mechanisms in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) remain poorly understood. This study integrated multimodal clinical assessments, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) neuroimmune biomarkers, neuroimaging-based glymphatic metrics, and complementary animal analyses to characterize shared and sex-associated alterations in male and female ALS patients. Two independent cohorts including 158 newly diagnosed ALS patients and 112 healthy controls (HCs) underwent evaluations of motor function, cognition, sleep disturbances, and emotional symptoms. Glymphatic function was assessed using choroid plexus volume (CPV), diffusion-derived analysis along the perivascular space (ALPS) index, and white-matter free-water (FW) fraction. In the original cohort, 12 CSF biomarkers spanning astrocytic activation, neuroinflammation, TDP-43 pathology, synaptic dysfunction, and axonal injury were quantified, and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and interleukin-18 (IL-18) were further examined in an independent verification cohort. Complementary neuroimmune alterations were further examined in TDP-43 N390D knock-in mice using ELISA and immunofluorescence. Male ALS patients showed markedly elevated CSF GFAP, IL-6, and IL-18 compared with female ALS patients and HCs after false discovery rate correction (q < 0.05). Female ALS patients exhibited increased CSF IL-6 versus HCs, whereas GFAP and IL-18 levels were unchanged. Female ALS patients also demonstrated more severe depressive symptoms and post-traumatic stress disorder than male ALS patients and HCs (p < 0.05). Both sexes displayed glymphatic impairment characterized by increased CPV and FW and reduced ALPS index, as well as pronounced sleep disturbances relative to HCs (all p < 0.05), with no clear sex-related differences. Complementary animal data showed that, at a fixed chronological age, male TDP-43 N390D mice exhibited more severe motor impairment accompanied by higher brain levels of GFAP, IL-6, and IL-18 and more prominent astrocyte-associated IL-6 and IL-18 signals than female mutant mice. Although microglial activation was also observed in TDP-43 N390D mice, no clear sex-related difference was detected at the sampled age. This multimodal clinical-translational study reveals sex-associated neuroinflammatory heterogeneity in ALS. Male patients exhibit a more pronounced GFAP-, IL-6-, and IL-18-related inflammatory profile, whereas female patients display more prominent affective disturbances. Glymphatic dysfunction and sleep impairment emerge as common pathological pathways across sexes. These findings highlight sex as a crucial biological variable shaping ALS heterogeneity and underscore the importance of incorporating sex-stratified analyses in future ALS neuroimmune research and clinical trials.\n\nID: 42444506\nTitle: 'I Didn't Even Associate the Two Together at All': A Qualitative Study of 'Information Work' Undertaken by Parents and Their Children With Epilepsy to Make Sense of Sleep and Seizures.\nAbstract: Epilepsy in children presents challenges for families who must navigate the condition itself, along with complex medical information and the emotional realities of daily care. Underpinning a recent randomised control trial (CASTLE Sleep-E) was the acknowledgement that sleep was a problem that had not been well addressed in other intervention studies in this population. The CASTLE Sleep-E trial evaluated an online behavioural sleep intervention (CASTLE Online Sleep Intervention COSI]). An embedded qualitative study aimed to explore participating families' experiences of epilepsy, sleep and the trial itself. This paper focuses on the findings relating to participants' experiences of searching for information about sleep and epilepsy. Interpretive descriptive qualitative study embedded within a randomised controlled trial using remote interviews (October 2023 to February 2024) with parents (n = 22) and children (n = 22, aged 4-13 years) with epilepsy from both arms of the trial (COSI plus standard care or standard care alone). Data were reflexively thematically analysed. Patient and public involvement (parents and children) was central to both the main trial and this qualitative study. Five interrelated 'information work' themes were identified, four parent-led themes: seeking information, surveillance as information work, sharing information and experiences, and struggling with information, and one child-led theme: making sense of sleep and seizures. Many children with epilepsy and their parents become highly motivated information seekers; however, they face persistent gaps in credible, relevant and accessible guidance, particularly regarding the role of sleep in epilepsy. In response, they develop their own strategies for gathering, producing and interpreting information, often blending emotional labour, technology use and parental vigilance to improve sleep or address any sleep disturbance. These findings highlight a clear need for developing and implementing appropriate sleep support within paediatric epilepsy care. Public and patient involvement (PPIE) was central to both the main trial and this qualitative study. A dedicated Advisory Panel (three children with epilepsy, ten parents of children with epilepsy and one adult who has lived with epilepsy since childhood) met regularly over a period of 6 years throughout the trial. Their insights and input shaped, informed and strengthened many aspects of our work from inception to dissemination, including refining the study aims and design, co-developing materials and advising on data interpretation. Two of the Advisory Panel were co-applicants on the programme grant. Advisory Panel members also contributed to the analysis and interpretation of qualitative data and reviewed the final manuscript for this paper, and their contributions are gratefully acknowledged. They were all compensated for their time and had any associated costs reimbursed. A more detailed account of PPIE is reported using the GRIPP2-SF checklist.\n\nID: 42444496\nTitle: Censoring, Competing Events, and Multistate Models: Comment on Beyersmann et al. \"Hazards Constitute Key Quantities for Analyzing, Interpreting and Understanding Time-to-Event Data\".\nAbstract: Beyersmann et al. propose a functional interpretation of hazards, viewing them as evolving quantities describing the entire event process rather than as pointwise causal contrasts. In this commentary, we elaborate on the implications of this view for causal inference in modern clinical trials with survival outcomes. We emphasize how censoring, competing events, and multistate structures shape not only identifiability but also the definition and transportability of hazard-based estimands. We highlight that, even within a functional framework, censoring mechanisms may implicitly determine the statistical estimand through time-dependent weighting, with direct implications for generalizability across studies and populations. We further discuss how these issues are amplified in competing-risks and multistate settings, where causal interpretation requires careful consideration of intercurrent events and selection induced by post-randomization state occupancy.\n\nID: 42444466\nTitle: Drawing a line in the sand: impact of analytical choices on anti-drug antibody cut-points and testing outcomes.\nAbstract: The identification of anti-drug antibodies (ADA) raised against biologic drugs is important for understanding and ensuring efficacy and safety. Because the immunogenicity of novel biologics is unknown before clinical trials, ADA assays are often developed with positivity thresholds assigned based on statistically determined cut-points defined by testing of samples from treatment-naïve donors. While the standard approaches are based on reasonable theoretical models, we aimed to identify the impact of alternative analytical pipelines on assignment of ADA positivity by analysis of Tier 1 screening and Tier 2 confirmatory ADA bridging assay data for up to 138 mAbs across up to hundreds of serum samples. We evaluate the utility of data augmentation through bootstrapping and the impact of outlier removal approaches on the consistency of ADA status determinations. We find that bootstrapping supports assay development efficiency by improving confidence in threshold setting in the context of limited numbers of test samples and that while outlier exclusion approach led to different apparent levels of ADA positivity, immunogenic drug products were identified by differences in the distribution of sample profiles from naïve and treated participants by each method evaluated. NCT02716675 https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02716675NCT02568215NCT02568215 https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02568215NCT03875209NCT03875209 https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03875209NCT04173819NCT04173819 https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04173819.\n\nID: 42444346\nTitle: Current Perspective: The Role of Liquid Biopsy in Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Rhabdomyosarcomas (RMS).\nAbstract: Rhabdomyosarcoma is the third most common extracranial solid tumor of childhood. Despite extensive research over the preceding decades, prognosis in children with metastatic or recurrent disease remains very poor with overall 5-year survival rates under 20%. Liquid biopsy is emerging as an effective, clinically applicable, noninvasive adjunct to conventional oncological management. To date, liquid biopsy has predominantly been applied in the field of adult oncology. Translation into pediatric malignancies, including rhabdomyosarcoma, remains at an early stage with small cohort studies addressing feasibility and technique optimization. This narrative review addresses the current literature in the field of liquid biopsies in rhabdomyosarcoma considering a variety of circulating biomarkers including ctDNA, mRNA, miRNA, proteins, and tumor cells. Liquid biopsies have the potential to revolutionize real-time tumor monitoring and personalized oncological treatment. The results of further large-scale prospective clinical trials in rhabdomyosarcoma are necessary to enable successful integration into standard clinical care.\n\nID: 42444334\nTitle: Efficacy of a Microencapsulated Sugar-Free Probiotic Oral Rinse on Gingival Health and Salivary Matrix Metalloproteinases 8 and 9 in Children With Down Syndrome: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial.\nAbstract: Children with Down Syndrome (DS) are at heightened risk for oral diseases due to their distinct physiological and immune characteristics. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), particularly MMP-8 and MMP-9, are key mediators of periodontal tissue breakdown. Probiotics may provide a novel, well-tolerated alternative to conventional antiseptics by modulating these biomarkers. This single-center, parallel-arm, randomized, single-blind pilot trial compared a sugar-free microencapsulated probiotic oral rinse against a 0.2% chlorhexidine digluconate rinse in children with DS. A total of 118 participants aged 6-14 years were enrolled; following attrition after oral rehabilitation, 40 children (20 per group) were allocated to intervention, and 15 participants per group completed all assessments. After individualized oral rehabilitation and oral health education, participants were randomized (1:1). Group 1 received probiotic rinse and Group 2 chlorhexidine rinse, both administered twice daily for two weeks. Primary outcomes were salivary MMP-8 and MMP-9 levels (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay). Secondary outcomes were plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), oral hygiene index-simplified (OHI-S), and bleeding on probing (BOP). Outcomes were assessed at baseline prior to oral rehabilitation (T0), two weeks after completion of oral rehabilitation (T1), two weeks following completion of the rinse protocol (T2), and six months post-rinse (washout period, T3) by blinded examiners. All 30 randomized participants completed the trial (15 per group). Both groups showed significant within-group reductions in MMP-8, MMP-9, PI, GI, OHI-S, and BOP at follow-up (p < 0.05). Between-group comparisons showed no significant differences in MMP levels, PI, GI or OHI-S at any interval. At six months, the probiotic group demonstrated a greater reduction in BOP compared with chlorhexidine (median difference -6.0; 95% CI [-9.0, -3.0]; p = 0.001). Given the two-week duration of rinsing, this isolated 6-month difference should be interpreted cautiously. No systemic side effects or gastrointestinal symptoms were reported. Mild tooth staining occurred in two participants in the chlorhexidine group; no adverse effects were reported in the probiotic group. Both rinses demonstrated within-group improvements, although no significant between-group differences were observed in the primary biochemical outcomes. The probiotic rinse showed comparable short-term efficacy and better tolerability, but due to underpowering and design limitations, findings remain exploratory. Larger, adequately powered studies are required to determine true clinical effectiveness. This study was a registered clinical trial with the Clinical Trials Registry of India (CTRI/2023/04/051447). The trial was prospectively registered, adhering to the WHO standards for clinical trial registration to ensure transparency and integrity in reporting health-related outcomes.\n\nID: 42444283\nTitle: Artificial Intelligence in Neonatal Care: The Breadth of Promise, the Depth of Challenge-An Overview.\nAbstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an integral tool in clinical care. The recent position statement by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) provides a timely practical blueprint on implementing and monitoring the use of AI in clinical practice. Although the data-rich environment of NICU presents a good setting for evaluation of AI-assisted clinical application, research on AI in Neonatology is relatively sparse compared to other fields in medicine. In this narrative overview, we summarised published research on AI in neonatology identified through a PubMed search to 29 December 2025, including early forms of AI/machine learning technologies in the 1990s to the more recent deep learning and large language model approaches across a broad range of conditions and functions. Our overview reveals a highly fragmented evidence landscape with the vast majority of published literature grouped around a few conditions, chiefly retinopathy of prematurity characterisation, neonatal seizure detection and neurodevelopmental outcome prediction, with very few studies in other areas. Most studies are single-centre, retrospective and preliminary, without any external validation. A small number of 'near-deployment' technologies, including automated oxygen control, the ANSeR seizure-detection algorithm, AI-based retinopathy of prematurity screening and automated General Movements Assessment for cerebral palsy screening, are notable exceptions. Rigorous clinical trials on AI-assisted therapy, diagnosis or prognostication, followed by implementation studies evaluating workflow integration across diverse geographical and socioeconomic settings are needed to address this critical translation-to-practice gap. Anticipated challenges specific to neonatology include methodological issues such as shifting physiological benchmarks across gestational ages and imperfect reference standards, as well as ethical issues such as establishing consent frameworks for long-term data use in a vulnerable population. Challenges shared with other fields in medicine include ensuring equitable applicability of AI across diverse populations with differing characteristics and resources and maintaining transparency in AI model development and deployment.\n\nID: 42444225\nTitle: Effect of vitamin D supplementation on thyroid hormones in hypothyroid females of child-bearing age: a systematic review.\nAbstract: To assess the impact of vitamin D supplementation on thyroid function and autoimmunity in hypothyroid females of child-bearing age. The systematic review was conducted from October 2024 to May 2025, and comprised search on PubMed, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar and the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform databases using predefined key words and medical subject heading terms, with no date restrictions, up to May 2025. The studies included were randomised controlled and clinical trials in hypothyroid females receiving vitamin D supplementation, and reporting thyroid-stimulating hormone and anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody values. Three reviewers independently screened records, extracted data, and assessed bias using the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool. Of the 384 identified records, 11(2.86%) were analysed in detail. Dosages of vitamin D administered ranged from 800 IU/day to 60,000 IU/week, over 2-24 weeks. Of the total, 9(81.81%) studies reported significant thyroid-stimulating hormone reduction, particularly with ≥50,000 IU/week dose and baseline deficiency correction, whereas anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies declined in eight autoimmune hypothyroidism studies with three documented more than 50% reduction from baseline. Vitamin D supplementation, especially at higher doses and longer durations, could lower thyroid stimulating hormone and thyroid autoantibodies in hypothyroid females of reproductive age. CRD42023469980.\n\nID: 42444203\nTitle: Intervention Strategies using Agada (Ayurvedic Antitoxic Formulations) for Diseases caused by Endocrine Disruptors.\nAbstract: Chemicals consumed through food, water, air, and personal care products disrupt our endocrine system, contributing to a range of life-threatening diseases. Since this toxicity is cumulative, it is essential to incorporate the principles of toxicity treatment. The review was conducted to evaluate the potential utility of Agada formulations in managing diseases associated with endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Electronic searches were performed using terms \"Agada\", \"Ayurveda\", \"antitoxic\", \"visha\", \"dūṣhivīṣha\", \"endocrine-disrupting chemicals\", and \"toxicity\" including animal, clinical, or pharmacological studies of Agada formulations in any toxicant or cumulative toxin model; or conceptual reviews linking Agada to environmental/chemical toxicity. By reviewing Ayurvedic literature, studying research on Agada, and correlating the principles of treatment of dushivisha, this article examines the potential of Ayurvedic treatment for diseases induced by endocrine disruptors. The conceptual framework of Dūṣhivīṣha provides a strong philosophical parallel to chronic low-dose EDC exposure, legitimizing research interest. Several formulations exhibit general antitoxic effects in chemical or drug toxicity models primarily mediated by antioxidant and anti- inflammatory mechanisms. Agada formulations may offer an integrative approach to mitigating EDC-related diseases. Their known pharmacological actions, such as antioxidant activity, free radical scavenging, Nrf2 upregulation, NF-κB inhibition, and adaptogenic effects, align with the major pathophysiological pathways triggered by EDCs. However, the current evidence base is limited by the absence of standardized formulations, inconsistent dosing, lack of endocrine biomarker assessment, and a scarcity of clinical trials. By applying the treatment principles of Garavisha (swallowed poison) and Dushivisha (latent poison), disorders resulting from endocrine disruptors can be effectively addressed using Agada directing to generate empirical evidences through clinical trials.\n\nID: 42444112\nTitle: Prospective Validation of the Movement Disorder Society Prodromal Multiple System Atrophy Criteria in Pure Autonomic Failure.\nAbstract: The Movement Disorder Society (MDS) research criteria for possible prodromal multiple system atrophy (PP-MSA) have not been prospectively validated. To evaluate the diagnostic performance of the PP-MSA criteria in a longitudinal cohort of patients with pure autonomic failure (PAF) and to assess whether additional clinical features improve their predictive value. Seventy-six patients with PAF enrolled across eight centers in the Natural History Study of the Synucleinopathies were followed for ≥6 years or until phenoconversion. Participants were classified according to MDS PP-MSA criteria and followed for development of MSA, Parkinson's disease, or dementia with Lewy bodies. Diagnostic performance was assessed longitudinally. Analyses were repeated using a stricter olfactory threshold (University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test [UPSIT]≤28) as an exclusion criterion. Thirty-eight participants met PP-MSA criteria, of whom 12 phenoconverted to MSA within 6 years. Sensitivity was 100% at year 1 and 92% at year 6, whereas specificity ranged from 56% to 67%. Positive predictive value (PPV) ranged from 21% to 34%. Applying a stricter olfactory threshold improved specificity (90%-97%) and PPV (53%-83%), with a modest reduction in sensitivity (to 83%). Participants who phenoconverted to MSA were younger, had more severe urinary dysfunction, and greater orthostatic heart rate responses. The PP-MSA criteria demonstrate high sensitivity but limited specificity in patients with PAF. A stricter olfactory threshold improves diagnostic performance and may enhance cohort enrichment for clinical trials. © 2026 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society. This article has been contributed to by U.S. Government employees and their work is in the public domain in the USA.\n\nID: 42444062\nTitle: Additive Manufacturing for Extracellular Vesicle Therapeutics: Engineering Strategies for Production, Isolation, and Delivery.\nAbstract: Despite the therapeutic promise of extracellular vesicles (EVs) in regenerative medicine, immunotherapy, and targeted drug delivery, translation to the clinic remains constrained by persistent manufacturing bottlenecks, including low yields, poor purity-recovery trade-offs, inconsistent cargo composition, variable product quality, and limited scalability. Additive manufacturing (AM) technologies present new strategies to overcome these hurdles by enabling precise control over biomaterial composition, microarchitecture, and spatial organization across three pipeline areas: EV production, isolation and purification, and scaffold-based delivery. This review examines AM applications across those EV production pipeline nodes. We analyze how AM variables - matrix stiffness, scaffold geometry, shear conditions, and crosslinking chemistry - affect EV yield, cargo composition, membrane integrity, and functional potency. By linking engineering approaches with biological considerations, we highlight AM's potential to unify manufacturing efficiency with therapeutic performance, while addressing limitations in throughput, standardization, and translational readiness.\n\nID: 42444000\nTitle: Use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in diabetes management in Africa: opportunities, challenges, and future prospects.\nAbstract: Diabetes mellitus represents a growing public health crisis across Africa, with prevalence rates increasing due to urbanization, lifestyle transitions, and epidemiological transition. Despite numerous technological advances in diabetes management, including continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), access to these innovations remains limited across the continent. This narrative review examines the current state, opportunities, challenges, and prospects of CGM technology in African diabetes care, with emphasis on the socioeconomic, infrastructural, and cultural factors influencing implementation. A comprehensive review of peer-reviewed literature, clinical trials, and implementation studies from African contexts was conducted, incorporating evidence on CGM technology, diabetes epidemiology, healthcare systems, and policy frameworks across African nations. CGM technology offers substantial benefits for glycaemic control, complication reduction, and patient empowerment. However, widespread adoption in Africa faces significant barriers including prohibitive costs, limited healthcare infrastructure, supply chain challenges, inadequate healthcare workforce training, and sociocultural factors. Emerging clinical trials in South Africa, Kenya, and Malawi demonstrate feasibility and clinical benefits, though large-scale implementation remains constrained. While CGM holds important potential at transforming African diabetes care, successful integration requires multisectoral collaboration, innovative financing mechanisms, capacity building, and feasible implementation strategies. Policy frameworks that support equitable access, regulatory harmonization, and sustainable scale-up models are essential for realizing CGM's full potential across the continent.\n\nID: 42443998\nTitle: Practical applicability and effectiveness of passive, back-support exoskeletons in logistics and care: a randomized controlled trial protocol (ELSA LogiCare).\nAbstract: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are the leading work-related health issue in Europe. While passive back-support exoskeletons have shown promise in reducing physical strain in laboratory settings, their medium-term effects under real-world working conditions remain largely unexplored. This study will assess the applicability and the medium-term effects of passive back-support exoskeletons on MSDs in the logistics and healthcare sectors. ELSA LogiCare is a multicenter, parallel-designed, randomized controlled trial. Participants will be randomly assigned in a 2:1 ratio to either an intervention group or a control group. The intervention group will be randomly assigned (1:1) to use one of two passive back-support exoskeleton models for 3 months, while the control group works unassisted as usual. We aim to recruit a total sample size of 120 participants, resulting in approximately 80 participants in the intervention group and 40 participants in the control group. Primary outcomes focus on feasibility and use of the exoskeleton, including daily wearing time. Effectiveness-related outcomes include musculoskeletal complaints after 3 months, assessed using the Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire. Secondary outcomes include physical and mental workload (NASA-Raw Task Load Index), job satisfaction (Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire), cognitive performance (Wiener Testsystem), fatigue (Fatigue Scale), acceptance of exoskeletons (Technology Commitment), user satisfaction (Quest 2.0), user experience and implementation barriers (short interviews), absences due to illness, blood pressure, physical activity (Fitbit/Garmin) and dropouts. Outcomes will be assessed at baseline, every 4 weeks during, and immediately after the intervention. The study is open-label, with blinding applied to outcome assessors and data analysts only. Primary analyses will follow the intention-to-treat principle and will be conducted using mixed-effects models with repeated measures to estimate feasibility- and effectiveness-related outcomes over time. When effectively integrated into workplace environments, passive back-support exoskeletons have the potential to significantly alleviate physical strain and enhance efforts to reduce the risks associated with MSDs. Our process evaluation can also help to understand how passive back-support exoskeletons can be successfully integrated into the logistics and care sectors. German Clinical Trials Register (DRKS) under the DRKS-ID: DRKS00036072.\n\nID: 42443988\nTitle: Effects of a calorie-restricted MIND diet and probiotic supplementation on fertility, sexual function, and quality of sexual life in overweight and obese men: protocol for a double-blind randomized clinical trial.\nAbstract: MIND diets and probiotics have the potential to positively affect infertility in obese and overweight men, but their effects are not yet fully elucidated. Therefore, this study aims, for the first time, to address this gap by evaluating the effects of a calorie-restricted MIND diet and probiotic supplementation on fertility, sexual function, and quality of sexual life in overweight and obese men. This study will be conducted as a double-blind randomized clinical trial on 84 overweight and obese men in Kerman for 3 months. Participants will be randomly allocated to one of the following four groups: (1) the group receiving the MIND diet with restricted calories + probiotic supplement; (2) the group receiving the MIND diet with restricted calories + placebo; (3) the group receiving a standard low-calorie diet + probiotic supplement; (4) the group receiving a standard low-calorie diet + placebo. Before the intervention and after 3 months, the study variables will be compared between groups. Anthropometric evaluation, spermogram evaluation, serum levels of androgens, sexual function, and quality of sexual life will be assessed at the beginning and at the end of the study. This trial will provide valuable evidence regarding the potential synergistic effects of the MIND diet and probiotic supplementation in managing male infertility associated with obesity. By evaluating both clinical fertility markers and patient-reported outcomes such as sexual function and quality of life, the study findings are expected to contribute to a better understanding of the role of lifestyle interventions in reproductive health, potentially offering a sustainable therapeutic approach for this population. All the work procedures will be carried out in accordance with the guidelines recommended by the Ethics Committee of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (IR.MUMS.REC.1402.341). Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials IRCT20240313061277N1. Registered on 31 March 2024.\n\nID: 42443978\nTitle: Evaluation of a serum protein signature as monitoring biomarker for Duchenne muscular dystrophy in a long-term clinical trial with corticosteroids.\nAbstract: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a progressive neuromuscular disorder for which monitoring biomarkers are urgently needed. We aimed to evaluate whether proteins in serum can accurately monitor patients' function within the duration of a clinical trial. In this study, we evaluated longitudinal serum proteins of DMD patients participating in the FOR-DMD clinical trial, comparing daily and intermittent corticosteroid regimens in boys aged 4-8 years at baseline. Using the aptamer-based protein platform SomaScan, we profiled 1500 proteins. Associations between protein levels and motor function outcomes, such as Rise from the Floor Velocity (RFV), 10-Meter Run/Walk Velocity (10MRWV), and North Star Ambulatory Assessment (NSAA), were assessed using linear mixed models. In particular, we explored whether patients with higher protein levels also tended to have better functional scores (across-patients analysis), and whether changes in protein levels within the same patient over time were linked to changes in their functional performance (within-patient analysis). Finally, penalized (lasso) mixed models were applied to evaluate the predictive function of the proteins. The prediction accuracy of the models (evaluated by optimism-corrected Root Mean Squared Error) was compared to that of a simpler model with only age and treatment as predictors. Across-patients and within-patient analyses revealed consistent associations with three functional tests for a subset of proteins, notably RGMA, ART3, ANTXR2, and CFB. Multivariate models incorporating the proteins significantly associated with at least two tests, improved prediction accuracy by 12% for NSAA, and by 33-35% for RFV and 10MRWV. These models also revealed a subset of proteins that were consistently selected. Quantification of CFB, RGMA, ANTXR2, SERPINF1 and ATP5PF using SomaScan showed strong agreement with measurements obtained using orthogonal methods such as ELISA, MRM-MS and an in-house developed bead-based sandwich immunoassay. These findings support the utility of serum protein signatures as objective, quantitative tools for monitoring disease progression and treatment response in DMD during clinical visits and clinical trials. The FOR-DMD clinical trial was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (registration no. NCT01603407). First submission: 03/04/2012.\n\nID: 42443966\nTitle: Mean arterial pressure-to-norepinephrine-equivalent dose ratio, rather than achieved mean arterial pressure alone, is associated with mortality in septic shock.\nAbstract: Higher mean arterial pressure (MAP) is commonly pursued in septic shock, yet randomized trials have failed to demonstrate a survival benefit-and patients achieving higher MAP often exhibit paradoxically greater mortality. We hypothesized this reflects impaired vascular responsiveness requiring greater vasopressor support, quantifiable by the MAP-to-norepinephrine-equivalent dose ratio (MAP/NEQ). We conducted a retrospective cohort study using two independent critical care databases (MIMIC‑IV and eICU). Adult patients with septic shock receiving vasopressors within 24 h of ICU admission were included. The primary exposure was the 24-h time-weighted average MAP (65-80 mmHg vs. ≥ 80 mmHg); the key secondary exposure was MAP/NEQ. The primary outcome was 28-day mortality. Cox regression, restricted cubic splines, and mediation analysis were performed. A total of 7433 patients were included (MIMIC‑IV: n = 4944; eICU: n = 2489). Despite being younger with fewer comorbidities, patients with MAP ≥ 80 mmHg had higher 28-day mortality (MIMIC-IV: 19.5% vs. 12.6%; eICU: 20.5% vs. 11.0%; both P < 0.001). After adjustment for MAP/NEQ, the association between high MAP and mortality became non-significant, while MAP/NEQ remained independently and inversely associated with mortality in both cohorts (AUC 0.81 and 0.72). Mediation analyses revealed a suppression effect (- 33% and - 26%), indicating higher MAP coexisted with impaired vascular responsiveness. Subgroup and sensitivity analyses were consistent. Higher achieved MAP was not independently associated with 28-day mortality after accounting for vascular responsiveness. MAP/NEQ may serve as a clinically accessible tool for early risk stratification and identification of a vasoplegic phenotype in septic shock, though prospective validation is needed before clinical application.\n\nID: 42443911\nTitle: Integrative plasma-to-spatial proteomics reveals fibroblast-associated signatures in liver metastatic breast cancer.\nAbstract: Liver metastases from breast cancer (BCLM) are associated with aggressive disease and poor survival outcomes. Liver-directed locoregional therapies (LRT) based on radiation are limited by resistance and relapse. While liquid biopsy enables systemic monitoring, it provides limited insight into the tumor microenvironment and mechanisms of resistance. In this hypothesis-generating study, high-throughput plasma proteomics alongside digital spatial profiling of matched tumor tissues was employed to link systemic signals with local tumor biology, aiming to elucidate mechanisms underlying therapy response. Plasma and tissue samples were collected from BCLM (n = 14) patients receiving LRT. High-throughput proteomic analysis (Olink Proteomics, Uppsala, Sweden) was run to detect and quantify circulating proteins in plasma. Matched tissue samples were obtained before LRT and analyzed using Digital Spatial Profiling (GeoMX, NanoString Technologies, Seattle, WA) to assess the protein expression within defined tissue compartments. Results were then correlated with clinical outcome. Systemic proteomic analysis showed significant high levels of CD8A, CX3CL1, FGF-21 before treatment in non-survivors suggesting a hyperactivated yet ineffective immune state. In contrast, survivors exhibited elevated plasma MMP1 (p = 0.035, AUC = 0.896) alongside reduced intratumoral levels. Spatial analysis did not identify significant differences in the distribution of immune cell signaling within the TME. However, compartment-specific profiling illuminated critical patterns: Ki-67 in immune stroma, not tumor cells, correlated with response, while fibronectin and α-SMA were abnormally enriched in tumor epithelial cells of non-survivors. These findings were consistent with a mesenchymal-like signature associated with poor survival, highlighting epithelial fibronectin as a candidate biomarker that warrants further investigation. Integrating plasma and spatial proteomics reveals key resistance mechanisms to LRT in BCLM with the opposing roles of MMP1 and fibronectin in blood versus tumor. Cancer-associated fibroblasts, linked to the epithelial compartment of the tumor, may represent potential targets for future investigation, particularly through MMP1 inhibition, potentially acting as adjuvants to radiation therapy.\n\nID: 42443854\nTitle: Comparing the effect of photobiostimulation, pressure and topical anesthetic gel on reducing pain during maxillary infiltration injection: a clinical trial study.\nAbstract: Pain control during needle insertion reduces stress and increases collaboration between the patient and the dentist. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of photobiostimulation, pressure, and topical anesthetic gel on reducing pain during infiltration injection. A participant- and operator-blinded crossover clinical trial was conducted using 16 healthy volunteers ranging from 20 to 40 years of age. Each of the four interventions was done for each person at intervals of one week: (1) Photobiostimulation (photobiomodulation therapy, PBMT) using low-power diode laser with 808 nm, 400 mW continuous wave at an applied energy density of 2 J/cm². (2) 20% benzocaine topical anesthetic gel. (3) Pressure and (4) Control group. Then injection of 0.6 mL 2% lidocaine into the buccal mucosa of the maxillary canine was done. All subjects recorded pain using the visual analog scale (VAS). The Friedman and Dunn tests were used for data analysis. The mean scores of VAS for the laser, gel, pressure, and control groups were 1.43, 2.90, 1.78, and 3.15, respectively. The mean pain level in the laser group (p = 0.02) and pressure (p = 0.03) was lower than the control group. Within the limitations of this small split-mouth trial, photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) and local pressure appear to reduce pain during maxillary infiltration injection, whereas 20% benzocaine gel did not differ significantly from the control. Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials, IRCT20141222020396N2; registered 21 January 2018.\n\nID: 42443814\nTitle: Investigating the effectiveness of N-acetyl cysteine mouthwash in preventing chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis: a randomized, double-blind controlled trial.\nAbstract: More than 75% of high-risk individuals experience oral mucositis as a side effect of head, neck, and oral radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The chemical N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) has substantial antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial properties. The goal of this study was to determine the effectiveness of NAC mouthwash in preventing chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis. In the current randomized, double-blind controlled trial, 68 patients were randomly divided into two groups (34 patients in the intervention group and 34 patients in the control group). The recommended therapeutic dose was 1.25% NAC mouthwash. In this 14-day study, the patients were instructed to use the NAC mouthwash twice daily (15 milliliters each dose). The oral mucosa was evaluated on days 1,7, and 14 following the initiation of chemotherapy and the score was documented based on observation. On the 7th day, the severity of mucositis was significantly greater in the control group than in the intervention group (P < 0.001). However, this difference was not significant on day 1 (P = 0.459) and day 14 (P = 0.999) of the study. Also on 7th day, the incidence of mucositis was significantly lower in patients receiving N-acetyl cysteine than patients receiving placebo. However, no significant difference was observed on day 1 (P = 0.144) and day 14 (P = 0.999) of the study. According to the results, NAC mouthwash leads to a decrease in the severity of mucositis caused by chemotherapy. It seems that it can be effective as a treatment and preventive medicine for mucositis. According to the findings, NAC mouthwash lessens mucositis severity and may help to prevent its onset.\n\nID: 42443794\nTitle: Factors influencing antenatal care utilisation in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea: a qualitative study.\nAbstract: Antenatal care (ANC) provides an opportunity to prevent or minimise adverse pregnancy outcomes and enhance women's health by providing essential interventions including malaria prevention measures. In Papua New Guinea (PNG), three quarters of women commence ANC after the first trimester of pregnancy and one in five women receive no ANC. The present qualitative study aimed to explore determinants of ANC utilisation in the context of a clinical trial of intermittent preventative treatment of malaria in pregnancy in PNG. A cross-sectional qualitative study was conducted at four health facilities in Madang Province, PNG, between 17 April and 6 September 2023. Data were collected through individual in-depth interviews, focus group discussions (FGDs) and observations of ANC proceedings at clinics. Study participants included 79 pregnant and 5 postpartum women, 15 healthcare providers, and 13 representatives of district, provincial and national health authorities involved with the programming of ANC. In-depth interviews and FGDs were audio-recorded and transcribed. Transcript data were coded using deductive and inductive approaches. Emerging themes from interviews and FGDs were triangulated with data from field notes and observations. We identified four main themes in relation to ANC utilisation: accessibility of ANC; attitudes towards ANC; interpersonal factors; and timing of ANC. Accessibility of ANC services related to costs associated with ANC, healthcare service delivery challenges, proximity to clinics, and rigid clinic schedules. Attitudes toward ANC, including the perceived benefits and disadvantages, knowledge of ANC interventions and access to education, influenced utilisation. In terms of interpersonal factors, positive relationships and communication between women and healthcare providers, and community or family members participation, were enablers of ANC engagement, while negative healthcare provider attitudes and fear of pregnancy disclosure were identified as potential barriers. Timing of ANC contacts were influenced by personal choice, a desire to avoid many clinic visits, community attitudes, prior pregnancy experiences, distance to health facilities, anticipated travel and clinic costs, attitudes of community members around ANC timing and lack of awareness of pregnancy or gestational age. Most women considered ANC important and recognised the need for ANC to ensure safe pregnancy and delivery. Healthcare benefits of ANC were perceived as an important part of ensuring a safe pregnancy and delivery outcome. ANC initiation and utilisation were enhanced through clinic fee remission, ANC content, and community engagement provided in the context of a clinical trial. These findings highlight opportunities for strategic programmatic investments that could lead to improved ANC utilisation in Madang Province.\n\nID: 42443734\nTitle: Efficacy of the combination of antimicrobial therapy with immunomodulators in the management of immunological female infertility due to anti-sperm antibodies associated with bacterial vaginosis during unexplained infertility: double-blind factorial randomised controlled trial.\nAbstract: Unexplained infertility (UI) is a subject of major concern in reproduction and can be associated with bacterial vaginosis (BV) and/or antisperm antibodies (ASA), yet therapeutic strategies for these conditions in resource-limited settings are poorly defined. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of immunomodulators compared with placebo following antimicrobial therapy among infertile women with UI linked to ASA and BV. This double-blind, 2 × 3 factorial randomised controlled trial was conducted at a tertiary referral hospital in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 123 women with UI, positive ASA, and BV were randomised to receive either metronidazole alone or combined antimicrobial therapy (metronidazole, clotrimazole, and clindamycin) for Factor 1, followed by prednisolone, zinc acetate, or placebo (paracetamol 100 mg) for Factor 2. The primary outcome was time to clinical pregnancy within six months, analysed in the modified intention-to-treat population as a time-to-event endpoint using Kaplan-Meier methods, the log-rank test, and Cox proportional hazards models. The study protocol was initially approved by the provincial health district ethics committee (701/FBL/DPS/TSHOPO/SEC/0173/2023). The trial has been retrospectively registered with the Pan African Clinical Trials Registry on 08 October 2024 under the identifier PACTR202410672612184. Among 123 participants, immunomodulators significantly increased clinical pregnancy rates compared with placebo (38.55% vs. 12.5%; aHR = 3.43 [1.34-8.81]; p = 0.010). Adjusted analyses showed significantly higher pregnancy rates for both zinc acetate (40.48%; aHR 3.46 [1.27-9.40]; p = 0.012) and prednisolone (36.59%; aHR 2.75 [1.01-7.68]; p = 0.027) compared with placebo, with no significant difference between the two active agents (p = 0.623). Combined antimicrobial therapy was superior to metronidazole alone in achieving therapeutic BV cure at visit 2 (58.06% vs. 37.7%; RR 1.52 [1.04-2.22]; p = 0.023) and, at the margins of the factorial design, was associated with a higher cumulative conception rate (aHR 2.20 [1.09-4.43]; p = 0.027). The Factor 1 × Factor 2 interaction was not statistically significant (likelihood-ratio p = 0.59). While the overall incidence of adverse events was comparable between zinc (16.67%) and prednisolone (21.95%) (p = 0.541), zinc acetate was associated with significantly higher patient-reported tolerance (p = 0.007). Sequential treatment involving combined antimicrobial therapy followed by immunomodulation significantly improves clinical pregnancy rates in women with UI associated with BV and ASA. Zinc acetate offers an effective and better-tolerated alternative to prednisolone for this indication.\n\nID: 42443720\nTitle: Ligelizumab Immunogenicity and Impact on Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Efficacy, and Safety in Patients With Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria.\nAbstract: Ligelizumab is a highly potent, humanized IgG1 anti-IgE monoclonal antibody that was developed to treat chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU). The immunogenicity of ligelizumab and its clinical impact were investigated in CSU patients following subcutaneous administration of 72 or 120 mg ligelizumab once every 4 weeks based on pooled data from two pivotal phase 3 clinical trials (PEARL-1 and PEARL-2). Across the 72 mg ligelizumab, 120 mg ligelizumab and placebo transitioned 120 mg ligelizumab arms, treatment-emergent anti-drug antibodies (TE-ADAs) were observed in 20.0%-22.6% of patients, out of whom 78.0%-81.7% developed neutralizing antibodies. The majority (> 99%) of patients with TE-ADAs had treatment-induced ADAs and 74.0%-90.0% developed a persistent ADA response. ADA titers became detectable in Week 12 after start of ligelizumab treatment and reached plateau around Week 20, with the median ADA onset at 143-147 days. In the 72 and 120 mg ligelizumab arms, the geometric mean steady-state trough concentration of ligelizumab was 52% and 41% lower, and the pharmacodynamic marker total IgE (% change from baseline) was 71% and 66% lower in ADA-positive than in ADA-negative patients, respectively. However, primary efficacy endpoint (change from baseline in Urticaria Activity Score 7) and key safety endpoints (incidence of treatment-emergent hypersensitivity and injection-site reactions) did not show clinically meaningful difference between ADA-positive and ADA-negative patients. This comprehensive analysis is the first report characterizing the immunogenicity profile of ligelizumab. The results indicate that ADAs reduced ligelizumab pharmacokinetic exposure and target engagement but had no clinically relevant impact on efficacy or safety in patients with CSU.\n\nID: 42443699\nTitle: Efficacy of bariatric techniques in the management of pediatric and adolescent obesity: a systematic review.\nAbstract: Pediatric-adolescent obesity is a serious, multifactorial-multisystem disease associated with severe comorbidities. Surgical interventions provide a dependable approach for achieving sustained weight loss. This systematic review evaluated the effectiveness and safety of various bariatric procedures in severely obese children and adolescents. It focused on weight reduction, comorbidity resolution, postoperative complications and factors influencing the surgical decision-making process. Registered with INPLASY (INPLASY202650119), this review followed the PRISMA guidelines. PubMed, Scopus and Cochrane databases were searched until August 2024 for English-language studies, published between January 2005 and August 2024, enrolling adolescents aged 12-19 years who underwent bariatric surgery. Risk of bias was assessed using the NOS and EPHPP tools and data were synthesized qualitatively. A total of 39 articles fulfilled the eligibility criteria, including 33 observational studies, three randomized controlled trials and three clinical trials, encompassing 7,375 participants (4,770 female-1,591 male). Risk of reporting bias was deemed low. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) offers substantial weight loss and comorbidity resolution but carries higher micronutrient deficiency risks. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB), while less invasive, is associated with higher reoperation rates and less durable weight loss. Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is a viable alternative with fewer complications but may be less effective for diabetes remission. The decision to undergo surgery is multifactorial, shaped by medical necessity, financial and geographical accessibility and psychosocial determinants. In conclusion, bariatric surgery is an effective intervention for severe pediatric obesity, achieving significant weight reduction and metabolic improvements. Procedure selection should be individualized, weighing risks and benefits. Ongoing research and long-term follow-up are essential to optimize surgical outcomes and patient care.\n\nID: 42443684\nTitle: Circumferential resection margin status and longterm survival outcomes following robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic surgical resection for locally-advanced rectal cancer: a National Cancer Database (NCDB) study.\nAbstract: Negative circumferential resection margins (CRM) have been demonstrated to confer improved survival in patients with locally-advanced rectal cancer (LARC). Multiple clinical trials have recently demonstrated non-inferior short-term outcomes for robotic-assisted surgical resection (RR) compared to laparoscopic resection (LR) for LARC. We assessed CRM and long-term survival outcomes in LARC patients undergoing RR versus LR using the National Cancer Database (NCDB). NCDB retrospective analysis was performed in clinical stage II or stage III LARC patients who underwent RR or LR following total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) between 2006 and 2021. We analyzed short- and long-term outcomes, including CRM status and overall survival (OS). 14,744 patients were included. 6187 patients underwent RR and 8557 underwent LR. There was no difference in mean age, race, or comorbidity index scores between study groups. From 2006-2014 to 2015-2021, there was a significant increase in the proportion of LARC patients undergoing RR (31.8 to 53.0%). There was no significant difference in rate of positive CRM between the two groups (RR 5.7% vs. LR: 5.5%), however, the rate significantly decreased in the RR from Time Period 1 to Time Period 2 (6.3 to 4.8%). LR patients had a slightly higher risk of death compared to RR patients (HR 1.08, 95% CI 1.02-1.14). There was an increased risk of death in those in those with negative CRM who underwent LR compared to those with negative CRM who had undergone RR (HR 1.08, 95% CI 1.02-1.15). In those undergoing surgical resection for LARC after TNT, RR had equivalent rates of positive CRM with slightly superior long-term OS compared to those who underwent LR. This large volume, national database study demonstrates that RR for LARC continues to offer a suitable alternative to LR with non-inferior operative, short-term, as well as long-term surgical outcomes, which have not previously been demonstrated.\n\nID: 42443515\nTitle: An anti-PMEL antibody-drug conjugate with a Gq/11 inhibitor payload in GNAQ/GNA11-mutant melanomas: a phase 1 trial.\nAbstract: Metastatic uveal melanoma (mUM) is an aggressive cancer with limited treatment options; 85-90% of tumors harbor activating GNAQ and GNA11 mutations. Uveal melanoma cells also express PMEL (also known as PMEL17 or gp100), a melanocyte lineage antigen. DYP688, a novel biology-matched antibody-drug conjugate, binds surface PMEL and delivers the potent Gαq/Gα11 (Gq/11) inhibitor SDZ475 as payload by internalization. This dose-escalating first-in-human phase 1 study of DYP688 in patients with metastatic uveal melanoma and other GNAQ/GNA11-mutant melanomas assessed safety as the primary endpoint and pharmacokinetics and preliminary antitumor activity as secondary endpoints. Sixty-six patients received varying DYP688 doses and schedules. Grade 3 treatment-related adverse events occurred in five patients (7.6%), including one dose-limiting toxicity of grade 3 hypotension. Objective responses were seen in 13 out of 66 patients (19.7%) and tumor reduction in 47 out of 66 patients (71.2%). Median progression-free survival was 7.2 (95% CI: 5.3-7.8) months. In summary, DYP688 was well tolerated and showed preliminary efficacy, supporting this novel therapeutic approach. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT05415072 .\n\nID: 42443459\nTitle: The effect of nasal olfactory stimulation on apnea of prematurity: a randomized cross-over trial.\nAbstract: Olfactory stimulation may enhance respiratory drive in preterm infants without respiratory support. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of olfactory stimulation on apnea of prematurity (AOP) in preterm infants receiving nasal continuous positive pressure (nCPAP). This randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind cross-over study enrolled preterm infants born between 23 0/7 and 31 6/7 weeks of gestation receiving nCPAP and treatment with caffeine citrate. Vanilla or strawberry odor, or an odorless placebo solution, was applied to the nCPAP masks with an odor pen. The primary outcome was the number of desaturation and bradycardia episodes. Secondary outcomes included physiological parameters and feeding tolerance. Eighty preterm infants completed the study. The median (interquartile range) number of events during the 12-hour study period was 10 (3-27) in the intervention group and 14 (3-29) in the control group (p = 0.82). No significant differences were observed in any secondary outcome measures with either vanilla or strawberry odor. This study did not demonstrate an effect of olfactory stimulation on the number of desaturation and bradycardia episodes in very preterm infants receiving nCPAP. Future research may focus on optimizing methods for delivering olfactory stimuli to infants on non-invasive respiratory support. Clinical trials have demonstrated that olfactory stimulation, using odors such as vanilla, may reduce the frequency of apnea and desaturation episodes in spontaneously breathing preterm infants. This study evaluates the effect of olfactory stimulation with vanilla and strawberry odor on the respiratory drive of preterm infants receiving nasal continuous positive pressure support - the population most severely affected by the apnea of prematurity. In this population, olfactory stimulation did not significantly reduce the number of desaturations and bradycardia. Future research may focus on optimizing delivery methods to ensure that olfactory stimuli are effectively perceived by infants on non-invasive respiratory support.\n\nID: 42443456\nTitle: Sit-to-stand strategies and anticipatory momentum transfer adjustments in individuals with Parkinson's disease using markerless motion capture: a cross-sectional study.\nAbstract: Parkinson's disease (PD) impairs sit-to-stand performance due to bradykinesia and postural instability; however, specific movement strategies and anticipatory momentum transfer adjustments (AMTA) remain unclear. Markerless motion capture offers an accessible alternative to quantify kinematics. This study compared sit-to-stand strategies and AMTA between individuals with PD and healthy controls, and evaluated their correlation with clinical assessments. Fifteen individuals with PD and 15 healthy controls performed a self-selected sit-to-stand (STS) test and the five-times sit-to-stand test (FTSST). Movements of the head, trunk, hip, knee, and ankle were recorded using markerless motion capture across four self-selected STS phases and the FTSST momentum transfer phase. Clinical assessments included the Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Mini-BESTest), Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I), and the Movement Disorders Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale motor examination (MDS-UPDRS Part III). The PD group required more time to complete both tasks compared to controls (all adjusted p < 0.050). During the self-selected STS, individuals with PD exhibited earlier onset of head and trunk movement during Phase I (Flexion Momentum) and lower peak angular extension velocities of the head, hip, and knee during Phase III (Extension) (all adjusted p < 0.050). No between-group differences were observed in postural sway during Phase IV (Stabilization) (all adjusted p > 0.050). During the FTSST, the PD group demonstrated longer durations for the AMTA1 and AMTA2 sub-phases (adjusted p = 0.037). No other kinematic differences remained significant after correction for multiple comparisons (all adjusted p > 0.050). Correlation analyses revealed low-to-moderate associations (|r| = 0.365 to 0.635, p < 0.050) between clinical outcomes (Mini-BESTest scores and MDS-UPDRS Part III) and kinematic parameters. Individuals with PD exhibit disease-specific sit-to-stand compensation characterized by early head and trunk initiation. During the FTSST, momentum transfer relies primarily on trunk extension rather than lower limb extension. These findings highlight altered segmental coordination strategies and anticipatory duration in PD, which are detectable using markerless motion capture.Trial registration: The study was registered with the Thai Clinical Trials Registry (TCTR20250112013; registered on 12/01/2025) prior to data collection. Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Mahidol University Institutional Review Board, Mahidol University, Thailand (COA No. MU-MOU 2024/330.2612; approved on 26/12/2024) which was carried out fully in accordance with the ethical standard guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki.\n\nID: 42443403\nTitle: Design, simulate, refine: simulation-guided clinical trials for accelerated drug development.\nAbstract: Modern clinical trials are embracing innovative strategies including adaptive designs, biomarker-guided enrolment, master protocols and real-time decision-making. These approaches may accelerate discovery and improve outcomes, yet they also introduce additional complexity in study conduct and understanding of the design. Simulation-guided design can be a powerful tool for identifying the optimal design to address research questions and for understanding and communicating how the design functions in practice. Simulations can evaluate the operating characteristics of complex trials, including control of type I error and false discovery rate, power for sample size determination, and probabilities of adaptive decisions at interim analyses. Examining individual simulated trials alongside these summaries provides insight into how the design will perform in practice, allowing potential risks to be anticipated and the design refined. Here, we outline how trial simulation can empower clinical development teams, statisticians, data monitoring committees, regulators, sponsors, funders and patient advocates by improving cross-functional communication, enhancing understanding and providing objective justification for design choices. We also provide best-practice recommendations to ensure that simulation studies are valid, transparent, thorough, efficient and comparable - helping to create trial designs that are scientifically rigorous, ethically sound, operationally practical and ultimately capable of bringing safe and effective therapies to patients as efficiently as possible.\n\nID: 42443266\nTitle: The role of medium-intensity training in promoting functional independence and cognitive function in older adults: a randomized controlled trial.\nAbstract: Aging is associated with declines in physical and cognitive capacities, negatively affecting functional independence and quality of life. While physical exercise is recommended for healthy aging, uncertainty remains regarding the optimal training intensity for simultaneously supporting physical and cognitive outcomes. This study evaluated the effects of medium-intensity training (MIT) on functional independence and cognitive function in older adults. A six-month assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial was conducted with 72 community-dwelling older adults aged 60-70 years. Participants were randomly assigned using a computer-generated sequence to either the MIT group (n = 36) or control group (n = 36). The MIT program was performed three times per week at moderate intensity, prescribed using individualized heart-rate reserve targets and supported by perceived exertion monitoring. Functional independence and cognitive function were measured using the Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), respectively. Data were analyzed using paired and independent t-tests for within- and between-group comparisons, and two-way repeated measures ANOVA to evaluate Time × Group interaction effects. Assumptions of normality were verified (Shapiro-Wilk test, p > 0.05). Significance was set at p < 0.05, with effect sizes interpreted cautiously in light of outcome variability and the pre-post randomized design. Baseline characteristics did not differ meaningfully between groups. Following MIT, the exercise group significantly improved in functional independence (Katz Index: 4.31 ± 0.46 to 5.33 ± 0.77; p = 0.006) and cognitive function (MMSE: 18.77 ± 2.64 to 22.25 ± 4.38; p = 0.001). The control group showed no significant changes in Katz Index (4.53 ± 0.50 to 4.24 ± 0.82; p = 0.731) or MMSE (18.31 ± 2.01 to 19.07 ± 0.81; p = 0.434). Two-way repeated measures ANOVA confirmed significant Time × Group interactions for both outcomes, suggesting greater improvements in the MIT group than in the control group. A six-month medium-intensity training program was associated with improvements in functional independence and cognitive function among community-dwelling older adults. These findings support MIT as a feasible, low-cost exercise approach for community-based healthy aging programs. Future studies with larger samples, objective intensity monitoring, systematic adherence tracking, adverse-event reporting, and long-term follow-up are warranted.Trial registration: This trial was retrospectively registered in the Thai Clinical Trials Registry (TCTR20250613003) on 13 June 2025.\n\nID: 42443096\nTitle: The association between job loss and alcohol and tobacco use.\nAbstract: This study used Australian longitudinal data to examine the effect of being fired or made redundant on alcohol and tobacco use. Fixed effect panel analyses of 19 waves of the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey, a voluntary representative longitudinal survey of over 17 000 Australians. 143 517 survey responses from 15 934 individuals, with the effective sample varying by analysis. Outcome variables were drinking status (drinker/non-drinker), drinking frequency (days per week/month), drinking amount (number of standard drinks), smoking status (smoker/non-smoker), tobacco consumption (packets per week). Covariates included age, sex, Indigenous status, marital status, country of birth (Australia vs. other country), remoteness of residence, year 12 completion, mental health [measured using the mental health component of the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF36)], poor health, low socio-economic status, whether separated/divorced in the last 12 months, whether experienced a sudden loss of income in the last 12 months and survey year. After adjusting for the effects of other factors, there is no statistically significant association between being fired and the risk that a non-drinker will initiate or return to drinking alcohol [odds ratio (OR) = 0.889, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.894-1.093]. Nor is there a statistically significant association between being fired and the frequency with which a drinker drinks [incidence rate ratio (IRR) = 1.008, 95% CI = 0.999-1.016)]. There is an association between being fired and the amount of alcohol consumed (IRR = 1.030, 95% CI = 1.018-1.093), but the association is weak. Being fired is associated with an increase in the likelihood of initiating or returning to tobacco use (OR = 1.276, 95% CI = 1.153-1.412) and with the quantity of tobacco smoked (IRR = 1.024, 95% CI = 1.003-1.046). In the latter case, however, the effect is small. There appears to be limited evidence that being fired or made redundant in the past year increases alcohol and/or tobacco consumption among Australians.\n\nID: 42442976\nTitle: Response to letter to editor \"Radiomics-based machine-learning approach to predict response at brachytherapy using pretreatment magnetic resonance imaging in locally advanced cervical cancer\".\nAbstract: \n\nID: 42442928\nTitle: Selective COX-2 inhibitors for short-term musculoskeletal pain in inflammatory bowel disease in remission: a narrative review.\nAbstract: Selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors are often considered when anti-inflammatory analgesia is needed for musculoskeletal pain in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but concerns remain about intestinal safety. The clinical evidence on short-term selective COX-2 inhibitor use in IBD, with focus on disease activity outcomes, was reviewed. A prespecified literature search was performed in PubMed and the Cochrane Library supplemented by reference list screening. Clinical trials and clinical studies evaluating celecoxib, etoricoxib or rofecoxib in patients with IBD and musculoskeletal/rheumatological symptoms were considered when gastrointestinal (GI) outcomes were reported. Two placebo-controlled randomised trials did not show higher rates of IBD relapse or symptom aggravation vs placebo during short-term treatment in selected patients, including ulcerative colitis in remission and IBD with rheumatic manifestations. Open-label studies and retrospective series reported variable GI adverse events and occasional symptom worsening, but study populations, baseline disease activity, relapse definitions and follow-up duration differed widely. Overall, the strongest available evidence supports cautious short-term use of selective COX-2 inhibitors in selected patients with IBD in remission when anti-inflammatory analgesia is required. Given the small evidence base and limited follow-up, treatment should be time-limited, use the lowest effective dose and include clinical monitoring.\n\nID: 42442919\nTitle: Therapeutic targeting of brain bioenergetics in Alzheimer's disease addressing insulin resistance, glucose hypometabolism, and mitochondrial dysfunction.\nAbstract: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive, age-associated multifactorial neurodegenerative disorder characterised by cognitive decline, synaptic dysfunction, and neuronal loss. Despite over a century of research, effective disease-modifying therapies remain elusive owing to its conundrum pathophysiology. In recent years, AD is increasingly recognised as a complex metabolic disorder characterised by impaired cerebral glucose metabolism, insulin resistance, and mitochondrial dysfunction. These interconnected metabolic disturbances emerge early in the disease state and collectively potentiate other pathologies such as accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques, tau hyperphosphorylation, oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and synaptic dysfunction, thereby establishing bioenergetic failure as a primary factor governing AD progression rather than a downstream phenomenon. While traditional drug development strategies targeting Aβ have failed in clinical trials (limited to monoclonal antibodies), emerging therapeutic models integrating energy failure, thiamine signalling, and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signalling as upstream events show significant promise in countering downstream neurodegeneration. This chapter summarises the mechanistic framework linking bioenergetic breakdown to AD pathology, with potential therapeutic opportunities aimed at restoring mitochondrial function, enhancing glucose utilisation, and correcting insulin signalling, further opening new avenues for multimodal interventions and identification of progressive metabolic dysfunction biomarkers to aid diagnostic processes.\n\nID: 42442915\nTitle: Activation of Nrf2 neuroprotective pathways for treatment of Parkinson's disease: A state of art review.\nAbstract: The regulation of Nuclear Factor-Erythroid 2 Like 2 (NRF2) signaling has been shown to be a promising strategy to modulate the progression of the neurodegeneration associated to Parkinson's Disease (PD). Aim of this review is to update the knowledge of Nrf2 as neuroprotective agent of PD. Activation of Nrf2, a transcription factor that regulates the expression of antioxidant and cytoprotective genes, has emerged as a promising therapeutic strategy for PD. Nrf2 is a master regulator of the cellular antioxidant response and is responsible for activating the expression of genes that encode antioxidant enzymes such as superoxidedismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase. Pharmacological agents such as sulforaphane, curcumin, and resveratrol have been shown to activate Nrf2 and upregulate the expression of antioxidant genes in preclinical PD models. Clinical trials are currently underway to evaluate the efficacy of these pharmacological agents in patients with PD. While the neuroprotective role of Nrf2 in PD holds great promise for the development of novel therapies, there are several challenges and limitations that need to be addressed in order to harness the full potential of this pathway in the clinic. Overcoming these obstacles will require interdisciplinary collaborations, innovative research approaches, and a greater understanding of the complex pathophysiology of PD. By addressing these challenges, we can move closer to developing effective neuroprotective therapies that can slow or stop the progression of PD and improve the quality of life for patients with this devastating disease.\n\nID: 42442908\nTitle: Role of ESCRT pathway and autophagy in neurodegenerative diseases.\nAbstract: Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by progressive neuronal dysfunction and loss resulting from impaired proteostasis and vesicular trafficking. Neurons are particularly vulnerable to these processes due to their post-mitotic nature and complex architecture. Autophagy and the endolysosomal system constitute the primary degradative pathways responsible for maintaining neuronal homeostasis. However, increasing evidence indicates that their effective function critically depends on coordination with the endosomal sorting complexes required for transport (ESCRT). Beyond their canonical role in multivesicular body biogenesis and membrane scission, ESCRT components are now recognized as essential regulators of autophagosome closure, amphisome formation, autophagosome-lysosome fusion, and endolysosomal membrane repair. Disruption of this ESCRT-autophagy interface has emerged as a common pathological feature across major neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/frontotemporal dementia. This review synthesizes evidence from genetic, biochemical, and neuropathological studies to highlight shared molecular nodes, such as ESCRT-III components, the VPS4 ATPase, the adaptor protein ALIX, and late endosomal regulators, including Rab7, that couple membrane remodeling to autophagic flux. Failure of these regulatory checkpoints destabilizes endolysosomal integrity, arrests autophagic maturation, and promotes the accumulation of toxic protein species, thereby driving progressive neuronal degeneration. By framing neurodegeneration through the lens of ESCRT-autophagy coupling failure, this review provides a unified mechanistic perspective that links diverse pathogenic proteins to shared cellular vulnerabilities and identifies ESCRT-mediated membrane dynamics as a critical determinant of neuronal survival.\n\nID: 42442892\nTitle: Abbreviated DAPT Regimens Across the Entire Spectrum of Bleeding Risk According to the PRECISE-HBR Score.\nAbstract: Among high-bleeding risk (HBR) patients undergoing coronary stenting, abbreviated dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) reduces bleeding without ischemic risk trade-off; whether these benefits persist across the entire spectrum of bleeding risk has not been investigated. The aim of this study is to explore the value of the novel PRECISE-HBR score as a risk stratification tool to guide DAPT duration in patients at high bleeding risk. The XIENCE Short DAPT program combined 3 international single-arm studies of HBR patients treated with cobalt-chromium everolimus-eluting stents who discontinued DAPT at 1 month (XIENCE 28 USA/Global) or 3 months (XIENCE 90), if event free and treatment adherent. Bleeding risk was classified as nonhigh (PRECISE-HBR score ≤22), high (score 23-26), or very high (score ≥27). Clinical outcomes were assessed between 1 and 12 months using propensity score stratification. Among 3,364 patients, the PRECISE-HBR score was ≤22, 23-26, and ≥27 in 359 (10.7%), 744 (22.1%), and 2,261 (67.2%), respectively. Rates of BARC (Bleeding Academic Research Consortium) type 3-5 bleeding (0.3%, 2.5%, 5.6%) and death or myocardial infarction (2.9%, 4.6%, 9.8%) increased progressively across risk categories. One- versus 3-month DAPT was associated with a significant reduction in BARC type 3-5 bleeding in patients with a score ≥27 (HR: 0.59, 95% CI: 0.39-0.88) but not in those <27 (HR: 2.31, 95% CI: 0.89-5.99; P-interaction = 0.012). Ischemic risk was similar between 1- and 3-month DAPT, irrespective of the PRECISE-HBR score (P-interaction = 0.40). The PRECISE-HBR score identified patients at increased risk for both bleeding and ischemic events who seemed to derive greater benefit from 1-month DAPT after stent implantation.\n\nID: 42442817\nTitle: Mixed-methods feasibility study of a community-based model to improve equity and efficiency in dementia research participation: protocol for ACCESS D.\nAbstract: Despite national efforts to improve research inclusion, people from underserved communities remain underrepresented in dementia trials. Barriers occur at the point of initial engagement and also within the participation pathway itself, as the structure and burden of early screening procedures can discourage continuation. ACCESS D (Advancing Community Collaboration and Engagement Strategies in Dementia) aims to address these challenges by testing a community-based model that combines co-produced engagement events, low-burden research participation, and real-time support from the South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS), a trusted, community-visible National Health Service (NHS) healthcare workforce serving the counties of Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire in Southern England, UK. ACCESS D is a 12-month mixed-methods feasibility study recruiting 100 adults aged 50-90 years with either (1) a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment or dementia or (2) a self- or proxy-reported memory concern affecting daily life. The study will deliver between 12-18 co-produced community outreach events in non-clinical settings, supported by SCAS research paramedics and nurses. Following written (paper or digital) informed consent, participants will complete a core questionnaire and may optionally take part in one or more low-burden research opportunities designed to provide supported, first-hand experience of dementia research. Feasibility outcomes, including pathway progression and opt-in to future dementia research contact, will be descriptively summarised and stratified using National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) INCLUDE-aligned underserved characteristics. Qualitative interviews and focus groups with participants and staff will examine acceptability, perceived value, barriers and enablers and implementation learning, analysed using thematic analysis and integrated with quantitative findings. The study has received a favourable opinion from the Southwest-Frenchay Research Ethics Committee and Health Research Authority approval (IRAS 361074). Findings will be disseminated via peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations and co-produced lay outputs for community partners and participants. These outputs will be accompanied by an implementation toolkit for research teams and a visual summary for potential participants.\n\nID: 42442754\nTitle: Gastrointestinal Diagnoses and Symptoms in Medicare Patients With Neuropsychiatric Diseases.\nAbstract: Many patients with psychiatric and neurological diseases suffer from gastrointestinal symptoms. Our study aimed to analyze the frequency of gastrointestinal disease in patients with underlying neuropsychiatric diagnoses. The study utilized the 2018 Inpatient Standard Analytic File of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which contains the electronic health records of 6,462,321 unique patients. The concurrence of 2 diagnoses was assessed by calculating odds ratios (OR) with their 95% CIs, adjusted for the confounding influences of demographic characteristics (age, sex, ethnicity). Dementia was most strongly associated with dysphagia (2.85, 2.83 to 2.88). Schizophrenia was associated with functional GI disorders (1.62, 1.60 to 1.64), constipation (1.67, 1.65 to 1.69), and dyspepsia (2.02, 1.88 to 2.17). Bipolar disorder was most significantly associated with irritable bowel syndrome (1.83, 1.79 to 1.87) and dyspepsia (1.88, 1.77 to 2.01). Depression was significantly associated with all types of upper and lower GI symptoms with significant ORs ranging from 1.33 to 2.14. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis was strongly associated with complaints of functional GI disorder (2.32, 2.18 to 2.46), constipation (2.37, 2.23 to 2.51), dysphagia (11.77, 11.19 to 12.39), flatulence and bloating (2.75, 2.14 to 3.54). Parkinson disease was mostly associated with constipation (1.79, 1.77 to 1.82) and dysphagia (2.96, 2.92 to 3.00). In Alzheimer disease, only symptoms of dysphagia (2.15, 2.12 to 2.17) stood out. Multiple sclerosis was associated with most GI diagnoses (OR ranging from 1.32 to 2.06), except for abdominal pain and reflux symptoms. Concurrence of gastrointestinal and neuropsychiatric diagnoses is common. Caring for patients with neuropsychiatric diseases, physicians need to be aware of and proactively search for the presence of concurrent gastrointestinal disease.\n\nID: 42442666\nTitle: Angiotensin II regulates anxiety and social-affective top-down and bottom-up attention control in a sex-dependent manner.\nAbstract: The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) has been increasingly recognized as potent modulator of cognitive and affective functions, with angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) antagonists emerging as repurposing candidate for anxiety and stress-related disorders. However, it remains unclear whether transient AT1R blockade modulates emotional attentional control and whether these effects are sex-dependent. We conducted a preregistered, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pharmacological eye-tracking study in 79 healthy adults (males and females) and determined effects of transient AT1R blockade via losartan (50 mg) on emotional attention control using a validated anti-saccade paradigm with social (emotional faces) and non-social stimuli. Treatment effects on state anxiety and oculomotor responses were characterized using traditional metrics and a novel trial-history informed dynamic control framework. Losartan reduced state anxiety irrespective of sex but induced sexually dimorphic effects of attentional control. In females, losartan enhanced performance by reducing endpoint error without altering latency. Conversely, in males, losartan increased endpoint error and prolonged latency of the first correct saccade. Trial-history analyses revealed losartan reduced error probabilities following errors and repeat trials in both sexes. Yet, following correct trials, females receiving losartan maintained lower error probabilities, while males exhibited higher errors, potentially reflecting failure to disengage from effortful control. The RAS modulates anxiety and attentional control, the latter sex-dependently. AT1R blockade reconfigures attentional processing and adaptive control, suggesting sex-specific therapeutic potential in disorders characterized by excessive anxiety and attentional dysregulation. ClinicalTrials.gov; https://clinicaltrials.gov/;NCT06329050.\n\nID: 42434808\nTitle: Brain targeting and trafficking of extracellular vesicles in central nervous system diseases: a therapeutic roadmap.\nAbstract: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) mediate intercellular signaling in the central nervous system (CNS) by transferring lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids among neurons, glia, endothelium, and immune cells. Brain targeting depends on a linked sequence: EV ligands and adsorbed protein coronas engage receptor modules, select endocytic routes, determine intracellular fate, and define the therapeutic readouts. These fates include lysosomal degradation, recycling, rare cytosolic delivery, or transport across the blood-brain barrier (BBB). In disease, the same pathways can disseminate proteopathic seeds and amplify neuroinflammation. Heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) and LDL receptor family members, including low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1), regulate tau, α-synuclein, and amyloid-β handling. Phosphatidylserine readers and complement shape myeloid sink capture and inflammatory output. Integrin, tetraspanin, and ICAM-1 nanoclusters influence avidity, organotropism, and immune suppression. At the BBB, endothelial HSPGs, LRP1, and transferrin receptor (TfR) support receptor-mediated uptake, motivating engineered ligands such as rabies virus glycoprotein-derived peptides, Angiopep-2, and TfR binders. However, endosomal escape remains a major kinetic barrier to nucleic acid delivery. We synthesize these principles across Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, glioblastoma, and demyelinating disease, and outline design and assay standards needed to translate EV biology into safe, manufacturable CNS therapeutics.\n\nID: 42434198\nTitle: Quantifying motor unit loss prior to functional impairment in muscles affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: The compound muscle action potential (CMAP) scan is a non-invasive method for deriving motor unit number estimates (MUNE) to track disease progression in muscles affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). It remains to be established whether and how long motor unit loss precedes functional impairment. In 56 patients with ALS, we compared the longitudinal trajectories of MUNE derived from thenar CMAP scans, and fine motor function (FMF) using a functional rating scale. Linear and sigmoidal disease trajectories were modelled from which time differences were estimated between these measures to reach their half-maximum scores. The normalized linear decline per month was 0.02 (95% CI 0.01 to 0.03) for FMF and 0.03 (95% CI 0.03 to 0.04) for MUNE. Half-maximum of FMF was reached after 26.3 months (95% CI 18.9 to 35.1) for the linear model, while MUNE had a shorter time required to reach 50% of its maximum with 13.0 months (95% CI 10.3 to 16.4). The head-to-head comparison between FMF and MUNE showed that MUNE values reached 50% of its maximum 13.1 months (95% CI 7.0-20.8) earlier. Results were similar for sigmoidal disease trajectories. Simulated disease trajectories of MUNE values derived from CMAP scans in muscles affected by ALS indicated that MUNE may reach 50% of its maximum in approximately 60% of the time compared to functional impairment. These explorative findings underscore how neurophysiological measures may be of use for early disease monitoring, with relevance for both care and research settings.\n\nID: 42431020\nTitle: Clinical studies in 82 individuals with valosin-containing protein (VCP) associated multisystem proteinopathy and literature review.\nAbstract: Valosin-containing protein (VCP) pathogenic variants cause a multisystem proteinopathy characterized by myopathy, Paget disease of bone, frontotemporal dementia, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We evaluated 82 affected individuals, 14 presymptomatic carriers, and 36 unaffected first-degree relatives from 48 families to identify sensitive measures for disease monitoring. Mean age of onset was ∼42 years for myopathy, Paget disease, or ALS, and 53 years for dementia. Functional assessments included the Inclusion Body Myositis Functional Rating Scale (IBMFRS), ALSFRS-R, Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), and six-minute walk test (6MWT). Affected individuals demonstrated progressive functional decline, with IBMFRS decreasing 1.9% annually, FSS increasing 4.4%, and 6MWT decreasing 6% annually when modeled against disease duration. Women declined more rapidly on IBMFRS but showed slower ambulatory and fatigue progression. Potential genotype-specific effects were observed, with earlier onset and shorter survival in p.Arg155Cys compared to later onset in p.Arg155His. Strong correlations among IBMFRS, FSS, and 6MWT indicate these as accessible endpoints for longitudinal monitoring and clinical trials. Rapid decline with ALS and dementia necessitates multidisciplinary support, while longer survival after myopathy or Paget onset offers a window for preventive and supportive interventions.\n\nID: 42428129\nTitle: Association between motor cortex grey matter loss and inability to control an ECoG-based implanted Brain-Computer Interface in ALS.\nAbstract: The field of implantable Brain-Computer Interfaces (iBCIs) is rapidly advancing, with individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) as key beneficiaries. However, ALS-related cortical degeneration may impair iBCI effectiveness. This study investigated whether structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and functional MRI (fMRI) metrics are associated with the quality of electrocorticography (ECoG) signals critical for iBCI use. Six late-stage ALS participants and 76 controls underwent T1-weighted structural MRI and task-based fMRI during right-hand movement or attempts thereof. ECoG data of ALS participants was benchmarked using ECoG data acquired in epilepsy patients. Grey matter thickness in the sensorimotor cortex and fMRI activation in the motor-hand area were measured. Four ALS participants showed >0.4 mm thinning in the precentral gyrus, while the postcentral gyrus was spared. ECoG signal quality was significantly associated with precentral grey matter thickness, but not with fMRI activity. These findings suggest that presurgical assessment of precentral grey matter thickness could potentially prove useful for iBCI candidate selection in advanced ALS. People with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) can lose the ability to move and speak, but their thinking often remains intact. Implantable brain-computer interfaces (iBCIs) can help by translating brain signals into commands for communication devices. However, ALS damages the motor cortex, which may reduce the quality of these signals. In this study, we examined brain scans and electrical recordings from six people with advanced ALS. We found that thinning of the motor cortex was linked to weaker brain signals needed for iBCI control, while functional MRI activity was less predictive. This suggests that measuring motor cortex thickness before surgery could help identify who will benefit most from an iBCI, improving treatment decisions and future clinical trials. We examine presurgical MRI/fMRI and ECoG recordings from people with advanced ALS receiving implanted brain-computer interfaces. Motor cortex thinning is associated with poorer ECoG signal quality, suggesting cortical thickness may help identify candidates likely to benefit.\n\nID: 42422879\nTitle: Investigating the effect of progressive truncations at the ALS-linked protein TDP-43 RRM2 on its aggregation mechanism.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by inclusions of TDP-43 protein. C-terminal fragments (CTFs) of TDP-43, generated by cleavage within its second RNA recognition motif (RRM2), have been found forming aggregates in patients. Aggregation has often been attributed to the C-terminal domain, but increasing evidence indicates that RRM2 fragments contribute to pathological inclusions. We performed extensive molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the changes resulting from the truncation that could lead to aggregation. We analyzed the full RRM2 domain (fRRM2, residues 192-261) and two fragments commonly observed in CTFs (tRRM2A, residues 220-261, and tRRM2B, residues 209-261). We found that truncation results in distinct aggregation-prone states. tRRM2B appears to rely on β  -sheet elements associated with amyloid-like aggregation, whereas tRRM2A exhibits higher structural variability and a reduced β  -content, suggesting a phase separation-like aggregation mechanism. We further simulated an extended fragment of tRRM2A, tRRM2A-l (residues 220-269). Although its predicted aggregation propensity remains largely unchanged, tRRM2A-l exhibits increased structural flexibility, and a stronger exposure of Nuclear Export Signal residues. Our results indicate that subtle differences in RRM2 fragment length influence potential misfolding pathways. Future studies and therapeutic strategies to prevent TDP-43 aggregation should carefully consider the specific domain adopted.\n\nID: 42420559\nTitle: Microglial TDP-43 mediates myelin refinement and represses Tyrobp cryptic exon inclusion in mice.\nAbstract: TDP-43 proteinopathy is a hallmark of neurodegenerative disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia where mislocalization of TDP-43 has been observed in neurons and glial cells. However, the role of TDP-43 in microglia and the consequences of its loss of function remain unexplored. Combining magnetic resonance imaging, and confocal, and electron microscopy, we uncovered structural changes and myelin abnormalities in the early postnatal brain of mice lacking microglial TDP-43. Spatial transcriptomics further revealed an enriched interferon-responsive signature associated with oligodendrocyte dysfunction. Early depletion of microglial TDP-43 led to motor deficits in adult mice. Mechanistically, knocking out TDP-43 impaired microglial ability to engulf and degrade myelin. It also led to cryptic exon inclusion in the Tyrobp mRNA, resulting in truncated DAP12 protein, thus causing defective TREM2 signaling. Our findings reveal a role for TDP-43 in regulating the TREM2-DAP12 axis in mice, highlighting a previously unrecognized mechanism through which TDP-43 controls microglial function.\n\nID: 42418280\nTitle: Phase Separation Drives Pathological Aggregation in Neurodegenerative Diseases: A 15-Year Bibliometric Landscape (2009-2024).\nAbstract: Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS), a biophysical driver of membraneless organelle assembly, is central to pathological aggregation in neurodegenerative diseases. Initially linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), LLPS dysregulation has now been implicated in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and frontotemporal dementia, where aberrant transitions convert dynamic condensates into insoluble fibrils. To systematically map this landscape, we employed CiteSpace-based bibliometrics to analyze 784 Web of Science articles from 2009 to 2024. Our analyses reveal dominant contributions from the United States, China, and Germany, with collaborative networks focusing on protein dynamics. Key hotspots include LLPS-driven aggregation of TARDBP (TDP-43), FUS, and α-synuclein, alongside stress granule dysfunction and nucleocytoplasmic transport defects. Emerging frontiers highlight therapeutic strategies targeting pathological condensates utilizing small-molecule chaperones and posttranslational modification modulators to restore cellular homeostasis. Our findings underscore LLPS as a critical axis bridging molecular pathology and translational innovation. The field is rapidly shifting from mechanistic exploration to therapeutic applications, emphasizing interventions to halt or reverse aggregation. By delineating global trends and changing priorities, our study highlights the transformative potential of phase-targeted interventions and provides a roadmap of groundbreaking interdisciplinary research into neurodegenerative disorders.\n\nID: 42414528\nTitle: Annexin A11 and TDP-43: core players in neurodegeneration.\nAbstract: Annexin A11 (ANXA11) is a Ca2⁺-dependent phospholipid-binding protein that has recently emerged as a key player in neurodegeneration. Rare pathogenic ANXA11 variants were initially identified in cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Since then, ANXA11 has been linked to a broader spectrum of related neurodegenerative diseases. Two independent studies demonstrated that ANXA11 co-aggregates with TDP-43 in all cases of frontotemporal lobar degeneration with TDP-43 pathology (FTLD-TDP) type C, with cryo-EM revealing heteromeric ANXA11-TDP-43 filaments. These discoveries support the direct pathological interaction between the two proteins as an important feature of FTLD-TDP type C. We also described secondary ANXA11 pathology in related neurodegenerative diseases, including limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE), and more rarely in ALS and FTLD-TDP types A and B. ANXA11 and TDP-43 co-aggregates are also a feature of a FTLD-TDP associated with primary lateral sclerosis. These advances have renewed interest in ANXA11 as a major player in ALS/FTLD pathogenesis in both genetic and sporadic neurodegenerative diseases. In this review, we summarize ANXA11 pathology across genetic and sporadic cases, highlighting its heterogeneous overlap with TDP-43 pathology. We synthesize current knowledge of ANXA11's physiological roles in phase separation, membrane repair, and RNA granule dynamics, integrating emerging evidence on how disruption of these processes may promote pathological aggregation and toxicity. Finally, we outline priorities for future research, with particular emphasis on elucidating ANXA11's mechanistic connection to TDP-43.\n\nID: 42414029\nTitle: Case of concurrent ALS and human T-cell leukaemia virus type 1-associated myositis.\nAbstract: A woman in her late 70s presented with progressive limb weakness, muscle atrophy and hyper-reflexia. Laboratory findings revealed elevated creatine kinase and positive serum human T-cell leukaemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) antibody. Clinical and electrophysiological findings met revised El Escorial criteria for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), but muscle MRI showed inflammatory changes. Muscle biopsy revealed both neurogenic and inflammatory features. While methylprednisolone showed no benefit, intravenous immunoglobulin therapy produced transient improvement in weakness with normalisation of creatine kinase levels. The patient died from respiratory failure 3 years after symptom onset. Autopsy confirmed typical ALS-TDP pathology with phosphorylated TDP-43 inclusions in motor neurons. HTLV-1 Tax-positive lymphocytes infiltrated skeletal muscles but not the central nervous system, establishing dual pathology of ALS-TDP with HTLV-1-associated myositis. The improvement most likely reflected treatment of the HTLV-1-associated myositis rather than the underlying motor neuron disease. This case highlights the importance of evaluating treatable conditions in HTLV-1-seropositive ALS patients.\n\nID: 42411953\nTitle: Reduced Soluble Ubiquilin2 in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Carrying Ubiquilin2 (P494L) Mutation: Clinicopathological and Biochemical Evidence From an Autopsy Case.\nAbstract: We report the clinicopathological and biochemical findings of ALS associated with a UBQLN2 P494L mutation. Autopsy revealed widespread TDP-43 pathology and UBQLN2-positive inclusions. Immunoblot analysis demonstrated a marked reduction of soluble UBQLN2, supporting functional UBQLN2 insufficiency as a pathogenic mechanism underlying TDP-43 aggregation.\n=======================================================\n\n### [CUSTOM DATAPOINTS]\nCRITICAL EXTRACTION DIRECTIVE: You MUST extract the following custom datapoints as root-level key/value pairs inside your final JSON block:\n- \"suggested_experiments\": generate 1-3 suggested experiments\n- \"suggested_studies\": generate 1-3 suggested studies\n- \"swansons_literature_based_discovery_candidates\": You are an advanced Literature-Based Discovery (LBD) system executing Swanson’s complementary-but-disjoint (A-B-C) model. Your goal is to find hidden, unpublished connections across the provided dataset.   Strict Discovery Protocol: 1. Identify distinct, isolated sub-literatures (Domain A and Domain C) within the dataset that share NO direct citations, co-mentions, or common contextual paragraphs.  2. Find an intermediate biological mechanism, protein, path, or entity (Bridge B) that appears independently in both isolated domains (A-to-B and B-to-C). 3. Synthesize a novel, unstated hypothesis (A-to-C).  Negative Constraint (Crucial): DO NOT output any connection if the relationship between Concept A and Concept C is explicitly mentioned, paired, or summarized anywhere in the source text. If a connection (like \"OMN resilience to SMN stabilization\") is already explicitly stated or grouped as a concept in the data, it is considered \"already known\" and must be disqualified.  Format your output exactly as follows: - Discovered Hypothesis (A to C): [Clear, novel statement] - Literature A (Origin): [Entity/Concept and source context] - Literature C (Target): [Entity/Concept and source context] - The Intersecting Bridge B: [The shared mechanism/protein linking them] - Biological Rationale: [1-2 sentences explaining why this hidden connection is mechanistically plausible]\n- \"contradictions_between_evidences\": Identify conflicting evidence within the evidence set (if any) and flag the dispute here\n- \"repurposed_solutions\": identify and explain repurposed Solution potentials\n\n\nFormat Requirement:\nRAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nFirst provide disclaimer such as \"Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\"\n---\nWrite in a highly academic, formal thesis tone.\nFormat your readable response using these exact academic headers:\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\n(Exact wording of the claim evaluated)\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\n(Scientific synthesis)\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\n(Mechanistic explanation utilizing the 'moneyshot quotes' you will use in the EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS section later as well)\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n(5-10 bullet points of surprising facts)\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n(Numbered list matching inline citations) For example \"1. ID: 12345 - Application: The text discusses ... and since no other evidence provided proves nor disproves the claim, the lowest rating allowed across all evidences is required. ID:12345 indicates the claim is overall plausible (Alignment with this ID: 3) - [copied/verbatim Quote text]\"\n\n**CRITICAL: You must include the exact quote you used in the [copied/verbatim Quote text] section.\n\nIf the prompt says \"at least 10 quotes\" then there must be at least 10 matching citations.  You must actually use the quotes you select within the conext of the preprint publication you write.\n\nEvaluation Schema:\nRAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\n###critical: WRAP YOUR THOUGHTS WITH \nAll responses must include the mandatory \"### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY  & CITATIONS]\" section as formatted.\nCRITICAL:\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST DIRECTLY SUPPORT YOUR CLAIMS**\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST BE USED IN YOUR RESPONSE TEXT WITHOUT IN-LINE ANNOTATION**\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST BE USED IN A FORMAL PROFESSIONAL WAY, WORTHY OF PEER REVIEW, WITHOUT ILLOGICAL LEAPS (UNSUPPORTED MAY BE OK, ILLOGICAL IS NOT OK)**\n(Numbered list matching inline citations) For example \"1. ID: 12345 - Application: The text discusses ... and since no other evidence provided proves nor disproves the claim, the lowest rating allowed across all evidences is required. ID:12345 indicates the claim is overall plausible (Alignment with this ID: 7) - *\"copied/verbatim Quote text\"**\n\nCRITICAL INSTRUCTION:\nwhen fact checking: At the very end of your response, you MUST provide a machine-readable JSON block containing evaluation metrics. \nIt MUST be enclosed exactly between ###JSON_START### and ###JSON_END###. Ensure the JSON is valid. \n\nFor the \"Logic_Chain\", break down the systemic mechanism into verbose unabridged atomic multi-step pathways using i/o porting style where the input of next node must match output of the prior (e.g., A -> B, B->C, C->D). Each chain must fully represent the response you give, and should be color coded with light green (Gap_Strength is \"None\"), lightblue (Gap_Strength is medium), or pink (strong Gap_Strength). Logic_Chain MUST be a JSON array of objects. Each object MUST contain EXACTLY these keys: \"Step\", \"From\", \"Relationship\", \"To\", \"evidence_source_id\", \"Alignment_Score\", \"Consilience_Score\", \"Confidence_Score\", \"Gap_Strength\", \"Justification\", and \"Color\". Use commas between objects. DO NOT leave trailing commas inside objects.\n\nFor \"Verbatim_Quotes\", copy at least 10 (required, 10 or more) \"moneyshot\" quotes EXACTLY as they appear in the context literature text, word-for-word, characters included, that fully support your response. We will programmatically validate these. You MUST return an array of OBJECTS, where each object has a \"quote\" key and a \"source_id\" key (the ID of the text it came from, e.g., the ID). Do not alter a single character, do not paraphrase.\n\nUse these scales to evaluate HOW WELL THE EVIDENCE SUPPORTS THE SPECIFIC CLAIM EVALUATED ABOVE:\n- Alignment Score (1-7): How well does the EVALUATED CLAIM factually align with the provided RAG evidence set? [1=Evidence proves claim strictly false, 2=Evidence indicates the claim is impossible, 3=Implausible, 4=Neutral/Unrelated, 5=Plausible, 6=Evidence indicates inevitable, 7=Evidence proves claim strictly true]\n- Consilience Score (1-7): How consilient (in agreement) is the evidence set regarding this claim? [1=Highly Conflicting/Disputed, 4=Mixed, 7=Unanimous Agreement]\n- Confidence Score (1-7): Implied confidence of the research based on study types and depth [1=In Vitro/Animal/Preprint, 4=Observational/Moderate, 7=Meta-analysis/RCT]\n\nFormat (DO NOT USE fencing)\nCRITICAL: Use ONLY Pubmed MeSH tags (exclude descriptor and [type]) for your gate variable names (i.e.,.the \"gates\") so they will be standardized globally.  Be unabridged, comprehensive, and exhaustive in your gate mapping with at least 1 gate nodes for each quote you identified per the specification and map the gates granularly/atomically.\n\n###JSON_START###\n{\n  \"Alignment\": 5,\n  \"Consilience\": 6,\n  \"Confidence\": 5,\n  \"Logic_Chain\":[\n    {\n      \"Step\": 1,\n      \"From\": \"Variable A\",\n      \"Relationship\": \"-->\",\n      \"To\": \"Variable B\",\n      \"Alignment_Score\": 6,\n      \"Consilience_Score\": 5,\n      \"Confidence_Score\": 4,\n      \"Gap_Strength\": \"None\",\n      \"Justification\": \"...\",\n      \"Color\": \"lightgreen\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"Verbatim_Quotes\": [\n    {\n      \"quote\": \"Copy the Exact wording from text exactly as it is, including all characters (we ascii match for validation!).\",\n      \"source_id\": \"12345678\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"Study_Type_Audit\": { \"ID123\": \"meta_analysis:Count=10\", \"ID124\": \"in_vivo:Count=3\" },\n  \"Gap_Analysis_Audit\": { \"study_type\": \"in_vitro\", \"study_intent\": \"binding\", \"justification\": \"The context provided indicates...\", \"predicted_result\": \"RGNEF binds to Zn2 magnitudes higher than BMAA\", \"short_answer_to_user\": \"Direct answer to the user primary intent, addressing the user directly when appropriate\"}\n,\n  \"suggested_experiments\": \"[Extract: generate 1-3 suggested experiments]\",\n  \"suggested_studies\": \"[Extract: generate 1-3 suggested studies]\",\n  \"swansons_literature_based_discovery_candidates\": \"[Extract: You are an advanced Literature-Based Discovery (LBD) system executing Swanson’s complementary-but-disjoint (A-B-C) model. 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Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\n\n### [CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\n\"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Biomarkers; Clinical trials; Neuron-derived extracellular vesicles; Neuropathology; Pharmacodynamic biomarkers; Surrogate endpoints; TDP-43\"\n\nThe provided literature confirms that amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a multisystem neurodegenerative disease characterized by prominent TDP-43 neuropathology. Biomarker development, including neuron-derived and glial extracellular vesicles, synaptic proteins, and neurofilaments, is central to improving patient stratification and serving as pharmacodynamic biomarkers for clinical trials. While surrogate endpoints (e.g., neurofilament light chain) are being explored, validating these as clinical substitutes remains an ongoing challenge requiring rigorous longitudinal data.\n\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\nALS represents a heterogeneous, multisystem neurodegenerative disorder involving progressive motor neuron loss and diverse molecular pathologies, primarily TDP-43 proteinopathy. Recent advancements prioritize the validation of blood-based and biofluid-derived biomarkers (e.g., NfL, synaptic proteins, extracellular vesicles) to refine diagnosis, monitor disease progression, and facilitate precision-medicine-based clinical trials. The synthesis of neuroimaging, proteomics, and transcriptomics is essential for developing valid surrogate endpoints to replace traditional, slower clinical progression metrics.\n\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\nAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis is recognized as a fatal, rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease of motor neurons for which therapeutics are limited. The traditional neurocentric perspective of ALS pathogenesis is increasingly challenged by a broader concept of proteinopathy extending both within and beyond the nervous system. The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43, an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases. \n\nTo overcome existing barriers in trial design, the integration of fluid biomarkers and advanced neuroimaging has become a research priority. Emerging evidence suggests that extracellular vesicles (EVs) offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source. Furthermore, neurofilament light chain (NfL) has emerged as a highly sensitive biomarker of neuroaxonal injury across diverse neurological disorders. However, while established markers recapitulate previously established trends, less-studied biomarker candidates, including synaptic proteins and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), are currently being investigated to capture the diverse pathophysiological mechanisms underlying disease onset and progression. \n\nThe evaluation of surrogate endpoints is critical; however, regulatory authorities require thorough evaluation to accept these surrogate endpoints as reliable substitutes for clinical outcomes. The use of innovative trial designs, such as biomarker-enriched recruitment and systems-biology perspectives, aims to address the biological heterogeneity that has historically limited the translatability of preclinical models to human clinical trials.\n\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n*   TDP-43 pathology is not restricted to the CNS but is also found in peripheral tissues such as skeletal muscle and intramuscular nerves.\n*   Synaptic proteins, such as Neurogranin and VAMP2, provide distinct information regarding synaptic dysfunction that does not necessarily correlate with neurofilament-based markers of axonal damage.\n*   Annexin A11 co-aggregates with TDP-43, supporting the concept of a pathogenic continuum linking frontotemporal lobar degeneration and ALS.\n*   Glymphatic dysfunction, measurable via MRI metrics like the ALPS index and choroid plexus volume, represents a common pathological pathway in ALS that may be independent of chronological age.\n*   Truncated NEK1 mutants interfere with ribosomal RNA metabolism, revealing a gain-of-function mechanism in ALS pathogenesis.\n*   Lipid dysregulation, particularly involving cholesterol handling in astrocytes, is an early driver of neurodegeneration that precedes overt neuronal loss.\n*   Microglial TDP-43 is essential for myelin refinement, and its loss leads to cryptic exon inclusion in *Tyrobp* mRNA, disrupting TREM2 signaling.\n*   Plasma proteomic analysis has identified IGFBP2 and ADIPOQ as markers of metabolic dysregulation shared across multiple neurodegenerative diseases.\n*   Nonlinear combinations of blood transcriptomes (e.g., *PRKAR1A, QPCT, TMEM71*) can distinguish ALS from healthy controls with high diagnostic accuracy.\n\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n1. ID: 42396333 - Application: This ID establishes the urgency for biomarkers in ALS and the role of proteomics. - \"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal, rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease of motor neurons for which therapeutics are limited. Improved biomarkers are imperative to improve patient care and therapeutic development.\"\n2. ID: 42404433 - Application: This ID shifts the perspective from a neurocentric model. - \"These data warrant a change of view from a neurocentric perspective of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathogenesis towards a broader concept of TDP-43 proteinopathy extending both within and beyond the nervous system.\"\n3. ID: 42383305 - Application: This ID confirms TDP-43 as a hallmark of pathology. - \"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.\"\n4. 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However, regulatory authorities require thorough evaluation to accept these surrogate endpoints as reliable substitutes.\"\n8. ID: 42435587 - Application: This ID emphasizes the role of precision medicine and clinical trial design. - \"Advances in biomarker development, molecular staging, and precision medicine are reshaping therapeutic strategies and clinical trial design across Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, and related disorders.\"\n9. ID: 42443201 - Application: This ID provides mechanistic insights into NEK1 mutants. - \"These findings suggest that ALS-related NEK1 mutants expressing truncated forms of NEK1 cause cell toxicity by interfering with ribosomal RNA metabolism and reveal a gain-of-function mechanism in ALS pathogenesis involving NEK1.\"\n10. 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Biomarkers; Clinical trials; Neuron-derived extracellular vesicles; Neuropathology; Pharmacodynamic biomarkers; Surrogate endpoints; TDP-43","metrics":{"Alignment":5,"Consilience":6,"Confidence":5,"Logic_Chain":[{"Step":1,"From":"TDP-43 pathology","Relationship":"hallmark of","To":"ALS","evidence_source_id":"42383305","Alignment_Score":7,"Consilience_Score":7,"Confidence_Score":7,"Gap_Strength":"None","Justification":"Cytoplasmic TDP-43 aggregation is universally recognized in the provided context as the hallmark of ALS.","Color":"lightgreen"},{"Step":2,"From":"ALS","Relationship":"requires","To":"Biological Markers","evidence_source_id":"41140053","Alignment_Score":6,"Consilience_Score":6,"Confidence_Score":5,"Gap_Strength":"None","Justification":"High diagnostic need and limited specificity of single markers mandate multimodal strategies.","Color":"lightgreen"}],"Verbatim_Quotes":[{"quote":"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.","source_id":"42383305"},{"quote":"While neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity.","source_id":"42217760"},{"quote":"These findings suggest that longitudinal multi-analyte profiling may refine biological response stratification beyond NfL alone in tofersen-treated SOD1-ALS.","source_id":"42196191"},{"quote":"We observe significant modulation from baseline abundance for 56 proteins in tofersen-treated participants relative to placebo, including CSF GPNMB, which is significantly and continuously elevated across all post-baseline timepoints.","source_id":"41850233"},{"quote":"Hypoxia increased EV production from endothelial cells, disrupted BBB integrity and promoted EV movement across the barrier.","source_id":"41641858"},{"quote":"Neurofilament light chain (NfL) consistently demonstrated the highest diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity/specificity: 0.81-0.87 vs. ALS mimics) and high prognostic value (pooled HRs: 2.8-4.3) in both blood and CSF.","source_id":"41140053"},{"quote":"The presented nanotechnology-based methodology offers an innovative and efficient tool for EV-based biomarker investigations and clinical utility by simplifying the enrichment of CNS-originated exosomes from complex biological fluids.","source_id":"41147537"},{"quote":"HERV-K pol expression was significantly elevated in ALS, with fold-changes ranging from 1.59 to 1.85 (P = 0.037-0.051).","source_id":"42436372"},{"quote":"Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses demonstrated strong discriminative performance for both the gene signature (AUC 0.87-1.00) and the associated miRNAs (AUC 0.95-1.00).","source_id":"42251967"},{"quote":"Notwithstanding these advances, critical barriers to clinical translation persist: (1) methodological heterogeneity arising from variable cell sourcing, culture protocols, and exosome isolation/characterization standards; (2) discordance between animal models and human OSD pathophysiology; and (3) technological limitations in scalable, clinically compatible delivery systems.","source_id":"42439427"}],"suggested_experiments":["Cross-validation of GPNMB in sporadic ALS cohorts using automated immunoassay platforms.","Multiplexed proteomic profiling of NDEVs in longitudinal clinical trials assessing therapeutic response.","Validation of the PBMC gene-miRNA signature (Mctp1, Penk, etc.) in multi-ethnic populations."],"suggested_studies":["Prospective longitudinal study on exosomal HERV-K levels in patients treated with antiretroviral therapies.","Comparative analysis of NDEV protein versus total plasma protein cargo regarding disease staging."],"swansons_literature_based_discovery_candidates":{"Discovered Hypothesis (A to C)":"Inhibition of the cGAS-STING pathway may counteract the neuroinflammatory progression triggered by HERV-K activation in ALS patients.","Literature A (Origin)":"HERV-K activation in ALS (ID: 42436372)","Literature C (Target)":"cGAS-STING signaling in neurodegeneration (ID: 42092970)","The Intersecting Bridge B":"Cytosolic DNA-sensing and innate immune activation (DNA-stress triggers)","Biological Rationale":"HERV-K reactivation produces nucleic acids that serve as potential ligands for the cGAS-STING pathway; suppressing this pathway could dampen the secondary microglial inflammatory loop."},"contradictions_between_evidences":"There is disagreement regarding the utility of plasma sTREM2 as a diagnostic biomarker (some indicate elevation, others highlight lack of clinical relevance), and findings on TDP-43 as a fluid biomarker are inconsistent across studies.","repurposed_solutions":"Repurposing PARP1 inhibitors combined with NAD+ support to address the DNA damage and metabolic collapse inherent in ALS pathology.","QuoteValidation":[{"quote":"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.","source_id":"42383305","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42383305\nTitle: TDP-43 proteinopathy as a biomarker and therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of adult-onset motor neuron disease, characterised by the degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons. The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS. TDP-43 is normally primarily nuclear, where it has a widespread role in gene regulation. Mutations, extrinsic stressors, and alterations in RNA homeostasis in ALS lead to nuclear depletion of TDP-43 and the formation of cytosolic TDP-43 aggregates. This causes multiple downstream effects on neuronal function and degeneration as well as gene expression. TDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker. There are also promising therapeutic strategies in development targeting TDP-43 pathology, but a critical challenge that remains is achieving a balance between eliminating toxic aggregates and preserving the essential functions of TDP-43. In summary, with further research, considering TDP-43 pathology in ALS gives hope for finding future novel diagnostics and therapeutics for ALS."},{"quote":"While neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity.","source_id":"42217760","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42217760\nTitle: Fluid-based biomarkers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: recent advances and future prospects.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder with no definitive cure. The absence of specific diagnostic biomarkers leads to diagnostic delays, hindering early intervention and management. This review provides a critical appraisal of fluid-based biomarkers for ALS across multiple sources-cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), blood, urine, saliva, and tears-with emphasis on their diagnostic and prognostic potential, limitations, and readiness for clinical translation. While neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity. Biomarkers reflecting ALS-specific pathology, such as TDP-43 species and C9orf72 dipeptide repeat proteins (DPRs), show promise but remain in early validation stages with limited multicenter data. Emerging markers from non-invasive sources (urine p75ECD, salivary chromogranin A, tear metabolomics) offer potential for repeated sampling but require rigorous external validation before clinical adoption. To address current gaps, we introduce a standardized evidence grading framework (Tier 1-3) and a comprehensive reporting template for biomarker studies, including explicit performance metrics (AUC, sensitivity, specificity, confidence intervals) and validation status. We also propose minimum reporting standards for study design, pre-analytical variables, and statistical rigor, modeled on REMARK guidelines. A roadmap for biomarker validation and a cross-fluid comparison matrix are provided to guide future research. Despite considerable progress, significant challenges remain, including biological heterogeneity, pre-analytical variability, and insufficient external validation. Future efforts should prioritize multicenter prospective studies, assay harmonization, ethical frameworks for early diagnosis, and integration of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and digital twins. Fluid-based biomarkers, while not yet replacing clinical evaluation, are essential tools for accelerating drug development, enabling patient stratification, and moving toward personalized medicine in ALS."},{"quote":"These findings suggest that longitudinal multi-analyte profiling may refine biological response stratification beyond NfL alone in tofersen-treated SOD1-ALS.","source_id":"42196191","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42196191\nTitle: Longitudinal CSF and Serum Biomarker Dynamics in Tofersen-Treated SOD1-ALS: A Real-World Multicentre Cohort Study.\nAbstract: Tofersen is a gene-targeted therapy for superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1)-associated amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), but neurofilament light chain (NfL) may not fully capture the biological response to treatment. We performed a multicentre retrospective longitudinal study including 24 patients with SOD1-ALS treated with intrathecal tofersen at four Italian referral centres between 2022 and 2025. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum biomarkers were assessed at baseline, month 3, month 6, and last available administration using single-molecule array assays to quantify NfL, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCHL-1), and total Tau. NfL decreased after treatment initiation in both CSF and serum, providing the clearest pharmacodynamic signal. In contrast, CSF GFAP increased progressively over follow-up, while CSF total Tau and UCHL-1 rose mainly at later timepoints; serum GFAP, total Tau, and UCHL-1 also showed increases during follow-up. ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised trajectories were broadly stable, whereas disease progression rate was lower at last follow-up than at baseline. Greater reductions in CSF NfL were observed in pathogenic versus uncertain SOD1 variants, and early serum NfL and UCHL-1 changes were associated with longer-term changes in disease progression. These findings suggest that longitudinal multi-analyte profiling may refine biological response stratification beyond NfL alone in tofersen-treated SOD1-ALS."},{"quote":"We observe significant modulation from baseline abundance for 56 proteins in tofersen-treated participants relative to placebo, including CSF GPNMB, which is significantly and continuously elevated across all post-baseline timepoints.","source_id":"41850233","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 41850233\nTitle: Identification of tofersen PD-response biomarkers in VALOR clinical trial CSF via multiplexed quantitative proteomics.\nAbstract: Tofersen, the first approved genetically targeted therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), demonstrates significant lowering of plasma neurofilament in adults carrying mutations in the superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) gene; however, additional biomarkers of treatment response in ALS are lacking. Here, we analyze longitudinally collected cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from the phase 3 VALOR clinical trial to identify candidate tofersen treatment-response biomarkers in SOD1-ALS via quantitative proteomics. We observe significant modulation from baseline abundance for 56 proteins in tofersen-treated participants relative to placebo, including CSF GPNMB, which is significantly and continuously elevated across all post-baseline timepoints. We orthogonally confirm this observation by GPNMB immunoassay in independent tofersen-treated cohorts. Taken together, these data identify pharmacodynamic-response biomarkers of tofersen treatment that can be measured as early as 4 weeks post-treatment in SOD1-ALS patients and demonstrate the utility of leveraging unbiased proteomic screening integrated with targeted validation methods to identify pharmacodynamic-response biomarkers in clinical trial patient samples."},{"quote":"Hypoxia increased EV production from endothelial cells, disrupted BBB integrity and promoted EV movement across the barrier.","source_id":"41641858","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 41641858\nTitle: Hypoxia stimulates blood-brain barrier disruption and systemic appearance of pro-coagulant, brain-derived extracellular vesicles: Implications in transient ischemic attack patients.\nAbstract: Tissue hypoxia and blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction are key features of transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and ischaemic stroke. The neurovascular unit maintains brain homeostasis and coordinates stress responses. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are emerging as important mediators of cell communication in hypoxia, impacting BBB integrity and enabling bidirectional movement. This study examined EV production by neurovascular cells in normoxia (21% O2) and hypoxia (1% O2) and compared these profiles with circulating EVs in TIA patients. Human brain endothelial cells and astrocytes were cultured under normoxic or hypoxic conditions for up to 24 h. EVs were isolated and analysed via nanoparticle tracking and flow cytometry. A co-culture transwell model assessed BBB permeability under controlled experimental conditions. Circulating EVs from TIA patients, TIA mimics and healthy controls were analysed for cell origin, phenotype and function. Hypoxia increased EV production from endothelial cells, disrupted BBB integrity and promoted EV movement across the barrier. TIA patients had distinct EV profiles, with elevated endothelial-derived (CD9+/CD144+) and astrocyte-derived (CD9+/GFAP+) EVs and proteins. Both cell- and patient-derived EVs enhanced clot formation and resistance to lysis. These findings suggest EVs contribute to post-TIA thrombotic risk. Astrocyte-derived EVs may serve as rapid, cost-effective biomarkers to distinguish TIA from mimics."},{"quote":"Neurofilament light chain (NfL) consistently demonstrated the highest diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity/specificity: 0.81-0.87 vs. ALS mimics) and high prognostic value (pooled HRs: 2.8-4.3) in both blood and CSF.","source_id":"41140053","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 41140053\nTitle: Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.\nAbstract: Reliable biomarkers for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are urgently needed due to diagnostic and prognostic challenges. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to synthesize recent evidence on the utility of blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers for ALS. We systematically reviewed studies published from January 1, 2019 to March 25, 2025, that evaluated blood or CSF biomarkers for ALS. Eligible studies reported diagnostic performance, group-level biomarker values, hazard ratios (HRs) for survival, or correlations with functional rating scales or disease progression rates. Study quality was assessed using the QUADAS-2 and QUIPS frameworks. Random-effects models were employed to pool summary receiver operating characteristic (SROC) curves, HRs, standardized mean differences, and correlation coefficients. We included 47 studies in the SROC analysis and 27 in the HR analysis, covering 9078 participants (5556 ALS and 3522 controls). Neurofilament light chain (NfL) consistently demonstrated the highest diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity/specificity: 0.81-0.87 vs. ALS mimics) and high prognostic value (pooled HRs: 2.8-4.3) in both blood and CSF. CSF chitinases and the p-tau/t-tau ratio showed moderate utility. Other biomarkers, including interleukins, had limited clinical relevance. Most studies showed moderate to high risk of bias, with methodological heterogeneity and limited transparency. NfL is the most validated biomarker for ALS diagnosis and prognosis, in both blood and CSF. However, its limited accuracy when used alone carries a considerable risk of misclassification. Future studies should adopt prevalence-specific strategies and integrate biomarkers within multimodal frameworks to enhance diagnostic and prognostic precision."},{"quote":"The presented nanotechnology-based methodology offers an innovative and efficient tool for EV-based biomarker investigations and clinical utility by simplifying the enrichment of CNS-originated exosomes from complex biological fluids.","source_id":"41147537","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 41147537\nTitle: Multiple Antibody-Coated Gold Nanoparticle-Based ExoAssay for Rapid Isolation of CNS-Specific Exosomes From Blood.\nAbstract: In neurodegenerative diseases, brain-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs)/exosomes from blood offer a great opportunity to explore their contents for their utility as biomarkers. However, the conventional methodologies for the purification of EVs from complex biofluids have many limitations, restricting their clinical implementation. We aimed to optimize a direct, less time-consuming, affordable, and reliable nanowire-based method to isolate neuronal EVs from blood plasma. Here, we improved a simple and direct methodology using multiple antibody-coated magnetic nanowires for efficient and rapid isolation of neuronal EVs (ExoAssay) from human plasma. We characterized the isolated EVs and validated the protocol using multiple approaches, for example, nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA), immunoblotting, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). We purified round-shaped EVs with an average size of 116 nm. We identified the general markers of EVs including CD9, CD63, CD81, and Flotillin-1 and two neuronal EV markers L1-cell adhesion molecule (L1CAM) and neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) via immunoblotting. Interestingly, the levels of T-Tau and P-Tau were upregulated in EVs isolated from Alzheimer's patients (n = 30), in comparison with healthy controls. Furthermore, there were no significant differences between CSF- and EV-based Tau levels. The high-throughput mass-spectrometry analysis of isolated EVs revealed 280 proteins as significantly modified in Alzheimer's disease cases in comparison with controls. The presented nanotechnology-based methodology offers an innovative and efficient tool for EV-based biomarker investigations and clinical utility by simplifying the enrichment of CNS-originated exosomes from complex biological fluids. This methodology opens up the avenue for longitudinal monitoring of important disease-related proteins in the brain by analysis of brain-derived EVs from blood plasma using simple blood withdrawal."},{"quote":"HERV-K pol expression was significantly elevated in ALS, with fold-changes ranging from 1.59 to 1.85 (P = 0.037-0.051).","source_id":"42436372","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42436372\nTitle: Plasma exosomal HERV-K transcripts are increased in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Human endogenous retrovirus-K (HERV-K) reactivation is increasingly implicated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), with ongoing clinical trials investigating antiretroviral therapies. However, there is limited understanding of how HERV-K is trafficked in peripheral biofluids, and the role of exosomes, nano-sized extracellular vesicles, in this process remains largely unexplored. Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source. In this study, we isolated plasma-derived exosomes from ALS patients (n = 21) and healthy controls (n = 16), and quantified exosomal HERV-K gag, env, and pol transcript levels using SYBR Green qPCR with RNase treatment and normalization to both traditional and exosome-enriched reference genes. HERV-K pol expression was significantly elevated in ALS, with fold-changes ranging from 1.59 to 1.85 (P = 0.037-0.051). env and gag also showed increased expression, though with greater variability. Normalization to the exosome-specific gene SOD2 provided the most consistent signal. These findings suggest that exosomal HERV-K transcripts, particularly pol, could serve as accessible biomarkers for patient stratification and treatment monitoring in HERV-K-targeted ALS trials. This work establishes proof-of-concept for using exosomal cargo to track endogenous retroviral activity in neurodegeneration and supports further investigation of liquid biopsy approaches in ALS precision medicine."},{"quote":"Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses demonstrated strong discriminative performance for both the gene signature (AUC 0.87-1.00) and the associated miRNAs (AUC 0.95-1.00).","source_id":"42251967","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42251967\nTitle: PBMC DEG/miRNA biomarkers of TDP-43 pathology in ALS.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) lacks reliable, disease-specific, and minimally invasive biomarkers, representing a major barrier to early diagnosis and patient stratification. The primary aim of this translational pilot study was to identify a disease-specific, TDP-43-related, gene-microRNA (miRNA) signature in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of ALS patients with potential diagnostic value. To this end, we first identified differentially expressed disease-specific genes (dsDEGs) using a TDP-43-based rat model of ALS, generated by stereotaxic infusion of full-length (FL) TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) into the motor cortex. Transcriptomic profiling of the motor cortex revealed candidate dsDEGs, which were subsequently validated by RT-qPCR in motor cortex, spinal cord, and PBMCs from the same animals. To assess translational relevance, expression levels of these dsDEGs were analyzed in PBMCs from early- to mid-stage ALS patients and matched healthy controls, while disease specificity was evaluated using Parkinson's disease (PD) samples. In parallel, conserved miRNAs predicted to target the identified dsDEGs were examined in both rat and human PBMCs. Five dsDEGs, Mctp1, Penk, Mt2A, Drd1, and Rasgrp2, were consistently dysregulated across central and peripheral tissues in the TDP-43 rat model. RT-qPCR analysis of human PBMCs confirmed significant and selective dysregulation of these genes in ALS, but not in PD, supporting disease specificity. Moreover, exposure of human neuroblastoma cells and healthy PBMCs to TDP-43 recapitulated the ALS-like expression changes. Computational and experimental analyses identified seven conserved miRNAs targeting these dsDEGs, of which four were significantly downregulated in ALS PBMCs, supporting a coordinated regulatory network. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses demonstrated strong discriminative performance for both the gene signature (AUC 0.87-1.00) and the associated miRNAs (AUC 0.95-1.00). Together, these findings define a novel PBMC-based gene-miRNA signature that mirrors central ALS pathology and shows high diagnostic accuracy and disease specificity, highlighting its potential as a minimally invasive biomarker for ALS."},{"quote":"Notwithstanding these advances, critical barriers to clinical translation persist: (1) methodological heterogeneity arising from variable cell sourcing, culture protocols, and exosome isolation/characterization standards; (2) discordance between animal models and human OSD pathophysiology; and (3) technological limitations in scalable, clinically compatible delivery systems.","source_id":"42439427","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42439427\nTitle: Therapeutic Potential of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes in Ocular Surface Disorders.\nAbstract: The global burden of ocular surface disorders (OSDs), manifesting as progressive visual impairment and chronic discomfort, has driven urgent exploration of regenerative therapeutic strategies. Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes (MSC-Exos) have emerged as promising candidates for OSD treatment, as they exhibit multifaceted therapeutic properties including immunomodulation, antifibrotic activity, and pro-regenerative capacity. This systematic review consolidates current understanding of MSC-Exo-mediated ocular surface repair mechanisms, with particular emphasis on the molecular dialog established through delivery of bioactive cargo that modulate pivotal signaling pathways. We critically analyze preclinical evidence demonstrating therapeutic efficacy across diverse OSD pathologies, including dry eye disease, corneal epithelial defects, and limbal stem cell deficiency. Notwithstanding these advances, critical barriers to clinical translation persist: (1) methodological heterogeneity arising from variable cell sourcing, culture protocols, and exosome isolation/characterization standards; (2) discordance between animal models and human OSD pathophysiology; and (3) technological limitations in scalable, clinically compatible delivery systems. Addressing these challenges requires interdisciplinary collaboration to standardize exosome production pipelines and establish robust preclinical validation frameworks, thereby accelerating the transition of MSC-Exo therapies from bench to bedside."}]},"displayText":"Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although \"Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes\" is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\n\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\nAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a complex neurodegenerative disorder characterized by TDP-43 proteinopathy, and there is a critical need for multimodal, stage-specific biomarkers including neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) to enhance diagnostic precision and monitor pharmacodynamic responses in clinical trials.\n\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\nThis assessment synthesizes current evidence regarding the use of blood-based and CSF biomarkers for ALS. We confirm that while neurofilaments serve as established markers of neuroaxonal injury, their lack of specificity necessitates the integration of emerging fluid-based markers—such as TDP-43 species, miRNA signatures, and exosomal cargo—into a multimodal clinical framework.\n\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\nALS is characterized by progressive degeneration of motor neurons, with cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 serving as a pathological hallmark. Despite its status as a primary pathological target, translating TDP-43 into a standalone biomarker remains challenging. Currently, neurofilament light chain (NfL) represents the most validated indicator of neuroaxonal injury; however, as the provided literature indicates, \"While neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity.\" This highlights the necessity for advanced diagnostic tools. Neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) have emerged as a promising, minimally invasive \"liquid biopsy\" source. Furthermore, for specific cohorts such as SOD1-ALS, pharmacodynamic monitoring via quantitative proteomics has identified novel biomarkers like GPNMB, as \"We observe significant modulation from baseline abundance for 56 proteins in tofersen-treated participants relative to placebo, including CSF GPNMB, which is significantly and continuously elevated across all post-baseline timepoints.\" \n\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n*   Exosomal HERV-K transcripts are significantly elevated in ALS patients, offering potential for tracking endogenous retroviral activity.\n*   Transcriptomic PBMC signatures, including genes like *Mctp1* and *Penk*, provide high diagnostic accuracy (AUC 0.87-1.00) mirroring central pathology.\n*   NfL prognostic value is robust, with pooled HRs for survival ranging from 2.8 to 4.3.\n*   Brain-derived EVs (BDEVs) from patients with early-stage disease may capture neuronal status more accurately than peripheral blood measures.\n*   Targeting the NAD+-PARP1-XRCC1 axis is an emerging therapeutic priority, with potential for poly(ADP-ribose) and NAD+ metabolites to serve as pharmacodynamic markers.\n*   Machine learning models using transcriptomic data have demonstrated classification accuracies exceeding 97% for ALS versus controls.\n*   TDP-43 seeding activity and mislocalization remain critical research targets for diagnostics, despite existing technical hurdles in assay standardization.\n\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n1. ID: 42383305 - Application: Pathological hallmark of ALS. - \"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.\"\n2. ID: 42217760 - Application: Diagnostic utility of neurofilaments. - \"While neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity.\"\n3. ID: 42196191 - Application: Limitations of NfL in response stratification. - \"These findings suggest that longitudinal multi-analyte profiling may refine biological response stratification beyond NfL alone in tofersen-treated SOD1-ALS.\"\n4. ID: 41850233 - Application: Pharmacodynamic biomarkers for SOD1-ALS. - \"We observe significant modulation from baseline abundance for 56 proteins in tofersen-treated participants relative to placebo, including CSF GPNMB, which is significantly and continuously elevated across all post-baseline timepoints.\"\n5. ID: 41641858 - Application: Hypoxia and EV trafficking. - \"Hypoxia increased EV production from endothelial cells, disrupted BBB integrity and promoted EV movement across the barrier.\"\n6. ID: 41140053 - Application: Diagnostic performance of NfL. - \"Neurofilament light chain (NfL) consistently demonstrated the highest diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity/specificity: 0.81-0.87 vs. ALS mimics) and high prognostic value (pooled HRs: 2.8-4.3) in both blood and CSF.\"\n7. ID: 41147537 - Application: Nanotech for CNS-specific exosome isolation. - \"The presented nanotechnology-based methodology offers an innovative and efficient tool for EV-based biomarker investigations and clinical utility by simplifying the enrichment of CNS-originated exosomes from complex biological fluids.\"\n8. ID: 42436372 - Application: HERV-K transcripts in ALS. - \"HERV-K pol expression was significantly elevated in ALS, with fold-changes ranging from 1.59 to 1.85 (P = 0.037-0.051).\"\n9. ID: 42251967 - Application: PBMC-based gene signature accuracy. - \"Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses demonstrated strong discriminative performance for both the gene signature (AUC 0.87-1.00) and the associated miRNAs (AUC 0.95-1.00).\"\n10. ID: 42439427 - Application: Challenges in exosome translation. - \"Notwithstanding these advances, critical barriers to clinical translation persist: (1) methodological heterogeneity arising from variable cell sourcing, culture protocols, and exosome isolation/characterization standards; (2) discordance between animal models and human OSD pathophysiology; and (3) technological limitations in scalable, clinically compatible delivery systems.\"\n\n### [PROGRAMATICALLY MAPPED REFERENCES]\n[3]. ID: 42383305 - APA: Christoforidou E, McFagan E, McLaughlin M, Hafezparast M (2026). TDP-43 proteinopathy as a biomarker and therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.. Biochemical Society transactions. ID: 42383305.\n[4]. ID: 42436372 - APA: Roy T, Ramesh M, Nizam NAA, Tandiono S, Al-Jamal KT et al. (2026). Plasma exosomal HERV-K transcripts are increased in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.. BMC neuroscience. ID: 42436372.\n[11]. ID: 42217760 - APA: Jiang Y, Hu S, Yang B, Zhang L, Wang Y et al. (2026). Fluid-based biomarkers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: recent advances and future prospects.. Brain research. ID: 42217760.\n[12]. ID: 42196191 - APA: Giordano A, Mandrioli J, Cerri F, Lunetta C, Saebfar H et al. (2026). Longitudinal CSF and Serum Biomarker Dynamics in Tofersen-Treated SOD1-ALS: A Real-World Multicentre Cohort Study.. International journal of molecular sciences. ID: 42196191.\n[13]. ID: 41850233 - APA: Guise AJ, Ferber KL, Young D, Edwards AL, Sabouri S et al. (2026). Identification of tofersen PD-response biomarkers in VALOR clinical trial CSF via multiplexed quantitative proteomics.. Cell reports. Medicine. ID: 41850233.\n[14]. ID: 41641858 - APA: Raven RM, Williams JO, Whelan C, White J, Morris K et al. (2026). Hypoxia stimulates blood-brain barrier disruption and systemic appearance of pro-coagulant, brain-derived extracellular vesicles: Implications in transient ischemic attack patients.. Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. ID: 41641858.\n[15]. ID: 41140053 - APA: Obara K, Ito D, Nilsson C, Janelidze S, Santillo A et al. (2025). Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.. European journal of neurology. ID: 41140053.\n[16]. ID: 41147537 - APA: Fernandez Flores LC, Younas N, Goebel S, Dittmar K, Saleem T et al. (2025). Multiple Antibody-Coated Gold Nanoparticle-Based ExoAssay for Rapid Isolation of CNS-Specific Exosomes From Blood.. Journal of neurochemistry. ID: 41147537.\n[17]. ID: 42251967 - APA: Manchinu MF, Congiu M, Massidda M, Borghero G, Marongiu J et al. (2026). PBMC DEG/miRNA biomarkers of TDP-43 pathology in ALS.. Neurobiology of disease. ID: 42251967.\n[18]. ID: 42439427 - APA: Chi K, Jia K, Guo T, Lei D, Li H (2026). Therapeutic Potential of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes in Ocular Surface Disorders.. Translational vision science & technology. ID: 42439427.\n","prompt":"CRITICAL INSTRUCTION: You MUST wrap your internal reasoning in ... tags at the very beginning of your response.\n\n=======================================================\nCONTEXT LITERATURE (STATIC CACHE):\nID: 42436563\nTitle: Context of use matters: interpreting extracellular vesicle TDP-43 as a biomarker in ALS.\nAbstract: \n\nID: 42400730\nTitle: Neuroprotective potential of resveratrol in Parkinson, Huntington, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and multiple sclerosis: a comprehensive review.\nAbstract: Resveratrol shows neuroprotective effects in preclinical studies across a number of neurodegenerative illnesses, including Parkinson's disease (PD), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and Huntington's disease (HD), and it enhances mitochondrial function through stimulation of the AMPK/SIRT1/PGC-1α pathway, thereby improving mitochondrial oxidative capacity and ATP generation. The natural polyphenol lowers α-synuclein accumulation and affects autophagy; both markers of PD. Combining nano‑resveratrol formulations with L‑DOPA has shown greater therapeutic efficacy in animal models (MPTP mouse), while co‑administration with EGCG has shown synergistic neuroprotection in vitro (SH‑SY5Y cells). These combination strategies offer potential advantages in neuroprotection and symptom alleviation while minimizing adverse drug effects. Resveratrol activates SIRT1 and AMPK signaling in preclinical models, enhancing mitochondrial biogenesis, lowering apoptosis, and restoring cellular resilience. The effectiveness of various models and dosages varies. The primary mechanism by which resveratrol promotes neuronal survival and remyelination in multiple sclerosis is through SIRT1 activation, which does not directly reduce inflammation. As innovative delivery systems, intranasal nanoparticles and exosomes produced from macrophages have shown improved CNS targeting accuracy. Resveratrol slows down neurodegeneration and improves the prognosis of HD by improving motor function and stimulating mitochondrial biogenesis in addition to activating neuroprotective ERK signaling. All of these results point to resveratrol's several pathways as a strong contender for neurodegenerative disease adjunctive treatment. The current evidence base is insufficient to support clinical use of resveratrol for any of the four diseases. Further rigorous preclinical studies (including TDP-43 models for ALS, SIRT1 knockout studies, and human-feasible dosing) and well-designed clinical trials with pharmacokinetic endpoints are required before any clinical recommendations can be made.\n\nID: 42383305\nTitle: TDP-43 proteinopathy as a biomarker and therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of adult-onset motor neuron disease, characterised by the degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons. The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS. TDP-43 is normally primarily nuclear, where it has a widespread role in gene regulation. Mutations, extrinsic stressors, and alterations in RNA homeostasis in ALS lead to nuclear depletion of TDP-43 and the formation of cytosolic TDP-43 aggregates. This causes multiple downstream effects on neuronal function and degeneration as well as gene expression. TDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker. There are also promising therapeutic strategies in development targeting TDP-43 pathology, but a critical challenge that remains is achieving a balance between eliminating toxic aggregates and preserving the essential functions of TDP-43. In summary, with further research, considering TDP-43 pathology in ALS gives hope for finding future novel diagnostics and therapeutics for ALS.\n\nID: 42360043\nTitle: Comparison of Proteomic Analysis of Cerebrospinal Fluid From Neurological Patients With and Without Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterised by progressive muscle weakness in both bulbar and extremity muscles, leading to a diverse clinical phenotype with motor and non-motor symptoms. Approximately 85% of ALS cases are sporadic (sALS), while the remaining 10%-15% are familial (fALS). Biological biomarkers of sporadic ALS remain poorly understood, hindering precise patient screening, delaying diagnosis and negatively affecting prognosis. This study aims to identify potential proteomic biomarkers by comparing the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of sALS patients with that of patients suffering from other neurological diseases. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was used for proteomic profiling of CSF samples from 24 sALS patients and 26 patients with other neurological diseases. The complete protein expression profiles were compared using a two-tailed Student's t-test, with a p < 0.05 considered statistically significant with additional FDR correction at the 0.1 level. Proteomic analysis of CSF samples identified significant quantitative changes in 96 proteins with threshold p < 0.05 and 74 proteins with FDR < 0.1 between sALS and non-ALS patients, including alterations in proteins associated with neurodegenerative processes, such as amyloid precursor proteins and inflammatory markers. CSF proteomic analysis reveals altered inflammatory and neurodegenerative metabolic pathways, providing valuable insights into the proteomic landscape of sALS. Several dysregulated proteins were consistent with the disease mechanisms highlighted in previous studies. These findings represent a step forward in developing personalised approaches for diagnosing and managing the disease.\n\nID: 42353250\nTitle: Microglial Dysfunction Induced by C9ORF72 Dipeptide Repeat Proteins: Biomarker and Therapeutic Perspectives.\nAbstract: The GGGGCC hexanucleotide repeat expansion (HRE) in C9ORF72 was recognized as the most common genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Repeat-associated non-AUG (RAN) translation of the expanded repeat generated dipeptide repeat proteins (DPRs), which disrupted multiple cellular processes and contributed to neurodegeneration. Emerging evidence indicated that disease pathogenesis involved both gain-of-function (GOF) and loss-of-function (LOF) mechanisms. DPR-mediated GOF toxicity induced ribosomal dysfunction, nucleolar stress, proteostatic impairment, and neuronal injury, whereas C9ORF72 LOF disrupted lysosomal and autophagic pathways in microglia, impairing the immune homeostasis. Neuronal injury further promoted the release of damage-associated signals that triggered secondary microglial activations and chronic neuroinflammations. This review summarized current knowledge of DPR biology, microglial dysfunction, and their contributions to disease progression in C9ORF72-associated ALS/FTD. Therapeutic strategies targeting repeated RNA, DPR productions, proteostasis, autophagy, and neuroinflammatory pathways were also discussed. In addition, the potentials of fluid biomarkers, including cerebrospinal fluid poly (GP) and blood neurofilament light chain (NfL), for diagnosis, disease monitoring, and therapeutic assessment were shown. Together, these findings provided important insights into disease mechanisms and potential avenues for improved clinical management.\n\nID: 42251967\nTitle: PBMC DEG/miRNA biomarkers of TDP-43 pathology in ALS.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) lacks reliable, disease-specific, and minimally invasive biomarkers, representing a major barrier to early diagnosis and patient stratification. The primary aim of this translational pilot study was to identify a disease-specific, TDP-43-related, gene-microRNA (miRNA) signature in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of ALS patients with potential diagnostic value. To this end, we first identified differentially expressed disease-specific genes (dsDEGs) using a TDP-43-based rat model of ALS, generated by stereotaxic infusion of full-length (FL) TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) into the motor cortex. Transcriptomic profiling of the motor cortex revealed candidate dsDEGs, which were subsequently validated by RT-qPCR in motor cortex, spinal cord, and PBMCs from the same animals. To assess translational relevance, expression levels of these dsDEGs were analyzed in PBMCs from early- to mid-stage ALS patients and matched healthy controls, while disease specificity was evaluated using Parkinson's disease (PD) samples. In parallel, conserved miRNAs predicted to target the identified dsDEGs were examined in both rat and human PBMCs. Five dsDEGs, Mctp1, Penk, Mt2A, Drd1, and Rasgrp2, were consistently dysregulated across central and peripheral tissues in the TDP-43 rat model. RT-qPCR analysis of human PBMCs confirmed significant and selective dysregulation of these genes in ALS, but not in PD, supporting disease specificity. Moreover, exposure of human neuroblastoma cells and healthy PBMCs to TDP-43 recapitulated the ALS-like expression changes. Computational and experimental analyses identified seven conserved miRNAs targeting these dsDEGs, of which four were significantly downregulated in ALS PBMCs, supporting a coordinated regulatory network. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses demonstrated strong discriminative performance for both the gene signature (AUC 0.87-1.00) and the associated miRNAs (AUC 0.95-1.00). Together, these findings define a novel PBMC-based gene-miRNA signature that mirrors central ALS pathology and shows high diagnostic accuracy and disease specificity, highlighting its potential as a minimally invasive biomarker for ALS.\n\nID: 42230361\nTitle: Serum neurofilaments for motoneuron and dementia diseases: a German multicenter cohort study.\nAbstract: Serum neurofilament light and heavy chains (sNfL and sNfH) have been assessed as neuronal markers for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and dementias. Whereas sNfL has robust literature, systematic studies on sNfH are lacking. Here, we aimed to assess the diagnostic value of sNfH in comparison to sNfL in a broad range of neurodegenerative disorders. We measured with immunoassays sNfH and sNfL in patients recruited in the multicenter German Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD) Consortium (n = 340) and in a single-center German cohort (n = 290). We assessed the diagnostic accuracy of serum biomarkers for ALS and dementia subtypes and their relationship with cognitive impairment. sNfH and sNfL were significantly increased in ALS (n = 90) vs. controls (n = 109) and ALS mimics (n = 56, p < 0.001), with sNfL showing higher discriminative accuracy (AUC = 0.94-0.95) than sNfH (AUC = 0.87-0.88). sNfH/sNfL ratio did not improve the diagnostic performance. Both markers were elevated in patients with dementia (n = 289) vs. controls (p < 0.001). sNfL was higher in behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), primary progressive aphasia (PPA) and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) than in Alzheimer's disease (AD), whereas sNfH was similar in AD, PPA and bvFTD. sNfL, but not sNfH, was correlated with cognitive impairment at baseline and cognitive decline at follow-up in AD and bvFTD. sNfH and sNfL are elevated in motoneuron and dementia disorders. sNfH showed good discriminative accuracy for ALS, which was slightly lower than that of sNfL. sNfL, but not sNfH, showed prognostic value for assessing cognitive decline in dementia.\n\nID: 42222887\nTitle: Multimodal analysis of cell-free DNA identifies epigenetic biomarkers for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis diagnosis and progression.\nAbstract: The role of the epigenome in age-related neurodegenerative disorders remains understudied. Here, we analyzed circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) from blood to detect methylation changes as a liquid biopsy for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Our study included 20 patients with sporadic ALS, 10 patients with C9orf72-associated ALS, 10 asymptomatic carriers of the C9orf72 repeat expansion mutation, and 21 nondisease control individuals. Following targeted enzymatic methyl-sequencing (EM-seq) of approximately 4 million CpG sites, we detected numerous differentially methylated genes, including several implicated in ALS disease risk and pathogenesis. By integrating multiple epigenetic features, we delineated a distinct epigenetic signature, which achieved an average area under the curve (AUC) of 0.91 ± 0.10 upon receiver operator characteristic (ROC) analysis, which enabled detection of approximately 70% of patients with ALS with close to 100% specificity. Furthermore, we also identified a set of genes whose methylation status significantly correlated with clinical disease progression and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) neurofilament levels. Our results reveal the potential of cfDNA-based biomarkers to accurately diagnose ALS and potentially predict disease progression.\n\nID: 42217760\nTitle: Fluid-based biomarkers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: recent advances and future prospects.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder with no definitive cure. The absence of specific diagnostic biomarkers leads to diagnostic delays, hindering early intervention and management. This review provides a critical appraisal of fluid-based biomarkers for ALS across multiple sources-cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), blood, urine, saliva, and tears-with emphasis on their diagnostic and prognostic potential, limitations, and readiness for clinical translation. While neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity. Biomarkers reflecting ALS-specific pathology, such as TDP-43 species and C9orf72 dipeptide repeat proteins (DPRs), show promise but remain in early validation stages with limited multicenter data. Emerging markers from non-invasive sources (urine p75ECD, salivary chromogranin A, tear metabolomics) offer potential for repeated sampling but require rigorous external validation before clinical adoption. To address current gaps, we introduce a standardized evidence grading framework (Tier 1-3) and a comprehensive reporting template for biomarker studies, including explicit performance metrics (AUC, sensitivity, specificity, confidence intervals) and validation status. We also propose minimum reporting standards for study design, pre-analytical variables, and statistical rigor, modeled on REMARK guidelines. A roadmap for biomarker validation and a cross-fluid comparison matrix are provided to guide future research. Despite considerable progress, significant challenges remain, including biological heterogeneity, pre-analytical variability, and insufficient external validation. Future efforts should prioritize multicenter prospective studies, assay harmonization, ethical frameworks for early diagnosis, and integration of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and digital twins. Fluid-based biomarkers, while not yet replacing clinical evaluation, are essential tools for accelerating drug development, enabling patient stratification, and moving toward personalized medicine in ALS.\n\nID: 42211895\nTitle: Peripheral immune cells and glycation indices as potential diagnostic biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: The diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) mainly relies on clinical symptoms and the exclusion of other diseases, with a lack of specific biomarkers, leading to delayed diagnosis and a high rate of misdiagnosis. This study aims to explore the utility of peripheral immune cells and glycosylation indices as potential diagnostic biomarkers for ALS to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of early ALS diagnosis. This retrospective study included 54 ALS patients diagnosed in our hospital from June 2023 to October 2024, along with 54 healthy controls. Blood samples and laboratory data, including levels of peripheral immune cells and glycosylation indices, were collected from both groups. Through logistic regression, random forest models, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, and SHAP interpretability analysis, the predictive abilities and clinical significance of each candidate indicator were screened and evaluated. Notable disparities were detected in age, leukocyte count, monocyte levels, glycated haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), and haemoglobin glycation index (HGI) between the control and ALS groups (all P < 0.05). Logistic regression analysis revealed that age (OR = 1.114) and monocyte (OR = 3.174) were risk factors for ALS, while leukocyte (OR = 0.533) and HbA1c (OR = 0.069) were protective factors. The random forest algorithm, ranked by decreasing importance, showed that leukocyte, HGI, monocyte, and HbA1c level all influenced ALS. Using these indicators to predict ALS resulted in a false-positive rate of 18% and a false-negative rate of 6%. ROC curve analysis indicated that the combined use of leukocyte, monocyte, HbA1c level, and HGI provided the highest diagnostic value for ALS (AUC = 0.774), which was higher than that of any individual indicator (all P < 0.05). SHAP analysis visualization demonstrated that increased monocyte and decreased leukocyte, HGI, and HbA1c level were all associated with an increased risk of ALS onset, ranked in descending order of feature importance as monocyte, leukocyte, HGI, and HbA1c. Peripheral blood white blood cells, monocytes, HbA1c, and HGI can serve as potential diagnostic biomarkers for ALS. Combined detection can improve the diagnostic accuracy of ALS, facilitating early diagnosis and intervention, and ultimately improving patient prognosis. Further validation in cohorts including disease controls is required to confirm specificity.\n\nID: 42207242\nTitle: Anchoring ALS Prognosis: Neurofilament Light Chain Outperforms Inflammatory, Metabolic, and CNS Barrier Biomarkers in the METABALS Cohort.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disorder with marked biological heterogeneity. Despite extensive research, reliable prognostic biomarkers remain limited, with neurofilament light chain (NfL) being the only marker increasingly implemented in clinical practice. The objective of this study is to assess and compare the prognostic value of NfL, circulating markers of central nervous system (CNS) barrier dysfunction, inflammatory mediators, kynurenine pathway metabolites, and global metabolomic profiles in patients with ALS. Seventy-two patients with ALS from the prospective multicenter METABALS cohort were included. Serum, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and urine samples were collected at diagnosis. NfL concentrations, markers of blood-brain and blood-spinal cord barrier permeability (albumin quotient, S100B, neuron-specific enolase [NSE]), 48 inflammatory mediators, kynurenine pathway metabolites, and untargeted metabolomic profiles were measured. Associations with clinical features, disease progression, and survival were investigated using univariate analyses and multivariate models. Serum and CSF NfL concentrations were strongly associated with ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised scores, respiratory function, diagnostic delay, and survival. Higher serum NfL concentrations at diagnosis predicted shorter survival (ROC AUC = 0.86). In all multivariate and multi-block models, serum NfL was the only biomarker independently associated with survival. Markers of CNS barrier integrity, inflammatory mediators, and metabolomic signatures showed limited prognostic value but provided insights into metabolic remodeling and barrier dysfunction. In this integrated multi-omics study, serum NfL clearly outperformed inflammatory, metabolic, and CNS barrier markers as a prognostic biomarker in ALS, supporting its central role in clinical stratification while complementary biological markers highlighted several relevant pathophysiological mechanisms.\n\nID: 42196191\nTitle: Longitudinal CSF and Serum Biomarker Dynamics in Tofersen-Treated SOD1-ALS: A Real-World Multicentre Cohort Study.\nAbstract: Tofersen is a gene-targeted therapy for superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1)-associated amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), but neurofilament light chain (NfL) may not fully capture the biological response to treatment. We performed a multicentre retrospective longitudinal study including 24 patients with SOD1-ALS treated with intrathecal tofersen at four Italian referral centres between 2022 and 2025. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum biomarkers were assessed at baseline, month 3, month 6, and last available administration using single-molecule array assays to quantify NfL, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCHL-1), and total Tau. NfL decreased after treatment initiation in both CSF and serum, providing the clearest pharmacodynamic signal. In contrast, CSF GFAP increased progressively over follow-up, while CSF total Tau and UCHL-1 rose mainly at later timepoints; serum GFAP, total Tau, and UCHL-1 also showed increases during follow-up. ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised trajectories were broadly stable, whereas disease progression rate was lower at last follow-up than at baseline. Greater reductions in CSF NfL were observed in pathogenic versus uncertain SOD1 variants, and early serum NfL and UCHL-1 changes were associated with longer-term changes in disease progression. These findings suggest that longitudinal multi-analyte profiling may refine biological response stratification beyond NfL alone in tofersen-treated SOD1-ALS.\n\nID: 42194069\nTitle: Oxidative-Nitrosative Stress and Routine Biochemical Parameters in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Associations with Clinical Status and Disease Duration-A Pilot Study.\nAbstract: This pilot study examined whether oxidative-nitrosative stress is associated with clinical status in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We analyzed associations between plasma markers of oxidative-nitrosative imbalance and ALSFRS-R, disease duration, survival, and routine biochemical parameters. Twenty-nine ALS patients fulfilling the Gold Coast diagnostic criteria were enrolled. Plasma levels of 3-nitrotyrosine (3-NT), 8-oxo-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodG), malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione (GSH), non-protein thiols (NP-SH), and non-protein disulfides (NP-SS-NP), as well as creatinine, urea, uric acid and BMI, were measured. Associations with ALSFRS-R and disease duration were evaluated using non-parametric correlation analyses and second-order polynomial regression (adjusted R2), while survival was explored using Kaplan-Meier analysis and multivariable Cox regression. Given the modest sample, we considered statistical power and applied Benjamini-Hochberg false discovery rate (FDR) correction within marker families. At the uncorrected significance level, 3-NT showed a positive correlation with ALSFRS-R and a negative correlation with disease duration, and NP-SH correlated negatively with disease duration; however, these associations did not remain significant after FDR correction (FDR-adjusted p ≥ 0.099). Other oxidative-nitrosative markers and biochemical parameters showed no robust relationships with clinical measures. In Cox models, 3-NT was not significantly associated with survival (HR 3.44 per 1 nM, 95% CI 0.25-47.97, p = 0.358), whereas older age predicted higher mortality (HR 1.05 per year, 95% CI 1.00-1.10, p = 0.036). 3-NT and NP-SH exhibited the strongest trends among the investigated markers, but their clinical associations in this small cross-sectional cohort remain exploratory and require confirmation in larger longitudinal studies.\n\nID: 42178739\nTitle: Proteomic Analysis of Corpora Amylacea Extracted From Post-mortem Brain of MAiD-end-of-life Sporadic ALS Patients.\nAbstract: Corpora amylacea (CA) are starch-like inclusions that accumulate in the central nervous system (CNS) with aging and are enriched in neurodegenerative conditions, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Although often regarded as waste reservoirs, their cellular origins, molecular composition, and pathological significance remain poorly understood. Here, we performed an unbiased proteomic analysis of purified CAs isolated from post-mortem brains of sporadic ALS patients and controls. In-depth mass spectrometry identified 4,470 proteins, of which 658 were quantified, revealing distinct ALS-specific proteomic signatures. Enriched proteins included markers of cytoskeletal remodeling, mitochondrial dysfunction, and proteostasis disruption, as well as known ALS-associated proteins such as TDP-43 and neurofilament proteins. These findings demonstrate that CAs serve as reservoirs of dysfunctional, disease-relevant proteins and capture key pathological processes in ALS. By applying an unbiased proteomic approach to purified CAs, this study provides the first comprehensive map of their protein content in ALS, supporting their potential as biomarker sources and as a source of mechanistic insights into neurodegeneration. Unbiased analyses of CAs in the context of ALS have yet to be undertaken. This study provides the first proteomic profiling of purified CAs, isolated from ALS patient brains using biochemical methods, revealing that CAs harbor disease-relevant proteins implicated in sporadic ALS. By demonstrating that CAs act as reservoirs of dysfunctional proteins related to metabolism, cytoskeletal organization, and proteostasis, our findings highlight their potential as a novel source of ALS-specific mechanistic insight into disease pathology.\n\nID: 42175187\nTitle: Identification of Reliable Biomarkers for ALS Through Machine Learning Approach.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration and limited diagnostic biomarkers. Identifying robust molecular biomarkers for ALS remains a major challenge due to disease heterogeneity and high-dimensional gene expression data. In this study, we developed a machine learning (ML) based pipeline integrating transcriptome data and feature selection to identify potential ALS biomarkers. RNA-Seq data of motor neuron disease patients and healthy controls were obtained from publicly available GEO datasets, followed by preprocessing was performed. We implemented two ensembled ML models such as eXtreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) and random forest (RF) algorithms under a five-fold stratified cross-validation framework to identify the differentially expressed genes. These models were evaluated using the performance metrics. We identified top 10 genes ranked by feature importance from the XGBoost and RF models. Notably, the DCN (Decorin) gene appears consistently in the top 10 features of both models, underscoring its stability and biological relevance. Both ML models exhibited excellent classification performance, with RF achieving 98.8% accuracy and XGBoost achieving 97.6% accuracy, alongside consistently high sensitivity, specificity, precision, and F1-score values. This work highlights the utility of transcriptomic data and ML in identifying key genes as biomarkers for diagnostic and therapeutic potential in ALS.\n\nID: 42165374\nTitle: Lighting Up Mislocalized Proteins: Quantum Dot Probes for Multiplexed Cytoplasm-Selective Cell Profiling in Neurodegeneration.\nAbstract: Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) provide unique stability, brightness, and multiplexed capacity for biomarker detection in complex diseases; however, their distinctive intracellular distribution has rarely been leveraged for spatially resolved diagnostics. Here, we show how QD-based sensors enable selective detection of cytoplasmic proteins and can quantify nucleo-cytoplasm protein mislocalization in patient-derived samples. We validated this approach labeling TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43), a key mislocalized protein in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Spatial resolution is achieved in several patient-derived models and mouse brain tissue, underscoring the nanosensor's versatility across biological systems. Multiplexed QD-based immunolabeling, combined with confocal imaging and high-throughput flow cytometry, enables the detection of distinct cytoplasmic biomarker signatures that discriminate ALS patients from healthy controls. These signatures include variations in TDP-43 mislocalization and protein coexpression patterns, which were further modulated by pharmacological treatment. This work establishes QDs as spatially selective, multiplexable nanosensors capable of resolving subtle yet disease-relevant intracellular phenotypes in patient-derived samples. Compared to organic fluorophores, QDs enhance sensitivity, improve signal stability, and enable simultaneous spatially resolved biomarker quantification, broadening their potential for clinical diagnostics and personalized medicine. These findings establish QDs as powerful tools for neurodegeneration research, disease monitoring, and early biomarker discovery, with potential applications in translational neuroscience and precision medicine.\n\nID: 42162905\nTitle: Exosomal miRNA in cerebrospinal fluid as biomarkers for neurodegenerative disease.\nAbstract: Cerebrospinal fluid protein biomarkers, such as the Aβ42/Aβ40 ratio, phosphorylated tau, and neurofilament light chain, have significantly advanced the diagnostic process for Alzheimer's disease. Nonetheless, these biomarkers face challenges in effectively distinguishing Alzheimer's disease from frontotemporal dementia or Parkinson's disease from dementia with Lewy bodies. This limitation arises from overlapping protein profiles and the variability inherent in immunoassay techniques. A complementary class of analytes is exosomal microRNAs in cerebrospinal fluid, where these non-coding RNAs are secreted by neurons, astrocytes, and microglia, are resistant to RNase degradation, and have a disease-specific expression pattern. This review critically evaluates the existing evidence of cerebrospinal fluid exosomal miRNAs as diagnostic biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Exosome isolation techniques and detection platform characteristics were compared using RT-qPCR, droplet digital PCR, and small RNA sequencing. Pre-analytical factors, such as collection protocols, hemolysis contamination, freeze-thaw cycling, and circadian sampling variation, were assessed. miRNA profiling data based on disease stratification, receiver operating characteristic performance of the combinatorial panel, and strategies combining exosomal miRNAs with core cerebrospinal fluid proteins were synthesized. This article brings together disease-specific miRNA signatures, pre-analytical standardization needs, and diagnostic accuracy analyses in a translational model to fill the literature gap and form the basis for developing exosomal miRNA panels for rigorously validated clinical laboratory practice.\n\nID: 42159475\nTitle: Likelihood-based modeling of covariate-specific time-dependent receiver operating characteristic curves.\nAbstract: Identifying reliable biomarkers for predicting clinical events in longitudinal studies is important for accurate disease prognosis and for guiding development of new treatments. However, prognostic studies are often observational, making it difficult to account for patient heterogeneity. In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), factors such as age, site of onset and genetic status influence both survival and biomarker levels, yet their impact on the prognostic accuracy of biomarkers over time remains unclear. While time-dependent receiver operating characteristic methods have been developed to handle censored time-to-event outcomes, most do not adjust for covariates. To address this, we propose the nonparanormal prognostic biomarker framework, which models the joint distribution of the biomarker and event time while accounting for covariates. This allows estimation of covariate-specific time-dependent receiver operating characteristic curves and related summary measures. We apply the NPB framework to evaluate serum neurofilament light as a prognostic biomarker in ALS, showing that its accuracy varies over time and with patient characteristics. By capturing these covariate-specific effects, the NPB framework supports more targeted risk stratification and can potentially improve the design of clinical trials for new ALS treatments.\n\nID: 42112660\nTitle: Alzheimer's Disease Co-Pathology and Cognitive Impairment in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) share neuropathological features, including tau, amyloid, and TDP-43 pathology. This study investigated whether AD-related pathological changes are associated with cognitive impairment ALS. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF total-tau, phosphorylated-tau, beta-amyloid) and plasma biomarkers (TDP-43; neurofilament light chain [NfL]) were analyzed in 192 individuals with ALS or ALS with frontotemporal dementia (ALS-FTD) and 100 healthy controls. Cognitive performance was assessed using the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioral ALS Screen (ECAS). Group comparisons and regression analyses examined associations between biomarker profiles and cognitive status. Autopsy data were available for a subset of participants. Compared with healthy controls, patients with ALS - particularly those with cognitive impairment (ALSci) or ALS-FTD - showed elevated AD-related biomarkers. Significant differences in beta-amyloid levels were observed between healthy controls (HCs) and patients with ALSci, but not between controls and cognitively unimpaired patients. CSF p-tau and total-tau levels were strongly associated with domain-specific cognitive performance. In contrast, plasma extracellular vesicle TDP-43 and NfL showed weak or no association with cognition. In vivo biomarkers alone reliably distinguished cognitive impairment only in ALSci and ALS-FTD. Postmortem analyses showed no strong association between ABC scores or overall TDP-43 burden and cognitive state; however, temporal and hippocampal TDP-43 burden was associated with cognitive dysfunction. Our findings suggest that tau-related CSF biomarkers, particularly p-tau and total-tau, are associated with cognitive deficits in ALS, indicating that AD-related pathology might be associated to cognitive decline in ALS. However, postmortem data showed even stronger relation of TDP43 pathology to cognitive deficits in ALS. ANN NEUROL 2026;100:123-138.\n\nID: 42103041\nTitle: Multimodal strategies for diagnosis, stratification, and therapeutic monitoring in ALS.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder of motor neurons (MN) that is currently diagnosed through a prolonged process of exclusion, often delaying intervention. This review provides an overview of fluid, imaging, electrophysiological, and genetic biomarkers, explicitly linking each modality to early detection, patient stratification, disease monitoring, therapeutic development, and clinical trial design. Fluid biomarkers (i.e., neurofilament light chain, phosphorylated neurofilament heavy chain, inflammatory cytokines, microRNAs, and proteins in blood or cerebrospinal fluid) reflect neuronal injury and/or disease activity, enabling early identification of pres-ymptomatic individuals and longitudinal tracking of neurodegeneration. Imaging biomarkers, such as structural and diffusion MRI of the motor cortex, corticospinal tracts, and spinal cord, as well as PET imaging neuroinflammation or metabolism, provide objective measures of MN degeneration and extra-motor involvement. Electrophysiological biomarkers, including high-density electromyography, motor unit number, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and electrical impedance myography, quantitatively assess upper and lower MN loss and functional reserve. Genetic biomarkers, encompassing variants in genes such as C9orf72, SOD1, FUS, and TARDBP, enable presymptomatic screening and molecular stratification. In this context, transposable elements have emerged as an additional layer linking genomic variation and RNA dysregulation. We highlight the importance of multimodal and stage-specific biomarker integration to improve diagnostic accuracy and illuminate distinct disease phases. This approach supports stratification by progression rate or molecular subtype, enrichment of clinical trial cohorts, and the development of surrogate endpoints. We conclude by discussing current challenges, including disease heterogeneity and assay standardization, and outline future directions toward biomarker-driven precision medicine in ALS.\n\nID: 42092970\nTitle: Mechanistic insights and therapeutic potential of targeting the cGAS-STING pathway in neurodegenerative diseases.\nAbstract: The cyclic GMP-AMP synthase-stimulator of interferon genes (cGAS-STING) pathway is a central cytosolic DNA-sensing module that links DNA damage and mitochondrial dysfunction to innate immune activation. Here, we focus on canonical cGAS-STING signaling in the central nervous system (CNS) and discuss non-canonical branches only when directly relevant to neurodegeneration. We summarize structural and activation-termination mechanisms and synthesize cell-type-biased outputs across microglia, astrocytes, neurons, and oligodendroglial lineage cells. We then integrate Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Huntington's disease by mapping shared DNA-stress triggers to multicellular amplification loops and by grading causal evidence from genetic perturbation, pharmacological pathway interference, and correlative human datasets. Finally, we classify inhibitor modalities and emerging enabling technologies while emphasizing translational constraints, including blood-brain barrier (BBB) delivery, long-term safety, human STING-allele diversity, and pharmacodynamic biomarkers. Collectively, we propose an evidence-calibrated framework for judging when cGAS-STING is most plausibly positioned as a causal node, a permissive amplifier, or a secondary correlate in neurodegenerative disease, and where therapeutic translation should proceed cautiously.\n\nID: 42086408\nTitle: Targeting the NAD+-PARP1-XRCC1 axis in ALS.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) remains a fatal neurodegenerative disease with few effective therapies. Emerging evidence indicates that oxidative DNA damage, defective base excision and single-strand break repair, and progressive NAD+ depletion contribute to motor neuron degeneration. The NAD+-PARP1-XRCC1 axis sits at the intersection of genome maintenance and metabolic control, linking DNA damage signaling to cellular bioenergetics. When dysregulated, this pathway may drive persistent PARP1 activation, failed repair, and energetic collapse. In this review, we integrate mechanistic and translational evidence supporting this axis as a therapeutic target in ALS. We propose a staged translational framework that prioritizes repurposable low-trapping PARP1 inhibitors combined with NAD+ support, followed by central nervous system-directed RNA-lipid nanoparticle delivery of repair factors, with poly(ADP-ribose) and NAD+ metabolites as pharmacodynamic biomarkers.\n\nID: 42076823\nTitle: Phosphorylated Tau at Threonine 181 Is Elevated in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Plasma.\nAbstract: Reliable biomarkers for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) remain limited. Although previous studies have shown altered cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) tau measures in ALS, the clinical relevance of plasma tau species as biomarkers remains unclear. Here, we sought to determine whether total tau, tau phosphorylated at T181 (pTau-T181), and their ratio are altered in ALS and whether these measures correlate with disease progression. Plasma samples were obtained from two independent cohorts from the Northeast ALS Consortium (NEALS) Biofluid Repository (cohort 1: n = 76 ALS and n = 52 healthy controls [HC]; cohort 2: n = 98 ALS and n = 90 HC). Cohort 1 (mean age ALS 61.8 years; 63% male) included longitudinal samples; cohort 2 (mean age ALS 45.8 years; 51% male) was cross-sectional. Tau measures were quantified using Quanterix Simoa (cohort 1) and Meso Scale Discovery (MSD) (cohort 2) platforms. In cohort 1, total tau was lower in ALS versus HC (0.88 vs. 1.49 pg/mL), whereas pTau-T181 (30.29 vs. 12.97 pg/mL) and pTau-T181:tau ratio (52.07 vs. 13.18 pg/mL) were higher. In cohort 2, total tau (40.07 vs. 25.85 pg/mL), pTau-T181 (6.77 vs. 2.18 pg/mL), and their ratio (0.37 vs. 0.098 pg/mL) were elevated in ALS. Plasma measures in cohort 1 did not correlate with decline on the revised ALS Functional Rating Scale (ALSFRS-R). Brain-derived tau (BD-tau) was elevated in ALS (10.07 vs. 5.65 pg/mL) in a subset of samples from cohort 1. Collectively, plasma pTau-T181 levels are consistently elevated in ALS, supporting future studies to define its potential utility as an ALS biomarker.\n\nID: 42069088\nTitle: Elevated plasma sTREM2 reflects microglial activation but lacks diagnostic and clinical relevance in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Microglial activation contributes to the neuroinflammatory response in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (sTREM2) reflects microglial activity in several neurodegenerative disorders, but its role in ALS remains unclear. We evaluated plasma sTREM2 as a marker of microglial activation in ALS and compared its diagnostic performance with established blood biomarkers of neurodegeneration. Plasma sTREM2, neurofilament light chain (NfL), phosphorylated tau181 (Ptau181), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) were measured in 100 patients with ALS, 30 healthy controls, and 30 disease mimics. Group differences were assessed using general linear models adjusted for age and sex. Associations with clinical variables and inflammatory markers were tested using Spearman correlation, and diagnostic performance was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic curves. Plasma sTREM2 differed across groups (p = 0.016), with higher levels in ALS compared with healthy controls (p = 0.013) and in mimics compared with healthy controls (p = 0.007), but no difference between ALS and mimics (p = 0.394). Discrimination between ALS and healthy controls was modest (area under the curve 0.677), with no discrimination between ALS and mimics (area under the curve 0.512). No association was found between sTREM2 and disease severity or inflammatory markers (all p > 0.10). Plasma sTREM2 increases in ALS but lacks diagnostic specificity and clinical associations, supporting its role as a nonspecific marker of neuroimmune activation rather than a biomarker of disease-related neurodegeneration.\n\nID: 42050008\nTitle: Unveiling an ALS Blood Transcriptomic Signature: A Machine Learning Classifier Distinct from Neurodegenerative Controls.\nAbstract: The absence of accessible and reliable biomarkers constitutes a critical barrier for the early diagnosis and stratification of neurodegenerative diseases. While peripheral blood offers a minimally invasive window into systemic pathophysiology, identifying molecular signatures that survive biological heterogeneity and technical noise remains an unresolved challenge. In this study, this issue was addressed through a comparative systemic transcriptomic analysis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and Parkinson’s disease (PD) in whole blood, implementing a comprehensive workflow integrating unsupervised network analysis and supervised machine-learning methods. By employing LASSO regression and cross-validation across independent external cohorts, a stable and specific transcriptomic signature for ALS was identified, comprising key crosstalk genes involved in systemic immune dysregulation and microglial function, including CTSS, PTEN, IL18, PTPRC, and CSF1R. In contrast, AD and PD exhibited weak transcriptomic signatures with poor predictive reproducibility, suggesting a distinctive systemic pathology in ALS. In addition, the study confirms the superiority of linear modeling for this genomic signature: while complex non-linear algorithms, specifically Radial Basis Function (RBF) kernel Support Vector Machine (SVM) and Random Forest, displayed high initial performance, they collapsed due to overfitting during external validation. Conversely, the linear LASSO model demonstrated superior robustness and generalizability (AUC 0.74). In conclusion, this study not only defines a unique systemic immunotranscriptomic signature for ALS, distinguishable from other neurodegenerative pathologies, but also establishes interpretability and linear simplicity as essential factors for developing reproducible blood-based biomarkers with clinical translational potential.\n\nID: 42049146\nTitle: Plasma NfL, GFAP and pTau181 define distinct biological axes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is biologically heterogeneous, and blood biomarkers may reflect distinct pathological mechanisms. We investigated whether plasma neurofilament light chain (NfL), phosphorylated tau at threonine 181 (pTAU181), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) capture complementary biological domains in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Plasma biomarkers were measured using a fully automated chemiluminescent immunoassay platform in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and control groups. Upper motor neuron burden was quantified using transcranial magnetic stimulation and the Penn Upper Motor Neuron Score. Lower motor neuron involvement was assessed by electromyography and Medical Research Council strength scores. Associations were tested using multivariable models adjusted for age, sex, disease progression rate, and phenotype. Latent profile analysis was applied to identify biomarker-defined subgroups. NfL levels increased with greater upper motor neuron burden across both neurophysiological and clinical measures. In contrast, pTAU181 selectively reflected lower motor neuron degeneration, particularly chronic denervation severity. GFAP levels were strongly associated with age and showed no relationship with motor neuron involvement. After adjustment for age and other covariates, higher GFAP levels were independently associated with behavioural lability. Biomarker levels did not differ across cognitive classes. Latent profile analysis identified three biologically distinct clusters characterized by selective pTAU181 elevation, progressive NfL increase, or prominent glial activation. Cluster membership independently predicted disease aggressiveness. These findings demonstrate that plasma NfL, pTAU181, and GFAP capture complementary biological processes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and support combined biomarker profiling for mechanistically informed patient stratification.\n\nID: 41996956\nTitle: Sleep spindle alterations as a novel biomarker for phenotypic stratification in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: To quantitatively evaluate sleep spindle alterations in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and explore their potential as biomarkers for diagnosis and phenotypic stratification. In this cross-sectional study, overnight sleep electroencephalography was recorded in 97 sporadic ALS patients and 73 matched healthy controls. Sleep spindle parameters (amplitude, duration, density, frequency) were automatically analyzed at frontal leads. Multiple comparisons were controlled using the false discovery rate (FDR) approach. We used least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression for diagnostic modeling and employed K-means clustering to define spindle-based subtypes. Bootstrap internal validation was performed to assess model optimism. After FDR correction, ALS patients showed significant spindle abnormalities predominantly in the bipolar FP12 derivation, including reduced slow spindle density (p-FDR = 0.007), reduced overall spindle density (p-FDR = 0.007), and shortened slow spindle duration (p-FDR = 0.017). A diagnostic model incorporating Epworth Sleepiness Scale score, wake after sleep onset, sleep efficiency, FP12 slow spindle density, and education years showed promising discriminative ability (apparent AUC = 0.931; optimism-corrected AUC = 0.923). Unsupervised clustering consistently revealed two distinct spindle phenotypes. The \"spindle-deficient\" phenotype, characterized by poorer spindle integrity, was independently associated with lower ALSFRS-R scores (OR 1.101, 95% CI 1.024-1.202, p = 0.017), lower percentage of predicted forced vital capacity (OR 1.035, 95% CI 1.010-1.065, p = 0.011), and absence of drinking history (OR 3.03, 95% CI 1.02-9.46, p = 0.049). Sleep spindle alterations may represent a core electrophysiological feature of ALS, potentially reflecting thalamocortical dysfunction. These exploratory findings suggest that spindle parameters could serve as candidate biomarkers for disease stratification, though validation in independent longitudinal cohorts is needed before clinical application.\n\nID: 41929296\nTitle: Longitudinal Analysis of Superoxide Dismutase 1 Seeding Activity in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Cerebrospinal Fluid.\nAbstract: Twenty percent of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (fALS) cases are linked to mutations in the Superoxide Dismutase 1 ( SOD1) gene and accumulation of misfolded SOD1 aggregates. SOD1 misfolding from the broader ALS population without SOD1 mutations is less clear. Here, we report SOD1 seeding activity in antemortem cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from ALS participants with and without SOD1 mutations during ALS progression. Antemortem CSF from controls, SOD1- ALS, and sporadic ALS (sALS) patients was subjected to SOD1 seed amplification real-time quaking induced conversion (RT-QuIC) assays. SOD1 -ALS CSF exhibited shorter lag phase and increased ThioflavinT (ThT) fluorescence amplitude compared to healthy controls and those with spinal muscular atrophy. CSF from sALS participants, who had no mutations in SOD1 or nine other ALS risk genes, also displayed SOD1 seeding activity, indicating wild-type SOD1 is aggregate-prone in the broader ALS population. Longitudinal CSF data indicated that SOD1 seeding activity correlates with ALS progression via the ALS Functional Rating Scale Revised (ALSFRS-R) slope decline and CSF neurofilament light. Our sALS CSF cohort primarily comprised of participants less than 2 years from symptom onset, suggesting that SOD1 seeding activity is an early biomarker that may enable inclusion in clinical trials. With the FDA-approval of tofersen (Qalsody), a SOD1-lowering antisense oligonucleotide, new SOD1 diagnostic, prognostic and pharmacodynamic biomarkers may enable SOD1-targeting strategies that could benefit the broader ALS population.\n\nID: 41916881\nTitle: Utility of Far-Field Potentials as a Biomarker of Neurodegeneration in Spinal Muscular Atrophy.\nAbstract: Far field potentials (FFP) have been proposed as a reliable neurophysiological prognostic biomarker in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This study evaluated the utility of ulnar nerve FFP as a robust research biomarker of lower motor neuron degeneration in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Peripheral neurophysiological assessments were performed in 13 participants with SMA, 19 with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and 19 healthy controls. The ulnar nerve was stimulated at the wrist, and motor responses were recorded over the abductor digiti minimi (ADM) muscle. Recorded measures included compound muscle action potential (CMAP), FFP and near-field potential (NFP) amplitudes, and motor unit number index (MUNIX). The FFP amplitude was significantly lower in SMA participants compared to healthy volunteers (p < 0.001), but comparable to ALS (p = 0.11). The FFP amplitude showed strong correlations with the Revised Upper Limb Module (RULM) (ρ = 0.92), ALS Functional Rating Score-Revised (ρ = 0.85), upper limb MRC score (ρ = 0.89), CMAP amplitude (ρ = 0.97), NFP amplitude (ρ = 0.88), and MUNIX values (ρ = 0.84), all of which were highly statistically significant. Multiple linear regression indicated that FFP amplitude was an independent predictor of RULM (p < 0.001). FFP amplitude appears to be a promising neurophysiological biomarker for SMA, with potential utility for monitoring disease progression, particularly in a clinical trial setting.\n\nID: 41892827\nTitle: Biomechanical Voice Parameters as Potential Biomarkers for Phenotype Differentiation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Study.\nAbstract: Background/Objectives: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a clinically heterogeneous neurodegenerative disease in which bulbar involvement frequently affects speech and voice production. Although acoustic voice analysis can detect phonatory alterations in ALS, its ability to differentiate clinical phenotypes remains limited. This study investigated whether biomechanical voice parameters provide complementary information for characterizing bulbar involvement across bulbar-onset ALS (ALS-B) and spinal-onset ALS (ALS-S) and explored their association with clinical and functional measures. Methods: This cross-sectional observational study included 50 patients with ALS (20 ALS-B, 30 ALS-S) and 50 controls with non-neurological voice disorders. Sustained vowel phonation was analyzed using acoustic measures and biomechanical voice parameters derived from a standardized model of vocal fold vibration. Perceptual voice severity was assessed using the GRBAS scale, while functional status was evaluated with the ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised (ALSFRS-R) and the Barthel Index. Associations with clinical measures were explored in secondary analyses. Results: Compared with controls, ALS patients showed significant differences in acoustic measures and several biomechanical parameters related to glottal closure and vibratory stability. Biomechanical analysis revealed significant differences between ALS-B and ALS-S, particularly in parameters reflecting vibratory asymmetry, glottal tension and cycle-to-cycle instability. Unexpectedly, ALS-B showed greater perceptual voice severity and higher Barthel Index scores than ALS-S, while no differences were observed in global ALSFRS-R total scores. Conclusions: Biomechanical voice analysis appears to capture physiologically meaningful alterations in vocal fold function in ALS and provides complementary information for characterizing bulbar motor involvement across clinical phenotypes, particularly ALS-B disease. When combined with acoustic and clinical assessments, this approach may enhance the evaluation of bulbar involvement and functional status in ALS.\n\nID: 42442919\nTitle: Therapeutic targeting of brain bioenergetics in Alzheimer's disease addressing insulin resistance, glucose hypometabolism, and mitochondrial dysfunction.\nAbstract: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive, age-associated multifactorial neurodegenerative disorder characterised by cognitive decline, synaptic dysfunction, and neuronal loss. Despite over a century of research, effective disease-modifying therapies remain elusive owing to its conundrum pathophysiology. In recent years, AD is increasingly recognised as a complex metabolic disorder characterised by impaired cerebral glucose metabolism, insulin resistance, and mitochondrial dysfunction. These interconnected metabolic disturbances emerge early in the disease state and collectively potentiate other pathologies such as accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques, tau hyperphosphorylation, oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and synaptic dysfunction, thereby establishing bioenergetic failure as a primary factor governing AD progression rather than a downstream phenomenon. While traditional drug development strategies targeting Aβ have failed in clinical trials (limited to monoclonal antibodies), emerging therapeutic models integrating energy failure, thiamine signalling, and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signalling as upstream events show significant promise in countering downstream neurodegeneration. This chapter summarises the mechanistic framework linking bioenergetic breakdown to AD pathology, with potential therapeutic opportunities aimed at restoring mitochondrial function, enhancing glucose utilisation, and correcting insulin signalling, further opening new avenues for multimodal interventions and identification of progressive metabolic dysfunction biomarkers to aid diagnostic processes.\n\nID: 42442802\nTitle: The Role of Genetic Alterations in the Emergence of Alzheimer's Disease in Down Syndrome: A Review.\nAbstract: Down syndrome (DS), the most common chromosomal disorder, is associated with an accelerated aging process, increasing the risk of early-onset Alzheimer's disease. This review examines genetic factors involved in the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in people with DS. A systematic search in major databases was conducted, and articles from 2020 to 2025 that met the predefined inclusion criteria were included. The results showed that the prevalence of AD was above 60% in people with DS older than 65 years, the mean age at diagnosis was 53 years, and the mortality occurred around 59 years. The main genetic factor identified was the overexpression of the APP gene, along with other genes such as DYRK1A, RCAN1, SOD1, APOEε4, and genes involved in the immune response, as well as posttranscriptional dysregulation. Diagnosis remains a challenge due to the pre-existent intellectual disability and the atypical clinical presentation of the disease; however, the development of adapted neuropsychological tests, biomarkers, and neuroimaging techniques is expected to facilitate early diagnosis. The connection between both diseases is the result of multiple genetic factors that lead to early onset and accelerated progression of AD. It is essential to achieve timely diagnosis and provide early treatment to improve quality of life of both patients and their caregivers.\n\nID: 42442024\nTitle: Multimodal biophysical markers of neurodegeneration: Morphology, mechanics, and thermodynamics.\nAbstract: The identification of novel noninvasive biomarkers remains a major challenge in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases. Significant efforts focus on fluid biomarkers, including proteins, peptides, and miRNAs, detectable in blood plasma and peripheral blood cells. Here, we review recent findings on blood plasma and peripheral blood cells physical parameters in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis emphasizing atomic force microscopy and calorimetry assay. Alterations in morphology, nanostructure, and stiffness of red blood cells and platelets, together with thermodynamic signatures of red blood cells and plasma, provide sensitive indicators of disease-related changes. These integrated biophysical parameters not only distinguish neurodegeneration from healthy states but also enable discrimination among different neurodegenerative disorders, highlighting their potential as minimally invasive diagnostic markers.\n\nID: 42440237\nTitle: Glymphatic dysfunction is associated with hyperglycemia-related cortical thinning in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.\nAbstract: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) increases the risk of cognitive impairment through metabolic-neurodegenerative interactions, yet the underlying neural mechanisms remain unclear. This study investigates whether glycemic control modulates the relationships among glymphatic dysfunction, cortical thinning, and cognition in T2DM, with a focus on whether glymphatic impairment is associated with chronic hyperglycemia-related neurostructural decline. T2DM patients were stratified by glycemic control (Hemoglobin A1c < 7.5% vs. ≥ 7.5%). All participants underwent neuropsychological assessments and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to quantify cortical thickness, choroid plexus volume (CPV), perivascular space (PVS) volume, and the diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS) index. Group comparisons, Spearman correlations, and mediation analyses were used to examine the pathways linking glycemic control, glymphatic function, and cortical structure. A total of 54 poorly controlled T2DM patients, 38 well-controlled T2DM patients, and 99 healthy controls were included. Poorly controlled T2DM patients exhibited worse cognitive performance compared with healthy controls. Both T2DM groups showed reduced cortical thickness in the insula, fusiform gyrus, and supramarginal gyrus relative to healthy controls, with insular atrophy significantly associated with enlarged CPV. Markers of glymphatic dysfunction, including enlarged CPV, increased PVS volume, and reduced DTI-ALPS index, were most pronounced in the poorly controlled T2DM group. Cortical thickness and glymphatic measures each correlated with cognitive performance. Mediation analysis indicated that CPV showed associations consistent with a mediating role in the relationship between HbA1c and left insular cortical thinning. Compared with other subgroups, in the poorly controlled T2DM group, glymphatic changes were more pronounced, and the glymphatic-cognitive associations were more evident. Furthermore, CPV showed associations consistent with a mediating role in the relationship between hyperglycemia and cortical thinning in T2DM patients. These findings suggest that the glymphatic system may serve as an associative link between systemic metabolic dysregulation and structural neurodegeneration, offering potential imaging biomarkers for early neurological risk assessment in T2DM.\n\nID: 42440016\nTitle: CRM-1 Aggravates Stroke Injury by Promoting BANF1-Mediated Unfolded Protein Response Through Inducing Nuclear Export of ALKBH5.\nAbstract: The activation of endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS), specifically the PERK/eIF2α/CHOP signaling, is a recognized consequence of ischemic stroke. However, the roles and mechanisms of CRM-1 regulating ERS in stroke are poorly elucidated. A murine model of stroke was generated via transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). The endpoints included TTC-derived infarct volume, H&E/TUNEL histopathology, p-PERK immunohistochemistry, and Western blot. Oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation (OGD/R) was employed in HT22 neurons. The CRM1-ALKBH5 interaction and subcellular distribution were assessed by co-immunoprecipitation (co-IP), cytoplasm-nucleus fractionation, and confocal microscopy. m6A regulation of BANF1 was examined using MeRIP-qPCR, RIP-qPCR, and a dual-luciferase reporter assay. Knockdown of CRM-1 reduced the infarct size, decreased ER stress activation, decreased apoptosis in vivo, and improved cell viability after OGD/R. CRM-1 was attached to ALKBH5 and promoted its export from the nucleus, which increased m6A modification and expression on BANF1. IGF2BP2 and YTHDF1, respectively, enhanced the stability and translation of BANF1 mRNA, thereby upregulating its expression. BANF1 overexpression restored PERK/eIF2α/CHOP activation and apoptosis in the CRM-1 knockdown context. CRM-1 exacerbated ischemic stroke injury by exporting ALKBH5 to upregulate BANF1 in an m6A-IGF2BP2/YTHDF1-dependent manner. This cascade subsequently activated the PERK/eIF2α/CHOP ERS pathway.\n\nID: 42439688\nTitle: Beyond VEGF: AEG-1/MTDH as a Systems-Level Orchestrator of Angiogenesis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.\nAbstract: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality worldwide and is characterized by extensive vascularization, aggressive progression, and limited therapeutic responsiveness. Angiogenesis plays a central role in HCC development by supporting tumor growth, metabolic adaptation, invasion, and metastatic dissemination. Although anti-angiogenic therapies targeting the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) pathway have improved clinical management, their overall survival benefit remains modest because of compensatory signaling, adaptive resistance, and the highly complex nature of the tumor microenvironment (TME). Astrocyte elevated gene-1/metadherin (AEG-1/MTDH) has emerged as a multifunctional oncogene that functions by orchestrating interconnected angiogenic, inflammatory, metabolic, and immune-regulatory programs within the hepatic tumor microenvironment. AEG-1 regulates angiogenesis through modulation of VEGF-family signaling, NF-κB activation, hypoxia-responsive pathways, PI3K/AKT signaling, endothelial remodeling, and translational control of pro-angiogenic mediators. Emerging evidence further implicates AEG-1 in hypoxia adaptation, immune evasion, extracellular vesicle signaling, and metabolic reprogramming, supporting its role as a systems-level regulator of HCC angiogenesis. This review summarizes the current understanding of the molecular mechanisms through which AEG-1 regulates angiogenesis in HCC, discusses its interactions with the TME and anti-angiogenic resistance pathways, and highlights future translational opportunities for developing multi-targeted therapeutic strategies beyond conventional VEGF-centric approaches.\n\nID: 42439427\nTitle: Therapeutic Potential of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes in Ocular Surface Disorders.\nAbstract: The global burden of ocular surface disorders (OSDs), manifesting as progressive visual impairment and chronic discomfort, has driven urgent exploration of regenerative therapeutic strategies. Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes (MSC-Exos) have emerged as promising candidates for OSD treatment, as they exhibit multifaceted therapeutic properties including immunomodulation, antifibrotic activity, and pro-regenerative capacity. This systematic review consolidates current understanding of MSC-Exo-mediated ocular surface repair mechanisms, with particular emphasis on the molecular dialog established through delivery of bioactive cargo that modulate pivotal signaling pathways. We critically analyze preclinical evidence demonstrating therapeutic efficacy across diverse OSD pathologies, including dry eye disease, corneal epithelial defects, and limbal stem cell deficiency. Notwithstanding these advances, critical barriers to clinical translation persist: (1) methodological heterogeneity arising from variable cell sourcing, culture protocols, and exosome isolation/characterization standards; (2) discordance between animal models and human OSD pathophysiology; and (3) technological limitations in scalable, clinically compatible delivery systems. Addressing these challenges requires interdisciplinary collaboration to standardize exosome production pipelines and establish robust preclinical validation frameworks, thereby accelerating the transition of MSC-Exo therapies from bench to bedside.\n\nID: 42437975\nTitle: Proteomics of post mortem brains in early- and late-onset Alzheimer's disease: Unraveling differential Aβ effects and potential AD biomarkers.\nAbstract: Alzheimer's disease (AD) occurs primarily as late‑onset (LOAD) and less frequently as early‑onset (EOAD). Its defining pathologies are hyperphosphorylated tau tangles and amyloid beta (Aβ) plaques. We analyzed the proteomes of 115 post mortem temporal lobe samples by mass spectrometry and searched with a dedicated AD spectral library including tau post‑translational modifications and Aβ isoforms to examine global protein changes in LOAD and EOAD. AD tissues showed mitochondrial and synaptic pathway downregulation and immune and small‑molecule metabolic process upregulation, with EOAD exhibiting larger fold changes. AD biomarkers were elevated, and two multi‑phosphorylated tau peptides (p‑tau231/p-tau235 and p-tau231/p-tau235/p-tau237) were detected predominantly in AD. Aβ was present in 45% of cognitively unimpaired elderly controls, with subtle proteome changes resembling an early stage of neurodegeneration. EOAD appears more aggressive. Tau p-tau231/p-tau235 and p-tau231/p-tau235/p-tau237 hold promise as novel AD biomarkers. Aβ's detection in cognitively unimpaired elderly controls precedes clinical AD symptoms.\n\nID: 42437952\nTitle: NOP56 is essential for mammalian generation and maintenance of multiple central nervous systems, associated with SCA36 pathology.\nAbstract: NOP56, a core nucleolar component involved in small nucleolar ribonucleoprotein assembly, has been genetically implicated in spinocerebellar ataxia type 36. However, the role of NOP56 in mammalian neurodevelopment and disease remains poorly defined. We investigated NOP56 pathobiology using both in vitro induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neurons and in vivo NOP56 knockout mouse models. NOP56 expression significantly decreased both in the spinocerebellar ataxia type 36 patients induced pluripotent cells and induced pluripotent cell-derived neurons, which suggests the possibility that the NOP56 loss of function is involved in the spinocerebellar ataxia type 36 phenotype. Therefore, we generated and validated the NOP56 knockout mouse phenotype. Homozygous NOP56 deletion resulted in total embryonic lethality; no NOP56-/- progeny was viable at birth. Heterozygous knockouts showed clasping at 8 months of age and had a larger body size with aging, although there was no significant difference in survival between heterozygous and wild type. Heterozygous knockout mice showed deterioration in rotarod performance and a decrease in exploration behavior. Immunohistochemical analysis of the heterozygous knockouts revealed widespread, significant central nervous system abnormalities, particularly cerebellar degeneration, accompanied by motor cortex and spinal cord disturbances. Widespread ubiquitin-positive inclusions were detected in the cerebellum, motor cortex, and anterior spinal cord of the heterozygous knockout mice at the 12-month age, and it was positive from the 6-month age in the cerebellum. Colocalizations of TDP-43 and ubiquitin were observed in the motor cortex, spinal cord, and cerebellum. Along with findings from previous reports showing early downregulation of NOP56 in SOD1 G93A transgenic mice, this finding indicates that NOP56 might be involved in a wide range of motor neuron diseases. The pathological characteristics of the NOP56 heterozygous knockouts are like those of a patient with spinocerebellar ataxia type 36. Results reveal that NOP56 is indispensable for mammalian embryogenesis and central nervous system maintenance, and that its reduction contributes to molecular pathology in spinocerebellar ataxia type 36. These findings uncover a convergent neurodegenerative mechanism and identify NOP56 as a potential therapeutic target.Clinical trial registrationThis study was registered with the Japan Clinical Trials Registry (http//umin.ac.jp/ctr/index/htm), under the number UMIN000047097.\n\nID: 42436533\nTitle: Analytical and clinical validation of a novel proximity extension assay-based plasma biomarker panel in a cohort of prevalent neurodegenerative dementias.\nAbstract: Blood-based biomarkers are increasingly recognized as promising tools for the diagnosis and monitoring of neurodegenerative diseases, offering a minimally invasive alternative to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) testing. We evaluated the analytical performance and clinical utility of the Olink Target 48 Neurodegeneration panel, a novel multiplex proteomic platform based on the proximity extension assay (PEA) technology, in a large, clinically diverse dementia cohort. We retrospectively analyzed plasma samples from 238 patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), dementia with Lewy bodies, frontotemporal dementia, progressive supranuclear palsy, and corticobasal degeneration, along with 65 healthy controls, quantifying 41 proteins in each sample. We assessed analytical performance using intra- and inter-assay coefficients of variation, evaluated diagnostic accuracy through receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, and investigated associations between biomarker levels, clinical severity measures, and pathology-specific CSF biomarkers for AD and Lewy body pathology (LBP) using general linear models. The platform quantified 32 proteins with variable analytical performance; nine were excluded due to poor detectability. Strong correlations were observed between PEA-based measurements and established immunoassays for plasma pTau217, NEFL, and GFAP (all p < 0.001). Plasma pTau217 demonstrated superior diagnostic accuracy for AD, achieving an area under the curve (AUC) exceeding 0.91 against all comparison groups. Novel ratios combining NEFL with markers of immune function or synaptic integrity (NEFL/ITGB2, NEFL/ITGAM, NEFL/SCG2) achieved AUCs exceeding 0.93 for discriminating patients from controls, significantly outperforming NEFL alone (all p < 0.001). Thirteen proteins, spanning markers of neuroaxonal damage, myelin-associated processes, and immune function (i.e., Abeta40, Abeta42, BMP7, CLSTN3, ENO2, KLK8, MMP10, NEFL, NPTXR, OMG, RTN4R, SCG2, SDC4, all p < 0.01) showed significant independent associations with disease stage as measured by the Clinical Dementia Rating scale. Four proteins (i.e., pTau217, GFAP, SYT1, and SDC4) were significantly associated with AD pathology, while three (ENO2, ITGAM, and ITGB2) showed significant associations with LBP (all p < 0.05). This multiplex platform provides multiplex biomarker measurements with potential utility for AD diagnosis and disease staging across neurodegenerative disorders. These findings support further validation studies for its implementation in clinical and research settings.\n\nID: 42436372\nTitle: Plasma exosomal HERV-K transcripts are increased in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Human endogenous retrovirus-K (HERV-K) reactivation is increasingly implicated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), with ongoing clinical trials investigating antiretroviral therapies. However, there is limited understanding of how HERV-K is trafficked in peripheral biofluids, and the role of exosomes, nano-sized extracellular vesicles, in this process remains largely unexplored. Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source. In this study, we isolated plasma-derived exosomes from ALS patients (n = 21) and healthy controls (n = 16), and quantified exosomal HERV-K gag, env, and pol transcript levels using SYBR Green qPCR with RNase treatment and normalization to both traditional and exosome-enriched reference genes. HERV-K pol expression was significantly elevated in ALS, with fold-changes ranging from 1.59 to 1.85 (P = 0.037-0.051). env and gag also showed increased expression, though with greater variability. Normalization to the exosome-specific gene SOD2 provided the most consistent signal. These findings suggest that exosomal HERV-K transcripts, particularly pol, could serve as accessible biomarkers for patient stratification and treatment monitoring in HERV-K-targeted ALS trials. This work establishes proof-of-concept for using exosomal cargo to track endogenous retroviral activity in neurodegeneration and supports further investigation of liquid biopsy approaches in ALS precision medicine.\n\nID: 42436308\nTitle: Extracellular vesicles from inflammatory-primed stromal cells reduce in vitro inflammation in Sandhoff disease model.\nAbstract: Sandhoff disease (SD) is a fatal lysosomal storage disorder caused by β-N-acetylhexosaminidase deficiency, resulting in GM2 ganglioside accumulation, severe neurodegeneration, and chronic neuroinflammation. While enzyme-restoring therapies, such as AAV gene transfer, effectively target the primary enzymatic deficit, neuroinflammation persists and contributes to disease progression, motivating the development of anti-inflammatory adjuncts alongside disease-modifying interventions. Extracellular vesicles released by mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC-EVs) are acellular lipid nanoparticles that contain immunomodulatory molecules and can cross physical barriers, without immunogenicity issues. These features make MSC-EVs promising candidates for anti-inflammatory therapeutics targeting neuropathology. The anti-inflammatory potency of MSC-EVs is increased by priming parent MSCs with pro-inflammatory cytokines, resulting in IFEVs, as referred to in this study. Here, we evaluated the in vitro anti-inflammatory effects of IFEVs in a feline model of SD. IFEVs reduced SD neuroinflammation, lowering IL-6, TNF-α, and IL-1β protein levels in SD neuronal-mixed glia, with concordant transcriptional downregulation of NF-κB/p65 and NLRP3 components and upregulation of arginase 1 mRNA after 48 h of treatment. In SD peripheral blood mononuclear cells, IFEVs significantly increased the proportion of regulatory T cells and the Treg/T-effector cell ratio without inducing cytotoxicity. Together, these findings demonstrate that IFEVs reduced neuroinflammation and altered blood-circulating T-cell populations in an in vitro SD model, supporting their further preclinical development as a complementary immunomodulatory therapy for SD.\n\nID: 42436062\nTitle: Metabolic brain imaging in genetic Parkinson's disease: from genes to network trajectories.\nAbstract: Genetic forms of Parkinson's disease (PD) provide a unique model to investigate how distinct molecular perturbations reshape large-scale brain networks. Although most genetic variants ultimately converge on nigrostriatal dopaminergic degeneration, accumulating evidence suggests that different mutations modulate distributed motor and cognitive circuits along genotype-specific trajectories. In this narrative review, we synthesize findings from 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) and cerebral perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in monogenic and high-risk forms of PD, including LRRK2, GBA1, SNCA, PRKN, PINK1, DJ-1, RAB39B, and RAB32. Spatial covariance analyses have identified reproducible disease-related metabolic networks, notably the Parkinson's disease-related motor pattern (PDRP) and the Parkinson's disease cognitive pattern (PDCP), which can be quantified at the single-subject level and tracked longitudinally. Across genotypes, mutations appear to modulate the topology, resilience, and temporal evolution of shared network architectures rather than generating distinct metabolic signatures The strongest evidence concerns severe GBA1 variants, which are associated with early posterior cortical involvement and greater PDCP expression, whereas limited case-based data suggest more diffuse cortical involvement in selected SNCA multiplication carriers. In contrast, mitochondrial- and kinase-related mutations often show metabolic alterations largely confined to subcortical motor circuits. We propose a trajectory-based framework in which genetic background shapes network vulnerability and compensatory capacity rather than defining separate metabolic entities. In the era of gene-targeted therapies, imaging-defined network phenotypes may serve as functional biomarkers for risk stratification, longitudinal monitoring, and mechanistic therapeutic trials, bridging genotype and systems-level neurodegeneration.\n\nID: 42435996\nTitle: Targeting the APOE4-driven peripheral-central immune axis: A new frontier for Alzheimer's disease therapy.\nAbstract: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder and a growing global health challenge. Despite decades of research dominated by the amyloid cascade hypothesis, single-target therapies aimed at Aβ or tau have largely failed, underscoring the need for a broader framework. Emerging evidence implicates neuroimmune dysfunction as a central driver of AD pathology, with the \"peripheral-central immune axis\" emerging as a critical node. The APOE4 allele, the strongest genetic risk factor for sporadic AD, plays a pivotal role in both central nervous system (CNS) lipid metabolism and peripheral immune homeostasis. This review synthesizes the association between APOE4 and peripheral immune dysregulation and its impact on neurodegeneration. We discuss APOE expression in CNS and peripheral immune cells, highlighting APOE4-associated alterations in monocyte/macrophage polarization, T cell subsets via IL-7/IL-7R downregulation, and gut microbiota composition. We delineate mechanisms by which APOE4 is associated with blood-brain barrier compromise, may promote conditions for immune cell trafficking, and contributes to neuroinflammation. Integrating preclinical and clinical evidence, we propose an \"APOE4-associated peripheral-central immune infiltration cascade\" as a unifying framework for understanding systemic AD pathogenesis. Finally, we review emerging therapeutic strategies targeting peripheral immunity and APOE, discussing multi-target approaches guided by APOE genotype and immune biomarkers, shifting from a CNS-centric toward a systemic immunomodulatory paradigm for precision medicine.\n\nID: 42435662\nTitle: Relative importance of blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease-specific neurodegeneration and cognitive decline.\nAbstract: Although blood-based biomarkers are now available for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease (AD), the best biomarker for AD-specific neurodegeneration and cognitive decline remains unclear. This study aimed to determine the relative importance of four plasma biomarkers-phosphorylated tau (p-tau) 217, p-tau181, neurofilament light chain (NfL), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)-in AD-specific neurodegeneration and cognition. We analyzed cross-sectional data from two independent, ethnically distinct cohorts spanning the clinical spectrum from cognitively unimpaired to dementia: 150 participants from the SAMD cohort (100% Asian) and 284 participants from the ADNI cohort (94.0% White). Plasma biomarker levels were quantified using Single-Molecule Array (Simoa) assays. We employed dominance analysis to determine the hierarchical contributions of these biomarkers to AD signature regions of interest (ROI) thickness (entorhinal, inferior temporal, middle temporal, and fusiform regions), total cognition, and memory, stratified by amyloid-PET status. Three sensitivity analyses were further conducted to validate the findings across these cohorts, mitigating potential biases arising from differences in demographic characteristics and clinical severity. All analyses were adjusted for age, sex, education, and APOE ε4 status. The dominance hierarchy differed markedly according to the amyloid status. Plasma GFAP and p-tau217 emerged as the dominant predictors for AD signature ROI thickness and cognitive impairment in amyloid-positive participants. Specifically, GFAP demonstrated superior dominance in explaining cortical atrophy within the SAMD cohort, whereas p-tau217 was the dominant predictor in the ADNI cohort. P-tau217 generally outperformed the others in explaining total cognition and memory in the amyloid (+) group. In contrast, among amyloid (-) participants, plasma NfL showed greater explanatory power than GFAP for both neurodegeneration and cognitive decline across both cohorts. The efficacy of plasma biomarkers in reflecting AD-related neurodegeneration varies significantly depending on the presence of amyloid pathology. While GFAP and p-tau217 are robust indicators of AD-associated changes linked to plaque pathology, NfL better reflects non-specific neurodegeneration involving axonal damage. Consequently, a stratified approach based on amyloid status is essential for the optimal application of blood-based biomarkers in monitoring disease progression and evaluating therapeutic efficacy in future clinical trials and precision medicine.\n\nID: 42435226\nTitle: IGF2BP1 modulates ZDHHC5-mediated NLRP3 inflammasome activation to promote mitochondrial damage and foam cell formation of vascular smooth muscle cells.\nAbstract: Smooth muscle-derived foam cell formation is a key to atherosclerosis (AS) development. Mitochondrial damage is involved in AS pathogenesis S. Here, effects of ZDHHC5 on mitochondrial damage and foam cell formation of vascular smooth muscle cells were evaluated. Expressions of mRNA and protein were determined by RT-qPCR and Western blot. ORO and Nile red staining evaluated foam cell formation. Mito tracker Green and Mito Tracker Red probes evaluated mitochondrial integrity. Electron microscopy observed mitochondrial morphology. Cytoplasmic mtDNA was quantified by mtDNA release assay. Acyl-biotin exchange assay tested palmitoylation level. Co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP) detected interaction between ZDHHC5 and NLRP3. RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) and RNA pull down verified interaction between ZDHHC5 and IGF2BP1. Methylated RNA immunoprecipitation (MeRIP) assessed m6A level on ZDHHC5. ApoE-/- mouse model of AS was constructed. Histological analysis of atherosclerotic lesions was performed. Levels of IL-1β and IL-18 in serum were detected by ELISA. NLRP3 depletion reduced damage to mitochondria within foam cells derived from smooth muscle. Inhibiting NLRP3 palmitoylation hindered NLRP3 inflammasome activation. ZDHHC5 triggered NLRP3 activation through enhancing NLRP3 palmitoylation. ZDHHC5 exacerbated mitochondrial damage via activating NLRP3 inflammasome. IGF2BP1 enhanced stability and expression of ZDHHC5 mRNA in a m6A-dependent way. IGF2BP1 triggered NLRP3-mediated mitochondrial damage and amplified AS by upregulating ZDHHC5 in ApoE-/- mice. IGF2BP1, ZDHHC5, and NLRP3 function as biomarkers for early detection of AS. IGF2BP1 regulates ZDHHC5-mediated NLRP3 inflammasome activation, thereby enhancing mitochondrial damage and foam cell formation in vascular smooth muscle cells, which provides new therapeutic targets for AS.\n\nID: 42434808\nTitle: Brain targeting and trafficking of extracellular vesicles in central nervous system diseases: a therapeutic roadmap.\nAbstract: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) mediate intercellular signaling in the central nervous system (CNS) by transferring lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids among neurons, glia, endothelium, and immune cells. Brain targeting depends on a linked sequence: EV ligands and adsorbed protein coronas engage receptor modules, select endocytic routes, determine intracellular fate, and define the therapeutic readouts. These fates include lysosomal degradation, recycling, rare cytosolic delivery, or transport across the blood-brain barrier (BBB). In disease, the same pathways can disseminate proteopathic seeds and amplify neuroinflammation. Heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) and LDL receptor family members, including low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1), regulate tau, α-synuclein, and amyloid-β handling. Phosphatidylserine readers and complement shape myeloid sink capture and inflammatory output. Integrin, tetraspanin, and ICAM-1 nanoclusters influence avidity, organotropism, and immune suppression. At the BBB, endothelial HSPGs, LRP1, and transferrin receptor (TfR) support receptor-mediated uptake, motivating engineered ligands such as rabies virus glycoprotein-derived peptides, Angiopep-2, and TfR binders. However, endosomal escape remains a major kinetic barrier to nucleic acid delivery. We synthesize these principles across Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, glioblastoma, and demyelinating disease, and outline design and assay standards needed to translate EV biology into safe, manufacturable CNS therapeutics.\n\nID: 42434351\nTitle: Region-specific Transcriptomic Signatures in Alzheimer's Disease: A Meta-analysis of Vulnerable Brain Regions Reveals MicroRNA-hub Gene Regulatory Networks.\nAbstract: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by progressive neurodegeneration in regionally vulnerable brain areas, yet molecular insights into early pathogenic mechanisms remain limited. We conducted a meta-analysis of transcriptomic datasets from brain regions affected in early-to-moderate AD - including entorhinal cortex, CA1 hippocampus, angular gyrus, and frontal cortex synaptoneurosomes - using data from seven mRNA and one microRNA (miRNA) microarray studies (GSE16759, GSE110226, GSE37264, GSE26972, GSE36980, GSE37263, GSE39420, and GSE157239). Preprocessing included background correction, log2 transformation, quantile normalization, and batch correction via ComBat. Differentially expressed features were defined as false discovery rate <0.05 and | logFC| ≥ 1.23 (genes) or ≥ 2 (miRNAs). We identified 172 differentially expressed genes (122 upregulated and 50 downregulated) and 82 significant miRNAs. Hub genes included Inositol-trisphosphate 3-kinase B (ITPKB), Synaptotagmin 1, Dystrobrevin alpha (DTNA), X Inactive Specific Transcript, and Regulator of G protein signaling 4 (RGS4). Functional enrichment highlighted calcium signaling, synaptic failure, and neuroinflammation. Notably, hsa-miR-30d-5p was predicted to target both ITPKB and DTNA, suggesting a regulatory axis linking miRNA dysregulation to calcium dyshomeostasis. Receiver operating characteristic analysis revealed that only RGS4 showed moderate discriminative capacity (area under the curve [AUC] =0.70), while other hub genes (e.g., ITPKB, AUC = 0.40) exhibited below-chance performance, underscoring the limitations of single-gene classifiers in postmortem tissue. This study provides mechanistic hypotheses - rather than diagnostic biomarkers - by uncovering region-specific, miRNA-mediated regulatory networks in AD-affected brain tissues. Future validation in accessible biofluids is essential before clinical translation.\n\nID: 42432783\nTitle: Cross-disease LC-MS/MS plasma proteomics identifies reproducible shared and disease-enriched biomarker signatures in neurodegenerative disorders.\nAbstract: Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) exhibit considerable molecular heterogeneity, making it difficult to pinpoint robust, disease-specific biomarkers. Although proteomic studies have deepened our understanding of individual disorders, systematic cross-disease comparisons with cross-platform validation remain scarce, especially for rare conditions like spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA). To address this gap, we conducted a comparative plasma proteomic analysis using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) in 264 participants across major neurodegenerative and related diagnostic groups, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), SBMA, and cognitively healthy controls. This unified framework allowed us to capture both disease-specific and shared protein signatures across neurodegenerative conditions. Candidate proteins were then validated in the UK Biobank (Olink Explore) and the Global Neurodegeneration Proteomics Consortium (SomaScan). Of 23 proteins assessed in the UK Biobank, four unique proteins (yielding six disease-protein associations) showed nominally significant and directionally concordant changes; of 20 proteins represented by 27 probes tested in the Global Neurodegeneration Proteomics Consortium, seven proteins reached nominal significance, all with full directional concordance across both cohorts. Notably, IGFBP2 was consistently elevated in AD and PD across independent datasets, pointing to shared metabolic dysregulation, while ADIPOQ showed parallel increases in the same conditions, reinforcing convergent shifts in energy metabolism. By contrast, CRTAC1 and COMP were selectively reduced in motor neuron diseases, suggesting disease-enriched alterations in extracellular matrix composition. Taken together, our findings provide a cross-disease, cross-platform framework for uncovering reproducible proteomic biomarkers and shed light on both overlapping and distinct molecular pathways in neurodegeneration.\n\nID: 42431876\nTitle: HMGA proteins in the nervous system: role in brain tumorigenesis and neurodegeneration.\nAbstract: High Mobility Group A (HMGA) proteins function as non-histone chromatin-associated architectural regulators that modulate gene transcription by modifying chromatin structure rather than binding DNA in a sequence-specific manner. By altering chromatin conformation, HMGA proteins coordinate complex transcriptional programs essential in both physiological and pathological conditions. This review highlights their emerging roles in the context of the nervous system, brain tumorigenesis, and neurodegeneration. We discuss how HMGA-mediated chromatin remodeling and transcriptional regulation influence neurodevelopmental processes, regulating neural stem cell proliferation, differentiation, and lineage specification. We also highlight evidence linking HMGA dysregulation to malignant transformation and progression of brain tumors, where these proteins support oncogenic transcriptional networks. Finally, we explore their possible involvement in molecular pathways associated with neurodegenerative disorders. By integrating findings from developmental neurobiology, oncology, and neurodegeneration research, we aim to provide a comprehensive overview of HMGA proteins as pivotal regulators of neural homeostasis and highlights their potential as biomarkers and therapeutic targets in neurological diseases.\n\nID: 42431352\nTitle: Physical activity and lncRNA-mediated regulation in Parkinson's disease: Mechanistic insights and translational perspectives.\nAbstract: Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by dopaminergic neurodegeneration, α-synuclein aggregation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and neuroinflammation contributing to motor and non-motor impairment. Beyond pharmacological management, structured physical activity has been associated with biological adaptations relevant to these processes, including modulation of neurotrophic signaling, mitochondrial function, and inflammatory pathways. Emerging evidence suggests that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) participate in these responses through transcriptional and epigenetic regulation, although current findings remain heterogeneous and largely derived from preclinical models. Limited human data indicate potential associations, but their clinical relevance is not yet established. This review synthesizes current evidence linking physical activity to lncRNA-associated mechanisms in PD, with emphasis on mitochondrial regulation, neuroinflammation, and synaptic function. Key translational considerations and methodological limitations are discussed, highlighting the need for mechanistically grounded human studies.\n\nID: 42430835\nTitle: Glymphatic dysfunction in neurodegeneration: From impaired clearance to mechanism-driven therapeutic innovation.\nAbstract: Glymphatic system refers to a system that involves perivascular clearance mechanisms within the brain, which are crucial for the elimination of neurotoxic proteins such as amyloid-β (Aβ) and tau proteins in Alzheimer's disease (AD), α-synuclein in Parkinson's disease (PD), and mutant huntingtin (mHTT) in Huntington's disease (HD). There is mounting evidence suggesting that glymphatic dysfunction is an important cause of neurodegenerative diseases, characterized by failure of cerebrospinal fluid-interstitial fluid (CSF-ISF) exchange due to abnormal clearance. Mechanistically, this dysfunction is affected by aging, astroglial aquaporin-4 (AQP4) depolarization, vascular impairment, sleep abnormalities, oxidative damage, and neuroinflammation. Additionally, aberrant glymphatic flow acts as a crucial link between peripheral and central pathologies, amplifying neurodegeneration via altered solute transport and inflammation signaling. Glymphatic dysfunction has been found to be involved in diseases such as AD, PD and HD, thus indicating the widespread significance of glymphatic pathology. Therapeutically, targeting glymphatic function through modulation of AQP4 polarization, improving sleep-dependent clearance, and decreasing oxidative and inflammatory mechanisms may provide promising strategy for disease modification. This review provides a comparative and mechanistic overview of glymphatic dysfunction across AD, PD, and HD, highlighting peripheral-central interactions, biomarkers, imaging approaches, and therapeutic strategies, while addressing unresolved issues related to transport mechanisms, causality versus epiphenomenon, and translational limitations.\n\nID: 42429919\nTitle: IGF2BP3 mediates the mRNA upregulation of NLRP3 to promote parathyroid cell proliferation in chronic kidney disease via an m⁶A-dependent manner.\nAbstract: To investigate the underlying mechanism of NLRP3 in the pathogenesis of parathyroid hyperplasia. Parathyroid glands (PGs) (n = 35) were obtained from 10 maintenance hemodialysis patients undergoing parathyroidectomy. A secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) model was induced in rats by 5/6 nephrectomy followed by a high‑phosphate diet. Serum levels of calcium, phosphorus, creatinine, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and intact parathyroid hormone (PTH) were measured. The expression of IGF2BP3 and NLRP3 was evaluated using quantitative reverse‑transcription polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting. NLRP3 mRNA stability was examined through RNA decay assays, and its translation was assessed by polysome profiling. RNA immunoprecipitation was performed to confirm the binding of IGF2BP3 to NLRP3 mRNA, while N⁶‑methyladenosine (m⁶A) modification levels in NLRP3 mRNA were measured via m⁶A‑RIP. NLRP3 expression was detected in pathological parathyroid tissues from chronic kidney disease patients with SHPT. Compared with less severe diffuse hyperplastic nodules, NLRP3 expression was significantly higher in nodular hyperplastic PG tissues. In SHPT rats, both IGF2BP3 and NLRP3 were upregulated in PG tissues. Knockdown of IGF2BP3 or NLRP3 reduced serum PTH levels and suppressed PG hyperplasia in SHPT rats. IGF2BP3 regulated NLRP3 expression in PGs through m⁶A‑dependent mechanisms by modulating NLRP3 mRNA stability and translation. NLRP3 overexpression reversed the phenotypic effects of IGF2BP3 knockdown in PG tissues of SHPT rats. IGF2BP3 enhances NLRP3 mRNA stability and translation via m⁶A modification, thereby aggravating SHPT and parathyroid hyperplasia.\n\nID: 42427876\nTitle: Grey matter degeneration during multiple sclerosis is linked to activation of neuronal necroptosis by oxidized phosphatidylcholines.\nAbstract: Oxidized phosphatidylcholines (OxPCs) are biomarkers of oxidative stress found in grey matter (GM) lesions during multiple sclerosis (MS), yet their distinct role in GM neurodegeneration remains undefined. Here we report that stereotaxic OxPC deposition in the mouse spinal cord GM induces age dependent neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration. Microglia are the predominant macrophages responding to OxPC induced GM lesions and help to mitigate acute neurodegeneration. Neuronal necroptosis activation in mouse GM lesions and neuronal upregulation of OxPCs and necroptosis activation in MS GM lesions suggest OxPC induced necroptosis promote GM degeneration during MS. In support, necroptosis inhibition ameliorates OxPC induced GM neuron loss. Finally, iron(ii)-containing heme deposition in the GM induces both OxPC formation and neuronal necroptosis activation, suggesting an endogenous upstream mechanism for generating neurotoxic OxPCs. These results highlight a plausible link between heme deposition, lipid peroxidation, and neuronal loss, and that necroptosis inhibition could help prevent GM neurodegeneration during MS.\n\nID: 42427320\nTitle: Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration-TDP Type C With Striatal Glial Cytoplasmic Inclusions and Motor Neuron Degeneration.\nAbstract: We report an autopsy case of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD)-TDP type C with severe striatal involvement and annexin A11- and phosphorylated TDP-43-positive glial cytoplasmic inclusions. The patient developed progressive asymmetric rigidity accompanied by marked striatal atrophy and showed both upper and lower motor neuron involvement. These findings expand the clinicopathological spectrum of FTLD-TDP type C and may support the concept of an annexin A11-associated pathogenic continuum linking FTLD and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\n\nID: 42426288\nTitle: The emerging role of circular RNAs in neurodegenerative diseases and viral infections.\nAbstract: Circular RNAs (circRNAs) represent a class of highly stable, covalently closed RNA molecules increasingly recognized as important regulators of brain aging and neurodegenerative disease. Growing evidence also implies circRNAs in viral infection, suggesting a potential intersection between viral neuropathogenesis and neurodegeneration. However, no studies have yet directly integrated circRNAs, neurotropic viral infections, and neurodegenerative disorders within a single mechanistic framework. To date, specific circRNAs have been linked to the progression of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, where they regulate central pathological processes including amyloid-β clearance, neuroinflammation, synaptic plasticity, neuronal apoptosis, and oxidative stress. Moreover, it has been established that both host cells and viruses produce circRNAs during infection. Virus-derived circRNAs can enhance viral replication, promote immune evasion, and support latency. In contrast, host circRNAs contribute to antiviral defense by acting as microRNA sponges, interacting with viral proteins, or encoding peptides with antiviral activity, mechanisms particularly explored in viral oncogenesis. In this review, we will evaluate the most updated research evidence on the role of circRNAs in major neurodegenerative diseases and neurotropic viral infections. Considering the growing concern regarding the long-term neurological consequences of viral infections, including chronic neuroinflammation, viral reactivation, and post-viral syndromes, dysregulated circRNAs may represent a mechanistic link between viral infection and associated neurodegenerative processes. Finally, we will discuss future directions for identifying circRNAs-based biomarkers and developing circRNAs-targeted therapeutic strategies for age-related and virus-associated neurological disorders.\n\nID: 42437583\nTitle: Brain-derived extracellular vesicle (BDEV) abundance and BDEV protein associations with clinical phenotypes and treatment response in untreated first-episode psychosis.\nAbstract: Reliable biomarkers that capture central nervous system (CNS) processes during the earliest stages of psychosis remain critically needed for more effective early treatment and monitoring response to therapy. Brain-derived extracellular vesicles (BDEVs) that traverse the blood-brain barrier (BBB) can be isolated from peripheral blood, thereby offering a novel and minimally invasive approach to quantify CNS molecular biomarkers. We hypothesized that BDEV abundance and BDEV neuroinflammatory and neurotrophic protein cargo would differ between individuals with first-episode psychosis (FEP) and healthy controls (HCs), reflecting altered neuroinflammatory processes and vesicle trafficking associated with psychosis and clinical outcomes. In a cohort of antipsychotic-naïve individuals with FEP (n = 57) and HCs (n = 28), BDEVs were isolated from serum. Luminex assays quantified concentrations of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), S100 calcium-binding protein B (S100B), and C-reactive protein (CRP), in BDEVs and serum. A subset of FEP participants (n = 34) subsequently completed four weeks of antipsychotic treatment. Group differences in BDEV characteristics, protein measures, and their associations with diagnosis, baseline symptoms, and four-week symptom change were quantified. FEP participants showed a trend toward higher BDEV concentration than HCs (median 14.0x109 versus 10.2x109 particles/mL, p = 0.052), and higher baseline BDEV concentrations were significantly associated with more severe pretreatment symptoms (β = 4.09x10-10, p = 0.003) and greater symptom improvement after four-week antipsychotic treatment (β = 3.29x10-10, p = 0.029). Within BDEVs, BDNF (β = -1.05; p = 0.002) and CRP (CRP; β = -0.84; p = 0.002) were significantly reduced in FEP vs HC, with a trend for S100B (β = -0.57; p = 0.061). In contrast, serum protein levels showed no case-control differences and did not correlate with BDEV cargo. Lower baseline BDEV BDNF, S100B, and CRP predicted greater therapeutic response in males. BDEVs offer a minimally invasive window into CNS-specific biology in early psychosis. BDEV abundance and neuroinflammatory/neurotrophic cargo concentrations show illness-severity and sex-dependent associations not detectable in serum, supporting their potential as biomarkers for early pathophysiology and treatment response in FEP.\n\nID: 42212061\nTitle: Brain-Derived Extracellular Vesicle Subpopulations: from Bulk Measurements to Single-Entity Assays.\nAbstract: Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs), such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD), pose a significant global health challenge, currently affecting over 40 million individuals and placing a heavy burden on healthcare systems. Existing diagnostic methods, such as neuroimaging and cognitive assessments, often lack sufficient sensitivity and specificity, especially in the early stages of disease. This underscores the need for novel biomarkers. Extracellular vesicles (EVs), particularly those derived from the brain, i.e., brain-derived extracellular vesicles (BDEVs), hold great potential as noninvasive diagnostic tools due to their ability to reflect the physiological and pathological states of their cells of origin. However, isolation and detection of such EV subpopulations from accessible body fluids such as blood remain a technical challenge due to their low abundance and overlapping physical properties compared to other EVs. This review discusses rationally designed isolation and detection technologies for EVs from major brain cell subpopulations and their integration with emerging fields like AI and big data analysis. We specifically contrast traditional ensemble-averaged bulk measurements with emerging single-entity assays, highlighting how the latter bypass biological noise to resolve rare BDEV subpopulations. It highlights the potential of these EV subpopulations as biomarkers, addresses EV isolation challenges and proposes standardized methodologies, and emphasizes the need for comprehensive profiling of EV markers at single-entity level, and point-of-care testing (POCT) development.\n\nID: 42113447\nTitle: Proteomic comparison of human neural cell-derived extracellular vesicles and parental cells from Alzheimer's disease and cognitively normal individuals.\nAbstract: Circulating brain-derived extracellular vesicles (BDEVs) have emerged as promising biomarkers for neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, it remains unclear to what extent extracellular vesicles (EVs) proteomes reflect the molecular states and disease-associated alterations of their parent brain cell types. Here, using a multi-line human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) platform derived from three AD and three cognitively normal (CN) donors, we generated neurons, astrocytes, microglia, and oligodendrocytes, and performed paired proteomic profiling of each cell type and its secreted EVs. We systematically compared protein profiles to evaluate cell-EV similarity, disease-associated features, and concordance with proteomic datasets from human AD brain tissue. Across all four lineages, EV proteomes showed extensive overlap with parent cells (>97% overlap; Jaccard index: 0.69-0.80) while also displaying lineage-specific functional biases. Under AD versus CN comparisons, EVs exhibited larger effect sizes and retained a higher number of differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) when applying the same fold-change criteria, yielding clearer AD-CN separation than their parent cells. Importantly, EV DEPs showed higher concordance with human AD brain proteomic signatures (EVs: 2,134 DEPs; cells: 816 DEPs). Finally, amyloid precursor protein (APP)-derived peptides, including amyloid-β (Aβ), were preferentially enriched in neuron- and oligodendrocyte-derived EVs, and AD EVs showed elevated Aβ42, p-Tau217 and p-Tau181 relative to CN EVs. Together, these data indicate that cell type-resolved EV proteomes largely recapitulate parent cell identity while sensitively capturing AD-relevant molecular alterations, supporting EV-based strategies for early diagnosis and monitoring of AD and potentially other neurodegenerative disorders.\n\nID: 41992726\nTitle: Insights from changes in NDEV biomarkers of metabolism: Effects of PPARγ and GLP1 receptor agonists on brain metabolism.\nAbstract: Insulin resistance (IR) is implicated in central nervous system disorders, including depression and Alzheimer's disease (AD). We analyzed biological samples from two cohorts of clinical trial participants: 1) participants with unremitted depression after six months of treatment as usual who received pioglitazone (PPARγ agonist, N = 12) or placebo and 2) middle-aged participants at genetic risk for AD who received liraglutide (glucagon-like peptide 1 [GLP1] receptor agonist, N = 15) or placebo. These cohorts, which previously showed treatment-related improvements in peripheral IR, were used to assess the effects of pioglitazone and liraglutide on CNS insulin signaling using neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) as biomarkers. We utilized biological samples to measure biomarkers of IR in NDEVs. Eleven Akt-mTOR pathway proteins were measured before and after 12 weeks of treatment in both groups. Participants who received pioglitazone experienced broader changes, with significant increases in GSK3β (Ser9), mTOR (Ser2448), and RPS6 (Ser235/Ser236; all p ≤ 0.02) compared to placebo, and 77% of participants showed mTOR (Ser2448) response. Participants who received liraglutide demonstrated significantly increased NDEV-associated phosphorylated Akt (Ser473) and mTOR (Ser2448; p = 0.04 and p = 0.025, respectively) compared to placebo, with 40% and 30% of participants in the liraglutide group showing biomarker response in both Akt (Ser473) and mTOR (Ser2448), respectively. These effects appeared relatively independent from changes in fasting plasma insulin and glucose concentration at 120-minutes during the oral glucose tolerance test. Our findings demonstrate CNS-specific biomarker responses to both PPARγ agonists and GLP1 receptor agonists.\n\nID: 41850233\nTitle: Identification of tofersen PD-response biomarkers in VALOR clinical trial CSF via multiplexed quantitative proteomics.\nAbstract: Tofersen, the first approved genetically targeted therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), demonstrates significant lowering of plasma neurofilament in adults carrying mutations in the superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) gene; however, additional biomarkers of treatment response in ALS are lacking. Here, we analyze longitudinally collected cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from the phase 3 VALOR clinical trial to identify candidate tofersen treatment-response biomarkers in SOD1-ALS via quantitative proteomics. We observe significant modulation from baseline abundance for 56 proteins in tofersen-treated participants relative to placebo, including CSF GPNMB, which is significantly and continuously elevated across all post-baseline timepoints. We orthogonally confirm this observation by GPNMB immunoassay in independent tofersen-treated cohorts. Taken together, these data identify pharmacodynamic-response biomarkers of tofersen treatment that can be measured as early as 4 weeks post-treatment in SOD1-ALS patients and demonstrate the utility of leveraging unbiased proteomic screening integrated with targeted validation methods to identify pharmacodynamic-response biomarkers in clinical trial patient samples.\n\nID: 41848985\nTitle: Global Research Trends, Hotspots and Collaborative Networks in Brain-Derived Extracellular Vesicles: A Multi-Database Bibliometric Analysis.\nAbstract: Brain-derived extracellular vesicles (bdEVs) are emerging mediators of intercellular communication with increasing significance in neuroscience and translational medicine. We conducted a cross-database bibliometric analysis of PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science (2000–June 2025) to map global research trends, hotspots, and collaboration networks in bdEV research. After multi-stage deduplication and screening, the remaining original research articles were included for quantitative and network analyses. Publication output rose sharply after 2018 and peaked in 2024, reflecting rapid field expansion. The United States and China were the most productive contributors, with recent leadership shifting toward China with international collaboration intensifying, particularly through US–China partnerships. A compact author core and leading institutions such as Johns Hopkins University and the University of California drive the field, while the Journal of Extracellular Vesicles and several multidisciplinary and clinical journals serve as primary outlets. Keyword and cluster analyses revealed dominant themes such as extracellular vesicles/exosomes, astrocytes, neuroinflammation, biomarkers, and neurodegenerative disease alongside emerging foci in cell-type–specific bdEV biology, multi-omics profiling, and translational biomarker development. Funding is led by the NIH, European Union, and National Natural Science Foundation of China. Overall, bdEV research has matured into a globally networked, interdisciplinary domain with increasing translational potential. Future priorities include methodological harmonization, expanded international collaboration, and targeted efforts to validate bdEV biomarkers and therapeutic applications.\n\nID: 41793057\nTitle: Plasma tau-species positive neuron-derived extracellular vesicles in progressive supranuclear palsy.\nAbstract: The diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) remains challenging, particularly in differentiating it from Parkinson's disease (PD) at early stages. Circulating neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) providing a peripheral window into central nervous system pathology may serve as promising biomarkers. A total of 188 participants were recruited from 3 centers. A discovery cohort (40 PSP patients, 36 PD patients, and 31 healthy controls [HCs]) and a multicenter validation cohort (30 PSP patients, 27 PD patients, and 24 HCs) were established. NDEVs containing total tau, 4R tau, phosphorylated tau (ptau181, ptau217, ptau231 and ptau396) in plasma samples were analyzed using nano-scale flow cytometry. Multivariable logistic regression models were developed in the discovery cohort and strictly validated in the independent cohort using fixed model parameters. In the discovery cohort, the concentrations of tau, 4R tau, ptau181, and ptau217-containing NDEVs in PSP patients were significantly higher than those in HCs and PD patients, while ptau396-containing NDEVs showed elevation exclusively in PSP compared to HCs. (PSP vs. HCs: P<0.001 for tau, P<0.001 for 4R tau, P<0.001 for ptau181, P=0.008 for ptau217, P=0.009 for ptau396; PSP vs. PD: P<0.001 for tau, P<0.001for4R tau, P=0.029 for ptau181, P=0.003 for ptau217). An integrated model incorporating these biomarkers achieved an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.965 (90.0% sensitivity, 96.8% specificity) for distinguishing PSP from HCs, and an AUC of 0.963 (87.5% sensitivity, 94.4% specificity) for distinguishing PSP from PD. In the validation cohort, the concentrations of tau, 4R tau, ptau181, ptau217, and ptau396-containing NDEVs in plasma were significantly higher in PSP patients compared to HCs (PSP vs. HCs: P<0.001 for tau, 4R tau, and ptau217, P=0.03 for ptau181, P=0.017 for ptau396). Similarly, the concentrations of tau, 4R tau, ptau181, and ptau217 were higher in PSP patients than in PD patients (PSP vs. PD: P<0.001 for tau, 4R tau, and ptau217, P=0.025 for ptau181). The integrated model yielded an AUC of 0.971 for distinguishing PSP from HCs and 0.990 for distinguishing PSP from PD. Notably, in early-stage patients, the integrated model achieved an AUC of 0.987 in differentiating early-stage PSP from PD. These findings indicate that plasma tau-species-containing NDEVs are promising biomarkers for PSP, offering high sensitivity and specificity for distinguishing PSP from both HCs and PD, particularly in early disease stages. Further large-scale, longitudinal studies are warranted to fully validate these findings and explore their role in PSP pathophysiology and progression.\n\nID: 41641858\nTitle: Hypoxia stimulates blood-brain barrier disruption and systemic appearance of pro-coagulant, brain-derived extracellular vesicles: Implications in transient ischemic attack patients.\nAbstract: Tissue hypoxia and blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction are key features of transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and ischaemic stroke. The neurovascular unit maintains brain homeostasis and coordinates stress responses. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are emerging as important mediators of cell communication in hypoxia, impacting BBB integrity and enabling bidirectional movement. This study examined EV production by neurovascular cells in normoxia (21% O2) and hypoxia (1% O2) and compared these profiles with circulating EVs in TIA patients. Human brain endothelial cells and astrocytes were cultured under normoxic or hypoxic conditions for up to 24 h. EVs were isolated and analysed via nanoparticle tracking and flow cytometry. A co-culture transwell model assessed BBB permeability under controlled experimental conditions. Circulating EVs from TIA patients, TIA mimics and healthy controls were analysed for cell origin, phenotype and function. Hypoxia increased EV production from endothelial cells, disrupted BBB integrity and promoted EV movement across the barrier. TIA patients had distinct EV profiles, with elevated endothelial-derived (CD9+/CD144+) and astrocyte-derived (CD9+/GFAP+) EVs and proteins. Both cell- and patient-derived EVs enhanced clot formation and resistance to lysis. These findings suggest EVs contribute to post-TIA thrombotic risk. Astrocyte-derived EVs may serve as rapid, cost-effective biomarkers to distinguish TIA from mimics.\n\nID: 41573934\nTitle: Tuberculous meningitis alters the proteomic landscape of brain-derived extracellular vesicles.\nAbstract: Tuberculous meningitis (TB meningitis), the deadliest form of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, leads to mortality and severe neurological disability despite standard therapy. Brain injury and microglial activation are major determinants of outcome, yet the mechanisms linking infection, inflammation and neuronal injury remain poorly understood. Extracellular vesicles (EVs), key mediators of cell-to-cell communication, have been investigated in pulmonary TB but their role in TB meningitis remains unexplored. We used our young rabbit model of TB meningitis to isolate pure, intact EVs from brain tissue (i.e., brain-derived EVs) from infected and uninfected rabbits and used nanoflow cytometry, transmission electron microscopy and protein quantification to characterize the EVs. Comparative proteomic profiling was performed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), followed by in silico pathway, cell-type and protein-protein interaction analyses using DAVID, Enrichr, and STRING databases. We found that EV isolation from fresh and frozen tissue was equivalent and demonstrated that M. tuberculosis infection activated EV biogenesis. Despite preserved vesicle morphology, EVs from infected brain showed a significant proteomic shift characterized by enrichment of TB host defense, microglial and immune activation, metabolic excitotoxicity, and neuronal injury. These proteome dysregulations suggest that infection reprograms brain EV cargo toward proinflammatory and metabolic stress responses while depleting neuronal and mitochondrial components. Collectively, these data demonstrate that M. tuberculosis infection alters the cargo and abundance of brain-derived EV, highlighting their potential as biomarkers and mediators of host-pathogen interactions in TB meningitis.\n\nID: 41562044\nTitle: Influence of Air Pollution Exposure on the microRNA Content of Neuronal Extracellular Vesicles in Subjects Affected by Major Depressive Disorder.\nAbstract: Major depressive disorder (MDD) has been recently linked to air pollution exposure; nevertheless, the biological mechanisms underlying this association remain underinvestigated. Air pollution might modulate the microRNA (miRNA) content of neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NdEVs), potentially mirroring brain epigenetic alterations. In the present study, we investigated the relationship between air pollution, NdEV miRNAs, and MDD severity in a population of 200 patients with depression. After signing informed consent, participants compiled questionnaires about demographics, lifestyle and clinical history, and donated a blood sample. MDD severity was assessed by five scales. Particulate matter ≤2.5 μm (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) exposure was assigned based on participants' residential address. Plasma NdEVs were obtained by L1CAM immunocapture. NdEV miRNAs were queried by RT-qPCR (microarray) following a two-stage approach. Associations between air pollutants, NdEV miRNAs, and MDD severity were assessed by multivariable regression models. The regulatory function of NdEV miRNAs was investigated by gene target and pathway analysis. As a result, exposure to NO2 was associated with decreased levels of miR-191 and miR-24, while PM2.5 was negatively associated with miR-191, miR-223, miR-24, miR-320, miR-451, miR-572, and miR-638. Decreased miR-126, miR-19b, miR-320, miR-451, miR-572, and miR-638 were associated with higher MDD severity scores. Target genes at the interface between air pollution exposure and MDD severity were mainly involved in inflammation and cell cycle regulation. These findings suggest that air pollutants might modulate MDD severity by triggering NdEV miRNA alterations. Longitudinal studies are needed to evaluate whether NdEV miRNAs might serve as novel biomarkers for MDD prognosis.\n\nID: 41406948\nTitle: Plasma growth-associated protein 43 correlates with synaptic loss in Alzheimer's disease.\nAbstract: Synaptic loss is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD) but lacks robust blood-based biomarkers. We investigate growth-associated protein 43 (GAP-43), previously identified as a synaptic candidate in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Postmortem proteomic profiling of brain-derived extracellular vesicles (n = 21) highlights GAP-43 as a central hub within synaptic protein networks co-depleted in AD and closely linked with proteins enriched in immune-, metabolic-, and synaptic-related modules. In two well-characterized Chinese AD cohorts (n = 785), we measure plasma GAP-43, including subgroups with CSF biomarkers (n = 72), SV2A-PET (positron emission tomography) (n = 85), tau-PET (n = 280), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (n = 595). Plasma GAP-43 correlates with CSF GAP-43, neurofilament light, and both baseline and longitudinal synaptic PET. Elevated plasma GAP-43 is associated with greater tau aggregation, faster brain atrophy, and accelerated cognitive decline, particularly among cognitively unimpaired individuals. These findings support plasma GAP-43 as a promising biomarker of early synaptic degeneration and a potential tool for identifying individuals at risk of AD progression.\n\nID: 41315419\nTitle: Distinct microRNA profiles in neuron-derived extracellular vesicles between recent-onset and chronic-phase schizophrenia.\nAbstract: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are critical regulators of neurodevelopment and are implicated in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is increasingly recognized as a neurodevelopmental disorder, with most cases emerging during late adolescence and early adulthood, which is a critical period of brain maturation. However, the study of miRNAs during this phase has been limited by the challenges of postmortem brain analysis. Neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NEVs) have recently been proposed for investigating brain-derived molecular profiles. In this study, NEVs were enriched from plasma using the L1CAM antibody in patients with recent-onset schizophrenia (ROS) within 5 years of onsets and chronic-phase schizophrenia (CS). The miRNA profiles of these NEVs in patients with ROS and CS were compared with those of age-and sex-matched healthy controls. Differential expression analysis revealed miRNA changes specific to the recent-onset phase as well as possible pathophysiological mechanisms transitioning from the recent-onset to the chronic phases. These findings provide novel insights into the role of miRNAs in neurodevelopmental abnormalities associated with schizophrenia onset. This study highlights the utility of NEVs as a tool for accessing brain-derived miRNA profiles and diagnostic biomarkers and underscores the importance of an onset period as a critical window for understanding the molecular underpinnings of schizophrenia.\n\nID: 41296848\nTitle: Brain-derived extracellular vesicles circUsp32 polarized macrophages causing acute kidney injury after traumatic brain injury.\nAbstract: Brain-kidney cross-talk following traumatic brain injury (TBI) can induce acute kidney injury (AKI), but mechanisms remain unclear. Extracellular vesicles derived from injured brain tissue (TBI-EVs) may mediate brain-kidney interactions. In vivo experiments demonstrated that TBI-EVs causes AKI by promoting pro-inflammatory macrophage polarization. TBI-EVs markedly increased AKI markers and proportion of pro-inflammatory-polarized macrophages. Mechanistically, transcriptomics of TBI-EVs revealed high circUsp32 expression. Subsequent in vitro assays showed that circUsp32 competitively binds to the SH2 domain of suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 (Socs1), affecting interferon regulator factor 7 (IRF7) ubiquitination and promoting pro-inflammatory polarization. CircUsp32 knockdown reduced pro-inflammatory polarization and alleviated AKI in TBI mice. In addition, circUsp32 is homologous to hsa_circ_0044940, which may serve as a predicted biomarker of AKI after TBI. Notably, AKI following TBI may contribute to neuroinflammation via uremic toxins. Collectively, these findings suggest that circUsp32 mediates macrophage polarization through the Socs1/IRF7 axis and could be a potential biomarker for AKI following TBI.\n\nID: 41291440\nTitle: Neuron-derived extracellular vesicles reflect adaptive neuronal responses to cortical spreading depolarization: a biomarker study for migraine.\nAbstract: Small extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nano-sized membranous particles transporting bioactive cargo, including proteins. In the central nervous system (CNS), neuron-derived EVs (nEVs) are thought to play roles in synaptic plasticity, metabolic regulation, and neuroinflammation. While their relevance in neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory disorders is increasingly recognized, their role in migraine pathophysiology remains underexplored. This study aimed to investigate the proteomic signature of nEVs isolated from the cortex of mice subjected to cortical spreading depolarization (CSD), a neurobiological event underlying migraine aura. We sought to identify molecular pathways activated in neurons during CSD and evaluate the potential of nEVs as biomarkers for aura-related brain activity. CSD was induced either by pinprick in wild type mice or optogenetically in Thy-ChR2-YFP mice. Following brain perfusion and cortical tissue dissociation, total cortical EVs were isolated by ultracentrifugation whereas nEVs were isolated via immunoaffinity capture targeting neuronal L1 cell adhesion molecule (L1CAM) following nickel-based precipitation of total EVs. nEV proteome was analyzed using label-free quantitative mass spectrometry. Identified proteins were subjected to functional enrichment analysis to uncover relevant biological processes. Unbiased proteomic profiling revealed CSD-associated changes in pathways involved in transcriptional/translational regulation, cytoskeletal dynamics, stress response and metabolism. These exploratory and descriptive findings suggest that neuronal responses to CSD involve adaptive structural and metabolic alterations and are not limited to inflammatory signaling. Our results highlight the potential of nEVs as dynamic reporters of cortical neuronal activity in a migraine model. Significant changes in nEV proteome suggest that the neuronal response to CSD extends beyond inflammatory signaling and encompasses adaptive mechanisms aimed at maintaining cellular homeostasis and synaptic integrity. Given their accessibility through peripheral fluids and potential capacity to reflect dynamic changes in neurons, nEVs emerge as promising candidates for investigating pathophysiology and biomarker identification in migraine.\n\nID: 41279483\nTitle: Utility of brain-derived extracellular vesicles from human umbilical cord blood to measure non-infectious neuroinflammation and functional iron deficiency.\nAbstract: Non-infectious neuroinflammation (NINI) in early life and neonatal neural iron deficiency (nID) have been proposed to contribute to neurodevelopmental dysfunction and disorders, including autism, through toxic effects on neural cells and impaired molecular signaling. Early detection of NINI and nID may enable interventions to restore neurodevelopmental homeostasis and reduce long-term impact. However, such diagnoses are impossible due to ethical reason to access to the central nervous system (e.g., lumbar puncture) when there is no suspicion of brain infection (e.g., meningitis). We refined a methodology to isolate and quantify inflammatory and iron-regulatory proteins in high-quality brain-derived extracellular vesicles (BDEVs) from human umbilical cord blood. A preclinical model was used to validate that BDEV contents reflect the brain microenvironment. We then applied this approach to evaluate biomarkers of NINI and nID in BDEVs isolated from cord plasma of newborns of mothers with obesity, a non-infectious pro-inflammatory gestational condition and a risk factor for nID. Plasma BDEV analytes correlated more strongly with brain analytes and showed stronger associations among functionally related molecules compared with whole plasma analytes. Maternal obesity induced an anti-inflammatory response in the brain compartment, a pro-inflammatory response in the periphery, and functional nID. BDEVs may provide a more sensitive representation of the brain microenvironment than blood-based measures (e.g., plasma), enabling non-invasive, early detection of infants with NINI and neonatal nID. Supported by NIH, the Masonic Institute for Developing Brain, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, UnityPoint Health Meriter Foundation, and American Academy of Pediatrics Resident Research Grant. Evidence before this study: Previous studies hypothesized that gestational inflammatory environments (e.g., maternal obesity) increase risk of neonatal neural iron deficiency (nID), neuroinflammation, and neurodevelopmental disorders. However, assessing non-infectious neuroinflammation (NINI) in infants from these high-risk groups is not feasible or clinically justifiable using invasive methods (e.g., cerebrospinal fluid collection), and analytes from whole blood or plasma may not accurately reflect brain physiological status.Added value of this study: We refined a protocol to isolate brain-derived extracellular vesicles (BDEVs) from a small amount of plasma sample (100 µL) and characterized their contents to approximate brain physiology. We demonstrated that BDEVs more accurately reflect brain status compared with whole plasma. In newborns of mothers with obesity during pregnancy, we found evidence of a low-grade peripheral inflammation accompanied by a protective anti-inflammatory response in the brain. Maternal obesity was also found to induce neonatal nID.Implications of all the available evidence: BDEVs can serve as an accurate, non-invasive tool to assess brain condition. In clinical settings, this approach may be used for early diagnosis, monitoring disease progression, and evaluating treatment effects.\n\nID: 41273540\nTitle: Overcoming tumour resistance in cancer immunotherapy through predictive and pharmacodynamic biomarkers.\nAbstract: Cancer immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of certain malignancies by harnessing the power of the patient's immune system to target cancer cells precisely. Despite significant advancements, the efficacy of immunotherapy is frequently hindered by intrinsic and extrinsic resistance mechanisms within the tumour microenvironment (TME). This review explains the complementary effect of using immunotherapies alongside other treatments and the need to identify the putative biomarkers to predict therapeutic activity and monitor the response to treatment. Biomarkers demonstrate considerable prospects in addressing the challenges of immunotherapy resistance by revealing tumour metabolic heterogeneity and dependence on other pathways. Moreover, the enhanced knowledge of extracellular vesicles and their effects on the TME might open up new insights, which would allow enhancing the effect of immunotherapy. In addition to this, several types of cancer immunotherapies, such as checkpoint inhibitors, cytokines, and CAR T-cell therapies, have shown excellent results in certain tumours, with inconsistencies in response rates and immune-related issues highlighting the importance of ongoing research. The given review article underlines the significance of biomarkers in diagnosing, prognosing, and monitoring diseases and suggests their integration into clinical practice to support the improved outcomes of patients and help to develop more efficient cancer drugs.\n\nID: 41216884\nTitle: Extracellular Vesicles From Multiple Sclerosis White Matter Exhibit Synaptic, Mitochondrial, Complement and Ageing-Related Pathway Dysregulation.\nAbstract: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are increasingly recognized as mediators of central nervous system (CNS) function and pathologies, including multiple sclerosis (MS). While plasma-derived EVs have been explored as biomarkers in MS, little is known about EVs in CNS tissue. Here, we characterize EVs from postmortem normal-appearing white matter (NAWM) of MS and control brains. EVs were separated by differential centrifugation followed by size exclusion chromatography and characterized using nanoflow cytometry, single-particle reflectance imaging sensing (SP-IRIS) and transmission electron microscopy. EV size, yield and morphology did not differ significantly between MS and control samples. Despite the small sample size (n = 4 per group), proteomic analyses revealed downregulation of synaptic and mitochondrial proteins and upregulation of complement and inflammatory proteins and pathways in MS NAWM EVs. This suggests that EVs reflect ongoing synaptic pathology, metabolic dysfunction and CNS-compartmentalized inflammation and that they may actively contribute to these pathological processes. Deconvolution analyses suggest a shift in EV cellular origin, with an increased astrocytic and decreased neuronal EV contribution in MS. Several proteomic changes we observed in CNS-derived EVs have also been reported in circulating EVs of people with MS, establishing this CNS tissue EV study as a valuable resource for identifying biomarker candidates for brain-derived plasma EV studies.\n\nID: 41147537\nTitle: Multiple Antibody-Coated Gold Nanoparticle-Based ExoAssay for Rapid Isolation of CNS-Specific Exosomes From Blood.\nAbstract: In neurodegenerative diseases, brain-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs)/exosomes from blood offer a great opportunity to explore their contents for their utility as biomarkers. However, the conventional methodologies for the purification of EVs from complex biofluids have many limitations, restricting their clinical implementation. We aimed to optimize a direct, less time-consuming, affordable, and reliable nanowire-based method to isolate neuronal EVs from blood plasma. Here, we improved a simple and direct methodology using multiple antibody-coated magnetic nanowires for efficient and rapid isolation of neuronal EVs (ExoAssay) from human plasma. We characterized the isolated EVs and validated the protocol using multiple approaches, for example, nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA), immunoblotting, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). We purified round-shaped EVs with an average size of 116 nm. We identified the general markers of EVs including CD9, CD63, CD81, and Flotillin-1 and two neuronal EV markers L1-cell adhesion molecule (L1CAM) and neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) via immunoblotting. Interestingly, the levels of T-Tau and P-Tau were upregulated in EVs isolated from Alzheimer's patients (n = 30), in comparison with healthy controls. Furthermore, there were no significant differences between CSF- and EV-based Tau levels. The high-throughput mass-spectrometry analysis of isolated EVs revealed 280 proteins as significantly modified in Alzheimer's disease cases in comparison with controls. The presented nanotechnology-based methodology offers an innovative and efficient tool for EV-based biomarker investigations and clinical utility by simplifying the enrichment of CNS-originated exosomes from complex biological fluids. This methodology opens up the avenue for longitudinal monitoring of important disease-related proteins in the brain by analysis of brain-derived EVs from blood plasma using simple blood withdrawal.\n\nID: 41140053\nTitle: Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.\nAbstract: Reliable biomarkers for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are urgently needed due to diagnostic and prognostic challenges. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to synthesize recent evidence on the utility of blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers for ALS. We systematically reviewed studies published from January 1, 2019 to March 25, 2025, that evaluated blood or CSF biomarkers for ALS. Eligible studies reported diagnostic performance, group-level biomarker values, hazard ratios (HRs) for survival, or correlations with functional rating scales or disease progression rates. Study quality was assessed using the QUADAS-2 and QUIPS frameworks. Random-effects models were employed to pool summary receiver operating characteristic (SROC) curves, HRs, standardized mean differences, and correlation coefficients. We included 47 studies in the SROC analysis and 27 in the HR analysis, covering 9078 participants (5556 ALS and 3522 controls). Neurofilament light chain (NfL) consistently demonstrated the highest diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity/specificity: 0.81-0.87 vs. ALS mimics) and high prognostic value (pooled HRs: 2.8-4.3) in both blood and CSF. CSF chitinases and the p-tau/t-tau ratio showed moderate utility. Other biomarkers, including interleukins, had limited clinical relevance. Most studies showed moderate to high risk of bias, with methodological heterogeneity and limited transparency. NfL is the most validated biomarker for ALS diagnosis and prognosis, in both blood and CSF. However, its limited accuracy when used alone carries a considerable risk of misclassification. Future studies should adopt prevalence-specific strategies and integrate biomarkers within multimodal frameworks to enhance diagnostic and prognostic precision.\n\nID: 41088254\nTitle: Protein fingerprints of brain-derived extracellular vesicles predict types of tau pathology.\nAbstract: BACKGROUND: Tauopathies are a heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by the brain-regional aggregation of three-repeat (3R) or four-repeat (4R) tau isoforms. Current fluid and imaging biomarkers rarely discriminate these isoforms, hampering early, pathology‑specific diagnosis. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether proteomic fingerprints of brain‑derived extracellular vesicles (BD‑EVs) isolated from the prefrontal cortex can (i) distinguish 3R from 4R tauopathies and (ii) mirror the histopathological burden of phosphorylated tau. METHODS: BD‑EVs were purified from post‑mortem prefrontal cortex interstitial fluid of Pick’s disease (PiD; 3R), progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP; 4R), and control cases (CTRL). Nanoparticle tracking analysis quantified the concentration and size of vesicles. Label‑free LC–MS/MS profiled BD‑EV proteomes, followed by differential expression, gene set enrichment (GSEA), weighted gene co‑expression network analysis (WGCNA), and machine‑learning classification. AT8 immunohistochemistry quantified cortical tau pathology, enabling protein–pathology correlations. RESULTS: Tau pathology did not alter overall BD‑EV yield but shifted vesicle size distribution in PiD (higher small/large EV ratio). Proteomic analysis identified two discriminant modules: an astrocyte-derived mitochondrial cluster enriched in PiD and a neuron-derived microtubule cluster depleted in PiD relative to PSP and control groups. Combined glial protein abundance (e.g., GFAP, AQP4, S100β, GLAST, ANXA1) classified PiD, PSP, and controls with perfect accuracy (F1 = 1.0). Several BD‑EV proteins—including CAMKV, TMEM30A, NMT1, AK1 (PiD‑specific), and CALB2 (PSP‑specific)—correlated strongly with regional AT8 burden (|ρ| ≥ 0.70, FDR < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: BD‑EV proteomic fingerprints robustly differentiate 3R and 4R tauopathies and track disease severity, unveiling astrocytic mitochondrial proteins as candidate biomarkers. Overall, our results indicate that BD-EV profiling may complement existing approaches for distinguishing tau isoforms and, pending further validation, could ultimately be adapted for use in more accessible biofluids.\n\nID: 41080077\nTitle: Exosomes as Emerging Therapeutic Strategies in Primary Osteoporosis: A Narrative Review.\nAbstract: Primary osteoporosis imposes a growing global burden. While antiresorptive and anabolic agents reduce fractures, long-term adherence, adverse events, and limited tissue targeting leave unmet needs. Exosomes have emerged as promising, cell-free candidates. We conducted a narrative synthesis of English-language studies (2010-May 2025) indexed in PubMed and Web of Science on exosomes and primary osteoporosis, including mechanistic, preclinical efficacy, delivery, and safety data. Exosomes modulate bone remodeling via osteoanabolic signaling, osteoclast inhibition, and antioxidative pathways. Across cell and animal models, exosome preparations improved osteoblast viability and function, enhanced mineralization, and mitigated glucocorticoid- or estrogen-deficiency-related bone loss. Key translational variables include source selection, isolation/characterization, cargo loading, dosing, route, targeting, and biocompatibility. Safety signals are preliminarily favorable but heterogeneous across platforms. The current evidence base is predominantly preclinical; standardized manufacturing, biodistribution and persistence profiling, and dose-response relationships remain insufficient. Exosome-based approaches are promising adjuncts rather than immediate replacements for current osteoporosis therapies. Priorities include harmonized release criteria, head-to-head comparisons with standard agents, validated pharmacodynamic biomarkers, and early-phase clinical trials. For patients who are intolerant of or inadequately controlled by approved agents, exosome strategies may offer future targeted adjuncts once quality, safety, and efficacy are established in humans.\n\nID: 41046106\nTitle: Comparison of neuron-derived extracellular vesicles miRNA profile between patients with behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia and primary psychiatric disorders.\nAbstract: The behavioural variant of frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) often overlaps clinically with primary psychiatric disorders (PPD), leading to frequent misdiagnosis and delayed intervention. The \"Diagnostic and Prognostic Precision Algorithm for behavioural variant Frontotemporal Dementia\" (DIPPA-FTD) study aims to enhance bvFTD diagnosis by integrating clinical and molecular biomarkers. Among these, neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) isolated from plasma offer a minimally invasive means to investigate central nervous system alterations through microRNA (miRNA) profiling. This study analyzed miRNAs expression in NDEVs from patients with bvFTD, PPD, and healthy controls. In a retrospective cohort of 80 participants, six miRNAs differentiated bvFTD from PPD; however, these findings were not replicated in a prospective cohort comprised of 86 participants, suggesting heterogeneity within PPD. Further analysis identified three miRNAs (hsa-miR-106b-5p, hsa-miR-126-3p, and hsa-miR-342-3p) that significantly distinguished bvFTD from a sub-group of PPD, namely bipolar disorder (BD). The downregulation of hsa-miR-106b-5p and hsa-miR-126-3p, implicated in neuroprotection and vascular integrity, contrasted with the upregulation of hsa-miR-342-3p, which is associated with neuroinflammation. Bioinformatics analysis revealed E2F1, a transcription factor linked to autophagy and neuronal apoptosis, as a common target of significantly de-regulated miRNAs, further highlighting their potential pathophysiological role. These findings suggest that miRNAs signatures in NDEVs may serve as valuable biomarkers to differentiate bvFTD from BD, although further validation is required.\n\nID: 40992133\nTitle: Characterizing longitudinal patterns of central and peripheral insulin resistance.\nAbstract: Metabolic dysfunction of insulin resistance (IR) may compromise brain function decades before overt disease. We assessed biomarkers of peripheral and central IR for three years in 125 cognitively intact adults without diabetes or depression (23-61 y) to clarify their relative contributions to trajectories of metabolic and cognitive change. Peripheral IR was quantified by measuring steady-state plasma glucose (SSPG) concentration during the insulin-suppression test and ancillary metabolic indices; central IR was indexed by phosphorylated insulin-receptor-substrate-1 (p-IRS1) in neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEs) isolated from plasma. Mixed-effects models controlling for age, sex and BMI showed that higher baseline SSPG concentration robustly predicted subsequent increases in HOMA-IR and fasting insulin but was unrelated to cognitive outcomes. In contrast, higher baseline NDE p-IRS1 predicted better global cognition (MMSE) over time, an effect strongest in younger participants, yet showed no association with peripheral metabolic change. Participants with concordantly low fasting insulin and C-peptide maintained roughly two-fold higher p-IRS1 than those in the highest tertiles, despite similar trajectories across visits. Neither peripheral nor central IR predicted telomere attrition. Cross-sectionally, p-IRS1 correlated inversely with SSPG concentration, BMI and leptin, suggesting compensatory brain-periphery coupling. These findings indicate that NDE-based markers capture a dimension of brain metabolic vulnerability distinct from classical peripheral measures.\n\nID: 40832743\nTitle: Neurochemical biomarkers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: recent developments.\nAbstract: To provide an overview of the recent developments in the field of neurochemical biomarkers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Neurofilaments, especially NFL, have been confirmed to be good biomarkers for ALS. NFL may be diagnostically useful but its main role is as prognostic and pharmacodynamic biomarker. Inflammatory biomarkers, especially the chitinases, might also serve as pharmacodynamic biomarkers in treatment trials targeting neuroinflammation. GFAP could reflect cognitive-behavioural impairment. CSF dipeptides are diagnostic biomarkers for ALS caused by the C9ORF72 exanucleotide repeat expansion and may be used to confirm target engagement by experimental drugs. Levels of TDP-43 (virtually the ideal biomarker for ALS) in CSF and plasma have not been demonstrated to be consistently altered in ALS. However, promising advancements have been achieved in seed amplification assays for the protein, in its quantification in plasma extracellular vesicles, and in the measurement of CSF levels of a protein reflecting splicing dysfunction of TDP-43. Finally, blood phosphorylated tau has emerged as an ALS biomarker linked to lower motor neuron (or muscle) pathology. NFL is still the best neurochemical biomarker for ALS. However, substantial advances have been recently made, especially regarding detection of TDP-43 and blood phosphorylated tau.\n\nID: 40806377\nTitle: Small Extracellular Vesicles in Neurodegenerative Disease: Emerging Roles in Pathogenesis, Biomarker Discovery, and Therapy.\nAbstract: Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS, and Huntington's pose a growing global challenge due to their complex pathobiology and aging demographics. Once considered as cellular debris, small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) are now recognized as active mediators of intercellular signaling in NDD progression. These nanovesicles (~30-150 nm), capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier, carry pathological proteins, RNAs, and lipids, facilitating the spread of toxic species like Aβ, tau, TDP-43, and α-synuclein. sEVs are increasingly recognized as valuable diagnostic tools, outperforming traditional CSF biomarkers in early detection and disease monitoring. On the therapeutic front, engineered sEVs offer a promising platform for CNS-targeted delivery of siRNAs, CRISPR tools, and neuroprotective agents, demonstrating efficacy in preclinical models. However, translational hurdles persist, including standardization, scalability, and regulatory alignment. Promising solutions are emerging, such as CRISPR-based barcoding, which enables high-resolution tracking of vesicle biodistribution; AI-guided analytics to enhance quality control; and coordinated regulatory efforts by the FDA, EMA, and ISEV aimed at unifying identity and purity criteria under forthcoming Minimal Information for Studies of Extracellular Vesicles (MISEV) guidelines. This review critically examines the mechanistic roles, diagnostic potential, and therapeutic applications of sEVs in NDDs, and outlines key strategies for clinical translation.\n\nID: 40778305\nTitle: Estimating progression of Alzheimer's disease with extracellular vesicle-related multi-omics risk models.\nAbstract: Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is heterogeneous and shows complex interconnected pathways at various biological levels. Risk scores contribute greatly to disease prognosis and biomarker discovery but typically represent generic risk factors. However, large-scale multi-omics data can generate individualized risk factors. Filtering these risk factors with brain-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) could yield key pathologic pathways and vesicular vehicles for treatment delivery. A list of 460 EV-related genes was curated from brain tissue samples in the ExoCarta database. This list was used to select genes from transcriptomics, proteomics, and DNA methylation data. Significant risk factors included demographic features (age, sex) and genes significant for progression in transcriptomics data. These genes were selected using Cox regression, aided by the Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO), and were used to construct three risk models at different omics levels. Gene signatures from the significant risk factors were used as biomarkers for further evaluation, including gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) and drug perturbation analysis. Nine EV-related genes were identified as significant risk factors. All three risk models predicted high/low risk groups with significant separation in Kaplan-Meier analysis. Training the transcriptomics risk models on EV-related genes yielded better AD classification results than using all genes in an independent dataset. GSEA revealed Mitophagy and several other significant pathways related to AD. Four drugs showed therapeutic potential to target the identified risk factors based on Connectivity Map analysis. The proposed risk score model demonstrates a novel approach to AD using EV-related large-scale multi-omics data. Potential biomarkers and pathways related to AD were identified for further investigation. Drug candidates were identified for further evaluation in biological experiments, potentially transported to targeted tissues via bioengineered EVs.\n\nID: 40777434\nTitle: Neuron-derived extracellular vesicles in plasma present a potential non-invasive biomarker for Huntingtin protein and RNA assessment in Huntington disease.\nAbstract: Huntington disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by a trinucleotide repeat expansion in the HTT gene encoding an elongated polyglutamine tract in the huntingtin (HTT) protein. The use of biomarkers has become a major component in preclinical studies focusing on HTT lowering strategies. Quantification of soluble mutant HTT (mHTT) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has served as a pharmacodynamic readout and as potential disease progression biomarker. However, development of future assays for HTT measurement from other biofluids, such as blood, will facilitate the access to human samples since CSF collection is an invasive outpatient procedure. Brain cells, in particular neurons, secrete extracellular vesicles (EVs) that cross the blood-brain barrier and circulate in blood. Importantly, EVs have been identified to be involved in HTT export from cells to the extracellular space. However, it is unknow which vesicle subtype correlates better with HD progression. Our work investigates the potential of EVs as non-invasive sources of clinical biomarkers in liquid biopsies. We developed an optimized ultracentrifugation protocol for the purification of ectosomes and exosomes from human samples and plasma of humanized HD mouse models. Ectosomes are larger vesicles that bud from the plasma membrane of cells, whereas exosomes originate from multivesicular bodies and are afterwards released to the extracellular space. Consistent with previous published data in other model systems, ectosomes isolated from plasma of the Hu97/18 mouse model contain both wild-type (wt) and mHTT in higher levels than in exosomes. Similar results were observed in media from HD induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)-differentiated neurons and in Hu97/18 primary neuronal cultures. Interestingly, we also found higher levels of HTT transcripts in this EV subtype. We further demonstrate that initial storage of the samples using a slow freezing protocol preserves HTT and EV protein marker levels, highlighting the importance of sample preparation for EV isolation and analysis. Our results also show that plasma contains vesicles originated from neuronal cells that can be isolated using neuron-specific markers, such as ATPase Na+/K+ transporting subunit alpha 3 (ATP1A3), allowing the evaluation of HTT levels in the brain through vesicles circulating in the blood. Overall, our results demonstrate that HTT protein measurement from EVs isolated from blood can be a potential less-invasive disease biomarker. We also demonstrate that EVs subtypes contain different HTT protein and RNA levels, important for the development of consistent and reliable biomarkers. Further characterization of neuron-specific EVs content from patient-derived biofluids will lead to the development of novel clinical biomarkers and for evaluation of therapeutic strategies.\n\nID: 40756347\nTitle: Unraveling α-synuclein and amylin co-aggregation: pathological insights and biomarker development for Parkinson's disease.\nAbstract: Background: Patients with diabetes have a higher morbidity in Parkinson's disease (PD) than others, but the mechanism underlying this link remains controversial. The co-aggregation of α-synuclein (α-syn) and amylin has been hypothesized as a key contributor. Methods: Molecular interaction analysis and co-immunoprecipitation were conducted to assess the feasibility of co-aggregation. We developed a tailored surface-based fluorescence distribution method to detect the co-aggregate in the subject's serum sample and brain-derived L1CAM-positive Extracellular Vesicles. Subjects include Health Controls (HC), PD patients and multiple system atrophy (MSA) patients. Results: The co-aggregates were detected in PD patient samples, in both serum and brain-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs). We demonstrated that the co-aggregate count could distinguish PD patients from healthy individuals. Our results revealed a positive correlation between co-aggregate count and Parkinson's disease scales or diabetes markers, highlighting the role of co-aggregation in promoting PD progression. The distribution of co-aggregates demonstrated diversity among different α-synucleinopathies; a high co-aggregates count was found in EVs and serum of PD patients, but not in the serum of MSA patients. Conclusion: The existence of α-syn-amylin co-aggregates was confirmed. Our findings suggest that α-syn-amylin co-aggregation may play a pivotal role in PD pathology, and have the potential as a biomarker. These results point to a potential path for early-diagnosis and therapeutic intervention.\n\nID: 40716004\nTitle: Sex-specific mitochondrial DNA changes in neuron-derived extracellular vesicles of African American adults: impact of HIV infection and smoking.\nAbstract: Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in extracellular vesicles (EVs) may track HIV-related neuronal injury. We measured mtDNA copy number in neuron-derived EVs (NEVs) and total plasma EVs from 48 African American adults stratified by sex, HIV status, and smoking. NEV-mtDNA differed by group (p < 0.05): men with HIV showed the highest levels, markedly exceeding HIV-negative men and all women, while smoking raised NEV-mtDNA only in men. Plasma EV-mtDNA paralleled NEVs but was ~ 100-fold higher, reflecting systemic release. These sex-specific increases implicate HIV as a stronger mitochondrial stressor in men and support NEV-mtDNA as a convenient biomarker of neuro-mitochondrial dysfunction.\n\nID: 42352907\nTitle: The Dual Role of Glial Extracellular Vesicles in Neurodegeneration: Insights from iPSC-Based Models.\nAbstract: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as key mediators of intercellular communication in the brain, with glial cell-derived EVs increasingly recognized for their roles in maintaining brain homeostasis and contributing to the progression of neurodegenerative diseases. By transferring a diverse cargo of bioactive molecules, including proteins, RNAs, and organelles, EVs influence recipient cell behavior and overall brain function. In neurodegenerative conditions, glial EVs can either propagate pathogenic signals or deliver neuroprotective and regenerative cues, depending on their cellular origin and molecular composition. This context-dependent heterogeneity highlights the need for physiologically relevant human models to investigate EVs biology. Human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived glial models provide a disease-relevant platform, as they recapitulate key pathological features of Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). When further integrated with brain organoid platforms, these iPSC-based systems enable the generation of three-dimensional environments that closely resemble in vivo EVs dynamics. Importantly, glial EVs can modulate cellular pathways involved in neuronal survival and function. Indeed, their potential to interact with and, under specific experimental conditions, traverse the blood-brain barrier (BBB) has contributed to growing interest in their application for biomarker discovery and therapeutic development. Engineered and patient-specific EVs derived from iPSCs are emerging as promising tools for targeted, cell type-specific, therapeutic approaches, although their clinical applicability still requires further validation. This review discusses the emerging evidence supporting the dual role of iPSC-derived glial EVs in health and disease, underscores the translational potential of iPSC-based platforms for mechanistic studies, and outlines their promise as precision medicine tools for diagnostics and therapy.\n\nID: 42253101\nTitle: Extracellular vesicles participate in proteostasis and heat shock adaptation in Plasmodium falciparum.\nAbstract: Heat shock is a hallmark of clinical malaria, where Plasmodium falciparum parasites are exposed to recurrent febrile episodes exceeding 40 °C, which lead to acute proteotoxic stress. Parasite survival under these conditions relies on efficient proteostasis mechanisms and molecular chaperones, yet how stress resilience is coordinated beyond chaperone responses remains poorly understood.Here, we identify a stress-associated role for extracellular vesicles (EVs) in parasite heat shock adaptation linked to vesicular trafficking mediated by PfVps60, an Endosomal Sorting Complex Required for Transport (ESCRT) protein. Using a PfVps60 knockout (PfVps60KO) line, we show that disruption of ESCRT-dependent vesicular trafficking affects EV cargo composition during thermal stress. Proteomic profiling revealed that 44.8% of EV-associated proteins from P. falciparum 3D7 overlapped with a previously defined set of aggregation-prone proteins. Loss of PfVps60 impaired EV-mediated export of the chaperones PfHsp70-x and PfHsp110, altered aggregation dynamics and induced the redistribution of protein aggregates near the parasitophorous vacuole, reduced induction of the cytosolic chaperone PfHsp70-1, and resulted in early loss of parasite viability following heat shock. Supplementation of PfVps60KO parasites with EVs derived from heat-stressed 3D7 parasites partially rescued heat shock tolerance in a dose-dependent manner. EVs released shortly after thermal stress were enriched in aggregation-prone proteins and associated with neighbouring uninfected erythrocytes, suggesting EV-mediated intercellular communication during febrile episodes. Together, these findings support a role for EV-associated cargo as a previously unexplored component of P. falciparum proteostasis during heat shock adaptation, identifying stress-induced EVs as a potential parasite vulnerability for malaria intervention.\n\nID: 42204625\nTitle: MicroRNA-7: a versatile player and core target in brain disorders.\nAbstract: This article provides a systematic review of the biological characteristics, regulatory mechanisms, and roles of MicroRNA-7 (miR-7) in the nervous system, as well as explores its clinical translation potential and challenges. A review analysis integrating the progress of basic and clinical research related to miR-7. Characteristics and Regulation: miR-7 is highly expressed in mammalian brain tissues, with its function finely regulated by ceRNA networks (such as ciRS-7 and lncRNA SNHG1) and epigenetic modifications, forming a multi-layer dynamic regulatory system. It plays multi-faceted intervention roles in protein aggregation, neuroinflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and tumor progression by targeting key factors such as α-synuclein, NLRP3 inflammasome, EGFR/PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway, and mitochondrial-related proteins (e.g. VDAC1). Role in Disease: It has significant pathophysiological implications in diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, ischemic stroke, cerebral hemorrhage, and glioblastoma. Translational Potential: Changes in miR-7 expression in bodily fluids (blood, cerebrospinal fluid) and extracellular vesicles demonstrate diagnostic and prognostic potential; delivery systems based on nanomedicine (e.g. liposomes, graphene oxide, AAV vectors) and their combination therapy strategies (e.g. in conjunction with chemotherapy and immunotherapy) enhance its brain targeting and therapeutic efficiency. miR-7 is a key regulatory molecule in brain diseases, with significant value for basic research and clinical translation. Future advancements should leverage cutting-edge technologies such as single-cell sequencing, spatial transcriptomics, and intelligent responsive nanocarriers to deepen the understanding of its regulatory networks and address challenges such as mechanism complexity, delivery system targeting, and the lack of clinical translation standards, to accelerate its transition from basic research to clinical application.\n\nID: 42196458\nTitle: The Molecular Basis of Partial Reversal or Significant Slowing of ALS, Parkinson's Disease, and Lewy Body Dementia by Mesenchymal Exosomes/Secretome.\nAbstract: Neuromuscular and neurodegenerative (NMND) disorders are diseases that cause progressive damage to the central nervous system leaving patients with symptoms that negatively affect everyday living with death almost inevitable. These include amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Lewy body dementia (LBD), and Parkinson's disease (PD) with cases expected to increase in the future. Intranasally administered stem cell-derived exosomes/secretome have been seen as potential therapeutic options for these disorders in preclinical animal models. This study sought to observe the efficacy of mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes/secretome in patients with ALS, LBD, and PD. Based off these preclinical studies, we conducted a case-controlled series experiment with 86 patients with ALS, LBD, or PD, with the independent variable being the treatment and the dependent variable being the clinical response. These patients were recruited and given intranasal instillations of various MSC-derived exosome/secretome products. Subsequent treatments were given to patients who did not have a response to one product. Patients were followed up at one week, one, two, three, and six months post-treatment. Historical external controls were used for comparison to clinical outcomes. There were no serious adverse events in any patient. A total of 67 of 86 (77%) patients showed a positive clinical response to at least one product. Outcomes were strongly associated with greater treatment frequency for ALS and LBD. Intranasal administration of MSC-derived exosome/secretome products were safe, and most patients showed overall improvement with at least one product. Some patients also saw a substantial decrease in the rate of decline compared to historical controls. These results also give rise to the hypothesis: do MSC-derived exosomes/secretome treatments show efficacy in other NMND disorders? The primary limitation of this study is the 6-month follow-up.\n\nID: 42144072\nTitle: Progress in precision drug delivery systems for neurodegenerative diseases with muscle atrophy.\nAbstract: Neurodegenerative diseases frequently co-occur with skeletal muscle atrophy, creating a complex comorbid condition that significantly accelerates functional decline and increases mortality. This dual pathology is driven by interconnected mechanisms such as protein aggregation, neuroinflammation, and impaired axonal transport, disrupting critical neuromuscular junctions (NMJs). However, a significant research gap exists in the development of therapeutic strategies that can effectively and simultaneously target both the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral muscle tissues. We systematically summarizes the core pathological targets and critically evaluates recent advances in precision drug delivery systems designed to overcome these challenges. We explore innovative strategies, including engineered viral vectors and receptor-targeted nanoparticles for CNS delivery, as well as smart biomaterials and extracellular vesicles (EVs) for muscle-specific and dual-organ intervention, highlighting the growing role of artificial intelligence (AI) in optimizing their design. Furthermore, this review discusses the construction of multidimensional efficacy evaluation systems that integrate behavioral, molecular, and imaging biomarkers and addresses pivotal clinical translation challenges, from scalable production to species-specific differences. By examining the pathological landscape across the central nervous system and skeletal muscle together, this review connects mechanisms that have more often been considered in isolation and evaluates how their convergence may inform the design of delivery strategies targeting both tissue compartments.\n\nID: 42113315\nTitle: Exosomes in Amyloid Propagation-Roles in Neurodegeneration.\nAbstract: Extracellular vesicle (EVs)-mediated cell-to-cell communication is crucial for cell growth, signaling, and metabolism. Exosomes are a subtype of EVs originating from endosomal cellular machinery and have a relatively smaller size (30-150 nM). They carry nucleic acids, proteins, miRNA, lipids, metabolites, and growth factors, making them an exciting research tool for understanding the pathophysiology of complex human diseases. Different brain cells also communicate with themselves by the release of exosomes which helps in overall brain growth and in cell signaling. Recent studies have highlighted the importance of exosomes in neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) of Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), prion, and Huntington's disease (HD). Exosomes are involved in the spread of amyloid-like protein aggregates formed in these diseases, but a comprehensive understanding of this spread mechanism is limited. In this article, we have analyzed the roles of exosomes in the spread of amyloid protein aggregates in the NDDs. Furthermore, we have discussed possible measures to address several gaps in our current understanding of cross talks between exosomes and protein aggregates in neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs). We have also discussed the therapeutic opportunities to delay or prevent pathogenic amyloid aggregate spread by exploiting exosomal transport. Overall, the review will contribute to develop a better understanding vesicular transport of amyloids and will help contend their propagation in different NDDs.\n\nID: 42092406\nTitle: TRIM16 attenuates TDP43-mediated oxidative injury by coordinating Nrf2 activation and TFR1 autophagic degradation.\nAbstract: TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP43) aggregation is a well-established pathological hallmark of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and related neurodegenerative disorders, contributing significantly to oxidative stress and neuronal injury. Here, we report that the M337V mutation in TDP43 exacerbates its proteotoxicity relative to the wild-type protein. Concurrently, multi-omics analysis revealed a pronounced downregulation of TRIM16 in motor neuron-like cells expressing either wild-type or M337V mutant TDP43. Functional studies demonstrated that TRIM16 overexpression effectively mitigated oxidative stress, restored mitochondrial integrity, and suppressed ferroptosis. Mechanistically, TRIM16 promoted the ubiquitination and degradation of Keap1, thereby facilitating the activation of Nrf2-mediated antioxidant genes. Furthermore, we identified the iron import receptor TFR1 as a novel ubiquitination substrate of TRIM16. TRIM16 mediated the ubiquitination of TFR1 and targeted it for p62-dependent autophagic degradation, which in turn reduced iron accumulation and lipid peroxidation. Collectively, our findings establish TRIM16 as a pivotal suppressor of TDP43-induced toxicity by orchestrating dual cytoprotective pathways to enhance cellular resilience, highlighting its promising therapeutic potential for TDP43 proteinopathy.\n\nID: 33576076\nTitle: Cognitive decline in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Neuropathological substrate and genetic determinants.\nAbstract: Cognitive impairment and behavioral changes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are now recognized as part of the disease. Whether it is solely related to the extent of TDP-43 pathology is currently unclear. We aim to evaluate the influence of age, genetics, neuropathological features, and concomitant pathologies on cognitive impairment in ALS patients. We analyzed a postmortem series of 104 ALS patients and retrospectively reviewed clinical and neuropathological data. We assessed the burden and extent of concomitant pathologies, the role of APOE ε4 and mutations, and correlated these findings with cognitive status. We performed a logistic regression model to identify which pathologies are related to cognitive impairment. Cognitive decline was recorded in 38.5% of the subjects. Neuropathological features of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) were found in 32.7%, explaining most, but not all, cases with cognitive impairment. Extent of TDP-43 pathology and the presence of hippocampal sclerosis were associated with cognitive impairment. Mutation carriers presented a higher burden of TDP-43 pathology and FTLD more frequently than sporadic cases. Most cases (89.4%) presented some degree of concomitant pathologies. The presence of concomitant pathologies was associated with older age at death. FTLD, but also Alzheimer's disease, were the predominant underlying pathologies explaining the cognitive impairment in ALS patients. In sum, FTLD explained the presence of cognitive decline in most but not all ALS cases, while other non-FTLD related findings can influence the cognitive status, particularly in older age groups.\n\nID: 29216908\nTitle: Clinical and neuropathological features of ALS/FTD with TIA1 mutations.\nAbstract: Mutations in the stress granule protein T-cell restricted intracellular antigen 1 (TIA1) were recently shown to cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) with or without frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Here, we provide detailed clinical and neuropathological descriptions of nine cases with TIA1 mutations, together with comparisons to sporadic ALS (sALS) and ALS due to repeat expansions in C9orf72 (C9orf72+). All nine patients with confirmed mutations in TIA1 were female. The clinical phenotype was heterogeneous with a range in the age at onset from late twenties to the eighth decade (mean = 60 years) and disease duration from one to 6 years (mean = 3 years). Initial presentation was either focal weakness or language impairment. All affected individuals received a final diagnosis of ALS with or without FTD. No psychosis or parkinsonism was described. Neuropathological examination on five patients found typical features of ALS and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD-TDP, type B) with anatomically widespread TDP-43 proteinopathy. In contrast to C9orf72+ cases, caudate atrophy and hippocampal sclerosis were not prominent. Detailed evaluation of the pyramidal motor system found a similar degree of neurodegeneration and TDP-43 pathology as in sALS and C9orf72+ cases; however, cases with TIA1 mutations had increased numbers of lower motor neurons containing round eosinophilic and Lewy body-like inclusions on HE stain and round compact cytoplasmic inclusions with TDP-43 immunohistochemistry. Immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence failed to demonstrate any labeling of inclusions with antibodies against TIA1. In summary, our TIA1 mutation carriers developed ALS with or without FTD, with a wide range in age at onset, but without other neurological or psychiatric features. The neuropathology was characterized by widespread TDP-43 pathology, but a more restricted pattern of neurodegeneration than C9orf72+ cases. Increased numbers of round eosinophilic and Lewy-body like inclusions in lower motor neurons may be a distinctive feature of ALS caused by TIA1 mutations.\n\nID: 25637145\nTitle: Early detection of structural abnormalities and cytoplasmic accumulation of TDP-43 in tissue-engineered skins derived from ALS patients.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an adult-onset disease characterized by the selective degeneration of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord progressively leading to paralysis and death. Current diagnosis of ALS is based on clinical assessment of related symptoms. The clinical manifestations observed in ALS appear relatively late in the disease course after degeneration of a significant number of motor neurons. As a result, the identification and development of disease-modifying therapies is difficult. Therefore, novel strategies for early diagnosis of neurodegeneration, to monitor disease progression and to assess response to existing and future treatments are urgently needed. Factually, many neurological disorders, including ALS, are accompanied by skin changes that often precede the onset of neurological symptoms. Aiming to generate an innovative human-based model to facilitate the identification of predictive biomarkers associated with the disease, we developed a unique ALS tissue-engineered skin model (ALS-TES) derived from patient's own cells. The ALS-TES presents a number of striking features including altered epidermal differentiation, abnormal dermo-epidermal junction, delamination, keratinocyte infiltration, collagen disorganization and cytoplasmic TDP-43 inclusions. Remarkably, these abnormal skin defects, uniquely seen in the ALS-derived skins, were detected in pre-symtomatic C9orf72-linked ALS patients carrying the GGGGCC DNA repeat expansion. Consequently, our ALS skin model could represent a renewable source of human tissue, quickly and easily accessible to better understand the physiophatological mechanisms underlying this disease, to facilitate the identification of disease-specific biomarkers, and to develop innovative tools for early diagnosis and disease monitoring.\n=======================================================\n\n### [CUSTOM DATAPOINTS]\nCRITICAL EXTRACTION DIRECTIVE: You MUST extract the following custom datapoints as root-level key/value pairs inside your final JSON block:\n- \"suggested_experiments\": generate 1-3 suggested experiments\n- \"suggested_studies\": generate 1-3 suggested studies\n- \"swansons_literature_based_discovery_candidates\": You are an advanced Literature-Based Discovery (LBD) system executing Swanson’s complementary-but-disjoint (A-B-C) model. Your goal is to find hidden, unpublished connections across the provided dataset.   Strict Discovery Protocol: 1. Identify distinct, isolated sub-literatures (Domain A and Domain C) within the dataset that share NO direct citations, co-mentions, or common contextual paragraphs.  2. Find an intermediate biological mechanism, protein, path, or entity (Bridge B) that appears independently in both isolated domains (A-to-B and B-to-C). 3. Synthesize a novel, unstated hypothesis (A-to-C).  Negative Constraint (Crucial): DO NOT output any connection if the relationship between Concept A and Concept C is explicitly mentioned, paired, or summarized anywhere in the source text. If a connection (like \"OMN resilience to SMN stabilization\") is already explicitly stated or grouped as a concept in the data, it is considered \"already known\" and must be disqualified.  Format your output exactly as follows: - Discovered Hypothesis (A to C): [Clear, novel statement] - Literature A (Origin): [Entity/Concept and source context] - Literature C (Target): [Entity/Concept and source context] - The Intersecting Bridge B: [The shared mechanism/protein linking them] - Biological Rationale: [1-2 sentences explaining why this hidden connection is mechanistically plausible]\n- \"contradictions_between_evidences\": Identify conflicting evidence within the evidence set (if any) and flag the dispute here\n- \"repurposed_solutions\": identify and explain repurposed Solution potentials\n\n\nFormat Requirement:\nRAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nFirst provide disclaimer such as \"Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\"\n---\nWrite in a highly academic, formal thesis tone.\nFormat your readable response using these exact academic headers:\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\n(Exact wording of the claim evaluated)\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\n(Scientific synthesis)\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\n(Mechanistic explanation utilizing the 'moneyshot quotes' you will use in the EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS section later as well)\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n(5-10 bullet points of surprising facts)\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n(Numbered list matching inline citations) For example \"1. ID: 12345 - Application: The text discusses ... and since no other evidence provided proves nor disproves the claim, the lowest rating allowed across all evidences is required. ID:12345 indicates the claim is overall plausible (Alignment with this ID: 3) - [copied/verbatim Quote text]\"\n\n**CRITICAL: You must include the exact quote you used in the [copied/verbatim Quote text] section.\n\nIf the prompt says \"at least 10 quotes\" then there must be at least 10 matching citations.  You must actually use the quotes you select within the conext of the preprint publication you write.\n\nEvaluation Schema:\nRAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\n###critical: WRAP YOUR THOUGHTS WITH \nAll responses must include the mandatory \"### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY  & CITATIONS]\" section as formatted.\nCRITICAL:\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST DIRECTLY SUPPORT YOUR CLAIMS**\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST BE USED IN YOUR RESPONSE TEXT WITHOUT IN-LINE ANNOTATION**\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST BE USED IN A FORMAL PROFESSIONAL WAY, WORTHY OF PEER REVIEW, WITHOUT ILLOGICAL LEAPS (UNSUPPORTED MAY BE OK, ILLOGICAL IS NOT OK)**\n(Numbered list matching inline citations) For example \"1. ID: 12345 - Application: The text discusses ... and since no other evidence provided proves nor disproves the claim, the lowest rating allowed across all evidences is required. ID:12345 indicates the claim is overall plausible (Alignment with this ID: 7) - *\"copied/verbatim Quote text\"**\n\nCRITICAL INSTRUCTION:\nwhen fact checking: At the very end of your response, you MUST provide a machine-readable JSON block containing evaluation metrics. \nIt MUST be enclosed exactly between ###JSON_START### and ###JSON_END###. Ensure the JSON is valid. \n\nFor the \"Logic_Chain\", break down the systemic mechanism into verbose unabridged atomic multi-step pathways using i/o porting style where the input of next node must match output of the prior (e.g., A -> B, B->C, C->D). Each chain must fully represent the response you give, and should be color coded with light green (Gap_Strength is \"None\"), lightblue (Gap_Strength is medium), or pink (strong Gap_Strength). Logic_Chain MUST be a JSON array of objects. Each object MUST contain EXACTLY these keys: \"Step\", \"From\", \"Relationship\", \"To\", \"evidence_source_id\", \"Alignment_Score\", \"Consilience_Score\", \"Confidence_Score\", \"Gap_Strength\", \"Justification\", and \"Color\". Use commas between objects. DO NOT leave trailing commas inside objects.\n\nFor \"Verbatim_Quotes\", copy at least 10 (required, 10 or more) \"moneyshot\" quotes EXACTLY as they appear in the context literature text, word-for-word, characters included, that fully support your response. We will programmatically validate these. You MUST return an array of OBJECTS, where each object has a \"quote\" key and a \"source_id\" key (the ID of the text it came from, e.g., the ID). Do not alter a single character, do not paraphrase.\n\nUse these scales to evaluate HOW WELL THE EVIDENCE SUPPORTS THE SPECIFIC CLAIM EVALUATED ABOVE:\n- Alignment Score (1-7): How well does the EVALUATED CLAIM factually align with the provided RAG evidence set? [1=Evidence proves claim strictly false, 2=Evidence indicates the claim is impossible, 3=Implausible, 4=Neutral/Unrelated, 5=Plausible, 6=Evidence indicates inevitable, 7=Evidence proves claim strictly true]\n- Consilience Score (1-7): How consilient (in agreement) is the evidence set regarding this claim? [1=Highly Conflicting/Disputed, 4=Mixed, 7=Unanimous Agreement]\n- Confidence Score (1-7): Implied confidence of the research based on study types and depth [1=In Vitro/Animal/Preprint, 4=Observational/Moderate, 7=Meta-analysis/RCT]\n\nFormat (DO NOT USE fencing)\nCRITICAL: Use ONLY Pubmed MeSH tags (exclude descriptor and [type]) for your gate variable names (i.e.,.the \"gates\") so they will be standardized globally.  Be unabridged, comprehensive, and exhaustive in your gate mapping with at least 1 gate nodes for each quote you identified per the specification and map the gates granularly/atomically.\n\n###JSON_START###\n{\n  \"Alignment\": 5,\n  \"Consilience\": 6,\n  \"Confidence\": 5,\n  \"Logic_Chain\":[\n    {\n      \"Step\": 1,\n      \"From\": \"Variable A\",\n      \"Relationship\": \"-->\",\n      \"To\": \"Variable B\",\n      \"Alignment_Score\": 6,\n      \"Consilience_Score\": 5,\n      \"Confidence_Score\": 4,\n      \"Gap_Strength\": \"None\",\n      \"Justification\": \"...\",\n      \"Color\": \"lightgreen\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"Verbatim_Quotes\": [\n    {\n      \"quote\": \"Copy the Exact wording from text exactly as it is, including all characters (we ascii match for validation!).\",\n      \"source_id\": \"12345678\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"Study_Type_Audit\": { \"ID123\": \"meta_analysis:Count=10\", \"ID124\": \"in_vivo:Count=3\" },\n  \"Gap_Analysis_Audit\": { \"study_type\": \"in_vitro\", \"study_intent\": \"binding\", \"justification\": \"The context provided indicates...\", \"predicted_result\": \"RGNEF binds to Zn2 magnitudes higher than BMAA\", \"short_answer_to_user\": \"Direct answer to the user primary intent, addressing the user directly when appropriate\"}\n,\n  \"suggested_experiments\": \"[Extract: generate 1-3 suggested experiments]\",\n  \"suggested_studies\": \"[Extract: generate 1-3 suggested studies]\",\n  \"swansons_literature_based_discovery_candidates\": \"[Extract: You are an advanced Literature-Based Discovery (LBD) system executing Swanson’s complementary-but-disjoint (A-B-C) model. Your goal is to find hidden, unpublished connections across the provided dataset.   Strict Discovery Protocol: 1. Identify distinct, isolated sub-literatures (Domain A and Domain C) within the dataset that share NO direct citations, co-mentions, or common contextual paragraphs.  2. Find an intermediate biological mechanism, protein, path, or entity (Bridge B) that appears independently in both isolated domains (A-to-B and B-to-C). 3. Synthesize a novel, unstated hypothesis (A-to-C).  Negative Constraint (Crucial): DO NOT output any connection if the relationship between Concept A and Concept C is explicitly mentioned, paired, or summarized anywhere in the source text. If a connection (like \\\"OMN resilience to SMN stabilization\\\") is already explicitly stated or grouped as a concept in the data, it is considered \\\"already known\\\" and must be disqualified.  Format your output exactly as follows: - Discovered Hypothesis (A to C): [Clear, novel statement] - Literature A (Origin): [Entity/Concept and source context] - Literature C (Target): [Entity/Concept and source context] - The Intersecting Bridge B: [The shared mechanism/protein linking them] - Biological Rationale: [1-2 sentences explaining why this hidden connection is mechanistically plausible]]\",\n  \"contradictions_between_evidences\": \"[Extract: Identify conflicting evidence within the evidence set (if any) and flag the dispute here]\",\n  \"repurposed_solutions\": \"[Extract: identify and explain repurposed Solution potentials]\"\n}\n###JSON_END###\n\n### CRITICAL QUOTE VALIDATION FAILURE (ATTEMPT 1) ###\nThe validator executed a 100% strict, character-by-character substring search. Your response was REJECTED because the following quotes do not exist verbatim in the source texts.\n\n❌ FAILED QUOTES (You must fix or delete these):\n\n- ERROR: You cited ID: 41892827 for the quote: \"Biomechanical voice analysis appears to capture physiologically meaningful alterations in vocal fold function in ALS and provides complementary information for characterizing bulbar motor involvement across clinical phenotypes.\"\n  FACT: Strict Misquote Detected! The exact character sequence \"Biomechanical voice analysis appear...\" was NOT found in the provided text. Do NOT truncate, paraphrase, or edit quotes.\n  \n  Below is the complete, true text of ID 41892827 that you MUST read. \n  Find a valid, verbatim, character-perfect sentence inside this exact block to cite instead, or change your claim to align with what this text actually says:\n  \n  --- BEGIN ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 41892827 ---\n  ID: 41892827\nTitle: Biomechanical Voice Parameters as Potential Biomarkers for Phenotype Differentiation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Study.\nAbstract: Background/Objectives: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a clinically heterogeneous neurodegenerative disease in which bulbar involvement frequently affects speech and voice production. Although acoustic voice analysis can detect phonatory alterations in ALS, its ability to differentiate clinical phenotypes remains limited. This study investigated whether biomechanical voice parameters provide complementary information for characterizing bulbar involvement across bulbar-onset ALS (ALS-B) and spinal-onset ALS (ALS-S) and explored their association with clinical and functional measures. Methods: This cross-sectional observational study included 50 patients with ALS (20 ALS-B, 30 ALS-S) and 50 controls with non-neurological voice disorders. Sustained vowel phonation was analyzed using acoustic measures and biomechanical voice parameters derived from a standardized model of vocal fold vibration. Perceptual voice severity was assessed using the GRBAS scale, while functional status was evaluated with the ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised (ALSFRS-R) and the Barthel Index. Associations with clinical measures were explored in secondary analyses. Results: Compared with controls, ALS patients showed significant differences in acoustic measures and several biomechanical parameters related to glottal closure and vibratory stability. Biomechanical analysis revealed significant differences between ALS-B and ALS-S, particularly in parameters reflecting vibratory asymmetry, glottal tension and cycle-to-cycle instability. Unexpectedly, ALS-B showed greater perceptual voice severity and higher Barthel Index scores than ALS-S, while no differences were observed in global ALSFRS-R total scores. Conclusions: Biomechanical voice analysis appears to capture physiologically meaningful alterations in vocal fold function in ALS and provides complementary information for characterizing bulbar motor involvement across clinical phenotypes, particularly ALS-B disease. When combined with acoustic and clinical assessments, this approach may enhance the evaluation of bulbar involvement and functional status in ALS.\n  --- END ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 41892827 ---\n\n\n✅ PASSED (DO NOT CHANGE THESE):\n- \"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.\" (Source: 42383305)\n- \"While neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity.\" (Source: 42217760)\n- \"These findings suggest that longitudinal multi-analyte profiling may refine biological response stratification beyond NfL alone in tofersen-treated SOD1-ALS.\" (Source: 42196191)\n- \"We observe significant modulation from baseline abundance for 56 proteins in tofersen-treated participants relative to placebo, including CSF GPNMB, which is significantly and continuously elevated across all post-baseline timepoints.\" (Source: 41850233)\n- \"Hypoxia increased EV production from endothelial cells, disrupted BBB integrity and promoted EV movement across the barrier.\" (Source: 41641858)\n- \"Neurofilament light chain (NfL) consistently demonstrated the highest diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity/specificity: 0.81-0.87 vs. ALS mimics) and high prognostic value (pooled HRs: 2.8-4.3) in both blood and CSF.\" (Source: 41140053)\n- \"The presented nanotechnology-based methodology offers an innovative and efficient tool for EV-based biomarker investigations and clinical utility by simplifying the enrichment of CNS-originated exosomes from complex biological fluids.\" (Source: 41147537)\n- \"HERV-K pol expression was significantly elevated in ALS, with fold-changes ranging from 1.59 to 1.85 (P = 0.037-0.051).\" (Source: 42436372)\n- \"Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses demonstrated strong discriminative performance for both the gene signature (AUC 0.87-1.00) and the associated miRNAs (AUC 0.95-1.00).\" (Source: 42251967)\n\n\nINSTRUCTION: Study the actual abstracts provided. Correct the casing, punctuation, spelling, or map the quote to its true source ID. Do NOT use ellipses.\n\n=======================================================\n⚠️⚠️⚠️ CRITICAL VERIFICATION FAILURE (RETRY LOOP DETECTED) ⚠️⚠️⚠️\nYour previous response was REJECTED because your quotes failed strict byte-perfect validation.\n\nTO BREAK THE LOOP, FOLLOW THESE 3 ABSOLUTE RULES:\n1. NO REPAIRING: If a quote failed, do NOT attempt to edit or tweak it. Either copy a completely different, 100% verbatim sentence from the source, or discard the quote entirely.\n2. PERMISSION TO DISCARD: You are NOT permitted to return fewer quotes to pass validation. Never hallucinate just to meet a quota.\n3. BYTE-PERFECT COPY: You must perform a direct, literal copy-paste. Ellipses (...) are BANNED. Do not change a single capital letter, punctuation mark, or space.\n=======================================================\n\nBASED STRICTLY ON THE CONTEXT LITERATURE ABOVE, EVALUATE THIS SPECIFIC PERSPECTIVE/PENTAMATRIX:\n\"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Biomarkers; Clinical trials; Neuron-derived extracellular vesicles; Neuropathology; Pharmacodynamic biomarkers; Surrogate endpoints; TDP-43\"","rawResponse":"Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although \"Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes\" is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\n\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\nAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a complex neurodegenerative disorder characterized by TDP-43 proteinopathy, and there is a critical need for multimodal, stage-specific biomarkers including neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) to enhance diagnostic precision and monitor pharmacodynamic responses in clinical trials.\n\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\nThis assessment synthesizes current evidence regarding the use of blood-based and CSF biomarkers for ALS. We confirm that while neurofilaments serve as established markers of neuroaxonal injury, their lack of specificity necessitates the integration of emerging fluid-based markers—such as TDP-43 species, miRNA signatures, and exosomal cargo—into a multimodal clinical framework.\n\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\nALS is characterized by progressive degeneration of motor neurons, with cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 serving as a pathological hallmark. Despite its status as a primary pathological target, translating TDP-43 into a standalone biomarker remains challenging. Currently, neurofilament light chain (NfL) represents the most validated indicator of neuroaxonal injury; however, as the provided literature indicates, \"While neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity.\" This highlights the necessity for advanced diagnostic tools. Neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) have emerged as a promising, minimally invasive \"liquid biopsy\" source. Furthermore, for specific cohorts such as SOD1-ALS, pharmacodynamic monitoring via quantitative proteomics has identified novel biomarkers like GPNMB, as \"We observe significant modulation from baseline abundance for 56 proteins in tofersen-treated participants relative to placebo, including CSF GPNMB, which is significantly and continuously elevated across all post-baseline timepoints.\" \n\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n*   Exosomal HERV-K transcripts are significantly elevated in ALS patients, offering potential for tracking endogenous retroviral activity.\n*   Transcriptomic PBMC signatures, including genes like *Mctp1* and *Penk*, provide high diagnostic accuracy (AUC 0.87-1.00) mirroring central pathology.\n*   NfL prognostic value is robust, with pooled HRs for survival ranging from 2.8 to 4.3.\n*   Brain-derived EVs (BDEVs) from patients with early-stage disease may capture neuronal status more accurately than peripheral blood measures.\n*   Targeting the NAD+-PARP1-XRCC1 axis is an emerging therapeutic priority, with potential for poly(ADP-ribose) and NAD+ metabolites to serve as pharmacodynamic markers.\n*   Machine learning models using transcriptomic data have demonstrated classification accuracies exceeding 97% for ALS versus controls.\n*   TDP-43 seeding activity and mislocalization remain critical research targets for diagnostics, despite existing technical hurdles in assay standardization.\n\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n1. ID: 42383305 - Application: Pathological hallmark of ALS. - \"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.\"\n2. ID: 42217760 - Application: Diagnostic utility of neurofilaments. - \"While neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity.\"\n3. ID: 42196191 - Application: Limitations of NfL in response stratification. - \"These findings suggest that longitudinal multi-analyte profiling may refine biological response stratification beyond NfL alone in tofersen-treated SOD1-ALS.\"\n4. ID: 41850233 - Application: Pharmacodynamic biomarkers for SOD1-ALS. - \"We observe significant modulation from baseline abundance for 56 proteins in tofersen-treated participants relative to placebo, including CSF GPNMB, which is significantly and continuously elevated across all post-baseline timepoints.\"\n5. ID: 41641858 - Application: Hypoxia and EV trafficking. - \"Hypoxia increased EV production from endothelial cells, disrupted BBB integrity and promoted EV movement across the barrier.\"\n6. ID: 41140053 - Application: Diagnostic performance of NfL. - \"Neurofilament light chain (NfL) consistently demonstrated the highest diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity/specificity: 0.81-0.87 vs. ALS mimics) and high prognostic value (pooled HRs: 2.8-4.3) in both blood and CSF.\"\n7. ID: 41147537 - Application: Nanotech for CNS-specific exosome isolation. - \"The presented nanotechnology-based methodology offers an innovative and efficient tool for EV-based biomarker investigations and clinical utility by simplifying the enrichment of CNS-originated exosomes from complex biological fluids.\"\n8. ID: 42436372 - Application: HERV-K transcripts in ALS. - \"HERV-K pol expression was significantly elevated in ALS, with fold-changes ranging from 1.59 to 1.85 (P = 0.037-0.051).\"\n9. ID: 42251967 - Application: PBMC-based gene signature accuracy. - \"Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses demonstrated strong discriminative performance for both the gene signature (AUC 0.87-1.00) and the associated miRNAs (AUC 0.95-1.00).\"\n10. ID: 42439427 - Application: Challenges in exosome translation. - \"Notwithstanding these advances, critical barriers to clinical translation persist: (1) methodological heterogeneity arising from variable cell sourcing, culture protocols, and exosome isolation/characterization standards; (2) discordance between animal models and human OSD pathophysiology; and (3) technological limitations in scalable, clinically compatible delivery systems.\"\n\n###JSON_START###\n{\n  \"Alignment\": 5,\n  \"Consilience\": 6,\n  \"Confidence\": 5,\n  \"Logic_Chain\": [\n    {\n      \"Step\": 1,\n      \"From\": \"TDP-43 pathology\",\n      \"Relationship\": \"hallmark of\",\n      \"To\": \"ALS\",\n      \"evidence_source_id\": \"42383305\",\n      \"Alignment_Score\": 7,\n      \"Consilience_Score\": 7,\n      \"Confidence_Score\": 7,\n      \"Gap_Strength\": \"None\",\n      \"Justification\": \"Cytoplasmic TDP-43 aggregation is universally recognized in the provided context as the hallmark of ALS.\",\n      \"Color\": \"lightgreen\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"Step\": 2,\n      \"From\": \"ALS\",\n      \"Relationship\": \"requires\",\n      \"To\": \"Multimodal Biomarkers\",\n      \"evidence_source_id\": \"41140053\",\n      \"Alignment_Score\": 6,\n      \"Consilience_Score\": 6,\n      \"Confidence_Score\": 5,\n      \"Gap_Strength\": \"None\",\n      \"Justification\": \"High diagnostic need and limited specificity of single markers mandate multimodal strategies.\",\n      \"Color\": \"lightgreen\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"Verbatim_Quotes\": [\n    {\"quote\": \"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.\", \"source_id\": \"42383305\"},\n    {\"quote\": \"While neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity.\", \"source_id\": \"42217760\"},\n    {\"quote\": \"These findings suggest that longitudinal multi-analyte profiling may refine biological response stratification beyond NfL alone in tofersen-treated SOD1-ALS.\", \"source_id\": \"42196191\"},\n    {\"quote\": \"We observe significant modulation from baseline abundance for 56 proteins in tofersen-treated participants relative to placebo, including CSF GPNMB, which is significantly and continuously elevated across all post-baseline timepoints.\", \"source_id\": \"41850233\"},\n    {\"quote\": \"Hypoxia increased EV production from endothelial cells, disrupted BBB integrity and promoted EV movement across the barrier.\", \"source_id\": \"41641858\"},\n    {\"quote\": \"Neurofilament light chain (NfL) consistently demonstrated the highest diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity/specificity: 0.81-0.87 vs. ALS mimics) and high prognostic value (pooled HRs: 2.8-4.3) in both blood and CSF.\", \"source_id\": \"41140053\"},\n    {\"quote\": \"The presented nanotechnology-based methodology offers an innovative and efficient tool for EV-based biomarker investigations and clinical utility by simplifying the enrichment of CNS-originated exosomes from complex biological fluids.\", \"source_id\": \"41147537\"},\n    {\"quote\": \"HERV-K pol expression was significantly elevated in ALS, with fold-changes ranging from 1.59 to 1.85 (P = 0.037-0.051).\", \"source_id\": \"42436372\"},\n    {\"quote\": \"Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses demonstrated strong discriminative performance for both the gene signature (AUC 0.87-1.00) and the associated miRNAs (AUC 0.95-1.00).\", \"source_id\": \"42251967\"},\n    {\"quote\": \"Notwithstanding these advances, critical barriers to clinical translation persist: (1) methodological heterogeneity arising from variable cell sourcing, culture protocols, and exosome isolation/characterization standards; (2) discordance between animal models and human OSD pathophysiology; and (3) technological limitations in scalable, clinically compatible delivery systems.\", \"source_id\": \"42439427\"}\n  ],\n  \"suggested_experiments\": [\n    \"Cross-validation of GPNMB in sporadic ALS cohorts using automated immunoassay platforms.\",\n    \"Multiplexed proteomic profiling of NDEVs in longitudinal clinical trials assessing therapeutic response.\",\n    \"Validation of the PBMC gene-miRNA signature (Mctp1, Penk, etc.) in multi-ethnic populations.\"\n  ],\n  \"suggested_studies\": [\n    \"Prospective longitudinal study on exosomal HERV-K levels in patients treated with antiretroviral therapies.\",\n    \"Comparative analysis of NDEV protein versus total plasma protein cargo regarding disease staging.\"\n  ],\n  \"swansons_literature_based_discovery_candidates\": {\n    \"Discovered Hypothesis (A to C)\": \"Inhibition of the cGAS-STING pathway may counteract the neuroinflammatory progression triggered by HERV-K activation in ALS patients.\",\n    \"Literature A (Origin)\": \"HERV-K activation in ALS (ID: 42436372)\",\n    \"Literature C (Target)\": \"cGAS-STING signaling in neurodegeneration (ID: 42092970)\",\n    \"The Intersecting Bridge B\": \"Cytosolic DNA-sensing and innate immune activation (DNA-stress triggers)\",\n    \"Biological Rationale\": \"HERV-K reactivation produces nucleic acids that serve as potential ligands for the cGAS-STING pathway; suppressing this pathway could dampen the secondary microglial inflammatory loop.\"\n  },\n  \"contradictions_between_evidences\": \"There is disagreement regarding the utility of plasma sTREM2 as a diagnostic biomarker (some indicate elevation, others highlight lack of clinical relevance), and findings on TDP-43 as a fluid biomarker are inconsistent across studies.\",\n  \"repurposed_solutions\": \"Repurposing PARP1 inhibitors combined with NAD+ support to address the DNA damage and metabolic collapse inherent in ALS pathology.\"\n}\n###JSON_END###","thought":null,"nodeIds":["42436563","42400730","42383305","42360043","42353250","42251967","42230361","42222887","42217760","42211895","42207242","42196191","42194069","42178739","42175187","42165374","42162905","42159475","42112660","42103041","42092970","42086408","42076823","42069088","42050008","42049146","41996956","41929296","41916881","41892827","42442919","42442802","42442024","42440237","42440016","42439688","42439427","42437975","42437952","42436533","42436372","42436308","42436062","42435996","42435662","42435226","42434808","42434351","42432783","42431876","42431352","42430835","42429919","42427876","42427320","42426288","42437583","42212061","42113447","41992726","41850233","41848985","41793057","41641858","41573934","41562044","41406948","41315419","41296848","41291440","41279483","41273540","41216884","41147537","41140053","41088254","41080077","41046106","40992133","40832743","40806377","40778305","40777434","40756347","40716004","42352907","42253101","42204625","42196458","42144072","42113315","42092406","33576076","29216908","25637145"]},{"name":"Run3_Eval1_synthesis","text":"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Biomarkers; Clinical trials; Neuron-derived extracellular vesicles; Neuropathology; Pharmacodynamic biomarkers; Surrogate endpoints; TDP-43","metrics":{"Alignment":7,"Consilience":7,"Confidence":7,"Logic_Chain":[{"Step":1,"From":"TDP-43 pathology","Relationship":"leads to","To":"Axonal Injury","evidence_source_id":"42383305","Alignment_Score":7,"Consilience_Score":7,"Confidence_Score":6,"Gap_Strength":"None","Justification":"TDP-43 mislocalization causes downstream effects on neuronal function.","Color":"lightgreen"},{"Step":2,"From":"Axonal Injury","Relationship":"detected by","To":"Biological Markers","evidence_source_id":"42217760","Alignment_Score":7,"Consilience_Score":7,"Confidence_Score":7,"Gap_Strength":"None","Justification":"Biomarkers reflect axonal injury and disease activity.","Color":"lightgreen"}],"Verbatim_Quotes":[{"quote":"The absence of specific diagnostic biomarkers leads to diagnostic delays, hindering early intervention and management.","source_id":"42217760"},{"quote":"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.","source_id":"42383305"},{"quote":"TDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker.","source_id":"42383305"},{"quote":"Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source.","source_id":"42436372"},{"quote":"Extracellular vesicles (EVs), capable of crossing the BBB, facilitate intercellular and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) communication, making neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) a focal point of research.","source_id":"40325332"},{"quote":"Ratios of pAKT/tAKT, a pharmacodynamic marker of rho kinase (ROCK) inhibition, were significantly increased at 24 weeks in plasma (neuron-derived) and CSF EVs.","source_id":"42372734"},{"quote":"The identification of novel noninvasive biomarkers remains a major challenge in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases.","source_id":"42442024"},{"quote":"Fluid-based biomarkers, while not yet replacing clinical evaluation, are essential tools for accelerating drug development, enabling patient stratification, and moving toward personalized medicine in ALS.","source_id":"42217760"},{"quote":"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration in the brain and spinal cord, with mutant superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) induced oxidative stress and neuroinflammation as key pathogenic drivers.","source_id":"42398690"},{"quote":"ALS patients with high FMRP expression in the brain and spinal cord may exhibit more severe protein aggregation due to proteasome dysfunction.","source_id":"42363684"}],"Study_Type_Audit":{"40325332":"review","42217760":"review","42372734":"clinical_trial","42383305":"review","42436372":"observational"},"Gap_Analysis_Audit":{"study_type":"translational","study_intent":"biomarker_validation","justification":"The context highlights promising markers but stresses the need for standardisation and longitudinal multicenter validation.","predicted_result":"N/A","short_answer_to_user":"Integrative use of NDEVs and established markers like NfL/GFAP provides the most robust path for biomarker-driven clinical trials in ALS."},"suggested_experiments":["Longitudinal correlation of NDEV-TDP-43 cargo with NfL decline in Phase 2 clinical trials.","Multiplexed proteomic profiling of NDEVs to determine if patient-specific resistance to therapeutic intervention can be predicted."],"suggested_studies":["Multicenter prospective study assessing the diagnostic sensitivity of a combinatorial panel (TDP-43/NfL/GFAP/miRNAs) in early-stage sALS.","Clinical utility study of NDEV-based target engagement markers in antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) therapy."],"swansons_literature_based_discovery_candidates":{"Discovered Hypothesis (A to C)":"FMRP levels in CSF-derived extracellular vesicles could serve as a non-invasive prognostic biomarker for proteasome-dysfunction-linked disease severity in sporadic ALS.","Literature A (Origin)":"FMRP modulates proteasome activity and is elevated in transgenic mouse models (ID: 42363684)","Literature C (Target)":"Neuron-derived EVs capture CNS-specific pathological protein content and cargo reservoirs (ID: 40325332)","The Intersecting Bridge B":"Extracellular vesicles as a transport mechanism for brain-specific protein chaperones/regulators.","Biological Rationale":"Since FMRP regulates TDP-43 aggregation via proteasome modulation and EV content directly reflects CNS protein composition, NDEV-FMRP should correlate with the severity of TDP-43 proteinopathy."},"contradictions_between_evidences":"There is disagreement regarding the utility of plasma TDP-43 as a biomarker: while some indicate it is elevated in biofluids, others note it has not been demonstrated to be consistently altered or that methodological variability precludes standalone use (ID: 42383305, 40832743).","repurposed_solutions":"The repurposing of ROCK inhibitors (Fasudil) as an ALS treatment, monitored specifically by the pAKT/tAKT ratio in neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (ID: 42372734), illustrates the utility of integrating pharmacodynamic markers into trial monitoring.","QuoteValidation":[{"quote":"The absence of specific diagnostic biomarkers leads to diagnostic delays, hindering early intervention and management.","source_id":"42217760","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42217760\nTitle: Fluid-based biomarkers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: recent advances and future prospects.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder with no definitive cure. The absence of specific diagnostic biomarkers leads to diagnostic delays, hindering early intervention and management. This review provides a critical appraisal of fluid-based biomarkers for ALS across multiple sources-cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), blood, urine, saliva, and tears-with emphasis on their diagnostic and prognostic potential, limitations, and readiness for clinical translation. While neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity. Biomarkers reflecting ALS-specific pathology, such as TDP-43 species and C9orf72 dipeptide repeat proteins (DPRs), show promise but remain in early validation stages with limited multicenter data. Emerging markers from non-invasive sources (urine p75ECD, salivary chromogranin A, tear metabolomics) offer potential for repeated sampling but require rigorous external validation before clinical adoption. To address current gaps, we introduce a standardized evidence grading framework (Tier 1-3) and a comprehensive reporting template for biomarker studies, including explicit performance metrics (AUC, sensitivity, specificity, confidence intervals) and validation status. We also propose minimum reporting standards for study design, pre-analytical variables, and statistical rigor, modeled on REMARK guidelines. A roadmap for biomarker validation and a cross-fluid comparison matrix are provided to guide future research. Despite considerable progress, significant challenges remain, including biological heterogeneity, pre-analytical variability, and insufficient external validation. Future efforts should prioritize multicenter prospective studies, assay harmonization, ethical frameworks for early diagnosis, and integration of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and digital twins. Fluid-based biomarkers, while not yet replacing clinical evaluation, are essential tools for accelerating drug development, enabling patient stratification, and moving toward personalized medicine in ALS."},{"quote":"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.","source_id":"42383305","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42383305\nTitle: TDP-43 proteinopathy as a biomarker and therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of adult-onset motor neuron disease, characterised by the degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons. The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS. TDP-43 is normally primarily nuclear, where it has a widespread role in gene regulation. Mutations, extrinsic stressors, and alterations in RNA homeostasis in ALS lead to nuclear depletion of TDP-43 and the formation of cytosolic TDP-43 aggregates. This causes multiple downstream effects on neuronal function and degeneration as well as gene expression. TDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker. There are also promising therapeutic strategies in development targeting TDP-43 pathology, but a critical challenge that remains is achieving a balance between eliminating toxic aggregates and preserving the essential functions of TDP-43. In summary, with further research, considering TDP-43 pathology in ALS gives hope for finding future novel diagnostics and therapeutics for ALS."},{"quote":"TDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker.","source_id":"42383305","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42383305\nTitle: TDP-43 proteinopathy as a biomarker and therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of adult-onset motor neuron disease, characterised by the degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons. The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS. TDP-43 is normally primarily nuclear, where it has a widespread role in gene regulation. Mutations, extrinsic stressors, and alterations in RNA homeostasis in ALS lead to nuclear depletion of TDP-43 and the formation of cytosolic TDP-43 aggregates. This causes multiple downstream effects on neuronal function and degeneration as well as gene expression. TDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker. There are also promising therapeutic strategies in development targeting TDP-43 pathology, but a critical challenge that remains is achieving a balance between eliminating toxic aggregates and preserving the essential functions of TDP-43. In summary, with further research, considering TDP-43 pathology in ALS gives hope for finding future novel diagnostics and therapeutics for ALS."},{"quote":"Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source.","source_id":"42436372","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42436372\nTitle: Plasma exosomal HERV-K transcripts are increased in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Human endogenous retrovirus-K (HERV-K) reactivation is increasingly implicated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), with ongoing clinical trials investigating antiretroviral therapies. However, there is limited understanding of how HERV-K is trafficked in peripheral biofluids, and the role of exosomes, nano-sized extracellular vesicles, in this process remains largely unexplored. Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source. In this study, we isolated plasma-derived exosomes from ALS patients (n = 21) and healthy controls (n = 16), and quantified exosomal HERV-K gag, env, and pol transcript levels using SYBR Green qPCR with RNase treatment and normalization to both traditional and exosome-enriched reference genes. HERV-K pol expression was significantly elevated in ALS, with fold-changes ranging from 1.59 to 1.85 (P = 0.037-0.051). env and gag also showed increased expression, though with greater variability. Normalization to the exosome-specific gene SOD2 provided the most consistent signal. These findings suggest that exosomal HERV-K transcripts, particularly pol, could serve as accessible biomarkers for patient stratification and treatment monitoring in HERV-K-targeted ALS trials. This work establishes proof-of-concept for using exosomal cargo to track endogenous retroviral activity in neurodegeneration and supports further investigation of liquid biopsy approaches in ALS precision medicine."},{"quote":"Extracellular vesicles (EVs), capable of crossing the BBB, facilitate intercellular and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) communication, making neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) a focal point of research.","source_id":"40325332","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 40325332\nTitle: Neuron-Derived Extracellular Vesicles: Emerging Regulators in Central Nervous System Disease Progression.\nAbstract: The diagnosis and exploration of central nervous system (CNS) diseases remain challenging due to the blood-brain barrier (BBB), complex signaling pathways, and heterogeneous clinical manifestations. Neurons, as the core functional units of the CNS, play a pivotal role in CNS disease progression. Extracellular vesicles (EVs), capable of crossing the BBB, facilitate intercellular and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) communication, making neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) a focal point of research. Recent studies reveal that NDEVs, carrying various bioactive substances, can exert either pathogenic or protective effects in numerous CNS diseases. Additionally, NDEVs show significant potential as biomarkers for CNS diseases. This review summarizes the emerging roles of NDEVs in CNS diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, depression, traumatic brain injury, schizophrenia, ischemic stroke, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and multiple sclerosis. It aims to provide a novel perspective on developing therapeutic and diagnostic strategies for CNS diseases through the study of NDEVs."},{"quote":"Ratios of pAKT/tAKT, a pharmacodynamic marker of rho kinase (ROCK) inhibition, were significantly increased at 24 weeks in plasma (neuron-derived) and CSF EVs.","source_id":"42372734","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42372734\nTitle: An open-label Phase 2a study of fasudil in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: safety and exploratory endpoints.\nAbstract: The primary objective was to assess the safety of oral fasudil in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. Changes in serum neurofilament light (NfL) levels and the ratio of phosphorylated to total AKT (pAKT/tAKT) were exploratory endpoints. This was a multicenter, open-label study. Two 31-patient cohorts were sequentially enrolled and treated with either 180 mg or 300 mg per day of oral fasudil for 24 weeks. The primary endpoint was safety. Secondary endpoints evaluated changes in the ALS functional rating scale-revised (ALSFRS-R), slow vital capacity, and muscle strength. We also assessed changes in serum NfL and pAKT/tAKT ratios in plasma (neuron-derived) and CSF (total) extracellular vesicles (EVs). Eighty-one percent (25/31) and 71% (22/31) of patients completed 24 weeks of treatment in the 180 and 300 mg cohort, respectively. Fasudil was safe and well tolerated, with predominantly mild drug-related adverse events. Secondary endpoints, though not statistically significant, were directionally consistent with a treatment effect. Exploratory analyses showed a 15.4% reduction in serum NfL at 24 weeks (p = 0.001) in the 180 mg cohort, with no change in the 300 mg cohort (-0.4%, p = 0.990). The NfL reduction was inversely correlated with ALSFRS-R decline (Spearman = -0.45, p = 0.028). Ratios of pAKT/tAKT, a pharmacodynamic marker of rho kinase (ROCK) inhibition, were significantly increased at 24 weeks in plasma (neuron-derived) and CSF EVs. Oral fasudil is safe and well-tolerated in ALS patients. The reduction in NfL and demonstration of CNS target engagement, supports studying the 180 mg dose in a double-blind placebo-controlled study."},{"quote":"The identification of novel noninvasive biomarkers remains a major challenge in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases.","source_id":"42442024","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42442024\nTitle: Multimodal biophysical markers of neurodegeneration: Morphology, mechanics, and thermodynamics.\nAbstract: The identification of novel noninvasive biomarkers remains a major challenge in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases. Significant efforts focus on fluid biomarkers, including proteins, peptides, and miRNAs, detectable in blood plasma and peripheral blood cells. Here, we review recent findings on blood plasma and peripheral blood cells physical parameters in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis emphasizing atomic force microscopy and calorimetry assay. Alterations in morphology, nanostructure, and stiffness of red blood cells and platelets, together with thermodynamic signatures of red blood cells and plasma, provide sensitive indicators of disease-related changes. These integrated biophysical parameters not only distinguish neurodegeneration from healthy states but also enable discrimination among different neurodegenerative disorders, highlighting their potential as minimally invasive diagnostic markers."},{"quote":"Fluid-based biomarkers, while not yet replacing clinical evaluation, are essential tools for accelerating drug development, enabling patient stratification, and moving toward personalized medicine in ALS.","source_id":"42217760","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42217760\nTitle: Fluid-based biomarkers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: recent advances and future prospects.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder with no definitive cure. The absence of specific diagnostic biomarkers leads to diagnostic delays, hindering early intervention and management. This review provides a critical appraisal of fluid-based biomarkers for ALS across multiple sources-cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), blood, urine, saliva, and tears-with emphasis on their diagnostic and prognostic potential, limitations, and readiness for clinical translation. While neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity. Biomarkers reflecting ALS-specific pathology, such as TDP-43 species and C9orf72 dipeptide repeat proteins (DPRs), show promise but remain in early validation stages with limited multicenter data. Emerging markers from non-invasive sources (urine p75ECD, salivary chromogranin A, tear metabolomics) offer potential for repeated sampling but require rigorous external validation before clinical adoption. To address current gaps, we introduce a standardized evidence grading framework (Tier 1-3) and a comprehensive reporting template for biomarker studies, including explicit performance metrics (AUC, sensitivity, specificity, confidence intervals) and validation status. We also propose minimum reporting standards for study design, pre-analytical variables, and statistical rigor, modeled on REMARK guidelines. A roadmap for biomarker validation and a cross-fluid comparison matrix are provided to guide future research. Despite considerable progress, significant challenges remain, including biological heterogeneity, pre-analytical variability, and insufficient external validation. Future efforts should prioritize multicenter prospective studies, assay harmonization, ethical frameworks for early diagnosis, and integration of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and digital twins. Fluid-based biomarkers, while not yet replacing clinical evaluation, are essential tools for accelerating drug development, enabling patient stratification, and moving toward personalized medicine in ALS."},{"quote":"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration in the brain and spinal cord, with mutant superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) induced oxidative stress and neuroinflammation as key pathogenic drivers.","source_id":"42398690","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42398690\nTitle: Mutant superoxide dismutase 1-catalyzed hydrogen therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis achieved by intercepting oxidative stress-neuroinflammation crosstalk.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration in the brain and spinal cord, with mutant superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) induced oxidative stress and neuroinflammation as key pathogenic drivers. Here, we uncover that mutant SOD1 is both a Fenton-like agent able for catalytical generation of ·OH and a hydrogenation catalyst for H2 scavenging reactive oxygen species. To enhance the bioavailability of H2, we develop an orally administered Mg2Si nanosheets based feed for sustained release of high-amount H2. On an ALS model of hSOD1G93A transgenic mice, Mg2Si feed remarkably delays ALS progression, improves the motor performance of ALS mice, and extends their lifespan. Histopathologically, oral Mg2Si treatment ameliorates motor neuron degeneration, misfolded SOD1 aggregation and reactive gliosis in spinal cord, while protecting neuromuscular junctions and ameliorating muscle atrophy during disease progression. Transcriptomic analysis demonstrates the H2-mediated down-regulation of both oxidative stress and neuroinflammatory pathways in response to the suppression of NLRP3 inflammasome activation. The proposed strategy of catalyzed hydrogen therapy offers an inspiration for metalloproteases-related neurodegenerative diseases treatment. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an incurable and devastating neurodegenerative disease lacking effective clinical interventions. Although hydrogen gas (H2) exhibits promising neuroprotective potential, conventional H2 therapy is severely limited by unstable and transient H2 release, failing to sustain long-term treatment requirements for chronic ALS pathogenesis. To overcome this bottleneck, we engineer oral administrable Mg2Si nanosheets that enable sustained H2 release via gastrointestinal retention, achieving stable long-term hydrogen supplementation in vivo. Mechanistically, Mg2Si-derived H2 efficiently eliminates excess free radicals triggered by toxic mutant SOD1, and further disrupts the pathological crosstalk between oxidative stress and neuroinflammation in ALS. In transgenic ALS mice, dietary Mg2Si intervention markedly ameliorates motor dysfunction and effectively delays disease progression. Collectively, this study firstly applies Mg2Si nanomaterial-based sustained hydrogen therapy for ALS treatment, establishes a novel gastrointestinal hydrogen delivery strategy, and provides an innovative and clinically translatable paradigm for the design of hydrogen delivery systems against neurodegenerative disorders."},{"quote":"ALS patients with high FMRP expression in the brain and spinal cord may exhibit more severe protein aggregation due to proteasome dysfunction.","source_id":"42363684","status":"PASS","error":"","abstract_text":"ID: 42363684\nTitle: FMRP-Mediated Proteasome Regulation: A Novel Mechanism in ALS Pathology.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by the hallmark cytoplasmic accumulation and aggregation of TAR DNA binding protein 43 (TDP-43), which impairs proteasome activity through its interaction with Tankyrase (TNKS). Using molecular and imaging techniques, we have identified a novel role for the Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein (FMRP) in regulating the TNKS/PI31-mediated proteasome activation mechanism in co-operation with TDP-43. Our results demonstrate that depletion of FMRP causes nuclear translocation of TDP-43, reducing cytoplasmic TNKS/TDP-43 co-localization, thereby releasing TNKS in the cytoplasm. Free TNKS gets associated with proteasome inhibitor of 31 kDa (PI31), reversing PI31-mediated inhibition of proteasome assembly, trafficking, and activity. Thus, FMRP regulates proteasome activity by modulating the subcellular distribution of TDP-43. Interestingly, FMRP expression is elevated in specific brain regions and spinal cords of TDP-43A315T transgenic ALS mice that helps more TDP-43 to stay in cytoplasm to sequester more TNKS with it, resulting in proteasome dysfunction in ALS disease system. We have demonstrated for the first time that FMRP can act as a disease modifier for ALS. ALS patients with high FMRP expression in the brain and spinal cord may exhibit more severe protein aggregation due to proteasome dysfunction."}]},"displayText":"Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\n\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\nThe claim evaluated is the integration of \"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Biomarkers; Clinical trials; Neuron-derived extracellular vesicles; Neuropathology; Pharmacodynamic biomarkers; Surrogate endpoints; TDP-43\" into a unified translational framework.\n\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\nThis synthesis evaluates the integration of extracellular vesicle (EV)-based liquid biopsy and neurophysiological markers as surrogate endpoints for clinical trials in ALS, specifically addressing the diagnostic and prognostic utility of TDP-43 and pharmacodynamic monitoring of disease-modifying therapies.\n\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\nAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) represents a major diagnostic and therapeutic challenge due to its clinical and biological heterogeneity. Current clinical monitoring remains dependent on functional scales, necessitating the development of objective, fluid-based biomarkers to facilitate early detection, patient stratification, and drug development. \"The absence of specific diagnostic biomarkers leads to diagnostic delays, hindering early intervention and management.\" A primary hallmark of this pathology is the mislocalization of TDP-43. \"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.\" Despite this, utility is limited by technical challenges. \"TDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker.\"\n\nThe use of neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) offers a minimally invasive window into the CNS. \"Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source.\" These structures permit sophisticated inter-cellular communication across the blood-brain barrier. \"Extracellular vesicles (EVs), capable of crossing the BBB, facilitate intercellular and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) communication, making neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) a focal point of research.\" Recent trials have begun utilizing these as pharmacodynamic indicators. \"Ratios of pAKT/tAKT, a pharmacodynamic marker of rho kinase (ROCK) inhibition, were significantly increased at 24 weeks in plasma (neuron-derived) and CSF EVs.\" Moving forward, integrated multimodal pipelines are necessary to fulfill the requirements of modern drug development. \"Fluid-based biomarkers, while not yet replacing clinical evaluation, are essential tools for accelerating drug development, enabling patient stratification, and moving toward personalized medicine in ALS.\" Finally, managing the specific molecular drivers of injury remains paramount. \"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration in the brain and spinal cord, with mutant superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) induced oxidative stress and neuroinflammation as key pathogenic drivers.\"\n\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n*   NDEVs cross the blood-brain barrier, providing a direct systemic readout of brain-specific molecular pathology.\n*   TDP-43 pathology is not confined to the CNS but is detectable in peripheral tissues, including skeletal muscle.\n*   ROCK inhibition (using fasudil) serves as a successful proof-of-concept for target engagement demonstrated via CSF and plasma NDEV analysis.\n*   DICER activation via enoxacin has been demonstrated to modulate cell-free miRNA levels, providing a pharmacodynamic readout for ALS trials.\n*   GFAP levels provide a distinct, complementary biomarker to Neurofilament light (NfL), specifically reflecting astrocytic activation in addition to neuroaxonal injury.\n*   Sex-based neuroinflammatory dimorphism (e.g., higher GFAP/IL-6 in males) is a significant variable for patient stratification in trials.\n*   Proximity-based assays (NULISA) allow for multiplexed interrogation of serum proteins, potentially enhancing diagnostic sensitivity beyond traditional assays.\n\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n1. ID: 42217760 - Application: Diagnostic delay - \"The absence of specific diagnostic biomarkers leads to diagnostic delays, hindering early intervention and management.\"\n2. ID: 42383305 - Application: TDP-43 hallmark - \"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.\"\n3. ID: 42383305 - Application: TDP-43 technical limitations - \"TDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker.\"\n4. ID: 42436372 - Application: Exosomes as biomarkers - \"Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source.\"\n5. ID: 40325332 - Application: EV/BBB crossing - \"Extracellular vesicles (EVs), capable of crossing the BBB, facilitate intercellular and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) communication, making neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) a focal point of research.\"\n6. ID: 42372734 - Application: pAKT/tAKT pharmacodynamic marker - \"Ratios of pAKT/tAKT, a pharmacodynamic marker of rho kinase (ROCK) inhibition, were significantly increased at 24 weeks in plasma (neuron-derived) and CSF EVs.\"\n7. ID: 42442024 - Application: Noninvasive challenge - \"The identification of novel noninvasive biomarkers remains a major challenge in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases.\"\n8. ID: 42217760 - Application: Biomarkers for drug development - \"Fluid-based biomarkers, while not yet replacing clinical evaluation, are essential tools for accelerating drug development, enabling patient stratification, and moving toward personalized medicine in ALS.\"\n9. ID: 42398690 - Application: SOD1-induced pathology - \"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration in the brain and spinal cord, with mutant superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) induced oxidative stress and neuroinflammation as key pathogenic drivers.\"\n10. ID: 42363684 - Application: FMRP as a modifier - \"ALS patients with high FMRP expression in the brain and spinal cord may exhibit more severe protein aggregation due to proteasome dysfunction.\"\n\n### [PROGRAMATICALLY MAPPED REFERENCES]\n[3]. ID: 42383305 - APA: Christoforidou E, McFagan E, McLaughlin M, Hafezparast M (2026). TDP-43 proteinopathy as a biomarker and therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.. Biochemical Society transactions. ID: 42383305.\n[4]. ID: 42436372 - APA: Roy T, Ramesh M, Nizam NAA, Tandiono S, Al-Jamal KT et al. (2026). Plasma exosomal HERV-K transcripts are increased in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.. BMC neuroscience. ID: 42436372.\n[11]. ID: 42217760 - APA: Jiang Y, Hu S, Yang B, Zhang L, Wang Y et al. (2026). Fluid-based biomarkers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: recent advances and future prospects.. Brain research. ID: 42217760.\n[19]. ID: 40325332 - APA: Liu S, Feng A, Li Z (2025). Neuron-Derived Extracellular Vesicles: Emerging Regulators in Central Nervous System Disease Progression.. Molecular neurobiology. ID: 40325332.\n[20]. ID: 42372734 - APA: Pena C, Barker C, Grossberg AN, Mian I, Williams S et al. (2026). An open-label Phase 2a study of fasudil in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: safety and exploratory endpoints.. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis & frontotemporal degeneration. ID: 42372734.\n[21]. ID: 42442024 - APA: Andreeva T, Tuparev N, Taneva SG (2026). Multimodal biophysical markers of neurodegeneration: Morphology, mechanics, and thermodynamics.. Current opinion in structural biology. ID: 42442024.\n[22]. ID: 42398690 - APA: Sun Y, Wang Y, He Q, Zhao M, Guo J et al. (2026). Mutant superoxide dismutase 1-catalyzed hydrogen therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis achieved by intercepting oxidative stress-neuroinflammation crosstalk.. Acta biomaterialia. ID: 42398690.\n[23]. ID: 42363684 - APA: Majumder P, Ahsan A, Bubphachat P, Akter K, Huang JK et al. (2026). FMRP-Mediated Proteasome Regulation: A Novel Mechanism in ALS Pathology.. FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. ID: 42363684.\n","prompt":"CRITICAL INSTRUCTION: You MUST wrap your internal reasoning in ... tags at the very beginning of your response.\n\n=======================================================\nCONTEXT LITERATURE (STATIC CACHE):\nID: 42436563\nTitle: Context of use matters: interpreting extracellular vesicle TDP-43 as a biomarker in ALS.\nAbstract: \n\nID: 42436372\nTitle: Plasma exosomal HERV-K transcripts are increased in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Human endogenous retrovirus-K (HERV-K) reactivation is increasingly implicated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), with ongoing clinical trials investigating antiretroviral therapies. However, there is limited understanding of how HERV-K is trafficked in peripheral biofluids, and the role of exosomes, nano-sized extracellular vesicles, in this process remains largely unexplored. Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source. In this study, we isolated plasma-derived exosomes from ALS patients (n = 21) and healthy controls (n = 16), and quantified exosomal HERV-K gag, env, and pol transcript levels using SYBR Green qPCR with RNase treatment and normalization to both traditional and exosome-enriched reference genes. HERV-K pol expression was significantly elevated in ALS, with fold-changes ranging from 1.59 to 1.85 (P = 0.037-0.051). env and gag also showed increased expression, though with greater variability. Normalization to the exosome-specific gene SOD2 provided the most consistent signal. These findings suggest that exosomal HERV-K transcripts, particularly pol, could serve as accessible biomarkers for patient stratification and treatment monitoring in HERV-K-targeted ALS trials. This work establishes proof-of-concept for using exosomal cargo to track endogenous retroviral activity in neurodegeneration and supports further investigation of liquid biopsy approaches in ALS precision medicine.\n\nID: 42400730\nTitle: Neuroprotective potential of resveratrol in Parkinson, Huntington, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and multiple sclerosis: a comprehensive review.\nAbstract: Resveratrol shows neuroprotective effects in preclinical studies across a number of neurodegenerative illnesses, including Parkinson's disease (PD), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and Huntington's disease (HD), and it enhances mitochondrial function through stimulation of the AMPK/SIRT1/PGC-1α pathway, thereby improving mitochondrial oxidative capacity and ATP generation. The natural polyphenol lowers α-synuclein accumulation and affects autophagy; both markers of PD. Combining nano‑resveratrol formulations with L‑DOPA has shown greater therapeutic efficacy in animal models (MPTP mouse), while co‑administration with EGCG has shown synergistic neuroprotection in vitro (SH‑SY5Y cells). These combination strategies offer potential advantages in neuroprotection and symptom alleviation while minimizing adverse drug effects. Resveratrol activates SIRT1 and AMPK signaling in preclinical models, enhancing mitochondrial biogenesis, lowering apoptosis, and restoring cellular resilience. The effectiveness of various models and dosages varies. The primary mechanism by which resveratrol promotes neuronal survival and remyelination in multiple sclerosis is through SIRT1 activation, which does not directly reduce inflammation. As innovative delivery systems, intranasal nanoparticles and exosomes produced from macrophages have shown improved CNS targeting accuracy. Resveratrol slows down neurodegeneration and improves the prognosis of HD by improving motor function and stimulating mitochondrial biogenesis in addition to activating neuroprotective ERK signaling. All of these results point to resveratrol's several pathways as a strong contender for neurodegenerative disease adjunctive treatment. The current evidence base is insufficient to support clinical use of resveratrol for any of the four diseases. Further rigorous preclinical studies (including TDP-43 models for ALS, SIRT1 knockout studies, and human-feasible dosing) and well-designed clinical trials with pharmacokinetic endpoints are required before any clinical recommendations can be made.\n\nID: 42383305\nTitle: TDP-43 proteinopathy as a biomarker and therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of adult-onset motor neuron disease, characterised by the degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons. The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS. TDP-43 is normally primarily nuclear, where it has a widespread role in gene regulation. Mutations, extrinsic stressors, and alterations in RNA homeostasis in ALS lead to nuclear depletion of TDP-43 and the formation of cytosolic TDP-43 aggregates. This causes multiple downstream effects on neuronal function and degeneration as well as gene expression. TDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker. There are also promising therapeutic strategies in development targeting TDP-43 pathology, but a critical challenge that remains is achieving a balance between eliminating toxic aggregates and preserving the essential functions of TDP-43. In summary, with further research, considering TDP-43 pathology in ALS gives hope for finding future novel diagnostics and therapeutics for ALS.\n\nID: 42372734\nTitle: An open-label Phase 2a study of fasudil in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: safety and exploratory endpoints.\nAbstract: The primary objective was to assess the safety of oral fasudil in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. Changes in serum neurofilament light (NfL) levels and the ratio of phosphorylated to total AKT (pAKT/tAKT) were exploratory endpoints. This was a multicenter, open-label study. Two 31-patient cohorts were sequentially enrolled and treated with either 180 mg or 300 mg per day of oral fasudil for 24 weeks. The primary endpoint was safety. Secondary endpoints evaluated changes in the ALS functional rating scale-revised (ALSFRS-R), slow vital capacity, and muscle strength. We also assessed changes in serum NfL and pAKT/tAKT ratios in plasma (neuron-derived) and CSF (total) extracellular vesicles (EVs). Eighty-one percent (25/31) and 71% (22/31) of patients completed 24 weeks of treatment in the 180 and 300 mg cohort, respectively. Fasudil was safe and well tolerated, with predominantly mild drug-related adverse events. Secondary endpoints, though not statistically significant, were directionally consistent with a treatment effect. Exploratory analyses showed a 15.4% reduction in serum NfL at 24 weeks (p = 0.001) in the 180 mg cohort, with no change in the 300 mg cohort (-0.4%, p = 0.990). The NfL reduction was inversely correlated with ALSFRS-R decline (Spearman = -0.45, p = 0.028). Ratios of pAKT/tAKT, a pharmacodynamic marker of rho kinase (ROCK) inhibition, were significantly increased at 24 weeks in plasma (neuron-derived) and CSF EVs. Oral fasudil is safe and well-tolerated in ALS patients. The reduction in NfL and demonstration of CNS target engagement, supports studying the 180 mg dose in a double-blind placebo-controlled study.\n\nID: 42352907\nTitle: The Dual Role of Glial Extracellular Vesicles in Neurodegeneration: Insights from iPSC-Based Models.\nAbstract: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as key mediators of intercellular communication in the brain, with glial cell-derived EVs increasingly recognized for their roles in maintaining brain homeostasis and contributing to the progression of neurodegenerative diseases. By transferring a diverse cargo of bioactive molecules, including proteins, RNAs, and organelles, EVs influence recipient cell behavior and overall brain function. In neurodegenerative conditions, glial EVs can either propagate pathogenic signals or deliver neuroprotective and regenerative cues, depending on their cellular origin and molecular composition. This context-dependent heterogeneity highlights the need for physiologically relevant human models to investigate EVs biology. Human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived glial models provide a disease-relevant platform, as they recapitulate key pathological features of Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). When further integrated with brain organoid platforms, these iPSC-based systems enable the generation of three-dimensional environments that closely resemble in vivo EVs dynamics. Importantly, glial EVs can modulate cellular pathways involved in neuronal survival and function. Indeed, their potential to interact with and, under specific experimental conditions, traverse the blood-brain barrier (BBB) has contributed to growing interest in their application for biomarker discovery and therapeutic development. Engineered and patient-specific EVs derived from iPSCs are emerging as promising tools for targeted, cell type-specific, therapeutic approaches, although their clinical applicability still requires further validation. This review discusses the emerging evidence supporting the dual role of iPSC-derived glial EVs in health and disease, underscores the translational potential of iPSC-based platforms for mechanistic studies, and outlines their promise as precision medicine tools for diagnostics and therapy.\n\nID: 42309988\nTitle: Hippocampal GFAP in aging: Associations with AD and LATE-NC pathologies and cognitive decline in older adults.\nAbstract: Plasma glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) is an emerging biomarker for Alzheimer's disease (AD) progression in clinical studies, yet the role of brain GFAP in AD/AD-related dementias (ADRD) pathologies and cognitive decline remains unclear. GFAP burden from CA1-subiculum of the hippocampus were quantified. Regression and mixed-effect models, adjusting for demographics and other brain pathologies examined associations between hippocampal GFAP and AD/ADRD pathologies and separately with Alzheimer's dementia and cognitive decline. Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy neuropathologic changes (LATE-NC), hippocampal sclerosis of aging (HS-A), and neurofibrillary tangle density (but not amyloid-beta) were associated with GFAP burden. Hippocampal GFAP was associated with increased odds of Alzheimer's dementia and faster decline in global cognition, episodic memory, semantic memory, and perceptual speed. LATE-NC and tangles explained some but not all the association between hippocampal GFAP and cognitive decline. GFAP burden in the hippocampus is related to LATE-NC and tangles but may also be an independent contributor to cognitive decline.\n\nID: 42287757\nTitle: Focused ultrasound-mediated nanocarrier delivery across the blood-brain barrier for neurodegenerative diseases.\nAbstract: The development of effective therapies for neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis remains a major challenge due to the restrictive nature of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Conventional systemic drug delivery strategies often fail to achieve sufficient central nervous system (CNS) penetration while avoiding peripheral toxicity. Focused ultrasound (FUS), particularly when combined with microbubbles or nanocarriers, has emerged as a non-invasive approach to transiently and precisely open the BBB, enabling targeted delivery of therapeutics to the brain parenchyma. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the mechanisms by which FUS enhances CNS drug delivery, with a dedicated focus on its integration with nanoparticle-based systems, including liposomes, polymeric nanoparticles, dendrimers, metallic nanoparticles, and exosomes. We discuss how these nanocarriers can be engineered for improved stability, targeting specificity, and stimulus-responsive release upon FUS exposure. Recent advances in ultrasound technology, image guidance (particularly MRI), and therapeutic formulations are summarized, along with preclinical and clinical evidence across key neurodegenerative conditions. Despite promising results, several challenges remain, including long-term BBB stability, regulatory standardization, and scalability for broad clinical application. By integrating principles from acoustics, pharmacology, and nanotechnology, FUS-mediated drug delivery, especially in combination with smart nano systems, represents a significant advancement in precision neurotherapeutics, offering new hope for previously untreatable CNS diseases.\n\nID: 42281996\nTitle: Single-nucleus multiomic atlas of ALS primary motor cortex nominates neuroprotective WDR49-expressing astrocytes.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) causes selective neurodegeneration in primary motor cortex, yet cell-type-specific molecular changes driving this vulnerability remain poorly understood. We present an integrated single-nucleus RNA- and ATAC-sequencing atlas of 778,330 nuclei from the primary motor cortex of 140 genetically characterised donors. ALS is associated with widespread transcriptional reprogramming driven by a common set of transcription factors (TFs) across multiple cell-types. Astrocytes harbour the most differentially expressed genes. Within astrocytes, a WDR49-expressing subpopulation is spatially associated with TDP-43 pathology, and genetic variants within WDR49 confer risk for both sporadic and monogenic autosomal dominant ALS. In patient-derived induced astrocytes, WDR49 protein abundance predicts the survival of co-cultured neurons. WDR49 localises to PML nuclear bodies, where it regulates astrocyte reactivity and secretion of EVs containing protein chaperones. Together, these in vivo and in vitro findings suggest that WDR49+ astrocytes mount a compensatory secretory response to extracellular protein aggregates, and that loss of this capacity lowers the threshold for ALS pathogenesis.\n\nID: 42251967\nTitle: PBMC DEG/miRNA biomarkers of TDP-43 pathology in ALS.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) lacks reliable, disease-specific, and minimally invasive biomarkers, representing a major barrier to early diagnosis and patient stratification. The primary aim of this translational pilot study was to identify a disease-specific, TDP-43-related, gene-microRNA (miRNA) signature in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of ALS patients with potential diagnostic value. To this end, we first identified differentially expressed disease-specific genes (dsDEGs) using a TDP-43-based rat model of ALS, generated by stereotaxic infusion of full-length (FL) TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) into the motor cortex. Transcriptomic profiling of the motor cortex revealed candidate dsDEGs, which were subsequently validated by RT-qPCR in motor cortex, spinal cord, and PBMCs from the same animals. To assess translational relevance, expression levels of these dsDEGs were analyzed in PBMCs from early- to mid-stage ALS patients and matched healthy controls, while disease specificity was evaluated using Parkinson's disease (PD) samples. In parallel, conserved miRNAs predicted to target the identified dsDEGs were examined in both rat and human PBMCs. Five dsDEGs, Mctp1, Penk, Mt2A, Drd1, and Rasgrp2, were consistently dysregulated across central and peripheral tissues in the TDP-43 rat model. RT-qPCR analysis of human PBMCs confirmed significant and selective dysregulation of these genes in ALS, but not in PD, supporting disease specificity. Moreover, exposure of human neuroblastoma cells and healthy PBMCs to TDP-43 recapitulated the ALS-like expression changes. Computational and experimental analyses identified seven conserved miRNAs targeting these dsDEGs, of which four were significantly downregulated in ALS PBMCs, supporting a coordinated regulatory network. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses demonstrated strong discriminative performance for both the gene signature (AUC 0.87-1.00) and the associated miRNAs (AUC 0.95-1.00). Together, these findings define a novel PBMC-based gene-miRNA signature that mirrors central ALS pathology and shows high diagnostic accuracy and disease specificity, highlighting its potential as a minimally invasive biomarker for ALS.\n\nID: 42217760\nTitle: Fluid-based biomarkers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: recent advances and future prospects.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder with no definitive cure. The absence of specific diagnostic biomarkers leads to diagnostic delays, hindering early intervention and management. This review provides a critical appraisal of fluid-based biomarkers for ALS across multiple sources-cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), blood, urine, saliva, and tears-with emphasis on their diagnostic and prognostic potential, limitations, and readiness for clinical translation. While neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity. Biomarkers reflecting ALS-specific pathology, such as TDP-43 species and C9orf72 dipeptide repeat proteins (DPRs), show promise but remain in early validation stages with limited multicenter data. Emerging markers from non-invasive sources (urine p75ECD, salivary chromogranin A, tear metabolomics) offer potential for repeated sampling but require rigorous external validation before clinical adoption. To address current gaps, we introduce a standardized evidence grading framework (Tier 1-3) and a comprehensive reporting template for biomarker studies, including explicit performance metrics (AUC, sensitivity, specificity, confidence intervals) and validation status. We also propose minimum reporting standards for study design, pre-analytical variables, and statistical rigor, modeled on REMARK guidelines. A roadmap for biomarker validation and a cross-fluid comparison matrix are provided to guide future research. Despite considerable progress, significant challenges remain, including biological heterogeneity, pre-analytical variability, and insufficient external validation. Future efforts should prioritize multicenter prospective studies, assay harmonization, ethical frameworks for early diagnosis, and integration of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and digital twins. Fluid-based biomarkers, while not yet replacing clinical evaluation, are essential tools for accelerating drug development, enabling patient stratification, and moving toward personalized medicine in ALS.\n\nID: 42196458\nTitle: The Molecular Basis of Partial Reversal or Significant Slowing of ALS, Parkinson's Disease, and Lewy Body Dementia by Mesenchymal Exosomes/Secretome.\nAbstract: Neuromuscular and neurodegenerative (NMND) disorders are diseases that cause progressive damage to the central nervous system leaving patients with symptoms that negatively affect everyday living with death almost inevitable. These include amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Lewy body dementia (LBD), and Parkinson's disease (PD) with cases expected to increase in the future. Intranasally administered stem cell-derived exosomes/secretome have been seen as potential therapeutic options for these disorders in preclinical animal models. This study sought to observe the efficacy of mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes/secretome in patients with ALS, LBD, and PD. Based off these preclinical studies, we conducted a case-controlled series experiment with 86 patients with ALS, LBD, or PD, with the independent variable being the treatment and the dependent variable being the clinical response. These patients were recruited and given intranasal instillations of various MSC-derived exosome/secretome products. Subsequent treatments were given to patients who did not have a response to one product. Patients were followed up at one week, one, two, three, and six months post-treatment. Historical external controls were used for comparison to clinical outcomes. There were no serious adverse events in any patient. A total of 67 of 86 (77%) patients showed a positive clinical response to at least one product. Outcomes were strongly associated with greater treatment frequency for ALS and LBD. Intranasal administration of MSC-derived exosome/secretome products were safe, and most patients showed overall improvement with at least one product. Some patients also saw a substantial decrease in the rate of decline compared to historical controls. These results also give rise to the hypothesis: do MSC-derived exosomes/secretome treatments show efficacy in other NMND disorders? The primary limitation of this study is the 6-month follow-up.\n\nID: 42192558\nTitle: Exosome-mediated gut-brain axis signaling in neurodegenerative diseases: Mechanisms, experimental evidence, and therapeutic perspectives-A narrative review.\nAbstract: The stomach and the brain are connected by a sophisticated two-way communication mechanism called the gut-brain axis. Extracellular vesicles, particularly exosomes, that move bioactive substances between the stomach and the brain, such as proteins, lipids, metabolites, and microRNAs, may improve the gut-brain axis. In the past years, the role of exosome-mediated communication has been recognized as significant in relation to the etiology, continued progression, and potential treatment of neurodegenerative disorders. The authors of this review article present a summary of the current understanding of the relationship of gut microbiome, exosome biogenesis, and the pathophysiological development of neurodegenerative diseases. Evidence from laboratory studies, animal studies, and newly emerging human studies suggests that microbiome-based metabolites and inflammatory mediators may modulate how exosomes are produced, what they carry, and how they interact with the blood-brain barrier. These exosomal signals may impact neuroinflammation, neuronal signaling, and the spread of pathological proteins of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Huntington's disease. In addition, they examine some possible ways to target the gut-brain axis from a therapeutic perspective, including manipulating the gut microbiome, providing probiotics and/or prebiotics, performing fecal microbiota transplantation, and/or using engineered extracellular vesicles as vehicles for drug delivery. The authors also outline some of the methodological differences that make it difficult to assess the effects of exosomes.\n\nID: 42178739\nTitle: Proteomic Analysis of Corpora Amylacea Extracted From Post-mortem Brain of MAiD-end-of-life Sporadic ALS Patients.\nAbstract: Corpora amylacea (CA) are starch-like inclusions that accumulate in the central nervous system (CNS) with aging and are enriched in neurodegenerative conditions, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Although often regarded as waste reservoirs, their cellular origins, molecular composition, and pathological significance remain poorly understood. Here, we performed an unbiased proteomic analysis of purified CAs isolated from post-mortem brains of sporadic ALS patients and controls. In-depth mass spectrometry identified 4,470 proteins, of which 658 were quantified, revealing distinct ALS-specific proteomic signatures. Enriched proteins included markers of cytoskeletal remodeling, mitochondrial dysfunction, and proteostasis disruption, as well as known ALS-associated proteins such as TDP-43 and neurofilament proteins. These findings demonstrate that CAs serve as reservoirs of dysfunctional, disease-relevant proteins and capture key pathological processes in ALS. By applying an unbiased proteomic approach to purified CAs, this study provides the first comprehensive map of their protein content in ALS, supporting their potential as biomarker sources and as a source of mechanistic insights into neurodegeneration. Unbiased analyses of CAs in the context of ALS have yet to be undertaken. This study provides the first proteomic profiling of purified CAs, isolated from ALS patient brains using biochemical methods, revealing that CAs harbor disease-relevant proteins implicated in sporadic ALS. By demonstrating that CAs act as reservoirs of dysfunctional proteins related to metabolism, cytoskeletal organization, and proteostasis, our findings highlight their potential as a novel source of ALS-specific mechanistic insight into disease pathology.\n\nID: 42165374\nTitle: Lighting Up Mislocalized Proteins: Quantum Dot Probes for Multiplexed Cytoplasm-Selective Cell Profiling in Neurodegeneration.\nAbstract: Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) provide unique stability, brightness, and multiplexed capacity for biomarker detection in complex diseases; however, their distinctive intracellular distribution has rarely been leveraged for spatially resolved diagnostics. Here, we show how QD-based sensors enable selective detection of cytoplasmic proteins and can quantify nucleo-cytoplasm protein mislocalization in patient-derived samples. We validated this approach labeling TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43), a key mislocalized protein in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Spatial resolution is achieved in several patient-derived models and mouse brain tissue, underscoring the nanosensor's versatility across biological systems. Multiplexed QD-based immunolabeling, combined with confocal imaging and high-throughput flow cytometry, enables the detection of distinct cytoplasmic biomarker signatures that discriminate ALS patients from healthy controls. These signatures include variations in TDP-43 mislocalization and protein coexpression patterns, which were further modulated by pharmacological treatment. This work establishes QDs as spatially selective, multiplexable nanosensors capable of resolving subtle yet disease-relevant intracellular phenotypes in patient-derived samples. Compared to organic fluorophores, QDs enhance sensitivity, improve signal stability, and enable simultaneous spatially resolved biomarker quantification, broadening their potential for clinical diagnostics and personalized medicine. These findings establish QDs as powerful tools for neurodegeneration research, disease monitoring, and early biomarker discovery, with potential applications in translational neuroscience and precision medicine.\n\nID: 42162905\nTitle: Exosomal miRNA in cerebrospinal fluid as biomarkers for neurodegenerative disease.\nAbstract: Cerebrospinal fluid protein biomarkers, such as the Aβ42/Aβ40 ratio, phosphorylated tau, and neurofilament light chain, have significantly advanced the diagnostic process for Alzheimer's disease. Nonetheless, these biomarkers face challenges in effectively distinguishing Alzheimer's disease from frontotemporal dementia or Parkinson's disease from dementia with Lewy bodies. This limitation arises from overlapping protein profiles and the variability inherent in immunoassay techniques. A complementary class of analytes is exosomal microRNAs in cerebrospinal fluid, where these non-coding RNAs are secreted by neurons, astrocytes, and microglia, are resistant to RNase degradation, and have a disease-specific expression pattern. This review critically evaluates the existing evidence of cerebrospinal fluid exosomal miRNAs as diagnostic biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Exosome isolation techniques and detection platform characteristics were compared using RT-qPCR, droplet digital PCR, and small RNA sequencing. Pre-analytical factors, such as collection protocols, hemolysis contamination, freeze-thaw cycling, and circadian sampling variation, were assessed. miRNA profiling data based on disease stratification, receiver operating characteristic performance of the combinatorial panel, and strategies combining exosomal miRNAs with core cerebrospinal fluid proteins were synthesized. This article brings together disease-specific miRNA signatures, pre-analytical standardization needs, and diagnostic accuracy analyses in a translational model to fill the literature gap and form the basis for developing exosomal miRNA panels for rigorously validated clinical laboratory practice.\n\nID: 42141120\nTitle: Molecular signatures and biomarker development for limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE).\nAbstract: Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE) is a neurodegenerative disease marked by TDP-43 proteinopathy, affecting approximately one-third of individuals aged 80 and above. LATE neuropathological change (LATE-NC) is characterized by the accumulation of phosphorylated TDP-43 preferentially in the limbic system, with potential extension to the neocortex and other brain regions. Notably, the anatomic pattern of LATE-NC differs from that seen in frontotemporal lobar degeneration with TDP-43-immunoreactive inclusions (FTLD-TDP).  LATE-NC can occur in a \"pure\" form but more commonly exists alongside other dementia-related comorbidities, including both degenerative and vascular pathologies. When those \"mixed\" pathologies are factored in, LATE contributes significantly to cognitive decline in human populations.  However, LATE currently lacks a molecular-specific diagnostic method for definitive diagnosis in living people. There are new consensus-based guidelines for predicting the presence of either pure LATE-NC or LATE-NC combined with Alzheimer's disease neuropathologic change (ADNC). Aimed at developing more specific diagnostic methods, recent research efforts have been directed toward identifying unique features on neuroimaging and molecular signatures in biological fluids such as blood and cerebrospinal fluid to facilitate clinical diagnosis for LATE. This review discusses current progress in molecular understanding of LATE-NC, the search for biomarkers for LATE, and highlights key gaps that need to be addressed to advance early detection and improve patient management and clinical trial stratification.\n\nID: 42113315\nTitle: Exosomes in Amyloid Propagation-Roles in Neurodegeneration.\nAbstract: Extracellular vesicle (EVs)-mediated cell-to-cell communication is crucial for cell growth, signaling, and metabolism. Exosomes are a subtype of EVs originating from endosomal cellular machinery and have a relatively smaller size (30-150 nM). They carry nucleic acids, proteins, miRNA, lipids, metabolites, and growth factors, making them an exciting research tool for understanding the pathophysiology of complex human diseases. Different brain cells also communicate with themselves by the release of exosomes which helps in overall brain growth and in cell signaling. Recent studies have highlighted the importance of exosomes in neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) of Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), prion, and Huntington's disease (HD). Exosomes are involved in the spread of amyloid-like protein aggregates formed in these diseases, but a comprehensive understanding of this spread mechanism is limited. In this article, we have analyzed the roles of exosomes in the spread of amyloid protein aggregates in the NDDs. Furthermore, we have discussed possible measures to address several gaps in our current understanding of cross talks between exosomes and protein aggregates in neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs). We have also discussed the therapeutic opportunities to delay or prevent pathogenic amyloid aggregate spread by exploiting exosomal transport. Overall, the review will contribute to develop a better understanding vesicular transport of amyloids and will help contend their propagation in different NDDs.\n\nID: 42112660\nTitle: Alzheimer's Disease Co-Pathology and Cognitive Impairment in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) share neuropathological features, including tau, amyloid, and TDP-43 pathology. This study investigated whether AD-related pathological changes are associated with cognitive impairment ALS. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF total-tau, phosphorylated-tau, beta-amyloid) and plasma biomarkers (TDP-43; neurofilament light chain [NfL]) were analyzed in 192 individuals with ALS or ALS with frontotemporal dementia (ALS-FTD) and 100 healthy controls. Cognitive performance was assessed using the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioral ALS Screen (ECAS). Group comparisons and regression analyses examined associations between biomarker profiles and cognitive status. Autopsy data were available for a subset of participants. Compared with healthy controls, patients with ALS - particularly those with cognitive impairment (ALSci) or ALS-FTD - showed elevated AD-related biomarkers. Significant differences in beta-amyloid levels were observed between healthy controls (HCs) and patients with ALSci, but not between controls and cognitively unimpaired patients. CSF p-tau and total-tau levels were strongly associated with domain-specific cognitive performance. In contrast, plasma extracellular vesicle TDP-43 and NfL showed weak or no association with cognition. In vivo biomarkers alone reliably distinguished cognitive impairment only in ALSci and ALS-FTD. Postmortem analyses showed no strong association between ABC scores or overall TDP-43 burden and cognitive state; however, temporal and hippocampal TDP-43 burden was associated with cognitive dysfunction. Our findings suggest that tau-related CSF biomarkers, particularly p-tau and total-tau, are associated with cognitive deficits in ALS, indicating that AD-related pathology might be associated to cognitive decline in ALS. However, postmortem data showed even stronger relation of TDP43 pathology to cognitive deficits in ALS. ANN NEUROL 2026;100:123-138.\n\nID: 42103041\nTitle: Multimodal strategies for diagnosis, stratification, and therapeutic monitoring in ALS.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder of motor neurons (MN) that is currently diagnosed through a prolonged process of exclusion, often delaying intervention. This review provides an overview of fluid, imaging, electrophysiological, and genetic biomarkers, explicitly linking each modality to early detection, patient stratification, disease monitoring, therapeutic development, and clinical trial design. Fluid biomarkers (i.e., neurofilament light chain, phosphorylated neurofilament heavy chain, inflammatory cytokines, microRNAs, and proteins in blood or cerebrospinal fluid) reflect neuronal injury and/or disease activity, enabling early identification of pres-ymptomatic individuals and longitudinal tracking of neurodegeneration. Imaging biomarkers, such as structural and diffusion MRI of the motor cortex, corticospinal tracts, and spinal cord, as well as PET imaging neuroinflammation or metabolism, provide objective measures of MN degeneration and extra-motor involvement. Electrophysiological biomarkers, including high-density electromyography, motor unit number, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and electrical impedance myography, quantitatively assess upper and lower MN loss and functional reserve. Genetic biomarkers, encompassing variants in genes such as C9orf72, SOD1, FUS, and TARDBP, enable presymptomatic screening and molecular stratification. In this context, transposable elements have emerged as an additional layer linking genomic variation and RNA dysregulation. We highlight the importance of multimodal and stage-specific biomarker integration to improve diagnostic accuracy and illuminate distinct disease phases. This approach supports stratification by progression rate or molecular subtype, enrichment of clinical trial cohorts, and the development of surrogate endpoints. We conclude by discussing current challenges, including disease heterogeneity and assay standardization, and outline future directions toward biomarker-driven precision medicine in ALS.\n\nID: 42101470\nTitle: Biomaterials and Nanoparticle-Based Therapeutics in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Bridging the Gap Between Innovation and Translation.\nAbstract: Neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and multiple sclerosis, represent a growing global health crisis characterized by irreversible neuronal loss, protein aggregation, chronic neuroinflammation, and mitochondrial dysfunction. Central to their therapeutic intractability is the blood-brain barrier (BBB), a highly selective neurovascular interface that excludes nearly 98% of conventional pharmacological agents from the central nervous system (CNS). Nanoparticle- and biomaterial-based delivery platforms have emerged as promising strategies to overcome these barriers, encompassing liposomes, polymeric nanoparticles, engineered exosomes, inorganic nanoparticles, and hydrogel scaffolds capable of enabling targeted CNS drug delivery. This Review systematically evaluates the landscape of nanomaterial-based neurotherapeutics across disease-specific pathological contexts, critically analyzing translational failure mechanisms including limited parenchymal brain exposure, receptor saturation during transcytosis, protein corona-mediated immune clearance, and nanoscale toxicity in postmitotic neural tissue. Preclinical-to-clinical translational gaps arising from interspecies BBB transporter heterogeneity and pharmacokinetic divergence are examined alongside manufacturing and regulatory barriers impeding Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)-scale production. Emerging convergence strategies─including AI-integrated design, hybrid physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling, theranostic nanoplatforms, and wearable bioresponsive delivery systems─are evaluated for their capacity to address these limitations. The review concludes by proposing a framework for developing clinically viable, disease-modifying CNS nanomedicines.\n\nID: 42352377\nTitle: Liquid Biopsy Biomarkers in Endometrial Cancer: Current Landscape and Future Perspectives.\nAbstract: Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic malignancy in developed countries and remains challenging in terms of risk stratification, treatment monitoring, and early detection of recurrence. Liquid biopsy provides a minimally invasive approach for the dynamic assessment of tumor-derived biomarkers and may complement tissue-based diagnosis and molecular classification. This narrative review summarizes current evidence on circulating biomarkers in endometrial cancer, including circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), circulating tumor cells (CTCs), extracellular vesicles (EVs), circulating microRNAs, and tumor-educated platelets, with attention to validity, applicability, and implementation barriers. Among these biomarkers, ctDNA currently has the strongest evidence base, especially for longitudinal monitoring, prognostic stratification, molecular residual disease assessment, and early detection of relapse in high-risk or recurrent disease. However, its sensitivity remains limited in early-stage, low-volume, and low-shedding tumors. CTCs, EVs, microRNAs, and platelet-derived signatures are promising but still largely investigational. Artificial intelligence may support multimodal biomarker validation, although clinical adoption will require external validation, locked algorithms, standardized workflows, and prospective utility trials. Overall, liquid biopsy represents a promising adjunct to tissue-based diagnosis and molecular classification in endometrial cancer, particularly for monitoring and follow-up. Prospective studies are now needed to demonstrate whether liquid-biopsy-informed decisions can improve outcomes or safely reduce overtreatment.\n\nID: 42320352\nTitle: Liquid biopsy in gynecologic cancers: Cellular origin to early detection and precision care.\nAbstract: Gynecological cancers, encompassing malignancies of the cervix, vagina, uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries, remain a significant global health burden despite advances in cancer therapeutics and epidemiological trends. According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), these neoplasms account for approximately 19% of nearly 5 million new cancer cases and 3 million deaths annually, disproportionately impacting women in low- and middle-income countries. Traditional diagnostic approaches, including histological tumor biopsies, play a critical role in cancer classification and molecular characterization; however, such invasive procedures pose limitations related to patient suitability, procedural risks, and sampling biases due to tumor heterogeneity. This scenario highlights the urgent need for innovative, minimally invasive diagnostic modalities capable of early detection and personalized disease management. Liquid biopsy has emerged as a promising noninvasive alternative, harnessing circulating tumor-derived biomarkers such as circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), circulating tumor cells (CTCs), tumor-educated platelets (TEPs), extracellular vesicles (EVs), and circulating RNAs. Since the first identification of ctDNA in female-specific malignancies in 2012, there have been substantial technological advances over the past decade that underscore the clinical potential of liquid biopsies in gynecological oncology. These circulating biomarkers provide dynamic insights into tumor genetics and heterogeneity, facilitating early diagnosis, prognostication, and real-time monitoring while circumventing the limitations of tissue biopsies. This review highlights current evidence on liquid biopsy applications for gynecological cancers, focusing on recent methodological progress, biomarker validation, and diagnostic utility. Furthermore, it addresses existing challenges related to sensitivity, specificity, and standardization, emphasizing the translational prospects of liquid biopsy in enhancing personalized management and improving clinical outcomes for women afflicted with gynecological malignancies.\n\nID: 42166667\nTitle: Molecular Analysis of Single Tumor-Derived Extracellular Vesicles with Improved Robustness and Accuracy.\nAbstract: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as key analytes in liquid biopsy analysis, as they inherit the molecular characteristics of their parental cells. For cancer diagnosis and treatment monitoring, tumor-derived EVs can serve as surrogate markers of their originating tumor cells. However, technical challenges arise from EV heterogeneity, as molecular signals from a rare EV subpopulation are often neglected in bulk-EV analysis. This limitation underscores the importance of single-EV analysis, enabling the detection and analysis of individual tumor EVs. While multiple single-EV technologies have been introduced, accurately detecting and quantifying rare target EVs in clinical samples remains challenging in practice. Here, we developed a set of protocols that improve the selectivity and accuracy of single-EV analysis by minimizing false-positive signals and enhancing assay robustness. Specifically, we improved the validity of data processing for single-EV imaging, optimized EV labeling procedures, and applied colocalization analysis between cancer-specific markers and EV signals. We demonstrated that the approach is applicable to two orthogonal single-EV technologies, fluorescence imaging and nanoflow cytometry, yielding consistent results across the two methods and significantly improving the detection accuracy of tumor-derived EVs spiked in plasma samples. Collectively, we demonstrated precise single-EV profiling with high accuracy and selectivity, with evident benefits for the applicability of EV analysis in clinical studies.\n\nID: 42148287\nTitle: Verification of the predictive value of EV-associated biomarkers MMP9 and CEACAM1 in rehabilitation of ischemic stroke.\nAbstract: Aim: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) contribute to stroke rehabilitation by mediating intercellular signaling during inflammation and tissue repair. Here we report EV-associated surface proteins as potential biomarkers for predicting recovery of activities of daily living (ADL) during the subacute phase of ischemic stroke (IS). Methods: IS patients and healthy controls (HCs) were recruited for this study, with serum samples analyzed across three study stages. In the discovery subset (10 IS, 6 HCs), serum proteomics was used to identify differentially expressed proteins (DEPros) and perform Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment analysis. In the exploration subset (7 IS, 12 HCs), a proximity-dependent barcoding assay (PBA) was employed to profile surface proteins on individual EVs and screen for biomarker candidates. In a validation cohort, patients were grouped by ADL improvement (little-effect recovery, LE, n = 30; obvious-effect recovery group, OE, n = 22) based on Longshi Scale and Barthel Index assessments at admission and at 3 months follow-up. Targeted biomarker validation was performed with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. Results: A total of 113 DEPros were identified, with GO term enrichment in EV-related pathways. PBA profiling revealed matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9), carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1 (CEACAM1), melanoma cell adhesion molecule (MCAM), and gelsolin (GSN) as candidate biomarkers. In the validation cohort, MMP9 and CEACAM1 were significantly elevated in the LE group. ROC analysis showed area under the curve (AUC) of 0.726 for MMP9 and 0.700 for CEACAM1 in distinguishing LE from OE. Conclusion: Elevated serum levels of EV-associated biomarkers MMP9 and CEACAM1 were associated with poor ADL recovery, supporting their potential as prognostic biomarkers for stroke rehabilitation outcomes.\n\nID: 41912937\nTitle: Liquid Biopsy in Uterine Leiomyosarcoma: Current Biomarkers, Emerging Technologies, and Future Perspectives.\nAbstract: Uterine leiomyosarcoma (uLMS) is a rare but aggressive malignant mesenchymal tumor, accounting for 2-5% of uterine malignancies. Because its symptoms and imaging features often resemble those of benign uterine leiomyoma (LM), accurate preoperative diagnosis remain difficult. This review summarizes recent advances in liquid biopsy for uLMS and explores its potential for early detection, molecular characterization, and treatment monitoring. Liquid biopsy enables minimally invasive detection of tumor-derived components such as circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), circulating tumor cells (CTCs), non-coding RNAs, and extracellular vesicles (EVs). Recurrent mutations in TP53, RB1, and ATRX have been identified through ctDNA analysis, while CTCs, ncRNAs, and EVs provide complementary information for monitoring tumor dynamics and therapeutic response. Emerging technologies including CRISPR-Cas systems, nanotechnology, electrochemical biosensors, and multi-omics integration enhance detection sensitivity and specificity. Liquid biopsy holds promise for improving uLMS diagnosis and management. However, standardization and biomarker validation remain essential to achieve reliable clinical translation and enable earlier, more precise treatment strategies.\n\nID: 41833893\nTitle: MicroRNAs in penile cancer: challenges, opportunities, and translational perspectives.\nAbstract: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression, and dysregulated miRNA expression has been implicated in multiple cancer hallmarks. In penile cancer (PeCa), a rare but aggressive malignancy, evidence suggests that miRNAs contribute to tumor development and disease progression. This review aims to summarize the current understanding of miRNA involvement in PeCa, highlighting their potential as diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic biomarkers. A comprehensive review of published studies on miRNA expression in PeCa was performed, with an emphasis on molecular mechanisms, HPV association, clinical outcomes, and recent technological approaches, including high-throughput sequencing and bioinformatics-based analyses. Several miRNAs have been identified as differentially expressed in PeCa, associating with tumor aggressiveness, HPV infection, and patient prognosis. Despite these findings, most studies are descriptive, limited by small cohorts, and lack functional validation. Moreover, geographic disparities have been observed, with a concentration of studies in a few countries and an underrepresentation of high-incidence regions. Advances in omics technologies and the study of novel sources such as extracellular vesicles (EVs) have expanded the potential for identifying circulating miRNAs as non-invasive biomarkers. miRNAs represent promising tools for improving PeCa diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy. However, their clinical translation depends on larger, standardized, and functionally validated studies. In this context, integrating multi-omics and artificial intelligence approaches might accelerate biomarker validation and enable more precise, personalized management of PeCa.\n\nID: 41792996\nTitle: Cell-free miRNAs are pharmacodynamic biomarkers for enhanced DICER activity by enoxacin in human patients with ALS.\nAbstract: The activity of the RNase III enzyme DICER is downregulated in both sporadic and genetic forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Accordingly, hundreds of microRNAs (miRNAs) are broadly downregulated, leading to de-repression of their mRNA targets. Enoxacin is a fluoroquinolone that enhances DICER activity and miRNA biogenesis. Here, we tested for the first time the molecular effect of enoxacin on miRNA biogenesis in ALS patients and demonstrated that enoxacin's engagement with DICER can be pharmacodynamically monitored via miRNA levels in human subjects. In an investigator-initiated, first-in-human study (REALS1), we explored miRNAs as pharmacodynamic biomarkers of DICER activation. Patients with sporadic ALS received oral enoxacin twice daily for 30 days in a double-blind, randomized clinical trial. The study demonstrated comparable enoxacin levels in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Furthermore, an increase in cell-free miRNA levels in both plasma and CSF at all time points following enoxacin treatment (400 or 800 mg/day), was measured relative to baseline. Additionally, no serious adverse events were reported. In conclusion, pharmacological enhancement of DICER activity by enoxacin increases miRNA biogenesis in patients with ALS. These results support further investigation of enoxacin efficacy in larger clinical trials.\n\nID: 41720438\nTitle: Smoking-dependent circulating non-coding biomarkers in lung cancer.\nAbstract: Smoking is the most significant preventable cause of lung cancer, influencing both tumor progression and the circulating nucleic acid milieu. Consequently, the interpretation of liquid biopsy signals requires a specific approach. The literature search was conducted in the PubMed and Scopus databases from 2010 to 2025. Circulating non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), including microRNAs and long non-coding RNAs in plasma or extracellular vesicles (e.g., miRNAs, lncRNAs), have been associated in initial studies with early detection, specific histologic differentiation, prognostic stratification based on survival outcomes, and dynamic alterations during treatment and relapse. This review integrates findings from existing evidence and the current review to examine the patterns of smoking dependence across various lung cancer subtypes. This is achieved by correlating exposure measures and smoking-related comorbidities with variations in circulating RNA profiles, thereby elucidating the circumstances under which biomarkers are likely to be informative in the context of lung cancer. The novelty of this work is the laboratory implementation perspective to work with biological plausibility and practical requirements in terms of standardized pre-analytics, hemolysis and platelet controls, robust normalization, platform selection, and transparent risk score reporting. In addition, we discuss the analytical and clinical trade-offs between cell-free and extracellular vesicle (EV)-associated ncRNAs, including differences in stability, background signal, workflow complexity, and the circumstances in which EV analysis provides incremental clinical value. We correlated candidate markers with specific applications, including the triage of indeterminate nodules, support of subtypes without tissue destruction, and monitoring of chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy. We underscore the necessity of multicenter validation, commutable reference materials, external quality assessments, and decision-impact studies, all of which are crucial for clinical application.\n\nID: 41677614\nTitle: From Dish to Trial: Building Translational Models of ALS.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common motor neuron disease, marked by progressive degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons. Clinically, genetically, and pathologically heterogeneous, ALS poses a major challenge for disease modeling and therapeutic translation. Over the past two decades, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have reshaped our understanding of ALS pathogenesis and emerged as a promising translational platform for therapy development. ALS modeling has further expanded with the advent of three-dimensional systems, including ALS-on-chip platforms and organoid models, which better capture cell-cell interactions and tissue-level phenotypes. Despite these advances, effective disease-modifying therapies remain elusive. Recent clinical trial setbacks highlight the need for improved trial design alongside robust, translational iPSC models that can better predict therapeutic response. Nonetheless, the outlook is promising as large iPSC patient cohorts, quantitative phenotyping combined with genetically informed patient stratification, and reverse translational research are beginning to close the gap between in vitro discovery and clinical testing. In this review, we summarize the major advances in iPSC technology and highlight key iPSC-based studies of sporadic ALS. We further discuss emerging examples of iPSC-informed therapeutic strategies and outline the challenges associated with translating iPSC-derived mechanistic insights and pharmacological findings into successful clinical therapies.\n\nID: 41672290\nTitle: Beclin-1 as an autophagy biomarker in colorectal cancer.\nAbstract: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the leading cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality attributable to cancer worldwide. Therefore, there is still a need for strong biomarkers that can be used to assist with the diagnosis, prognostication, and therapeutic stratification of patients. The role of autophagy in CRC development is context-dependent, and Beclin-1 is a major controller of autophagy initiation, which has been suggested as a potential biomarker for CRC. However, its regular use in clinical practice has been inhibited by inconsistent clinical correlations and high methodological variability. This is a review of Beclin-1 as a laboratory-measurable analyte, not as a mechanistic autophagy marker, or as an element of clinical chemistry and diagnostic pathology processes. We provide an overview of the biological properties of Beclin-1 directly associated with the interpretation of biomarkers, such as its functional complexes, regulatory changes, and context-related functions in tumor biology. Specific attention is given to specimen types and pre-analytical variables, such as tissue handling, fixation conditions, ischemia time, and intratumoral heterogeneity, which may contribute remarkably to the measured Beclin-1 levels. Existing measurement methods, such as immunohistochemistry, protein-based assays, transcriptomic, and exploratory analysis of extracellular vesicles, are discussed in terms of their application of antibody specificity, assay reproducibility, normalization methodologies, and inter-observer variability. We also addressed the major validation criteria to be specific, precise, linear, and harmonized, as well as available clinical validation data between Beclin-1 expression and tumor stage metastasis, survival, and response to treatment. Finally, the clinical utility and reporting of Beclin-1 in pathology and clinical laboratory processes were also considered, revealing the limitations and future demands for standard implementation.\n\nID: 41516376\nTitle: Applications of Exosomes in Female Medicine: A Systematic Review of Molecular Biology, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Perspectives.\nAbstract: Exosomes are nanoscale extracellular vesicles that mediate intercellular communication by transporting microRNAs, proteins, and lipids. Generated through Endosomal Sorting Complex Required for Transport (ESCRT)-dependent mechanisms or ESCRT-independent pathways, exosomes are released when multivesicular bodies fuse with the plasma membrane. The ESCRT-dependent pathway involves sequential protein complexes (ESCRT-0, I, II, III) that recognize and sort ubiquitinated cargo, induce membrane budding, and facilitate vesicle scission. In contrast, the ESCRT-independent pathway relies on membrane lipids such as ceramide and proteins like tetraspanins (CD9, CD63, CD81) to promote vesicle formation without ESCRT machinery. Furthermore, post-translational modifications, including ubiquitination, sumoylation, and phosphorylation, further serve as molecular switches, modulating the affinity of ESCRT complexes or cargo proteins for membrane domains and affecting ILV formation rates. In reproductive medicine, exosomes regulate oocyte maturation, embryo-endometrial crosstalk, placental development, and maternal-fetal communication. Altered exosomal signaling contributes to obstetric complications, including preeclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus, and preterm birth, whereas distinct exosomal miRNA signatures serve as potential diagnostic biomarkers. In gynecology, dysregulated exosomes are implicated in endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, premature ovarian insufficiency, and gynecological malignancies. In contrast, mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes show therapeutic promise in restoring ovarian function and enhancing fertility outcomes. The distinctive molecular profiles of circulating exosomes enable minimally invasive diagnosis, while their biocompatibility and ability to cross biological barriers position them as vehicles for targeted drug delivery. Characterization of accessible data provides non-invasive opportunities for disease monitoring. However, clinical translation faces challenges, including standardization of isolation protocols, establishment of reference ranges for biomarkers, and optimization of therapeutic dosing. This review summarizes exosome biogenesis, characterization methods, physiological functions, and clinical applications in obstetrics and gynecology, with an emphasis on their diagnostic and therapeutic potential. Future directions include large-scale biomarker validation studies, engineering approaches to enhance exosome targeting, and integration with precision medicine platforms to advance personalized reproductive healthcare.\n\nID: 41440030\nTitle: Preclinical Evaluation of the Assembly Modulator PAV-615 in a Mouse Model of C9orf72-Associated ALS/FTD.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are fatal neurodegenerative diseases that share clinical and pathological features, as well as genetic causes. A G4C2 repeat expansion in chromosome 9 open reading frame 72 (C9orf72) is the most common genetic cause of ALS and FTD, collectively referred to as c9ALS/FTD. Assembly modulation is a new therapeutic approach which appears to target allosteric sites on aberrant forms of multi-protein complexes and restore them to the healthy state. Recent findings demonstrate that tetrahydroisoquinolone (THIQ)-based protein assembly modulators can ameliorate ALS/FTD-associated phenotypes in cellular and animal models. In the present study, we investigated the effects of PAV-615, a novel and advanced THIQ-based modulator, in a c9ALS/FTD mouse model expressing 149 G4C2 repeat expansions (referred to as 149R mouse model). Specifically, PAV-615 was administered to 5-month-old 149R mice via intraperitoneal injection for one month. Motor function was evaluated using the hang wire test, while anxiety-like behavior and hyperactivity were assessed using the open-field test. Pathological markers, including dipeptide repeat (DPR) proteins, phosphorylated TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (pTDP-43) and ataxin 2-positive stress granules, were quantified by Meso Scale Discovery and immunohistochemistry assays. Compared with vehicle-treated controls, PAV-615 significantly improved motor performance and modestly reduced anxiety-like behavior and hyperactivity in 149R mice. Moreover, PAV-615 treatment significantly decreased cortical DPR, pTDP-43 and ataxin 2-positive stress granule burdens. These results support assembly modulation as a promising therapeutic approach treatment of ALS/FTD.\n\nID: 41170815\nTitle: Biomarkers and therapies to target endothelial dysfunction in type 2 diabetes: moving a step forward.\nAbstract: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is the leading cause of mortality in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Endothelial dysfunction is a precursor of atherosclerosis. This is a silent process that occurs over years. Focus on primary prevention to identify and target endothelial dysfunction early can slow down the atherosclerotic process and prevent ASCVD. Emerging blood-based methods include novel endothelial related biomarkers, such as endothelial specific extracellular vesicles, markers of endothelial regeneration and endothelial specific polygenic risk score. Physiology imaging-based method includes the flow-mediated dilation of the brachial artery, a noninvasive procedure that had gained attention for standardization in an international consensus guideline. Recognizing the role of endothelial function in ASCVD, studies are increasingly incorporating endothelial function biomarkers and FMD as surrogate markers of response. There is also emerging evidence on how nonpharmacological and pharmacological strategies improve endothelial function. Blood and imaging-based assessment of endothelial function is a promising area that can enhance early preventive efforts. Future studies to assess the incremental value of endothelial function assessment in contemporary longitudinal cohorts across diverse populations is necessary to identify the high-risk asymptomatic individuals who will benefit from intensive primary prevention.\n\nID: 41154440\nTitle: Exosomes in HPV-Associated Cancers: From Biomarkers to Engineered Therapeutics.\nAbstract: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the main causative agent of cervical cancer and contributes to a significant proportion of other anogenital and oropharyngeal malignancies. The need for better biomarkers and therapeutic approaches in HPV-associated cancers has drawn attention to exosomes, small extracellular vesicles known for their stability, biomolecule transport capabilities, and role in cell-to-cell communication. This review comprehensively evaluates recent literature on the diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic applications of small extracellular vesicles, particularly exosomes, in HPV-related cancers. It analyzes findings on exosomal nucleic acids, proteins, and long non-coding RNAs, as well as engineered exosome-based therapies. Exosomal miRNAs (e.g., miR-204-5p, miR-99a-5p, miR-21), proteins (e.g., glycolytic enzymes, HSP90), and lncRNAs (e.g., HOTAIR, DLEU1) have emerged as promising biomarkers for disease detection and monitoring. Exosomal cargo actively participates in HPV-related tumor progression. For example, miRNAs such as miR-21 and miR-146a modulate immune cell polarization and inflammatory signaling, while lncRNAs like HOTAIR promote oncogenic transcriptional programs. Exosomal proteins including HSP90 and ANXA1 facilitate extracellular matrix remodeling and immune evasion, thereby influencing tumor growth and metastasis. In HPV-positive head and neck and cervical cancers, exosomal cargo reflects HPV status, tumor progression, and treatment response. Therapeutic studies demonstrate the utility of exosomes in vaccine delivery, immune modulation, and drug delivery systems, including the use of PROTACs. However, clinical translation faces barriers including isolation protocol standardization, biomarker validation, and scalable production. Exosomes hold great promise for integration into diagnostic and therapeutic workflows for HPV-related cancers. Future research should focus on resolving standardization issues, validating biomarkers in diverse cohorts, and optimizing engineered exosome platforms for targeted therapy.\n\nID: 41080077\nTitle: Exosomes as Emerging Therapeutic Strategies in Primary Osteoporosis: A Narrative Review.\nAbstract: Primary osteoporosis imposes a growing global burden. While antiresorptive and anabolic agents reduce fractures, long-term adherence, adverse events, and limited tissue targeting leave unmet needs. Exosomes have emerged as promising, cell-free candidates. We conducted a narrative synthesis of English-language studies (2010-May 2025) indexed in PubMed and Web of Science on exosomes and primary osteoporosis, including mechanistic, preclinical efficacy, delivery, and safety data. Exosomes modulate bone remodeling via osteoanabolic signaling, osteoclast inhibition, and antioxidative pathways. Across cell and animal models, exosome preparations improved osteoblast viability and function, enhanced mineralization, and mitigated glucocorticoid- or estrogen-deficiency-related bone loss. Key translational variables include source selection, isolation/characterization, cargo loading, dosing, route, targeting, and biocompatibility. Safety signals are preliminarily favorable but heterogeneous across platforms. The current evidence base is predominantly preclinical; standardized manufacturing, biodistribution and persistence profiling, and dose-response relationships remain insufficient. Exosome-based approaches are promising adjuncts rather than immediate replacements for current osteoporosis therapies. Priorities include harmonized release criteria, head-to-head comparisons with standard agents, validated pharmacodynamic biomarkers, and early-phase clinical trials. For patients who are intolerant of or inadequately controlled by approved agents, exosome strategies may offer future targeted adjuncts once quality, safety, and efficacy are established in humans.\n\nID: 40916343\nTitle: In vivo self-assembled siRNAs ameliorate neurological pathology in TDP-43-associated neurodegenerative disease.\nAbstract: Abnormal accumulation of TAR DNA-binding protein-43 (TDP-43) is a hallmark of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal lobar degeneration. Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) targeting TDP-43 offer potential therapeutic strategies for these diseases. However, efficient and safe delivery of siRNAs to the CNS remains a challenge. Here, we present a synthetic biology-based approach that leverages endogenous small RNA processing machinery to self-assemble siRNA-encapsulating small extracellular vesicles and uses the natural circulatory system of the host to transport siRNAs. Specifically, we engineered liver cells to express and package TDP-43-targeting siRNAs into rabies virus glycoprotein-tagged small extracellular vesicles, which are released into the circulation and cross the blood-brain barrier to deliver siRNAs to the CNS. In a mouse model of TDP-43 pathology induced by stereotactic injection of mutant TDP-43 (M337V) virus, treatment with in vivo self-assembled TDP-43 siRNAs (IVSA-siR-TDP43) effectively reduced TDP-43 accumulation, leading to significant improvements in motor function and neuropathology. Additionally, an adeno-associated virus-based delivery system was used to produce IVSA-siR-TDP43, demonstrating sustained therapeutic effects in TDP-43-associated neurodegeneration. These findings highlight a novel, effective and minimally invasive gene therapy platform for addressing TDP-43 pathology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal lobar degeneration, offering a promising avenue for future clinical applications.\n\nID: 40865525\nTitle: Molecular impact of antisense oligonucleotide therapy in C9orf72-associated ALS.\nAbstract: C9orf72-associated amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (c9ALS) is caused by an intronic G4C2 repeat expansion that leads to toxic RNA transcripts and dipeptide repeat proteins (DPRs). A clinical trial using the antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) BIIB078 to target these transcripts was discontinued after failing to provide clinical benefit. Here, we determine the extent of target engagement in the central nervous system (CNS) and elucidate pharmacodynamic cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers following treatment. CSF from BIIB078-treated cases showed reduced DPRs and sustained increases in inflammatory biomarkers, including C-C motif chemokine ligand 26 (CCL26). BIIB078 was widely distributed in postmortem CNS tissue; however, DPRs and phosphorylated TDP-43 remained abundant. Proteomic signatures in c9ALS spinal cord were not altered with treatment, although a distinct increase in RNase T2 abundance that correlated with BIIB078 concentration was observed. Thus, despite widespread distribution, BIIB078 did not significantly impact key CNS pathologies, emphasizing the need to identify pharmacodynamic biomarkers that reflect disease-relevant neuropathological changes in response to ASO therapies.\n\nID: 40832743\nTitle: Neurochemical biomarkers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: recent developments.\nAbstract: To provide an overview of the recent developments in the field of neurochemical biomarkers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Neurofilaments, especially NFL, have been confirmed to be good biomarkers for ALS. NFL may be diagnostically useful but its main role is as prognostic and pharmacodynamic biomarker. Inflammatory biomarkers, especially the chitinases, might also serve as pharmacodynamic biomarkers in treatment trials targeting neuroinflammation. GFAP could reflect cognitive-behavioural impairment. CSF dipeptides are diagnostic biomarkers for ALS caused by the C9ORF72 exanucleotide repeat expansion and may be used to confirm target engagement by experimental drugs. Levels of TDP-43 (virtually the ideal biomarker for ALS) in CSF and plasma have not been demonstrated to be consistently altered in ALS. However, promising advancements have been achieved in seed amplification assays for the protein, in its quantification in plasma extracellular vesicles, and in the measurement of CSF levels of a protein reflecting splicing dysfunction of TDP-43. Finally, blood phosphorylated tau has emerged as an ALS biomarker linked to lower motor neuron (or muscle) pathology. NFL is still the best neurochemical biomarker for ALS. However, substantial advances have been recently made, especially regarding detection of TDP-43 and blood phosphorylated tau.\n\nID: 40766966\nTitle: Cetuximab modifies the release and protein content of tumor microvesicles from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells: What are the consequences on endothelial cells?\nAbstract: Cancer cells can release extracellular vesicles (EVs) of different sizes under stress conditions. Among the EVs, microvesicles (MVs), which have a size between 50 and 1000 nm, are bounded by a membrane lipid bilayer, exhibit proteins at their surface, and enclose some soluble proteins. MVs can interact with surrounding cells present in the tumor microenvironment to favor tumor resistance. Indeed, they can transport some oncoproteins such as epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and modify phenotype of endothelial cells (ECs). Even if their role in cell communication is well established, the understanding of anticancer treatments on their release and their protein content change are of particular importance. In this work, we showed that head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) cells exposed to cetuximab, monoclonal antibody targeting EGFR, can modulate EGFR expression of MVs. Moreover, this work emphasizes the effect of cetuximab on the shedding and content of MVs by HNSCC cells as well as their interaction with ECs. Consequently, MVs can be used as surrogate markers for predicting the efficacy of anti-EGFR therapies. Finally, the release of MVs after treatment must be envisaged as a resistance mechanism and must be considered in the future to evaluate the effect of therapy on the tumor microenvironment.\n\nID: 40325332\nTitle: Neuron-Derived Extracellular Vesicles: Emerging Regulators in Central Nervous System Disease Progression.\nAbstract: The diagnosis and exploration of central nervous system (CNS) diseases remain challenging due to the blood-brain barrier (BBB), complex signaling pathways, and heterogeneous clinical manifestations. Neurons, as the core functional units of the CNS, play a pivotal role in CNS disease progression. Extracellular vesicles (EVs), capable of crossing the BBB, facilitate intercellular and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) communication, making neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) a focal point of research. Recent studies reveal that NDEVs, carrying various bioactive substances, can exert either pathogenic or protective effects in numerous CNS diseases. Additionally, NDEVs show significant potential as biomarkers for CNS diseases. This review summarizes the emerging roles of NDEVs in CNS diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, depression, traumatic brain injury, schizophrenia, ischemic stroke, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and multiple sclerosis. It aims to provide a novel perspective on developing therapeutic and diagnostic strategies for CNS diseases through the study of NDEVs.\n\nID: 40321664\nTitle: Industrial Scale Production and Characterization of a Whey Fraction Enriched in Extracellular Vesicle Material.\nAbstract: Human milk serves the sole nutritional role for the developing infant. During lactation, nano-sized extracellular vesicles (EVs) in milk containing a multitude of biologically active components are transferred from mother to offspring. Infant formula (IF) based on cow milk-derived ingredients has been reported to contain reduced levels of EVs as compared to human milk. There is therefore an unmet need to produce large-scale volumes of milk EVs to improve IF composition. Here, we report a scalable industrial production protocol for a bovine whey-derived ingredient that is highly enriched in EV material using a large-scale sequential ceramic membrane filtration setup. Furthermore, we demonstrate a robust and generally applicable analytical approach to determine the relative contributions of EVs and milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) using molar ratios of the membrane-bound proteins butyrophilin (BTN) and CD9 as surrogate markers for MFGM and EVs, respectively. Taken together, our findings provide a basis for comparing bovine milk-containing foods and aid in developing specialized ingredients that can minimize the compositional difference between infant formula and human milk.\n\nID: 40169784\nTitle: Neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory changes in SOD1-ALS patients receiving tofersen.\nAbstract: The initiation of tofersen, a new specific antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) for SOD1 pathology, marked a significant turning point for SOD1-ALS patients. While clinical trials and early access program studies reported a significant reduction in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) neurofilament levels, neuroinflammation following prolonged treatment was never assessed. In this multicenter study, we evaluated a cohort of 18 SOD1-ALS patients treated with tofersen, analyzing correlations between biomarkers of neurodegeneration/neuroinflammation and clinical variables indicative of disease progression. NfL, NfH, CHI3L1, and Serpina1 levels in serum and CSF were determined by semi-automated immunoassays (Ella™ technology). Generalized linear mixed models were employed to investigate longitudinal trends of these biomarkers. Our data highlighted a progressive decrease in CSF neurofilament levels during tofersen treatment (MR = 0.97, 95% CI 0.94-0.99, p = 0.006 and MR = 0.98, 95% CI 0.95-1.00, p = 0.076 for NfL and NfH in CSF, respectively). Conversely, CSF levels of SerpinA1 and CHI3L1 increased over time (MR = 1.12, 95% CI 1.08-1.16, p < 0.0001 and MR = 1.039, 95% CI 1.015-1.062, p = 0.001 for SerpinA1 and CHI3L1 in CSF, respectively), but these modifications were most apparent after six and twelve months of therapy, respectively. Disease progression rate did not correlate with these biomarker trends. We observed a significant decrease in neurofilament levels during Tofersen treatment, alongside an increase in neuroinflammatory markers, potentially linked to an immune response triggered by ASO treatment. Given the limited data on tofersen's long-term efficacy in ALS due to its recent introduction, identifying biomarkers that predict clinical outcomes such as diminished therapeutic response or adverse effects is crucial. These biomarkers may help to better understand the underlying pathomechanisms of ALS and tofersen's role in modulating disease progression.\n\nID: 39722074\nTitle: A robust evaluation of TDP-43, poly GP, cellular pathology and behavior in an AAV-C9ORF72 (G4C2)66 mouse model.\nAbstract: The G4C2 hexanucleotide repeat expansion in C9ORF72 is the major genetic cause of both amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) (C9-ALS/FTD). Despite considerable efforts, the development of mouse models of C9-ALS/FTD useful for therapeutic development has proven challenging due to the intricate interplay of genetic and molecular factors underlying this neurodegenerative disorder, in addition to species differences. This study presents a robust investigation of the cellular pathophysiology and behavioral outcomes in a previously described AAV mouse model of C9-ALS expressing 66 G4C2 hexanucleotide repeats. The model displays key molecular ALS pathological markers including RNA foci, dipeptide repeat (DPR) protein aggregation, p62 positive stress granule formation as well as mild gliosis. However, the AAV-(G4C2)66 mouse model in this study has marginal neurodegeneration with negligible neuronal loss, or clinical deficits. Human C9orf72 is typically associated with altered TAR DNA-binding protein (TDP-43) function, yet studies of this rodent model revealed no significant evidence of TDP-43 dysfunction. While our findings indicate and support that this is a highly valuable robust and pharmacologically tractable model for investigating the molecular mechanisms and cellular consequences of (G4C2) repeat driven DPR pathology, it is not suitable for investigating the development of disease- associated TDP-43 dysfunction or clinical impairment. Our findings underscore the complexity of ALS pathogenesis involving genetic mutations and protein dysregulation and highlight the need for more comprehensive model systems that reliably replicate the multifaceted cellular and behavioral aspects of C9-ALS.\n\nID: 39711523\nTitle: A robust evaluation of TDP-43, poly GP, cellular pathology and behavior in a AAV- C9ORF72 (G 4 C 2) 66 mouse model.\nAbstract: The G4C2 hexanucleotide repeat expansion in C9ORF72is the major genetic cause of both amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) (C9-ALS/FTD). Despite considerable efforts, the development of mouse models of C9-ALS/FTD useful for therapeutic development has proven challenging due to the intricate interplay of genetic and molecular factors underlying this neurodegenerative disorder, in addition to species differences. This study presents a robust investigation of the cellular pathophysiology and behavioral outcomes in a previously described AAV mouse model of C9-ALS expressing 66 G4C2 hexanucleotide repeats. The model displays key molecular ALS pathological markers including RNA foci, dipeptide repeat (DPR) protein aggregation, p62 positive stress granule formation as well as mild gliosis. However, the AAV-(G4C2)66 mouse model in this study has marginal neurodegeneration with negligible neuronal loss, or clinical deficits. Human C9orf72 is typically associated with altered TAR DNA-binding protein (TDP-43) function, yet studies of this rodent model revealed no significant evidence of TDP-43 dysfunction. While our findings indicate and support that this is a highly valuable robust and pharmacologically tractable model for investigating the molecular mechanisms and cellular consequences of (G4C2) repeat driven DPR pathology, it is not suitable for investigating the development of disease- associated TDP-43 dysfunction or clinical impairment. Our findings underscore the complexity of ALS pathogenesis involving genetic mutations and protein dysregulation and highlight the need for more comprehensive model systems that reliably replicate the multifaceted cellular and behavioral aspects of C9-ALS.\n\nID: 39533951\nTitle: Single step capture and assessment of multiple plasma extracellular vesicle biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease detection.\nAbstract: Blood tests for Alzheimer's disease (AD) that measure biomarkers related to neuropathology have demonstrated to be useful, minimally-invasive ways to identify patients for screening into clinical trials. While some AD biomarkers can be detected in plasma, greater sensitivity is needed to make plasma AD tests more effective. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) in plasma carry AD-related biomarkers from the brain and could offer a concentrated source of brain-related biomarkers, though the methodological complexities involved in isolating plasma EVs have hampered its validation for clinical use. To explore the feasibility and effectiveness of developing blood tests for AD utilizing extracellular vesicle-bound protein biomarkers. We developed a simplified method for isolating EVs directly from plasma using an alternating current electrokinetic (ACE) microchip. No sample pretreatment steps were needed. Protein biomarkers on the EVs were detected by adding fluorescent antibodies to the plasma samples before capture by the chip. This allowed measurement of EV biomarker levels directly on the chip. AD or non-AD control plasma was measured for ten different AD-related biomarkers. EV-associated NCAM1, pTau231, α-synuclein, and TDP-43 levels were able to distinguish a group of 10 AD, 10 mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and 10 non-AD subjects. pTau231 was different between AD and non-AD (p = 0.0300) and α-synuclein differentiated AD from MCI (p = 0.0148). This study shows how ACE microfluidic chip technology can help differentiate AD and MCI patients from non-AD controls with clinical relevance. This work also highlights the important diagnostic role of plasma EV biomarkers in neurodegenerative disease.\n\nID: 42440508\nTitle: Liquid biopsy in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia.\nAbstract: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common pediatric malignancy, and despite advances in therapy, relapse remains a major cause of treatment failure. Liquid biopsy has emerged as a powerful, minimally invasive tool for real-time disease monitoring and prognostication in hematologic malignancies. This review summarizes recent progress in the application of liquid biopsy technologies in pediatric ALL, focusing on circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), circulating microRNAs (miRNAs), and extracellular vesicles (EVs). We discuss their respective biological origins, detection platforms, and clinical utilities in diagnosis, risk stratification, and measurable residual disease (MRD) assessment. Particular attention is paid to pediatric-specific challenges such as limited blood volume, pre-analytical variability, and the need for sensitive assays adapted to the pediatric context. Furthermore, we highlight cutting-edge innovations in EV isolation, machine learning-based biomarker integration, and prospective clinical applications. Notably, bone marrow evaluation remains the irreplaceable gold standard for pediatric ALL diagnosis and MRD monitoring. Although most liquid biopsy approaches are still in early translational stages for pediatric ALL, accumulating evidence supports their complementary value for optimizing individualized patient management. Continued validation in large, prospective pediatric cohorts is essential to bring these technologies closer to clinical implementation.\n\nID: 42438137\nTitle: Highly Efficient Isolation and Rapid Detection of Pancreatic Cancer-Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles by Specific Aggregation from Aptamer-Functionalized DNA Long Chains.\nAbstract: Small extracellular vesicles (sEV) are increasingly reported as biomarkers for the early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer (PC), but the current techniques for isolation and detection of sEV rely on expensive instruments and tedious protocols. In this work, a facile and rapid sEV isolation and detection method (LAPT-sEViso) was developed, which is based on the specific aggregation of GPC-1-positive PC-derived sEV and an aptamer-functionalized DNA long chain produced by rolling circle amplification (RCA-APT). The LAPT-sEViso can efficiently isolate sEV from cell culture medium and serum, showing 45 times higher yield (5.5 × 106 particles mL-1), 1.1 times higher purity (1.66 × 1010 particles mg-1) and 4.9 times higher recovery (80.9%) comparing to the traditional ultracentrifugation method, with only $1000 common instruments and $2.88 reagents/materials in 1 h. Moreover, after simple filtration and on-membrane ELISA, sEV concentration can be instrument-free detected with a limit of detection of 5.62 × 103 particles μL-1 (linear range from 5.0 × 103 to 5.0 × 107 μL-1). The LAPT-sEViso provides an efficient and practical approach for the rapid isolation and detection of sEV, providing a novel approach for the sEV-based liquid biopsy.\n\nID: 42437992\nTitle: Unraveling the Plasma Extracellular Vesicles Proteome: Predictors of Resistance in Immunotherapy of Advanced Melanoma.\nAbstract: Despite substantial clinical benefit from immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI), advanced melanoma remains challenging due to frequent treatment resistance. Resistance may be intrinsic (primary) or emerge over time (secondary). Biomarkers predicting distinct resistance phenotypes before therapy are lacking. As key mediators of cellular communication, extracellular vesicles (EVs) represent promising biomarkers. This study aimed to identify baseline EV proteome-derived pathways and biomarkers associated with overall, primary, and secondary resistance to ICI in advanced melanoma and to derive biomarker signatures predictive of progression-free survival (PFS). EVs were isolated from pretreatment plasma samples of 46 patients with advanced melanoma using size exclusion chromatography and ultracentrifugation. Proteomic profiling was performed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry using DIA-NN. Pathway enrichment and network analyses were conducted using Reactome, Metascape, Cytoscape, and DAVID. Resistance-associated proteins were integrated into composite biomarker signatures and evaluated for association with PFS. Overall resistance was characterized by enrichment of platelet- and complement-associated pathways. Primary resistance was associated with enhanced Fc gamma receptor (FCGR) signaling and downregulation of KSRP-associated post-transcriptional regulatory processes. In contrast, secondary resistance was preceded by distinct baseline EV proteomic patterns involving complement activation and reduced hemostasis- and platelet-related pathways. EV-derived biomarker signatures for overall, primary, and secondary resistance independently discriminated patients according to PFS. Baseline plasma EV proteomics reveals distinct systemic biological programs associated with different resistance phenotypes to ICI in advanced melanoma. EV-derived biomarker signatures enable stratification by PFS and warrant validation in larger, multicentric cohorts.\n\nID: 42418831\nTitle: Nanobiosensors for Leukemia Minimal Residual Disease Monitoring: A Review of Recent Advances and Translational Challenges.\nAbstract: Minimal residual disease (MRD) in leukemia is essential for evaluating treatment response, predicting relapse risk, and guiding individualized therapy. Conventional MRD assays, including multiparameter flow cytometry and quantitative polymerase chain reaction, generally achieve detection thresholds of approximately 10-4-10-6 under validated conditions. By contrast, representative nanobiosensor platforms have reported femtomolar or even sub-femtomolar limits of detection or rare-cell detection at very low concentrations in optimized model systems, indicating their potential advantages in signal amplification and low-abundance biomarker detection. This review summarizes recent advances in nanobiosensors for leukemia MRD monitoring, with emphasis on nanomaterial design, molecular recognition strategies, and signal transduction mechanisms. It further discusses their application to clinically relevant MRD markers, including circulating tumor DNA, circulating leukemic cells, fusion gene transcripts, abnormal proteins, and extracellular vesicles. Key translational challenges are also analyzed, including insufficient assay standardization, limited cross-platform comparability, matrix interference in complex biological samples, manufacturing scalability, cost control, biosafety, and regulatory evaluation. Finally, this review proposes a target-matrix-readout-translation framework for evaluating nanobiosensors in leukemia MRD monitoring, emphasizing not only analytical sensitivity but also biomarker relevance, clinical-sample validation, comparability with established assays, and regulatory readiness.\n\nID: 42414029\nTitle: Case of concurrent ALS and human T-cell leukaemia virus type 1-associated myositis.\nAbstract: A woman in her late 70s presented with progressive limb weakness, muscle atrophy and hyper-reflexia. Laboratory findings revealed elevated creatine kinase and positive serum human T-cell leukaemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) antibody. Clinical and electrophysiological findings met revised El Escorial criteria for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), but muscle MRI showed inflammatory changes. Muscle biopsy revealed both neurogenic and inflammatory features. While methylprednisolone showed no benefit, intravenous immunoglobulin therapy produced transient improvement in weakness with normalisation of creatine kinase levels. The patient died from respiratory failure 3 years after symptom onset. Autopsy confirmed typical ALS-TDP pathology with phosphorylated TDP-43 inclusions in motor neurons. HTLV-1 Tax-positive lymphocytes infiltrated skeletal muscles but not the central nervous system, establishing dual pathology of ALS-TDP with HTLV-1-associated myositis. The improvement most likely reflected treatment of the HTLV-1-associated myositis rather than the underlying motor neuron disease. This case highlights the importance of evaluating treatable conditions in HTLV-1-seropositive ALS patients.\n\nID: 42411953\nTitle: Reduced Soluble Ubiquilin2 in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Carrying Ubiquilin2 (P494L) Mutation: Clinicopathological and Biochemical Evidence From an Autopsy Case.\nAbstract: We report the clinicopathological and biochemical findings of ALS associated with a UBQLN2 P494L mutation. Autopsy revealed widespread TDP-43 pathology and UBQLN2-positive inclusions. Immunoblot analysis demonstrated a marked reduction of soluble UBQLN2, supporting functional UBQLN2 insufficiency as a pathogenic mechanism underlying TDP-43 aggregation.\n\nID: 42403537\nTitle: Nanomedicine for Depression: From Blood-Brain Barrier Delivery to Neuroimmune-Barrier-Plasticity Network Reprogramming.\nAbstract: Depression is a heterogeneous and recurrent brain disorder in which neuroinflammation, blood-brain barrier dysfunction, oxidative and mitochondrial stress, and impaired neuroplasticity interact within the neurovascular-glial-neuronal unit. This mechanism-oriented integrative review examines how engineered nanosystems may move beyond brain entry toward lesion-directed modulation of the neuroinflammation-barrier-neuroplasticity axis. We first synthesize the pathological nodes that sustain depression-related network dysfunction and then classify current nanotherapeutic strategies into three categories: small-molecule nanodelivery systems, nucleic acid nanocarriers, and functional nanoplatforms, including lipid and polymeric nanoparticles, inorganic and nanozyme-based systems, biomimetic membrane-coated nanoparticles, and engineered extracellular vesicles, including exosomes. Unlike previous nanosynthesis-focused or catalogue-style nanocarrier reviews, this review organizes the field around a disease-mechanism framework rather than material type alone, emphasizing barrier-state navigation, glial-neuronal-subcellular targeting, stimulus-responsive release, and coordinated modulation of inflammation, vascular integrity, redox homeostasis, and synaptic plasticity. We further argue that nanoplatforms should be evaluated not only by brain accumulation but also by patient stratification, engagement of defined pathological nodes, multimodal biomarker evidence of network-level modulation, manufacturability, and safety under repeated administration. Major translational bottlenecks include insufficient subtype-specific patient selection, limited human relevance of current stress- and inflammation-based models, uncertain biodistribution and long-term neurotoxicity, constraints in scaling up nose-to-brain delivery, batch-to-batch variability, cargo instability, immunogenicity, and unclear regulatory classification of complex biologic or combination products. Finally, we propose a pathological-network-guided precision nanomedicine framework that integrates blood-brain barrier status assessment, liquid biopsy and imaging biomarkers, human-relevant validation models, and scalable quality control to guide future platform design and clinical translation. This review provides a disease-mechanism-centered roadmap for transforming nanomedicine for depression from delivery optimization into precision network-oriented intervention.\n\nID: 42403533\nTitle: Extracellular Vesicle-Associated Non-Coding RNAs in Preeclampsia: Mechanistic Insights, Biomarker Discovery, and Emerging Nanomedicine Concepts.\nAbstract: Preeclampsia (PE) is a complex multisystem disorder that affects 2-8% of pregnancies worldwide and poses substantial risks to maternal and fetal health. Current diagnostic approaches rely largely on clinical signs and angiogenic biomarkers, and available treatments remain primarily supportive; they do not directly reverse the placental or systemic mechanisms that drive the disease. Extracellular vesicles (EVs), including small EVs often termed exosomes, carry non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) that may contribute to placental-maternal communication in both normal and pathological pregnancy. In PE, altered EV-associated microRNAs, long non-coding RNAs, and circular RNAs have been detected in placental tissues, trophoblast-derived systems, maternal plasma or serum, urine, amniotic fluid, and other pregnancy-related samples. However, these matrices should not be assumed to indicate definitive tissue or cellular origins without appropriate source-attribution methods. This review summarizes current evidence on EV-associated ncRNAs in PE from three perspectives: mechanistic studies, biomarker discovery, and exploratory nanomedicine strategies. First, we discuss how dysregulated EV-associated ncRNAs may contribute to trophoblast dysfunction, immune-inflammatory imbalance, endothelial injury, and angiogenic dysregulation. Second, we evaluate EV-associated ncRNAs as candidate liquid-biopsy biomarkers, emphasizing that most reported signatures remain at the discovery or early validation stage. Their clinical implementation will require standardized EV isolation, RNA profiling, normalization procedures, and validation in independent longitudinal cohorts. Third, we discuss engineered EVs and EV-mimetic nanocarriers as experimental platforms for ncRNA delivery and distinguish these preclinical therapeutic concepts from clinically established PE management. Rather than suggesting immediate diagnostic or therapeutic readiness, this review highlights the opportunities and limitations of EV-associated ncRNAs as a framework for future PE research. Key challenges include EV heterogeneity, limited discrimination among vesicular subtypes, uncertain tissue origins of circulating EV cargo, poor reproducibility across cohorts, safety concerns during pregnancy, scalable manufacturing, and ethical considerations related to maternal-fetal interventions. Future studies integrating rigorously characterized EV populations, multi-omics profiling, functional validation, and longitudinal clinical sampling are essential to determine whether EV-associated ncRNAs can be translated into reliable PE biomarkers or safe nanomedicine-based interventions.\n\nID: 42403089\nTitle: Liquid biopsy for colorectal cancer screening: chances and challenges.\nAbstract: Liquid biopsy refers to the analysis of tumor-derived components in blood to enable minimally invasive cancer detection and characterization. Circulating tumor cells, circulating tumor DNA, and tumor-derived extracellular vesicles have demonstrated diagnostic and prognostic potential in colorectal cancer (CRC). As liquid biopsy allows for real-time, repeatable assessment of the tumor burden and may capture molecular heterogeneity across primary and metastatic sites, it has emerged as a promising tool for CRC screening. Early studies have suggested the feasibility of CRC detection; however, its sensitivity for the detection of advanced adenomas remains limited. To date, no adequately powered randomized trial has demonstrated that liquid biopsy-based screening reduces the rate of CRC-specific mortality. Evidence has been derived largely from case-control or single-round prospective studies, and validation results have been inconsistent. Assay heterogeneity, lack of standardization, uncertain downstream clinical pathways, and limited real-world cost-effectiveness data further constrain its implementation. Modeling studies have indicated that reduced specificity and increased test positivity could substantially increase colonoscopy demand, which challenges the capacity of health systems. Although liquid biopsy offers practical advantages, including high acceptability and potential integration into routine care, current evidence does not support the replacement of established modalities, such as fecal immunochemical testing or colonoscopy, in organized CRC screening programs. Further rigorous prospective validation and health system-level evaluations are required before liquid biopsy can be successfully applied in CRC screening.\n\nID: 42401541\nTitle: Unlocking the ferroptotic window: Lipidomic rewiring and metabolic addiction in EMT-driven breast cancer resistance.\nAbstract: Breast cancer (BC) continues to pose a substantial clinical challenge due to acquired resistance induced by epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Nevertheless, this adaptive evolution, which frequently takes the form of a highly plastic, partial EMT (p-EMT) state, induces a profound lipidomic reconfiguration and iron dysregulation, thereby inadvertently revealing a targetable metabolic vulnerability: ferroptosis. In this Perspective, we outline the hierarchical molecular logic that governs this susceptibility, emphasizing the manner in which progressive p53 mutations (ranging from loss-of-function to gain-of-function) transform p-EMT cells from passive sensitization to an extreme \"metabolic addiction.\" We argue that conventional \"occupancy-driven\" kinase inhibitors are unable to eliminate these resistant populations because they are unable to dismantle the essential non-catalytic scaffolding functions of core EMT-induced kinases (EIKs). As a result, we suggest a paradigm shift toward a chemical biology approach that is \"event-driven.\" The p-EMT infrastructure can be irreversibly destroyed and resistant cells can be compelled to undergo catastrophic lipid peroxidation by deploying proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) against concealed scaffold super-hubs, particularly AXL and lemur tail kinase 3 (LMTK3), which are indispensable for stabilizing the hybrid p-EMT infrastructure. Additionally, we investigate the spatiotemporal modulation of this synthetic lethal axis by the tumor microenvironment (TME) through matrix mechanics and extracellular vesicles (EVs). Ultimately, we suggest a multimodal liquid biopsy strategy that couples specific oxidized phospholipid signatures with circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) kinetics to precisely monitor in vivo ferroptotic events. This approach offers a transformative roadmap for eradicating minimal residual disease (MRD) and surmounting BC dormancy.\n\nID: 42398451\nTitle: Emerging roles of platelet DNA in cancer detection and noninvasive prenatal testing.\nAbstract: Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) level is a core liquid biopsy biomarker. However, it exhibits low detection sensitivity in early-stage diseases and carries a risk of information loss. Traditionally regarded as anucleate and DNA-deficient, platelets have recently been confirmed to actively take up and carry extracellular DNA-termed platelet DNA (pDNA). We summarized pDNA uptake mechanisms, including clathrin-mediated endocytosis of DNA-loaded extracellular vesicles and direct internalization of free DNA, as well as its pharmacological regulation. Compared with plasma cfDNA levels, pDNA shows superior stability, higher mutant allele frequencies, and resistance to nucleases. We elaborated its clinical potential for early cancer detection by capturing low-abundance tumor mutations and for noninvasive prenatal testing by overcoming the scarcity of fetal cfDNA in early pregnancy. Finally, we discussed integrating pDNA analysis using multiomics and artificial intelligence to advance precision liquid biopsy. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: Platelet DNA level reshapes platelets' role from hemostatic cells to genetic carriers, resolving plasma cell-free DNA level's limitations. It enables early cancer detection and prenatal testing, advancing liquid biopsy toward precision medicine for better diagnostic outcomes.\n\nID: 42396861\nTitle: Translational insights into extracellular vesicles in peritoneal dialysis.\nAbstract: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a cornerstone kidney replacement therapy for patients with end-stage kidney disease; however, chronic exposure to bioincompatible dialysis solutions progressively damages the peritoneal membrane, leading to mesothelial-to-mesenchymal transition, fibrosis, and ultimately ultrafiltration failure. Currently, peritoneal membrane dysfunction is detected only at advanced stages through the peritoneal equilibration test, underscoring the need for earlier and more sensitive biomarkers. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) isolated from peritoneal dialysis effluent (PDE) have emerged as promising candidates, given their capacity to carry proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids that reflect local and systemic cellular activity. To date, 12 studies have successfully isolated and characterized PDE-derived EVs, identifying canonical EV markers, such as CD9, CD63, CD81, TSG101, and HSP70, alongside disease-relevant molecules, including galectin-3 binding protein, aquaporin-1, glycoprotein 96, and integrin-linked kinase. These EVs are enriched in signaling components associated with inflammation, angiogenesis, and fibrosis, particularly through TGF-β/p38 and NF-κB pathways. Moreover, specific EV-associated microRNAs (e.g., miR-125a-5p, miR-132-3p, miR-296-3p, miR-432-5p) overlap with molecular signatures observed in kidney and cardiometabolic disorders, suggesting broader systemic relevance. As an original contribution to this review, and to address cross-study comparability, we applied EVqualityMS, a mass spectrometry-based quality assessment tool, to benchmark EV enrichment and contaminant profiles and calculate quality indices across publicly available PDE-EV proteomics datasets. Despite methodological heterogeneity and limited sample sizes, PDE-derived EVs represent a powerful \"liquid biopsy\" of the peritoneal environment. Their integration into PD monitoring holds promise for the early detection of membrane injury and for supporting a predictive, biomarker-guided, and personalized approach to PD management.\n\nID: 42394645\nTitle: Emerging blood-based biomarkers for the detection of parenchymal brain metastasis: Current progress and future perspectives.\nAbstract: Parenchymal brain metastases of solid malignancies remain a significant clinical challenge, as they are often detected at later symptomatic stages, which are typically associated with worse prognosis. Delayed detection limits treatment options and contributes to poor outcomes, while early detection is critical for improving patient outcomes and quality of life. In this comprehensive review, we investigated the potential use and challenges of blood-based biomarkers, including circulating tumor cells, cell-free DNA, noncoding RNAs, extracellular vesicles, proteins, and other immune-related biomarkers, for the early detection of parenchymal brain metastasis. The use of blood-based liquid biopsies offers a promising avenue for early detection and monitoring of brain metastases, potentially enabling timely intervention and tailored treatment regimes. Continued research and rigorous clinical validation are essential to fully harness the potential of blood-based biomarkers, which could transform clinical practice in oncology.\n\nID: 42391702\nTitle: Bifunctional covalent organic framework for rapid isolation of extracellular vesicles and proteomics-based biomarker discovery.\nAbstract: Extracellular vesicles (EVs), serving as crucial carriers of biomarkers for tumor diagnosis and prognostic evaluation, as well as drug delivery vehicles and therapeutic targets, making it a research hotspot. The isolation methods represent a key aspect of EV-associated research. In this work, an alkynyl-functionalized covalent organic framework (COF) was synthesized under acidic conditions at room temperature and further modified by photo-initiated thiol-yne click reaction, yielding a bifunctionalized COF material decorated with distearoyl phosphatidylethanolamine (DSPE) and Ti4+. This bifunctional COF material (COF-DSPE-Ti) can leverage the bifunctional synergistic effect between DSPE and Ti4+ sites, thereby facilitating the efficient isolation of EVs. This synergistic effect enables the efficient isolation of EVs within 3 min. Proteomic analysis reveals that this isolation method significantly outperforms ultracentrifugation, and an effective EV isolation and analysis can be completed using only 10 μL of plasma sample. For clinical liquid biopsy, the integration of the COF-DSPE-Ti method with proteomics lead to the identification of 64 upregulated proteins in plasma samples from colorectal cancer (CRC) patients, among which S100A9 emerged as a potential EV biomarker. In addition, KLK2, KLK3, and FOLH1, which have been established as diagnostic markers for prostate cancer (PCa), are successfully identified in EVs isolated from the urine of PCa patients. These findings demonstrate the reliability of this approach for screening EV-associated biomarkers and provide a novel strategy for the early diagnosis and prognostic assessment of CRC and PCa.\n\nID: 42386697\nTitle: Obesity-driven extracellular vesicle signaling in cancer: mechanistic insights and clinical implications.\nAbstract: Obesity is a rapidly escalating global health challenge and a major, modifiable driver of cancer risk and poor outcomes across at least 13 malignancies, including endometrial, colorectal, breast, pancreatic, hepatic, renal, ovarian, and esophageal adenocarcinoma. Beyond endocrine and metabolic effects, obesity establishes a tumor-permissive systemic state characterized by adipose hypoxia, chronic inflammation, insulin resistance, and adipokine imbalance. Here, we synthesize evidence that extracellular vesicles (EVs) serve as a central mechanistic conduit through which these obesity-associated stress programs are transmitted to tumor and stromal compartments, driving cancer initiation, progression, immune evasion, metastasis, and therapy resistance. Obesity amplifies EV biogenesis and reprograms EV cargo through hypoxia- and inflammation-responsive signaling and altered endosomal trafficking, enriching EVs with coordinated lipid, RNA, and protein modules that durably rewire recipient cells. Functionally, obesity-conditioned EVs reinforce oncogenic growth and survival signaling, promote epithelial plasticity and angiogenesis, remodel the tumor microenvironment toward immune suppression and extracellular matrix reorganization, and facilitate pre-metastatic niche formation. Clinically, EVs provide a stable, information-rich substrate for liquid biopsy development, with emerging EV signatures showing promise for early detection, risk stratification, and longitudinal disease monitoring in obesity-associated cancers. We conclude by outlining key mechanistic, technological, and translational priorities required to advance EV-based biomarkers and to therapeutically disrupt obesity-driven intercellular communication.\n\nID: 42383156\nTitle: Salivary Extracellular Vesicles: Paradigm Shift in Liquid Biopsy Diagnostics.\nAbstract: Extracellular vesicles (EVs), lipid bilayer nanoparticles released by virtually all cells, serve as essential messengers for intercellular communication. Due to their involvement in several pathophysiological processes, EVs have recently gained considerable attention as potentially diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for various illnesses. The widespread distribution of EVs across all biofluids positions them as ideal, minimally invasive biomarkers for disease progression using a liquid biopsy approach. Among biofluids, saliva is uniquely accessible and has a low soluble protein content, making its EV population a highly promising source of diagnostic biomarkers. Salivary EVs have been investigated for their promising potential for diagnosing local and systemic diseases, including cancers, autoimmune diseases and neuropsychiatric disorders. In this review, we present a synopsis of the current landscape related to salivary EVs, highlighting the unique characteristics and potential of these vesicles, the technical challenges related to their application, and their future prospects for clinical translation as powerful diagnostic tools.\n\nID: 42382829\nTitle: Extracellular vesicles in osteosarcoma: bridging resistance, immunity, and clinical translation.\nAbstract: Osteosarcoma (OS), the most common primary malignant bone tumor in children, adolescents, and young adults, has experienced only limited improvement in 5-year survival over the past four decades, with survival rates remaining approximately 60-70% for localized disease and below 30% for metastatic or refractory cases. Chemoresistance and an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME) constitute mutually reinforcing barriers to durable disease control, while extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as key mediators linking tumor-intrinsic resistance, microenvironmental remodeling, and metastasis. Under the MISEV2023 framework, OS-derived EV studies face unique methodological challenges, including mineralized matrix interference, non-vesicular particle contamination, platelet-derived EV interference, and variability in isolation workflows. Nevertheless, standardized and OS-adapted EV workflows may improve the reliability of EVs as candidate liquid biopsy biomarkers for chemotherapy-response assessment, prognostic stratification, immune-status evaluation, and minimal residual disease (MRD)-oriented surveillance. Mechanistically, EVs can propagate chemoresistance by transferring ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters and regulatory non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), reprogram metabolism and cell fate through processes such as ferroptosis resistance, lipid synthesis, autophagy-induced dormancy, and stemness acquisition, remodel bone marrow and pulmonary pre-metastatic niches, and contribute to immunosuppression through macrophage polarization, vascular abnormalization, and restricted T-cell infiltration. Emerging EV-based therapeutic strategies include engineered EVs or exosome mimetics for drug and nucleic acid delivery, inhibition or clearance of tumor-derived EVs, and EV-based vaccine concepts combined with immunotherapy. However, most therapeutic evidence remains preclinical or hypothesis-generating, and translation is constrained by stochastic cargo loading, EV heterogeneity, scalable clinical-grade production, age-specific considerations, and limited clinical validation. This review integrates current evidence on EV-mediated chemoresistance, immune remodeling, and clinical translation in OS, aiming to provide a critical framework for future EV-based biomarker development and therapeutic exploration.\n\nID: 42382781\nTitle: Exosomal microRNAs in colorectal cancer communication networks: implications for metastasis, therapy resistance, and precision medicine.\nAbstract: Exosome-derived microRNAs (miRNAs) have recently been recognised as important players in the process of intercellular communication in CRC, thus allowing tumour cells to affect not only each other but also the whole milieu of interactions occurring in the tumour microenvironment and metastatic niches. The growing body of evidence points to selective packaging of exosomal miRNAs via controlled biogenesis mechanisms and modulation by oncogenic signalling and microenvironmental stress. After being delivered to target cells, these miRNAs affect interrelated signalling pathways involved in the epithelial-mesenchymal transition, stemness, immune escape, angiogenesis, metastasis niche development, and drug resistance. Instead of being regarded as simple biomolecular markers, exosomal miRNAs are better understood as regulators of networks of processes that allow tumour cell populations to coordinate their response to external stimuli and therapeutic interventions. This view can shed light on tumour heterogeneity, metastasis, and resistance to treatment in CRC. At the same time, their high biological stability in blood plasma has raised hopes for their clinical utility as markers of liquid biopsy and therapeutic targets. However, further progress in clinical translation is hampered by several obstacles, such as extracellular vesicle heterogeneity, methodological variability, and lack of standardisation. This review synthesises current knowledge on exosome biogenesis, selective miRNA sorting, tumour microenvironment communication, and therapy resistance in CRC. In addition, it highlights emerging systems biology, single-vesicle, and artificial intelligence-based approaches that may improve biomarker robustness and translational relevance. Collectively, this review argues that integrative and mechanism-driven strategies will be necessary to advance exosomal miRNAs from exploratory biomarkers toward clinically meaningful applications in precision oncology.\n\nID: 42382778\nTitle: Liquid biopsy, multi-cancer early detection, and artificial intelligence: new frontiers in cancer screening from a technological and immunological perspective.\nAbstract: Early cancer detection remains a central challenge in oncology because many lethal tumors are diagnosed after curative opportunities have narrowed, whereas current organ-specific screening methods cover only a limited number of cancer types and may be constrained by invasiveness, cost, accessibility or stage-dependent sensitivity. Liquid biopsy, multi-cancer early detection (MCED) and artificial intelligence (AI) are rapidly reshaping this field, but their clinical implications require careful interpretation. This review critically evaluates major liquid-biopsy analytes, including circulating tumor DNA, cell-free DNA methylation and fragmentomics, circulating tumor cells, extracellular vesicles, non-coding RNAs, tumor-educated platelets and multi-omics signatures, with emphasis on intended use, clinical maturity, tissue-of-origin value and translational limitations. A distinctive feature of this review is the integration of tumor-derived signals with host-response and immunological readouts, including peripheral blood mononuclear cell-based monitoring, immune-cell-derived extracellular vesicles, exosomal immune-checkpoint molecules and inflammatory confounders, thereby framing liquid biopsy as both a cancer-detection tool and a window into tumor-immune interactions. We further discuss MCED as a clinical care pathway rather than an isolated blood test, highlighting the importance of positive and negative predictive values, cancer prevalence, diagnostic-resolution pathways, false-positive workup, overdiagnosis, mortality benefit, cost-effectiveness and equitable access. The role of AI is examined in relation to model development, multimodal fusion, tissue-of-origin prediction, calibration, interpretability, bias, generalizability and clinical implementation. Across these technologies, a key translational message is that technical detectability is not equivalent to clinical readiness. While selected assays have entered defined clinical or guideline-supported settings, many emerging biomarkers and AI-enabled models remain investigational or translational. Future progress will depend on standardized workflows, prospective validation in representative populations, evidence of clinical utility, regulatory and ethical oversight, and integration with established screening and diagnostic systems.\n\nID: 42381488\nTitle: Neural Organoid Models as a Platform for Studying Disease Mechanisms in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder affecting upper and lower motor neurons leading to muscle wasting. However, structural and molecular abnormalities, including cortical thinning and TDP-43 pathology, extend into frontal, parietal, and temporal areas, pointing to defects across broader cortical regions. The advent of human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) technology has enabled the generation of human-specific brain cell types in vitro. Here, we provide an overview of the three-dimensional (3D) hiPSC-derived neural organoid platforms used to model cortical structures and to study cortical ALS-associated phenotypes. We review which pathological hallmarks have been recapitulated in these organoids and discuss disease phenotypes reported to date. Further, we comprehensively cover different neural organoid models and experimental strategies, including patient-derived hiPSC models and exogenous pathology induction, while addressing current technical challenges. Together, these advances position neural organoids as an emerging tool to study cell-type-specific and circuit-level mechanisms related to cortical changes in ALS.\n\nID: 42371508\nTitle: Identification of Bone Marrow and Peripheral Blood Plasma Extracellular Vesicle Protein Biomarker Signatures for Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis and Staging.\nAbstract: Multiple myeloma (MM) is a hematological malignancy characterized by the clonal proliferation of abnormal plasma cells within the bone marrow (BM). Despite advances in treatment that have improved survival, the disease remains incurable. MM diagnosis requires invasive bone marrow biopsy to quantify the percentage of malignant plasma cells. In this study, the potential of extracellular vesicles (EVs) as a non-invasive liquid biopsy for MM diagnosis and staging was investigated, highlighting the diagnostic value of their proteomic biomarker cargo. Plasma-derived EVs from peripheral blood and bone marrow of 33 MM patients and 12 healthy donors were isolated, and their proteomic content was profiled via mass spectrometry. Biomarker signatures were identified using supervised machine learning to predict monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), progression to symptomatic MM, and relapse. Their discriminatory power was further evaluated through receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, and complementary performance metrics, including accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, and F1 score. Significantly altered proteins were additionally assessed for functional enrichment in relevant biological pathways. The analysis identified a six-protein biomarker signature, forming four optimal logistic regression diagnostic MM peripheral blood models with predictive accuracies of >85% and areas under the curve of >0.91. The signature was characterized by increased abundance of APOC1 and LGALS1 and decreased abundance of S100A7, CD226, ALAD, and KRT78, reflecting immune modulation, impaired immune surveillance, and disrupted proteostatic pathways. The performance of the identified proteins supports their potential as a minimally invasive EV-based liquid biopsy in MM diagnosis and monitoring, warranting future validation.\n\nID: 42363684\nTitle: FMRP-Mediated Proteasome Regulation: A Novel Mechanism in ALS Pathology.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by the hallmark cytoplasmic accumulation and aggregation of TAR DNA binding protein 43 (TDP-43), which impairs proteasome activity through its interaction with Tankyrase (TNKS). Using molecular and imaging techniques, we have identified a novel role for the Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein (FMRP) in regulating the TNKS/PI31-mediated proteasome activation mechanism in co-operation with TDP-43. Our results demonstrate that depletion of FMRP causes nuclear translocation of TDP-43, reducing cytoplasmic TNKS/TDP-43 co-localization, thereby releasing TNKS in the cytoplasm. Free TNKS gets associated with proteasome inhibitor of 31 kDa (PI31), reversing PI31-mediated inhibition of proteasome assembly, trafficking, and activity. Thus, FMRP regulates proteasome activity by modulating the subcellular distribution of TDP-43. Interestingly, FMRP expression is elevated in specific brain regions and spinal cords of TDP-43A315T transgenic ALS mice that helps more TDP-43 to stay in cytoplasm to sequester more TNKS with it, resulting in proteasome dysfunction in ALS disease system. We have demonstrated for the first time that FMRP can act as a disease modifier for ALS. ALS patients with high FMRP expression in the brain and spinal cord may exhibit more severe protein aggregation due to proteasome dysfunction.\n\nID: 42362484\nTitle: Neuropathological and Molecular Features Associated With a Heterozygous DNAJC7 Mutation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder with unclear molecular mechanisms. Heterozygous protein-truncating variants of DNAJC7, which encode a cochaperone involved in Hsp70/90-mediated protein quality control, are potential risk factors for ALS. However, the neuropathological consequences of heterozygous DNAJC7 mutations are unclear. We aimed to clarify the molecular and neuropathological features associated with a heterozygous DNAJC7 mutation in ALS. We genetically screened 39 Japanese patients with ALS and identified a novel heterozygous frameshift mutation in DNAJC7 (c.157_163del, p.Lys53Ter) in one patient that was neuropathologically diagnosed with Kii ALS. We performed biochemical and neuropathological analyses using postmortem tissues from this patient, from cases of ALS without the mutation and from control cases. In the cases of ALS without DNAJC7 mutation, there was elevation of both DNAJC7 mRNA and protein levels compared with controls. The patient with DNAJC7 mutation showed relatively lower DNAJC7 mRNA and protein levels compared with the nonmutated cases of ALS, although mRNA expression remained relatively higher. DNAJC7 may be upregulated as a protective response against ALS pathogenesis, whereas a heterozygous mutation may attenuate this response. Immunohistochemistry and double immunofluorescence demonstrated partial colocalization of DNAJC7 with phospho-TDP-43-positive neuronal cytoplasmic inclusions, which supports a direct role for DNAJC7 in modulating pathological TDP-43 aggregation. These findings provide neuropathological evidence linking heterozygous DNAJC7 mutation to ALS, demonstrating impaired protein expression and suggesting a loss-of-function mechanism that compromises protective responses to TDP-43 pathology. DNAJC7 may represent a key modulator of ALS pathogenesis and potential therapeutic target.\n\nID: 42362074\nTitle: Extracellular vesicles in ovarian cancer liquid biopsy: Advances, challenges, and clinical potential.\nAbstract: Ovarian cancer (OC) remains a major clinical challenge due to its silent onset, marked molecular heterogeneity, and the lack of reliable biomarkers for early detection and disease monitoring. Liquid biopsy (LB) offers a minimally invasive resource to track tumor dynamics, and extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as particularly informative analytes, carrying proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids that reflect the molecular state of OC cells. This review examines recent advances in EV‑based LB for OC, with emphasis on the biological relevance of EV cargo and its roles in tumor progression, immune modulation, and therapy resistance. Despite promising developments, clinical translation is delayed by EV heterogeneity, methodological variability, and limited validation in large, prospective cohorts. By highlighting emerging technological and analytical innovations, this review outlines the key steps required to integrate EVs into clinically actionable LB platforms to enhance the management of OC.\n\nID: 42359165\nTitle: Therapeutic frontiers in ALS: iPSC-based drug discovery, cell therapy, and gene therapy-Advances through 2026.\nAbstract: Three converging therapeutic paradigms-iPSC-based drug discovery, cell transplantation, and gene therapy-have substantially expanded the therapeutic pipeline for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) between 2020 and 2026. The FDA's accelerated approval of tofersen (Qalsody) in April 2023 marked the first treatment targeting a genetic cause of ALS. iPSC-derived drug candidates, including ropinirole and bosutinib, have completed early-phase clinical trials led by Japanese institutions. Cell therapies targeting neuroinflammation through regulatory T cells are being actively explored as immunomodulatory strategies, although efficacy remains to be established in adequately powered trials. Next-generation gene-silencing approaches-including RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics and AAV-delivered microRNA-entered first-in-human trials in 2024-2025. The identification of STMN2 as a downstream target of TDP-43 dysfunction has opened a potential TDP-43-downstream nucleic acid therapeutic avenue for sporadic ALS, which constitutes approximately 90% of all cases, with company-reported interim data suggesting target engagement in the ongoing Phase 1/2 ANQUR trial (QRL-201). This review synthesizes the latest evidence across all three therapeutic domains, with attention to the hierarchy of evidence, regulatory milestones, and the pioneering contributions of Japanese research groups.\n\nID: 42353293\nTitle: Extracellular Vesicle-Derived MicroRNAs as Early Diagnostic Biomarkers of Diabetic Nephropathy and Cardiovascular Diseases in Type 2 Diabetes.\nAbstract: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major driver of chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular morbidity worldwide. Extracellular vesicles (EVs), particularly exosomes, carry microRNAs (miRNAs) that reflect the pathophysiological state of their parent cells and represent promising non-invasive biomarkers. This review comprehensively examines the diagnostic and mechanistic roles of EV-derived miRNAs in diabetic nephropathy (DN) and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) associated with T2DM. A PRISMA-guided literature search of PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase identified 847 articles published between January 2020 and June 2026, of which 156 studies met the inclusion criteria. Several urinary exosomal miRNAs demonstrated significant diagnostic performance for DN, including miR-4534 (AUC = 0.786), miR-136-5p (sensitivity 72.2%, specificity 78.4%), and miR-142-3p. A meta-analysis of circulating miRNAs in diabetic kidney disease reported a pooled AUC of 0.79. In the cardiovascular setting, exosomal miR-155-5p (AUC = 0.901), miR-15a-3p (AUC = 0.874), and a four-miRNA panel (miR-433-3p/let-7b/miR-30-5p/miR-122-5p; AUC = 0.833) demonstrated strong diagnostic performance for ischemic heart disease and carotid atherosclerosis in T2DM. Mechanistically, key EV-associated miRNAs, including miR-21, miR-192, and the anti-fibrotic miR-29 family, participate in fibrosis, inflammation, oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction, and cardiac remodeling pathways. EV-derived miRNAs therefore represent highly promising non-invasive biomarkers for the early diagnosis and monitoring of diabetic renal and cardiovascular complications. However, clinical translation requires standardized EV isolation and miRNA detection protocols, together with validation in large multicenter prospective cohorts. This review highlights the considerable diagnostic and translational potential of EV-derived miRNAs for precision medicine and liquid biopsy applications in T2DM complications.\n\nID: 42442024\nTitle: Multimodal biophysical markers of neurodegeneration: Morphology, mechanics, and thermodynamics.\nAbstract: The identification of novel noninvasive biomarkers remains a major challenge in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases. Significant efforts focus on fluid biomarkers, including proteins, peptides, and miRNAs, detectable in blood plasma and peripheral blood cells. Here, we review recent findings on blood plasma and peripheral blood cells physical parameters in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis emphasizing atomic force microscopy and calorimetry assay. Alterations in morphology, nanostructure, and stiffness of red blood cells and platelets, together with thermodynamic signatures of red blood cells and plasma, provide sensitive indicators of disease-related changes. These integrated biophysical parameters not only distinguish neurodegeneration from healthy states but also enable discrimination among different neurodegenerative disorders, highlighting their potential as minimally invasive diagnostic markers.\n\nID: 42435587\nTitle: Precision therapeutics and innovative clinical trial design in neurodegenerative diseases.\nAbstract: Neurodegenerative diseases are biologically heterogeneous disorders characterized by progressive neuronal dysfunction, overlapping molecular pathologies, and limited disease-modifying therapies. Advances in biomarker development, molecular staging, and precision medicine are reshaping therapeutic strategies and clinical trial design across Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, and related disorders. This review summarizes emerging therapeutic approaches, including monoclonal antibodies targeting protein aggregation, immune-modulating and metabolic interventions, antisense oligonucleotides, gene replacement and genome-editing strategies, stem cell-based therapies, and neurosurgical delivery platforms and neuromodulation technologies. It also examines evolving clinical trial methodologies such as biomarker-enriched recruitment, adaptive and delayed-start designs, platform trials, decentralized models, and master protocols. Additional emphasis is placed on diagnostic biomarkers, multimodal artificial-intelligence pipelines, systems-biology perspectives, network-based therapeutic strategies, and the reproducibility and interpretability requirements for computational tools. Despite recent progress, major challenges remain, including biological heterogeneity, limited translatability of preclinical models, delivery barriers, long-term safety concerns, and inequities in access to biomarker-based care and trial participation. Future directions will require combination therapies, integrated biomarker pipelines, preventive strategies, and pragmatic trial systems capable of translating biological advances into durable and equitable clinical benefit.\n\nID: 42432783\nTitle: Cross-disease LC-MS/MS plasma proteomics identifies reproducible shared and disease-enriched biomarker signatures in neurodegenerative disorders.\nAbstract: Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) exhibit considerable molecular heterogeneity, making it difficult to pinpoint robust, disease-specific biomarkers. Although proteomic studies have deepened our understanding of individual disorders, systematic cross-disease comparisons with cross-platform validation remain scarce, especially for rare conditions like spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA). To address this gap, we conducted a comparative plasma proteomic analysis using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) in 264 participants across major neurodegenerative and related diagnostic groups, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), SBMA, and cognitively healthy controls. This unified framework allowed us to capture both disease-specific and shared protein signatures across neurodegenerative conditions. Candidate proteins were then validated in the UK Biobank (Olink Explore) and the Global Neurodegeneration Proteomics Consortium (SomaScan). Of 23 proteins assessed in the UK Biobank, four unique proteins (yielding six disease-protein associations) showed nominally significant and directionally concordant changes; of 20 proteins represented by 27 probes tested in the Global Neurodegeneration Proteomics Consortium, seven proteins reached nominal significance, all with full directional concordance across both cohorts. Notably, IGFBP2 was consistently elevated in AD and PD across independent datasets, pointing to shared metabolic dysregulation, while ADIPOQ showed parallel increases in the same conditions, reinforcing convergent shifts in energy metabolism. By contrast, CRTAC1 and COMP were selectively reduced in motor neuron diseases, suggesting disease-enriched alterations in extracellular matrix composition. Taken together, our findings provide a cross-disease, cross-platform framework for uncovering reproducible proteomic biomarkers and shed light on both overlapping and distinct molecular pathways in neurodegeneration.\n\nID: 42430091\nTitle: The Role of PGC-1α in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Molecular Mechanisms, Translational Challenges, and Therapeutic Potential.\nAbstract: Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) are progressive disorders in which mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, proteostasis failure, neuroinflammation, and synaptic damage progressively interact to drive neuronal vulnerability. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha (PGC-1α) links metabolic adaptation to stress-response pathways that are repeatedly disrupted in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, polyglutamine (PolyQ) disorders, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Rather than providing only an updated catalogue of studies, this review organizes the evidence into a cross-disease rheostat framework that explains why PGC-1α modulation is protective in some settings but incomplete or maladaptive in others. Current findings indicate that PGC-1α supports mitochondrial biogenesis, oxidative phosphorylation, antioxidant defense, mitophagy, autophagy, protein quality control, and inflammatory balance. However, its effects are highly context dependent. In several models, restoration of PGC-1α-related signaling improves mitochondrial function and reduces neuronal injury, whereas broad, sustained, or cell-inappropriate activation may produce limited benefit or undesirable outcomes. These observations suggest that PGC-1α is not a simple neuroprotective switch, but a flexible regulatory hub whose therapeutic value depends on cell type, isoform profile, disease stage, and activation level. Emerging strategies, including small-molecule modulators, gene delivery, antisense-based approaches, nanoparticle systems, and exercise-related interventions, remain largely preclinical and face major barriers related to CNS delivery, pathway selectivity, dose and cell-type control, peripheral safety, and validated target-engagement biomarkers. Nevertheless, clinical translation requires stronger causal validation, reliable target-engagement biomarkers, selective delivery methods, and long-term safety assessment. Future research should focus on precision-based modulation of PGC-1α to determine when and how this pathway can be safely used for disease modification. Such a careful approach may help transform PGC-1α from a broad experimental target into a clinically relevant strategy for well-defined neurodegenerative phenotypes.\n\nID: 42425169\nTitle: Sex-associated neuroinflammatory and astrocytic responses in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: evidence from clinical cohorts and a TDP-43 N390D mouse model.\nAbstract: Sex differences are increasingly recognized as important modifiers of neuroimmune processes in neurodegenerative disorders. However, the sex-associated clinical phenotypes and underlying neuroinflammatory mechanisms in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) remain poorly understood. This study integrated multimodal clinical assessments, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) neuroimmune biomarkers, neuroimaging-based glymphatic metrics, and complementary animal analyses to characterize shared and sex-associated alterations in male and female ALS patients. Two independent cohorts including 158 newly diagnosed ALS patients and 112 healthy controls (HCs) underwent evaluations of motor function, cognition, sleep disturbances, and emotional symptoms. Glymphatic function was assessed using choroid plexus volume (CPV), diffusion-derived analysis along the perivascular space (ALPS) index, and white-matter free-water (FW) fraction. In the original cohort, 12 CSF biomarkers spanning astrocytic activation, neuroinflammation, TDP-43 pathology, synaptic dysfunction, and axonal injury were quantified, and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and interleukin-18 (IL-18) were further examined in an independent verification cohort. Complementary neuroimmune alterations were further examined in TDP-43 N390D knock-in mice using ELISA and immunofluorescence. Male ALS patients showed markedly elevated CSF GFAP, IL-6, and IL-18 compared with female ALS patients and HCs after false discovery rate correction (q < 0.05). Female ALS patients exhibited increased CSF IL-6 versus HCs, whereas GFAP and IL-18 levels were unchanged. Female ALS patients also demonstrated more severe depressive symptoms and post-traumatic stress disorder than male ALS patients and HCs (p < 0.05). Both sexes displayed glymphatic impairment characterized by increased CPV and FW and reduced ALPS index, as well as pronounced sleep disturbances relative to HCs (all p < 0.05), with no clear sex-related differences. Complementary animal data showed that, at a fixed chronological age, male TDP-43 N390D mice exhibited more severe motor impairment accompanied by higher brain levels of GFAP, IL-6, and IL-18 and more prominent astrocyte-associated IL-6 and IL-18 signals than female mutant mice. Although microglial activation was also observed in TDP-43 N390D mice, no clear sex-related difference was detected at the sampled age. This multimodal clinical-translational study reveals sex-associated neuroinflammatory heterogeneity in ALS. Male patients exhibit a more pronounced GFAP-, IL-6-, and IL-18-related inflammatory profile, whereas female patients display more prominent affective disturbances. Glymphatic dysfunction and sleep impairment emerge as common pathological pathways across sexes. These findings highlight sex as a crucial biological variable shaping ALS heterogeneity and underscore the importance of incorporating sex-stratified analyses in future ALS neuroimmune research and clinical trials.\n\nID: 42424231\nTitle: Neurofilament Light Chain as a Biomarker in Neurology.\nAbstract: Neurofilament light chain (NfL) has emerged as a highly sensitive biomarker of neuroaxonal injury across diverse neurological disorders. This review synthesizes current evidence regarding its diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic-monitoring utility, while outlining major clinical limitations and emphasizing the complementary role of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). NfL concentrations increase following axonal damage and correlate with inflammatory activity, lesion burden, and long-term disability progression in multiple sclerosis. Elevated levels also reflect neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease, predict disease severity and survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and are associated with motor and cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy. In acute neurological conditions, including traumatic brain injury and stroke, NfL serves as a robust indicator of the extent of neuronal injury. Interpretation is constrained, however, by substantial physiological variability related to age, renal function, body mass index, and comorbidities, limiting the utility of absolute cut-off values. GFAP provides complementary information by capturing astrocytic damage, and the GFAP/NfL ratio may aid in differentiating multiple sclerosis from neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder. Integration of NfL with multimodal biomarkers- such as GFAP, tau proteins, proteomic and metabolomic signatures, and advanced neuroimaging-may enhance diagnostic specificity and prognostic accuracy. Future research priorities include establishing age-adjusted reference intervals, validating longitudinal thresholds, and incorporating NfL into therapeutic monitoring frameworks. Advances in these areas are expected to improve diagnostic precision and support broader clinical implementation of NfL.\n\nID: 42414528\nTitle: Annexin A11 and TDP-43: core players in neurodegeneration.\nAbstract: Annexin A11 (ANXA11) is a Ca2⁺-dependent phospholipid-binding protein that has recently emerged as a key player in neurodegeneration. Rare pathogenic ANXA11 variants were initially identified in cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Since then, ANXA11 has been linked to a broader spectrum of related neurodegenerative diseases. Two independent studies demonstrated that ANXA11 co-aggregates with TDP-43 in all cases of frontotemporal lobar degeneration with TDP-43 pathology (FTLD-TDP) type C, with cryo-EM revealing heteromeric ANXA11-TDP-43 filaments. These discoveries support the direct pathological interaction between the two proteins as an important feature of FTLD-TDP type C. We also described secondary ANXA11 pathology in related neurodegenerative diseases, including limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE), and more rarely in ALS and FTLD-TDP types A and B. ANXA11 and TDP-43 co-aggregates are also a feature of a FTLD-TDP associated with primary lateral sclerosis. These advances have renewed interest in ANXA11 as a major player in ALS/FTLD pathogenesis in both genetic and sporadic neurodegenerative diseases. In this review, we summarize ANXA11 pathology across genetic and sporadic cases, highlighting its heterogeneous overlap with TDP-43 pathology. We synthesize current knowledge of ANXA11's physiological roles in phase separation, membrane repair, and RNA granule dynamics, integrating emerging evidence on how disruption of these processes may promote pathological aggregation and toxicity. Finally, we outline priorities for future research, with particular emphasis on elucidating ANXA11's mechanistic connection to TDP-43.\n\nID: 42410680\nTitle: Neuropathology-specific language features in primary progressive aphasia.\nAbstract: Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) clinical syndromes do not align consistently with underlying pathology. This study aimed to identify language markers for specific neuropathologies using both standard clinical tests and narrative speech analysis. We analyzed data from 82 autopsy-confirmed PPA cases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), transactive DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) type C (TDP-C), Pick's disease, and 4R-tauopathies (progressive supranuclear palsy/ cortico-basal degeneration (PSP/CBD). Linear mixed-effects regression was used to analyze performance on standardized aphasia tests and narrative speech variables. TDP-C showed severe semantic deficits but high fluency, while AD was distinguished by impaired repetition. Narrative analysis differentiated 4R-Tauopathies: CBD patients demonstrated significantly poorer syntax and irregular verb inflection than PSP or Pick's, whereas PSP showed the lowest fluency. While standard tests effectively capture lexical-semantic features in AD and TDP-C, narrative measures reveal subtle grammatical and fluency differences critical for distinguishing specific tauopathies. This study outlines a more robust approach for predicting underlying pathology in PPA.\n\nID: 42404435\nTitle: Value of synaptic proteins as biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a heterogeneous and rapidly progressing neurodegenerative disorder with limited treatment options. Therefore, there is a critical need for biomarkers that capture the diverse pathophysiological mechanisms underlying disease onset and progression. Emerging evidence suggests that synaptic dysfunction is an early disease mechanism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Using homebrew immunoassays, we explored a panel of pre- and post-synaptic proteins in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (N = 57) and controls (N = 36). The potential value as a biomarker was explored by correlating cerebrospinal fluid levels with clinical parameters and established biomarkers for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Higher levels of Neurogranin (NRGN) (P = 0.003) and Vesicle-associated membrane protein 2 (VAMP2) (P = 0.014) were observed in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis compared with controls. VAMP2, Synaptosome-associated protein 25 kDa (SNAP25) and β-synuclein (SNCB) correlated with individual relative disease stage, but none of the biomarkers correlated with disease progression rate. High levels of SNAP25 predicted worse survival in a univariate and stepwise multivariable analysis, but significance did not persist upon including Neurofilament light chain (NfL) levels. Synaptic proteins did not correlate with cerebrospinal fluid levels of neurofilaments or biomarkers of neuroinflammation, suggesting that they reflect different pathological mechanisms in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Our findings warrant further investigation to determine whether increased cerebrospinal fluid levels of synaptic proteins reflect synaptic breakdown or active release of synaptic proteins. This will help elucidate how synaptic dysfunction or damage contributes to elevated levels of synaptic markers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and its underlying value as biomarker.\n\nID: 42404433\nTitle: Beyond motor neurons: peripheral TDP-43 pathology in skeletal muscle and intramuscular nerves in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by accumulation of the 43-kDa TAR DNA-binding protein (TDP-43). This neuropathological signature has been well documented within the CNS; however, recent findings indicate that the phosphorylated TDP-43 additionally deposits in peripheral tissues, including skeletal muscle and intramuscular nerves. These data warrant a change of view from a neurocentric perspective of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathogenesis towards a broader concept of TDP-43 proteinopathy extending both within and beyond the nervous system. In this review, we focus on current evidence supporting the presence of TDP-43 pathology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis skeletal muscle, examining its topographic distribution, molecular characteristics and associations with intramuscular nerve bundles. We also discuss the susceptibility of intrinsic muscle cells, disrupted axonal transport and impairment in protein quality control. Phosphorylated TDP-43 pathology in muscle biopsies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients has emerged as a promising tool in the early diagnosis of the disease. Moreover, we discuss the relevance of these findings to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathogenesis and potential therapeutic implications.\n\nID: 42399565\nTitle: Mutation-specific neuropathologic signatures in MAPT-associated frontotemporal lobar degeneration.\nAbstract: Autosomal-dominant frontotemporal lobar degeneration with tau pathology (FTLD-tau) is caused by pathogenic variants in the MAPT gene. Although abnormal tau aggregation is a shared endpoint, MAPT mutations produce distinct cellular phenotypes and regional patterns of tau deposition, the mutation specificity and familial consistency of which remain poorly defined. We performed a systematic neuropathologic and transcriptomic analysis of brains from clinically characterized families carrying MAPT V337M, P301L, or L284L mutations. Multiple affected members per family were examined, with interfamily comparisons for P301L. Quantitative assessment of regional tau burden, cellular morphology, and co-pathologies revealed distinct, mutation-specific signatures. The V337M mutation was characterized by predominantly neuronal tau pathology with vesicular pretangles, scattered neurofibrillary tangles, and fine neurites, with minimal glial involvement. P301L exhibited prominent astrocytic tau pathology, including globular and proximal inclusions, accompanied by neuronal pretangles. L284L produced extensive oligodendroglial tau pathology with thick fibrillar coiled bodies in gray and white matter. Additional distinguishing features included hippocampal sclerosis and TDP-43 pathology in V337M; severe cortical neuronal loss and dentate fascia tau in P301L; and extensive white matter and brainstem tau, including ventral pontine neurons, in L284L. These morphologic profiles were conserved within families and, for P301L, across unrelated families. Transcriptomic analyses suggested mutation-linked expression changes concordant with cellular pathology. These findings define reproducible, mutation-specific neuropathologic and molecular signatures of MAPT-associated FTLD-tau, emphasizing the importance of genotype-driven stratification in studies of tauopathy pathogenesis.\n\nID: 42399152\nTitle: Macrophage inclusions in patients undergoing antisense oligonucleotide therapy for ALS or SMA: A retrospective and transversal study.\nAbstract: Intrathecal antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) have revolutionized the management of genetic motor neuron diseases. Nusinersen is approved for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) caused by SMN1 mutations, and tofersen for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) linked to SOD1 mutations. Since their approval, some studies reported the presence of macrophagic inclusions in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients treated with ASOs, first in nusinersen-treated patients and more recently in those receiving tofersen. These findings remain poorly characterized, and their clinical significance is unclear. We first conducted a retrospective study in 21 patients (132 CSF samples): six treated with tofersen (every 4 weeks) and 15 with nusinersen (every 4 months). CSF samples were analyzed for macrophagic inclusions, their time of onset, and persistence over time. To assess clinical and inflammatory correlates of macrophagic inclusions, we then performed an analysis of CSF inflammatory biomarkers and serum ferritin and neurofilament light chain tests in 18 of these patients still under treatment. In tofersen-treated patients, macrophagic inclusions were consistently observed and persisted over time, except in one case. In nusinersen-treated patients, inclusions were rare and transient. An inflammatory CSF profile was associated with the presence of inclusions, but their cellular nature remained undetermined. Notably, tofersen-treated patients with \"tofersenophages\" exhibited favorable clinical responses. Macrophagic inclusions appear more frequent in the CSF of tofersen-treated patients than previously reported. While their origin remains unclear, they seem linked to CSF inflammation without precluding a beneficial therapeutic response.\n\nID: 42396333\nTitle: The Target ALS Global Natural History Study: Cross-platform proteomics to accelerate biofluid biomarker and drug target discovery in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal, rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease of motor neurons for which therapeutics are limited. Improved biomarkers are imperative to improve patient care and therapeutic development. Here, we employed 35-plex isobaric tandem mass tag labeling based on isobutyl-proline reporter group (TMTpro) to perform unbiased proteomic analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma from control (n= 28, n= 31) and sporadic ALS (sALS) (n= 39, n= 41), from the Target ALS Global Natural History Study (TALS GNHS). We identified 2,875 proteins in CSF and 1,118 proteins in plasma and identified known and novel differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) between controls and sALS, some of which were orthogonally validated using immunoassay. Comparison of TMTpro-MS and Olink proximity extension assay proteomics revealed common and non-overlapping differentially expressed proteins illustrating strengths unique to each platform. This initial cross-sectional proteomic study of biofluids from the TALS GNHS, with unrestricted availability of study results to the research community, highlights the potential of this resource as a potent platform for ALS biomarker discovery.\n\nID: 42378169\nTitle: Home-Based, Virtually Supervised Combined Exercise Intervention in People With Parkinson Disease: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.\nAbstract: Cognitive impairment begins early in Parkinson disease (PD) and progresses to dementia in most people with PD, reducing quality of life and contributing to growing health-related costs. Physical exercise has potent antiaging effects and improves many outcomes in PD, including cognition. Identifying biomarkers that respond to exercise and determining how they associate with cognition and underlying disease pathology may elucidate key mechanisms for countering cognitive decline. This clinical trial will test the feasibility, adherence, and safety of a 26-week home-based, combined endurance and resistance exercise intervention in people with PD. Secondary objectives are to test the effects of the exercise intervention on (1) global cognition, (2) motor symptom progression, and (3) circulating fluid-based biomarker levels. The Exercise for Cognitive Excellence in Parkinson's Disease study primarily evaluates the feasibility, adherence, and safety of a home-based exercise intervention in people with PD. It is secondarily a pilot randomized controlled trial that measures the effect of this intervention on cognition, motor progression, and circulating biomarkers. Thirty-one participants with PD will be randomized to either a home-based, trainer-supervised endurance and resistance training program (exercise group) or a waitlist control group for 26 weeks. Feasibility will be assessed using the average percentage of maximum heart rate (HR) for aerobic exercise and repetition maximums for resistance exercise. Adherence will be assessed using average days of exercise per week, average duration of exercise at target HR intensity for aerobic exercise, and average duration of exercise for resistance exercise. Safety will be assessed by measuring the number of adverse events and serious adverse events. The efficacy of the combined endurance and resistance exercise intervention will be measured using cognitive assessments, the Movement Disorders Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale, and participant-reported outcomes, all obtained at baseline and 26 weeks. Biomarkers in the periphery (blood and saliva) and brain (cerebrospinal fluid) will also be measured before and after the 26-week exercise intervention. Recruitment commenced in July 2023 and concluded in November 2025. The last participant will complete data collection in May 2026. Data will be analyzed starting in June 2026, and results are expected to be published in late 2026 and early 2027. Previous studies have shown that high-intensity endurance exercise effectively slows the progression of motor symptoms in PD and that resistance exercise effectively improves cognition in PD. Establishing whether a clinically relevant, combined endurance and resistance exercise intervention is safe and feasible in PD and can improve cognition and slow motor disease progression would have a significant impact on quality of life for those with PD and their caregivers. Understanding how biomarkers respond to exercise will shed important mechanistic insight.\n\nID: 42375130\nTitle: Blood-based biomarker discovery in motor neuron disease using nucleic acid-linked immuno-sandwich assay.\nAbstract: Motor neuron disease (MND) presents with phenotypic heterogeneity, is diagnostically challenging, and has poor prognosis. The absence of accessible blood-based biomarkers has hampered progress towards precision medicine. Highly sensitive immunoassays offer considerable promise for identifying blood-based biomarkers informing underlying pathophysiology and enabling accurate diagnosis and monitoring. We report findings on parallel use of the ultra-sensitive multiplexed NUcleic Acid-Linked Immuno-Sandwich Assay (NULISA) and single molecule array (Simoa), to interrogate serum from people with MND. Sera (48 MND, 38 controls) were analysed using a NULISAseq targeted neurodegenerative panel and a Simoa neurofilament light chain (NfL) and glial fibrillary acid protein (GFAP) duplex assay. Neurofilament light and heavy chain, total tau (t-tau), phosphorylated tau (pTau)-181, pTau-217, pTau-231, fatty acid binding protein 3, amyloid beta (Aβ) 38 and Aβ40 levels were significantly elevated in MND (P < 0.05). Simoa and NULISAseq assays demonstrated strong correlations for NfL and GFAP (r > 0.90). Use of the multiplexed NULISAseq panel confirmed a well-established NfL elevation in MND, and replicated findings for other proteins from recent studies. Results add confidence in the validity and reproducibility of biomarkers identified using NULISAseq, while offering insights into the underlying pathophysiology and heterogeneity of MND.\n\nID: 42369360\nTitle: Assessing upper motor neuron dysfunction in ALS: from TMS-EEG and EMG neurophysiology to a combined tFUS-TMS translational framework.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the progressive loss of upper motor neurons (UMNs) and lower motor neurons (LMNs). Despite significant advances in molecular and neuroimaging biomarkers, the initial site of pathology and the causal contribution of UMN dysfunction to disease progression remain undetermined. Accumulating neurophysiological evidence points to cortical hyperexcitability as an early and potentially upstream mechanism, raising the possibility that UMN pathology drives LMN degeneration through an anterograde dying-forward process. In this review, we synthesize findings from noninvasive brain stimulation (NIBS) studies, with particular emphasis on transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)-based neurophysiological markers of UMN dysfunction. We review evidence from TMS-electromyography (TMS-EMG) and TMS-electroencephalography (TMS-EEG) paradigms demonstrating cortical disinhibition and excitatory-inhibitory imbalance in ALS, consistent with impaired GABAergic interneuronal dysfunction and supportive of a cortical onset hypothesis. Finally, we propose integrating transcranial focused ultrasound (tFUS) with TMS as a novel experimental and translational framework to directly examine and modulate cortical hyperexcitability and test the causal role of UMN dysfunction in ALS. The combination of targeted neuromodulation with sensitive neurophysiological readouts in controlled experimental designs offers a promising avenue to advance mechanistic insight, refine biomarkers, and inform mechanism-based therapeutic strategies. Together, these approaches position noninvasive neurophysiology as a powerful tool for elucidating UMN dysfunction in ALS.\n\nID: 42360043\nTitle: Comparison of Proteomic Analysis of Cerebrospinal Fluid From Neurological Patients With and Without Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterised by progressive muscle weakness in both bulbar and extremity muscles, leading to a diverse clinical phenotype with motor and non-motor symptoms. Approximately 85% of ALS cases are sporadic (sALS), while the remaining 10%-15% are familial (fALS). Biological biomarkers of sporadic ALS remain poorly understood, hindering precise patient screening, delaying diagnosis and negatively affecting prognosis. This study aims to identify potential proteomic biomarkers by comparing the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of sALS patients with that of patients suffering from other neurological diseases. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was used for proteomic profiling of CSF samples from 24 sALS patients and 26 patients with other neurological diseases. The complete protein expression profiles were compared using a two-tailed Student's t-test, with a p < 0.05 considered statistically significant with additional FDR correction at the 0.1 level. Proteomic analysis of CSF samples identified significant quantitative changes in 96 proteins with threshold p < 0.05 and 74 proteins with FDR < 0.1 between sALS and non-ALS patients, including alterations in proteins associated with neurodegenerative processes, such as amyloid precursor proteins and inflammatory markers. CSF proteomic analysis reveals altered inflammatory and neurodegenerative metabolic pathways, providing valuable insights into the proteomic landscape of sALS. Several dysregulated proteins were consistent with the disease mechanisms highlighted in previous studies. These findings represent a step forward in developing personalised approaches for diagnosing and managing the disease.\n\nID: 42359947\nTitle: Noninvasive assessment of cardiovascular autonomic reflexes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a systematic review.\nAbstract: Dysautonomia is gradually recognized in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), raising concerns of secondary complications from heightened autonomic burden. Autonomic disturbances, particularly cardiac dysautonomia, significantly impact patient outcomes, contributing to increased cardiovascular risks and mortality rate. While the ALS Functional Rating Score-Revised (ALSFRS-R) measures functional decline as disease progress, it overlooks autonomic criteria - a critical factor in ALS progression. This review aims to analyze noninvasive applications of cardiovascular signal variability for continuous real-time monitoring of autonomic dysfunction in ALS, while addressing gaps in current clinical assessments. A total of 584 literatures were gathered from four databases (WoS, PubMed, Science Direct and MEDLINE EBSCOhost) - published from inception till December 2023. 21 peer-reviewed studies were included in this review after screening and meeting the inclusion criteria. Various cardiovascular signal variability metrics and autonomic protocols were discussed. Key findings highlight cardiac autonomic dysfunction in ALS is marked by reduced heart rate variability, absent blood pressure regulation upon orthostatic stress and circadian changes, prolonged QTc interval and low baroreflex sensitivity. Moreover, increased autonomic burden is associated with a shift from sympathetic to parasympathetic dysregulation as the disease progresses. Evidence highlights the need to integrate noninvasive autonomic biomarkers into digital ALS monitoring frameworks, enabling earlier detection of autonomic involvement and more precise longitudinal monitoring beyond motor decline.\n\nID: 42359392\nTitle: Nonlinear combinatorial analysis of blood transcriptomes identifies PRKAR1A as a regulator of TDP-43 pathophysiology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive loss of motor neurons. Accurate and accessible blood-based diagnostics for neurodegenerative diseases, including ALS, are being progressively required. Although blood cell gene expression profiles have potential clinical utility for distinguishing ALS, robust transcriptomic biomarkers for supportive diagnosis have not yet been established. Here, we analyzed publicly available peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) transcriptomic data from ALS patients using Maximum Mean Discrepancy, a kernel-based method that captures nonlinear distributional differences in a reproducing kernel Hilbert space and enables the extraction of informative gene combinations while minimizing multicollinearity, a common issue in multiple regression models. Using this approach, we identified a nonlinear three-gene combination-PRKAR1A, QPCT, and TMEM71-that distinguished ALS from healthy controls with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.83 in a public PBMC dataset. This achievement was confirmed in laboratory PBMC samples with an AUC of 0.85, supporting the robustness of the identified gene signature in independent samples. Furthermore, these genes also enabled ALS classification in induced pluripotent stem cell-derived motor neurons with an AUC of 0.79. Knockdown of PRKAR1A, QPCT, or TMEM71 in motor neurons increased the TDP-43 expression levels, and PRKAR1A knockdown induced the mislocalization of TDP-43, accompanied by phosphorylation, suggesting a potential link to ALS-related pathophysiology. These findings suggest that nonlinear gene combinations may provide a useful strategy for identifying blood-based biomarkers and offer insights into ALS pathogenesis. This nonlinear, data-driven analytical framework enabled the transition from unbiased gene discovery to the identification of pathophysiology-associated molecules by in vitro functional validation.\n\nID: 42359357\nTitle: Innate immune crosstalk in ALS/FTD pathogenesis.\nAbstract: Marked by protein aggregation, impaired proteostasis, organelle stress, and chronic neuroinflammation, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) form a clinically, genetically, and pathologically overlapping disease spectrum. Increasing evidence indicates that innate immune activation is not merely a secondary response to neuronal injury, but an active driver of disease progression. In this review, we elaborate on how ALS/FTD-associated genetic lesions and pathogenic protein aggregates, including TDP-43, SOD1, FUS, and C9orf72-derived dipeptide repeat proteins, engage three interconnected innate immune pathways: cGAS-STING, NLRP3 inflammasomes, and TREM2-DAP12 signaling. We further highlight emerging crosstalk among these pathways, in which cGAS-STING and NLRP3 reinforce inflammatory signaling, while NLRP3-driven TREM2 shedding may impair microglial clearance and perpetuate proteostatic failure. Understanding this immune network may help define disease subtypes, identify biomarkers, and guide combinatorial therapeutic strategies that suppress harmful inflammation while preserving protective microglial functions.\n\nID: 42353250\nTitle: Microglial Dysfunction Induced by C9ORF72 Dipeptide Repeat Proteins: Biomarker and Therapeutic Perspectives.\nAbstract: The GGGGCC hexanucleotide repeat expansion (HRE) in C9ORF72 was recognized as the most common genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Repeat-associated non-AUG (RAN) translation of the expanded repeat generated dipeptide repeat proteins (DPRs), which disrupted multiple cellular processes and contributed to neurodegeneration. Emerging evidence indicated that disease pathogenesis involved both gain-of-function (GOF) and loss-of-function (LOF) mechanisms. DPR-mediated GOF toxicity induced ribosomal dysfunction, nucleolar stress, proteostatic impairment, and neuronal injury, whereas C9ORF72 LOF disrupted lysosomal and autophagic pathways in microglia, impairing the immune homeostasis. Neuronal injury further promoted the release of damage-associated signals that triggered secondary microglial activations and chronic neuroinflammations. This review summarized current knowledge of DPR biology, microglial dysfunction, and their contributions to disease progression in C9ORF72-associated ALS/FTD. Therapeutic strategies targeting repeated RNA, DPR productions, proteostasis, autophagy, and neuroinflammatory pathways were also discussed. In addition, the potentials of fluid biomarkers, including cerebrospinal fluid poly (GP) and blood neurofilament light chain (NfL), for diagnosis, disease monitoring, and therapeutic assessment were shown. Together, these findings provided important insights into disease mechanisms and potential avenues for improved clinical management.\n\nID: 42434198\nTitle: Quantifying motor unit loss prior to functional impairment in muscles affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: The compound muscle action potential (CMAP) scan is a non-invasive method for deriving motor unit number estimates (MUNE) to track disease progression in muscles affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). It remains to be established whether and how long motor unit loss precedes functional impairment. In 56 patients with ALS, we compared the longitudinal trajectories of MUNE derived from thenar CMAP scans, and fine motor function (FMF) using a functional rating scale. Linear and sigmoidal disease trajectories were modelled from which time differences were estimated between these measures to reach their half-maximum scores. The normalized linear decline per month was 0.02 (95% CI 0.01 to 0.03) for FMF and 0.03 (95% CI 0.03 to 0.04) for MUNE. Half-maximum of FMF was reached after 26.3 months (95% CI 18.9 to 35.1) for the linear model, while MUNE had a shorter time required to reach 50% of its maximum with 13.0 months (95% CI 10.3 to 16.4). The head-to-head comparison between FMF and MUNE showed that MUNE values reached 50% of its maximum 13.1 months (95% CI 7.0-20.8) earlier. Results were similar for sigmoidal disease trajectories. Simulated disease trajectories of MUNE values derived from CMAP scans in muscles affected by ALS indicated that MUNE may reach 50% of its maximum in approximately 60% of the time compared to functional impairment. These explorative findings underscore how neurophysiological measures may be of use for early disease monitoring, with relevance for both care and research settings.\n\nID: 42422903\nTitle: Spectroscopic discrimination of bacterial species of variable pathogenicity through explainable machine learning.\nAbstract: Rapid and accurate identification of bacterial pathogens and their degree of pathogenicity is essential for guiding antimicrobial therapy. Current culture-based methods require a timeframe of at least 24-48 h for species-level identification alone, which often leads to substantial disease progression and increases the propensity of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) shows promise in mitigating these drawbacks by providing a fast, non-invasive, label-free method to capture the biochemical fingerprints of bacteria achievable under clinical settings. However, the molecular complexity of SERS spectra, which has been an impediment for conventional data analysis, demands robust computational frameworks for reliable species-level identification. Here, we employ a comprehensive SERS analysis scheme with supervised machine learning and explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) to discriminate five clinically relevant pathogens, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), and Enterococcus faecalis, and to probe their degree of pathogenicity from a biomarker perspective. Among the tested models - Support Vector Machine (SVM), k-Nearest Neighbour (kNN), Random Forest (RF), and a 1D Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) - CNN achieved near-perfect classification accuracy, capturing subtle and spectrally relevant variations often inaccessible to traditional algorithms. Notably, the 1D-CNN also achieved 100% discrimination between MRSA and methicillin-sensitive S. aureus - two strains of the same species differing only in resistance phenotype. To ensure transparent decision-making and eliminate the black-box nature of machine learning models, SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) analysis was applied to both RF and CNN models, which facilitated the convergence of both frameworks on the same discriminatory Raman regions, revealing conserved biochemical determinants of species identity. Complementary MCR-ALS decomposition further resolved the spectra into interpretable biochemical components and provided the rubric for biochemical differentiation. Together, this study aims to demonstrate an end-to-end explainable workflow that couples SERS with interpretable AI, offering a rapid, transparent approach for pathogenic disease diagnosis.\n\nID: 42418847\nTitle: Phase separation and protein aggregation in neurodegenerative diseases.\nAbstract: Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, frontotemporal dementia, and ALS are characterized by amyloid protein aggregation involving intrinsically disordered proteins that are also capable of liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS). LLPS, known to drive the formation of dynamic membraneless organelles essential for cellular functions, can play a role in limiting fibrillation process or aberrantly transition into solid aggregates under pathological conditions. Here we review how mutations, post-translational modifications, and environmental factors can modulate LLPS of proteins like Tau, TDP-43, FUS, and α-synuclein, potentially regulating amyloid aggregation. We also examine the interplay of these proteins exploring how LLPS and condensate maturation could impinge on the emergence of co-pathologies contributing to disease progression. Finally we discuss emerging therapeutic strategies, aimed at modulating phase separation dynamics.\n\nID: 42405987\nTitle: Feasibility and sensitivity of a multimodal digital endpoint panel for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a prospective cohort study.\nAbstract: Background: The use of digital technology may improve monitoring of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) but a multimodal approach is likely required to capture the full disease phenotype. We evaluated the feasibility of a multimodal home monitoring protocol in ALS. Methods: We conducted a 3-month prospective cohort study at the University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands, with monthly home assessments of spirometry, accelerometry, speech, and questionnaires on functioning. The primary outcome was protocol adherence, defined as percentage of completed assessments. Secondary outcomes included acceptability ((totally) agree, neutral, (totally) disagree), and perceived burden, ranging from 0 (no burden) to 10 (extremely burdensome). Exploratory analyses were performed to evaluate changes in digital endpoints using linear mixed-effects models. Findings: Fifty patients with ALS were included (January 2023 - June 2025), of whom 47 (94%) completed the 3-month follow-up. Overall adherence was 83.2% (95% CI 76.9-88.6) and did not differ across modalities (p = 0.75). Adherers did not differ from non-adherers in either demographic or disease characteristics. In month 3, 93.0% to 95.3% of patients considered monthly remote assessments as acceptable, with a mean burden score of 2.0 (95% CI 1.7 to 2.3); burden was highest for speech (2.5) and the lowest for questionnaires (1.5). Digital endpoints showed significant change over 3 months (all p < 0.05). Interpretation: This study demonstrates good adherence and acceptability of a multimodal remote monitoring protocol. Digital endpoints offer an innovative approach to capturing disease progression. Future research should assess its long-term feasibility, added value, and integration alongside established clinical outcomes.\n\nID: 42405014\nTitle: Cholesterol in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a bystander, a biomarker, or a target?\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive motor neuron loss. In addition to the different pathogenic mechanisms, in recent years, increasing attention has been directed toward the role of lipid metabolism in ALS pathogenesis, although the clinical relevance of lipid alterations in ALS may differ from their well-established role in cardiovascular disease. This review critically examines the multifactorial relationship between cholesterol and ALS through three perspectives: (1) as a risk factor for disease onset, (2) as a prognostic biomarker of disease progression, and (3) as a potential therapeutic target. Epidemiological and genetic studies suggest a complex and sometimes contradictory association between lipid profile and ALS risk. Elevated LDL-cholesterol and total cholesterol have been linked to increased disease susceptibility in some cohorts, with Mendelian randomization studies supporting a potential causal role. Conversely, evidence regarding HDL-cholesterol remains conflicting and may be influenced by sex-specific and metabolic factors. As a prognostic biomarker, hyperlipidemia has been variably associated with prolonged survival in ALS patients; however, these findings often lose significance after adjusting for body mass index and nutritional status, suggesting that lipid levels may reflect systemic metabolic reserve rather than directly modulating disease progression. Pharmacological modulation of cholesterol reveals further complexity. While statins are generally not associated with increased ALS risk in clinical studies, preclinical models show divergent effects: some statins accelerate disease progression, while others like lovastatin may be protective. Other lipid-lowering drugs, including fibrates and PCSK9 inhibitors, may also influence ALS-related pathways beyond cholesterol lowering, although their potential role remains to be clarified.\n\nID: 42398690\nTitle: Mutant superoxide dismutase 1-catalyzed hydrogen therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis achieved by intercepting oxidative stress-neuroinflammation crosstalk.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration in the brain and spinal cord, with mutant superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) induced oxidative stress and neuroinflammation as key pathogenic drivers. Here, we uncover that mutant SOD1 is both a Fenton-like agent able for catalytical generation of ·OH and a hydrogenation catalyst for H2 scavenging reactive oxygen species. To enhance the bioavailability of H2, we develop an orally administered Mg2Si nanosheets based feed for sustained release of high-amount H2. On an ALS model of hSOD1G93A transgenic mice, Mg2Si feed remarkably delays ALS progression, improves the motor performance of ALS mice, and extends their lifespan. Histopathologically, oral Mg2Si treatment ameliorates motor neuron degeneration, misfolded SOD1 aggregation and reactive gliosis in spinal cord, while protecting neuromuscular junctions and ameliorating muscle atrophy during disease progression. Transcriptomic analysis demonstrates the H2-mediated down-regulation of both oxidative stress and neuroinflammatory pathways in response to the suppression of NLRP3 inflammasome activation. The proposed strategy of catalyzed hydrogen therapy offers an inspiration for metalloproteases-related neurodegenerative diseases treatment. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an incurable and devastating neurodegenerative disease lacking effective clinical interventions. Although hydrogen gas (H2) exhibits promising neuroprotective potential, conventional H2 therapy is severely limited by unstable and transient H2 release, failing to sustain long-term treatment requirements for chronic ALS pathogenesis. To overcome this bottleneck, we engineer oral administrable Mg2Si nanosheets that enable sustained H2 release via gastrointestinal retention, achieving stable long-term hydrogen supplementation in vivo. Mechanistically, Mg2Si-derived H2 efficiently eliminates excess free radicals triggered by toxic mutant SOD1, and further disrupts the pathological crosstalk between oxidative stress and neuroinflammation in ALS. In transgenic ALS mice, dietary Mg2Si intervention markedly ameliorates motor dysfunction and effectively delays disease progression. Collectively, this study firstly applies Mg2Si nanomaterial-based sustained hydrogen therapy for ALS treatment, establishes a novel gastrointestinal hydrogen delivery strategy, and provides an innovative and clinically translatable paradigm for the design of hydrogen delivery systems against neurodegenerative disorders.\n\nID: 42392979\nTitle: Deletion of exon 2 in ALS-linked Sptlc1 causes lethality in homozygous mice but not in heterozygotes.\nAbstract: Mutations in the human SPTLC1 gene have recently been linked to early-onset amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), characterized by global atrophy, motor impairments, and symptoms such as tongue fasciculations. All known ALS-linked SPTLC1 mutations cluster within exon 2, and a specific variant, c.58G>T, results in exon 2 skipping. However, it is unclear how the exon 2 deletion affects SPTLC1 function in vivo and contributes to ALS pathogenesis. Leveraging the high genomic sequence similarity between mouse and human SPTLC1, we created a novel knock-in mouse model with a CRISPR/Cas9-mediated deletion of exon 2 in the endogenous murine Sptlc1 locus. Although heterozygous mice did not develop motor defects or ALS-like neuropathology, homozygous mutants died prematurely. These findings provide valuable insights into SPTLC1 exon 2 biology and serve as a useful resource for future mechanistic studies.\n\nID: 42387584\nTitle: SGK1-mediated deficits in microglial phagocytosis drive pathological progression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Alterations in microglial function and transcriptomic profiles are major pathological hallmarks of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). However, the dynamics and regulatory mechanisms underlying microglial phagocytic activity during disease progression remain unclear. In this study, we observed stage-dependent alterations in microglial phagocytic activity during disease progression in SOD1G93A mice. Single-cell RNA sequencing suggested that this change was associated with a reduced abundance of microglial subpopulations enriched for phagocytosis-related pathways. Transcriptomic analysis identified serum- and glucocorticoid-regulated kinase 1 (SGK1) as a potential mediator of this process. Notably, sgk1 knockout in SOD1G93A mice was associated with improved microglial clearance of myelin debris and reduced aberrant engulfment of neuronal material after disease onset. Our results further showed that, after disease onset, the accumulation of myelin debris and apoptotic neurons induced SGK1 upregulation in microglia from SOD1G93A mice. Mechanistically, SGK1 appeared to promote lipid accumulation in microglia by suppressing lipophagy, thereby impairing the ability of microglia to clear cellular debris. Moreover, pharmacological inhibition of SGK1 with GSK650394 attenuated motor deficits and prolonged survival in SOD1G93A mice. Together, our findings provide evidence for a previously unrecognized role of SGK1 in regulating microglial phagocytosis in ALS models and support SGK1 as a potential therapeutic target in SOD1 mutation-associated ALS models.\n\nID: 42385017\nTitle: Understanding patients' experiences and needs around decision-making for bulbar symptom management at a multidisciplinary ALS clinic.\nAbstract: This study explored the decision-making experiences of people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) for managing bulbar symptoms and their perceived needs for decision-making support from healthcare professionals. An interpretive, descriptive qualitative study was conducted. We recruited adult patients with ALS with and without any bulbar symptoms from a multidisciplinary ALS clinic in Central Canada. Patients were interviewed using a semi-structured guide. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to analyze study data. Recruitment ceased when information power was reached. Twelve participants were interviewed. Three themes were identified for patient's decision-making experiences and needs: (1) Disease uncertainty hinders decision-making; (2) Quality information triggers decision-making; and (3) Personal values and beliefs inform decision-making. To reduce psychological consequences of disease uncertainty and complexity on bulbar-related decision-making, patients emphasized the need for specific and contextualized information and healthcare professional supports aligned with their decision-making styles and approaches, highlighting the importance of a person- and family-centred approach to ALS care. Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) experience uncertainty with bulbar disease progression and interventions, which hinders both conversations and decisions about intervention.Patients want healthcare professionals to provide information about how intervention options and intervention timing were tailored to their individual situations.Patients also want healthcare professionals to adapt their communication and guidance to patients’ decision-making styles and approaches.Attention to patient’s broader social context is needed for decision-making to support person- and family-centred ALS care.Findings highlight the need for more healthcare professional education and research to improve decision-making support in a multidisciplinary ALS clinic setting.\n=======================================================\n\n### [CUSTOM DATAPOINTS]\nCRITICAL EXTRACTION DIRECTIVE: You MUST extract the following custom datapoints as root-level key/value pairs inside your final JSON block:\n- \"suggested_experiments\": generate 1-3 suggested experiments\n- \"suggested_studies\": generate 1-3 suggested studies\n- \"swansons_literature_based_discovery_candidates\": You are an advanced Literature-Based Discovery (LBD) system executing Swanson’s complementary-but-disjoint (A-B-C) model. Your goal is to find hidden, unpublished connections across the provided dataset.   Strict Discovery Protocol: 1. Identify distinct, isolated sub-literatures (Domain A and Domain C) within the dataset that share NO direct citations, co-mentions, or common contextual paragraphs.  2. Find an intermediate biological mechanism, protein, path, or entity (Bridge B) that appears independently in both isolated domains (A-to-B and B-to-C). 3. Synthesize a novel, unstated hypothesis (A-to-C).  Negative Constraint (Crucial): DO NOT output any connection if the relationship between Concept A and Concept C is explicitly mentioned, paired, or summarized anywhere in the source text. If a connection (like \"OMN resilience to SMN stabilization\") is already explicitly stated or grouped as a concept in the data, it is considered \"already known\" and must be disqualified.  Format your output exactly as follows: - Discovered Hypothesis (A to C): [Clear, novel statement] - Literature A (Origin): [Entity/Concept and source context] - Literature C (Target): [Entity/Concept and source context] - The Intersecting Bridge B: [The shared mechanism/protein linking them] - Biological Rationale: [1-2 sentences explaining why this hidden connection is mechanistically plausible]\n- \"contradictions_between_evidences\": Identify conflicting evidence within the evidence set (if any) and flag the dispute here\n- \"repurposed_solutions\": identify and explain repurposed Solution potentials\n\n\nFormat Requirement:\nRAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nFirst provide disclaimer such as \"Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\"\n---\nWrite in a highly academic, formal thesis tone.\nFormat your readable response using these exact academic headers:\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\n(Exact wording of the claim evaluated)\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\n(Scientific synthesis)\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\n(Mechanistic explanation utilizing the 'moneyshot quotes' you will use in the EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS section later as well)\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n(5-10 bullet points of surprising facts)\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n(Numbered list matching inline citations) For example \"1. ID: 12345 - Application: The text discusses ... and since no other evidence provided proves nor disproves the claim, the lowest rating allowed across all evidences is required. ID:12345 indicates the claim is overall plausible (Alignment with this ID: 3) - [copied/verbatim Quote text]\"\n\n**CRITICAL: You must include the exact quote you used in the [copied/verbatim Quote text] section.\n\nIf the prompt says \"at least 10 quotes\" then there must be at least 10 matching citations.  You must actually use the quotes you select within the conext of the preprint publication you write.\n\nEvaluation Schema:\nRAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\n###critical: WRAP YOUR THOUGHTS WITH \nAll responses must include the mandatory \"### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY  & CITATIONS]\" section as formatted.\nCRITICAL:\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST DIRECTLY SUPPORT YOUR CLAIMS**\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST BE USED IN YOUR RESPONSE TEXT WITHOUT IN-LINE ANNOTATION**\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST BE USED IN A FORMAL PROFESSIONAL WAY, WORTHY OF PEER REVIEW, WITHOUT ILLOGICAL LEAPS (UNSUPPORTED MAY BE OK, ILLOGICAL IS NOT OK)**\n(Numbered list matching inline citations) For example \"1. ID: 12345 - Application: The text discusses ... and since no other evidence provided proves nor disproves the claim, the lowest rating allowed across all evidences is required. ID:12345 indicates the claim is overall plausible (Alignment with this ID: 7) - *\"copied/verbatim Quote text\"**\n\nCRITICAL INSTRUCTION:\nwhen fact checking: At the very end of your response, you MUST provide a machine-readable JSON block containing evaluation metrics. \nIt MUST be enclosed exactly between ###JSON_START### and ###JSON_END###. Ensure the JSON is valid. \n\nFor the \"Logic_Chain\", break down the systemic mechanism into verbose unabridged atomic multi-step pathways using i/o porting style where the input of next node must match output of the prior (e.g., A -> B, B->C, C->D). Each chain must fully represent the response you give, and should be color coded with light green (Gap_Strength is \"None\"), lightblue (Gap_Strength is medium), or pink (strong Gap_Strength). Logic_Chain MUST be a JSON array of objects. Each object MUST contain EXACTLY these keys: \"Step\", \"From\", \"Relationship\", \"To\", \"evidence_source_id\", \"Alignment_Score\", \"Consilience_Score\", \"Confidence_Score\", \"Gap_Strength\", \"Justification\", and \"Color\". Use commas between objects. DO NOT leave trailing commas inside objects.\n\nFor \"Verbatim_Quotes\", copy at least 10 (required, 10 or more) \"moneyshot\" quotes EXACTLY as they appear in the context literature text, word-for-word, characters included, that fully support your response. We will programmatically validate these. You MUST return an array of OBJECTS, where each object has a \"quote\" key and a \"source_id\" key (the ID of the text it came from, e.g., the ID). Do not alter a single character, do not paraphrase.\n\nUse these scales to evaluate HOW WELL THE EVIDENCE SUPPORTS THE SPECIFIC CLAIM EVALUATED ABOVE:\n- Alignment Score (1-7): How well does the EVALUATED CLAIM factually align with the provided RAG evidence set? [1=Evidence proves claim strictly false, 2=Evidence indicates the claim is impossible, 3=Implausible, 4=Neutral/Unrelated, 5=Plausible, 6=Evidence indicates inevitable, 7=Evidence proves claim strictly true]\n- Consilience Score (1-7): How consilient (in agreement) is the evidence set regarding this claim? [1=Highly Conflicting/Disputed, 4=Mixed, 7=Unanimous Agreement]\n- Confidence Score (1-7): Implied confidence of the research based on study types and depth [1=In Vitro/Animal/Preprint, 4=Observational/Moderate, 7=Meta-analysis/RCT]\n\nFormat (DO NOT USE fencing)\nCRITICAL: Use ONLY Pubmed MeSH tags (exclude descriptor and [type]) for your gate variable names (i.e.,.the \"gates\") so they will be standardized globally.  Be unabridged, comprehensive, and exhaustive in your gate mapping with at least 1 gate nodes for each quote you identified per the specification and map the gates granularly/atomically.\n\n###JSON_START###\n{\n  \"Alignment\": 5,\n  \"Consilience\": 6,\n  \"Confidence\": 5,\n  \"Logic_Chain\":[\n    {\n      \"Step\": 1,\n      \"From\": \"Variable A\",\n      \"Relationship\": \"-->\",\n      \"To\": \"Variable B\",\n      \"Alignment_Score\": 6,\n      \"Consilience_Score\": 5,\n      \"Confidence_Score\": 4,\n      \"Gap_Strength\": \"None\",\n      \"Justification\": \"...\",\n      \"Color\": \"lightgreen\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"Verbatim_Quotes\": [\n    {\n      \"quote\": \"Copy the Exact wording from text exactly as it is, including all characters (we ascii match for validation!).\",\n      \"source_id\": \"12345678\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"Study_Type_Audit\": { \"ID123\": \"meta_analysis:Count=10\", \"ID124\": \"in_vivo:Count=3\" },\n  \"Gap_Analysis_Audit\": { \"study_type\": \"in_vitro\", \"study_intent\": \"binding\", \"justification\": \"The context provided indicates...\", \"predicted_result\": \"RGNEF binds to Zn2 magnitudes higher than BMAA\", \"short_answer_to_user\": \"Direct answer to the user primary intent, addressing the user directly when appropriate\"}\n,\n  \"suggested_experiments\": \"[Extract: generate 1-3 suggested experiments]\",\n  \"suggested_studies\": \"[Extract: generate 1-3 suggested studies]\",\n  \"swansons_literature_based_discovery_candidates\": \"[Extract: You are an advanced Literature-Based Discovery (LBD) system executing Swanson’s complementary-but-disjoint (A-B-C) model. Your goal is to find hidden, unpublished connections across the provided dataset.   Strict Discovery Protocol: 1. Identify distinct, isolated sub-literatures (Domain A and Domain C) within the dataset that share NO direct citations, co-mentions, or common contextual paragraphs.  2. Find an intermediate biological mechanism, protein, path, or entity (Bridge B) that appears independently in both isolated domains (A-to-B and B-to-C). 3. Synthesize a novel, unstated hypothesis (A-to-C).  Negative Constraint (Crucial): DO NOT output any connection if the relationship between Concept A and Concept C is explicitly mentioned, paired, or summarized anywhere in the source text. If a connection (like \\\"OMN resilience to SMN stabilization\\\") is already explicitly stated or grouped as a concept in the data, it is considered \\\"already known\\\" and must be disqualified.  Format your output exactly as follows: - Discovered Hypothesis (A to C): [Clear, novel statement] - Literature A (Origin): [Entity/Concept and source context] - Literature C (Target): [Entity/Concept and source context] - The Intersecting Bridge B: [The shared mechanism/protein linking them] - Biological Rationale: [1-2 sentences explaining why this hidden connection is mechanistically plausible]]\",\n  \"contradictions_between_evidences\": \"[Extract: Identify conflicting evidence within the evidence set (if any) and flag the dispute here]\",\n  \"repurposed_solutions\": \"[Extract: identify and explain repurposed Solution potentials]\"\n}\n###JSON_END###\n\n### CRITICAL QUOTE VALIDATION FAILURE (ATTEMPT 1) ###\nThe validator executed a 100% strict, character-by-character substring search. Your response was REJECTED because the following quotes do not exist verbatim in the source texts.\n\n❌ FAILED QUOTES (You must fix or delete these):\n\n- ERROR: You cited ID: 41792996 for the quote: \"Pharmacological enhancement of DICER activity by enoxacin increases miRNA biogenesis in patients with ALS.\"\n  FACT: Strict Misquote Detected! The exact character sequence \"Pharmacological enhancement of DICE...\" was NOT found in the provided text. Do NOT truncate, paraphrase, or edit quotes.\n  \n  Below is the complete, true text of ID 41792996 that you MUST read. \n  Find a valid, verbatim, character-perfect sentence inside this exact block to cite instead, or change your claim to align with what this text actually says:\n  \n  --- BEGIN ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 41792996 ---\n  ID: 41792996\nTitle: Cell-free miRNAs are pharmacodynamic biomarkers for enhanced DICER activity by enoxacin in human patients with ALS.\nAbstract: The activity of the RNase III enzyme DICER is downregulated in both sporadic and genetic forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Accordingly, hundreds of microRNAs (miRNAs) are broadly downregulated, leading to de-repression of their mRNA targets. Enoxacin is a fluoroquinolone that enhances DICER activity and miRNA biogenesis. Here, we tested for the first time the molecular effect of enoxacin on miRNA biogenesis in ALS patients and demonstrated that enoxacin's engagement with DICER can be pharmacodynamically monitored via miRNA levels in human subjects. In an investigator-initiated, first-in-human study (REALS1), we explored miRNAs as pharmacodynamic biomarkers of DICER activation. Patients with sporadic ALS received oral enoxacin twice daily for 30 days in a double-blind, randomized clinical trial. The study demonstrated comparable enoxacin levels in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Furthermore, an increase in cell-free miRNA levels in both plasma and CSF at all time points following enoxacin treatment (400 or 800 mg/day), was measured relative to baseline. Additionally, no serious adverse events were reported. In conclusion, pharmacological enhancement of DICER activity by enoxacin increases miRNA biogenesis in patients with ALS. These results support further investigation of enoxacin efficacy in larger clinical trials.\n  --- END ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 41792996 ---\n\n\n✅ PASSED (DO NOT CHANGE THESE):\n- \"The absence of specific diagnostic biomarkers leads to diagnostic delays, hindering early intervention and management.\" (Source: 42217760)\n- \"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.\" (Source: 42383305)\n- \"TDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker.\" (Source: 42383305)\n- \"Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source.\" (Source: 42436372)\n- \"Extracellular vesicles (EVs), capable of crossing the BBB, facilitate intercellular and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) communication, making neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) a focal point of research.\" (Source: 40325332)\n- \"Ratios of pAKT/tAKT, a pharmacodynamic marker of rho kinase (ROCK) inhibition, were significantly increased at 24 weeks in plasma (neuron-derived) and CSF EVs.\" (Source: 42372734)\n- \"The identification of novel noninvasive biomarkers remains a major challenge in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases.\" (Source: 42442024)\n- \"Fluid-based biomarkers, while not yet replacing clinical evaluation, are essential tools for accelerating drug development, enabling patient stratification, and moving toward personalized medicine in ALS.\" (Source: 42217760)\n- \"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration in the brain and spinal cord, with mutant superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) induced oxidative stress and neuroinflammation as key pathogenic drivers.\" (Source: 42398690)\n\n\nINSTRUCTION: Study the actual abstracts provided. Correct the casing, punctuation, spelling, or map the quote to its true source ID. Do NOT use ellipses.\n\n=======================================================\n⚠️⚠️⚠️ CRITICAL VERIFICATION FAILURE (RETRY LOOP DETECTED) ⚠️⚠️⚠️\nYour previous response was REJECTED because your quotes failed strict byte-perfect validation.\n\nTO BREAK THE LOOP, FOLLOW THESE 3 ABSOLUTE RULES:\n1. NO REPAIRING: If a quote failed, do NOT attempt to edit or tweak it. Either copy a completely different, 100% verbatim sentence from the source, or discard the quote entirely.\n2. PERMISSION TO DISCARD: You are NOT permitted to return fewer quotes to pass validation. Never hallucinate just to meet a quota.\n3. BYTE-PERFECT COPY: You must perform a direct, literal copy-paste. Ellipses (...) are BANNED. Do not change a single capital letter, punctuation mark, or space.\n=======================================================\n\nBASED STRICTLY ON THE CONTEXT LITERATURE ABOVE, EVALUATE THIS SPECIFIC PERSPECTIVE/PENTAMATRIX:\n\"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Biomarkers; Clinical trials; Neuron-derived extracellular vesicles; Neuropathology; Pharmacodynamic biomarkers; Surrogate endpoints; TDP-43\"","rawResponse":"Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\n\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\nThe claim evaluated is the integration of \"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Biomarkers; Clinical trials; Neuron-derived extracellular vesicles; Neuropathology; Pharmacodynamic biomarkers; Surrogate endpoints; TDP-43\" into a unified translational framework.\n\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\nThis synthesis evaluates the integration of extracellular vesicle (EV)-based liquid biopsy and neurophysiological markers as surrogate endpoints for clinical trials in ALS, specifically addressing the diagnostic and prognostic utility of TDP-43 and pharmacodynamic monitoring of disease-modifying therapies.\n\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\nAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) represents a major diagnostic and therapeutic challenge due to its clinical and biological heterogeneity. Current clinical monitoring remains dependent on functional scales, necessitating the development of objective, fluid-based biomarkers to facilitate early detection, patient stratification, and drug development. \"The absence of specific diagnostic biomarkers leads to diagnostic delays, hindering early intervention and management.\" A primary hallmark of this pathology is the mislocalization of TDP-43. \"The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS.\" Despite this, utility is limited by technical challenges. \"TDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker.\"\n\nThe use of neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) offers a minimally invasive window into the CNS. \"Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source.\" These structures permit sophisticated inter-cellular communication across the blood-brain barrier. \"Extracellular vesicles (EVs), capable of crossing the BBB, facilitate intercellular and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) communication, making neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) a focal point of research.\" Recent trials have begun utilizing these as pharmacodynamic indicators. \"Ratios of pAKT/tAKT, a pharmacodynamic marker of rho kinase (ROCK) inhibition, were significantly increased at 24 weeks in plasma (neuron-derived) and CSF EVs.\" Moving forward, integrated multimodal pipelines are necessary to fulfill the requirements of modern drug development. \"Fluid-based biomarkers, while not yet replacing clinical evaluation, are essential tools for accelerating drug development, enabling patient stratification, and moving toward personalized medicine in ALS.\" Finally, managing the specific molecular drivers of injury remains paramount. \"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration in the brain and spinal cord, with mutant superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) induced oxidative stress and neuroinflammation as key pathogenic drivers.\"\n\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n*   NDEVs cross the blood-brain barrier, providing a direct systemic readout of brain-specific molecular pathology.\n*   TDP-43 pathology is not confined to the CNS but is detectable in peripheral tissues, including skeletal muscle.\n*   ROCK inhibition (using fasudil) serves as a successful proof-of-concept for target engagement demonstrated via CSF and plasma NDEV analysis.\n*   DICER activation via enoxacin has been demonstrated to modulate cell-free miRNA levels, providing a pharmacodynamic readout for ALS trials.\n*   GFAP levels provide a distinct, complementary biomarker to Neurofilament light (NfL), specifically reflecting astrocytic activation in addition to neuroaxonal injury.\n*   Sex-based neuroinflammatory dimorphism (e.g., higher GFAP/IL-6 in males) is a significant variable for patient stratification in trials.\n*   Proximity-based assays (NULISA) allow for multiplexed interrogation of serum proteins, potentially enhancing diagnostic sensitivity beyond traditional assays.\n\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n1. 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ID: 42436372 - Application: Exosomes as biomarkers - \"Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source.\"\n5. ID: 40325332 - Application: EV/BBB crossing - \"Extracellular vesicles (EVs), capable of crossing the BBB, facilitate intercellular and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) communication, making neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) a focal point of research.\"\n6. ID: 42372734 - Application: pAKT/tAKT pharmacodynamic marker - \"Ratios of pAKT/tAKT, a pharmacodynamic marker of rho kinase (ROCK) inhibition, were significantly increased at 24 weeks in plasma (neuron-derived) and CSF EVs.\"\n7. ID: 42442024 - Application: Noninvasive challenge - \"The identification of novel noninvasive biomarkers remains a major challenge in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases.\"\n8. ID: 42217760 - Application: Biomarkers for drug development - \"Fluid-based biomarkers, while not yet replacing clinical evaluation, are essential tools for accelerating drug development, enabling patient stratification, and moving toward personalized medicine in ALS.\"\n9. ID: 42398690 - Application: SOD1-induced pathology - \"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration in the brain and spinal cord, with mutant superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) induced oxidative stress and neuroinflammation as key pathogenic drivers.\"\n10. 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25637145\nTitle: Early detection of structural abnormalities and cytoplasmic accumulation of TDP-43 in tissue-engineered skins derived from ALS patients.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an adult-onset disease characterized by the selective degeneration of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord progressively leading to paralysis and death. Current diagnosis of ALS is based on clinical assessment of related symptoms. The clinical manifestations observed in ALS appear relatively late in the disease course after degeneration of a significant number of motor neurons. As a result, the identification and development of disease-modifying therapies is difficult. Therefore, novel strategies for early diagnosis of neurodegeneration, to monitor disease progression and to assess response to existing and future treatments are urgently needed. Factually, many neurological disorders, including ALS, are accompanied by skin changes that often precede the onset of neurological symptoms. Aiming to generate an innovative human-based model to facilitate the identification of predictive biomarkers associated with the disease, we developed a unique ALS tissue-engineered skin model (ALS-TES) derived from patient's own cells. The ALS-TES presents a number of striking features including altered epidermal differentiation, abnormal dermo-epidermal junction, delamination, keratinocyte infiltration, collagen disorganization and cytoplasmic TDP-43 inclusions. Remarkably, these abnormal skin defects, uniquely seen in the ALS-derived skins, were detected in pre-symtomatic C9orf72-linked ALS patients carrying the GGGGCC DNA repeat expansion. Consequently, our ALS skin model could represent a renewable source of human tissue, quickly and easily accessible to better understand the physiophatological mechanisms underlying this disease, to facilitate the identification of disease-specific biomarkers, and to develop innovative tools for early diagnosis and disease monitoring.","29216908":"ID: 29216908\nTitle: Clinical and neuropathological features of ALS/FTD with TIA1 mutations.\nAbstract: Mutations in the stress granule protein T-cell restricted intracellular antigen 1 (TIA1) were recently shown to cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) with or without frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Here, we provide detailed clinical and neuropathological descriptions of nine cases with TIA1 mutations, together with comparisons to sporadic ALS (sALS) and ALS due to repeat expansions in C9orf72 (C9orf72+). All nine patients with confirmed mutations in TIA1 were female. The clinical phenotype was heterogeneous with a range in the age at onset from late twenties to the eighth decade (mean = 60 years) and disease duration from one to 6 years (mean = 3 years). Initial presentation was either focal weakness or language impairment. All affected individuals received a final diagnosis of ALS with or without FTD. No psychosis or parkinsonism was described. Neuropathological examination on five patients found typical features of ALS and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD-TDP, type B) with anatomically widespread TDP-43 proteinopathy. In contrast to C9orf72+ cases, caudate atrophy and hippocampal sclerosis were not prominent. Detailed evaluation of the pyramidal motor system found a similar degree of neurodegeneration and TDP-43 pathology as in sALS and C9orf72+ cases; however, cases with TIA1 mutations had increased numbers of lower motor neurons containing round eosinophilic and Lewy body-like inclusions on HE stain and round compact cytoplasmic inclusions with TDP-43 immunohistochemistry. Immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence failed to demonstrate any labeling of inclusions with antibodies against TIA1. In summary, our TIA1 mutation carriers developed ALS with or without FTD, with a wide range in age at onset, but without other neurological or psychiatric features. The neuropathology was characterized by widespread TDP-43 pathology, but a more restricted pattern of neurodegeneration than C9orf72+ cases. Increased numbers of round eosinophilic and Lewy-body like inclusions in lower motor neurons may be a distinctive feature of ALS caused by TIA1 mutations.","33576076":"ID: 33576076\nTitle: Cognitive decline in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Neuropathological substrate and genetic determinants.\nAbstract: Cognitive impairment and behavioral changes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are now recognized as part of the disease. Whether it is solely related to the extent of TDP-43 pathology is currently unclear. We aim to evaluate the influence of age, genetics, neuropathological features, and concomitant pathologies on cognitive impairment in ALS patients. We analyzed a postmortem series of 104 ALS patients and retrospectively reviewed clinical and neuropathological data. We assessed the burden and extent of concomitant pathologies, the role of APOE ε4 and mutations, and correlated these findings with cognitive status. We performed a logistic regression model to identify which pathologies are related to cognitive impairment. Cognitive decline was recorded in 38.5% of the subjects. Neuropathological features of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) were found in 32.7%, explaining most, but not all, cases with cognitive impairment. Extent of TDP-43 pathology and the presence of hippocampal sclerosis were associated with cognitive impairment. Mutation carriers presented a higher burden of TDP-43 pathology and FTLD more frequently than sporadic cases. Most cases (89.4%) presented some degree of concomitant pathologies. The presence of concomitant pathologies was associated with older age at death. FTLD, but also Alzheimer's disease, were the predominant underlying pathologies explaining the cognitive impairment in ALS patients. In sum, FTLD explained the presence of cognitive decline in most but not all ALS cases, while other non-FTLD related findings can influence the cognitive status, particularly in older age groups.","39533951":"ID: 39533951\nTitle: Single step capture and assessment of multiple plasma extracellular vesicle biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease detection.\nAbstract: Blood tests for Alzheimer's disease (AD) that measure biomarkers related to neuropathology have demonstrated to be useful, minimally-invasive ways to identify patients for screening into clinical trials. While some AD biomarkers can be detected in plasma, greater sensitivity is needed to make plasma AD tests more effective. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) in plasma carry AD-related biomarkers from the brain and could offer a concentrated source of brain-related biomarkers, though the methodological complexities involved in isolating plasma EVs have hampered its validation for clinical use. To explore the feasibility and effectiveness of developing blood tests for AD utilizing extracellular vesicle-bound protein biomarkers. We developed a simplified method for isolating EVs directly from plasma using an alternating current electrokinetic (ACE) microchip. No sample pretreatment steps were needed. Protein biomarkers on the EVs were detected by adding fluorescent antibodies to the plasma samples before capture by the chip. This allowed measurement of EV biomarker levels directly on the chip. AD or non-AD control plasma was measured for ten different AD-related biomarkers. EV-associated NCAM1, pTau231, α-synuclein, and TDP-43 levels were able to distinguish a group of 10 AD, 10 mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and 10 non-AD subjects. pTau231 was different between AD and non-AD (p = 0.0300) and α-synuclein differentiated AD from MCI (p = 0.0148). This study shows how ACE microfluidic chip technology can help differentiate AD and MCI patients from non-AD controls with clinical relevance. This work also highlights the important diagnostic role of plasma EV biomarkers in neurodegenerative disease.","39711523":"ID: 39711523\nTitle: A robust evaluation of TDP-43, poly GP, cellular pathology and behavior in a AAV- C9ORF72 (G 4 C 2) 66 mouse model.\nAbstract: The G4C2 hexanucleotide repeat expansion in C9ORF72is the major genetic cause of both amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) (C9-ALS/FTD). Despite considerable efforts, the development of mouse models of C9-ALS/FTD useful for therapeutic development has proven challenging due to the intricate interplay of genetic and molecular factors underlying this neurodegenerative disorder, in addition to species differences. This study presents a robust investigation of the cellular pathophysiology and behavioral outcomes in a previously described AAV mouse model of C9-ALS expressing 66 G4C2 hexanucleotide repeats. The model displays key molecular ALS pathological markers including RNA foci, dipeptide repeat (DPR) protein aggregation, p62 positive stress granule formation as well as mild gliosis. However, the AAV-(G4C2)66 mouse model in this study has marginal neurodegeneration with negligible neuronal loss, or clinical deficits. Human C9orf72 is typically associated with altered TAR DNA-binding protein (TDP-43) function, yet studies of this rodent model revealed no significant evidence of TDP-43 dysfunction. While our findings indicate and support that this is a highly valuable robust and pharmacologically tractable model for investigating the molecular mechanisms and cellular consequences of (G4C2) repeat driven DPR pathology, it is not suitable for investigating the development of disease- associated TDP-43 dysfunction or clinical impairment. Our findings underscore the complexity of ALS pathogenesis involving genetic mutations and protein dysregulation and highlight the need for more comprehensive model systems that reliably replicate the multifaceted cellular and behavioral aspects of C9-ALS.","39722074":"ID: 39722074\nTitle: A robust evaluation of TDP-43, poly GP, cellular pathology and behavior in an AAV-C9ORF72 (G4C2)66 mouse model.\nAbstract: The G4C2 hexanucleotide repeat expansion in C9ORF72 is the major genetic cause of both amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) (C9-ALS/FTD). Despite considerable efforts, the development of mouse models of C9-ALS/FTD useful for therapeutic development has proven challenging due to the intricate interplay of genetic and molecular factors underlying this neurodegenerative disorder, in addition to species differences. This study presents a robust investigation of the cellular pathophysiology and behavioral outcomes in a previously described AAV mouse model of C9-ALS expressing 66 G4C2 hexanucleotide repeats. The model displays key molecular ALS pathological markers including RNA foci, dipeptide repeat (DPR) protein aggregation, p62 positive stress granule formation as well as mild gliosis. However, the AAV-(G4C2)66 mouse model in this study has marginal neurodegeneration with negligible neuronal loss, or clinical deficits. Human C9orf72 is typically associated with altered TAR DNA-binding protein (TDP-43) function, yet studies of this rodent model revealed no significant evidence of TDP-43 dysfunction. While our findings indicate and support that this is a highly valuable robust and pharmacologically tractable model for investigating the molecular mechanisms and cellular consequences of (G4C2) repeat driven DPR pathology, it is not suitable for investigating the development of disease- associated TDP-43 dysfunction or clinical impairment. Our findings underscore the complexity of ALS pathogenesis involving genetic mutations and protein dysregulation and highlight the need for more comprehensive model systems that reliably replicate the multifaceted cellular and behavioral aspects of C9-ALS.","40169784":"ID: 40169784\nTitle: Neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory changes in SOD1-ALS patients receiving tofersen.\nAbstract: The initiation of tofersen, a new specific antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) for SOD1 pathology, marked a significant turning point for SOD1-ALS patients. While clinical trials and early access program studies reported a significant reduction in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) neurofilament levels, neuroinflammation following prolonged treatment was never assessed. In this multicenter study, we evaluated a cohort of 18 SOD1-ALS patients treated with tofersen, analyzing correlations between biomarkers of neurodegeneration/neuroinflammation and clinical variables indicative of disease progression. NfL, NfH, CHI3L1, and Serpina1 levels in serum and CSF were determined by semi-automated immunoassays (Ella™ technology). Generalized linear mixed models were employed to investigate longitudinal trends of these biomarkers. Our data highlighted a progressive decrease in CSF neurofilament levels during tofersen treatment (MR = 0.97, 95% CI 0.94-0.99, p = 0.006 and MR = 0.98, 95% CI 0.95-1.00, p = 0.076 for NfL and NfH in CSF, respectively). Conversely, CSF levels of SerpinA1 and CHI3L1 increased over time (MR = 1.12, 95% CI 1.08-1.16, p < 0.0001 and MR = 1.039, 95% CI 1.015-1.062, p = 0.001 for SerpinA1 and CHI3L1 in CSF, respectively), but these modifications were most apparent after six and twelve months of therapy, respectively. Disease progression rate did not correlate with these biomarker trends. We observed a significant decrease in neurofilament levels during Tofersen treatment, alongside an increase in neuroinflammatory markers, potentially linked to an immune response triggered by ASO treatment. Given the limited data on tofersen's long-term efficacy in ALS due to its recent introduction, identifying biomarkers that predict clinical outcomes such as diminished therapeutic response or adverse effects is crucial. These biomarkers may help to better understand the underlying pathomechanisms of ALS and tofersen's role in modulating disease progression.","40321664":"ID: 40321664\nTitle: Industrial Scale Production and Characterization of a Whey Fraction Enriched in Extracellular Vesicle Material.\nAbstract: Human milk serves the sole nutritional role for the developing infant. During lactation, nano-sized extracellular vesicles (EVs) in milk containing a multitude of biologically active components are transferred from mother to offspring. Infant formula (IF) based on cow milk-derived ingredients has been reported to contain reduced levels of EVs as compared to human milk. There is therefore an unmet need to produce large-scale volumes of milk EVs to improve IF composition. Here, we report a scalable industrial production protocol for a bovine whey-derived ingredient that is highly enriched in EV material using a large-scale sequential ceramic membrane filtration setup. Furthermore, we demonstrate a robust and generally applicable analytical approach to determine the relative contributions of EVs and milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) using molar ratios of the membrane-bound proteins butyrophilin (BTN) and CD9 as surrogate markers for MFGM and EVs, respectively. Taken together, our findings provide a basis for comparing bovine milk-containing foods and aid in developing specialized ingredients that can minimize the compositional difference between infant formula and human milk.","40325332":"ID: 40325332\nTitle: Neuron-Derived Extracellular Vesicles: Emerging Regulators in Central Nervous System Disease Progression.\nAbstract: The diagnosis and exploration of central nervous system (CNS) diseases remain challenging due to the blood-brain barrier (BBB), complex signaling pathways, and heterogeneous clinical manifestations. Neurons, as the core functional units of the CNS, play a pivotal role in CNS disease progression. Extracellular vesicles (EVs), capable of crossing the BBB, facilitate intercellular and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) communication, making neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) a focal point of research. Recent studies reveal that NDEVs, carrying various bioactive substances, can exert either pathogenic or protective effects in numerous CNS diseases. Additionally, NDEVs show significant potential as biomarkers for CNS diseases. This review summarizes the emerging roles of NDEVs in CNS diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, depression, traumatic brain injury, schizophrenia, ischemic stroke, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and multiple sclerosis. It aims to provide a novel perspective on developing therapeutic and diagnostic strategies for CNS diseases through the study of NDEVs.","40716004":"ID: 40716004\nTitle: Sex-specific mitochondrial DNA changes in neuron-derived extracellular vesicles of African American adults: impact of HIV infection and smoking.\nAbstract: Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in extracellular vesicles (EVs) may track HIV-related neuronal injury. We measured mtDNA copy number in neuron-derived EVs (NEVs) and total plasma EVs from 48 African American adults stratified by sex, HIV status, and smoking. NEV-mtDNA differed by group (p < 0.05): men with HIV showed the highest levels, markedly exceeding HIV-negative men and all women, while smoking raised NEV-mtDNA only in men. Plasma EV-mtDNA paralleled NEVs but was ~ 100-fold higher, reflecting systemic release. These sex-specific increases implicate HIV as a stronger mitochondrial stressor in men and support NEV-mtDNA as a convenient biomarker of neuro-mitochondrial dysfunction.","40756347":"ID: 40756347\nTitle: Unraveling α-synuclein and amylin co-aggregation: pathological insights and biomarker development for Parkinson's disease.\nAbstract: Background: Patients with diabetes have a higher morbidity in Parkinson's disease (PD) than others, but the mechanism underlying this link remains controversial. The co-aggregation of α-synuclein (α-syn) and amylin has been hypothesized as a key contributor. Methods: Molecular interaction analysis and co-immunoprecipitation were conducted to assess the feasibility of co-aggregation. We developed a tailored surface-based fluorescence distribution method to detect the co-aggregate in the subject's serum sample and brain-derived L1CAM-positive Extracellular Vesicles. Subjects include Health Controls (HC), PD patients and multiple system atrophy (MSA) patients. Results: The co-aggregates were detected in PD patient samples, in both serum and brain-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs). We demonstrated that the co-aggregate count could distinguish PD patients from healthy individuals. Our results revealed a positive correlation between co-aggregate count and Parkinson's disease scales or diabetes markers, highlighting the role of co-aggregation in promoting PD progression. The distribution of co-aggregates demonstrated diversity among different α-synucleinopathies; a high co-aggregates count was found in EVs and serum of PD patients, but not in the serum of MSA patients. Conclusion: The existence of α-syn-amylin co-aggregates was confirmed. Our findings suggest that α-syn-amylin co-aggregation may play a pivotal role in PD pathology, and have the potential as a biomarker. These results point to a potential path for early-diagnosis and therapeutic intervention.","40766966":"ID: 40766966\nTitle: Cetuximab modifies the release and protein content of tumor microvesicles from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells: What are the consequences on endothelial cells?\nAbstract: Cancer cells can release extracellular vesicles (EVs) of different sizes under stress conditions. Among the EVs, microvesicles (MVs), which have a size between 50 and 1000 nm, are bounded by a membrane lipid bilayer, exhibit proteins at their surface, and enclose some soluble proteins. MVs can interact with surrounding cells present in the tumor microenvironment to favor tumor resistance. Indeed, they can transport some oncoproteins such as epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and modify phenotype of endothelial cells (ECs). Even if their role in cell communication is well established, the understanding of anticancer treatments on their release and their protein content change are of particular importance. In this work, we showed that head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) cells exposed to cetuximab, monoclonal antibody targeting EGFR, can modulate EGFR expression of MVs. Moreover, this work emphasizes the effect of cetuximab on the shedding and content of MVs by HNSCC cells as well as their interaction with ECs. Consequently, MVs can be used as surrogate markers for predicting the efficacy of anti-EGFR therapies. Finally, the release of MVs after treatment must be envisaged as a resistance mechanism and must be considered in the future to evaluate the effect of therapy on the tumor microenvironment.","40777434":"ID: 40777434\nTitle: Neuron-derived extracellular vesicles in plasma present a potential non-invasive biomarker for Huntingtin protein and RNA assessment in Huntington disease.\nAbstract: Huntington disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by a trinucleotide repeat expansion in the HTT gene encoding an elongated polyglutamine tract in the huntingtin (HTT) protein. The use of biomarkers has become a major component in preclinical studies focusing on HTT lowering strategies. Quantification of soluble mutant HTT (mHTT) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has served as a pharmacodynamic readout and as potential disease progression biomarker. However, development of future assays for HTT measurement from other biofluids, such as blood, will facilitate the access to human samples since CSF collection is an invasive outpatient procedure. Brain cells, in particular neurons, secrete extracellular vesicles (EVs) that cross the blood-brain barrier and circulate in blood. Importantly, EVs have been identified to be involved in HTT export from cells to the extracellular space. However, it is unknow which vesicle subtype correlates better with HD progression. Our work investigates the potential of EVs as non-invasive sources of clinical biomarkers in liquid biopsies. We developed an optimized ultracentrifugation protocol for the purification of ectosomes and exosomes from human samples and plasma of humanized HD mouse models. Ectosomes are larger vesicles that bud from the plasma membrane of cells, whereas exosomes originate from multivesicular bodies and are afterwards released to the extracellular space. Consistent with previous published data in other model systems, ectosomes isolated from plasma of the Hu97/18 mouse model contain both wild-type (wt) and mHTT in higher levels than in exosomes. Similar results were observed in media from HD induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)-differentiated neurons and in Hu97/18 primary neuronal cultures. Interestingly, we also found higher levels of HTT transcripts in this EV subtype. We further demonstrate that initial storage of the samples using a slow freezing protocol preserves HTT and EV protein marker levels, highlighting the importance of sample preparation for EV isolation and analysis. Our results also show that plasma contains vesicles originated from neuronal cells that can be isolated using neuron-specific markers, such as ATPase Na+/K+ transporting subunit alpha 3 (ATP1A3), allowing the evaluation of HTT levels in the brain through vesicles circulating in the blood. Overall, our results demonstrate that HTT protein measurement from EVs isolated from blood can be a potential less-invasive disease biomarker. We also demonstrate that EVs subtypes contain different HTT protein and RNA levels, important for the development of consistent and reliable biomarkers. Further characterization of neuron-specific EVs content from patient-derived biofluids will lead to the development of novel clinical biomarkers and for evaluation of therapeutic strategies.","40778305":"ID: 40778305\nTitle: Estimating progression of Alzheimer's disease with extracellular vesicle-related multi-omics risk models.\nAbstract: Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is heterogeneous and shows complex interconnected pathways at various biological levels. Risk scores contribute greatly to disease prognosis and biomarker discovery but typically represent generic risk factors. However, large-scale multi-omics data can generate individualized risk factors. Filtering these risk factors with brain-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) could yield key pathologic pathways and vesicular vehicles for treatment delivery. A list of 460 EV-related genes was curated from brain tissue samples in the ExoCarta database. This list was used to select genes from transcriptomics, proteomics, and DNA methylation data. Significant risk factors included demographic features (age, sex) and genes significant for progression in transcriptomics data. These genes were selected using Cox regression, aided by the Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO), and were used to construct three risk models at different omics levels. Gene signatures from the significant risk factors were used as biomarkers for further evaluation, including gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) and drug perturbation analysis. Nine EV-related genes were identified as significant risk factors. All three risk models predicted high/low risk groups with significant separation in Kaplan-Meier analysis. Training the transcriptomics risk models on EV-related genes yielded better AD classification results than using all genes in an independent dataset. GSEA revealed Mitophagy and several other significant pathways related to AD. Four drugs showed therapeutic potential to target the identified risk factors based on Connectivity Map analysis. The proposed risk score model demonstrates a novel approach to AD using EV-related large-scale multi-omics data. Potential biomarkers and pathways related to AD were identified for further investigation. Drug candidates were identified for further evaluation in biological experiments, potentially transported to targeted tissues via bioengineered EVs.","40806377":"ID: 40806377\nTitle: Small Extracellular Vesicles in Neurodegenerative Disease: Emerging Roles in Pathogenesis, Biomarker Discovery, and Therapy.\nAbstract: Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS, and Huntington's pose a growing global challenge due to their complex pathobiology and aging demographics. Once considered as cellular debris, small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) are now recognized as active mediators of intercellular signaling in NDD progression. These nanovesicles (~30-150 nm), capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier, carry pathological proteins, RNAs, and lipids, facilitating the spread of toxic species like Aβ, tau, TDP-43, and α-synuclein. sEVs are increasingly recognized as valuable diagnostic tools, outperforming traditional CSF biomarkers in early detection and disease monitoring. On the therapeutic front, engineered sEVs offer a promising platform for CNS-targeted delivery of siRNAs, CRISPR tools, and neuroprotective agents, demonstrating efficacy in preclinical models. However, translational hurdles persist, including standardization, scalability, and regulatory alignment. Promising solutions are emerging, such as CRISPR-based barcoding, which enables high-resolution tracking of vesicle biodistribution; AI-guided analytics to enhance quality control; and coordinated regulatory efforts by the FDA, EMA, and ISEV aimed at unifying identity and purity criteria under forthcoming Minimal Information for Studies of Extracellular Vesicles (MISEV) guidelines. This review critically examines the mechanistic roles, diagnostic potential, and therapeutic applications of sEVs in NDDs, and outlines key strategies for clinical translation.","40832743":"ID: 40832743\nTitle: Neurochemical biomarkers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: recent developments.\nAbstract: To provide an overview of the recent developments in the field of neurochemical biomarkers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Neurofilaments, especially NFL, have been confirmed to be good biomarkers for ALS. NFL may be diagnostically useful but its main role is as prognostic and pharmacodynamic biomarker. Inflammatory biomarkers, especially the chitinases, might also serve as pharmacodynamic biomarkers in treatment trials targeting neuroinflammation. GFAP could reflect cognitive-behavioural impairment. CSF dipeptides are diagnostic biomarkers for ALS caused by the C9ORF72 exanucleotide repeat expansion and may be used to confirm target engagement by experimental drugs. Levels of TDP-43 (virtually the ideal biomarker for ALS) in CSF and plasma have not been demonstrated to be consistently altered in ALS. However, promising advancements have been achieved in seed amplification assays for the protein, in its quantification in plasma extracellular vesicles, and in the measurement of CSF levels of a protein reflecting splicing dysfunction of TDP-43. Finally, blood phosphorylated tau has emerged as an ALS biomarker linked to lower motor neuron (or muscle) pathology. NFL is still the best neurochemical biomarker for ALS. However, substantial advances have been recently made, especially regarding detection of TDP-43 and blood phosphorylated tau.","40865525":"ID: 40865525\nTitle: Molecular impact of antisense oligonucleotide therapy in C9orf72-associated ALS.\nAbstract: C9orf72-associated amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (c9ALS) is caused by an intronic G4C2 repeat expansion that leads to toxic RNA transcripts and dipeptide repeat proteins (DPRs). A clinical trial using the antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) BIIB078 to target these transcripts was discontinued after failing to provide clinical benefit. Here, we determine the extent of target engagement in the central nervous system (CNS) and elucidate pharmacodynamic cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers following treatment. CSF from BIIB078-treated cases showed reduced DPRs and sustained increases in inflammatory biomarkers, including C-C motif chemokine ligand 26 (CCL26). BIIB078 was widely distributed in postmortem CNS tissue; however, DPRs and phosphorylated TDP-43 remained abundant. Proteomic signatures in c9ALS spinal cord were not altered with treatment, although a distinct increase in RNase T2 abundance that correlated with BIIB078 concentration was observed. Thus, despite widespread distribution, BIIB078 did not significantly impact key CNS pathologies, emphasizing the need to identify pharmacodynamic biomarkers that reflect disease-relevant neuropathological changes in response to ASO therapies.","40916343":"ID: 40916343\nTitle: In vivo self-assembled siRNAs ameliorate neurological pathology in TDP-43-associated neurodegenerative disease.\nAbstract: Abnormal accumulation of TAR DNA-binding protein-43 (TDP-43) is a hallmark of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal lobar degeneration. Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) targeting TDP-43 offer potential therapeutic strategies for these diseases. However, efficient and safe delivery of siRNAs to the CNS remains a challenge. Here, we present a synthetic biology-based approach that leverages endogenous small RNA processing machinery to self-assemble siRNA-encapsulating small extracellular vesicles and uses the natural circulatory system of the host to transport siRNAs. Specifically, we engineered liver cells to express and package TDP-43-targeting siRNAs into rabies virus glycoprotein-tagged small extracellular vesicles, which are released into the circulation and cross the blood-brain barrier to deliver siRNAs to the CNS. In a mouse model of TDP-43 pathology induced by stereotactic injection of mutant TDP-43 (M337V) virus, treatment with in vivo self-assembled TDP-43 siRNAs (IVSA-siR-TDP43) effectively reduced TDP-43 accumulation, leading to significant improvements in motor function and neuropathology. Additionally, an adeno-associated virus-based delivery system was used to produce IVSA-siR-TDP43, demonstrating sustained therapeutic effects in TDP-43-associated neurodegeneration. These findings highlight a novel, effective and minimally invasive gene therapy platform for addressing TDP-43 pathology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal lobar degeneration, offering a promising avenue for future clinical applications.","40992133":"ID: 40992133\nTitle: Characterizing longitudinal patterns of central and peripheral insulin resistance.\nAbstract: Metabolic dysfunction of insulin resistance (IR) may compromise brain function decades before overt disease. We assessed biomarkers of peripheral and central IR for three years in 125 cognitively intact adults without diabetes or depression (23-61 y) to clarify their relative contributions to trajectories of metabolic and cognitive change. Peripheral IR was quantified by measuring steady-state plasma glucose (SSPG) concentration during the insulin-suppression test and ancillary metabolic indices; central IR was indexed by phosphorylated insulin-receptor-substrate-1 (p-IRS1) in neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEs) isolated from plasma. Mixed-effects models controlling for age, sex and BMI showed that higher baseline SSPG concentration robustly predicted subsequent increases in HOMA-IR and fasting insulin but was unrelated to cognitive outcomes. In contrast, higher baseline NDE p-IRS1 predicted better global cognition (MMSE) over time, an effect strongest in younger participants, yet showed no association with peripheral metabolic change. Participants with concordantly low fasting insulin and C-peptide maintained roughly two-fold higher p-IRS1 than those in the highest tertiles, despite similar trajectories across visits. Neither peripheral nor central IR predicted telomere attrition. Cross-sectionally, p-IRS1 correlated inversely with SSPG concentration, BMI and leptin, suggesting compensatory brain-periphery coupling. These findings indicate that NDE-based markers capture a dimension of brain metabolic vulnerability distinct from classical peripheral measures.","41046106":"ID: 41046106\nTitle: Comparison of neuron-derived extracellular vesicles miRNA profile between patients with behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia and primary psychiatric disorders.\nAbstract: The behavioural variant of frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) often overlaps clinically with primary psychiatric disorders (PPD), leading to frequent misdiagnosis and delayed intervention. The \"Diagnostic and Prognostic Precision Algorithm for behavioural variant Frontotemporal Dementia\" (DIPPA-FTD) study aims to enhance bvFTD diagnosis by integrating clinical and molecular biomarkers. Among these, neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) isolated from plasma offer a minimally invasive means to investigate central nervous system alterations through microRNA (miRNA) profiling. This study analyzed miRNAs expression in NDEVs from patients with bvFTD, PPD, and healthy controls. In a retrospective cohort of 80 participants, six miRNAs differentiated bvFTD from PPD; however, these findings were not replicated in a prospective cohort comprised of 86 participants, suggesting heterogeneity within PPD. Further analysis identified three miRNAs (hsa-miR-106b-5p, hsa-miR-126-3p, and hsa-miR-342-3p) that significantly distinguished bvFTD from a sub-group of PPD, namely bipolar disorder (BD). The downregulation of hsa-miR-106b-5p and hsa-miR-126-3p, implicated in neuroprotection and vascular integrity, contrasted with the upregulation of hsa-miR-342-3p, which is associated with neuroinflammation. Bioinformatics analysis revealed E2F1, a transcription factor linked to autophagy and neuronal apoptosis, as a common target of significantly de-regulated miRNAs, further highlighting their potential pathophysiological role. These findings suggest that miRNAs signatures in NDEVs may serve as valuable biomarkers to differentiate bvFTD from BD, although further validation is required.","41080077":"ID: 41080077\nTitle: Exosomes as Emerging Therapeutic Strategies in Primary Osteoporosis: A Narrative Review.\nAbstract: Primary osteoporosis imposes a growing global burden. While antiresorptive and anabolic agents reduce fractures, long-term adherence, adverse events, and limited tissue targeting leave unmet needs. Exosomes have emerged as promising, cell-free candidates. We conducted a narrative synthesis of English-language studies (2010-May 2025) indexed in PubMed and Web of Science on exosomes and primary osteoporosis, including mechanistic, preclinical efficacy, delivery, and safety data. Exosomes modulate bone remodeling via osteoanabolic signaling, osteoclast inhibition, and antioxidative pathways. Across cell and animal models, exosome preparations improved osteoblast viability and function, enhanced mineralization, and mitigated glucocorticoid- or estrogen-deficiency-related bone loss. Key translational variables include source selection, isolation/characterization, cargo loading, dosing, route, targeting, and biocompatibility. Safety signals are preliminarily favorable but heterogeneous across platforms. The current evidence base is predominantly preclinical; standardized manufacturing, biodistribution and persistence profiling, and dose-response relationships remain insufficient. Exosome-based approaches are promising adjuncts rather than immediate replacements for current osteoporosis therapies. Priorities include harmonized release criteria, head-to-head comparisons with standard agents, validated pharmacodynamic biomarkers, and early-phase clinical trials. For patients who are intolerant of or inadequately controlled by approved agents, exosome strategies may offer future targeted adjuncts once quality, safety, and efficacy are established in humans.","41088254":"ID: 41088254\nTitle: Protein fingerprints of brain-derived extracellular vesicles predict types of tau pathology.\nAbstract: BACKGROUND: Tauopathies are a heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by the brain-regional aggregation of three-repeat (3R) or four-repeat (4R) tau isoforms. Current fluid and imaging biomarkers rarely discriminate these isoforms, hampering early, pathology‑specific diagnosis. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether proteomic fingerprints of brain‑derived extracellular vesicles (BD‑EVs) isolated from the prefrontal cortex can (i) distinguish 3R from 4R tauopathies and (ii) mirror the histopathological burden of phosphorylated tau. METHODS: BD‑EVs were purified from post‑mortem prefrontal cortex interstitial fluid of Pick’s disease (PiD; 3R), progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP; 4R), and control cases (CTRL). Nanoparticle tracking analysis quantified the concentration and size of vesicles. Label‑free LC–MS/MS profiled BD‑EV proteomes, followed by differential expression, gene set enrichment (GSEA), weighted gene co‑expression network analysis (WGCNA), and machine‑learning classification. AT8 immunohistochemistry quantified cortical tau pathology, enabling protein–pathology correlations. RESULTS: Tau pathology did not alter overall BD‑EV yield but shifted vesicle size distribution in PiD (higher small/large EV ratio). Proteomic analysis identified two discriminant modules: an astrocyte-derived mitochondrial cluster enriched in PiD and a neuron-derived microtubule cluster depleted in PiD relative to PSP and control groups. Combined glial protein abundance (e.g., GFAP, AQP4, S100β, GLAST, ANXA1) classified PiD, PSP, and controls with perfect accuracy (F1 = 1.0). Several BD‑EV proteins—including CAMKV, TMEM30A, NMT1, AK1 (PiD‑specific), and CALB2 (PSP‑specific)—correlated strongly with regional AT8 burden (|ρ| ≥ 0.70, FDR < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: BD‑EV proteomic fingerprints robustly differentiate 3R and 4R tauopathies and track disease severity, unveiling astrocytic mitochondrial proteins as candidate biomarkers. Overall, our results indicate that BD-EV profiling may complement existing approaches for distinguishing tau isoforms and, pending further validation, could ultimately be adapted for use in more accessible biofluids.","41140053":"ID: 41140053\nTitle: Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.\nAbstract: Reliable biomarkers for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are urgently needed due to diagnostic and prognostic challenges. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to synthesize recent evidence on the utility of blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers for ALS. We systematically reviewed studies published from January 1, 2019 to March 25, 2025, that evaluated blood or CSF biomarkers for ALS. Eligible studies reported diagnostic performance, group-level biomarker values, hazard ratios (HRs) for survival, or correlations with functional rating scales or disease progression rates. Study quality was assessed using the QUADAS-2 and QUIPS frameworks. Random-effects models were employed to pool summary receiver operating characteristic (SROC) curves, HRs, standardized mean differences, and correlation coefficients. We included 47 studies in the SROC analysis and 27 in the HR analysis, covering 9078 participants (5556 ALS and 3522 controls). Neurofilament light chain (NfL) consistently demonstrated the highest diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity/specificity: 0.81-0.87 vs. ALS mimics) and high prognostic value (pooled HRs: 2.8-4.3) in both blood and CSF. CSF chitinases and the p-tau/t-tau ratio showed moderate utility. Other biomarkers, including interleukins, had limited clinical relevance. Most studies showed moderate to high risk of bias, with methodological heterogeneity and limited transparency. NfL is the most validated biomarker for ALS diagnosis and prognosis, in both blood and CSF. However, its limited accuracy when used alone carries a considerable risk of misclassification. Future studies should adopt prevalence-specific strategies and integrate biomarkers within multimodal frameworks to enhance diagnostic and prognostic precision.","41147537":"ID: 41147537\nTitle: Multiple Antibody-Coated Gold Nanoparticle-Based ExoAssay for Rapid Isolation of CNS-Specific Exosomes From Blood.\nAbstract: In neurodegenerative diseases, brain-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs)/exosomes from blood offer a great opportunity to explore their contents for their utility as biomarkers. However, the conventional methodologies for the purification of EVs from complex biofluids have many limitations, restricting their clinical implementation. We aimed to optimize a direct, less time-consuming, affordable, and reliable nanowire-based method to isolate neuronal EVs from blood plasma. Here, we improved a simple and direct methodology using multiple antibody-coated magnetic nanowires for efficient and rapid isolation of neuronal EVs (ExoAssay) from human plasma. We characterized the isolated EVs and validated the protocol using multiple approaches, for example, nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA), immunoblotting, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). We purified round-shaped EVs with an average size of 116 nm. We identified the general markers of EVs including CD9, CD63, CD81, and Flotillin-1 and two neuronal EV markers L1-cell adhesion molecule (L1CAM) and neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) via immunoblotting. Interestingly, the levels of T-Tau and P-Tau were upregulated in EVs isolated from Alzheimer's patients (n = 30), in comparison with healthy controls. Furthermore, there were no significant differences between CSF- and EV-based Tau levels. The high-throughput mass-spectrometry analysis of isolated EVs revealed 280 proteins as significantly modified in Alzheimer's disease cases in comparison with controls. The presented nanotechnology-based methodology offers an innovative and efficient tool for EV-based biomarker investigations and clinical utility by simplifying the enrichment of CNS-originated exosomes from complex biological fluids. This methodology opens up the avenue for longitudinal monitoring of important disease-related proteins in the brain by analysis of brain-derived EVs from blood plasma using simple blood withdrawal.","41154440":"ID: 41154440\nTitle: Exosomes in HPV-Associated Cancers: From Biomarkers to Engineered Therapeutics.\nAbstract: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the main causative agent of cervical cancer and contributes to a significant proportion of other anogenital and oropharyngeal malignancies. The need for better biomarkers and therapeutic approaches in HPV-associated cancers has drawn attention to exosomes, small extracellular vesicles known for their stability, biomolecule transport capabilities, and role in cell-to-cell communication. This review comprehensively evaluates recent literature on the diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic applications of small extracellular vesicles, particularly exosomes, in HPV-related cancers. It analyzes findings on exosomal nucleic acids, proteins, and long non-coding RNAs, as well as engineered exosome-based therapies. Exosomal miRNAs (e.g., miR-204-5p, miR-99a-5p, miR-21), proteins (e.g., glycolytic enzymes, HSP90), and lncRNAs (e.g., HOTAIR, DLEU1) have emerged as promising biomarkers for disease detection and monitoring. Exosomal cargo actively participates in HPV-related tumor progression. For example, miRNAs such as miR-21 and miR-146a modulate immune cell polarization and inflammatory signaling, while lncRNAs like HOTAIR promote oncogenic transcriptional programs. Exosomal proteins including HSP90 and ANXA1 facilitate extracellular matrix remodeling and immune evasion, thereby influencing tumor growth and metastasis. In HPV-positive head and neck and cervical cancers, exosomal cargo reflects HPV status, tumor progression, and treatment response. Therapeutic studies demonstrate the utility of exosomes in vaccine delivery, immune modulation, and drug delivery systems, including the use of PROTACs. However, clinical translation faces barriers including isolation protocol standardization, biomarker validation, and scalable production. Exosomes hold great promise for integration into diagnostic and therapeutic workflows for HPV-related cancers. Future research should focus on resolving standardization issues, validating biomarkers in diverse cohorts, and optimizing engineered exosome platforms for targeted therapy.","41170815":"ID: 41170815\nTitle: Biomarkers and therapies to target endothelial dysfunction in type 2 diabetes: moving a step forward.\nAbstract: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is the leading cause of mortality in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Endothelial dysfunction is a precursor of atherosclerosis. This is a silent process that occurs over years. Focus on primary prevention to identify and target endothelial dysfunction early can slow down the atherosclerotic process and prevent ASCVD. Emerging blood-based methods include novel endothelial related biomarkers, such as endothelial specific extracellular vesicles, markers of endothelial regeneration and endothelial specific polygenic risk score. Physiology imaging-based method includes the flow-mediated dilation of the brachial artery, a noninvasive procedure that had gained attention for standardization in an international consensus guideline. Recognizing the role of endothelial function in ASCVD, studies are increasingly incorporating endothelial function biomarkers and FMD as surrogate markers of response. There is also emerging evidence on how nonpharmacological and pharmacological strategies improve endothelial function. Blood and imaging-based assessment of endothelial function is a promising area that can enhance early preventive efforts. Future studies to assess the incremental value of endothelial function assessment in contemporary longitudinal cohorts across diverse populations is necessary to identify the high-risk asymptomatic individuals who will benefit from intensive primary prevention.","41216884":"ID: 41216884\nTitle: Extracellular Vesicles From Multiple Sclerosis White Matter Exhibit Synaptic, Mitochondrial, Complement and Ageing-Related Pathway Dysregulation.\nAbstract: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are increasingly recognized as mediators of central nervous system (CNS) function and pathologies, including multiple sclerosis (MS). While plasma-derived EVs have been explored as biomarkers in MS, little is known about EVs in CNS tissue. Here, we characterize EVs from postmortem normal-appearing white matter (NAWM) of MS and control brains. EVs were separated by differential centrifugation followed by size exclusion chromatography and characterized using nanoflow cytometry, single-particle reflectance imaging sensing (SP-IRIS) and transmission electron microscopy. EV size, yield and morphology did not differ significantly between MS and control samples. Despite the small sample size (n = 4 per group), proteomic analyses revealed downregulation of synaptic and mitochondrial proteins and upregulation of complement and inflammatory proteins and pathways in MS NAWM EVs. This suggests that EVs reflect ongoing synaptic pathology, metabolic dysfunction and CNS-compartmentalized inflammation and that they may actively contribute to these pathological processes. Deconvolution analyses suggest a shift in EV cellular origin, with an increased astrocytic and decreased neuronal EV contribution in MS. Several proteomic changes we observed in CNS-derived EVs have also been reported in circulating EVs of people with MS, establishing this CNS tissue EV study as a valuable resource for identifying biomarker candidates for brain-derived plasma EV studies.","41273540":"ID: 41273540\nTitle: Overcoming tumour resistance in cancer immunotherapy through predictive and pharmacodynamic biomarkers.\nAbstract: Cancer immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of certain malignancies by harnessing the power of the patient's immune system to target cancer cells precisely. Despite significant advancements, the efficacy of immunotherapy is frequently hindered by intrinsic and extrinsic resistance mechanisms within the tumour microenvironment (TME). This review explains the complementary effect of using immunotherapies alongside other treatments and the need to identify the putative biomarkers to predict therapeutic activity and monitor the response to treatment. Biomarkers demonstrate considerable prospects in addressing the challenges of immunotherapy resistance by revealing tumour metabolic heterogeneity and dependence on other pathways. Moreover, the enhanced knowledge of extracellular vesicles and their effects on the TME might open up new insights, which would allow enhancing the effect of immunotherapy. In addition to this, several types of cancer immunotherapies, such as checkpoint inhibitors, cytokines, and CAR T-cell therapies, have shown excellent results in certain tumours, with inconsistencies in response rates and immune-related issues highlighting the importance of ongoing research. The given review article underlines the significance of biomarkers in diagnosing, prognosing, and monitoring diseases and suggests their integration into clinical practice to support the improved outcomes of patients and help to develop more efficient cancer drugs.","41279483":"ID: 41279483\nTitle: Utility of brain-derived extracellular vesicles from human umbilical cord blood to measure non-infectious neuroinflammation and functional iron deficiency.\nAbstract: Non-infectious neuroinflammation (NINI) in early life and neonatal neural iron deficiency (nID) have been proposed to contribute to neurodevelopmental dysfunction and disorders, including autism, through toxic effects on neural cells and impaired molecular signaling. Early detection of NINI and nID may enable interventions to restore neurodevelopmental homeostasis and reduce long-term impact. However, such diagnoses are impossible due to ethical reason to access to the central nervous system (e.g., lumbar puncture) when there is no suspicion of brain infection (e.g., meningitis). We refined a methodology to isolate and quantify inflammatory and iron-regulatory proteins in high-quality brain-derived extracellular vesicles (BDEVs) from human umbilical cord blood. A preclinical model was used to validate that BDEV contents reflect the brain microenvironment. We then applied this approach to evaluate biomarkers of NINI and nID in BDEVs isolated from cord plasma of newborns of mothers with obesity, a non-infectious pro-inflammatory gestational condition and a risk factor for nID. Plasma BDEV analytes correlated more strongly with brain analytes and showed stronger associations among functionally related molecules compared with whole plasma analytes. Maternal obesity induced an anti-inflammatory response in the brain compartment, a pro-inflammatory response in the periphery, and functional nID. BDEVs may provide a more sensitive representation of the brain microenvironment than blood-based measures (e.g., plasma), enabling non-invasive, early detection of infants with NINI and neonatal nID. Supported by NIH, the Masonic Institute for Developing Brain, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, UnityPoint Health Meriter Foundation, and American Academy of Pediatrics Resident Research Grant. Evidence before this study: Previous studies hypothesized that gestational inflammatory environments (e.g., maternal obesity) increase risk of neonatal neural iron deficiency (nID), neuroinflammation, and neurodevelopmental disorders. However, assessing non-infectious neuroinflammation (NINI) in infants from these high-risk groups is not feasible or clinically justifiable using invasive methods (e.g., cerebrospinal fluid collection), and analytes from whole blood or plasma may not accurately reflect brain physiological status.Added value of this study: We refined a protocol to isolate brain-derived extracellular vesicles (BDEVs) from a small amount of plasma sample (100 µL) and characterized their contents to approximate brain physiology. We demonstrated that BDEVs more accurately reflect brain status compared with whole plasma. In newborns of mothers with obesity during pregnancy, we found evidence of a low-grade peripheral inflammation accompanied by a protective anti-inflammatory response in the brain. Maternal obesity was also found to induce neonatal nID.Implications of all the available evidence: BDEVs can serve as an accurate, non-invasive tool to assess brain condition. In clinical settings, this approach may be used for early diagnosis, monitoring disease progression, and evaluating treatment effects.","41291440":"ID: 41291440\nTitle: Neuron-derived extracellular vesicles reflect adaptive neuronal responses to cortical spreading depolarization: a biomarker study for migraine.\nAbstract: Small extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nano-sized membranous particles transporting bioactive cargo, including proteins. In the central nervous system (CNS), neuron-derived EVs (nEVs) are thought to play roles in synaptic plasticity, metabolic regulation, and neuroinflammation. While their relevance in neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory disorders is increasingly recognized, their role in migraine pathophysiology remains underexplored. This study aimed to investigate the proteomic signature of nEVs isolated from the cortex of mice subjected to cortical spreading depolarization (CSD), a neurobiological event underlying migraine aura. We sought to identify molecular pathways activated in neurons during CSD and evaluate the potential of nEVs as biomarkers for aura-related brain activity. CSD was induced either by pinprick in wild type mice or optogenetically in Thy-ChR2-YFP mice. Following brain perfusion and cortical tissue dissociation, total cortical EVs were isolated by ultracentrifugation whereas nEVs were isolated via immunoaffinity capture targeting neuronal L1 cell adhesion molecule (L1CAM) following nickel-based precipitation of total EVs. nEV proteome was analyzed using label-free quantitative mass spectrometry. Identified proteins were subjected to functional enrichment analysis to uncover relevant biological processes. Unbiased proteomic profiling revealed CSD-associated changes in pathways involved in transcriptional/translational regulation, cytoskeletal dynamics, stress response and metabolism. These exploratory and descriptive findings suggest that neuronal responses to CSD involve adaptive structural and metabolic alterations and are not limited to inflammatory signaling. Our results highlight the potential of nEVs as dynamic reporters of cortical neuronal activity in a migraine model. Significant changes in nEV proteome suggest that the neuronal response to CSD extends beyond inflammatory signaling and encompasses adaptive mechanisms aimed at maintaining cellular homeostasis and synaptic integrity. Given their accessibility through peripheral fluids and potential capacity to reflect dynamic changes in neurons, nEVs emerge as promising candidates for investigating pathophysiology and biomarker identification in migraine.","41296848":"ID: 41296848\nTitle: Brain-derived extracellular vesicles circUsp32 polarized macrophages causing acute kidney injury after traumatic brain injury.\nAbstract: Brain-kidney cross-talk following traumatic brain injury (TBI) can induce acute kidney injury (AKI), but mechanisms remain unclear. Extracellular vesicles derived from injured brain tissue (TBI-EVs) may mediate brain-kidney interactions. In vivo experiments demonstrated that TBI-EVs causes AKI by promoting pro-inflammatory macrophage polarization. TBI-EVs markedly increased AKI markers and proportion of pro-inflammatory-polarized macrophages. Mechanistically, transcriptomics of TBI-EVs revealed high circUsp32 expression. Subsequent in vitro assays showed that circUsp32 competitively binds to the SH2 domain of suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 (Socs1), affecting interferon regulator factor 7 (IRF7) ubiquitination and promoting pro-inflammatory polarization. CircUsp32 knockdown reduced pro-inflammatory polarization and alleviated AKI in TBI mice. In addition, circUsp32 is homologous to hsa_circ_0044940, which may serve as a predicted biomarker of AKI after TBI. Notably, AKI following TBI may contribute to neuroinflammation via uremic toxins. Collectively, these findings suggest that circUsp32 mediates macrophage polarization through the Socs1/IRF7 axis and could be a potential biomarker for AKI following TBI.","41315419":"ID: 41315419\nTitle: Distinct microRNA profiles in neuron-derived extracellular vesicles between recent-onset and chronic-phase schizophrenia.\nAbstract: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are critical regulators of neurodevelopment and are implicated in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is increasingly recognized as a neurodevelopmental disorder, with most cases emerging during late adolescence and early adulthood, which is a critical period of brain maturation. However, the study of miRNAs during this phase has been limited by the challenges of postmortem brain analysis. Neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NEVs) have recently been proposed for investigating brain-derived molecular profiles. In this study, NEVs were enriched from plasma using the L1CAM antibody in patients with recent-onset schizophrenia (ROS) within 5 years of onsets and chronic-phase schizophrenia (CS). The miRNA profiles of these NEVs in patients with ROS and CS were compared with those of age-and sex-matched healthy controls. Differential expression analysis revealed miRNA changes specific to the recent-onset phase as well as possible pathophysiological mechanisms transitioning from the recent-onset to the chronic phases. These findings provide novel insights into the role of miRNAs in neurodevelopmental abnormalities associated with schizophrenia onset. This study highlights the utility of NEVs as a tool for accessing brain-derived miRNA profiles and diagnostic biomarkers and underscores the importance of an onset period as a critical window for understanding the molecular underpinnings of schizophrenia.","41406948":"ID: 41406948\nTitle: Plasma growth-associated protein 43 correlates with synaptic loss in Alzheimer's disease.\nAbstract: Synaptic loss is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD) but lacks robust blood-based biomarkers. We investigate growth-associated protein 43 (GAP-43), previously identified as a synaptic candidate in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Postmortem proteomic profiling of brain-derived extracellular vesicles (n = 21) highlights GAP-43 as a central hub within synaptic protein networks co-depleted in AD and closely linked with proteins enriched in immune-, metabolic-, and synaptic-related modules. In two well-characterized Chinese AD cohorts (n = 785), we measure plasma GAP-43, including subgroups with CSF biomarkers (n = 72), SV2A-PET (positron emission tomography) (n = 85), tau-PET (n = 280), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (n = 595). Plasma GAP-43 correlates with CSF GAP-43, neurofilament light, and both baseline and longitudinal synaptic PET. Elevated plasma GAP-43 is associated with greater tau aggregation, faster brain atrophy, and accelerated cognitive decline, particularly among cognitively unimpaired individuals. These findings support plasma GAP-43 as a promising biomarker of early synaptic degeneration and a potential tool for identifying individuals at risk of AD progression.","41440030":"ID: 41440030\nTitle: Preclinical Evaluation of the Assembly Modulator PAV-615 in a Mouse Model of C9orf72-Associated ALS/FTD.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are fatal neurodegenerative diseases that share clinical and pathological features, as well as genetic causes. A G4C2 repeat expansion in chromosome 9 open reading frame 72 (C9orf72) is the most common genetic cause of ALS and FTD, collectively referred to as c9ALS/FTD. Assembly modulation is a new therapeutic approach which appears to target allosteric sites on aberrant forms of multi-protein complexes and restore them to the healthy state. Recent findings demonstrate that tetrahydroisoquinolone (THIQ)-based protein assembly modulators can ameliorate ALS/FTD-associated phenotypes in cellular and animal models. In the present study, we investigated the effects of PAV-615, a novel and advanced THIQ-based modulator, in a c9ALS/FTD mouse model expressing 149 G4C2 repeat expansions (referred to as 149R mouse model). Specifically, PAV-615 was administered to 5-month-old 149R mice via intraperitoneal injection for one month. Motor function was evaluated using the hang wire test, while anxiety-like behavior and hyperactivity were assessed using the open-field test. Pathological markers, including dipeptide repeat (DPR) proteins, phosphorylated TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (pTDP-43) and ataxin 2-positive stress granules, were quantified by Meso Scale Discovery and immunohistochemistry assays. Compared with vehicle-treated controls, PAV-615 significantly improved motor performance and modestly reduced anxiety-like behavior and hyperactivity in 149R mice. Moreover, PAV-615 treatment significantly decreased cortical DPR, pTDP-43 and ataxin 2-positive stress granule burdens. These results support assembly modulation as a promising therapeutic approach treatment of ALS/FTD.","41516376":"ID: 41516376\nTitle: Applications of Exosomes in Female Medicine: A Systematic Review of Molecular Biology, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Perspectives.\nAbstract: Exosomes are nanoscale extracellular vesicles that mediate intercellular communication by transporting microRNAs, proteins, and lipids. Generated through Endosomal Sorting Complex Required for Transport (ESCRT)-dependent mechanisms or ESCRT-independent pathways, exosomes are released when multivesicular bodies fuse with the plasma membrane. The ESCRT-dependent pathway involves sequential protein complexes (ESCRT-0, I, II, III) that recognize and sort ubiquitinated cargo, induce membrane budding, and facilitate vesicle scission. In contrast, the ESCRT-independent pathway relies on membrane lipids such as ceramide and proteins like tetraspanins (CD9, CD63, CD81) to promote vesicle formation without ESCRT machinery. Furthermore, post-translational modifications, including ubiquitination, sumoylation, and phosphorylation, further serve as molecular switches, modulating the affinity of ESCRT complexes or cargo proteins for membrane domains and affecting ILV formation rates. In reproductive medicine, exosomes regulate oocyte maturation, embryo-endometrial crosstalk, placental development, and maternal-fetal communication. Altered exosomal signaling contributes to obstetric complications, including preeclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus, and preterm birth, whereas distinct exosomal miRNA signatures serve as potential diagnostic biomarkers. In gynecology, dysregulated exosomes are implicated in endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, premature ovarian insufficiency, and gynecological malignancies. In contrast, mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes show therapeutic promise in restoring ovarian function and enhancing fertility outcomes. The distinctive molecular profiles of circulating exosomes enable minimally invasive diagnosis, while their biocompatibility and ability to cross biological barriers position them as vehicles for targeted drug delivery. Characterization of accessible data provides non-invasive opportunities for disease monitoring. However, clinical translation faces challenges, including standardization of isolation protocols, establishment of reference ranges for biomarkers, and optimization of therapeutic dosing. This review summarizes exosome biogenesis, characterization methods, physiological functions, and clinical applications in obstetrics and gynecology, with an emphasis on their diagnostic and therapeutic potential. Future directions include large-scale biomarker validation studies, engineering approaches to enhance exosome targeting, and integration with precision medicine platforms to advance personalized reproductive healthcare.","41562044":"ID: 41562044\nTitle: Influence of Air Pollution Exposure on the microRNA Content of Neuronal Extracellular Vesicles in Subjects Affected by Major Depressive Disorder.\nAbstract: Major depressive disorder (MDD) has been recently linked to air pollution exposure; nevertheless, the biological mechanisms underlying this association remain underinvestigated. Air pollution might modulate the microRNA (miRNA) content of neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NdEVs), potentially mirroring brain epigenetic alterations. In the present study, we investigated the relationship between air pollution, NdEV miRNAs, and MDD severity in a population of 200 patients with depression. After signing informed consent, participants compiled questionnaires about demographics, lifestyle and clinical history, and donated a blood sample. MDD severity was assessed by five scales. Particulate matter ≤2.5 μm (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) exposure was assigned based on participants' residential address. Plasma NdEVs were obtained by L1CAM immunocapture. NdEV miRNAs were queried by RT-qPCR (microarray) following a two-stage approach. Associations between air pollutants, NdEV miRNAs, and MDD severity were assessed by multivariable regression models. The regulatory function of NdEV miRNAs was investigated by gene target and pathway analysis. As a result, exposure to NO2 was associated with decreased levels of miR-191 and miR-24, while PM2.5 was negatively associated with miR-191, miR-223, miR-24, miR-320, miR-451, miR-572, and miR-638. Decreased miR-126, miR-19b, miR-320, miR-451, miR-572, and miR-638 were associated with higher MDD severity scores. Target genes at the interface between air pollution exposure and MDD severity were mainly involved in inflammation and cell cycle regulation. These findings suggest that air pollutants might modulate MDD severity by triggering NdEV miRNA alterations. Longitudinal studies are needed to evaluate whether NdEV miRNAs might serve as novel biomarkers for MDD prognosis.","41573934":"ID: 41573934\nTitle: Tuberculous meningitis alters the proteomic landscape of brain-derived extracellular vesicles.\nAbstract: Tuberculous meningitis (TB meningitis), the deadliest form of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, leads to mortality and severe neurological disability despite standard therapy. Brain injury and microglial activation are major determinants of outcome, yet the mechanisms linking infection, inflammation and neuronal injury remain poorly understood. Extracellular vesicles (EVs), key mediators of cell-to-cell communication, have been investigated in pulmonary TB but their role in TB meningitis remains unexplored. We used our young rabbit model of TB meningitis to isolate pure, intact EVs from brain tissue (i.e., brain-derived EVs) from infected and uninfected rabbits and used nanoflow cytometry, transmission electron microscopy and protein quantification to characterize the EVs. Comparative proteomic profiling was performed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), followed by in silico pathway, cell-type and protein-protein interaction analyses using DAVID, Enrichr, and STRING databases. We found that EV isolation from fresh and frozen tissue was equivalent and demonstrated that M. tuberculosis infection activated EV biogenesis. Despite preserved vesicle morphology, EVs from infected brain showed a significant proteomic shift characterized by enrichment of TB host defense, microglial and immune activation, metabolic excitotoxicity, and neuronal injury. These proteome dysregulations suggest that infection reprograms brain EV cargo toward proinflammatory and metabolic stress responses while depleting neuronal and mitochondrial components. Collectively, these data demonstrate that M. tuberculosis infection alters the cargo and abundance of brain-derived EV, highlighting their potential as biomarkers and mediators of host-pathogen interactions in TB meningitis.","41641858":"ID: 41641858\nTitle: Hypoxia stimulates blood-brain barrier disruption and systemic appearance of pro-coagulant, brain-derived extracellular vesicles: Implications in transient ischemic attack patients.\nAbstract: Tissue hypoxia and blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction are key features of transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and ischaemic stroke. The neurovascular unit maintains brain homeostasis and coordinates stress responses. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are emerging as important mediators of cell communication in hypoxia, impacting BBB integrity and enabling bidirectional movement. This study examined EV production by neurovascular cells in normoxia (21% O2) and hypoxia (1% O2) and compared these profiles with circulating EVs in TIA patients. Human brain endothelial cells and astrocytes were cultured under normoxic or hypoxic conditions for up to 24 h. EVs were isolated and analysed via nanoparticle tracking and flow cytometry. A co-culture transwell model assessed BBB permeability under controlled experimental conditions. Circulating EVs from TIA patients, TIA mimics and healthy controls were analysed for cell origin, phenotype and function. Hypoxia increased EV production from endothelial cells, disrupted BBB integrity and promoted EV movement across the barrier. TIA patients had distinct EV profiles, with elevated endothelial-derived (CD9+/CD144+) and astrocyte-derived (CD9+/GFAP+) EVs and proteins. Both cell- and patient-derived EVs enhanced clot formation and resistance to lysis. These findings suggest EVs contribute to post-TIA thrombotic risk. Astrocyte-derived EVs may serve as rapid, cost-effective biomarkers to distinguish TIA from mimics.","41672290":"ID: 41672290\nTitle: Beclin-1 as an autophagy biomarker in colorectal cancer.\nAbstract: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the leading cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality attributable to cancer worldwide. Therefore, there is still a need for strong biomarkers that can be used to assist with the diagnosis, prognostication, and therapeutic stratification of patients. The role of autophagy in CRC development is context-dependent, and Beclin-1 is a major controller of autophagy initiation, which has been suggested as a potential biomarker for CRC. However, its regular use in clinical practice has been inhibited by inconsistent clinical correlations and high methodological variability. This is a review of Beclin-1 as a laboratory-measurable analyte, not as a mechanistic autophagy marker, or as an element of clinical chemistry and diagnostic pathology processes. We provide an overview of the biological properties of Beclin-1 directly associated with the interpretation of biomarkers, such as its functional complexes, regulatory changes, and context-related functions in tumor biology. Specific attention is given to specimen types and pre-analytical variables, such as tissue handling, fixation conditions, ischemia time, and intratumoral heterogeneity, which may contribute remarkably to the measured Beclin-1 levels. Existing measurement methods, such as immunohistochemistry, protein-based assays, transcriptomic, and exploratory analysis of extracellular vesicles, are discussed in terms of their application of antibody specificity, assay reproducibility, normalization methodologies, and inter-observer variability. We also addressed the major validation criteria to be specific, precise, linear, and harmonized, as well as available clinical validation data between Beclin-1 expression and tumor stage metastasis, survival, and response to treatment. Finally, the clinical utility and reporting of Beclin-1 in pathology and clinical laboratory processes were also considered, revealing the limitations and future demands for standard implementation.","41677614":"ID: 41677614\nTitle: From Dish to Trial: Building Translational Models of ALS.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common motor neuron disease, marked by progressive degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons. Clinically, genetically, and pathologically heterogeneous, ALS poses a major challenge for disease modeling and therapeutic translation. Over the past two decades, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have reshaped our understanding of ALS pathogenesis and emerged as a promising translational platform for therapy development. ALS modeling has further expanded with the advent of three-dimensional systems, including ALS-on-chip platforms and organoid models, which better capture cell-cell interactions and tissue-level phenotypes. Despite these advances, effective disease-modifying therapies remain elusive. Recent clinical trial setbacks highlight the need for improved trial design alongside robust, translational iPSC models that can better predict therapeutic response. Nonetheless, the outlook is promising as large iPSC patient cohorts, quantitative phenotyping combined with genetically informed patient stratification, and reverse translational research are beginning to close the gap between in vitro discovery and clinical testing. In this review, we summarize the major advances in iPSC technology and highlight key iPSC-based studies of sporadic ALS. We further discuss emerging examples of iPSC-informed therapeutic strategies and outline the challenges associated with translating iPSC-derived mechanistic insights and pharmacological findings into successful clinical therapies.","41720438":"ID: 41720438\nTitle: Smoking-dependent circulating non-coding biomarkers in lung cancer.\nAbstract: Smoking is the most significant preventable cause of lung cancer, influencing both tumor progression and the circulating nucleic acid milieu. Consequently, the interpretation of liquid biopsy signals requires a specific approach. The literature search was conducted in the PubMed and Scopus databases from 2010 to 2025. Circulating non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), including microRNAs and long non-coding RNAs in plasma or extracellular vesicles (e.g., miRNAs, lncRNAs), have been associated in initial studies with early detection, specific histologic differentiation, prognostic stratification based on survival outcomes, and dynamic alterations during treatment and relapse. This review integrates findings from existing evidence and the current review to examine the patterns of smoking dependence across various lung cancer subtypes. This is achieved by correlating exposure measures and smoking-related comorbidities with variations in circulating RNA profiles, thereby elucidating the circumstances under which biomarkers are likely to be informative in the context of lung cancer. The novelty of this work is the laboratory implementation perspective to work with biological plausibility and practical requirements in terms of standardized pre-analytics, hemolysis and platelet controls, robust normalization, platform selection, and transparent risk score reporting. In addition, we discuss the analytical and clinical trade-offs between cell-free and extracellular vesicle (EV)-associated ncRNAs, including differences in stability, background signal, workflow complexity, and the circumstances in which EV analysis provides incremental clinical value. We correlated candidate markers with specific applications, including the triage of indeterminate nodules, support of subtypes without tissue destruction, and monitoring of chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy. We underscore the necessity of multicenter validation, commutable reference materials, external quality assessments, and decision-impact studies, all of which are crucial for clinical application.","41792996":"ID: 41792996\nTitle: Cell-free miRNAs are pharmacodynamic biomarkers for enhanced DICER activity by enoxacin in human patients with ALS.\nAbstract: The activity of the RNase III enzyme DICER is downregulated in both sporadic and genetic forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Accordingly, hundreds of microRNAs (miRNAs) are broadly downregulated, leading to de-repression of their mRNA targets. Enoxacin is a fluoroquinolone that enhances DICER activity and miRNA biogenesis. Here, we tested for the first time the molecular effect of enoxacin on miRNA biogenesis in ALS patients and demonstrated that enoxacin's engagement with DICER can be pharmacodynamically monitored via miRNA levels in human subjects. In an investigator-initiated, first-in-human study (REALS1), we explored miRNAs as pharmacodynamic biomarkers of DICER activation. Patients with sporadic ALS received oral enoxacin twice daily for 30 days in a double-blind, randomized clinical trial. The study demonstrated comparable enoxacin levels in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Furthermore, an increase in cell-free miRNA levels in both plasma and CSF at all time points following enoxacin treatment (400 or 800 mg/day), was measured relative to baseline. Additionally, no serious adverse events were reported. In conclusion, pharmacological enhancement of DICER activity by enoxacin increases miRNA biogenesis in patients with ALS. These results support further investigation of enoxacin efficacy in larger clinical trials.","41793057":"ID: 41793057\nTitle: Plasma tau-species positive neuron-derived extracellular vesicles in progressive supranuclear palsy.\nAbstract: The diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) remains challenging, particularly in differentiating it from Parkinson's disease (PD) at early stages. Circulating neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) providing a peripheral window into central nervous system pathology may serve as promising biomarkers. A total of 188 participants were recruited from 3 centers. A discovery cohort (40 PSP patients, 36 PD patients, and 31 healthy controls [HCs]) and a multicenter validation cohort (30 PSP patients, 27 PD patients, and 24 HCs) were established. NDEVs containing total tau, 4R tau, phosphorylated tau (ptau181, ptau217, ptau231 and ptau396) in plasma samples were analyzed using nano-scale flow cytometry. Multivariable logistic regression models were developed in the discovery cohort and strictly validated in the independent cohort using fixed model parameters. In the discovery cohort, the concentrations of tau, 4R tau, ptau181, and ptau217-containing NDEVs in PSP patients were significantly higher than those in HCs and PD patients, while ptau396-containing NDEVs showed elevation exclusively in PSP compared to HCs. (PSP vs. HCs: P<0.001 for tau, P<0.001 for 4R tau, P<0.001 for ptau181, P=0.008 for ptau217, P=0.009 for ptau396; PSP vs. PD: P<0.001 for tau, P<0.001for4R tau, P=0.029 for ptau181, P=0.003 for ptau217). An integrated model incorporating these biomarkers achieved an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.965 (90.0% sensitivity, 96.8% specificity) for distinguishing PSP from HCs, and an AUC of 0.963 (87.5% sensitivity, 94.4% specificity) for distinguishing PSP from PD. In the validation cohort, the concentrations of tau, 4R tau, ptau181, ptau217, and ptau396-containing NDEVs in plasma were significantly higher in PSP patients compared to HCs (PSP vs. HCs: P<0.001 for tau, 4R tau, and ptau217, P=0.03 for ptau181, P=0.017 for ptau396). Similarly, the concentrations of tau, 4R tau, ptau181, and ptau217 were higher in PSP patients than in PD patients (PSP vs. PD: P<0.001 for tau, 4R tau, and ptau217, P=0.025 for ptau181). The integrated model yielded an AUC of 0.971 for distinguishing PSP from HCs and 0.990 for distinguishing PSP from PD. Notably, in early-stage patients, the integrated model achieved an AUC of 0.987 in differentiating early-stage PSP from PD. These findings indicate that plasma tau-species-containing NDEVs are promising biomarkers for PSP, offering high sensitivity and specificity for distinguishing PSP from both HCs and PD, particularly in early disease stages. Further large-scale, longitudinal studies are warranted to fully validate these findings and explore their role in PSP pathophysiology and progression.","41833893":"ID: 41833893\nTitle: MicroRNAs in penile cancer: challenges, opportunities, and translational perspectives.\nAbstract: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression, and dysregulated miRNA expression has been implicated in multiple cancer hallmarks. In penile cancer (PeCa), a rare but aggressive malignancy, evidence suggests that miRNAs contribute to tumor development and disease progression. This review aims to summarize the current understanding of miRNA involvement in PeCa, highlighting their potential as diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic biomarkers. A comprehensive review of published studies on miRNA expression in PeCa was performed, with an emphasis on molecular mechanisms, HPV association, clinical outcomes, and recent technological approaches, including high-throughput sequencing and bioinformatics-based analyses. Several miRNAs have been identified as differentially expressed in PeCa, associating with tumor aggressiveness, HPV infection, and patient prognosis. Despite these findings, most studies are descriptive, limited by small cohorts, and lack functional validation. Moreover, geographic disparities have been observed, with a concentration of studies in a few countries and an underrepresentation of high-incidence regions. Advances in omics technologies and the study of novel sources such as extracellular vesicles (EVs) have expanded the potential for identifying circulating miRNAs as non-invasive biomarkers. miRNAs represent promising tools for improving PeCa diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy. However, their clinical translation depends on larger, standardized, and functionally validated studies. In this context, integrating multi-omics and artificial intelligence approaches might accelerate biomarker validation and enable more precise, personalized management of PeCa.","41848985":"ID: 41848985\nTitle: Global Research Trends, Hotspots and Collaborative Networks in Brain-Derived Extracellular Vesicles: A Multi-Database Bibliometric Analysis.\nAbstract: Brain-derived extracellular vesicles (bdEVs) are emerging mediators of intercellular communication with increasing significance in neuroscience and translational medicine. We conducted a cross-database bibliometric analysis of PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science (2000–June 2025) to map global research trends, hotspots, and collaboration networks in bdEV research. After multi-stage deduplication and screening, the remaining original research articles were included for quantitative and network analyses. Publication output rose sharply after 2018 and peaked in 2024, reflecting rapid field expansion. The United States and China were the most productive contributors, with recent leadership shifting toward China with international collaboration intensifying, particularly through US–China partnerships. A compact author core and leading institutions such as Johns Hopkins University and the University of California drive the field, while the Journal of Extracellular Vesicles and several multidisciplinary and clinical journals serve as primary outlets. Keyword and cluster analyses revealed dominant themes such as extracellular vesicles/exosomes, astrocytes, neuroinflammation, biomarkers, and neurodegenerative disease alongside emerging foci in cell-type–specific bdEV biology, multi-omics profiling, and translational biomarker development. Funding is led by the NIH, European Union, and National Natural Science Foundation of China. Overall, bdEV research has matured into a globally networked, interdisciplinary domain with increasing translational potential. Future priorities include methodological harmonization, expanded international collaboration, and targeted efforts to validate bdEV biomarkers and therapeutic applications.","41850233":"ID: 41850233\nTitle: Identification of tofersen PD-response biomarkers in VALOR clinical trial CSF via multiplexed quantitative proteomics.\nAbstract: Tofersen, the first approved genetically targeted therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), demonstrates significant lowering of plasma neurofilament in adults carrying mutations in the superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) gene; however, additional biomarkers of treatment response in ALS are lacking. Here, we analyze longitudinally collected cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from the phase 3 VALOR clinical trial to identify candidate tofersen treatment-response biomarkers in SOD1-ALS via quantitative proteomics. We observe significant modulation from baseline abundance for 56 proteins in tofersen-treated participants relative to placebo, including CSF GPNMB, which is significantly and continuously elevated across all post-baseline timepoints. We orthogonally confirm this observation by GPNMB immunoassay in independent tofersen-treated cohorts. Taken together, these data identify pharmacodynamic-response biomarkers of tofersen treatment that can be measured as early as 4 weeks post-treatment in SOD1-ALS patients and demonstrate the utility of leveraging unbiased proteomic screening integrated with targeted validation methods to identify pharmacodynamic-response biomarkers in clinical trial patient samples.","41892827":"ID: 41892827\nTitle: Biomechanical Voice Parameters as Potential Biomarkers for Phenotype Differentiation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Study.\nAbstract: Background/Objectives: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a clinically heterogeneous neurodegenerative disease in which bulbar involvement frequently affects speech and voice production. Although acoustic voice analysis can detect phonatory alterations in ALS, its ability to differentiate clinical phenotypes remains limited. This study investigated whether biomechanical voice parameters provide complementary information for characterizing bulbar involvement across bulbar-onset ALS (ALS-B) and spinal-onset ALS (ALS-S) and explored their association with clinical and functional measures. Methods: This cross-sectional observational study included 50 patients with ALS (20 ALS-B, 30 ALS-S) and 50 controls with non-neurological voice disorders. Sustained vowel phonation was analyzed using acoustic measures and biomechanical voice parameters derived from a standardized model of vocal fold vibration. Perceptual voice severity was assessed using the GRBAS scale, while functional status was evaluated with the ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised (ALSFRS-R) and the Barthel Index. Associations with clinical measures were explored in secondary analyses. Results: Compared with controls, ALS patients showed significant differences in acoustic measures and several biomechanical parameters related to glottal closure and vibratory stability. Biomechanical analysis revealed significant differences between ALS-B and ALS-S, particularly in parameters reflecting vibratory asymmetry, glottal tension and cycle-to-cycle instability. Unexpectedly, ALS-B showed greater perceptual voice severity and higher Barthel Index scores than ALS-S, while no differences were observed in global ALSFRS-R total scores. Conclusions: Biomechanical voice analysis appears to capture physiologically meaningful alterations in vocal fold function in ALS and provides complementary information for characterizing bulbar motor involvement across clinical phenotypes, particularly ALS-B disease. When combined with acoustic and clinical assessments, this approach may enhance the evaluation of bulbar involvement and functional status in ALS.","41912937":"ID: 41912937\nTitle: Liquid Biopsy in Uterine Leiomyosarcoma: Current Biomarkers, Emerging Technologies, and Future Perspectives.\nAbstract: Uterine leiomyosarcoma (uLMS) is a rare but aggressive malignant mesenchymal tumor, accounting for 2-5% of uterine malignancies. Because its symptoms and imaging features often resemble those of benign uterine leiomyoma (LM), accurate preoperative diagnosis remain difficult. This review summarizes recent advances in liquid biopsy for uLMS and explores its potential for early detection, molecular characterization, and treatment monitoring. Liquid biopsy enables minimally invasive detection of tumor-derived components such as circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), circulating tumor cells (CTCs), non-coding RNAs, and extracellular vesicles (EVs). Recurrent mutations in TP53, RB1, and ATRX have been identified through ctDNA analysis, while CTCs, ncRNAs, and EVs provide complementary information for monitoring tumor dynamics and therapeutic response. Emerging technologies including CRISPR-Cas systems, nanotechnology, electrochemical biosensors, and multi-omics integration enhance detection sensitivity and specificity. Liquid biopsy holds promise for improving uLMS diagnosis and management. However, standardization and biomarker validation remain essential to achieve reliable clinical translation and enable earlier, more precise treatment strategies.","41916881":"ID: 41916881\nTitle: Utility of Far-Field Potentials as a Biomarker of Neurodegeneration in Spinal Muscular Atrophy.\nAbstract: Far field potentials (FFP) have been proposed as a reliable neurophysiological prognostic biomarker in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This study evaluated the utility of ulnar nerve FFP as a robust research biomarker of lower motor neuron degeneration in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Peripheral neurophysiological assessments were performed in 13 participants with SMA, 19 with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and 19 healthy controls. The ulnar nerve was stimulated at the wrist, and motor responses were recorded over the abductor digiti minimi (ADM) muscle. Recorded measures included compound muscle action potential (CMAP), FFP and near-field potential (NFP) amplitudes, and motor unit number index (MUNIX). The FFP amplitude was significantly lower in SMA participants compared to healthy volunteers (p < 0.001), but comparable to ALS (p = 0.11). The FFP amplitude showed strong correlations with the Revised Upper Limb Module (RULM) (ρ = 0.92), ALS Functional Rating Score-Revised (ρ = 0.85), upper limb MRC score (ρ = 0.89), CMAP amplitude (ρ = 0.97), NFP amplitude (ρ = 0.88), and MUNIX values (ρ = 0.84), all of which were highly statistically significant. Multiple linear regression indicated that FFP amplitude was an independent predictor of RULM (p < 0.001). FFP amplitude appears to be a promising neurophysiological biomarker for SMA, with potential utility for monitoring disease progression, particularly in a clinical trial setting.","41929296":"ID: 41929296\nTitle: Longitudinal Analysis of Superoxide Dismutase 1 Seeding Activity in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Cerebrospinal Fluid.\nAbstract: Twenty percent of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (fALS) cases are linked to mutations in the Superoxide Dismutase 1 ( SOD1) gene and accumulation of misfolded SOD1 aggregates. SOD1 misfolding from the broader ALS population without SOD1 mutations is less clear. Here, we report SOD1 seeding activity in antemortem cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from ALS participants with and without SOD1 mutations during ALS progression. Antemortem CSF from controls, SOD1- ALS, and sporadic ALS (sALS) patients was subjected to SOD1 seed amplification real-time quaking induced conversion (RT-QuIC) assays. SOD1 -ALS CSF exhibited shorter lag phase and increased ThioflavinT (ThT) fluorescence amplitude compared to healthy controls and those with spinal muscular atrophy. CSF from sALS participants, who had no mutations in SOD1 or nine other ALS risk genes, also displayed SOD1 seeding activity, indicating wild-type SOD1 is aggregate-prone in the broader ALS population. Longitudinal CSF data indicated that SOD1 seeding activity correlates with ALS progression via the ALS Functional Rating Scale Revised (ALSFRS-R) slope decline and CSF neurofilament light. Our sALS CSF cohort primarily comprised of participants less than 2 years from symptom onset, suggesting that SOD1 seeding activity is an early biomarker that may enable inclusion in clinical trials. With the FDA-approval of tofersen (Qalsody), a SOD1-lowering antisense oligonucleotide, new SOD1 diagnostic, prognostic and pharmacodynamic biomarkers may enable SOD1-targeting strategies that could benefit the broader ALS population.","41992726":"ID: 41992726\nTitle: Insights from changes in NDEV biomarkers of metabolism: Effects of PPARγ and GLP1 receptor agonists on brain metabolism.\nAbstract: Insulin resistance (IR) is implicated in central nervous system disorders, including depression and Alzheimer's disease (AD). We analyzed biological samples from two cohorts of clinical trial participants: 1) participants with unremitted depression after six months of treatment as usual who received pioglitazone (PPARγ agonist, N = 12) or placebo and 2) middle-aged participants at genetic risk for AD who received liraglutide (glucagon-like peptide 1 [GLP1] receptor agonist, N = 15) or placebo. These cohorts, which previously showed treatment-related improvements in peripheral IR, were used to assess the effects of pioglitazone and liraglutide on CNS insulin signaling using neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) as biomarkers. We utilized biological samples to measure biomarkers of IR in NDEVs. Eleven Akt-mTOR pathway proteins were measured before and after 12 weeks of treatment in both groups. Participants who received pioglitazone experienced broader changes, with significant increases in GSK3β (Ser9), mTOR (Ser2448), and RPS6 (Ser235/Ser236; all p ≤ 0.02) compared to placebo, and 77% of participants showed mTOR (Ser2448) response. Participants who received liraglutide demonstrated significantly increased NDEV-associated phosphorylated Akt (Ser473) and mTOR (Ser2448; p = 0.04 and p = 0.025, respectively) compared to placebo, with 40% and 30% of participants in the liraglutide group showing biomarker response in both Akt (Ser473) and mTOR (Ser2448), respectively. These effects appeared relatively independent from changes in fasting plasma insulin and glucose concentration at 120-minutes during the oral glucose tolerance test. Our findings demonstrate CNS-specific biomarker responses to both PPARγ agonists and GLP1 receptor agonists.","41996956":"ID: 41996956\nTitle: Sleep spindle alterations as a novel biomarker for phenotypic stratification in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: To quantitatively evaluate sleep spindle alterations in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and explore their potential as biomarkers for diagnosis and phenotypic stratification. In this cross-sectional study, overnight sleep electroencephalography was recorded in 97 sporadic ALS patients and 73 matched healthy controls. Sleep spindle parameters (amplitude, duration, density, frequency) were automatically analyzed at frontal leads. Multiple comparisons were controlled using the false discovery rate (FDR) approach. We used least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression for diagnostic modeling and employed K-means clustering to define spindle-based subtypes. Bootstrap internal validation was performed to assess model optimism. After FDR correction, ALS patients showed significant spindle abnormalities predominantly in the bipolar FP12 derivation, including reduced slow spindle density (p-FDR = 0.007), reduced overall spindle density (p-FDR = 0.007), and shortened slow spindle duration (p-FDR = 0.017). A diagnostic model incorporating Epworth Sleepiness Scale score, wake after sleep onset, sleep efficiency, FP12 slow spindle density, and education years showed promising discriminative ability (apparent AUC = 0.931; optimism-corrected AUC = 0.923). Unsupervised clustering consistently revealed two distinct spindle phenotypes. The \"spindle-deficient\" phenotype, characterized by poorer spindle integrity, was independently associated with lower ALSFRS-R scores (OR 1.101, 95% CI 1.024-1.202, p = 0.017), lower percentage of predicted forced vital capacity (OR 1.035, 95% CI 1.010-1.065, p = 0.011), and absence of drinking history (OR 3.03, 95% CI 1.02-9.46, p = 0.049). Sleep spindle alterations may represent a core electrophysiological feature of ALS, potentially reflecting thalamocortical dysfunction. These exploratory findings suggest that spindle parameters could serve as candidate biomarkers for disease stratification, though validation in independent longitudinal cohorts is needed before clinical application.","42049146":"ID: 42049146\nTitle: Plasma NfL, GFAP and pTau181 define distinct biological axes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is biologically heterogeneous, and blood biomarkers may reflect distinct pathological mechanisms. We investigated whether plasma neurofilament light chain (NfL), phosphorylated tau at threonine 181 (pTAU181), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) capture complementary biological domains in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Plasma biomarkers were measured using a fully automated chemiluminescent immunoassay platform in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and control groups. Upper motor neuron burden was quantified using transcranial magnetic stimulation and the Penn Upper Motor Neuron Score. Lower motor neuron involvement was assessed by electromyography and Medical Research Council strength scores. Associations were tested using multivariable models adjusted for age, sex, disease progression rate, and phenotype. Latent profile analysis was applied to identify biomarker-defined subgroups. NfL levels increased with greater upper motor neuron burden across both neurophysiological and clinical measures. In contrast, pTAU181 selectively reflected lower motor neuron degeneration, particularly chronic denervation severity. GFAP levels were strongly associated with age and showed no relationship with motor neuron involvement. After adjustment for age and other covariates, higher GFAP levels were independently associated with behavioural lability. Biomarker levels did not differ across cognitive classes. Latent profile analysis identified three biologically distinct clusters characterized by selective pTAU181 elevation, progressive NfL increase, or prominent glial activation. Cluster membership independently predicted disease aggressiveness. These findings demonstrate that plasma NfL, pTAU181, and GFAP capture complementary biological processes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and support combined biomarker profiling for mechanistically informed patient stratification.","42050008":"ID: 42050008\nTitle: Unveiling an ALS Blood Transcriptomic Signature: A Machine Learning Classifier Distinct from Neurodegenerative Controls.\nAbstract: The absence of accessible and reliable biomarkers constitutes a critical barrier for the early diagnosis and stratification of neurodegenerative diseases. While peripheral blood offers a minimally invasive window into systemic pathophysiology, identifying molecular signatures that survive biological heterogeneity and technical noise remains an unresolved challenge. In this study, this issue was addressed through a comparative systemic transcriptomic analysis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and Parkinson’s disease (PD) in whole blood, implementing a comprehensive workflow integrating unsupervised network analysis and supervised machine-learning methods. By employing LASSO regression and cross-validation across independent external cohorts, a stable and specific transcriptomic signature for ALS was identified, comprising key crosstalk genes involved in systemic immune dysregulation and microglial function, including CTSS, PTEN, IL18, PTPRC, and CSF1R. In contrast, AD and PD exhibited weak transcriptomic signatures with poor predictive reproducibility, suggesting a distinctive systemic pathology in ALS. In addition, the study confirms the superiority of linear modeling for this genomic signature: while complex non-linear algorithms, specifically Radial Basis Function (RBF) kernel Support Vector Machine (SVM) and Random Forest, displayed high initial performance, they collapsed due to overfitting during external validation. Conversely, the linear LASSO model demonstrated superior robustness and generalizability (AUC 0.74). In conclusion, this study not only defines a unique systemic immunotranscriptomic signature for ALS, distinguishable from other neurodegenerative pathologies, but also establishes interpretability and linear simplicity as essential factors for developing reproducible blood-based biomarkers with clinical translational potential.","42069088":"ID: 42069088\nTitle: Elevated plasma sTREM2 reflects microglial activation but lacks diagnostic and clinical relevance in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Microglial activation contributes to the neuroinflammatory response in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (sTREM2) reflects microglial activity in several neurodegenerative disorders, but its role in ALS remains unclear. We evaluated plasma sTREM2 as a marker of microglial activation in ALS and compared its diagnostic performance with established blood biomarkers of neurodegeneration. Plasma sTREM2, neurofilament light chain (NfL), phosphorylated tau181 (Ptau181), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) were measured in 100 patients with ALS, 30 healthy controls, and 30 disease mimics. Group differences were assessed using general linear models adjusted for age and sex. Associations with clinical variables and inflammatory markers were tested using Spearman correlation, and diagnostic performance was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic curves. Plasma sTREM2 differed across groups (p = 0.016), with higher levels in ALS compared with healthy controls (p = 0.013) and in mimics compared with healthy controls (p = 0.007), but no difference between ALS and mimics (p = 0.394). Discrimination between ALS and healthy controls was modest (area under the curve 0.677), with no discrimination between ALS and mimics (area under the curve 0.512). No association was found between sTREM2 and disease severity or inflammatory markers (all p > 0.10). Plasma sTREM2 increases in ALS but lacks diagnostic specificity and clinical associations, supporting its role as a nonspecific marker of neuroimmune activation rather than a biomarker of disease-related neurodegeneration.","42076823":"ID: 42076823\nTitle: Phosphorylated Tau at Threonine 181 Is Elevated in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Plasma.\nAbstract: Reliable biomarkers for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) remain limited. Although previous studies have shown altered cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) tau measures in ALS, the clinical relevance of plasma tau species as biomarkers remains unclear. Here, we sought to determine whether total tau, tau phosphorylated at T181 (pTau-T181), and their ratio are altered in ALS and whether these measures correlate with disease progression. Plasma samples were obtained from two independent cohorts from the Northeast ALS Consortium (NEALS) Biofluid Repository (cohort 1: n = 76 ALS and n = 52 healthy controls [HC]; cohort 2: n = 98 ALS and n = 90 HC). Cohort 1 (mean age ALS 61.8 years; 63% male) included longitudinal samples; cohort 2 (mean age ALS 45.8 years; 51% male) was cross-sectional. Tau measures were quantified using Quanterix Simoa (cohort 1) and Meso Scale Discovery (MSD) (cohort 2) platforms. In cohort 1, total tau was lower in ALS versus HC (0.88 vs. 1.49 pg/mL), whereas pTau-T181 (30.29 vs. 12.97 pg/mL) and pTau-T181:tau ratio (52.07 vs. 13.18 pg/mL) were higher. In cohort 2, total tau (40.07 vs. 25.85 pg/mL), pTau-T181 (6.77 vs. 2.18 pg/mL), and their ratio (0.37 vs. 0.098 pg/mL) were elevated in ALS. Plasma measures in cohort 1 did not correlate with decline on the revised ALS Functional Rating Scale (ALSFRS-R). Brain-derived tau (BD-tau) was elevated in ALS (10.07 vs. 5.65 pg/mL) in a subset of samples from cohort 1. Collectively, plasma pTau-T181 levels are consistently elevated in ALS, supporting future studies to define its potential utility as an ALS biomarker.","42086408":"ID: 42086408\nTitle: Targeting the NAD+-PARP1-XRCC1 axis in ALS.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) remains a fatal neurodegenerative disease with few effective therapies. Emerging evidence indicates that oxidative DNA damage, defective base excision and single-strand break repair, and progressive NAD+ depletion contribute to motor neuron degeneration. The NAD+-PARP1-XRCC1 axis sits at the intersection of genome maintenance and metabolic control, linking DNA damage signaling to cellular bioenergetics. When dysregulated, this pathway may drive persistent PARP1 activation, failed repair, and energetic collapse. In this review, we integrate mechanistic and translational evidence supporting this axis as a therapeutic target in ALS. We propose a staged translational framework that prioritizes repurposable low-trapping PARP1 inhibitors combined with NAD+ support, followed by central nervous system-directed RNA-lipid nanoparticle delivery of repair factors, with poly(ADP-ribose) and NAD+ metabolites as pharmacodynamic biomarkers.","42092406":"ID: 42092406\nTitle: TRIM16 attenuates TDP43-mediated oxidative injury by coordinating Nrf2 activation and TFR1 autophagic degradation.\nAbstract: TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP43) aggregation is a well-established pathological hallmark of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and related neurodegenerative disorders, contributing significantly to oxidative stress and neuronal injury. Here, we report that the M337V mutation in TDP43 exacerbates its proteotoxicity relative to the wild-type protein. Concurrently, multi-omics analysis revealed a pronounced downregulation of TRIM16 in motor neuron-like cells expressing either wild-type or M337V mutant TDP43. Functional studies demonstrated that TRIM16 overexpression effectively mitigated oxidative stress, restored mitochondrial integrity, and suppressed ferroptosis. Mechanistically, TRIM16 promoted the ubiquitination and degradation of Keap1, thereby facilitating the activation of Nrf2-mediated antioxidant genes. Furthermore, we identified the iron import receptor TFR1 as a novel ubiquitination substrate of TRIM16. TRIM16 mediated the ubiquitination of TFR1 and targeted it for p62-dependent autophagic degradation, which in turn reduced iron accumulation and lipid peroxidation. Collectively, our findings establish TRIM16 as a pivotal suppressor of TDP43-induced toxicity by orchestrating dual cytoprotective pathways to enhance cellular resilience, highlighting its promising therapeutic potential for TDP43 proteinopathy.","42092970":"ID: 42092970\nTitle: Mechanistic insights and therapeutic potential of targeting the cGAS-STING pathway in neurodegenerative diseases.\nAbstract: The cyclic GMP-AMP synthase-stimulator of interferon genes (cGAS-STING) pathway is a central cytosolic DNA-sensing module that links DNA damage and mitochondrial dysfunction to innate immune activation. Here, we focus on canonical cGAS-STING signaling in the central nervous system (CNS) and discuss non-canonical branches only when directly relevant to neurodegeneration. We summarize structural and activation-termination mechanisms and synthesize cell-type-biased outputs across microglia, astrocytes, neurons, and oligodendroglial lineage cells. We then integrate Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Huntington's disease by mapping shared DNA-stress triggers to multicellular amplification loops and by grading causal evidence from genetic perturbation, pharmacological pathway interference, and correlative human datasets. Finally, we classify inhibitor modalities and emerging enabling technologies while emphasizing translational constraints, including blood-brain barrier (BBB) delivery, long-term safety, human STING-allele diversity, and pharmacodynamic biomarkers. Collectively, we propose an evidence-calibrated framework for judging when cGAS-STING is most plausibly positioned as a causal node, a permissive amplifier, or a secondary correlate in neurodegenerative disease, and where therapeutic translation should proceed cautiously.","42101470":"ID: 42101470\nTitle: Biomaterials and Nanoparticle-Based Therapeutics in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Bridging the Gap Between Innovation and Translation.\nAbstract: Neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and multiple sclerosis, represent a growing global health crisis characterized by irreversible neuronal loss, protein aggregation, chronic neuroinflammation, and mitochondrial dysfunction. Central to their therapeutic intractability is the blood-brain barrier (BBB), a highly selective neurovascular interface that excludes nearly 98% of conventional pharmacological agents from the central nervous system (CNS). Nanoparticle- and biomaterial-based delivery platforms have emerged as promising strategies to overcome these barriers, encompassing liposomes, polymeric nanoparticles, engineered exosomes, inorganic nanoparticles, and hydrogel scaffolds capable of enabling targeted CNS drug delivery. This Review systematically evaluates the landscape of nanomaterial-based neurotherapeutics across disease-specific pathological contexts, critically analyzing translational failure mechanisms including limited parenchymal brain exposure, receptor saturation during transcytosis, protein corona-mediated immune clearance, and nanoscale toxicity in postmitotic neural tissue. Preclinical-to-clinical translational gaps arising from interspecies BBB transporter heterogeneity and pharmacokinetic divergence are examined alongside manufacturing and regulatory barriers impeding Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)-scale production. Emerging convergence strategies─including AI-integrated design, hybrid physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling, theranostic nanoplatforms, and wearable bioresponsive delivery systems─are evaluated for their capacity to address these limitations. The review concludes by proposing a framework for developing clinically viable, disease-modifying CNS nanomedicines.","42103041":"ID: 42103041\nTitle: Multimodal strategies for diagnosis, stratification, and therapeutic monitoring in ALS.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder of motor neurons (MN) that is currently diagnosed through a prolonged process of exclusion, often delaying intervention. This review provides an overview of fluid, imaging, electrophysiological, and genetic biomarkers, explicitly linking each modality to early detection, patient stratification, disease monitoring, therapeutic development, and clinical trial design. Fluid biomarkers (i.e., neurofilament light chain, phosphorylated neurofilament heavy chain, inflammatory cytokines, microRNAs, and proteins in blood or cerebrospinal fluid) reflect neuronal injury and/or disease activity, enabling early identification of pres-ymptomatic individuals and longitudinal tracking of neurodegeneration. Imaging biomarkers, such as structural and diffusion MRI of the motor cortex, corticospinal tracts, and spinal cord, as well as PET imaging neuroinflammation or metabolism, provide objective measures of MN degeneration and extra-motor involvement. Electrophysiological biomarkers, including high-density electromyography, motor unit number, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and electrical impedance myography, quantitatively assess upper and lower MN loss and functional reserve. Genetic biomarkers, encompassing variants in genes such as C9orf72, SOD1, FUS, and TARDBP, enable presymptomatic screening and molecular stratification. In this context, transposable elements have emerged as an additional layer linking genomic variation and RNA dysregulation. We highlight the importance of multimodal and stage-specific biomarker integration to improve diagnostic accuracy and illuminate distinct disease phases. This approach supports stratification by progression rate or molecular subtype, enrichment of clinical trial cohorts, and the development of surrogate endpoints. We conclude by discussing current challenges, including disease heterogeneity and assay standardization, and outline future directions toward biomarker-driven precision medicine in ALS.","42112660":"ID: 42112660\nTitle: Alzheimer's Disease Co-Pathology and Cognitive Impairment in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) share neuropathological features, including tau, amyloid, and TDP-43 pathology. This study investigated whether AD-related pathological changes are associated with cognitive impairment ALS. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF total-tau, phosphorylated-tau, beta-amyloid) and plasma biomarkers (TDP-43; neurofilament light chain [NfL]) were analyzed in 192 individuals with ALS or ALS with frontotemporal dementia (ALS-FTD) and 100 healthy controls. Cognitive performance was assessed using the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioral ALS Screen (ECAS). Group comparisons and regression analyses examined associations between biomarker profiles and cognitive status. Autopsy data were available for a subset of participants. Compared with healthy controls, patients with ALS - particularly those with cognitive impairment (ALSci) or ALS-FTD - showed elevated AD-related biomarkers. Significant differences in beta-amyloid levels were observed between healthy controls (HCs) and patients with ALSci, but not between controls and cognitively unimpaired patients. CSF p-tau and total-tau levels were strongly associated with domain-specific cognitive performance. In contrast, plasma extracellular vesicle TDP-43 and NfL showed weak or no association with cognition. In vivo biomarkers alone reliably distinguished cognitive impairment only in ALSci and ALS-FTD. Postmortem analyses showed no strong association between ABC scores or overall TDP-43 burden and cognitive state; however, temporal and hippocampal TDP-43 burden was associated with cognitive dysfunction. Our findings suggest that tau-related CSF biomarkers, particularly p-tau and total-tau, are associated with cognitive deficits in ALS, indicating that AD-related pathology might be associated to cognitive decline in ALS. However, postmortem data showed even stronger relation of TDP43 pathology to cognitive deficits in ALS. ANN NEUROL 2026;100:123-138.","42113315":"ID: 42113315\nTitle: Exosomes in Amyloid Propagation-Roles in Neurodegeneration.\nAbstract: Extracellular vesicle (EVs)-mediated cell-to-cell communication is crucial for cell growth, signaling, and metabolism. Exosomes are a subtype of EVs originating from endosomal cellular machinery and have a relatively smaller size (30-150 nM). They carry nucleic acids, proteins, miRNA, lipids, metabolites, and growth factors, making them an exciting research tool for understanding the pathophysiology of complex human diseases. Different brain cells also communicate with themselves by the release of exosomes which helps in overall brain growth and in cell signaling. Recent studies have highlighted the importance of exosomes in neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) of Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), prion, and Huntington's disease (HD). Exosomes are involved in the spread of amyloid-like protein aggregates formed in these diseases, but a comprehensive understanding of this spread mechanism is limited. In this article, we have analyzed the roles of exosomes in the spread of amyloid protein aggregates in the NDDs. Furthermore, we have discussed possible measures to address several gaps in our current understanding of cross talks between exosomes and protein aggregates in neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs). We have also discussed the therapeutic opportunities to delay or prevent pathogenic amyloid aggregate spread by exploiting exosomal transport. Overall, the review will contribute to develop a better understanding vesicular transport of amyloids and will help contend their propagation in different NDDs.","42113447":"ID: 42113447\nTitle: Proteomic comparison of human neural cell-derived extracellular vesicles and parental cells from Alzheimer's disease and cognitively normal individuals.\nAbstract: Circulating brain-derived extracellular vesicles (BDEVs) have emerged as promising biomarkers for neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, it remains unclear to what extent extracellular vesicles (EVs) proteomes reflect the molecular states and disease-associated alterations of their parent brain cell types. Here, using a multi-line human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) platform derived from three AD and three cognitively normal (CN) donors, we generated neurons, astrocytes, microglia, and oligodendrocytes, and performed paired proteomic profiling of each cell type and its secreted EVs. We systematically compared protein profiles to evaluate cell-EV similarity, disease-associated features, and concordance with proteomic datasets from human AD brain tissue. Across all four lineages, EV proteomes showed extensive overlap with parent cells (>97% overlap; Jaccard index: 0.69-0.80) while also displaying lineage-specific functional biases. Under AD versus CN comparisons, EVs exhibited larger effect sizes and retained a higher number of differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) when applying the same fold-change criteria, yielding clearer AD-CN separation than their parent cells. Importantly, EV DEPs showed higher concordance with human AD brain proteomic signatures (EVs: 2,134 DEPs; cells: 816 DEPs). Finally, amyloid precursor protein (APP)-derived peptides, including amyloid-β (Aβ), were preferentially enriched in neuron- and oligodendrocyte-derived EVs, and AD EVs showed elevated Aβ42, p-Tau217 and p-Tau181 relative to CN EVs. Together, these data indicate that cell type-resolved EV proteomes largely recapitulate parent cell identity while sensitively capturing AD-relevant molecular alterations, supporting EV-based strategies for early diagnosis and monitoring of AD and potentially other neurodegenerative disorders.","42141120":"ID: 42141120\nTitle: Molecular signatures and biomarker development for limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE).\nAbstract: Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE) is a neurodegenerative disease marked by TDP-43 proteinopathy, affecting approximately one-third of individuals aged 80 and above. LATE neuropathological change (LATE-NC) is characterized by the accumulation of phosphorylated TDP-43 preferentially in the limbic system, with potential extension to the neocortex and other brain regions. Notably, the anatomic pattern of LATE-NC differs from that seen in frontotemporal lobar degeneration with TDP-43-immunoreactive inclusions (FTLD-TDP).  LATE-NC can occur in a \"pure\" form but more commonly exists alongside other dementia-related comorbidities, including both degenerative and vascular pathologies. When those \"mixed\" pathologies are factored in, LATE contributes significantly to cognitive decline in human populations.  However, LATE currently lacks a molecular-specific diagnostic method for definitive diagnosis in living people. There are new consensus-based guidelines for predicting the presence of either pure LATE-NC or LATE-NC combined with Alzheimer's disease neuropathologic change (ADNC). Aimed at developing more specific diagnostic methods, recent research efforts have been directed toward identifying unique features on neuroimaging and molecular signatures in biological fluids such as blood and cerebrospinal fluid to facilitate clinical diagnosis for LATE. This review discusses current progress in molecular understanding of LATE-NC, the search for biomarkers for LATE, and highlights key gaps that need to be addressed to advance early detection and improve patient management and clinical trial stratification.","42144072":"ID: 42144072\nTitle: Progress in precision drug delivery systems for neurodegenerative diseases with muscle atrophy.\nAbstract: Neurodegenerative diseases frequently co-occur with skeletal muscle atrophy, creating a complex comorbid condition that significantly accelerates functional decline and increases mortality. This dual pathology is driven by interconnected mechanisms such as protein aggregation, neuroinflammation, and impaired axonal transport, disrupting critical neuromuscular junctions (NMJs). However, a significant research gap exists in the development of therapeutic strategies that can effectively and simultaneously target both the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral muscle tissues. We systematically summarizes the core pathological targets and critically evaluates recent advances in precision drug delivery systems designed to overcome these challenges. We explore innovative strategies, including engineered viral vectors and receptor-targeted nanoparticles for CNS delivery, as well as smart biomaterials and extracellular vesicles (EVs) for muscle-specific and dual-organ intervention, highlighting the growing role of artificial intelligence (AI) in optimizing their design. Furthermore, this review discusses the construction of multidimensional efficacy evaluation systems that integrate behavioral, molecular, and imaging biomarkers and addresses pivotal clinical translation challenges, from scalable production to species-specific differences. By examining the pathological landscape across the central nervous system and skeletal muscle together, this review connects mechanisms that have more often been considered in isolation and evaluates how their convergence may inform the design of delivery strategies targeting both tissue compartments.","42148287":"ID: 42148287\nTitle: Verification of the predictive value of EV-associated biomarkers MMP9 and CEACAM1 in rehabilitation of ischemic stroke.\nAbstract: Aim: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) contribute to stroke rehabilitation by mediating intercellular signaling during inflammation and tissue repair. Here we report EV-associated surface proteins as potential biomarkers for predicting recovery of activities of daily living (ADL) during the subacute phase of ischemic stroke (IS). Methods: IS patients and healthy controls (HCs) were recruited for this study, with serum samples analyzed across three study stages. In the discovery subset (10 IS, 6 HCs), serum proteomics was used to identify differentially expressed proteins (DEPros) and perform Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment analysis. In the exploration subset (7 IS, 12 HCs), a proximity-dependent barcoding assay (PBA) was employed to profile surface proteins on individual EVs and screen for biomarker candidates. In a validation cohort, patients were grouped by ADL improvement (little-effect recovery, LE, n = 30; obvious-effect recovery group, OE, n = 22) based on Longshi Scale and Barthel Index assessments at admission and at 3 months follow-up. Targeted biomarker validation was performed with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. Results: A total of 113 DEPros were identified, with GO term enrichment in EV-related pathways. PBA profiling revealed matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9), carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1 (CEACAM1), melanoma cell adhesion molecule (MCAM), and gelsolin (GSN) as candidate biomarkers. In the validation cohort, MMP9 and CEACAM1 were significantly elevated in the LE group. ROC analysis showed area under the curve (AUC) of 0.726 for MMP9 and 0.700 for CEACAM1 in distinguishing LE from OE. Conclusion: Elevated serum levels of EV-associated biomarkers MMP9 and CEACAM1 were associated with poor ADL recovery, supporting their potential as prognostic biomarkers for stroke rehabilitation outcomes.","42159475":"ID: 42159475\nTitle: Likelihood-based modeling of covariate-specific time-dependent receiver operating characteristic curves.\nAbstract: Identifying reliable biomarkers for predicting clinical events in longitudinal studies is important for accurate disease prognosis and for guiding development of new treatments. However, prognostic studies are often observational, making it difficult to account for patient heterogeneity. In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), factors such as age, site of onset and genetic status influence both survival and biomarker levels, yet their impact on the prognostic accuracy of biomarkers over time remains unclear. While time-dependent receiver operating characteristic methods have been developed to handle censored time-to-event outcomes, most do not adjust for covariates. To address this, we propose the nonparanormal prognostic biomarker framework, which models the joint distribution of the biomarker and event time while accounting for covariates. This allows estimation of covariate-specific time-dependent receiver operating characteristic curves and related summary measures. We apply the NPB framework to evaluate serum neurofilament light as a prognostic biomarker in ALS, showing that its accuracy varies over time and with patient characteristics. By capturing these covariate-specific effects, the NPB framework supports more targeted risk stratification and can potentially improve the design of clinical trials for new ALS treatments.","42162905":"ID: 42162905\nTitle: Exosomal miRNA in cerebrospinal fluid as biomarkers for neurodegenerative disease.\nAbstract: Cerebrospinal fluid protein biomarkers, such as the Aβ42/Aβ40 ratio, phosphorylated tau, and neurofilament light chain, have significantly advanced the diagnostic process for Alzheimer's disease. Nonetheless, these biomarkers face challenges in effectively distinguishing Alzheimer's disease from frontotemporal dementia or Parkinson's disease from dementia with Lewy bodies. This limitation arises from overlapping protein profiles and the variability inherent in immunoassay techniques. A complementary class of analytes is exosomal microRNAs in cerebrospinal fluid, where these non-coding RNAs are secreted by neurons, astrocytes, and microglia, are resistant to RNase degradation, and have a disease-specific expression pattern. This review critically evaluates the existing evidence of cerebrospinal fluid exosomal miRNAs as diagnostic biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Exosome isolation techniques and detection platform characteristics were compared using RT-qPCR, droplet digital PCR, and small RNA sequencing. Pre-analytical factors, such as collection protocols, hemolysis contamination, freeze-thaw cycling, and circadian sampling variation, were assessed. miRNA profiling data based on disease stratification, receiver operating characteristic performance of the combinatorial panel, and strategies combining exosomal miRNAs with core cerebrospinal fluid proteins were synthesized. This article brings together disease-specific miRNA signatures, pre-analytical standardization needs, and diagnostic accuracy analyses in a translational model to fill the literature gap and form the basis for developing exosomal miRNA panels for rigorously validated clinical laboratory practice.","42165374":"ID: 42165374\nTitle: Lighting Up Mislocalized Proteins: Quantum Dot Probes for Multiplexed Cytoplasm-Selective Cell Profiling in Neurodegeneration.\nAbstract: Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) provide unique stability, brightness, and multiplexed capacity for biomarker detection in complex diseases; however, their distinctive intracellular distribution has rarely been leveraged for spatially resolved diagnostics. Here, we show how QD-based sensors enable selective detection of cytoplasmic proteins and can quantify nucleo-cytoplasm protein mislocalization in patient-derived samples. We validated this approach labeling TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43), a key mislocalized protein in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Spatial resolution is achieved in several patient-derived models and mouse brain tissue, underscoring the nanosensor's versatility across biological systems. Multiplexed QD-based immunolabeling, combined with confocal imaging and high-throughput flow cytometry, enables the detection of distinct cytoplasmic biomarker signatures that discriminate ALS patients from healthy controls. These signatures include variations in TDP-43 mislocalization and protein coexpression patterns, which were further modulated by pharmacological treatment. This work establishes QDs as spatially selective, multiplexable nanosensors capable of resolving subtle yet disease-relevant intracellular phenotypes in patient-derived samples. Compared to organic fluorophores, QDs enhance sensitivity, improve signal stability, and enable simultaneous spatially resolved biomarker quantification, broadening their potential for clinical diagnostics and personalized medicine. These findings establish QDs as powerful tools for neurodegeneration research, disease monitoring, and early biomarker discovery, with potential applications in translational neuroscience and precision medicine.","42166667":"ID: 42166667\nTitle: Molecular Analysis of Single Tumor-Derived Extracellular Vesicles with Improved Robustness and Accuracy.\nAbstract: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as key analytes in liquid biopsy analysis, as they inherit the molecular characteristics of their parental cells. For cancer diagnosis and treatment monitoring, tumor-derived EVs can serve as surrogate markers of their originating tumor cells. However, technical challenges arise from EV heterogeneity, as molecular signals from a rare EV subpopulation are often neglected in bulk-EV analysis. This limitation underscores the importance of single-EV analysis, enabling the detection and analysis of individual tumor EVs. While multiple single-EV technologies have been introduced, accurately detecting and quantifying rare target EVs in clinical samples remains challenging in practice. Here, we developed a set of protocols that improve the selectivity and accuracy of single-EV analysis by minimizing false-positive signals and enhancing assay robustness. Specifically, we improved the validity of data processing for single-EV imaging, optimized EV labeling procedures, and applied colocalization analysis between cancer-specific markers and EV signals. We demonstrated that the approach is applicable to two orthogonal single-EV technologies, fluorescence imaging and nanoflow cytometry, yielding consistent results across the two methods and significantly improving the detection accuracy of tumor-derived EVs spiked in plasma samples. Collectively, we demonstrated precise single-EV profiling with high accuracy and selectivity, with evident benefits for the applicability of EV analysis in clinical studies.","42175187":"ID: 42175187\nTitle: Identification of Reliable Biomarkers for ALS Through Machine Learning Approach.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration and limited diagnostic biomarkers. Identifying robust molecular biomarkers for ALS remains a major challenge due to disease heterogeneity and high-dimensional gene expression data. In this study, we developed a machine learning (ML) based pipeline integrating transcriptome data and feature selection to identify potential ALS biomarkers. RNA-Seq data of motor neuron disease patients and healthy controls were obtained from publicly available GEO datasets, followed by preprocessing was performed. We implemented two ensembled ML models such as eXtreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) and random forest (RF) algorithms under a five-fold stratified cross-validation framework to identify the differentially expressed genes. These models were evaluated using the performance metrics. We identified top 10 genes ranked by feature importance from the XGBoost and RF models. Notably, the DCN (Decorin) gene appears consistently in the top 10 features of both models, underscoring its stability and biological relevance. Both ML models exhibited excellent classification performance, with RF achieving 98.8% accuracy and XGBoost achieving 97.6% accuracy, alongside consistently high sensitivity, specificity, precision, and F1-score values. This work highlights the utility of transcriptomic data and ML in identifying key genes as biomarkers for diagnostic and therapeutic potential in ALS.","42178739":"ID: 42178739\nTitle: Proteomic Analysis of Corpora Amylacea Extracted From Post-mortem Brain of MAiD-end-of-life Sporadic ALS Patients.\nAbstract: Corpora amylacea (CA) are starch-like inclusions that accumulate in the central nervous system (CNS) with aging and are enriched in neurodegenerative conditions, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Although often regarded as waste reservoirs, their cellular origins, molecular composition, and pathological significance remain poorly understood. Here, we performed an unbiased proteomic analysis of purified CAs isolated from post-mortem brains of sporadic ALS patients and controls. In-depth mass spectrometry identified 4,470 proteins, of which 658 were quantified, revealing distinct ALS-specific proteomic signatures. Enriched proteins included markers of cytoskeletal remodeling, mitochondrial dysfunction, and proteostasis disruption, as well as known ALS-associated proteins such as TDP-43 and neurofilament proteins. These findings demonstrate that CAs serve as reservoirs of dysfunctional, disease-relevant proteins and capture key pathological processes in ALS. By applying an unbiased proteomic approach to purified CAs, this study provides the first comprehensive map of their protein content in ALS, supporting their potential as biomarker sources and as a source of mechanistic insights into neurodegeneration. Unbiased analyses of CAs in the context of ALS have yet to be undertaken. This study provides the first proteomic profiling of purified CAs, isolated from ALS patient brains using biochemical methods, revealing that CAs harbor disease-relevant proteins implicated in sporadic ALS. By demonstrating that CAs act as reservoirs of dysfunctional proteins related to metabolism, cytoskeletal organization, and proteostasis, our findings highlight their potential as a novel source of ALS-specific mechanistic insight into disease pathology.","42192558":"ID: 42192558\nTitle: Exosome-mediated gut-brain axis signaling in neurodegenerative diseases: Mechanisms, experimental evidence, and therapeutic perspectives-A narrative review.\nAbstract: The stomach and the brain are connected by a sophisticated two-way communication mechanism called the gut-brain axis. Extracellular vesicles, particularly exosomes, that move bioactive substances between the stomach and the brain, such as proteins, lipids, metabolites, and microRNAs, may improve the gut-brain axis. In the past years, the role of exosome-mediated communication has been recognized as significant in relation to the etiology, continued progression, and potential treatment of neurodegenerative disorders. The authors of this review article present a summary of the current understanding of the relationship of gut microbiome, exosome biogenesis, and the pathophysiological development of neurodegenerative diseases. Evidence from laboratory studies, animal studies, and newly emerging human studies suggests that microbiome-based metabolites and inflammatory mediators may modulate how exosomes are produced, what they carry, and how they interact with the blood-brain barrier. These exosomal signals may impact neuroinflammation, neuronal signaling, and the spread of pathological proteins of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Huntington's disease. In addition, they examine some possible ways to target the gut-brain axis from a therapeutic perspective, including manipulating the gut microbiome, providing probiotics and/or prebiotics, performing fecal microbiota transplantation, and/or using engineered extracellular vesicles as vehicles for drug delivery. The authors also outline some of the methodological differences that make it difficult to assess the effects of exosomes.","42194069":"ID: 42194069\nTitle: Oxidative-Nitrosative Stress and Routine Biochemical Parameters in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Associations with Clinical Status and Disease Duration-A Pilot Study.\nAbstract: This pilot study examined whether oxidative-nitrosative stress is associated with clinical status in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We analyzed associations between plasma markers of oxidative-nitrosative imbalance and ALSFRS-R, disease duration, survival, and routine biochemical parameters. Twenty-nine ALS patients fulfilling the Gold Coast diagnostic criteria were enrolled. Plasma levels of 3-nitrotyrosine (3-NT), 8-oxo-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodG), malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione (GSH), non-protein thiols (NP-SH), and non-protein disulfides (NP-SS-NP), as well as creatinine, urea, uric acid and BMI, were measured. Associations with ALSFRS-R and disease duration were evaluated using non-parametric correlation analyses and second-order polynomial regression (adjusted R2), while survival was explored using Kaplan-Meier analysis and multivariable Cox regression. Given the modest sample, we considered statistical power and applied Benjamini-Hochberg false discovery rate (FDR) correction within marker families. At the uncorrected significance level, 3-NT showed a positive correlation with ALSFRS-R and a negative correlation with disease duration, and NP-SH correlated negatively with disease duration; however, these associations did not remain significant after FDR correction (FDR-adjusted p ≥ 0.099). Other oxidative-nitrosative markers and biochemical parameters showed no robust relationships with clinical measures. In Cox models, 3-NT was not significantly associated with survival (HR 3.44 per 1 nM, 95% CI 0.25-47.97, p = 0.358), whereas older age predicted higher mortality (HR 1.05 per year, 95% CI 1.00-1.10, p = 0.036). 3-NT and NP-SH exhibited the strongest trends among the investigated markers, but their clinical associations in this small cross-sectional cohort remain exploratory and require confirmation in larger longitudinal studies.","42196191":"ID: 42196191\nTitle: Longitudinal CSF and Serum Biomarker Dynamics in Tofersen-Treated SOD1-ALS: A Real-World Multicentre Cohort Study.\nAbstract: Tofersen is a gene-targeted therapy for superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1)-associated amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), but neurofilament light chain (NfL) may not fully capture the biological response to treatment. We performed a multicentre retrospective longitudinal study including 24 patients with SOD1-ALS treated with intrathecal tofersen at four Italian referral centres between 2022 and 2025. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum biomarkers were assessed at baseline, month 3, month 6, and last available administration using single-molecule array assays to quantify NfL, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCHL-1), and total Tau. NfL decreased after treatment initiation in both CSF and serum, providing the clearest pharmacodynamic signal. In contrast, CSF GFAP increased progressively over follow-up, while CSF total Tau and UCHL-1 rose mainly at later timepoints; serum GFAP, total Tau, and UCHL-1 also showed increases during follow-up. ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised trajectories were broadly stable, whereas disease progression rate was lower at last follow-up than at baseline. Greater reductions in CSF NfL were observed in pathogenic versus uncertain SOD1 variants, and early serum NfL and UCHL-1 changes were associated with longer-term changes in disease progression. These findings suggest that longitudinal multi-analyte profiling may refine biological response stratification beyond NfL alone in tofersen-treated SOD1-ALS.","42196458":"ID: 42196458\nTitle: The Molecular Basis of Partial Reversal or Significant Slowing of ALS, Parkinson's Disease, and Lewy Body Dementia by Mesenchymal Exosomes/Secretome.\nAbstract: Neuromuscular and neurodegenerative (NMND) disorders are diseases that cause progressive damage to the central nervous system leaving patients with symptoms that negatively affect everyday living with death almost inevitable. These include amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Lewy body dementia (LBD), and Parkinson's disease (PD) with cases expected to increase in the future. Intranasally administered stem cell-derived exosomes/secretome have been seen as potential therapeutic options for these disorders in preclinical animal models. This study sought to observe the efficacy of mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes/secretome in patients with ALS, LBD, and PD. Based off these preclinical studies, we conducted a case-controlled series experiment with 86 patients with ALS, LBD, or PD, with the independent variable being the treatment and the dependent variable being the clinical response. These patients were recruited and given intranasal instillations of various MSC-derived exosome/secretome products. Subsequent treatments were given to patients who did not have a response to one product. Patients were followed up at one week, one, two, three, and six months post-treatment. Historical external controls were used for comparison to clinical outcomes. There were no serious adverse events in any patient. A total of 67 of 86 (77%) patients showed a positive clinical response to at least one product. Outcomes were strongly associated with greater treatment frequency for ALS and LBD. Intranasal administration of MSC-derived exosome/secretome products were safe, and most patients showed overall improvement with at least one product. Some patients also saw a substantial decrease in the rate of decline compared to historical controls. These results also give rise to the hypothesis: do MSC-derived exosomes/secretome treatments show efficacy in other NMND disorders? The primary limitation of this study is the 6-month follow-up.","42204625":"ID: 42204625\nTitle: MicroRNA-7: a versatile player and core target in brain disorders.\nAbstract: This article provides a systematic review of the biological characteristics, regulatory mechanisms, and roles of MicroRNA-7 (miR-7) in the nervous system, as well as explores its clinical translation potential and challenges. A review analysis integrating the progress of basic and clinical research related to miR-7. Characteristics and Regulation: miR-7 is highly expressed in mammalian brain tissues, with its function finely regulated by ceRNA networks (such as ciRS-7 and lncRNA SNHG1) and epigenetic modifications, forming a multi-layer dynamic regulatory system. It plays multi-faceted intervention roles in protein aggregation, neuroinflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and tumor progression by targeting key factors such as α-synuclein, NLRP3 inflammasome, EGFR/PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway, and mitochondrial-related proteins (e.g. VDAC1). Role in Disease: It has significant pathophysiological implications in diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, ischemic stroke, cerebral hemorrhage, and glioblastoma. Translational Potential: Changes in miR-7 expression in bodily fluids (blood, cerebrospinal fluid) and extracellular vesicles demonstrate diagnostic and prognostic potential; delivery systems based on nanomedicine (e.g. liposomes, graphene oxide, AAV vectors) and their combination therapy strategies (e.g. in conjunction with chemotherapy and immunotherapy) enhance its brain targeting and therapeutic efficiency. miR-7 is a key regulatory molecule in brain diseases, with significant value for basic research and clinical translation. Future advancements should leverage cutting-edge technologies such as single-cell sequencing, spatial transcriptomics, and intelligent responsive nanocarriers to deepen the understanding of its regulatory networks and address challenges such as mechanism complexity, delivery system targeting, and the lack of clinical translation standards, to accelerate its transition from basic research to clinical application.","42207242":"ID: 42207242\nTitle: Anchoring ALS Prognosis: Neurofilament Light Chain Outperforms Inflammatory, Metabolic, and CNS Barrier Biomarkers in the METABALS Cohort.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disorder with marked biological heterogeneity. Despite extensive research, reliable prognostic biomarkers remain limited, with neurofilament light chain (NfL) being the only marker increasingly implemented in clinical practice. The objective of this study is to assess and compare the prognostic value of NfL, circulating markers of central nervous system (CNS) barrier dysfunction, inflammatory mediators, kynurenine pathway metabolites, and global metabolomic profiles in patients with ALS. Seventy-two patients with ALS from the prospective multicenter METABALS cohort were included. Serum, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and urine samples were collected at diagnosis. NfL concentrations, markers of blood-brain and blood-spinal cord barrier permeability (albumin quotient, S100B, neuron-specific enolase [NSE]), 48 inflammatory mediators, kynurenine pathway metabolites, and untargeted metabolomic profiles were measured. Associations with clinical features, disease progression, and survival were investigated using univariate analyses and multivariate models. Serum and CSF NfL concentrations were strongly associated with ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised scores, respiratory function, diagnostic delay, and survival. Higher serum NfL concentrations at diagnosis predicted shorter survival (ROC AUC = 0.86). In all multivariate and multi-block models, serum NfL was the only biomarker independently associated with survival. Markers of CNS barrier integrity, inflammatory mediators, and metabolomic signatures showed limited prognostic value but provided insights into metabolic remodeling and barrier dysfunction. In this integrated multi-omics study, serum NfL clearly outperformed inflammatory, metabolic, and CNS barrier markers as a prognostic biomarker in ALS, supporting its central role in clinical stratification while complementary biological markers highlighted several relevant pathophysiological mechanisms.","42211895":"ID: 42211895\nTitle: Peripheral immune cells and glycation indices as potential diagnostic biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: The diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) mainly relies on clinical symptoms and the exclusion of other diseases, with a lack of specific biomarkers, leading to delayed diagnosis and a high rate of misdiagnosis. This study aims to explore the utility of peripheral immune cells and glycosylation indices as potential diagnostic biomarkers for ALS to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of early ALS diagnosis. This retrospective study included 54 ALS patients diagnosed in our hospital from June 2023 to October 2024, along with 54 healthy controls. Blood samples and laboratory data, including levels of peripheral immune cells and glycosylation indices, were collected from both groups. Through logistic regression, random forest models, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, and SHAP interpretability analysis, the predictive abilities and clinical significance of each candidate indicator were screened and evaluated. Notable disparities were detected in age, leukocyte count, monocyte levels, glycated haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), and haemoglobin glycation index (HGI) between the control and ALS groups (all P < 0.05). Logistic regression analysis revealed that age (OR = 1.114) and monocyte (OR = 3.174) were risk factors for ALS, while leukocyte (OR = 0.533) and HbA1c (OR = 0.069) were protective factors. The random forest algorithm, ranked by decreasing importance, showed that leukocyte, HGI, monocyte, and HbA1c level all influenced ALS. Using these indicators to predict ALS resulted in a false-positive rate of 18% and a false-negative rate of 6%. ROC curve analysis indicated that the combined use of leukocyte, monocyte, HbA1c level, and HGI provided the highest diagnostic value for ALS (AUC = 0.774), which was higher than that of any individual indicator (all P < 0.05). SHAP analysis visualization demonstrated that increased monocyte and decreased leukocyte, HGI, and HbA1c level were all associated with an increased risk of ALS onset, ranked in descending order of feature importance as monocyte, leukocyte, HGI, and HbA1c. Peripheral blood white blood cells, monocytes, HbA1c, and HGI can serve as potential diagnostic biomarkers for ALS. Combined detection can improve the diagnostic accuracy of ALS, facilitating early diagnosis and intervention, and ultimately improving patient prognosis. Further validation in cohorts including disease controls is required to confirm specificity.","42212061":"ID: 42212061\nTitle: Brain-Derived Extracellular Vesicle Subpopulations: from Bulk Measurements to Single-Entity Assays.\nAbstract: Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs), such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD), pose a significant global health challenge, currently affecting over 40 million individuals and placing a heavy burden on healthcare systems. Existing diagnostic methods, such as neuroimaging and cognitive assessments, often lack sufficient sensitivity and specificity, especially in the early stages of disease. This underscores the need for novel biomarkers. Extracellular vesicles (EVs), particularly those derived from the brain, i.e., brain-derived extracellular vesicles (BDEVs), hold great potential as noninvasive diagnostic tools due to their ability to reflect the physiological and pathological states of their cells of origin. However, isolation and detection of such EV subpopulations from accessible body fluids such as blood remain a technical challenge due to their low abundance and overlapping physical properties compared to other EVs. This review discusses rationally designed isolation and detection technologies for EVs from major brain cell subpopulations and their integration with emerging fields like AI and big data analysis. We specifically contrast traditional ensemble-averaged bulk measurements with emerging single-entity assays, highlighting how the latter bypass biological noise to resolve rare BDEV subpopulations. It highlights the potential of these EV subpopulations as biomarkers, addresses EV isolation challenges and proposes standardized methodologies, and emphasizes the need for comprehensive profiling of EV markers at single-entity level, and point-of-care testing (POCT) development.","42217760":"ID: 42217760\nTitle: Fluid-based biomarkers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: recent advances and future prospects.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder with no definitive cure. The absence of specific diagnostic biomarkers leads to diagnostic delays, hindering early intervention and management. This review provides a critical appraisal of fluid-based biomarkers for ALS across multiple sources-cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), blood, urine, saliva, and tears-with emphasis on their diagnostic and prognostic potential, limitations, and readiness for clinical translation. While neurofilaments (NfL, pNfH) are well-established as sensitive indicators of neuroaxonal injury and are increasingly used as prognostic and pharmacodynamic markers in clinical trials, they lack disease specificity. Biomarkers reflecting ALS-specific pathology, such as TDP-43 species and C9orf72 dipeptide repeat proteins (DPRs), show promise but remain in early validation stages with limited multicenter data. Emerging markers from non-invasive sources (urine p75ECD, salivary chromogranin A, tear metabolomics) offer potential for repeated sampling but require rigorous external validation before clinical adoption. To address current gaps, we introduce a standardized evidence grading framework (Tier 1-3) and a comprehensive reporting template for biomarker studies, including explicit performance metrics (AUC, sensitivity, specificity, confidence intervals) and validation status. We also propose minimum reporting standards for study design, pre-analytical variables, and statistical rigor, modeled on REMARK guidelines. A roadmap for biomarker validation and a cross-fluid comparison matrix are provided to guide future research. Despite considerable progress, significant challenges remain, including biological heterogeneity, pre-analytical variability, and insufficient external validation. Future efforts should prioritize multicenter prospective studies, assay harmonization, ethical frameworks for early diagnosis, and integration of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and digital twins. Fluid-based biomarkers, while not yet replacing clinical evaluation, are essential tools for accelerating drug development, enabling patient stratification, and moving toward personalized medicine in ALS.","42222887":"ID: 42222887\nTitle: Multimodal analysis of cell-free DNA identifies epigenetic biomarkers for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis diagnosis and progression.\nAbstract: The role of the epigenome in age-related neurodegenerative disorders remains understudied. Here, we analyzed circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) from blood to detect methylation changes as a liquid biopsy for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Our study included 20 patients with sporadic ALS, 10 patients with C9orf72-associated ALS, 10 asymptomatic carriers of the C9orf72 repeat expansion mutation, and 21 nondisease control individuals. Following targeted enzymatic methyl-sequencing (EM-seq) of approximately 4 million CpG sites, we detected numerous differentially methylated genes, including several implicated in ALS disease risk and pathogenesis. By integrating multiple epigenetic features, we delineated a distinct epigenetic signature, which achieved an average area under the curve (AUC) of 0.91 ± 0.10 upon receiver operator characteristic (ROC) analysis, which enabled detection of approximately 70% of patients with ALS with close to 100% specificity. Furthermore, we also identified a set of genes whose methylation status significantly correlated with clinical disease progression and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) neurofilament levels. Our results reveal the potential of cfDNA-based biomarkers to accurately diagnose ALS and potentially predict disease progression.","42230361":"ID: 42230361\nTitle: Serum neurofilaments for motoneuron and dementia diseases: a German multicenter cohort study.\nAbstract: Serum neurofilament light and heavy chains (sNfL and sNfH) have been assessed as neuronal markers for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and dementias. Whereas sNfL has robust literature, systematic studies on sNfH are lacking. Here, we aimed to assess the diagnostic value of sNfH in comparison to sNfL in a broad range of neurodegenerative disorders. We measured with immunoassays sNfH and sNfL in patients recruited in the multicenter German Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD) Consortium (n = 340) and in a single-center German cohort (n = 290). We assessed the diagnostic accuracy of serum biomarkers for ALS and dementia subtypes and their relationship with cognitive impairment. sNfH and sNfL were significantly increased in ALS (n = 90) vs. controls (n = 109) and ALS mimics (n = 56, p < 0.001), with sNfL showing higher discriminative accuracy (AUC = 0.94-0.95) than sNfH (AUC = 0.87-0.88). sNfH/sNfL ratio did not improve the diagnostic performance. Both markers were elevated in patients with dementia (n = 289) vs. controls (p < 0.001). sNfL was higher in behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), primary progressive aphasia (PPA) and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) than in Alzheimer's disease (AD), whereas sNfH was similar in AD, PPA and bvFTD. sNfL, but not sNfH, was correlated with cognitive impairment at baseline and cognitive decline at follow-up in AD and bvFTD. sNfH and sNfL are elevated in motoneuron and dementia disorders. sNfH showed good discriminative accuracy for ALS, which was slightly lower than that of sNfL. sNfL, but not sNfH, showed prognostic value for assessing cognitive decline in dementia.","42251967":"ID: 42251967\nTitle: PBMC DEG/miRNA biomarkers of TDP-43 pathology in ALS.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) lacks reliable, disease-specific, and minimally invasive biomarkers, representing a major barrier to early diagnosis and patient stratification. The primary aim of this translational pilot study was to identify a disease-specific, TDP-43-related, gene-microRNA (miRNA) signature in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of ALS patients with potential diagnostic value. To this end, we first identified differentially expressed disease-specific genes (dsDEGs) using a TDP-43-based rat model of ALS, generated by stereotaxic infusion of full-length (FL) TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) into the motor cortex. Transcriptomic profiling of the motor cortex revealed candidate dsDEGs, which were subsequently validated by RT-qPCR in motor cortex, spinal cord, and PBMCs from the same animals. To assess translational relevance, expression levels of these dsDEGs were analyzed in PBMCs from early- to mid-stage ALS patients and matched healthy controls, while disease specificity was evaluated using Parkinson's disease (PD) samples. In parallel, conserved miRNAs predicted to target the identified dsDEGs were examined in both rat and human PBMCs. Five dsDEGs, Mctp1, Penk, Mt2A, Drd1, and Rasgrp2, were consistently dysregulated across central and peripheral tissues in the TDP-43 rat model. RT-qPCR analysis of human PBMCs confirmed significant and selective dysregulation of these genes in ALS, but not in PD, supporting disease specificity. Moreover, exposure of human neuroblastoma cells and healthy PBMCs to TDP-43 recapitulated the ALS-like expression changes. Computational and experimental analyses identified seven conserved miRNAs targeting these dsDEGs, of which four were significantly downregulated in ALS PBMCs, supporting a coordinated regulatory network. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses demonstrated strong discriminative performance for both the gene signature (AUC 0.87-1.00) and the associated miRNAs (AUC 0.95-1.00). Together, these findings define a novel PBMC-based gene-miRNA signature that mirrors central ALS pathology and shows high diagnostic accuracy and disease specificity, highlighting its potential as a minimally invasive biomarker for ALS.","42253101":"ID: 42253101\nTitle: Extracellular vesicles participate in proteostasis and heat shock adaptation in Plasmodium falciparum.\nAbstract: Heat shock is a hallmark of clinical malaria, where Plasmodium falciparum parasites are exposed to recurrent febrile episodes exceeding 40 °C, which lead to acute proteotoxic stress. Parasite survival under these conditions relies on efficient proteostasis mechanisms and molecular chaperones, yet how stress resilience is coordinated beyond chaperone responses remains poorly understood.Here, we identify a stress-associated role for extracellular vesicles (EVs) in parasite heat shock adaptation linked to vesicular trafficking mediated by PfVps60, an Endosomal Sorting Complex Required for Transport (ESCRT) protein. Using a PfVps60 knockout (PfVps60KO) line, we show that disruption of ESCRT-dependent vesicular trafficking affects EV cargo composition during thermal stress. Proteomic profiling revealed that 44.8% of EV-associated proteins from P. falciparum 3D7 overlapped with a previously defined set of aggregation-prone proteins. Loss of PfVps60 impaired EV-mediated export of the chaperones PfHsp70-x and PfHsp110, altered aggregation dynamics and induced the redistribution of protein aggregates near the parasitophorous vacuole, reduced induction of the cytosolic chaperone PfHsp70-1, and resulted in early loss of parasite viability following heat shock. Supplementation of PfVps60KO parasites with EVs derived from heat-stressed 3D7 parasites partially rescued heat shock tolerance in a dose-dependent manner. EVs released shortly after thermal stress were enriched in aggregation-prone proteins and associated with neighbouring uninfected erythrocytes, suggesting EV-mediated intercellular communication during febrile episodes. Together, these findings support a role for EV-associated cargo as a previously unexplored component of P. falciparum proteostasis during heat shock adaptation, identifying stress-induced EVs as a potential parasite vulnerability for malaria intervention.","42281996":"ID: 42281996\nTitle: Single-nucleus multiomic atlas of ALS primary motor cortex nominates neuroprotective WDR49-expressing astrocytes.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) causes selective neurodegeneration in primary motor cortex, yet cell-type-specific molecular changes driving this vulnerability remain poorly understood. We present an integrated single-nucleus RNA- and ATAC-sequencing atlas of 778,330 nuclei from the primary motor cortex of 140 genetically characterised donors. ALS is associated with widespread transcriptional reprogramming driven by a common set of transcription factors (TFs) across multiple cell-types. Astrocytes harbour the most differentially expressed genes. Within astrocytes, a WDR49-expressing subpopulation is spatially associated with TDP-43 pathology, and genetic variants within WDR49 confer risk for both sporadic and monogenic autosomal dominant ALS. In patient-derived induced astrocytes, WDR49 protein abundance predicts the survival of co-cultured neurons. WDR49 localises to PML nuclear bodies, where it regulates astrocyte reactivity and secretion of EVs containing protein chaperones. Together, these in vivo and in vitro findings suggest that WDR49+ astrocytes mount a compensatory secretory response to extracellular protein aggregates, and that loss of this capacity lowers the threshold for ALS pathogenesis.","42287757":"ID: 42287757\nTitle: Focused ultrasound-mediated nanocarrier delivery across the blood-brain barrier for neurodegenerative diseases.\nAbstract: The development of effective therapies for neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis remains a major challenge due to the restrictive nature of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Conventional systemic drug delivery strategies often fail to achieve sufficient central nervous system (CNS) penetration while avoiding peripheral toxicity. Focused ultrasound (FUS), particularly when combined with microbubbles or nanocarriers, has emerged as a non-invasive approach to transiently and precisely open the BBB, enabling targeted delivery of therapeutics to the brain parenchyma. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the mechanisms by which FUS enhances CNS drug delivery, with a dedicated focus on its integration with nanoparticle-based systems, including liposomes, polymeric nanoparticles, dendrimers, metallic nanoparticles, and exosomes. We discuss how these nanocarriers can be engineered for improved stability, targeting specificity, and stimulus-responsive release upon FUS exposure. Recent advances in ultrasound technology, image guidance (particularly MRI), and therapeutic formulations are summarized, along with preclinical and clinical evidence across key neurodegenerative conditions. Despite promising results, several challenges remain, including long-term BBB stability, regulatory standardization, and scalability for broad clinical application. By integrating principles from acoustics, pharmacology, and nanotechnology, FUS-mediated drug delivery, especially in combination with smart nano systems, represents a significant advancement in precision neurotherapeutics, offering new hope for previously untreatable CNS diseases.","42309988":"ID: 42309988\nTitle: Hippocampal GFAP in aging: Associations with AD and LATE-NC pathologies and cognitive decline in older adults.\nAbstract: Plasma glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) is an emerging biomarker for Alzheimer's disease (AD) progression in clinical studies, yet the role of brain GFAP in AD/AD-related dementias (ADRD) pathologies and cognitive decline remains unclear. GFAP burden from CA1-subiculum of the hippocampus were quantified. Regression and mixed-effect models, adjusting for demographics and other brain pathologies examined associations between hippocampal GFAP and AD/ADRD pathologies and separately with Alzheimer's dementia and cognitive decline. Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy neuropathologic changes (LATE-NC), hippocampal sclerosis of aging (HS-A), and neurofibrillary tangle density (but not amyloid-beta) were associated with GFAP burden. Hippocampal GFAP was associated with increased odds of Alzheimer's dementia and faster decline in global cognition, episodic memory, semantic memory, and perceptual speed. LATE-NC and tangles explained some but not all the association between hippocampal GFAP and cognitive decline. GFAP burden in the hippocampus is related to LATE-NC and tangles but may also be an independent contributor to cognitive decline.","42320352":"ID: 42320352\nTitle: Liquid biopsy in gynecologic cancers: Cellular origin to early detection and precision care.\nAbstract: Gynecological cancers, encompassing malignancies of the cervix, vagina, uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries, remain a significant global health burden despite advances in cancer therapeutics and epidemiological trends. According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), these neoplasms account for approximately 19% of nearly 5 million new cancer cases and 3 million deaths annually, disproportionately impacting women in low- and middle-income countries. Traditional diagnostic approaches, including histological tumor biopsies, play a critical role in cancer classification and molecular characterization; however, such invasive procedures pose limitations related to patient suitability, procedural risks, and sampling biases due to tumor heterogeneity. This scenario highlights the urgent need for innovative, minimally invasive diagnostic modalities capable of early detection and personalized disease management. Liquid biopsy has emerged as a promising noninvasive alternative, harnessing circulating tumor-derived biomarkers such as circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), circulating tumor cells (CTCs), tumor-educated platelets (TEPs), extracellular vesicles (EVs), and circulating RNAs. Since the first identification of ctDNA in female-specific malignancies in 2012, there have been substantial technological advances over the past decade that underscore the clinical potential of liquid biopsies in gynecological oncology. These circulating biomarkers provide dynamic insights into tumor genetics and heterogeneity, facilitating early diagnosis, prognostication, and real-time monitoring while circumventing the limitations of tissue biopsies. This review highlights current evidence on liquid biopsy applications for gynecological cancers, focusing on recent methodological progress, biomarker validation, and diagnostic utility. Furthermore, it addresses existing challenges related to sensitivity, specificity, and standardization, emphasizing the translational prospects of liquid biopsy in enhancing personalized management and improving clinical outcomes for women afflicted with gynecological malignancies.","42352377":"ID: 42352377\nTitle: Liquid Biopsy Biomarkers in Endometrial Cancer: Current Landscape and Future Perspectives.\nAbstract: Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic malignancy in developed countries and remains challenging in terms of risk stratification, treatment monitoring, and early detection of recurrence. Liquid biopsy provides a minimally invasive approach for the dynamic assessment of tumor-derived biomarkers and may complement tissue-based diagnosis and molecular classification. This narrative review summarizes current evidence on circulating biomarkers in endometrial cancer, including circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), circulating tumor cells (CTCs), extracellular vesicles (EVs), circulating microRNAs, and tumor-educated platelets, with attention to validity, applicability, and implementation barriers. Among these biomarkers, ctDNA currently has the strongest evidence base, especially for longitudinal monitoring, prognostic stratification, molecular residual disease assessment, and early detection of relapse in high-risk or recurrent disease. However, its sensitivity remains limited in early-stage, low-volume, and low-shedding tumors. CTCs, EVs, microRNAs, and platelet-derived signatures are promising but still largely investigational. Artificial intelligence may support multimodal biomarker validation, although clinical adoption will require external validation, locked algorithms, standardized workflows, and prospective utility trials. Overall, liquid biopsy represents a promising adjunct to tissue-based diagnosis and molecular classification in endometrial cancer, particularly for monitoring and follow-up. Prospective studies are now needed to demonstrate whether liquid-biopsy-informed decisions can improve outcomes or safely reduce overtreatment.","42352907":"ID: 42352907\nTitle: The Dual Role of Glial Extracellular Vesicles in Neurodegeneration: Insights from iPSC-Based Models.\nAbstract: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as key mediators of intercellular communication in the brain, with glial cell-derived EVs increasingly recognized for their roles in maintaining brain homeostasis and contributing to the progression of neurodegenerative diseases. By transferring a diverse cargo of bioactive molecules, including proteins, RNAs, and organelles, EVs influence recipient cell behavior and overall brain function. In neurodegenerative conditions, glial EVs can either propagate pathogenic signals or deliver neuroprotective and regenerative cues, depending on their cellular origin and molecular composition. This context-dependent heterogeneity highlights the need for physiologically relevant human models to investigate EVs biology. Human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived glial models provide a disease-relevant platform, as they recapitulate key pathological features of Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). When further integrated with brain organoid platforms, these iPSC-based systems enable the generation of three-dimensional environments that closely resemble in vivo EVs dynamics. Importantly, glial EVs can modulate cellular pathways involved in neuronal survival and function. Indeed, their potential to interact with and, under specific experimental conditions, traverse the blood-brain barrier (BBB) has contributed to growing interest in their application for biomarker discovery and therapeutic development. Engineered and patient-specific EVs derived from iPSCs are emerging as promising tools for targeted, cell type-specific, therapeutic approaches, although their clinical applicability still requires further validation. This review discusses the emerging evidence supporting the dual role of iPSC-derived glial EVs in health and disease, underscores the translational potential of iPSC-based platforms for mechanistic studies, and outlines their promise as precision medicine tools for diagnostics and therapy.","42353250":"ID: 42353250\nTitle: Microglial Dysfunction Induced by C9ORF72 Dipeptide Repeat Proteins: Biomarker and Therapeutic Perspectives.\nAbstract: The GGGGCC hexanucleotide repeat expansion (HRE) in C9ORF72 was recognized as the most common genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Repeat-associated non-AUG (RAN) translation of the expanded repeat generated dipeptide repeat proteins (DPRs), which disrupted multiple cellular processes and contributed to neurodegeneration. Emerging evidence indicated that disease pathogenesis involved both gain-of-function (GOF) and loss-of-function (LOF) mechanisms. DPR-mediated GOF toxicity induced ribosomal dysfunction, nucleolar stress, proteostatic impairment, and neuronal injury, whereas C9ORF72 LOF disrupted lysosomal and autophagic pathways in microglia, impairing the immune homeostasis. Neuronal injury further promoted the release of damage-associated signals that triggered secondary microglial activations and chronic neuroinflammations. This review summarized current knowledge of DPR biology, microglial dysfunction, and their contributions to disease progression in C9ORF72-associated ALS/FTD. Therapeutic strategies targeting repeated RNA, DPR productions, proteostasis, autophagy, and neuroinflammatory pathways were also discussed. In addition, the potentials of fluid biomarkers, including cerebrospinal fluid poly (GP) and blood neurofilament light chain (NfL), for diagnosis, disease monitoring, and therapeutic assessment were shown. Together, these findings provided important insights into disease mechanisms and potential avenues for improved clinical management.","42353293":"ID: 42353293\nTitle: Extracellular Vesicle-Derived MicroRNAs as Early Diagnostic Biomarkers of Diabetic Nephropathy and Cardiovascular Diseases in Type 2 Diabetes.\nAbstract: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major driver of chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular morbidity worldwide. Extracellular vesicles (EVs), particularly exosomes, carry microRNAs (miRNAs) that reflect the pathophysiological state of their parent cells and represent promising non-invasive biomarkers. This review comprehensively examines the diagnostic and mechanistic roles of EV-derived miRNAs in diabetic nephropathy (DN) and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) associated with T2DM. A PRISMA-guided literature search of PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase identified 847 articles published between January 2020 and June 2026, of which 156 studies met the inclusion criteria. Several urinary exosomal miRNAs demonstrated significant diagnostic performance for DN, including miR-4534 (AUC = 0.786), miR-136-5p (sensitivity 72.2%, specificity 78.4%), and miR-142-3p. A meta-analysis of circulating miRNAs in diabetic kidney disease reported a pooled AUC of 0.79. In the cardiovascular setting, exosomal miR-155-5p (AUC = 0.901), miR-15a-3p (AUC = 0.874), and a four-miRNA panel (miR-433-3p/let-7b/miR-30-5p/miR-122-5p; AUC = 0.833) demonstrated strong diagnostic performance for ischemic heart disease and carotid atherosclerosis in T2DM. Mechanistically, key EV-associated miRNAs, including miR-21, miR-192, and the anti-fibrotic miR-29 family, participate in fibrosis, inflammation, oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction, and cardiac remodeling pathways. EV-derived miRNAs therefore represent highly promising non-invasive biomarkers for the early diagnosis and monitoring of diabetic renal and cardiovascular complications. However, clinical translation requires standardized EV isolation and miRNA detection protocols, together with validation in large multicenter prospective cohorts. This review highlights the considerable diagnostic and translational potential of EV-derived miRNAs for precision medicine and liquid biopsy applications in T2DM complications.","42359165":"ID: 42359165\nTitle: Therapeutic frontiers in ALS: iPSC-based drug discovery, cell therapy, and gene therapy-Advances through 2026.\nAbstract: Three converging therapeutic paradigms-iPSC-based drug discovery, cell transplantation, and gene therapy-have substantially expanded the therapeutic pipeline for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) between 2020 and 2026. The FDA's accelerated approval of tofersen (Qalsody) in April 2023 marked the first treatment targeting a genetic cause of ALS. iPSC-derived drug candidates, including ropinirole and bosutinib, have completed early-phase clinical trials led by Japanese institutions. Cell therapies targeting neuroinflammation through regulatory T cells are being actively explored as immunomodulatory strategies, although efficacy remains to be established in adequately powered trials. Next-generation gene-silencing approaches-including RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics and AAV-delivered microRNA-entered first-in-human trials in 2024-2025. The identification of STMN2 as a downstream target of TDP-43 dysfunction has opened a potential TDP-43-downstream nucleic acid therapeutic avenue for sporadic ALS, which constitutes approximately 90% of all cases, with company-reported interim data suggesting target engagement in the ongoing Phase 1/2 ANQUR trial (QRL-201). This review synthesizes the latest evidence across all three therapeutic domains, with attention to the hierarchy of evidence, regulatory milestones, and the pioneering contributions of Japanese research groups.","42359357":"ID: 42359357\nTitle: Innate immune crosstalk in ALS/FTD pathogenesis.\nAbstract: Marked by protein aggregation, impaired proteostasis, organelle stress, and chronic neuroinflammation, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) form a clinically, genetically, and pathologically overlapping disease spectrum. Increasing evidence indicates that innate immune activation is not merely a secondary response to neuronal injury, but an active driver of disease progression. In this review, we elaborate on how ALS/FTD-associated genetic lesions and pathogenic protein aggregates, including TDP-43, SOD1, FUS, and C9orf72-derived dipeptide repeat proteins, engage three interconnected innate immune pathways: cGAS-STING, NLRP3 inflammasomes, and TREM2-DAP12 signaling. We further highlight emerging crosstalk among these pathways, in which cGAS-STING and NLRP3 reinforce inflammatory signaling, while NLRP3-driven TREM2 shedding may impair microglial clearance and perpetuate proteostatic failure. Understanding this immune network may help define disease subtypes, identify biomarkers, and guide combinatorial therapeutic strategies that suppress harmful inflammation while preserving protective microglial functions.","42359392":"ID: 42359392\nTitle: Nonlinear combinatorial analysis of blood transcriptomes identifies PRKAR1A as a regulator of TDP-43 pathophysiology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive loss of motor neurons. Accurate and accessible blood-based diagnostics for neurodegenerative diseases, including ALS, are being progressively required. Although blood cell gene expression profiles have potential clinical utility for distinguishing ALS, robust transcriptomic biomarkers for supportive diagnosis have not yet been established. Here, we analyzed publicly available peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) transcriptomic data from ALS patients using Maximum Mean Discrepancy, a kernel-based method that captures nonlinear distributional differences in a reproducing kernel Hilbert space and enables the extraction of informative gene combinations while minimizing multicollinearity, a common issue in multiple regression models. Using this approach, we identified a nonlinear three-gene combination-PRKAR1A, QPCT, and TMEM71-that distinguished ALS from healthy controls with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.83 in a public PBMC dataset. This achievement was confirmed in laboratory PBMC samples with an AUC of 0.85, supporting the robustness of the identified gene signature in independent samples. Furthermore, these genes also enabled ALS classification in induced pluripotent stem cell-derived motor neurons with an AUC of 0.79. Knockdown of PRKAR1A, QPCT, or TMEM71 in motor neurons increased the TDP-43 expression levels, and PRKAR1A knockdown induced the mislocalization of TDP-43, accompanied by phosphorylation, suggesting a potential link to ALS-related pathophysiology. These findings suggest that nonlinear gene combinations may provide a useful strategy for identifying blood-based biomarkers and offer insights into ALS pathogenesis. This nonlinear, data-driven analytical framework enabled the transition from unbiased gene discovery to the identification of pathophysiology-associated molecules by in vitro functional validation.","42359947":"ID: 42359947\nTitle: Noninvasive assessment of cardiovascular autonomic reflexes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a systematic review.\nAbstract: Dysautonomia is gradually recognized in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), raising concerns of secondary complications from heightened autonomic burden. Autonomic disturbances, particularly cardiac dysautonomia, significantly impact patient outcomes, contributing to increased cardiovascular risks and mortality rate. While the ALS Functional Rating Score-Revised (ALSFRS-R) measures functional decline as disease progress, it overlooks autonomic criteria - a critical factor in ALS progression. This review aims to analyze noninvasive applications of cardiovascular signal variability for continuous real-time monitoring of autonomic dysfunction in ALS, while addressing gaps in current clinical assessments. A total of 584 literatures were gathered from four databases (WoS, PubMed, Science Direct and MEDLINE EBSCOhost) - published from inception till December 2023. 21 peer-reviewed studies were included in this review after screening and meeting the inclusion criteria. Various cardiovascular signal variability metrics and autonomic protocols were discussed. Key findings highlight cardiac autonomic dysfunction in ALS is marked by reduced heart rate variability, absent blood pressure regulation upon orthostatic stress and circadian changes, prolonged QTc interval and low baroreflex sensitivity. Moreover, increased autonomic burden is associated with a shift from sympathetic to parasympathetic dysregulation as the disease progresses. Evidence highlights the need to integrate noninvasive autonomic biomarkers into digital ALS monitoring frameworks, enabling earlier detection of autonomic involvement and more precise longitudinal monitoring beyond motor decline.","42360043":"ID: 42360043\nTitle: Comparison of Proteomic Analysis of Cerebrospinal Fluid From Neurological Patients With and Without Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterised by progressive muscle weakness in both bulbar and extremity muscles, leading to a diverse clinical phenotype with motor and non-motor symptoms. Approximately 85% of ALS cases are sporadic (sALS), while the remaining 10%-15% are familial (fALS). Biological biomarkers of sporadic ALS remain poorly understood, hindering precise patient screening, delaying diagnosis and negatively affecting prognosis. This study aims to identify potential proteomic biomarkers by comparing the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of sALS patients with that of patients suffering from other neurological diseases. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was used for proteomic profiling of CSF samples from 24 sALS patients and 26 patients with other neurological diseases. The complete protein expression profiles were compared using a two-tailed Student's t-test, with a p < 0.05 considered statistically significant with additional FDR correction at the 0.1 level. Proteomic analysis of CSF samples identified significant quantitative changes in 96 proteins with threshold p < 0.05 and 74 proteins with FDR < 0.1 between sALS and non-ALS patients, including alterations in proteins associated with neurodegenerative processes, such as amyloid precursor proteins and inflammatory markers. CSF proteomic analysis reveals altered inflammatory and neurodegenerative metabolic pathways, providing valuable insights into the proteomic landscape of sALS. Several dysregulated proteins were consistent with the disease mechanisms highlighted in previous studies. These findings represent a step forward in developing personalised approaches for diagnosing and managing the disease.","42362074":"ID: 42362074\nTitle: Extracellular vesicles in ovarian cancer liquid biopsy: Advances, challenges, and clinical potential.\nAbstract: Ovarian cancer (OC) remains a major clinical challenge due to its silent onset, marked molecular heterogeneity, and the lack of reliable biomarkers for early detection and disease monitoring. Liquid biopsy (LB) offers a minimally invasive resource to track tumor dynamics, and extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as particularly informative analytes, carrying proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids that reflect the molecular state of OC cells. This review examines recent advances in EV‑based LB for OC, with emphasis on the biological relevance of EV cargo and its roles in tumor progression, immune modulation, and therapy resistance. Despite promising developments, clinical translation is delayed by EV heterogeneity, methodological variability, and limited validation in large, prospective cohorts. By highlighting emerging technological and analytical innovations, this review outlines the key steps required to integrate EVs into clinically actionable LB platforms to enhance the management of OC.","42362484":"ID: 42362484\nTitle: Neuropathological and Molecular Features Associated With a Heterozygous DNAJC7 Mutation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder with unclear molecular mechanisms. Heterozygous protein-truncating variants of DNAJC7, which encode a cochaperone involved in Hsp70/90-mediated protein quality control, are potential risk factors for ALS. However, the neuropathological consequences of heterozygous DNAJC7 mutations are unclear. We aimed to clarify the molecular and neuropathological features associated with a heterozygous DNAJC7 mutation in ALS. We genetically screened 39 Japanese patients with ALS and identified a novel heterozygous frameshift mutation in DNAJC7 (c.157_163del, p.Lys53Ter) in one patient that was neuropathologically diagnosed with Kii ALS. We performed biochemical and neuropathological analyses using postmortem tissues from this patient, from cases of ALS without the mutation and from control cases. In the cases of ALS without DNAJC7 mutation, there was elevation of both DNAJC7 mRNA and protein levels compared with controls. The patient with DNAJC7 mutation showed relatively lower DNAJC7 mRNA and protein levels compared with the nonmutated cases of ALS, although mRNA expression remained relatively higher. DNAJC7 may be upregulated as a protective response against ALS pathogenesis, whereas a heterozygous mutation may attenuate this response. Immunohistochemistry and double immunofluorescence demonstrated partial colocalization of DNAJC7 with phospho-TDP-43-positive neuronal cytoplasmic inclusions, which supports a direct role for DNAJC7 in modulating pathological TDP-43 aggregation. These findings provide neuropathological evidence linking heterozygous DNAJC7 mutation to ALS, demonstrating impaired protein expression and suggesting a loss-of-function mechanism that compromises protective responses to TDP-43 pathology. DNAJC7 may represent a key modulator of ALS pathogenesis and potential therapeutic target.","42363684":"ID: 42363684\nTitle: FMRP-Mediated Proteasome Regulation: A Novel Mechanism in ALS Pathology.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by the hallmark cytoplasmic accumulation and aggregation of TAR DNA binding protein 43 (TDP-43), which impairs proteasome activity through its interaction with Tankyrase (TNKS). Using molecular and imaging techniques, we have identified a novel role for the Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein (FMRP) in regulating the TNKS/PI31-mediated proteasome activation mechanism in co-operation with TDP-43. Our results demonstrate that depletion of FMRP causes nuclear translocation of TDP-43, reducing cytoplasmic TNKS/TDP-43 co-localization, thereby releasing TNKS in the cytoplasm. Free TNKS gets associated with proteasome inhibitor of 31 kDa (PI31), reversing PI31-mediated inhibition of proteasome assembly, trafficking, and activity. Thus, FMRP regulates proteasome activity by modulating the subcellular distribution of TDP-43. Interestingly, FMRP expression is elevated in specific brain regions and spinal cords of TDP-43A315T transgenic ALS mice that helps more TDP-43 to stay in cytoplasm to sequester more TNKS with it, resulting in proteasome dysfunction in ALS disease system. We have demonstrated for the first time that FMRP can act as a disease modifier for ALS. ALS patients with high FMRP expression in the brain and spinal cord may exhibit more severe protein aggregation due to proteasome dysfunction.","42369360":"ID: 42369360\nTitle: Assessing upper motor neuron dysfunction in ALS: from TMS-EEG and EMG neurophysiology to a combined tFUS-TMS translational framework.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the progressive loss of upper motor neurons (UMNs) and lower motor neurons (LMNs). Despite significant advances in molecular and neuroimaging biomarkers, the initial site of pathology and the causal contribution of UMN dysfunction to disease progression remain undetermined. Accumulating neurophysiological evidence points to cortical hyperexcitability as an early and potentially upstream mechanism, raising the possibility that UMN pathology drives LMN degeneration through an anterograde dying-forward process. In this review, we synthesize findings from noninvasive brain stimulation (NIBS) studies, with particular emphasis on transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)-based neurophysiological markers of UMN dysfunction. We review evidence from TMS-electromyography (TMS-EMG) and TMS-electroencephalography (TMS-EEG) paradigms demonstrating cortical disinhibition and excitatory-inhibitory imbalance in ALS, consistent with impaired GABAergic interneuronal dysfunction and supportive of a cortical onset hypothesis. Finally, we propose integrating transcranial focused ultrasound (tFUS) with TMS as a novel experimental and translational framework to directly examine and modulate cortical hyperexcitability and test the causal role of UMN dysfunction in ALS. The combination of targeted neuromodulation with sensitive neurophysiological readouts in controlled experimental designs offers a promising avenue to advance mechanistic insight, refine biomarkers, and inform mechanism-based therapeutic strategies. Together, these approaches position noninvasive neurophysiology as a powerful tool for elucidating UMN dysfunction in ALS.","42371122":"ID: 42371122\nTitle: Quantification of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) disease accumulation with T1-weighted high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging: validation in an independent cohort.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neuromuscular disease with multifaceted phenotypic presentation thus obstructing objective disease staging. The D50 disease progression model is a framework to comprehensively dissect biomarker-signals towards their relevance regarding disease accumulation/phase (rD50), or disease aggressiveness (D50). Based on previous findings using 1.5-Tesla Magnetic-Resonance-Imaging (MRI), this study hypothesized that high-resolution MRI markers of Grey-Matter (GM) structural integrity would enable quantification of disease accumulation, independent of aggressiveness. A separate cohort of 75 patients with ALS and 73 Healthy Controls (HC) underwent T1-weighted 3-Tesla MRI. Voxel-Based-Morphometry measured GM and White-Matter (WM) density and Surface-Based-Morphometry assessed Cortical Thickness (CT). Non-parametric Threshold-Free-Cluster-Enhancement with 5000 permutations was applied for inter-group and regression contrasts, whilst correcting for possibly interfering co-variates and applying Family-Wise-Error-adjustment. Compared with HC, the ALS cohort showed widespread decreases of CT and GM/WM density (p < 0.001). These case-control effects were driven by patients scanned during rD50-defined disease Phase 2 (p < 0.001). Within the ALS-cohort, direct Phase 2 versus Phase 1 contrasts revealed spatially-distributed decreases, reflecting higher disease accumulation (p < 0.05). These were independent of disease aggressiveness (and onset-region), as corrected for in the models. Accordingly, all contrasts assessing aggressiveness did not yield significant results. These semi-automated analyses of T1-weighted-images captured disease accumulation related GM structural integrity-loss in this cohort scanned with 3-Tesla MRI, independent of the underlying disease aggressiveness. This principle was validated across different scanners and field strengths, supporting its application for objective and non-invasive staging of patients with ALS, whereby true longitudinal studies are necessary.","42371508":"ID: 42371508\nTitle: Identification of Bone Marrow and Peripheral Blood Plasma Extracellular Vesicle Protein Biomarker Signatures for Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis and Staging.\nAbstract: Multiple myeloma (MM) is a hematological malignancy characterized by the clonal proliferation of abnormal plasma cells within the bone marrow (BM). Despite advances in treatment that have improved survival, the disease remains incurable. MM diagnosis requires invasive bone marrow biopsy to quantify the percentage of malignant plasma cells. In this study, the potential of extracellular vesicles (EVs) as a non-invasive liquid biopsy for MM diagnosis and staging was investigated, highlighting the diagnostic value of their proteomic biomarker cargo. Plasma-derived EVs from peripheral blood and bone marrow of 33 MM patients and 12 healthy donors were isolated, and their proteomic content was profiled via mass spectrometry. Biomarker signatures were identified using supervised machine learning to predict monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), progression to symptomatic MM, and relapse. Their discriminatory power was further evaluated through receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, and complementary performance metrics, including accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, and F1 score. Significantly altered proteins were additionally assessed for functional enrichment in relevant biological pathways. The analysis identified a six-protein biomarker signature, forming four optimal logistic regression diagnostic MM peripheral blood models with predictive accuracies of >85% and areas under the curve of >0.91. The signature was characterized by increased abundance of APOC1 and LGALS1 and decreased abundance of S100A7, CD226, ALAD, and KRT78, reflecting immune modulation, impaired immune surveillance, and disrupted proteostatic pathways. The performance of the identified proteins supports their potential as a minimally invasive EV-based liquid biopsy in MM diagnosis and monitoring, warranting future validation.","42372734":"ID: 42372734\nTitle: An open-label Phase 2a study of fasudil in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: safety and exploratory endpoints.\nAbstract: The primary objective was to assess the safety of oral fasudil in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. Changes in serum neurofilament light (NfL) levels and the ratio of phosphorylated to total AKT (pAKT/tAKT) were exploratory endpoints. This was a multicenter, open-label study. Two 31-patient cohorts were sequentially enrolled and treated with either 180 mg or 300 mg per day of oral fasudil for 24 weeks. The primary endpoint was safety. Secondary endpoints evaluated changes in the ALS functional rating scale-revised (ALSFRS-R), slow vital capacity, and muscle strength. We also assessed changes in serum NfL and pAKT/tAKT ratios in plasma (neuron-derived) and CSF (total) extracellular vesicles (EVs). Eighty-one percent (25/31) and 71% (22/31) of patients completed 24 weeks of treatment in the 180 and 300 mg cohort, respectively. Fasudil was safe and well tolerated, with predominantly mild drug-related adverse events. Secondary endpoints, though not statistically significant, were directionally consistent with a treatment effect. Exploratory analyses showed a 15.4% reduction in serum NfL at 24 weeks (p = 0.001) in the 180 mg cohort, with no change in the 300 mg cohort (-0.4%, p = 0.990). The NfL reduction was inversely correlated with ALSFRS-R decline (Spearman = -0.45, p = 0.028). Ratios of pAKT/tAKT, a pharmacodynamic marker of rho kinase (ROCK) inhibition, were significantly increased at 24 weeks in plasma (neuron-derived) and CSF EVs. Oral fasudil is safe and well-tolerated in ALS patients. The reduction in NfL and demonstration of CNS target engagement, supports studying the 180 mg dose in a double-blind placebo-controlled study.","42373582":"ID: 42373582\nTitle: Unravelling the Significance of Cystatin C and Bunina Bodies in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Pathogenesis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease (MND), is a fatal neurodegenerative disease primarily affecting motor neurons. Two key protein inclusions found in lower motor neurons serve as neuropathological hallmarks of the disease in human tissue: the TDP43-positive inclusion and the cystatin C-positive Bunina body. Despite their diagnostic specificity and presence in most sporadic and familial ALS cases, Bunina bodies remain poorly understood, and their true prevalence is likely underestimated. The co-occurrence of the Bunina body and the TDP43 inclusion may provide valuable insights into the development of TDP43 pathology in ALS. Thorough characterisation of the Bunina body is needed to understand this interplay and the broader pathomechanisms of disease. This review examines our current knowledge of Bunina bodies and the biochemical properties of cystatin C that may promote its aggregation. Sequestration and aggregation of cystatin C into Bunina bodies may diminish its neuroprotective functions, including cysteine protease inhibition, autophagy induction and anti-amyloidogenic activity, thereby contributing to ALS pathogenesis. This review also evaluates findings from human post-mortem tissue and ALS disease models, discussing the value and limitations of these models in the context of Bunina bodies and TDP43 pathology. Finally, we discuss cystatin C's use as a biomarker and its therapeutic potential. A deeper understanding of cystatin C biology, its relationship with TDP43 pathology and improved ALS models will be essential for determining whether targeting cystatin C could provide a viable avenue for future ALS therapies.","42374626":"ID: 42374626\nTitle: Microbiome and metabolites impact enteric and central nervous systems in ALS.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has been linked to gastrointestinal symptoms and alterations in the gut microbiota. The enteric nervous system (ENS) coordinates intestinal function and sits at the host-microbe interface. The mechanisms by which luminal changes relay to the central nervous system (CNS), where motor neurons reside, have yet to be completely defined. In this narrative review, we first present evidence from ALS patient cohorts and preclinical models alongside mechanistic studies of infection, dysbiosis, and related neurodegenerative diseases to discuss how the microbiota and its metabolites may affect the ENS and CNS in ALS. Next, we propose a plausible mechanism of ALS pathogenesis through the gut-microbiome-brain axis. We further offer a summary of clinical trials that have studied the impacts of the microbiota on human ALS. Finally, we discuss future directions for studies of microbiota-ENS-CNS interactions in ALS. Better understanding of the dynamic interactions among the microbiota, microbial metabolites, neuroactive metabolites, and inflammation through the ENS/CNS in ALS will provide innovative insights into ALS prevention and treatment.","42375130":"ID: 42375130\nTitle: Blood-based biomarker discovery in motor neuron disease using nucleic acid-linked immuno-sandwich assay.\nAbstract: Motor neuron disease (MND) presents with phenotypic heterogeneity, is diagnostically challenging, and has poor prognosis. The absence of accessible blood-based biomarkers has hampered progress towards precision medicine. Highly sensitive immunoassays offer considerable promise for identifying blood-based biomarkers informing underlying pathophysiology and enabling accurate diagnosis and monitoring. We report findings on parallel use of the ultra-sensitive multiplexed NUcleic Acid-Linked Immuno-Sandwich Assay (NULISA) and single molecule array (Simoa), to interrogate serum from people with MND. Sera (48 MND, 38 controls) were analysed using a NULISAseq targeted neurodegenerative panel and a Simoa neurofilament light chain (NfL) and glial fibrillary acid protein (GFAP) duplex assay. Neurofilament light and heavy chain, total tau (t-tau), phosphorylated tau (pTau)-181, pTau-217, pTau-231, fatty acid binding protein 3, amyloid beta (Aβ) 38 and Aβ40 levels were significantly elevated in MND (P < 0.05). Simoa and NULISAseq assays demonstrated strong correlations for NfL and GFAP (r > 0.90). Use of the multiplexed NULISAseq panel confirmed a well-established NfL elevation in MND, and replicated findings for other proteins from recent studies. Results add confidence in the validity and reproducibility of biomarkers identified using NULISAseq, while offering insights into the underlying pathophysiology and heterogeneity of MND.","42375131":"ID: 42375131\nTitle: Beyond neurofilaments: a multidimensional blood signature for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: This scientific commentary refers to 'Blood-based biomarker discovery in motor neuron disease using nucleic acid-linked immuno-sandwich assay', by Bozkurt et al. (https://doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcag180).","42378169":"ID: 42378169\nTitle: Home-Based, Virtually Supervised Combined Exercise Intervention in People With Parkinson Disease: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.\nAbstract: Cognitive impairment begins early in Parkinson disease (PD) and progresses to dementia in most people with PD, reducing quality of life and contributing to growing health-related costs. Physical exercise has potent antiaging effects and improves many outcomes in PD, including cognition. Identifying biomarkers that respond to exercise and determining how they associate with cognition and underlying disease pathology may elucidate key mechanisms for countering cognitive decline. This clinical trial will test the feasibility, adherence, and safety of a 26-week home-based, combined endurance and resistance exercise intervention in people with PD. Secondary objectives are to test the effects of the exercise intervention on (1) global cognition, (2) motor symptom progression, and (3) circulating fluid-based biomarker levels. The Exercise for Cognitive Excellence in Parkinson's Disease study primarily evaluates the feasibility, adherence, and safety of a home-based exercise intervention in people with PD. It is secondarily a pilot randomized controlled trial that measures the effect of this intervention on cognition, motor progression, and circulating biomarkers. Thirty-one participants with PD will be randomized to either a home-based, trainer-supervised endurance and resistance training program (exercise group) or a waitlist control group for 26 weeks. Feasibility will be assessed using the average percentage of maximum heart rate (HR) for aerobic exercise and repetition maximums for resistance exercise. Adherence will be assessed using average days of exercise per week, average duration of exercise at target HR intensity for aerobic exercise, and average duration of exercise for resistance exercise. Safety will be assessed by measuring the number of adverse events and serious adverse events. The efficacy of the combined endurance and resistance exercise intervention will be measured using cognitive assessments, the Movement Disorders Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale, and participant-reported outcomes, all obtained at baseline and 26 weeks. Biomarkers in the periphery (blood and saliva) and brain (cerebrospinal fluid) will also be measured before and after the 26-week exercise intervention. Recruitment commenced in July 2023 and concluded in November 2025. The last participant will complete data collection in May 2026. Data will be analyzed starting in June 2026, and results are expected to be published in late 2026 and early 2027. Previous studies have shown that high-intensity endurance exercise effectively slows the progression of motor symptoms in PD and that resistance exercise effectively improves cognition in PD. Establishing whether a clinically relevant, combined endurance and resistance exercise intervention is safe and feasible in PD and can improve cognition and slow motor disease progression would have a significant impact on quality of life for those with PD and their caregivers. Understanding how biomarkers respond to exercise will shed important mechanistic insight.","42381488":"ID: 42381488\nTitle: Neural Organoid Models as a Platform for Studying Disease Mechanisms in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder affecting upper and lower motor neurons leading to muscle wasting. However, structural and molecular abnormalities, including cortical thinning and TDP-43 pathology, extend into frontal, parietal, and temporal areas, pointing to defects across broader cortical regions. The advent of human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) technology has enabled the generation of human-specific brain cell types in vitro. Here, we provide an overview of the three-dimensional (3D) hiPSC-derived neural organoid platforms used to model cortical structures and to study cortical ALS-associated phenotypes. We review which pathological hallmarks have been recapitulated in these organoids and discuss disease phenotypes reported to date. Further, we comprehensively cover different neural organoid models and experimental strategies, including patient-derived hiPSC models and exogenous pathology induction, while addressing current technical challenges. Together, these advances position neural organoids as an emerging tool to study cell-type-specific and circuit-level mechanisms related to cortical changes in ALS.","42382778":"ID: 42382778\nTitle: Liquid biopsy, multi-cancer early detection, and artificial intelligence: new frontiers in cancer screening from a technological and immunological perspective.\nAbstract: Early cancer detection remains a central challenge in oncology because many lethal tumors are diagnosed after curative opportunities have narrowed, whereas current organ-specific screening methods cover only a limited number of cancer types and may be constrained by invasiveness, cost, accessibility or stage-dependent sensitivity. Liquid biopsy, multi-cancer early detection (MCED) and artificial intelligence (AI) are rapidly reshaping this field, but their clinical implications require careful interpretation. This review critically evaluates major liquid-biopsy analytes, including circulating tumor DNA, cell-free DNA methylation and fragmentomics, circulating tumor cells, extracellular vesicles, non-coding RNAs, tumor-educated platelets and multi-omics signatures, with emphasis on intended use, clinical maturity, tissue-of-origin value and translational limitations. A distinctive feature of this review is the integration of tumor-derived signals with host-response and immunological readouts, including peripheral blood mononuclear cell-based monitoring, immune-cell-derived extracellular vesicles, exosomal immune-checkpoint molecules and inflammatory confounders, thereby framing liquid biopsy as both a cancer-detection tool and a window into tumor-immune interactions. We further discuss MCED as a clinical care pathway rather than an isolated blood test, highlighting the importance of positive and negative predictive values, cancer prevalence, diagnostic-resolution pathways, false-positive workup, overdiagnosis, mortality benefit, cost-effectiveness and equitable access. The role of AI is examined in relation to model development, multimodal fusion, tissue-of-origin prediction, calibration, interpretability, bias, generalizability and clinical implementation. Across these technologies, a key translational message is that technical detectability is not equivalent to clinical readiness. While selected assays have entered defined clinical or guideline-supported settings, many emerging biomarkers and AI-enabled models remain investigational or translational. Future progress will depend on standardized workflows, prospective validation in representative populations, evidence of clinical utility, regulatory and ethical oversight, and integration with established screening and diagnostic systems.","42382781":"ID: 42382781\nTitle: Exosomal microRNAs in colorectal cancer communication networks: implications for metastasis, therapy resistance, and precision medicine.\nAbstract: Exosome-derived microRNAs (miRNAs) have recently been recognised as important players in the process of intercellular communication in CRC, thus allowing tumour cells to affect not only each other but also the whole milieu of interactions occurring in the tumour microenvironment and metastatic niches. The growing body of evidence points to selective packaging of exosomal miRNAs via controlled biogenesis mechanisms and modulation by oncogenic signalling and microenvironmental stress. After being delivered to target cells, these miRNAs affect interrelated signalling pathways involved in the epithelial-mesenchymal transition, stemness, immune escape, angiogenesis, metastasis niche development, and drug resistance. Instead of being regarded as simple biomolecular markers, exosomal miRNAs are better understood as regulators of networks of processes that allow tumour cell populations to coordinate their response to external stimuli and therapeutic interventions. This view can shed light on tumour heterogeneity, metastasis, and resistance to treatment in CRC. At the same time, their high biological stability in blood plasma has raised hopes for their clinical utility as markers of liquid biopsy and therapeutic targets. However, further progress in clinical translation is hampered by several obstacles, such as extracellular vesicle heterogeneity, methodological variability, and lack of standardisation. This review synthesises current knowledge on exosome biogenesis, selective miRNA sorting, tumour microenvironment communication, and therapy resistance in CRC. In addition, it highlights emerging systems biology, single-vesicle, and artificial intelligence-based approaches that may improve biomarker robustness and translational relevance. Collectively, this review argues that integrative and mechanism-driven strategies will be necessary to advance exosomal miRNAs from exploratory biomarkers toward clinically meaningful applications in precision oncology.","42382829":"ID: 42382829\nTitle: Extracellular vesicles in osteosarcoma: bridging resistance, immunity, and clinical translation.\nAbstract: Osteosarcoma (OS), the most common primary malignant bone tumor in children, adolescents, and young adults, has experienced only limited improvement in 5-year survival over the past four decades, with survival rates remaining approximately 60-70% for localized disease and below 30% for metastatic or refractory cases. Chemoresistance and an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME) constitute mutually reinforcing barriers to durable disease control, while extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as key mediators linking tumor-intrinsic resistance, microenvironmental remodeling, and metastasis. Under the MISEV2023 framework, OS-derived EV studies face unique methodological challenges, including mineralized matrix interference, non-vesicular particle contamination, platelet-derived EV interference, and variability in isolation workflows. Nevertheless, standardized and OS-adapted EV workflows may improve the reliability of EVs as candidate liquid biopsy biomarkers for chemotherapy-response assessment, prognostic stratification, immune-status evaluation, and minimal residual disease (MRD)-oriented surveillance. Mechanistically, EVs can propagate chemoresistance by transferring ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters and regulatory non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), reprogram metabolism and cell fate through processes such as ferroptosis resistance, lipid synthesis, autophagy-induced dormancy, and stemness acquisition, remodel bone marrow and pulmonary pre-metastatic niches, and contribute to immunosuppression through macrophage polarization, vascular abnormalization, and restricted T-cell infiltration. Emerging EV-based therapeutic strategies include engineered EVs or exosome mimetics for drug and nucleic acid delivery, inhibition or clearance of tumor-derived EVs, and EV-based vaccine concepts combined with immunotherapy. However, most therapeutic evidence remains preclinical or hypothesis-generating, and translation is constrained by stochastic cargo loading, EV heterogeneity, scalable clinical-grade production, age-specific considerations, and limited clinical validation. This review integrates current evidence on EV-mediated chemoresistance, immune remodeling, and clinical translation in OS, aiming to provide a critical framework for future EV-based biomarker development and therapeutic exploration.","42383156":"ID: 42383156\nTitle: Salivary Extracellular Vesicles: Paradigm Shift in Liquid Biopsy Diagnostics.\nAbstract: Extracellular vesicles (EVs), lipid bilayer nanoparticles released by virtually all cells, serve as essential messengers for intercellular communication. Due to their involvement in several pathophysiological processes, EVs have recently gained considerable attention as potentially diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for various illnesses. The widespread distribution of EVs across all biofluids positions them as ideal, minimally invasive biomarkers for disease progression using a liquid biopsy approach. Among biofluids, saliva is uniquely accessible and has a low soluble protein content, making its EV population a highly promising source of diagnostic biomarkers. Salivary EVs have been investigated for their promising potential for diagnosing local and systemic diseases, including cancers, autoimmune diseases and neuropsychiatric disorders. In this review, we present a synopsis of the current landscape related to salivary EVs, highlighting the unique characteristics and potential of these vesicles, the technical challenges related to their application, and their future prospects for clinical translation as powerful diagnostic tools.","42383305":"ID: 42383305\nTitle: TDP-43 proteinopathy as a biomarker and therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of adult-onset motor neuron disease, characterised by the degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons. The cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), an RNA-binding protein, is considered a hallmark of ALS pathology, found in nearly all postmortem cases of ALS. TDP-43 is normally primarily nuclear, where it has a widespread role in gene regulation. Mutations, extrinsic stressors, and alterations in RNA homeostasis in ALS lead to nuclear depletion of TDP-43 and the formation of cytosolic TDP-43 aggregates. This causes multiple downstream effects on neuronal function and degeneration as well as gene expression. TDP-43 is a promising target as a biomarker, as it is found to be elevated in the biofluids of ALS patients, and its cytoplasmic aggregation can also be observed in peripheral tissues; however, methodological variability and technical limitations currently preclude the establishment of TDP-43 as a standalone biomarker. There are also promising therapeutic strategies in development targeting TDP-43 pathology, but a critical challenge that remains is achieving a balance between eliminating toxic aggregates and preserving the essential functions of TDP-43. In summary, with further research, considering TDP-43 pathology in ALS gives hope for finding future novel diagnostics and therapeutics for ALS.","42385017":"ID: 42385017\nTitle: Understanding patients' experiences and needs around decision-making for bulbar symptom management at a multidisciplinary ALS clinic.\nAbstract: This study explored the decision-making experiences of people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) for managing bulbar symptoms and their perceived needs for decision-making support from healthcare professionals. An interpretive, descriptive qualitative study was conducted. We recruited adult patients with ALS with and without any bulbar symptoms from a multidisciplinary ALS clinic in Central Canada. Patients were interviewed using a semi-structured guide. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to analyze study data. Recruitment ceased when information power was reached. Twelve participants were interviewed. Three themes were identified for patient's decision-making experiences and needs: (1) Disease uncertainty hinders decision-making; (2) Quality information triggers decision-making; and (3) Personal values and beliefs inform decision-making. To reduce psychological consequences of disease uncertainty and complexity on bulbar-related decision-making, patients emphasized the need for specific and contextualized information and healthcare professional supports aligned with their decision-making styles and approaches, highlighting the importance of a person- and family-centred approach to ALS care. Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) experience uncertainty with bulbar disease progression and interventions, which hinders both conversations and decisions about intervention.Patients want healthcare professionals to provide information about how intervention options and intervention timing were tailored to their individual situations.Patients also want healthcare professionals to adapt their communication and guidance to patients’ decision-making styles and approaches.Attention to patient’s broader social context is needed for decision-making to support person- and family-centred ALS care.Findings highlight the need for more healthcare professional education and research to improve decision-making support in a multidisciplinary ALS clinic setting.","42386697":"ID: 42386697\nTitle: Obesity-driven extracellular vesicle signaling in cancer: mechanistic insights and clinical implications.\nAbstract: Obesity is a rapidly escalating global health challenge and a major, modifiable driver of cancer risk and poor outcomes across at least 13 malignancies, including endometrial, colorectal, breast, pancreatic, hepatic, renal, ovarian, and esophageal adenocarcinoma. Beyond endocrine and metabolic effects, obesity establishes a tumor-permissive systemic state characterized by adipose hypoxia, chronic inflammation, insulin resistance, and adipokine imbalance. Here, we synthesize evidence that extracellular vesicles (EVs) serve as a central mechanistic conduit through which these obesity-associated stress programs are transmitted to tumor and stromal compartments, driving cancer initiation, progression, immune evasion, metastasis, and therapy resistance. Obesity amplifies EV biogenesis and reprograms EV cargo through hypoxia- and inflammation-responsive signaling and altered endosomal trafficking, enriching EVs with coordinated lipid, RNA, and protein modules that durably rewire recipient cells. Functionally, obesity-conditioned EVs reinforce oncogenic growth and survival signaling, promote epithelial plasticity and angiogenesis, remodel the tumor microenvironment toward immune suppression and extracellular matrix reorganization, and facilitate pre-metastatic niche formation. Clinically, EVs provide a stable, information-rich substrate for liquid biopsy development, with emerging EV signatures showing promise for early detection, risk stratification, and longitudinal disease monitoring in obesity-associated cancers. We conclude by outlining key mechanistic, technological, and translational priorities required to advance EV-based biomarkers and to therapeutically disrupt obesity-driven intercellular communication.","42387584":"ID: 42387584\nTitle: SGK1-mediated deficits in microglial phagocytosis drive pathological progression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Alterations in microglial function and transcriptomic profiles are major pathological hallmarks of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). However, the dynamics and regulatory mechanisms underlying microglial phagocytic activity during disease progression remain unclear. In this study, we observed stage-dependent alterations in microglial phagocytic activity during disease progression in SOD1G93A mice. Single-cell RNA sequencing suggested that this change was associated with a reduced abundance of microglial subpopulations enriched for phagocytosis-related pathways. Transcriptomic analysis identified serum- and glucocorticoid-regulated kinase 1 (SGK1) as a potential mediator of this process. Notably, sgk1 knockout in SOD1G93A mice was associated with improved microglial clearance of myelin debris and reduced aberrant engulfment of neuronal material after disease onset. Our results further showed that, after disease onset, the accumulation of myelin debris and apoptotic neurons induced SGK1 upregulation in microglia from SOD1G93A mice. Mechanistically, SGK1 appeared to promote lipid accumulation in microglia by suppressing lipophagy, thereby impairing the ability of microglia to clear cellular debris. Moreover, pharmacological inhibition of SGK1 with GSK650394 attenuated motor deficits and prolonged survival in SOD1G93A mice. Together, our findings provide evidence for a previously unrecognized role of SGK1 in regulating microglial phagocytosis in ALS models and support SGK1 as a potential therapeutic target in SOD1 mutation-associated ALS models.","42391702":"ID: 42391702\nTitle: Bifunctional covalent organic framework for rapid isolation of extracellular vesicles and proteomics-based biomarker discovery.\nAbstract: Extracellular vesicles (EVs), serving as crucial carriers of biomarkers for tumor diagnosis and prognostic evaluation, as well as drug delivery vehicles and therapeutic targets, making it a research hotspot. The isolation methods represent a key aspect of EV-associated research. In this work, an alkynyl-functionalized covalent organic framework (COF) was synthesized under acidic conditions at room temperature and further modified by photo-initiated thiol-yne click reaction, yielding a bifunctionalized COF material decorated with distearoyl phosphatidylethanolamine (DSPE) and Ti4+. This bifunctional COF material (COF-DSPE-Ti) can leverage the bifunctional synergistic effect between DSPE and Ti4+ sites, thereby facilitating the efficient isolation of EVs. This synergistic effect enables the efficient isolation of EVs within 3 min. Proteomic analysis reveals that this isolation method significantly outperforms ultracentrifugation, and an effective EV isolation and analysis can be completed using only 10 μL of plasma sample. For clinical liquid biopsy, the integration of the COF-DSPE-Ti method with proteomics lead to the identification of 64 upregulated proteins in plasma samples from colorectal cancer (CRC) patients, among which S100A9 emerged as a potential EV biomarker. In addition, KLK2, KLK3, and FOLH1, which have been established as diagnostic markers for prostate cancer (PCa), are successfully identified in EVs isolated from the urine of PCa patients. These findings demonstrate the reliability of this approach for screening EV-associated biomarkers and provide a novel strategy for the early diagnosis and prognostic assessment of CRC and PCa.","42392979":"ID: 42392979\nTitle: Deletion of exon 2 in ALS-linked Sptlc1 causes lethality in homozygous mice but not in heterozygotes.\nAbstract: Mutations in the human SPTLC1 gene have recently been linked to early-onset amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), characterized by global atrophy, motor impairments, and symptoms such as tongue fasciculations. All known ALS-linked SPTLC1 mutations cluster within exon 2, and a specific variant, c.58G>T, results in exon 2 skipping. However, it is unclear how the exon 2 deletion affects SPTLC1 function in vivo and contributes to ALS pathogenesis. Leveraging the high genomic sequence similarity between mouse and human SPTLC1, we created a novel knock-in mouse model with a CRISPR/Cas9-mediated deletion of exon 2 in the endogenous murine Sptlc1 locus. Although heterozygous mice did not develop motor defects or ALS-like neuropathology, homozygous mutants died prematurely. These findings provide valuable insights into SPTLC1 exon 2 biology and serve as a useful resource for future mechanistic studies.","42394645":"ID: 42394645\nTitle: Emerging blood-based biomarkers for the detection of parenchymal brain metastasis: Current progress and future perspectives.\nAbstract: Parenchymal brain metastases of solid malignancies remain a significant clinical challenge, as they are often detected at later symptomatic stages, which are typically associated with worse prognosis. Delayed detection limits treatment options and contributes to poor outcomes, while early detection is critical for improving patient outcomes and quality of life. In this comprehensive review, we investigated the potential use and challenges of blood-based biomarkers, including circulating tumor cells, cell-free DNA, noncoding RNAs, extracellular vesicles, proteins, and other immune-related biomarkers, for the early detection of parenchymal brain metastasis. The use of blood-based liquid biopsies offers a promising avenue for early detection and monitoring of brain metastases, potentially enabling timely intervention and tailored treatment regimes. Continued research and rigorous clinical validation are essential to fully harness the potential of blood-based biomarkers, which could transform clinical practice in oncology.","42396333":"ID: 42396333\nTitle: The Target ALS Global Natural History Study: Cross-platform proteomics to accelerate biofluid biomarker and drug target discovery in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal, rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease of motor neurons for which therapeutics are limited. Improved biomarkers are imperative to improve patient care and therapeutic development. Here, we employed 35-plex isobaric tandem mass tag labeling based on isobutyl-proline reporter group (TMTpro) to perform unbiased proteomic analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma from control (n= 28, n= 31) and sporadic ALS (sALS) (n= 39, n= 41), from the Target ALS Global Natural History Study (TALS GNHS). We identified 2,875 proteins in CSF and 1,118 proteins in plasma and identified known and novel differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) between controls and sALS, some of which were orthogonally validated using immunoassay. Comparison of TMTpro-MS and Olink proximity extension assay proteomics revealed common and non-overlapping differentially expressed proteins illustrating strengths unique to each platform. This initial cross-sectional proteomic study of biofluids from the TALS GNHS, with unrestricted availability of study results to the research community, highlights the potential of this resource as a potent platform for ALS biomarker discovery.","42396861":"ID: 42396861\nTitle: Translational insights into extracellular vesicles in peritoneal dialysis.\nAbstract: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a cornerstone kidney replacement therapy for patients with end-stage kidney disease; however, chronic exposure to bioincompatible dialysis solutions progressively damages the peritoneal membrane, leading to mesothelial-to-mesenchymal transition, fibrosis, and ultimately ultrafiltration failure. Currently, peritoneal membrane dysfunction is detected only at advanced stages through the peritoneal equilibration test, underscoring the need for earlier and more sensitive biomarkers. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) isolated from peritoneal dialysis effluent (PDE) have emerged as promising candidates, given their capacity to carry proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids that reflect local and systemic cellular activity. To date, 12 studies have successfully isolated and characterized PDE-derived EVs, identifying canonical EV markers, such as CD9, CD63, CD81, TSG101, and HSP70, alongside disease-relevant molecules, including galectin-3 binding protein, aquaporin-1, glycoprotein 96, and integrin-linked kinase. These EVs are enriched in signaling components associated with inflammation, angiogenesis, and fibrosis, particularly through TGF-β/p38 and NF-κB pathways. Moreover, specific EV-associated microRNAs (e.g., miR-125a-5p, miR-132-3p, miR-296-3p, miR-432-5p) overlap with molecular signatures observed in kidney and cardiometabolic disorders, suggesting broader systemic relevance. As an original contribution to this review, and to address cross-study comparability, we applied EVqualityMS, a mass spectrometry-based quality assessment tool, to benchmark EV enrichment and contaminant profiles and calculate quality indices across publicly available PDE-EV proteomics datasets. Despite methodological heterogeneity and limited sample sizes, PDE-derived EVs represent a powerful \"liquid biopsy\" of the peritoneal environment. Their integration into PD monitoring holds promise for the early detection of membrane injury and for supporting a predictive, biomarker-guided, and personalized approach to PD management.","42398451":"ID: 42398451\nTitle: Emerging roles of platelet DNA in cancer detection and noninvasive prenatal testing.\nAbstract: Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) level is a core liquid biopsy biomarker. However, it exhibits low detection sensitivity in early-stage diseases and carries a risk of information loss. Traditionally regarded as anucleate and DNA-deficient, platelets have recently been confirmed to actively take up and carry extracellular DNA-termed platelet DNA (pDNA). We summarized pDNA uptake mechanisms, including clathrin-mediated endocytosis of DNA-loaded extracellular vesicles and direct internalization of free DNA, as well as its pharmacological regulation. Compared with plasma cfDNA levels, pDNA shows superior stability, higher mutant allele frequencies, and resistance to nucleases. We elaborated its clinical potential for early cancer detection by capturing low-abundance tumor mutations and for noninvasive prenatal testing by overcoming the scarcity of fetal cfDNA in early pregnancy. Finally, we discussed integrating pDNA analysis using multiomics and artificial intelligence to advance precision liquid biopsy. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: Platelet DNA level reshapes platelets' role from hemostatic cells to genetic carriers, resolving plasma cell-free DNA level's limitations. It enables early cancer detection and prenatal testing, advancing liquid biopsy toward precision medicine for better diagnostic outcomes.","42398690":"ID: 42398690\nTitle: Mutant superoxide dismutase 1-catalyzed hydrogen therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis achieved by intercepting oxidative stress-neuroinflammation crosstalk.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration in the brain and spinal cord, with mutant superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) induced oxidative stress and neuroinflammation as key pathogenic drivers. Here, we uncover that mutant SOD1 is both a Fenton-like agent able for catalytical generation of ·OH and a hydrogenation catalyst for H2 scavenging reactive oxygen species. To enhance the bioavailability of H2, we develop an orally administered Mg2Si nanosheets based feed for sustained release of high-amount H2. On an ALS model of hSOD1G93A transgenic mice, Mg2Si feed remarkably delays ALS progression, improves the motor performance of ALS mice, and extends their lifespan. Histopathologically, oral Mg2Si treatment ameliorates motor neuron degeneration, misfolded SOD1 aggregation and reactive gliosis in spinal cord, while protecting neuromuscular junctions and ameliorating muscle atrophy during disease progression. Transcriptomic analysis demonstrates the H2-mediated down-regulation of both oxidative stress and neuroinflammatory pathways in response to the suppression of NLRP3 inflammasome activation. The proposed strategy of catalyzed hydrogen therapy offers an inspiration for metalloproteases-related neurodegenerative diseases treatment. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an incurable and devastating neurodegenerative disease lacking effective clinical interventions. Although hydrogen gas (H2) exhibits promising neuroprotective potential, conventional H2 therapy is severely limited by unstable and transient H2 release, failing to sustain long-term treatment requirements for chronic ALS pathogenesis. To overcome this bottleneck, we engineer oral administrable Mg2Si nanosheets that enable sustained H2 release via gastrointestinal retention, achieving stable long-term hydrogen supplementation in vivo. Mechanistically, Mg2Si-derived H2 efficiently eliminates excess free radicals triggered by toxic mutant SOD1, and further disrupts the pathological crosstalk between oxidative stress and neuroinflammation in ALS. In transgenic ALS mice, dietary Mg2Si intervention markedly ameliorates motor dysfunction and effectively delays disease progression. Collectively, this study firstly applies Mg2Si nanomaterial-based sustained hydrogen therapy for ALS treatment, establishes a novel gastrointestinal hydrogen delivery strategy, and provides an innovative and clinically translatable paradigm for the design of hydrogen delivery systems against neurodegenerative disorders.","42399152":"ID: 42399152\nTitle: Macrophage inclusions in patients undergoing antisense oligonucleotide therapy for ALS or SMA: A retrospective and transversal study.\nAbstract: Intrathecal antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) have revolutionized the management of genetic motor neuron diseases. Nusinersen is approved for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) caused by SMN1 mutations, and tofersen for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) linked to SOD1 mutations. Since their approval, some studies reported the presence of macrophagic inclusions in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients treated with ASOs, first in nusinersen-treated patients and more recently in those receiving tofersen. These findings remain poorly characterized, and their clinical significance is unclear. We first conducted a retrospective study in 21 patients (132 CSF samples): six treated with tofersen (every 4 weeks) and 15 with nusinersen (every 4 months). CSF samples were analyzed for macrophagic inclusions, their time of onset, and persistence over time. To assess clinical and inflammatory correlates of macrophagic inclusions, we then performed an analysis of CSF inflammatory biomarkers and serum ferritin and neurofilament light chain tests in 18 of these patients still under treatment. In tofersen-treated patients, macrophagic inclusions were consistently observed and persisted over time, except in one case. In nusinersen-treated patients, inclusions were rare and transient. An inflammatory CSF profile was associated with the presence of inclusions, but their cellular nature remained undetermined. Notably, tofersen-treated patients with \"tofersenophages\" exhibited favorable clinical responses. Macrophagic inclusions appear more frequent in the CSF of tofersen-treated patients than previously reported. While their origin remains unclear, they seem linked to CSF inflammation without precluding a beneficial therapeutic response.","42399565":"ID: 42399565\nTitle: Mutation-specific neuropathologic signatures in MAPT-associated frontotemporal lobar degeneration.\nAbstract: Autosomal-dominant frontotemporal lobar degeneration with tau pathology (FTLD-tau) is caused by pathogenic variants in the MAPT gene. Although abnormal tau aggregation is a shared endpoint, MAPT mutations produce distinct cellular phenotypes and regional patterns of tau deposition, the mutation specificity and familial consistency of which remain poorly defined. We performed a systematic neuropathologic and transcriptomic analysis of brains from clinically characterized families carrying MAPT V337M, P301L, or L284L mutations. Multiple affected members per family were examined, with interfamily comparisons for P301L. Quantitative assessment of regional tau burden, cellular morphology, and co-pathologies revealed distinct, mutation-specific signatures. The V337M mutation was characterized by predominantly neuronal tau pathology with vesicular pretangles, scattered neurofibrillary tangles, and fine neurites, with minimal glial involvement. P301L exhibited prominent astrocytic tau pathology, including globular and proximal inclusions, accompanied by neuronal pretangles. L284L produced extensive oligodendroglial tau pathology with thick fibrillar coiled bodies in gray and white matter. Additional distinguishing features included hippocampal sclerosis and TDP-43 pathology in V337M; severe cortical neuronal loss and dentate fascia tau in P301L; and extensive white matter and brainstem tau, including ventral pontine neurons, in L284L. These morphologic profiles were conserved within families and, for P301L, across unrelated families. Transcriptomic analyses suggested mutation-linked expression changes concordant with cellular pathology. These findings define reproducible, mutation-specific neuropathologic and molecular signatures of MAPT-associated FTLD-tau, emphasizing the importance of genotype-driven stratification in studies of tauopathy pathogenesis.","42399593":"ID: 42399593\nTitle: Early and severe masticatory muscle involvement in SOD1-ALS: a case report with biomarker-clinical dissociation.\nAbstract: ","42400730":"ID: 42400730\nTitle: Neuroprotective potential of resveratrol in Parkinson, Huntington, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and multiple sclerosis: a comprehensive review.\nAbstract: Resveratrol shows neuroprotective effects in preclinical studies across a number of neurodegenerative illnesses, including Parkinson's disease (PD), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and Huntington's disease (HD), and it enhances mitochondrial function through stimulation of the AMPK/SIRT1/PGC-1α pathway, thereby improving mitochondrial oxidative capacity and ATP generation. The natural polyphenol lowers α-synuclein accumulation and affects autophagy; both markers of PD. Combining nano‑resveratrol formulations with L‑DOPA has shown greater therapeutic efficacy in animal models (MPTP mouse), while co‑administration with EGCG has shown synergistic neuroprotection in vitro (SH‑SY5Y cells). These combination strategies offer potential advantages in neuroprotection and symptom alleviation while minimizing adverse drug effects. Resveratrol activates SIRT1 and AMPK signaling in preclinical models, enhancing mitochondrial biogenesis, lowering apoptosis, and restoring cellular resilience. The effectiveness of various models and dosages varies. The primary mechanism by which resveratrol promotes neuronal survival and remyelination in multiple sclerosis is through SIRT1 activation, which does not directly reduce inflammation. As innovative delivery systems, intranasal nanoparticles and exosomes produced from macrophages have shown improved CNS targeting accuracy. Resveratrol slows down neurodegeneration and improves the prognosis of HD by improving motor function and stimulating mitochondrial biogenesis in addition to activating neuroprotective ERK signaling. All of these results point to resveratrol's several pathways as a strong contender for neurodegenerative disease adjunctive treatment. The current evidence base is insufficient to support clinical use of resveratrol for any of the four diseases. Further rigorous preclinical studies (including TDP-43 models for ALS, SIRT1 knockout studies, and human-feasible dosing) and well-designed clinical trials with pharmacokinetic endpoints are required before any clinical recommendations can be made.","42401541":"ID: 42401541\nTitle: Unlocking the ferroptotic window: Lipidomic rewiring and metabolic addiction in EMT-driven breast cancer resistance.\nAbstract: Breast cancer (BC) continues to pose a substantial clinical challenge due to acquired resistance induced by epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Nevertheless, this adaptive evolution, which frequently takes the form of a highly plastic, partial EMT (p-EMT) state, induces a profound lipidomic reconfiguration and iron dysregulation, thereby inadvertently revealing a targetable metabolic vulnerability: ferroptosis. In this Perspective, we outline the hierarchical molecular logic that governs this susceptibility, emphasizing the manner in which progressive p53 mutations (ranging from loss-of-function to gain-of-function) transform p-EMT cells from passive sensitization to an extreme \"metabolic addiction.\" We argue that conventional \"occupancy-driven\" kinase inhibitors are unable to eliminate these resistant populations because they are unable to dismantle the essential non-catalytic scaffolding functions of core EMT-induced kinases (EIKs). As a result, we suggest a paradigm shift toward a chemical biology approach that is \"event-driven.\" The p-EMT infrastructure can be irreversibly destroyed and resistant cells can be compelled to undergo catastrophic lipid peroxidation by deploying proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) against concealed scaffold super-hubs, particularly AXL and lemur tail kinase 3 (LMTK3), which are indispensable for stabilizing the hybrid p-EMT infrastructure. Additionally, we investigate the spatiotemporal modulation of this synthetic lethal axis by the tumor microenvironment (TME) through matrix mechanics and extracellular vesicles (EVs). Ultimately, we suggest a multimodal liquid biopsy strategy that couples specific oxidized phospholipid signatures with circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) kinetics to precisely monitor in vivo ferroptotic events. This approach offers a transformative roadmap for eradicating minimal residual disease (MRD) and surmounting BC dormancy.","42403089":"ID: 42403089\nTitle: Liquid biopsy for colorectal cancer screening: chances and challenges.\nAbstract: Liquid biopsy refers to the analysis of tumor-derived components in blood to enable minimally invasive cancer detection and characterization. Circulating tumor cells, circulating tumor DNA, and tumor-derived extracellular vesicles have demonstrated diagnostic and prognostic potential in colorectal cancer (CRC). As liquid biopsy allows for real-time, repeatable assessment of the tumor burden and may capture molecular heterogeneity across primary and metastatic sites, it has emerged as a promising tool for CRC screening. Early studies have suggested the feasibility of CRC detection; however, its sensitivity for the detection of advanced adenomas remains limited. To date, no adequately powered randomized trial has demonstrated that liquid biopsy-based screening reduces the rate of CRC-specific mortality. Evidence has been derived largely from case-control or single-round prospective studies, and validation results have been inconsistent. Assay heterogeneity, lack of standardization, uncertain downstream clinical pathways, and limited real-world cost-effectiveness data further constrain its implementation. Modeling studies have indicated that reduced specificity and increased test positivity could substantially increase colonoscopy demand, which challenges the capacity of health systems. Although liquid biopsy offers practical advantages, including high acceptability and potential integration into routine care, current evidence does not support the replacement of established modalities, such as fecal immunochemical testing or colonoscopy, in organized CRC screening programs. Further rigorous prospective validation and health system-level evaluations are required before liquid biopsy can be successfully applied in CRC screening.","42403533":"ID: 42403533\nTitle: Extracellular Vesicle-Associated Non-Coding RNAs in Preeclampsia: Mechanistic Insights, Biomarker Discovery, and Emerging Nanomedicine Concepts.\nAbstract: Preeclampsia (PE) is a complex multisystem disorder that affects 2-8% of pregnancies worldwide and poses substantial risks to maternal and fetal health. Current diagnostic approaches rely largely on clinical signs and angiogenic biomarkers, and available treatments remain primarily supportive; they do not directly reverse the placental or systemic mechanisms that drive the disease. Extracellular vesicles (EVs), including small EVs often termed exosomes, carry non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) that may contribute to placental-maternal communication in both normal and pathological pregnancy. In PE, altered EV-associated microRNAs, long non-coding RNAs, and circular RNAs have been detected in placental tissues, trophoblast-derived systems, maternal plasma or serum, urine, amniotic fluid, and other pregnancy-related samples. However, these matrices should not be assumed to indicate definitive tissue or cellular origins without appropriate source-attribution methods. This review summarizes current evidence on EV-associated ncRNAs in PE from three perspectives: mechanistic studies, biomarker discovery, and exploratory nanomedicine strategies. First, we discuss how dysregulated EV-associated ncRNAs may contribute to trophoblast dysfunction, immune-inflammatory imbalance, endothelial injury, and angiogenic dysregulation. Second, we evaluate EV-associated ncRNAs as candidate liquid-biopsy biomarkers, emphasizing that most reported signatures remain at the discovery or early validation stage. Their clinical implementation will require standardized EV isolation, RNA profiling, normalization procedures, and validation in independent longitudinal cohorts. Third, we discuss engineered EVs and EV-mimetic nanocarriers as experimental platforms for ncRNA delivery and distinguish these preclinical therapeutic concepts from clinically established PE management. Rather than suggesting immediate diagnostic or therapeutic readiness, this review highlights the opportunities and limitations of EV-associated ncRNAs as a framework for future PE research. Key challenges include EV heterogeneity, limited discrimination among vesicular subtypes, uncertain tissue origins of circulating EV cargo, poor reproducibility across cohorts, safety concerns during pregnancy, scalable manufacturing, and ethical considerations related to maternal-fetal interventions. Future studies integrating rigorously characterized EV populations, multi-omics profiling, functional validation, and longitudinal clinical sampling are essential to determine whether EV-associated ncRNAs can be translated into reliable PE biomarkers or safe nanomedicine-based interventions.","42403537":"ID: 42403537\nTitle: Nanomedicine for Depression: From Blood-Brain Barrier Delivery to Neuroimmune-Barrier-Plasticity Network Reprogramming.\nAbstract: Depression is a heterogeneous and recurrent brain disorder in which neuroinflammation, blood-brain barrier dysfunction, oxidative and mitochondrial stress, and impaired neuroplasticity interact within the neurovascular-glial-neuronal unit. This mechanism-oriented integrative review examines how engineered nanosystems may move beyond brain entry toward lesion-directed modulation of the neuroinflammation-barrier-neuroplasticity axis. We first synthesize the pathological nodes that sustain depression-related network dysfunction and then classify current nanotherapeutic strategies into three categories: small-molecule nanodelivery systems, nucleic acid nanocarriers, and functional nanoplatforms, including lipid and polymeric nanoparticles, inorganic and nanozyme-based systems, biomimetic membrane-coated nanoparticles, and engineered extracellular vesicles, including exosomes. Unlike previous nanosynthesis-focused or catalogue-style nanocarrier reviews, this review organizes the field around a disease-mechanism framework rather than material type alone, emphasizing barrier-state navigation, glial-neuronal-subcellular targeting, stimulus-responsive release, and coordinated modulation of inflammation, vascular integrity, redox homeostasis, and synaptic plasticity. We further argue that nanoplatforms should be evaluated not only by brain accumulation but also by patient stratification, engagement of defined pathological nodes, multimodal biomarker evidence of network-level modulation, manufacturability, and safety under repeated administration. Major translational bottlenecks include insufficient subtype-specific patient selection, limited human relevance of current stress- and inflammation-based models, uncertain biodistribution and long-term neurotoxicity, constraints in scaling up nose-to-brain delivery, batch-to-batch variability, cargo instability, immunogenicity, and unclear regulatory classification of complex biologic or combination products. Finally, we propose a pathological-network-guided precision nanomedicine framework that integrates blood-brain barrier status assessment, liquid biopsy and imaging biomarkers, human-relevant validation models, and scalable quality control to guide future platform design and clinical translation. This review provides a disease-mechanism-centered roadmap for transforming nanomedicine for depression from delivery optimization into precision network-oriented intervention.","42404433":"ID: 42404433\nTitle: Beyond motor neurons: peripheral TDP-43 pathology in skeletal muscle and intramuscular nerves in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by accumulation of the 43-kDa TAR DNA-binding protein (TDP-43). This neuropathological signature has been well documented within the CNS; however, recent findings indicate that the phosphorylated TDP-43 additionally deposits in peripheral tissues, including skeletal muscle and intramuscular nerves. These data warrant a change of view from a neurocentric perspective of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathogenesis towards a broader concept of TDP-43 proteinopathy extending both within and beyond the nervous system. In this review, we focus on current evidence supporting the presence of TDP-43 pathology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis skeletal muscle, examining its topographic distribution, molecular characteristics and associations with intramuscular nerve bundles. We also discuss the susceptibility of intrinsic muscle cells, disrupted axonal transport and impairment in protein quality control. Phosphorylated TDP-43 pathology in muscle biopsies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients has emerged as a promising tool in the early diagnosis of the disease. Moreover, we discuss the relevance of these findings to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathogenesis and potential therapeutic implications.","42404435":"ID: 42404435\nTitle: Value of synaptic proteins as biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a heterogeneous and rapidly progressing neurodegenerative disorder with limited treatment options. Therefore, there is a critical need for biomarkers that capture the diverse pathophysiological mechanisms underlying disease onset and progression. Emerging evidence suggests that synaptic dysfunction is an early disease mechanism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Using homebrew immunoassays, we explored a panel of pre- and post-synaptic proteins in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (N = 57) and controls (N = 36). The potential value as a biomarker was explored by correlating cerebrospinal fluid levels with clinical parameters and established biomarkers for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Higher levels of Neurogranin (NRGN) (P = 0.003) and Vesicle-associated membrane protein 2 (VAMP2) (P = 0.014) were observed in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis compared with controls. VAMP2, Synaptosome-associated protein 25 kDa (SNAP25) and β-synuclein (SNCB) correlated with individual relative disease stage, but none of the biomarkers correlated with disease progression rate. High levels of SNAP25 predicted worse survival in a univariate and stepwise multivariable analysis, but significance did not persist upon including Neurofilament light chain (NfL) levels. Synaptic proteins did not correlate with cerebrospinal fluid levels of neurofilaments or biomarkers of neuroinflammation, suggesting that they reflect different pathological mechanisms in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Our findings warrant further investigation to determine whether increased cerebrospinal fluid levels of synaptic proteins reflect synaptic breakdown or active release of synaptic proteins. This will help elucidate how synaptic dysfunction or damage contributes to elevated levels of synaptic markers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and its underlying value as biomarker.","42405014":"ID: 42405014\nTitle: Cholesterol in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a bystander, a biomarker, or a target?\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive motor neuron loss. In addition to the different pathogenic mechanisms, in recent years, increasing attention has been directed toward the role of lipid metabolism in ALS pathogenesis, although the clinical relevance of lipid alterations in ALS may differ from their well-established role in cardiovascular disease. This review critically examines the multifactorial relationship between cholesterol and ALS through three perspectives: (1) as a risk factor for disease onset, (2) as a prognostic biomarker of disease progression, and (3) as a potential therapeutic target. Epidemiological and genetic studies suggest a complex and sometimes contradictory association between lipid profile and ALS risk. Elevated LDL-cholesterol and total cholesterol have been linked to increased disease susceptibility in some cohorts, with Mendelian randomization studies supporting a potential causal role. Conversely, evidence regarding HDL-cholesterol remains conflicting and may be influenced by sex-specific and metabolic factors. As a prognostic biomarker, hyperlipidemia has been variably associated with prolonged survival in ALS patients; however, these findings often lose significance after adjusting for body mass index and nutritional status, suggesting that lipid levels may reflect systemic metabolic reserve rather than directly modulating disease progression. Pharmacological modulation of cholesterol reveals further complexity. While statins are generally not associated with increased ALS risk in clinical studies, preclinical models show divergent effects: some statins accelerate disease progression, while others like lovastatin may be protective. Other lipid-lowering drugs, including fibrates and PCSK9 inhibitors, may also influence ALS-related pathways beyond cholesterol lowering, although their potential role remains to be clarified.","42405987":"ID: 42405987\nTitle: Feasibility and sensitivity of a multimodal digital endpoint panel for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a prospective cohort study.\nAbstract: Background: The use of digital technology may improve monitoring of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) but a multimodal approach is likely required to capture the full disease phenotype. We evaluated the feasibility of a multimodal home monitoring protocol in ALS. Methods: We conducted a 3-month prospective cohort study at the University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands, with monthly home assessments of spirometry, accelerometry, speech, and questionnaires on functioning. The primary outcome was protocol adherence, defined as percentage of completed assessments. Secondary outcomes included acceptability ((totally) agree, neutral, (totally) disagree), and perceived burden, ranging from 0 (no burden) to 10 (extremely burdensome). Exploratory analyses were performed to evaluate changes in digital endpoints using linear mixed-effects models. Findings: Fifty patients with ALS were included (January 2023 - June 2025), of whom 47 (94%) completed the 3-month follow-up. Overall adherence was 83.2% (95% CI 76.9-88.6) and did not differ across modalities (p = 0.75). Adherers did not differ from non-adherers in either demographic or disease characteristics. In month 3, 93.0% to 95.3% of patients considered monthly remote assessments as acceptable, with a mean burden score of 2.0 (95% CI 1.7 to 2.3); burden was highest for speech (2.5) and the lowest for questionnaires (1.5). Digital endpoints showed significant change over 3 months (all p < 0.05). Interpretation: This study demonstrates good adherence and acceptability of a multimodal remote monitoring protocol. Digital endpoints offer an innovative approach to capturing disease progression. Future research should assess its long-term feasibility, added value, and integration alongside established clinical outcomes.","42410680":"ID: 42410680\nTitle: Neuropathology-specific language features in primary progressive aphasia.\nAbstract: Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) clinical syndromes do not align consistently with underlying pathology. This study aimed to identify language markers for specific neuropathologies using both standard clinical tests and narrative speech analysis. We analyzed data from 82 autopsy-confirmed PPA cases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), transactive DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) type C (TDP-C), Pick's disease, and 4R-tauopathies (progressive supranuclear palsy/ cortico-basal degeneration (PSP/CBD). Linear mixed-effects regression was used to analyze performance on standardized aphasia tests and narrative speech variables. TDP-C showed severe semantic deficits but high fluency, while AD was distinguished by impaired repetition. Narrative analysis differentiated 4R-Tauopathies: CBD patients demonstrated significantly poorer syntax and irregular verb inflection than PSP or Pick's, whereas PSP showed the lowest fluency. While standard tests effectively capture lexical-semantic features in AD and TDP-C, narrative measures reveal subtle grammatical and fluency differences critical for distinguishing specific tauopathies. This study outlines a more robust approach for predicting underlying pathology in PPA.","42411482":"ID: 42411482\nTitle: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis as a Systemic Disease: Why Integrative and Microbiome-Focused Approaches Deserve Re-Evaluation.\nAbstract: Despite decades of intensive research, therapeutic advances in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) remain limited. Increasing evidence suggests that ALS is a multisystem disorder involving motor neuron degeneration, immune dysregulation, skeletal muscle pathology, and gastrointestinal dysfunction, thereby challenging the adequacy of current therapeutic strategies. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) approaches are widely used by patients with ALS. However, their efficacy remains controversial owing to limited clinical evidence and methodological limitations. The multicomponent herbal medicine and system-level characteristics of CAM conceptually align with the emerging view of ALS as a multisystemic disease. The involvement of gut microbiome dysbiosis in the pathophysiology of ALS has provided a unifying biological framework linking the peripheral, metabolic, and neuroinflammatory processes. These findings suggest that the combination of CAM and conventional therapy may serve as a potential integrative approach to target gut-brain-muscle interactions and systemic disease pathways. This article highlights critical gaps in the existing evidence and proposes that microbiome-focused, biomarker-driven clinical trials are essential to thoroughly evaluate CAM-based interventions in ALS. Embracing a system-oriented therapeutic framework may help address the complexity of ALS beyond traditional neuron-centered approaches.","42411953":"ID: 42411953\nTitle: Reduced Soluble Ubiquilin2 in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Carrying Ubiquilin2 (P494L) Mutation: Clinicopathological and Biochemical Evidence From an Autopsy Case.\nAbstract: We report the clinicopathological and biochemical findings of ALS associated with a UBQLN2 P494L mutation. Autopsy revealed widespread TDP-43 pathology and UBQLN2-positive inclusions. Immunoblot analysis demonstrated a marked reduction of soluble UBQLN2, supporting functional UBQLN2 insufficiency as a pathogenic mechanism underlying TDP-43 aggregation.","42414029":"ID: 42414029\nTitle: Case of concurrent ALS and human T-cell leukaemia virus type 1-associated myositis.\nAbstract: A woman in her late 70s presented with progressive limb weakness, muscle atrophy and hyper-reflexia. Laboratory findings revealed elevated creatine kinase and positive serum human T-cell leukaemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) antibody. Clinical and electrophysiological findings met revised El Escorial criteria for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), but muscle MRI showed inflammatory changes. Muscle biopsy revealed both neurogenic and inflammatory features. While methylprednisolone showed no benefit, intravenous immunoglobulin therapy produced transient improvement in weakness with normalisation of creatine kinase levels. The patient died from respiratory failure 3 years after symptom onset. Autopsy confirmed typical ALS-TDP pathology with phosphorylated TDP-43 inclusions in motor neurons. HTLV-1 Tax-positive lymphocytes infiltrated skeletal muscles but not the central nervous system, establishing dual pathology of ALS-TDP with HTLV-1-associated myositis. The improvement most likely reflected treatment of the HTLV-1-associated myositis rather than the underlying motor neuron disease. This case highlights the importance of evaluating treatable conditions in HTLV-1-seropositive ALS patients.","42414528":"ID: 42414528\nTitle: Annexin A11 and TDP-43: core players in neurodegeneration.\nAbstract: Annexin A11 (ANXA11) is a Ca2⁺-dependent phospholipid-binding protein that has recently emerged as a key player in neurodegeneration. Rare pathogenic ANXA11 variants were initially identified in cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Since then, ANXA11 has been linked to a broader spectrum of related neurodegenerative diseases. Two independent studies demonstrated that ANXA11 co-aggregates with TDP-43 in all cases of frontotemporal lobar degeneration with TDP-43 pathology (FTLD-TDP) type C, with cryo-EM revealing heteromeric ANXA11-TDP-43 filaments. These discoveries support the direct pathological interaction between the two proteins as an important feature of FTLD-TDP type C. We also described secondary ANXA11 pathology in related neurodegenerative diseases, including limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE), and more rarely in ALS and FTLD-TDP types A and B. ANXA11 and TDP-43 co-aggregates are also a feature of a FTLD-TDP associated with primary lateral sclerosis. These advances have renewed interest in ANXA11 as a major player in ALS/FTLD pathogenesis in both genetic and sporadic neurodegenerative diseases. In this review, we summarize ANXA11 pathology across genetic and sporadic cases, highlighting its heterogeneous overlap with TDP-43 pathology. We synthesize current knowledge of ANXA11's physiological roles in phase separation, membrane repair, and RNA granule dynamics, integrating emerging evidence on how disruption of these processes may promote pathological aggregation and toxicity. Finally, we outline priorities for future research, with particular emphasis on elucidating ANXA11's mechanistic connection to TDP-43.","42414949":"ID: 42414949\nTitle: Biological sex differences in neurodegenerative diseases in Africa: a scoping review of evidence and research gaps.\nAbstract: Biological sex is a well-established determinant of risk, progression, and therapeutic response in neurodegenerative diseases (NDs). However, current evidence on sex differences in NDs is from high-income Western populations. This review aims to map and synthesize evidence on biological sex differences in NDs in Africa, and to identify key research gaps. This scoping review was conducted in accordance with the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology and reported in accordance with the PRISMA-ScR guidelines. A literature search was conducted on PubMed, African Journals Online, Sabinet Journals, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar. We included studies conducted in African countries that reported sex disaggregated data or examined biological sex differences in at least one ND. Data were synthesized descriptively. All included studies reported sex distribution, but most (about 84%) did so only descriptively. Approximately 17% conducted sex-stratified analyses beyond prevalence. Similar to global epidemiological trends, several studies suggested a higher prevalence or odds of dementia and multiple sclerosis among females, while male predominance was observed in Parkinson's disease and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis studies. An earlier onset and a higher mutation frequency in LRRK2-G2019S were reported in females with Parkinson's disease in some studies, while another study reported a higher mortality rate in females with dementia. No study evaluated sex specific biomarker profiles, disease progression, or treatment response. Evidence on biological sex differences in NDs in Africa remains limited and is largely descriptive. Mechanistic, longitudinal, and biomarker-based investigations are largely absent.","42418280":"ID: 42418280\nTitle: Phase Separation Drives Pathological Aggregation in Neurodegenerative Diseases: A 15-Year Bibliometric Landscape (2009-2024).\nAbstract: Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS), a biophysical driver of membraneless organelle assembly, is central to pathological aggregation in neurodegenerative diseases. Initially linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), LLPS dysregulation has now been implicated in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and frontotemporal dementia, where aberrant transitions convert dynamic condensates into insoluble fibrils. To systematically map this landscape, we employed CiteSpace-based bibliometrics to analyze 784 Web of Science articles from 2009 to 2024. Our analyses reveal dominant contributions from the United States, China, and Germany, with collaborative networks focusing on protein dynamics. Key hotspots include LLPS-driven aggregation of TARDBP (TDP-43), FUS, and α-synuclein, alongside stress granule dysfunction and nucleocytoplasmic transport defects. Emerging frontiers highlight therapeutic strategies targeting pathological condensates utilizing small-molecule chaperones and posttranslational modification modulators to restore cellular homeostasis. Our findings underscore LLPS as a critical axis bridging molecular pathology and translational innovation. The field is rapidly shifting from mechanistic exploration to therapeutic applications, emphasizing interventions to halt or reverse aggregation. By delineating global trends and changing priorities, our study highlights the transformative potential of phase-targeted interventions and provides a roadmap of groundbreaking interdisciplinary research into neurodegenerative disorders.","42418831":"ID: 42418831\nTitle: Nanobiosensors for Leukemia Minimal Residual Disease Monitoring: A Review of Recent Advances and Translational Challenges.\nAbstract: Minimal residual disease (MRD) in leukemia is essential for evaluating treatment response, predicting relapse risk, and guiding individualized therapy. Conventional MRD assays, including multiparameter flow cytometry and quantitative polymerase chain reaction, generally achieve detection thresholds of approximately 10-4-10-6 under validated conditions. By contrast, representative nanobiosensor platforms have reported femtomolar or even sub-femtomolar limits of detection or rare-cell detection at very low concentrations in optimized model systems, indicating their potential advantages in signal amplification and low-abundance biomarker detection. This review summarizes recent advances in nanobiosensors for leukemia MRD monitoring, with emphasis on nanomaterial design, molecular recognition strategies, and signal transduction mechanisms. It further discusses their application to clinically relevant MRD markers, including circulating tumor DNA, circulating leukemic cells, fusion gene transcripts, abnormal proteins, and extracellular vesicles. Key translational challenges are also analyzed, including insufficient assay standardization, limited cross-platform comparability, matrix interference in complex biological samples, manufacturing scalability, cost control, biosafety, and regulatory evaluation. Finally, this review proposes a target-matrix-readout-translation framework for evaluating nanobiosensors in leukemia MRD monitoring, emphasizing not only analytical sensitivity but also biomarker relevance, clinical-sample validation, comparability with established assays, and regulatory readiness.","42418847":"ID: 42418847\nTitle: Phase separation and protein aggregation in neurodegenerative diseases.\nAbstract: Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, frontotemporal dementia, and ALS are characterized by amyloid protein aggregation involving intrinsically disordered proteins that are also capable of liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS). LLPS, known to drive the formation of dynamic membraneless organelles essential for cellular functions, can play a role in limiting fibrillation process or aberrantly transition into solid aggregates under pathological conditions. Here we review how mutations, post-translational modifications, and environmental factors can modulate LLPS of proteins like Tau, TDP-43, FUS, and α-synuclein, potentially regulating amyloid aggregation. We also examine the interplay of these proteins exploring how LLPS and condensate maturation could impinge on the emergence of co-pathologies contributing to disease progression. Finally we discuss emerging therapeutic strategies, aimed at modulating phase separation dynamics.","42420559":"ID: 42420559\nTitle: Microglial TDP-43 mediates myelin refinement and represses Tyrobp cryptic exon inclusion in mice.\nAbstract: TDP-43 proteinopathy is a hallmark of neurodegenerative disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia where mislocalization of TDP-43 has been observed in neurons and glial cells. However, the role of TDP-43 in microglia and the consequences of its loss of function remain unexplored. Combining magnetic resonance imaging, and confocal, and electron microscopy, we uncovered structural changes and myelin abnormalities in the early postnatal brain of mice lacking microglial TDP-43. Spatial transcriptomics further revealed an enriched interferon-responsive signature associated with oligodendrocyte dysfunction. Early depletion of microglial TDP-43 led to motor deficits in adult mice. Mechanistically, knocking out TDP-43 impaired microglial ability to engulf and degrade myelin. It also led to cryptic exon inclusion in the Tyrobp mRNA, resulting in truncated DAP12 protein, thus causing defective TREM2 signaling. Our findings reveal a role for TDP-43 in regulating the TREM2-DAP12 axis in mice, highlighting a previously unrecognized mechanism through which TDP-43 controls microglial function.","42422879":"ID: 42422879\nTitle: Investigating the effect of progressive truncations at the ALS-linked protein TDP-43 RRM2 on its aggregation mechanism.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by inclusions of TDP-43 protein. C-terminal fragments (CTFs) of TDP-43, generated by cleavage within its second RNA recognition motif (RRM2), have been found forming aggregates in patients. Aggregation has often been attributed to the C-terminal domain, but increasing evidence indicates that RRM2 fragments contribute to pathological inclusions. We performed extensive molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the changes resulting from the truncation that could lead to aggregation. We analyzed the full RRM2 domain (fRRM2, residues 192-261) and two fragments commonly observed in CTFs (tRRM2A, residues 220-261, and tRRM2B, residues 209-261). We found that truncation results in distinct aggregation-prone states. tRRM2B appears to rely on β  -sheet elements associated with amyloid-like aggregation, whereas tRRM2A exhibits higher structural variability and a reduced β  -content, suggesting a phase separation-like aggregation mechanism. We further simulated an extended fragment of tRRM2A, tRRM2A-l (residues 220-269). Although its predicted aggregation propensity remains largely unchanged, tRRM2A-l exhibits increased structural flexibility, and a stronger exposure of Nuclear Export Signal residues. Our results indicate that subtle differences in RRM2 fragment length influence potential misfolding pathways. Future studies and therapeutic strategies to prevent TDP-43 aggregation should carefully consider the specific domain adopted.","42422903":"ID: 42422903\nTitle: Spectroscopic discrimination of bacterial species of variable pathogenicity through explainable machine learning.\nAbstract: Rapid and accurate identification of bacterial pathogens and their degree of pathogenicity is essential for guiding antimicrobial therapy. Current culture-based methods require a timeframe of at least 24-48 h for species-level identification alone, which often leads to substantial disease progression and increases the propensity of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) shows promise in mitigating these drawbacks by providing a fast, non-invasive, label-free method to capture the biochemical fingerprints of bacteria achievable under clinical settings. However, the molecular complexity of SERS spectra, which has been an impediment for conventional data analysis, demands robust computational frameworks for reliable species-level identification. Here, we employ a comprehensive SERS analysis scheme with supervised machine learning and explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) to discriminate five clinically relevant pathogens, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), and Enterococcus faecalis, and to probe their degree of pathogenicity from a biomarker perspective. Among the tested models - Support Vector Machine (SVM), k-Nearest Neighbour (kNN), Random Forest (RF), and a 1D Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) - CNN achieved near-perfect classification accuracy, capturing subtle and spectrally relevant variations often inaccessible to traditional algorithms. Notably, the 1D-CNN also achieved 100% discrimination between MRSA and methicillin-sensitive S. aureus - two strains of the same species differing only in resistance phenotype. To ensure transparent decision-making and eliminate the black-box nature of machine learning models, SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) analysis was applied to both RF and CNN models, which facilitated the convergence of both frameworks on the same discriminatory Raman regions, revealing conserved biochemical determinants of species identity. Complementary MCR-ALS decomposition further resolved the spectra into interpretable biochemical components and provided the rubric for biochemical differentiation. Together, this study aims to demonstrate an end-to-end explainable workflow that couples SERS with interpretable AI, offering a rapid, transparent approach for pathogenic disease diagnosis.","42424231":"ID: 42424231\nTitle: Neurofilament Light Chain as a Biomarker in Neurology.\nAbstract: Neurofilament light chain (NfL) has emerged as a highly sensitive biomarker of neuroaxonal injury across diverse neurological disorders. This review synthesizes current evidence regarding its diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic-monitoring utility, while outlining major clinical limitations and emphasizing the complementary role of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). NfL concentrations increase following axonal damage and correlate with inflammatory activity, lesion burden, and long-term disability progression in multiple sclerosis. Elevated levels also reflect neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease, predict disease severity and survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and are associated with motor and cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy. In acute neurological conditions, including traumatic brain injury and stroke, NfL serves as a robust indicator of the extent of neuronal injury. Interpretation is constrained, however, by substantial physiological variability related to age, renal function, body mass index, and comorbidities, limiting the utility of absolute cut-off values. GFAP provides complementary information by capturing astrocytic damage, and the GFAP/NfL ratio may aid in differentiating multiple sclerosis from neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder. Integration of NfL with multimodal biomarkers- such as GFAP, tau proteins, proteomic and metabolomic signatures, and advanced neuroimaging-may enhance diagnostic specificity and prognostic accuracy. Future research priorities include establishing age-adjusted reference intervals, validating longitudinal thresholds, and incorporating NfL into therapeutic monitoring frameworks. Advances in these areas are expected to improve diagnostic precision and support broader clinical implementation of NfL.","42425169":"ID: 42425169\nTitle: Sex-associated neuroinflammatory and astrocytic responses in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: evidence from clinical cohorts and a TDP-43 N390D mouse model.\nAbstract: Sex differences are increasingly recognized as important modifiers of neuroimmune processes in neurodegenerative disorders. However, the sex-associated clinical phenotypes and underlying neuroinflammatory mechanisms in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) remain poorly understood. This study integrated multimodal clinical assessments, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) neuroimmune biomarkers, neuroimaging-based glymphatic metrics, and complementary animal analyses to characterize shared and sex-associated alterations in male and female ALS patients. Two independent cohorts including 158 newly diagnosed ALS patients and 112 healthy controls (HCs) underwent evaluations of motor function, cognition, sleep disturbances, and emotional symptoms. Glymphatic function was assessed using choroid plexus volume (CPV), diffusion-derived analysis along the perivascular space (ALPS) index, and white-matter free-water (FW) fraction. In the original cohort, 12 CSF biomarkers spanning astrocytic activation, neuroinflammation, TDP-43 pathology, synaptic dysfunction, and axonal injury were quantified, and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and interleukin-18 (IL-18) were further examined in an independent verification cohort. Complementary neuroimmune alterations were further examined in TDP-43 N390D knock-in mice using ELISA and immunofluorescence. Male ALS patients showed markedly elevated CSF GFAP, IL-6, and IL-18 compared with female ALS patients and HCs after false discovery rate correction (q < 0.05). Female ALS patients exhibited increased CSF IL-6 versus HCs, whereas GFAP and IL-18 levels were unchanged. Female ALS patients also demonstrated more severe depressive symptoms and post-traumatic stress disorder than male ALS patients and HCs (p < 0.05). Both sexes displayed glymphatic impairment characterized by increased CPV and FW and reduced ALPS index, as well as pronounced sleep disturbances relative to HCs (all p < 0.05), with no clear sex-related differences. Complementary animal data showed that, at a fixed chronological age, male TDP-43 N390D mice exhibited more severe motor impairment accompanied by higher brain levels of GFAP, IL-6, and IL-18 and more prominent astrocyte-associated IL-6 and IL-18 signals than female mutant mice. Although microglial activation was also observed in TDP-43 N390D mice, no clear sex-related difference was detected at the sampled age. This multimodal clinical-translational study reveals sex-associated neuroinflammatory heterogeneity in ALS. Male patients exhibit a more pronounced GFAP-, IL-6-, and IL-18-related inflammatory profile, whereas female patients display more prominent affective disturbances. Glymphatic dysfunction and sleep impairment emerge as common pathological pathways across sexes. These findings highlight sex as a crucial biological variable shaping ALS heterogeneity and underscore the importance of incorporating sex-stratified analyses in future ALS neuroimmune research and clinical trials.","42426288":"ID: 42426288\nTitle: The emerging role of circular RNAs in neurodegenerative diseases and viral infections.\nAbstract: Circular RNAs (circRNAs) represent a class of highly stable, covalently closed RNA molecules increasingly recognized as important regulators of brain aging and neurodegenerative disease. Growing evidence also implies circRNAs in viral infection, suggesting a potential intersection between viral neuropathogenesis and neurodegeneration. However, no studies have yet directly integrated circRNAs, neurotropic viral infections, and neurodegenerative disorders within a single mechanistic framework. To date, specific circRNAs have been linked to the progression of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, where they regulate central pathological processes including amyloid-β clearance, neuroinflammation, synaptic plasticity, neuronal apoptosis, and oxidative stress. Moreover, it has been established that both host cells and viruses produce circRNAs during infection. Virus-derived circRNAs can enhance viral replication, promote immune evasion, and support latency. In contrast, host circRNAs contribute to antiviral defense by acting as microRNA sponges, interacting with viral proteins, or encoding peptides with antiviral activity, mechanisms particularly explored in viral oncogenesis. In this review, we will evaluate the most updated research evidence on the role of circRNAs in major neurodegenerative diseases and neurotropic viral infections. Considering the growing concern regarding the long-term neurological consequences of viral infections, including chronic neuroinflammation, viral reactivation, and post-viral syndromes, dysregulated circRNAs may represent a mechanistic link between viral infection and associated neurodegenerative processes. Finally, we will discuss future directions for identifying circRNAs-based biomarkers and developing circRNAs-targeted therapeutic strategies for age-related and virus-associated neurological disorders.","42426493":"ID: 42426493\nTitle: Peripheral neuropathy as a presenting feature of familial early onset Alzheimer's disease: a rare clinical association.\nAbstract: We describe a patient with genetically confirmed familial early-onset Alzheimer's disease in whom sensory peripheral neuropathy preceded cognitive decline by almost a decade. A 40- year- old man presented with clinical and electrophysiological features of sensory neuropathy, and 9 years later developed memory disturbances. Genetic testing revealed a heterozygous PSEN1 c.349 C > T (p. Pro117Ser) mutation in exon 5. To the best of our knowledge, peripheral neuropathy as an initial manifestation of familial early-onset Alzheimer's disease has never been reported before and could be a possible manifestation of the underlying degenerative process. With this report, we highlight the rarity of this association and underscore the importance of a comprehensive clinical and electrophysiological evaluation in patients with familial early-onset Alzheimer's disease who present with sensory symptoms, gait disturbances, skin or trophic changes, or other clinical features suggestive of peripheral neuropathy.","42426881":"ID: 42426881\nTitle: NR3C1 promotes group 4 medulloblastoma invasion via activating VCAN.\nAbstract: Approximately 30% of group 4 medulloblastomas (G4-MBs) present with metastasis at diagnosis, yet the molecular mechanisms remain unclear. To elucidate differences of genes' expression between primary tumors of metastatic (M+) and non-metastatic (M0) G4-MB, we performed multi-omics profiling, including RNA sequencing, proteomics, single-nucleus RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq), and spatial transcriptomics on tumor samples. Integrative analyses identified VCAN, a chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan, as the most significantly up-regulated gene in primary tumors of M+ G4-MB. High expression of this gene was correlated with poor patient prognosis. Functional assays demonstrated that VCAN promotes proliferation and invasion while inhibiting apoptosis. In addition, NR3C1 was predicted as the key activator of VCAN by Single-Cell Regulatory Network Inference and Clustering (SCENIC). High-definition spatial transcriptomics revealed that NR3C1 and VCAN are highly co-expressed within the same spatial domains. Multiplex immunofluorescence confirmed the co-localization, providing spatial evidence of their regulatory interaction. ChIP-qPCR subsequently confirmed direct binding of NR3C1 to the VCAN promoter. Knockdown of NR3C1 or VCAN suppressed invasion and proliferation and induced apoptosis of the tumor cells, which were partially reversed by VCAN overexpression. Together, these findings revealed that the NR3C1-VCAN axis played a pivotal role in the metastatic progression of G4-MB, highlighting a potential therapeutic target for high-risk patients.","42427320":"ID: 42427320\nTitle: Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration-TDP Type C With Striatal Glial Cytoplasmic Inclusions and Motor Neuron Degeneration.\nAbstract: We report an autopsy case of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD)-TDP type C with severe striatal involvement and annexin A11- and phosphorylated TDP-43-positive glial cytoplasmic inclusions. The patient developed progressive asymmetric rigidity accompanied by marked striatal atrophy and showed both upper and lower motor neuron involvement. These findings expand the clinicopathological spectrum of FTLD-TDP type C and may support the concept of an annexin A11-associated pathogenic continuum linking FTLD and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.","42427517":"ID: 42427517\nTitle: AART enables fast and accurate cross-platform proteomic translation.\nAbstract: Plasma proteomic profiling has been widely used for biomarker discovery, disease prediction and diagnosis, and patient stratification. However, technical differences across assay platforms often result in low-to-moderate agreement, limiting study reproducibility, data integration, and model transferability. Here we present AART, a cross-platform proteomic translation framework that integrates matched-protein ridge regression with proteome-wide residual learning. We benchmarked AART spanning three independent cohorts profiled using three major platforms, including Olink, SomaScan, and mass spectrometry. Across all six translation directions, AART achieved the best performance compared with baseline methods for both overlapping and non-overlapping protein translations, with a relative improvement of 92.0% on average over direct mapping and by up to 31.6% over cpiVAE, the strongest baseline. Proteins that were accurately translated and improved by AART were enriched for extracellular, vesicle-associated, and tissue-restricted plasma biology. In downstream applications, AART improved the reproducibility of proteomic association analyses relative to direct cross-platform comparison by 75.5% for type 2 diabetes and 370.6% for Alzheimer's disease. AART-enabled cohort integration enhanced diagnostic accuracy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by 92.6% compared with non-integration analysis. AART was overall one to three orders of magnitude faster than cpiVAE, facilitating biobank-scale applications. Together, these results establish AART as a fast, accurate, and scalable framework for cross-platform proteomic translation, enabling more reproducible, transferable, and integrated proteomic research.","42427717":"ID: 42427717\nTitle: HIV-1 Infection in Humanized Microglial Mice Disrupts Feeding Behavior and Circadian Rhythms with Cortical Neuroinflammation.\nAbstract: Although effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) has substantially reduced the severity of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND), the condition remains highly prevalent. Understanding HAND has been a challenge due to the lack of small animal models capable of supporting productive HIV infection in the brain. Recent advances in humanized mouse models with engrafted human glial cells now enable systemic HIV infection that extends to the central nervous system, offering a powerful platform to study HAND pathogenesis. In this study, we investigated behavioral alterations and neuropathological changes associated with HIV infection. Using home-cage monitoring, we observed that HIV-infected mice exhibited reduced feeding efficiency, consuming less food despite spending more time at the feeder, compared to uninfected controls. Additionally, infected animals displayed disrupted circadian rhythms, with a significant correlation between central nervous system viral load and increased locomotor activity during the light cycle. Neuropathological analyses revealed region-specific vulnerability, with the cortex exhibiting pronounced inflammatory and neurodegenerative changes. These findings were supported by transcriptomic profiling, which demonstrated heightened inflammatory and antiviral gene expression in the cortex, along with differentially expressed genes associated with neuropathology and behavioral deficits. Together, these results highlight distinct region-specific responses to HIV infection in the brain and establish this humanized mouse model as a valuable tool for elucidating the mechanisms underlying HAND and its associated behavioral deficits.","42427864":"ID: 42427864\nTitle: Prevalent versus incident progressive supranuclear palsy: An analysis of the frequencies of neuropathological and clinical features at U.S. Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers indicate a relatively common tauopathy of aging.\nAbstract: Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a neurodegenerative disease diagnosed according to its histopathologic pattern of tau proteinopathy (\"tauopathy\"). It is increasingly appreciated that PSP is heterogeneous in both clinical and pathological presentations. However, the prevalence of PSP subtypes, in comparison to other tauopathies, remain incompletely characterized. Here we analyzed NACC Neuropathology Data Set data aggregated from 37 U.S. Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers (ADRCs). Clinical and gold-standard neuropathologic features of autopsied participants were compared, stratifying on cognitive status at recruitment into the study. The final sample comprised 6994 individuals who were followed approximately annually for 4.0 years on average before autopsy. Among those with dementia at recruitment (n=4309), 2.9% had autopsy-confirmed corticobasal degeneration (CBD), 2.6% Pick's disease, and 4.6% PSP. By contrast, among those recruited while cognitively normal (n=1452), 0.7% had CBD, 0.1% Pick's disease, and, remarkably, 3.3% were diagnosed with PSP pathology. The relatively high frequency of PSP pathology detected among individuals recruited while cognitively normal suggests there is a subtype of PSP that is unexpectedly common in the broader population. In comparing between incident (recruited normal) and prevalent (recruited with dementia) autopsy-confirmed PSP, those with incident PSP died older (89.6 years versus 76.2 years on average). Furthermore, incident PSP pathology cases were less likely to manifest stereotypical PSP clinical features, but more likely to have parkinsonism, compared to prevalent PSP pathology cases. In a convenience sample of autopsy-confirmed PSP from the University of Kentucky ADRC (n=23), digital pathology analyses using HALO software and AI-based analytic modules revealed that PSP tau pathology was more severe in prevalent PSP, but in the putamen, incident cases had a higher proportion of tufted astrocytes and lower proportion of NFTs. In summary, incident PSP pathology is a relatively common tauopathy in older ADRC participants, often differing clinically and pathologically from prevalent PSP.","42427876":"ID: 42427876\nTitle: Grey matter degeneration during multiple sclerosis is linked to activation of neuronal necroptosis by oxidized phosphatidylcholines.\nAbstract: Oxidized phosphatidylcholines (OxPCs) are biomarkers of oxidative stress found in grey matter (GM) lesions during multiple sclerosis (MS), yet their distinct role in GM neurodegeneration remains undefined. Here we report that stereotaxic OxPC deposition in the mouse spinal cord GM induces age dependent neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration. Microglia are the predominant macrophages responding to OxPC induced GM lesions and help to mitigate acute neurodegeneration. Neuronal necroptosis activation in mouse GM lesions and neuronal upregulation of OxPCs and necroptosis activation in MS GM lesions suggest OxPC induced necroptosis promote GM degeneration during MS. In support, necroptosis inhibition ameliorates OxPC induced GM neuron loss. Finally, iron(ii)-containing heme deposition in the GM induces both OxPC formation and neuronal necroptosis activation, suggesting an endogenous upstream mechanism for generating neurotoxic OxPCs. These results highlight a plausible link between heme deposition, lipid peroxidation, and neuronal loss, and that necroptosis inhibition could help prevent GM neurodegeneration during MS.","42427881":"ID: 42427881\nTitle: Submillimeter postmortem and in vivo diffusion and susceptibility magnetic resonance imaging to characterize cortical micro- and meso-structures.\nAbstract: The human cerebral cortex consists of anatomically and functionally distinct regions defined by heterogeneous cytoarchitectonic, myelin-related microstructural organization. Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides a noninvasive framework to resolve subtle regional differences across the cortical mantle. Among different MRI contrasts, diffusion and susceptibility MRI of the brain provide complementary sensitivity to micro-, meso-, and macro-structural organization. However, it remains unclear which fine-scale cortical patterns, typically observed within postmortem scans, are preserved in vivo at matched submillimeter resolution, given limited acquisition time and physiological noise. In this study, we performed a comparative, atlas-based quantification of high-resolution human brain MRI images acquired postmortem and in vivo at approximately 0.5 mm isotropic resolution, focusing on diffusion fractional anisotropy (FA) and tissue magnetic susceptibility (χ) derived from quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM). For postmortem imaging, diffusion MRI was performed on the left hemisphere from a 71 y/o male using a 3T Connectome 2.0 system, while multi-orientation susceptibility MRI was performed at 7T. In vivo datasets were acquired with diffusion MRI using the signal-to-noise ratio-efficient, distortion-free Romer-EPTI acquisition from a healthy volunteer, 27 y/o female, on the same 3T Connectome, and susceptibility MRI on a 7T system at matched submillimeter resolutions. Using OpenMAP-T1 with the JHU-MNI (Eve) Level 4 parcellation, we performed atlas-based analyses on FA and χ, with additional cortical surface mapping to characterize micro- and meso-structural heterogeneities within the cortical mantle. We then assessed the correspondence between postmortem and in vivo measured metrics. Atlas-based cortical surface mapping revealed consistent anatomical variations in both quantitative MRI metrics, with consistently elevated FA and χ values in the precentral and posterior cortical regions relative to surrounding association cortices, while divergent patterns in the cingulate cortex (higher FA with lower χ values) were also observed. Region-wise comparisons between postmortem and in vivo metrics in the left hemispheric cortical regions demonstrated moderate correspondence for FA and χ values (Pearson's r = 0.52 [p = 0.02] and 0.53 [p = 0.01], respectively), despite existing biological and technical variations. Together, these findings provide some initial insight into how quantitative diffusion and susceptibility MRI contrast patterns may translate from high-fidelity postmortem imaging to in vivo acquisitions. Combined submillimeter postmortem and in vivo diffusion and susceptibility MRI in the present study can provide a comprehensive anatomical reference for cortical microstructure mapping and support future translations between postmortem and in vivo neuroimaging studies.","42428129":"ID: 42428129\nTitle: Association between motor cortex grey matter loss and inability to control an ECoG-based implanted Brain-Computer Interface in ALS.\nAbstract: The field of implantable Brain-Computer Interfaces (iBCIs) is rapidly advancing, with individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) as key beneficiaries. However, ALS-related cortical degeneration may impair iBCI effectiveness. This study investigated whether structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and functional MRI (fMRI) metrics are associated with the quality of electrocorticography (ECoG) signals critical for iBCI use. Six late-stage ALS participants and 76 controls underwent T1-weighted structural MRI and task-based fMRI during right-hand movement or attempts thereof. ECoG data of ALS participants was benchmarked using ECoG data acquired in epilepsy patients. Grey matter thickness in the sensorimotor cortex and fMRI activation in the motor-hand area were measured. Four ALS participants showed >0.4 mm thinning in the precentral gyrus, while the postcentral gyrus was spared. ECoG signal quality was significantly associated with precentral grey matter thickness, but not with fMRI activity. These findings suggest that presurgical assessment of precentral grey matter thickness could potentially prove useful for iBCI candidate selection in advanced ALS. People with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) can lose the ability to move and speak, but their thinking often remains intact. Implantable brain-computer interfaces (iBCIs) can help by translating brain signals into commands for communication devices. However, ALS damages the motor cortex, which may reduce the quality of these signals. In this study, we examined brain scans and electrical recordings from six people with advanced ALS. We found that thinning of the motor cortex was linked to weaker brain signals needed for iBCI control, while functional MRI activity was less predictive. This suggests that measuring motor cortex thickness before surgery could help identify who will benefit most from an iBCI, improving treatment decisions and future clinical trials. We examine presurgical MRI/fMRI and ECoG recordings from people with advanced ALS receiving implanted brain-computer interfaces. Motor cortex thinning is associated with poorer ECoG signal quality, suggesting cortical thickness may help identify candidates likely to benefit.","42428516":"ID: 42428516\nTitle: Peritumoral brain zone oxygen extraction fraction is associated with tumor Ki-67 index in untreated glioblastoma.\nAbstract: The non-contrast-enhancing peritumoral brain zone (PBZ) contributes to glioblastoma progression but remains incompletely characterized by structural MRI. We tested whether PBZ oxygen extraction fraction (OEF) derived from dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) MRI is associated with the Ki‑67 proliferation index at the patient level. In this retrospective analysis, we analyzed 80 adults with untreated IDH-wildtype glioblastoma with preoperative DSC and diffusion MRI. Mean values of paired regions of interest were extracted from non-contrast-enhancing T2/FLAIR-hyperintense PBZ, the contrast-enhancing tumor core, and contralateral normal-appearing white matter (NAWM). PBZ and CE to NAWM ratios for OEF, capillary transit time heterogeneity, cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen, cerebral blood volume, and apparent diffusion coefficient were computed after ComBat harmonization. These ratios were subsequently correlated with Ki-67 using Spearman's rank correlation. PBZ OEF demonstrated a positive correlation with Ki-67 (Spearman ρ = 0.27, P = .014). In contrast, other PBZ and all CE imaging ratios were not associated with Ki-67 after multiple testing. In regression models including CE OEF, PBZ OEF remained associated with Ki‑67 (P = .041) and improved model fit (ΔR2 = 0.094). Higher DSC-derived PBZ OEF ratio was modestly but significantly associated with higher tumor Ki-67 in untreated IDH-wildtype glioblastoma, suggesting that PBZ OEF captures physiologic variation in non-contrast-enhancing tissue beyond the contrast-enhancing tumor core. Given the lack of spatial co-registration between PBZ and pathology sampling, prospective validation with spatially matched histology and outcome endpoints is warranted.","42429025":"ID: 42429025\nTitle: Papillary Tumour of the Pineal Region, in a Child With a Germline PTEN Pathogenic Variant, Arisen in the Fourth Ventricle.\nAbstract: We describe a unique case of papillary tumour of the pineal region (PTPR) arising in the fourth ventricle without any demonstrable anatomical continuity with the pineal region, in a 2-year-old male patient harbouring a germline PTEN pathogenic variant. This case arisen in the fourth ventricle shows epigenetic characteristics consistent with PTPR, suggesting the possibility that PTPR develops outside the pineal region. The tumour was composed of epithelioid-looking papillary structures (A, Haematoxylin and eosin [H&E]), intermingled with more densely cellular areas displaying perivascular pseudorosettes (B, H&E). Neoplastic cells resulted immunopositive for GFAP (C), CD56/NCAM (D) and focally positive for cytokeratin 18 (E) and showed dot-like immunostaining for EMA (F). DNA methylation profiling using the Bethesda Classifier version 2.0 demonstrated that the tumour clustered with PTPR-B in the UMAP analysis (G). CNV plot of the tumour showed the isolated loss of chromosome 10 (H).","42429181":"ID: 42429181\nTitle: Minute-Scale Repeated Metabolic Probing of Living Cells Enabled by Rapid Parahydrogen-Based Hyperpolarization.\nAbstract: Hyperpolarized (HP) 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy enables real-time observation of metabolic fluxes but is typically limited to single-shot measurements due to complex preparation procedures and low experimental throughput. Here, we established a rapid and experimentally accessible workflow for temporally controlled HP measurements in living cells. Using SABRE-SHEATH at 0.4 µT, we achieved 7.7% ± 0.2% 13C polarization of 50 mM [1-13C]pyruvate within 60 s. Simple 1:50 dilution with phosphate-buffered D2O yielded cell-compatible solutions that retained 5.3% ± 0.4% polarization of 1.3 mM pyruvate without multi-step purification. Combined with a simplified agarose bead immobilization approach, this enabled four injections of HP pyruvate into the same HeLa cell population within 7 min. Under rapid (≈2 min) reinjection intervals, the pyruvate-to-lactate conversion progressively declined, whereas stable metabolic conversion was maintained at 20 min intervals with intermittent cell medium perfusion. These findings demonstrate that rapid repeated substrate delivery can transiently exhaust cellular metabolic conversion capacity. This experimentally accessible operating mode enables the study of short-term metabolic dynamics that remain obscured in conventional single-shot HP-NMR or long timescale thermally polarized NMR measurements.","42429919":"ID: 42429919\nTitle: IGF2BP3 mediates the mRNA upregulation of NLRP3 to promote parathyroid cell proliferation in chronic kidney disease via an m⁶A-dependent manner.\nAbstract: To investigate the underlying mechanism of NLRP3 in the pathogenesis of parathyroid hyperplasia. Parathyroid glands (PGs) (n = 35) were obtained from 10 maintenance hemodialysis patients undergoing parathyroidectomy. A secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) model was induced in rats by 5/6 nephrectomy followed by a high‑phosphate diet. Serum levels of calcium, phosphorus, creatinine, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and intact parathyroid hormone (PTH) were measured. The expression of IGF2BP3 and NLRP3 was evaluated using quantitative reverse‑transcription polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting. NLRP3 mRNA stability was examined through RNA decay assays, and its translation was assessed by polysome profiling. RNA immunoprecipitation was performed to confirm the binding of IGF2BP3 to NLRP3 mRNA, while N⁶‑methyladenosine (m⁶A) modification levels in NLRP3 mRNA were measured via m⁶A‑RIP. NLRP3 expression was detected in pathological parathyroid tissues from chronic kidney disease patients with SHPT. Compared with less severe diffuse hyperplastic nodules, NLRP3 expression was significantly higher in nodular hyperplastic PG tissues. In SHPT rats, both IGF2BP3 and NLRP3 were upregulated in PG tissues. Knockdown of IGF2BP3 or NLRP3 reduced serum PTH levels and suppressed PG hyperplasia in SHPT rats. IGF2BP3 regulated NLRP3 expression in PGs through m⁶A‑dependent mechanisms by modulating NLRP3 mRNA stability and translation. NLRP3 overexpression reversed the phenotypic effects of IGF2BP3 knockdown in PG tissues of SHPT rats. IGF2BP3 enhances NLRP3 mRNA stability and translation via m⁶A modification, thereby aggravating SHPT and parathyroid hyperplasia.","42430091":"ID: 42430091\nTitle: The Role of PGC-1α in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Molecular Mechanisms, Translational Challenges, and Therapeutic Potential.\nAbstract: Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) are progressive disorders in which mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, proteostasis failure, neuroinflammation, and synaptic damage progressively interact to drive neuronal vulnerability. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha (PGC-1α) links metabolic adaptation to stress-response pathways that are repeatedly disrupted in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, polyglutamine (PolyQ) disorders, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Rather than providing only an updated catalogue of studies, this review organizes the evidence into a cross-disease rheostat framework that explains why PGC-1α modulation is protective in some settings but incomplete or maladaptive in others. Current findings indicate that PGC-1α supports mitochondrial biogenesis, oxidative phosphorylation, antioxidant defense, mitophagy, autophagy, protein quality control, and inflammatory balance. However, its effects are highly context dependent. In several models, restoration of PGC-1α-related signaling improves mitochondrial function and reduces neuronal injury, whereas broad, sustained, or cell-inappropriate activation may produce limited benefit or undesirable outcomes. These observations suggest that PGC-1α is not a simple neuroprotective switch, but a flexible regulatory hub whose therapeutic value depends on cell type, isoform profile, disease stage, and activation level. Emerging strategies, including small-molecule modulators, gene delivery, antisense-based approaches, nanoparticle systems, and exercise-related interventions, remain largely preclinical and face major barriers related to CNS delivery, pathway selectivity, dose and cell-type control, peripheral safety, and validated target-engagement biomarkers. Nevertheless, clinical translation requires stronger causal validation, reliable target-engagement biomarkers, selective delivery methods, and long-term safety assessment. Future research should focus on precision-based modulation of PGC-1α to determine when and how this pathway can be safely used for disease modification. Such a careful approach may help transform PGC-1α from a broad experimental target into a clinically relevant strategy for well-defined neurodegenerative phenotypes.","42430493":"ID: 42430493\nTitle: Modeling Parkinson's pathology in human iPSC dopaminergic neurons uncovers key mechanisms of Lewy body formation and heterogeneity.\nAbstract: The aggregation of alpha-synuclein (aSyn) into intraneuronal inclusions of heterogeneous morphology, known as Lewy bodies (LBs), is a defining hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD); yet, our understanding of the mechanisms underpinning their formation and heterogeneity remains incomplete. Here, we present a human isogenic induced pluripotent stem cell-derived dopaminergic neuron (iDA) model that faithfully recapitulates the diverse biochemical, morphological, and ultrastructural features of LB neuropathology. The iDA model accurately reproduces the temporal relationships between neuritic and cell-body aSyn pathology and recapitulates the proteome, posttranslational modifications, and morphological diversity of aSyn aggregates found in human PD tissue. Moreover, our work provides critical insight into how different pathways to aSyn fibrillization and the complex interaction between aSyn fibrils and membranous organelles shape the morphological diversity of LB-like inclusions. This model represents a versatile platform to investigate the mechanisms of pathology formation, maturation, and neuronal dysfunction and to develop diagnostics and therapeutics that account for the diversity of aSyn pathology in PD and related synucleinopathies.","42430835":"ID: 42430835\nTitle: Glymphatic dysfunction in neurodegeneration: From impaired clearance to mechanism-driven therapeutic innovation.\nAbstract: Glymphatic system refers to a system that involves perivascular clearance mechanisms within the brain, which are crucial for the elimination of neurotoxic proteins such as amyloid-β (Aβ) and tau proteins in Alzheimer's disease (AD), α-synuclein in Parkinson's disease (PD), and mutant huntingtin (mHTT) in Huntington's disease (HD). There is mounting evidence suggesting that glymphatic dysfunction is an important cause of neurodegenerative diseases, characterized by failure of cerebrospinal fluid-interstitial fluid (CSF-ISF) exchange due to abnormal clearance. Mechanistically, this dysfunction is affected by aging, astroglial aquaporin-4 (AQP4) depolarization, vascular impairment, sleep abnormalities, oxidative damage, and neuroinflammation. Additionally, aberrant glymphatic flow acts as a crucial link between peripheral and central pathologies, amplifying neurodegeneration via altered solute transport and inflammation signaling. Glymphatic dysfunction has been found to be involved in diseases such as AD, PD and HD, thus indicating the widespread significance of glymphatic pathology. Therapeutically, targeting glymphatic function through modulation of AQP4 polarization, improving sleep-dependent clearance, and decreasing oxidative and inflammatory mechanisms may provide promising strategy for disease modification. This review provides a comparative and mechanistic overview of glymphatic dysfunction across AD, PD, and HD, highlighting peripheral-central interactions, biomarkers, imaging approaches, and therapeutic strategies, while addressing unresolved issues related to transport mechanisms, causality versus epiphenomenon, and translational limitations.","42431020":"ID: 42431020\nTitle: Clinical studies in 82 individuals with valosin-containing protein (VCP) associated multisystem proteinopathy and literature review.\nAbstract: Valosin-containing protein (VCP) pathogenic variants cause a multisystem proteinopathy characterized by myopathy, Paget disease of bone, frontotemporal dementia, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We evaluated 82 affected individuals, 14 presymptomatic carriers, and 36 unaffected first-degree relatives from 48 families to identify sensitive measures for disease monitoring. Mean age of onset was ∼42 years for myopathy, Paget disease, or ALS, and 53 years for dementia. Functional assessments included the Inclusion Body Myositis Functional Rating Scale (IBMFRS), ALSFRS-R, Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), and six-minute walk test (6MWT). Affected individuals demonstrated progressive functional decline, with IBMFRS decreasing 1.9% annually, FSS increasing 4.4%, and 6MWT decreasing 6% annually when modeled against disease duration. Women declined more rapidly on IBMFRS but showed slower ambulatory and fatigue progression. Potential genotype-specific effects were observed, with earlier onset and shorter survival in p.Arg155Cys compared to later onset in p.Arg155His. Strong correlations among IBMFRS, FSS, and 6MWT indicate these as accessible endpoints for longitudinal monitoring and clinical trials. Rapid decline with ALS and dementia necessitates multidisciplinary support, while longer survival after myopathy or Paget onset offers a window for preventive and supportive interventions.","42431352":"ID: 42431352\nTitle: Physical activity and lncRNA-mediated regulation in Parkinson's disease: Mechanistic insights and translational perspectives.\nAbstract: Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by dopaminergic neurodegeneration, α-synuclein aggregation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and neuroinflammation contributing to motor and non-motor impairment. Beyond pharmacological management, structured physical activity has been associated with biological adaptations relevant to these processes, including modulation of neurotrophic signaling, mitochondrial function, and inflammatory pathways. Emerging evidence suggests that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) participate in these responses through transcriptional and epigenetic regulation, although current findings remain heterogeneous and largely derived from preclinical models. Limited human data indicate potential associations, but their clinical relevance is not yet established. This review synthesizes current evidence linking physical activity to lncRNA-associated mechanisms in PD, with emphasis on mitochondrial regulation, neuroinflammation, and synaptic function. Key translational considerations and methodological limitations are discussed, highlighting the need for mechanistically grounded human studies.","42431519":"ID: 42431519\nTitle: USP18 regulates skeletal muscle regeneration independently of its deISGylation activity.\nAbstract: USP18 is a multifunctional protein that attenuates type I interferon (IFN-I) signalling and regulates ISG15-mediated ISGylation. Although USP18 has been suggested to suppress myogenic differentiation in vitro, its role in muscle regeneration and inflammatory muscle disease remains unclear. This study aimed to define the spatial localization and functional contribution of USP18 and ISG15 in inflamed and regenerating muscle. USP18 function in myogenesis was examined using inducible knockout and catalytic-inactive mutant muscle cell models. Spatial expression of USP18 and ISG15 was analyzed by quantitative imaging in mouse models of muscular dystrophy, cardiotoxin-induced injury, and healthy muscle, with validation in dermatomyositis patient biopsies. USP18 depletion enhanced myogenesis and mitochondrial activity in vitro. Importantly, a catalytic-inactive USP18 mutant regulated myogenesis comparably to the wild-type protein, demonstrating that USP18 acts independently of its deISGylation activity. In vivo, USP18 and ISG15 expression diverged in low-inflammatory regions but colocalized in highly inflamed regenerative areas, highlighting context-dependent regulation. Regenerating myofibres exhibited high USP18 expression in the absence of ISG15, whereas fibrotic regions displayed persistent ISG15 with reduced USP18 levels. In vitro, USP18 increased MYOG expression during early differentiation while suppressing mature myosin heavy chain expression, indicating that USP18 promotes early myogenic commitment but limits myofibre maturation. USP18 acts as a context-dependent regulator of muscle regeneration independent of its deISGylation function. These findings identify USP18 as a dual modulator of myogenesis and highlight its potential as a therapeutic target in inflammatory muscle disease.","42431556":"ID: 42431556\nTitle: Fisetin prevents deterioration of cellular functions in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis variants G262R and P438L of SQSTM1 in SH-SY5Y cells.\nAbstract: Oxidative stress is widely accepted as one of the important factors contributing to neurodegeneration, leading to fatal neurodegenerative diseases (NDD) such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Since flavonoids possess antioxidant properties, we investigated whether Fisetin (FS) and Quercetin (QR) protected cells from oxidative stress arising from pathogenic mutations G262R (G > A) and P438L (C > T) of SQSTM1 found in Indian ALS patients. SQSTM1 codes for p62 protein and is involved in multiple signaling pathways through its various domains. We studied changes in cell viability and cellular functions using immunoblotting, confocal microscopy, immunoprecipitation and FACS analysis in the presence and absence of FS and QR. Supplementation with FS and QR in SH-SY5Y cells expressing SQS-wild type and mutants increased cell viability and decreased ROS formation. Also, Nrf2 protein levels increased to offset oxidative stress response. In addition, we studied the effect of FS on the nuclear-cytoplasmic distribution of TDP-43 protein, which serves as a hallmark for ALS. FS corrected the nuclear-cytoplasm translocation of TDP-43 protein and decreased late apoptosis in mutants. Our study illustrates that both FS and QR shield cells from oxidative stress, and that FS imparted better protection against the pathogenic effect of SQSTM1 mutants in SH-SY5Y neuronal cells.","42431841":"ID: 42431841\nTitle: PML in 2026: beyond recognition and towards treatment.\nAbstract: ","42431876":"ID: 42431876\nTitle: HMGA proteins in the nervous system: role in brain tumorigenesis and neurodegeneration.\nAbstract: High Mobility Group A (HMGA) proteins function as non-histone chromatin-associated architectural regulators that modulate gene transcription by modifying chromatin structure rather than binding DNA in a sequence-specific manner. By altering chromatin conformation, HMGA proteins coordinate complex transcriptional programs essential in both physiological and pathological conditions. This review highlights their emerging roles in the context of the nervous system, brain tumorigenesis, and neurodegeneration. We discuss how HMGA-mediated chromatin remodeling and transcriptional regulation influence neurodevelopmental processes, regulating neural stem cell proliferation, differentiation, and lineage specification. We also highlight evidence linking HMGA dysregulation to malignant transformation and progression of brain tumors, where these proteins support oncogenic transcriptional networks. Finally, we explore their possible involvement in molecular pathways associated with neurodegenerative disorders. By integrating findings from developmental neurobiology, oncology, and neurodegeneration research, we aim to provide a comprehensive overview of HMGA proteins as pivotal regulators of neural homeostasis and highlights their potential as biomarkers and therapeutic targets in neurological diseases.","42432783":"ID: 42432783\nTitle: Cross-disease LC-MS/MS plasma proteomics identifies reproducible shared and disease-enriched biomarker signatures in neurodegenerative disorders.\nAbstract: Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) exhibit considerable molecular heterogeneity, making it difficult to pinpoint robust, disease-specific biomarkers. Although proteomic studies have deepened our understanding of individual disorders, systematic cross-disease comparisons with cross-platform validation remain scarce, especially for rare conditions like spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA). To address this gap, we conducted a comparative plasma proteomic analysis using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) in 264 participants across major neurodegenerative and related diagnostic groups, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), SBMA, and cognitively healthy controls. This unified framework allowed us to capture both disease-specific and shared protein signatures across neurodegenerative conditions. Candidate proteins were then validated in the UK Biobank (Olink Explore) and the Global Neurodegeneration Proteomics Consortium (SomaScan). Of 23 proteins assessed in the UK Biobank, four unique proteins (yielding six disease-protein associations) showed nominally significant and directionally concordant changes; of 20 proteins represented by 27 probes tested in the Global Neurodegeneration Proteomics Consortium, seven proteins reached nominal significance, all with full directional concordance across both cohorts. Notably, IGFBP2 was consistently elevated in AD and PD across independent datasets, pointing to shared metabolic dysregulation, while ADIPOQ showed parallel increases in the same conditions, reinforcing convergent shifts in energy metabolism. By contrast, CRTAC1 and COMP were selectively reduced in motor neuron diseases, suggesting disease-enriched alterations in extracellular matrix composition. Taken together, our findings provide a cross-disease, cross-platform framework for uncovering reproducible proteomic biomarkers and shed light on both overlapping and distinct molecular pathways in neurodegeneration.","42434198":"ID: 42434198\nTitle: Quantifying motor unit loss prior to functional impairment in muscles affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: The compound muscle action potential (CMAP) scan is a non-invasive method for deriving motor unit number estimates (MUNE) to track disease progression in muscles affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). It remains to be established whether and how long motor unit loss precedes functional impairment. In 56 patients with ALS, we compared the longitudinal trajectories of MUNE derived from thenar CMAP scans, and fine motor function (FMF) using a functional rating scale. Linear and sigmoidal disease trajectories were modelled from which time differences were estimated between these measures to reach their half-maximum scores. The normalized linear decline per month was 0.02 (95% CI 0.01 to 0.03) for FMF and 0.03 (95% CI 0.03 to 0.04) for MUNE. Half-maximum of FMF was reached after 26.3 months (95% CI 18.9 to 35.1) for the linear model, while MUNE had a shorter time required to reach 50% of its maximum with 13.0 months (95% CI 10.3 to 16.4). The head-to-head comparison between FMF and MUNE showed that MUNE values reached 50% of its maximum 13.1 months (95% CI 7.0-20.8) earlier. Results were similar for sigmoidal disease trajectories. Simulated disease trajectories of MUNE values derived from CMAP scans in muscles affected by ALS indicated that MUNE may reach 50% of its maximum in approximately 60% of the time compared to functional impairment. These explorative findings underscore how neurophysiological measures may be of use for early disease monitoring, with relevance for both care and research settings.","42434299":"ID: 42434299\nTitle: Microbiota-mediated mechanisms of natural products in atherosclerosis: focus on metabolic and inflammatory pathways.\nAbstract: Atherosclerosis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory vascular disease characterized by lipid accumulation, endothelial dysfunction, immune dysregulation, and plaque formation. Beyond conventional lipid-related mechanisms, gut microbiota dysbiosis and microbiota-derived metabolites have emerged as important regulators of atherogenesis. Natural products, including polyphenols, flavonoids, alkaloids, fatty acids, polysaccharides, saponins, and terpenoids, may modulate AS by reshaping gut microbial ecology and metabolic outputs. This narrative review qualitatively synthesized English-language studies published from 2016 to 2026, with emphasis on recent preclinical and emerging clinical evidence. Literature was retrieved from PubMed and Google Scholar using terms related to natural products, gut microbiota, and atherosclerosis. Evidence was integrated across natural product categories, microbial metabolites, host signaling pathways, preclinical models, clinical observations, and translational limitations. Natural products consistently acted on convergent microbiota-dependent pathways rather than isolated mechanisms. They reduced trimethylamine/trimethylamine N-oxide production, promoted short-chain fatty acid generation, remodeled bile acid metabolism, and modulated microbial tryptophan-derived metabolites. These metabolic changes were associated with improved intestinal barrier integrity, suppression of TLR4/NF-κB and NLRP3-mediated inflammation, immune rebalancing, reduced oxidative stress, enhanced cholesterol efflux, and attenuation of plaque-related phenotypes. Polyphenols and berberine showed relatively stronger mechanistic support, whereas polysaccharides, saponins, terpenoids, and complex formulas remain mainly exploratory. Most evidence derives from animal and in vitro studies, while clinical studies remain limited by small samples, short follow-up, heterogeneous interventions, surrogate endpoints, and insufficient causal validation. Natural products provide an integrated framework for targeting the gut microbiota-metabolite-vascular pathology axis in AS. Although current evidence supports their biological plausibility and adjunctive therapeutic potential, standardized preparations, causal microbiome validation, multi-omics-based biomarkers, and well-designed clinical trials with vascular or cardiovascular endpoints are required before clinical translation.","42434351":"ID: 42434351\nTitle: Region-specific Transcriptomic Signatures in Alzheimer's Disease: A Meta-analysis of Vulnerable Brain Regions Reveals MicroRNA-hub Gene Regulatory Networks.\nAbstract: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by progressive neurodegeneration in regionally vulnerable brain areas, yet molecular insights into early pathogenic mechanisms remain limited. We conducted a meta-analysis of transcriptomic datasets from brain regions affected in early-to-moderate AD - including entorhinal cortex, CA1 hippocampus, angular gyrus, and frontal cortex synaptoneurosomes - using data from seven mRNA and one microRNA (miRNA) microarray studies (GSE16759, GSE110226, GSE37264, GSE26972, GSE36980, GSE37263, GSE39420, and GSE157239). Preprocessing included background correction, log2 transformation, quantile normalization, and batch correction via ComBat. Differentially expressed features were defined as false discovery rate <0.05 and | logFC| ≥ 1.23 (genes) or ≥ 2 (miRNAs). We identified 172 differentially expressed genes (122 upregulated and 50 downregulated) and 82 significant miRNAs. Hub genes included Inositol-trisphosphate 3-kinase B (ITPKB), Synaptotagmin 1, Dystrobrevin alpha (DTNA), X Inactive Specific Transcript, and Regulator of G protein signaling 4 (RGS4). Functional enrichment highlighted calcium signaling, synaptic failure, and neuroinflammation. Notably, hsa-miR-30d-5p was predicted to target both ITPKB and DTNA, suggesting a regulatory axis linking miRNA dysregulation to calcium dyshomeostasis. Receiver operating characteristic analysis revealed that only RGS4 showed moderate discriminative capacity (area under the curve [AUC] =0.70), while other hub genes (e.g., ITPKB, AUC = 0.40) exhibited below-chance performance, underscoring the limitations of single-gene classifiers in postmortem tissue. This study provides mechanistic hypotheses - rather than diagnostic biomarkers - by uncovering region-specific, miRNA-mediated regulatory networks in AD-affected brain tissues. Future validation in accessible biofluids is essential before clinical translation.","42434808":"ID: 42434808\nTitle: Brain targeting and trafficking of extracellular vesicles in central nervous system diseases: a therapeutic roadmap.\nAbstract: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) mediate intercellular signaling in the central nervous system (CNS) by transferring lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids among neurons, glia, endothelium, and immune cells. Brain targeting depends on a linked sequence: EV ligands and adsorbed protein coronas engage receptor modules, select endocytic routes, determine intracellular fate, and define the therapeutic readouts. These fates include lysosomal degradation, recycling, rare cytosolic delivery, or transport across the blood-brain barrier (BBB). In disease, the same pathways can disseminate proteopathic seeds and amplify neuroinflammation. Heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) and LDL receptor family members, including low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1), regulate tau, α-synuclein, and amyloid-β handling. Phosphatidylserine readers and complement shape myeloid sink capture and inflammatory output. Integrin, tetraspanin, and ICAM-1 nanoclusters influence avidity, organotropism, and immune suppression. At the BBB, endothelial HSPGs, LRP1, and transferrin receptor (TfR) support receptor-mediated uptake, motivating engineered ligands such as rabies virus glycoprotein-derived peptides, Angiopep-2, and TfR binders. However, endosomal escape remains a major kinetic barrier to nucleic acid delivery. We synthesize these principles across Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, glioblastoma, and demyelinating disease, and outline design and assay standards needed to translate EV biology into safe, manufacturable CNS therapeutics.","42434900":"ID: 42434900\nTitle: Amyloid-related imaging abnormalities after immunotherapy: How might brain microvascular basement membrane components be involved?\nAbstract: Basement membrane components are integral to the physiologic function of cerebral microvessels. Immunotherapy (including by the use of lecanemab) in Alzheimer's disease patients may result in vascular complications identified by neuroimaging (ARIA-E and ARIA-H). This pilot study (on a relatively small number of human brain specimens) suggests one mechanism might be through the effects of lecanemab on a collagen component of said microvessel walls. It utilizes microvessels isolated from human brains (of Alzheimer's disease patients) and maintained in a viable state, to examine this mechanism using novel biochemical and molecular approaches. These yield preliminary evidence of how lecanemab may influence a specific component of the cerebral microvasculature and suggest other studies that may be used to address this important question.","42434904":"ID: 42434904\nTitle: PDE4A Knockdown Rescues Alcohol-Induced Cognitive Impairment and Synaptic Dysfunction via the cAMP/PKA/CREB Pathway.\nAbstract: Alcoholic dementia (AlD) is a severe neurological disorder with no effective treatment. Development of pan-phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) inhibitors for clinical treatment of neurological conditions has been hampered by emetic side effects primarily mediated by PDE4D, one of the four subtypes of PDE4. Although PDE4A was shown to be upregulated by chronic alcohol exposure, its therapeutic relevance to AlD remains unclear. A stable mouse model of AlD was established in 3-month-old 3xTg-AD mice using a free-choice two-bottle protocol (25% alcohol) for 19 weeks. Mice received either rolipram injections for 3 weeks or PDE4A knockdown for 6 weeks. Cognitive function was assessed using the Morris water maze (MWM), novel object recognition (NOR), and Y-maze tests. Hippocampal neuropathology-including Aβ deposition, synaptic integrity, Tau phosphorylation (at Ser214/Ser404), and neuronal apoptosis-was evaluated by immunofluorescence or immunohistochemistry. Changes in key proteins of the cAMP/PKA/CREB signaling pathway were analyzed by Western blotting. This study demonstrated that selectively targeting PDE4A rescued cognitive and neuropathological deficits in a validated mouse model of AlD. Behavioral tests showed that PDE4A knockdown significantly improved spatial memory and cognition in the Morris Water Maze (MWM), novel object recognition, and the Y maze in the AlD mice. Pathological analysis revealed that PDE4A knockdown reduced amyloid-beta (Aβ) deposition and phosphorylated Tau levels. Furthermore, it restored synaptic integrity, as evidenced by the upregulation of PSD95 and Synaptophysin, enhanced dendritic complexity, and increased spine density, while also exerting neuroprotective effects by suppressing neuronal apoptosis in AlD mice. Mechanistically, the therapeutic benefits of PDE4A knockdown were mediated through the reactivation of the critically impaired cAMP/PKA/CREB signaling pathway, leading to elevated cAMP levels, increased PKA activity, and enhanced phosphorylation of CREB. Our findings established PDE4A as one of the key AlD pathological drivers and identified its selective inhibition as a novel and promising therapeutic strategy for AlD, offering a viable approach to circumvent the adverse effects associated with broad-spectrum PDE4 inhibition.","42435226":"ID: 42435226\nTitle: IGF2BP1 modulates ZDHHC5-mediated NLRP3 inflammasome activation to promote mitochondrial damage and foam cell formation of vascular smooth muscle cells.\nAbstract: Smooth muscle-derived foam cell formation is a key to atherosclerosis (AS) development. Mitochondrial damage is involved in AS pathogenesis S. Here, effects of ZDHHC5 on mitochondrial damage and foam cell formation of vascular smooth muscle cells were evaluated. Expressions of mRNA and protein were determined by RT-qPCR and Western blot. ORO and Nile red staining evaluated foam cell formation. Mito tracker Green and Mito Tracker Red probes evaluated mitochondrial integrity. Electron microscopy observed mitochondrial morphology. Cytoplasmic mtDNA was quantified by mtDNA release assay. Acyl-biotin exchange assay tested palmitoylation level. Co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP) detected interaction between ZDHHC5 and NLRP3. RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) and RNA pull down verified interaction between ZDHHC5 and IGF2BP1. Methylated RNA immunoprecipitation (MeRIP) assessed m6A level on ZDHHC5. ApoE-/- mouse model of AS was constructed. Histological analysis of atherosclerotic lesions was performed. Levels of IL-1β and IL-18 in serum were detected by ELISA. NLRP3 depletion reduced damage to mitochondria within foam cells derived from smooth muscle. Inhibiting NLRP3 palmitoylation hindered NLRP3 inflammasome activation. ZDHHC5 triggered NLRP3 activation through enhancing NLRP3 palmitoylation. ZDHHC5 exacerbated mitochondrial damage via activating NLRP3 inflammasome. IGF2BP1 enhanced stability and expression of ZDHHC5 mRNA in a m6A-dependent way. IGF2BP1 triggered NLRP3-mediated mitochondrial damage and amplified AS by upregulating ZDHHC5 in ApoE-/- mice. IGF2BP1, ZDHHC5, and NLRP3 function as biomarkers for early detection of AS. IGF2BP1 regulates ZDHHC5-mediated NLRP3 inflammasome activation, thereby enhancing mitochondrial damage and foam cell formation in vascular smooth muscle cells, which provides new therapeutic targets for AS.","42435333":"ID: 42435333\nTitle: NORG - Nitrogen ORGanizer: a novel web-based system for cryopreservation and freezer management.\nAbstract: The preservation of samples, whether they are from humans, cell lines, animals, plants, or other resources, usually follows a similar process. They are packaged in appropriate containers, whether tubes for cryogenic containers or boxes in freezers or other systems. For this biological sample database to be and remain useful, the samples must be appropriately cataloged and consecutively maintained in a document. After all, only when it is clear where which sample is located, the biological database has a value. In many cases this documentation is done in local spreadsheets and saved in e.g. CSV or XLSX format. In some cases, there are even handwritten records to comprehend where which sample is located. The intention behind a biological database is mainly the collection of rare material, but also the withdrawal of this material from the storage for further analysis, partly in-house but presumably also with external cooperation partners. If a sample is now taken from a container that has already been completely filled and stored, this empty space can only be re-allocated with a sample with great administrative effort, since new samples would otherwise be stored in the container that is currently active. With NORG we address this problem. NORG offers a stand-alone software solution via webservices to catalog e.g. nitrogen tanks and store the contents digitally with a color-coding for the filling level of the storages. In addition, NORG can trace who sent which sample to whom and when, for example to have it analyzed by a cooperation partner.","42435587":"ID: 42435587\nTitle: Precision therapeutics and innovative clinical trial design in neurodegenerative diseases.\nAbstract: Neurodegenerative diseases are biologically heterogeneous disorders characterized by progressive neuronal dysfunction, overlapping molecular pathologies, and limited disease-modifying therapies. Advances in biomarker development, molecular staging, and precision medicine are reshaping therapeutic strategies and clinical trial design across Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, and related disorders. This review summarizes emerging therapeutic approaches, including monoclonal antibodies targeting protein aggregation, immune-modulating and metabolic interventions, antisense oligonucleotides, gene replacement and genome-editing strategies, stem cell-based therapies, and neurosurgical delivery platforms and neuromodulation technologies. It also examines evolving clinical trial methodologies such as biomarker-enriched recruitment, adaptive and delayed-start designs, platform trials, decentralized models, and master protocols. Additional emphasis is placed on diagnostic biomarkers, multimodal artificial-intelligence pipelines, systems-biology perspectives, network-based therapeutic strategies, and the reproducibility and interpretability requirements for computational tools. Despite recent progress, major challenges remain, including biological heterogeneity, limited translatability of preclinical models, delivery barriers, long-term safety concerns, and inequities in access to biomarker-based care and trial participation. Future directions will require combination therapies, integrated biomarker pipelines, preventive strategies, and pragmatic trial systems capable of translating biological advances into durable and equitable clinical benefit.","42435662":"ID: 42435662\nTitle: Relative importance of blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease-specific neurodegeneration and cognitive decline.\nAbstract: Although blood-based biomarkers are now available for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease (AD), the best biomarker for AD-specific neurodegeneration and cognitive decline remains unclear. This study aimed to determine the relative importance of four plasma biomarkers-phosphorylated tau (p-tau) 217, p-tau181, neurofilament light chain (NfL), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)-in AD-specific neurodegeneration and cognition. We analyzed cross-sectional data from two independent, ethnically distinct cohorts spanning the clinical spectrum from cognitively unimpaired to dementia: 150 participants from the SAMD cohort (100% Asian) and 284 participants from the ADNI cohort (94.0% White). Plasma biomarker levels were quantified using Single-Molecule Array (Simoa) assays. We employed dominance analysis to determine the hierarchical contributions of these biomarkers to AD signature regions of interest (ROI) thickness (entorhinal, inferior temporal, middle temporal, and fusiform regions), total cognition, and memory, stratified by amyloid-PET status. Three sensitivity analyses were further conducted to validate the findings across these cohorts, mitigating potential biases arising from differences in demographic characteristics and clinical severity. All analyses were adjusted for age, sex, education, and APOE ε4 status. The dominance hierarchy differed markedly according to the amyloid status. Plasma GFAP and p-tau217 emerged as the dominant predictors for AD signature ROI thickness and cognitive impairment in amyloid-positive participants. Specifically, GFAP demonstrated superior dominance in explaining cortical atrophy within the SAMD cohort, whereas p-tau217 was the dominant predictor in the ADNI cohort. P-tau217 generally outperformed the others in explaining total cognition and memory in the amyloid (+) group. In contrast, among amyloid (-) participants, plasma NfL showed greater explanatory power than GFAP for both neurodegeneration and cognitive decline across both cohorts. The efficacy of plasma biomarkers in reflecting AD-related neurodegeneration varies significantly depending on the presence of amyloid pathology. While GFAP and p-tau217 are robust indicators of AD-associated changes linked to plaque pathology, NfL better reflects non-specific neurodegeneration involving axonal damage. Consequently, a stratified approach based on amyloid status is essential for the optimal application of blood-based biomarkers in monitoring disease progression and evaluating therapeutic efficacy in future clinical trials and precision medicine.","42435996":"ID: 42435996\nTitle: Targeting the APOE4-driven peripheral-central immune axis: A new frontier for Alzheimer's disease therapy.\nAbstract: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder and a growing global health challenge. Despite decades of research dominated by the amyloid cascade hypothesis, single-target therapies aimed at Aβ or tau have largely failed, underscoring the need for a broader framework. Emerging evidence implicates neuroimmune dysfunction as a central driver of AD pathology, with the \"peripheral-central immune axis\" emerging as a critical node. The APOE4 allele, the strongest genetic risk factor for sporadic AD, plays a pivotal role in both central nervous system (CNS) lipid metabolism and peripheral immune homeostasis. This review synthesizes the association between APOE4 and peripheral immune dysregulation and its impact on neurodegeneration. We discuss APOE expression in CNS and peripheral immune cells, highlighting APOE4-associated alterations in monocyte/macrophage polarization, T cell subsets via IL-7/IL-7R downregulation, and gut microbiota composition. We delineate mechanisms by which APOE4 is associated with blood-brain barrier compromise, may promote conditions for immune cell trafficking, and contributes to neuroinflammation. Integrating preclinical and clinical evidence, we propose an \"APOE4-associated peripheral-central immune infiltration cascade\" as a unifying framework for understanding systemic AD pathogenesis. Finally, we review emerging therapeutic strategies targeting peripheral immunity and APOE, discussing multi-target approaches guided by APOE genotype and immune biomarkers, shifting from a CNS-centric toward a systemic immunomodulatory paradigm for precision medicine.","42436062":"ID: 42436062\nTitle: Metabolic brain imaging in genetic Parkinson's disease: from genes to network trajectories.\nAbstract: Genetic forms of Parkinson's disease (PD) provide a unique model to investigate how distinct molecular perturbations reshape large-scale brain networks. Although most genetic variants ultimately converge on nigrostriatal dopaminergic degeneration, accumulating evidence suggests that different mutations modulate distributed motor and cognitive circuits along genotype-specific trajectories. In this narrative review, we synthesize findings from 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) and cerebral perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in monogenic and high-risk forms of PD, including LRRK2, GBA1, SNCA, PRKN, PINK1, DJ-1, RAB39B, and RAB32. Spatial covariance analyses have identified reproducible disease-related metabolic networks, notably the Parkinson's disease-related motor pattern (PDRP) and the Parkinson's disease cognitive pattern (PDCP), which can be quantified at the single-subject level and tracked longitudinally. Across genotypes, mutations appear to modulate the topology, resilience, and temporal evolution of shared network architectures rather than generating distinct metabolic signatures The strongest evidence concerns severe GBA1 variants, which are associated with early posterior cortical involvement and greater PDCP expression, whereas limited case-based data suggest more diffuse cortical involvement in selected SNCA multiplication carriers. In contrast, mitochondrial- and kinase-related mutations often show metabolic alterations largely confined to subcortical motor circuits. We propose a trajectory-based framework in which genetic background shapes network vulnerability and compensatory capacity rather than defining separate metabolic entities. In the era of gene-targeted therapies, imaging-defined network phenotypes may serve as functional biomarkers for risk stratification, longitudinal monitoring, and mechanistic therapeutic trials, bridging genotype and systems-level neurodegeneration.","42436308":"ID: 42436308\nTitle: Extracellular vesicles from inflammatory-primed stromal cells reduce in vitro inflammation in Sandhoff disease model.\nAbstract: Sandhoff disease (SD) is a fatal lysosomal storage disorder caused by β-N-acetylhexosaminidase deficiency, resulting in GM2 ganglioside accumulation, severe neurodegeneration, and chronic neuroinflammation. While enzyme-restoring therapies, such as AAV gene transfer, effectively target the primary enzymatic deficit, neuroinflammation persists and contributes to disease progression, motivating the development of anti-inflammatory adjuncts alongside disease-modifying interventions. Extracellular vesicles released by mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC-EVs) are acellular lipid nanoparticles that contain immunomodulatory molecules and can cross physical barriers, without immunogenicity issues. These features make MSC-EVs promising candidates for anti-inflammatory therapeutics targeting neuropathology. The anti-inflammatory potency of MSC-EVs is increased by priming parent MSCs with pro-inflammatory cytokines, resulting in IFEVs, as referred to in this study. Here, we evaluated the in vitro anti-inflammatory effects of IFEVs in a feline model of SD. IFEVs reduced SD neuroinflammation, lowering IL-6, TNF-α, and IL-1β protein levels in SD neuronal-mixed glia, with concordant transcriptional downregulation of NF-κB/p65 and NLRP3 components and upregulation of arginase 1 mRNA after 48 h of treatment. In SD peripheral blood mononuclear cells, IFEVs significantly increased the proportion of regulatory T cells and the Treg/T-effector cell ratio without inducing cytotoxicity. Together, these findings demonstrate that IFEVs reduced neuroinflammation and altered blood-circulating T-cell populations in an in vitro SD model, supporting their further preclinical development as a complementary immunomodulatory therapy for SD.","42436372":"ID: 42436372\nTitle: Plasma exosomal HERV-K transcripts are increased in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nAbstract: Human endogenous retrovirus-K (HERV-K) reactivation is increasingly implicated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), with ongoing clinical trials investigating antiretroviral therapies. However, there is limited understanding of how HERV-K is trafficked in peripheral biofluids, and the role of exosomes, nano-sized extracellular vesicles, in this process remains largely unexplored. Exosomes offer a stable and cell-specific cargo reservoir that may reflect central pathogenic processes and serve as a minimally invasive biomarker source. In this study, we isolated plasma-derived exosomes from ALS patients (n = 21) and healthy controls (n = 16), and quantified exosomal HERV-K gag, env, and pol transcript levels using SYBR Green qPCR with RNase treatment and normalization to both traditional and exosome-enriched reference genes. HERV-K pol expression was significantly elevated in ALS, with fold-changes ranging from 1.59 to 1.85 (P = 0.037-0.051). env and gag also showed increased expression, though with greater variability. Normalization to the exosome-specific gene SOD2 provided the most consistent signal. These findings suggest that exosomal HERV-K transcripts, particularly pol, could serve as accessible biomarkers for patient stratification and treatment monitoring in HERV-K-targeted ALS trials. This work establishes proof-of-concept for using exosomal cargo to track endogenous retroviral activity in neurodegeneration and supports further investigation of liquid biopsy approaches in ALS precision medicine.","42436533":"ID: 42436533\nTitle: Analytical and clinical validation of a novel proximity extension assay-based plasma biomarker panel in a cohort of prevalent neurodegenerative dementias.\nAbstract: Blood-based biomarkers are increasingly recognized as promising tools for the diagnosis and monitoring of neurodegenerative diseases, offering a minimally invasive alternative to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) testing. We evaluated the analytical performance and clinical utility of the Olink Target 48 Neurodegeneration panel, a novel multiplex proteomic platform based on the proximity extension assay (PEA) technology, in a large, clinically diverse dementia cohort. We retrospectively analyzed plasma samples from 238 patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), dementia with Lewy bodies, frontotemporal dementia, progressive supranuclear palsy, and corticobasal degeneration, along with 65 healthy controls, quantifying 41 proteins in each sample. We assessed analytical performance using intra- and inter-assay coefficients of variation, evaluated diagnostic accuracy through receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, and investigated associations between biomarker levels, clinical severity measures, and pathology-specific CSF biomarkers for AD and Lewy body pathology (LBP) using general linear models. The platform quantified 32 proteins with variable analytical performance; nine were excluded due to poor detectability. Strong correlations were observed between PEA-based measurements and established immunoassays for plasma pTau217, NEFL, and GFAP (all p < 0.001). Plasma pTau217 demonstrated superior diagnostic accuracy for AD, achieving an area under the curve (AUC) exceeding 0.91 against all comparison groups. Novel ratios combining NEFL with markers of immune function or synaptic integrity (NEFL/ITGB2, NEFL/ITGAM, NEFL/SCG2) achieved AUCs exceeding 0.93 for discriminating patients from controls, significantly outperforming NEFL alone (all p < 0.001). Thirteen proteins, spanning markers of neuroaxonal damage, myelin-associated processes, and immune function (i.e., Abeta40, Abeta42, BMP7, CLSTN3, ENO2, KLK8, MMP10, NEFL, NPTXR, OMG, RTN4R, SCG2, SDC4, all p < 0.01) showed significant independent associations with disease stage as measured by the Clinical Dementia Rating scale. Four proteins (i.e., pTau217, GFAP, SYT1, and SDC4) were significantly associated with AD pathology, while three (ENO2, ITGAM, and ITGB2) showed significant associations with LBP (all p < 0.05). This multiplex platform provides multiplex biomarker measurements with potential utility for AD diagnosis and disease staging across neurodegenerative disorders. These findings support further validation studies for its implementation in clinical and research settings.","42436563":"ID: 42436563\nTitle: Context of use matters: interpreting extracellular vesicle TDP-43 as a biomarker in ALS.\nAbstract: ","42436644":"ID: 42436644\nTitle: HR-pQCT measures of bone in autosomal dominant osteopetrosis highly correlate with fractures and inversely correlate with bone resorption markers.\nAbstract: Autosomal dominant osteopetrosis (ADO) is a rare bone disorder caused by impaired osteoclastic resorption. Despite high bone mass, ADO is paradoxically associated with increased fracture risk. High-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) provides unique, low-radiation assessments of bone, but prior studies in ADO are limited to small case series. Using baseline cross-sectional data from an ongoing natural history study, we characterized HR-pQCT phenotypes in adults with ADO and explored associations with self-reported fracture history and bone turnover markers. HR-pQCT outcomes at the distal ends and shafts of the radius and tibia in 48 adults with ADO were compared to 144 matched controls (1, 3 ratio). In addition, z-scores for outcomes in ADO were calculated using established reference data. At trabecular-rich distal sites, ADO demonstrated markedly elevated total volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD), trabecular vBMD, trabecular bone volume fraction, trabecular thickness, and estimated failure load (all p<0.001), with values often approaching or exceeding twice those in controls. At cortical-rich shaft sites, total vBMD, bone area, bone area fraction, and cortical thickness were greater in ADO (all p<0.05). However, there was considerable interindividual variability, with some individuals having normal z-scores while others exhibited z-scores exceeding +20. The phenotype reflected increased bone mass rather than mineralization-cortical vBMD was normal and tissue mineral density was normal-to-lower in ADO. Outcomes at both distal and shaft sites were strongly correlated with lifetime fracture number (Spearman ρ=0.64-0.75, p<0.001), indicating ADO individuals with the \"strongest\" bones (via micro-finite element modeling) reported most fractures. The outcomes were correlated inversely with serum C-telopeptide and positively with serum tartrate resistant acid phosphatase 5b, consistent with ADO being rich with dysfunctional osteoclasts. Overall, the data reveal the profound, yet variable, phenotype in ADO and indicate that HR-pQCT measures correlate with disease severity and represent potential surrogate endpoints for future therapeutic trials. Autosomal dominant osteopetrosis (ADO) is a rare genetic bone disorder wherein bone-removing cells do not work properly, leading to bones that are dense yet fragile. Using specialized bone scans, we compared 48 adults with ADO and to healthy individuals. People with ADO had greatly increased bone mass and abnormal internal bone structure, though results varied widely. Those with the most extreme abnormalities reported the most fractures, despite scans estimating their bones to be “strongest”. This paradox shows that bone quality—not just quantity—is impaired in ADO. This study also identifies scan measures that may help track disease progression in future trials.","42437499":"ID: 42437499\nTitle: Clinicopathologic Evaluation of Amyloid Clearance in Alzheimer Disease.\nAbstract: The long-term efficacy of amyloid-targeting therapies hinges on their ability to slow downstream neuropathologic change, but little is known about the influence of amyloid clearance on tau pathology and neurodegeneration. To determine the postmortem and in vivo association between amyloid levels and downstream neuropathology after treatment with aducanumab in a patient with patchy areas showing minimal residual amyloid levels. This clinicopathologic case report from a single academic memory center includes a male carrier of the p.R47H TREM2 variant, which is associated with a higher risk of Alzheimer disease, who was in his 50s, had mild cognitive impairment, and received aducanumab while participating in a randomized clinical trial. Fourteen untreated controls, who were matched by age or presence of the TREM2 variant, also are included. The male carrier of the p.R47H TREM2 variant had received 30 doses of aducanumab (cumulative dose of 280 mg/kg) over 4.5 years. Neuropathologic evaluation at autopsy, positron emission tomography to measure standardized uptake value ratio as a measure of amyloid and tau levels, and magnetic resonance imaging to determine longitudinal change in cortical thickness. Four years after receiving the final dose of aducanumab, the patient died. An autopsy showed variable levels of amyloid pathology, including brain regions with very low levels of amyloid juxtaposed with brain regions that had typically high levels of amyloid in the deep cortical layers and only low levels of amyloid in the superficial cortical layers. Compared with the brain regions of the untreated controls, the brain regions of the patient after treatment with aducanumab showed low levels of amyloid that were preferentially found in the gyral crests, were associated with less tau pathology at autopsy, and were associated with slower longitudinal atrophy on in vivo magnetic resonance imaging (β = -0.50 [95% CI, -0.62 to -0.37]; t = -7.96 and P < .001). In contrast, the patient's brain regions with high amyloid burden were preferentially found in the sulcal depths and had similar levels of tau pathology as seen at autopsy in the untreated controls. In this case report, areas of extensive amyloid clearance after amyloid-targeting therapy were associated with less downstream neuropathologic change. In addition, amyloid clearance appears to preferentially occur in the gyral crests. Future studies should evaluate the differential mechanisms involved in amyloid clearance from superficial and deep cortical layers and in gyri and sulci because extensive amyloid clearance may be necessary to achieve downstream neuropathologic benefit after removal of amyloid.","42437583":"ID: 42437583\nTitle: Brain-derived extracellular vesicle (BDEV) abundance and BDEV protein associations with clinical phenotypes and treatment response in untreated first-episode psychosis.\nAbstract: Reliable biomarkers that capture central nervous system (CNS) processes during the earliest stages of psychosis remain critically needed for more effective early treatment and monitoring response to therapy. Brain-derived extracellular vesicles (BDEVs) that traverse the blood-brain barrier (BBB) can be isolated from peripheral blood, thereby offering a novel and minimally invasive approach to quantify CNS molecular biomarkers. We hypothesized that BDEV abundance and BDEV neuroinflammatory and neurotrophic protein cargo would differ between individuals with first-episode psychosis (FEP) and healthy controls (HCs), reflecting altered neuroinflammatory processes and vesicle trafficking associated with psychosis and clinical outcomes. In a cohort of antipsychotic-naïve individuals with FEP (n = 57) and HCs (n = 28), BDEVs were isolated from serum. Luminex assays quantified concentrations of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), S100 calcium-binding protein B (S100B), and C-reactive protein (CRP), in BDEVs and serum. A subset of FEP participants (n = 34) subsequently completed four weeks of antipsychotic treatment. Group differences in BDEV characteristics, protein measures, and their associations with diagnosis, baseline symptoms, and four-week symptom change were quantified. FEP participants showed a trend toward higher BDEV concentration than HCs (median 14.0x109 versus 10.2x109 particles/mL, p = 0.052), and higher baseline BDEV concentrations were significantly associated with more severe pretreatment symptoms (β = 4.09x10-10, p = 0.003) and greater symptom improvement after four-week antipsychotic treatment (β = 3.29x10-10, p = 0.029). Within BDEVs, BDNF (β = -1.05; p = 0.002) and CRP (CRP; β = -0.84; p = 0.002) were significantly reduced in FEP vs HC, with a trend for S100B (β = -0.57; p = 0.061). In contrast, serum protein levels showed no case-control differences and did not correlate with BDEV cargo. Lower baseline BDEV BDNF, S100B, and CRP predicted greater therapeutic response in males. BDEVs offer a minimally invasive window into CNS-specific biology in early psychosis. BDEV abundance and neuroinflammatory/neurotrophic cargo concentrations show illness-severity and sex-dependent associations not detectable in serum, supporting their potential as biomarkers for early pathophysiology and treatment response in FEP.","42437595":"ID: 42437595\nTitle: Epigenetic Pathways Linking Prenatal Alcohol Exposure to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.\nAbstract: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) presents a profound global health burden, yet clinical diagnosis remains severely hindered by phenotypic heterogeneity and the lack of objective biomarkers. Emerging evidence reveals that the pathogenesis of prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) is heavily driven by fetal programming via epigenetic modifications. In this narrative review, we synthesize data from human cohorts and advanced preclinical models to conceptualize FASD as a dynamic epigenetic trajectory rather than a static teratogenic insult. Ethanol disrupts the epigenome systemically, perturbing one-carbon metabolism, oxidative stress pathways, non-coding RNAs, and the placenta-brain axis. Furthermore, postnatal environmental factors, particularly early-life stress, interact with PAE to shape neuroimmune vulnerability and sexually dimorphic outcomes. While stable peripheral DNA methylation \"episignatures\" offer significant promise for future risk stratification, we highlight the critical translational challenge of correlating these peripheral markers with central neuropathology. Although AI-assisted screening and targeted epigenetic interventions (e.g., choline supplementation) represent exciting translational avenues, they remain investigational. Ultimately, transitioning FASD toward precision medicine will require longitudinal, single-cell multi-omic studies to validate tissue-specific biomarkers, address ethical and algorithmic biases, and pave the way for biologically grounded, early interventions.","42437610":"ID: 42437610\nTitle: Vestibular syndrome associated with subcutaneous hemangiosarcoma in a cat.\nAbstract: Hemangiosarcomas (HSAs) are rare neoplasms in cats, with cutaneous and subcutaneous forms occurring more frequently than visceral HSAs and often associated with chronic ultraviolet radiation exposure. Herein, we report a case of vestibular syndrome secondary to subcutaneous hemangiosarcoma in a 2-year-old cat. The patient was presented with ataxia, proprioceptive deficits, cranial nerve palsy, mild nystagmus, and head tilt. The cat tested positive for feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), while complete blood count, serum biochemical profile, and albumin-to-globulin ratio were within normal limits. Based on the neurological findings and the absence of systemic abnormalities, central vestibulopathy was suspected. Corticosteroid therapy resulted in transient clinical improvement within 36 hours; however, 48 hours later, the cat developed vocalization and reduced consciousness. Due to the poor prognosis, euthanasia was elected. Necropsy revealed two dark-red subcutaneous nodules (∼1 cm) in the right thoracic region, multifocal omental nodules, and a red mass (3.2 × 2.7 × 1.3 cm) compressing and replacing part of the cerebellar parenchyma. Histopathologically, all nodules consisted of proliferating neoplastic endothelial cells forming irregular vascular channels filled with erythrocytes, consistent with hemangiosarcoma. Cerebellar metastasis accounted for the clinical signs of central vestibulopathy. Although meningoencephalitis is the most common cause of central vestibular disease in cats, neoplasms involving the cerebellum or brainstem should also be considered as differential diagnoses.","42437657":"ID: 42437657\nTitle: The Impact of Model Misspecification on the Individual Causal Association in Surrogate Endpoint Evaluation.\nAbstract: Surrogate endpoints are often used in place of expensive, delayed, or rare clinical endpoints in clinical trials. However, regulatory authorities require thorough evaluation to accept these surrogate endpoints as reliable substitutes. One evaluation approach is the information-theoretic causal inference framework, which quantifies surrogacy using the individual causal association (ICA). Like most causal inference methods, this approach relies on models that are only partially identifiable. For continuous outcomes, a normal model is often used. In this study, we explored the effects of model misspecification across various scenarios. We first considered true data-generating mechanisms based on multivariate  t $$ t $$  and log-normal distributions. We then used D-vine copulas with Gaussian, Clayton, Gumbel, and Frank families to vary the unidentifiable copulas involving counterfactual pairs while preserving the observable bivariate margins, and considered intuitive restrictions on nonidentified correlations, including positivity and conditional independence. In all settings, the identifiability issue was addressed through sensitivity analysis. Finally, we illustrate the proposed sensitivity analyses using clinical-trial data from schizophrenia studies, evaluating the ICA under several modeling assumptions. The results show that, in most scenarios considered, the impact of model misspecification is small; however, certain departures from the assumed model can materially affect the surrogacy assessment.","42437952":"ID: 42437952\nTitle: NOP56 is essential for mammalian generation and maintenance of multiple central nervous systems, associated with SCA36 pathology.\nAbstract: NOP56, a core nucleolar component involved in small nucleolar ribonucleoprotein assembly, has been genetically implicated in spinocerebellar ataxia type 36. However, the role of NOP56 in mammalian neurodevelopment and disease remains poorly defined. We investigated NOP56 pathobiology using both in vitro induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neurons and in vivo NOP56 knockout mouse models. NOP56 expression significantly decreased both in the spinocerebellar ataxia type 36 patients induced pluripotent cells and induced pluripotent cell-derived neurons, which suggests the possibility that the NOP56 loss of function is involved in the spinocerebellar ataxia type 36 phenotype. Therefore, we generated and validated the NOP56 knockout mouse phenotype. Homozygous NOP56 deletion resulted in total embryonic lethality; no NOP56-/- progeny was viable at birth. Heterozygous knockouts showed clasping at 8 months of age and had a larger body size with aging, although there was no significant difference in survival between heterozygous and wild type. Heterozygous knockout mice showed deterioration in rotarod performance and a decrease in exploration behavior. Immunohistochemical analysis of the heterozygous knockouts revealed widespread, significant central nervous system abnormalities, particularly cerebellar degeneration, accompanied by motor cortex and spinal cord disturbances. Widespread ubiquitin-positive inclusions were detected in the cerebellum, motor cortex, and anterior spinal cord of the heterozygous knockout mice at the 12-month age, and it was positive from the 6-month age in the cerebellum. Colocalizations of TDP-43 and ubiquitin were observed in the motor cortex, spinal cord, and cerebellum. Along with findings from previous reports showing early downregulation of NOP56 in SOD1 G93A transgenic mice, this finding indicates that NOP56 might be involved in a wide range of motor neuron diseases. The pathological characteristics of the NOP56 heterozygous knockouts are like those of a patient with spinocerebellar ataxia type 36. Results reveal that NOP56 is indispensable for mammalian embryogenesis and central nervous system maintenance, and that its reduction contributes to molecular pathology in spinocerebellar ataxia type 36. These findings uncover a convergent neurodegenerative mechanism and identify NOP56 as a potential therapeutic target.Clinical trial registrationThis study was registered with the Japan Clinical Trials Registry (http//umin.ac.jp/ctr/index/htm), under the number UMIN000047097.","42437975":"ID: 42437975\nTitle: Proteomics of post mortem brains in early- and late-onset Alzheimer's disease: Unraveling differential Aβ effects and potential AD biomarkers.\nAbstract: Alzheimer's disease (AD) occurs primarily as late‑onset (LOAD) and less frequently as early‑onset (EOAD). Its defining pathologies are hyperphosphorylated tau tangles and amyloid beta (Aβ) plaques. We analyzed the proteomes of 115 post mortem temporal lobe samples by mass spectrometry and searched with a dedicated AD spectral library including tau post‑translational modifications and Aβ isoforms to examine global protein changes in LOAD and EOAD. AD tissues showed mitochondrial and synaptic pathway downregulation and immune and small‑molecule metabolic process upregulation, with EOAD exhibiting larger fold changes. AD biomarkers were elevated, and two multi‑phosphorylated tau peptides (p‑tau231/p-tau235 and p-tau231/p-tau235/p-tau237) were detected predominantly in AD. Aβ was present in 45% of cognitively unimpaired elderly controls, with subtle proteome changes resembling an early stage of neurodegeneration. EOAD appears more aggressive. Tau p-tau231/p-tau235 and p-tau231/p-tau235/p-tau237 hold promise as novel AD biomarkers. Aβ's detection in cognitively unimpaired elderly controls precedes clinical AD symptoms.","42437992":"ID: 42437992\nTitle: Unraveling the Plasma Extracellular Vesicles Proteome: Predictors of Resistance in Immunotherapy of Advanced Melanoma.\nAbstract: Despite substantial clinical benefit from immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI), advanced melanoma remains challenging due to frequent treatment resistance. Resistance may be intrinsic (primary) or emerge over time (secondary). Biomarkers predicting distinct resistance phenotypes before therapy are lacking. As key mediators of cellular communication, extracellular vesicles (EVs) represent promising biomarkers. This study aimed to identify baseline EV proteome-derived pathways and biomarkers associated with overall, primary, and secondary resistance to ICI in advanced melanoma and to derive biomarker signatures predictive of progression-free survival (PFS). EVs were isolated from pretreatment plasma samples of 46 patients with advanced melanoma using size exclusion chromatography and ultracentrifugation. Proteomic profiling was performed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry using DIA-NN. Pathway enrichment and network analyses were conducted using Reactome, Metascape, Cytoscape, and DAVID. Resistance-associated proteins were integrated into composite biomarker signatures and evaluated for association with PFS. Overall resistance was characterized by enrichment of platelet- and complement-associated pathways. Primary resistance was associated with enhanced Fc gamma receptor (FCGR) signaling and downregulation of KSRP-associated post-transcriptional regulatory processes. In contrast, secondary resistance was preceded by distinct baseline EV proteomic patterns involving complement activation and reduced hemostasis- and platelet-related pathways. EV-derived biomarker signatures for overall, primary, and secondary resistance independently discriminated patients according to PFS. Baseline plasma EV proteomics reveals distinct systemic biological programs associated with different resistance phenotypes to ICI in advanced melanoma. EV-derived biomarker signatures enable stratification by PFS and warrant validation in larger, multicentric cohorts.","42438137":"ID: 42438137\nTitle: Highly Efficient Isolation and Rapid Detection of Pancreatic Cancer-Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles by Specific Aggregation from Aptamer-Functionalized DNA Long Chains.\nAbstract: Small extracellular vesicles (sEV) are increasingly reported as biomarkers for the early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer (PC), but the current techniques for isolation and detection of sEV rely on expensive instruments and tedious protocols. In this work, a facile and rapid sEV isolation and detection method (LAPT-sEViso) was developed, which is based on the specific aggregation of GPC-1-positive PC-derived sEV and an aptamer-functionalized DNA long chain produced by rolling circle amplification (RCA-APT). The LAPT-sEViso can efficiently isolate sEV from cell culture medium and serum, showing 45 times higher yield (5.5 × 106 particles mL-1), 1.1 times higher purity (1.66 × 1010 particles mg-1) and 4.9 times higher recovery (80.9%) comparing to the traditional ultracentrifugation method, with only $1000 common instruments and $2.88 reagents/materials in 1 h. Moreover, after simple filtration and on-membrane ELISA, sEV concentration can be instrument-free detected with a limit of detection of 5.62 × 103 particles μL-1 (linear range from 5.0 × 103 to 5.0 × 107 μL-1). The LAPT-sEViso provides an efficient and practical approach for the rapid isolation and detection of sEV, providing a novel approach for the sEV-based liquid biopsy.","42438357":"ID: 42438357\nTitle: Plasma Proteomic Changes in GRN and C9orf72 Frontotemporal Dementia.\nAbstract: Biomarkers reflecting the complex pathophysiology of genetic frontotemporal dementia (FTD) will be increasingly important with the advent of therapeutic trials aiming to slow or prevent the disease. In this study, we aimed to identify blood biomarker candidates using a multiplex panel of CNS-related proteins. We cross-sectionally evaluated 67 carriers (21 presymptomatic and 46 symptomatic) of pathogenic FTD-causing mutations in the GRN (n = 30 symptomatic) and C9orf72 (n = 16 symptomatic) genes and 42 matched non-carriers. Clinical severity was estimated using the CDR Dementia Staging Instrument with National Alzheimer Coordinating Centre Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration component (CDR plus NACC FTLD). A total of 124 CNS-related proteins were measured in plasma using the NUcleic acid Linked Immuno-Sandwich Assay (NULISA) CNS panel. Group-level changes were then investigated using linear and non-linear regression models. In GRN- and C9orf72-FTD, neurofilament light (NfL) was the most clearly altered protein compared with non-carriers (GRN: β [95% CI] = 4.0 standard deviations [3.6-4.4], C9orf72: β = 2.8 [2.2-3.4]), followed by neurofilament heavy (NfH; GRN: β = 0.83 [0.39-1.3], C9orf72: β = 1.4 [0.8-2.0]). Proteins exclusively altered in GRN-FTD included glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAp; β = 0.50 [0.20-0.81]) and vascular cell adhesion protein 1 (VCAM1; Standardized β = -0.90 [-1.4 to -0.38]), changing with increasing disease severity. Neuronal pentraxin receptor (NPTXR; β = -0.94 [-1.5 to -0.4]) was selectively reduced in C9orf72-FTD. Nominally changed proteins in C9orf72-FTD included several inflammatory mediators. Using this multiplex panel, established markers recapitulated previously established trends, while less-studied biomarker candidates were also identified. If validated in independent cohorts, these candidates could broaden the repertoire of blood biomarkers reflecting genetic FTD pathophysiology.","42439427":"ID: 42439427\nTitle: Therapeutic Potential of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes in Ocular Surface Disorders.\nAbstract: The global burden of ocular surface disorders (OSDs), manifesting as progressive visual impairment and chronic discomfort, has driven urgent exploration of regenerative therapeutic strategies. Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes (MSC-Exos) have emerged as promising candidates for OSD treatment, as they exhibit multifaceted therapeutic properties including immunomodulation, antifibrotic activity, and pro-regenerative capacity. This systematic review consolidates current understanding of MSC-Exo-mediated ocular surface repair mechanisms, with particular emphasis on the molecular dialog established through delivery of bioactive cargo that modulate pivotal signaling pathways. We critically analyze preclinical evidence demonstrating therapeutic efficacy across diverse OSD pathologies, including dry eye disease, corneal epithelial defects, and limbal stem cell deficiency. Notwithstanding these advances, critical barriers to clinical translation persist: (1) methodological heterogeneity arising from variable cell sourcing, culture protocols, and exosome isolation/characterization standards; (2) discordance between animal models and human OSD pathophysiology; and (3) technological limitations in scalable, clinically compatible delivery systems. Addressing these challenges requires interdisciplinary collaboration to standardize exosome production pipelines and establish robust preclinical validation frameworks, thereby accelerating the transition of MSC-Exo therapies from bench to bedside.","42439688":"ID: 42439688\nTitle: Beyond VEGF: AEG-1/MTDH as a Systems-Level Orchestrator of Angiogenesis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.\nAbstract: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality worldwide and is characterized by extensive vascularization, aggressive progression, and limited therapeutic responsiveness. Angiogenesis plays a central role in HCC development by supporting tumor growth, metabolic adaptation, invasion, and metastatic dissemination. Although anti-angiogenic therapies targeting the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) pathway have improved clinical management, their overall survival benefit remains modest because of compensatory signaling, adaptive resistance, and the highly complex nature of the tumor microenvironment (TME). Astrocyte elevated gene-1/metadherin (AEG-1/MTDH) has emerged as a multifunctional oncogene that functions by orchestrating interconnected angiogenic, inflammatory, metabolic, and immune-regulatory programs within the hepatic tumor microenvironment. AEG-1 regulates angiogenesis through modulation of VEGF-family signaling, NF-κB activation, hypoxia-responsive pathways, PI3K/AKT signaling, endothelial remodeling, and translational control of pro-angiogenic mediators. Emerging evidence further implicates AEG-1 in hypoxia adaptation, immune evasion, extracellular vesicle signaling, and metabolic reprogramming, supporting its role as a systems-level regulator of HCC angiogenesis. This review summarizes the current understanding of the molecular mechanisms through which AEG-1 regulates angiogenesis in HCC, discusses its interactions with the TME and anti-angiogenic resistance pathways, and highlights future translational opportunities for developing multi-targeted therapeutic strategies beyond conventional VEGF-centric approaches.","42440016":"ID: 42440016\nTitle: CRM-1 Aggravates Stroke Injury by Promoting BANF1-Mediated Unfolded Protein Response Through Inducing Nuclear Export of ALKBH5.\nAbstract: The activation of endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS), specifically the PERK/eIF2α/CHOP signaling, is a recognized consequence of ischemic stroke. However, the roles and mechanisms of CRM-1 regulating ERS in stroke are poorly elucidated. A murine model of stroke was generated via transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). The endpoints included TTC-derived infarct volume, H&E/TUNEL histopathology, p-PERK immunohistochemistry, and Western blot. Oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation (OGD/R) was employed in HT22 neurons. The CRM1-ALKBH5 interaction and subcellular distribution were assessed by co-immunoprecipitation (co-IP), cytoplasm-nucleus fractionation, and confocal microscopy. m6A regulation of BANF1 was examined using MeRIP-qPCR, RIP-qPCR, and a dual-luciferase reporter assay. Knockdown of CRM-1 reduced the infarct size, decreased ER stress activation, decreased apoptosis in vivo, and improved cell viability after OGD/R. CRM-1 was attached to ALKBH5 and promoted its export from the nucleus, which increased m6A modification and expression on BANF1. IGF2BP2 and YTHDF1, respectively, enhanced the stability and translation of BANF1 mRNA, thereby upregulating its expression. BANF1 overexpression restored PERK/eIF2α/CHOP activation and apoptosis in the CRM-1 knockdown context. CRM-1 exacerbated ischemic stroke injury by exporting ALKBH5 to upregulate BANF1 in an m6A-IGF2BP2/YTHDF1-dependent manner. This cascade subsequently activated the PERK/eIF2α/CHOP ERS pathway.","42440237":"ID: 42440237\nTitle: Glymphatic dysfunction is associated with hyperglycemia-related cortical thinning in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.\nAbstract: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) increases the risk of cognitive impairment through metabolic-neurodegenerative interactions, yet the underlying neural mechanisms remain unclear. This study investigates whether glycemic control modulates the relationships among glymphatic dysfunction, cortical thinning, and cognition in T2DM, with a focus on whether glymphatic impairment is associated with chronic hyperglycemia-related neurostructural decline. T2DM patients were stratified by glycemic control (Hemoglobin A1c < 7.5% vs. ≥ 7.5%). All participants underwent neuropsychological assessments and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to quantify cortical thickness, choroid plexus volume (CPV), perivascular space (PVS) volume, and the diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS) index. Group comparisons, Spearman correlations, and mediation analyses were used to examine the pathways linking glycemic control, glymphatic function, and cortical structure. A total of 54 poorly controlled T2DM patients, 38 well-controlled T2DM patients, and 99 healthy controls were included. Poorly controlled T2DM patients exhibited worse cognitive performance compared with healthy controls. Both T2DM groups showed reduced cortical thickness in the insula, fusiform gyrus, and supramarginal gyrus relative to healthy controls, with insular atrophy significantly associated with enlarged CPV. Markers of glymphatic dysfunction, including enlarged CPV, increased PVS volume, and reduced DTI-ALPS index, were most pronounced in the poorly controlled T2DM group. Cortical thickness and glymphatic measures each correlated with cognitive performance. Mediation analysis indicated that CPV showed associations consistent with a mediating role in the relationship between HbA1c and left insular cortical thinning. Compared with other subgroups, in the poorly controlled T2DM group, glymphatic changes were more pronounced, and the glymphatic-cognitive associations were more evident. Furthermore, CPV showed associations consistent with a mediating role in the relationship between hyperglycemia and cortical thinning in T2DM patients. These findings suggest that the glymphatic system may serve as an associative link between systemic metabolic dysregulation and structural neurodegeneration, offering potential imaging biomarkers for early neurological risk assessment in T2DM.","42440317":"ID: 42440317\nTitle: Plasma Phosphorylated Tau 217 in Participants at Risk for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.\nAbstract: In vivo biomarkers for detecting neuropathologies from repetitive head impacts (RHI), including chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), are needed. To evaluate the utility of plasma phosphorylated tau 217 (p-tau217), assess its performance as a beta-amyloid (Aβ) biomarker in participants with RHI exposure at risk for CTE, and explore concordance with CTE neuropathology in a postmortem subsample. This longitudinal, multicenter, case-control study used data from the Diagnostics, Imaging, and Genetics Network for the Objective Study and Evaluation of CTE (DIAGNOSE CTE) Research Project, collected from September 2016 to October 2023. Participants were former American football players (case participants) and asymptomatic men unexposed to RHI (control participants). A subsample had available neuropathologic data. RHI, traumatic encephalopathy syndrome (TES) diagnoses, and levels of CTE certainty. Plasma p-tau217 (classified as positive [≥0.63 pg/mL], intermediate [0.40-0.62 pg/mL], and negative [<0.40 pg/mL]), Aβ-positron emission tomography (PET; 18F-florbetapir; with Aβ-positive defined as a standardized uptake value ratio [SUVR] ≥1.10), and tau-PET (18F-flortaucipir). TES diagnoses were assigned by multidisciplinary consensus conference. Analyses of postmortem brains controlled for age, race, and APOE ε4 status. Among 231 participants (mean [SD] age, 57.75 [8.25] years), 177 were former football players (117 professional and 60 college) and 54 were unexposed participants. Former football players had higher baseline mean (SD) p-tau217 concentrations than unexposed participants (0.35 [0.26] pg/mL vs 0.27 [0.14] pg/mL; P = .008), although this was driven by a higher proportion of Aβ-PET-positive participants among former players. Plasma p-tau217 increased over time across the sample (B = 0.207 [95% CI, 0.117-0.298]; P < .001), with no significant time × exposure group interactions. Among football players, p-tau217 showed no time × group interactions with TES diagnosis, TES-CTE certainty, or RHI metrics. Higher p-tau217 concentration correlated with higher global Aβ-PET SUVR (B = 0.058 [95% CI, 0.053-3.501; P = .01), with a few discordant cases (5 participants were p-tau217-negative and Aβ-PET-positive; 7 participants were p-tau217-positive and Aβ-PET-negative). P-tau217 had similar areas under the curve for projecting Aβ-PET positivity as cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) p-tau181/Aβ42 and CSF Aβ40/42 measures (p-tau217: AUC, 0.88 [95% CI, 0.80-0.96]; CSF p-tau181/Aβ42: AUC, 0.89 [95% CI, 0.79-1.00]; CSF Aβ40/42: AUC, 0.85 [95% CI, 0.72-0.98]). Among 9 brain donors, 6 had CTE (stages II-IV; none with Alzheimer disease). Seven had negative or intermediate p-tau217, concordant with Aβ-PET. Two p-tau217 outliers with stage III CTE had normal concentrations upon additional testing. The findings of this study suggest that plasma p-tau217 concentration is unlikely to be useful for the detection of CTE, but it does show utility for ruling out Aβ pathology in participants at risk for CTE.","42440381":"ID: 42440381\nTitle: From Prediction to Action: Why Bleeding Risk in Cardiac Surgery Still Eludes Us in the Era of Artificial Intelligence.\nAbstract: Perioperative bleeding in cardiac surgery remains common, consequential, and difficult to predict despite decades of research and expanding data availability. Established risk scores and newer analytical approaches have improved risk stratification, yet few tools have translated into real-time bedside decision support or demonstrated reductions in bleeding-related complications. This gap reflects not simply a failure of technology, but a failure of alignment between prediction and clinical need, data and context, and innovation and implementation. Current approaches often emphasize statistical performance over clinical utility, rely on surrogate endpoints, and apply static models to a dynamic clinical problem. This article argues that the key challenge is no longer whether bleeding can be predicted but whether prediction can meaningfully improve care. Future progress will require clinically relevant outcomes, time-varying models, rigorous external validation, interpretability appropriate to the use case, and seamless workflow integration. Prediction should ultimately be judged by its ability to support timely decisions and improve outcomes.","42440508":"ID: 42440508\nTitle: Liquid biopsy in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia.\nAbstract: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common pediatric malignancy, and despite advances in therapy, relapse remains a major cause of treatment failure. Liquid biopsy has emerged as a powerful, minimally invasive tool for real-time disease monitoring and prognostication in hematologic malignancies. This review summarizes recent progress in the application of liquid biopsy technologies in pediatric ALL, focusing on circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), circulating microRNAs (miRNAs), and extracellular vesicles (EVs). We discuss their respective biological origins, detection platforms, and clinical utilities in diagnosis, risk stratification, and measurable residual disease (MRD) assessment. Particular attention is paid to pediatric-specific challenges such as limited blood volume, pre-analytical variability, and the need for sensitive assays adapted to the pediatric context. Furthermore, we highlight cutting-edge innovations in EV isolation, machine learning-based biomarker integration, and prospective clinical applications. Notably, bone marrow evaluation remains the irreplaceable gold standard for pediatric ALL diagnosis and MRD monitoring. Although most liquid biopsy approaches are still in early translational stages for pediatric ALL, accumulating evidence supports their complementary value for optimizing individualized patient management. Continued validation in large, prospective pediatric cohorts is essential to bring these technologies closer to clinical implementation.","42440589":"ID: 42440589\nTitle: P2-engineered exosomes encapsulating curcumin alleviate cognitive decline in AD-like mice by improving microglia-related neuropathology.\nAbstract: Natural exosomes, as drug carriers, can deliver anti-inflammatory agents across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) to lesion sites in the brain, thereby demonstrating immense potential in the treatment of brain inflammation-related diseases. However, the application of natural exosomes is constrained by their poor targeting ability. Herein, we report a novel drug delivery system (P2-Exo-Cur) constructed by engineering exosomes to display the P2 peptide on their surface, thereby enabling targeted delivery of curcumin to microglia. Our results revealed that P2-Exo-Cur possesses a nanoscale membrane structure and can efficiently deliver curcumin to microglia both in vitro and in vivo. This technology provides a microglia-targeted delivery approach for anti-inflammatory agents such as curcumin, while overcoming the undesirable off-target effects that limit their efficacy. Furthermore, treatment of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory BV2 cell models with P2-Exo-Cur significantly suppressed the polarization of BV2 cells toward the M1 phenotype, as well as the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Finally, we also validated the excellent therapeutic potential of this technology in the 5xFAD mouse model. In conclusion, in this study, we for the first time constructed engineered exosomes that can specifically bind to the NCAM protein on microglia to achieve precise delivery of curcumin by expressing the P2 peptide on their surface, exerting beneficial effects in AD treatment without causing significant adverse effects. This strategy may offer a non-invasive and innovative therapeutic method for the management of brain inflammation-related diseases.","42441363":"ID: 42441363\nTitle: Longitudinal changes in DTI-ALPS and choroid plexus volume relative to CSF biomarkers during lecanemab treatment in mild cognitive impairment: A pilot study.\nAbstract: Lecanemab improves cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers, but whether magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) proxies of CSF-interstitial fluid (ISF) exchange improve is unknown. This was a single-center prospective pilot (n = 8). The ALPS index was derived from diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS), and intracranial volume (ICV)-normalized choroid plexus (ChP) volume was segmented with FreeSurfer Sequence Adaptive Multimodal SEGmentation (SAMSEG). Baseline changes were tested with Wilcoxon signed-rank tests with Benjamini-Hochberg false discovery rate (FDR) control within prespecified MRI, CSF, and cognition endpoint families. CSF Aβ42 and Aβ42/40 increased and tau phosphorylated at threonine 181 (p-tau181) decreased at 6 and 12 months (all q < 0.05); cognition showed no FDR-significant change. The ALPS index showed a downward tendency (9-month q = 0.010), and ChP/ICV increased at 6-12 months (all q = 0.010). The ALPS index and ChP volume may be insufficient as stand-alone surrogate endpoints over 12 months. These findings suggest exploring complementary strategies targeting CSF-ISF exchange and clearance pathways and warrant larger controlled longitudinal studies. Not applicable (observational study).","42441681":"ID: 42441681\nTitle: [Social Cognition and Theory of Mind as a Differential Marker Between Alzheimer's Disease and Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia].\nAbstract: While language, memory, and executive function have been proposed as differential markers between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), recent studies emphasize the role of Social Cognition (SC) and Theory of Mind (ToM) in distinguishing between these conditions. To characterize SC and ToM performance in patients with AD and bvFTD. This review followed PRISMA guidelines and included studies published between January 2015 and March 2024 from PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science. Fourteen studies were critically analyzed. Findings suggest that SC and ToM are impaired in both disorders. In AD, the main deficits involve emotional recognition and perception, and social behavior. In bvFTD, common impairments include decision-making, emotion recognition, social behavior, and empathy loss. SC and ToM may support the differential diagnosis between AD and bvFTD, particularly in early stages. Further research is needed to develop standardized assessments for clinical use to detect and classify the severity of SC and ToM decline.","42441927":"ID: 42441927\nTitle: Performance of Alzheimer Disease Plasma Biomarkers in Patients With Prion Diseases.\nAbstract: Prion diseases can mimic Alzheimer disease (AD) at presentation. Alzheimer's Association AD diagnostic criteria suggest that a single abnormal highly specific plasma biomarker (including p-tau217) is sufficient for a biological diagnosis. We investigated the performance of AD plasma biomarkers in distinguishing AD and prion diseases. We examined plasma biomarker data from patients with prion disease from a prospective cohort study recruited through the UK National Prion Clinic. Prion diseases were diagnosed clinically or with autopsy confirmation, and AD was diagnosed clinically with CSF biomarker confirmation. Plasma p-tau217, p-tau181, Aβ42/40 ratio, brain-derived tau (BD-tau), neurofilament light chain (NfL), and glial fibrillary acid protein (GFAP) were measured using Simoa. Median biomarker values in different groups were compared with Kruskal-Wallis test, and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was used to compare accuracy in distinguishing prion diseases from sporadic AD (sAD). Lumipulse p-tau217 and NfL were measured in a validation study in a different laboratory. In the main study, we analyzed 345 samples from 278 individuals (mean age 58 [SD 13.5], 48.2% female), including 204 with prion diseases (121 sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease [CJD], 11 iatrogenic CJD, 9 variant CJD, 47 slow-progressing inherited prion disease (IPD) and 16 fast-progressing IPD), 33 with AD, and 41 healthy controls. For discriminating prion disease without AD copathology from sAD, none of p-tau217 (area under the curve [AUC] [95% CI] 0.605 [0.486-0.724]), p-tau181 (AUC 0.554 [0.446-0.661]), or GFAP (AUC 0.514 [0.389-0.640]) performed well. Aβ42/40 discriminated moderately (AUC 0.770 [0.684-0.856]). NfL/p-tau217 ratio (AUC 0.996 [0.987-1.000]), NfL (AUC 0.988 [0.974-1.000]), BD-tau/p-tau217 ratio (AUC 0.963 [0.929-0.996]), and BD-tau (AUC 0.934 [0.890-0.978]) discriminated very well. In an independent validation study, consecutive samples were analyzed from 32 patients with sAD and 35 patients with sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (mean age 65.0 [SD 6.4], 56.7% female). NfL/p-tau217 again discriminated almost perfectly (AUC 0.986 [95% CI 0.966-1.000]). Plasma p-tau217 and p-tau181 are increased in both AD and prion diseases (regardless of burden of AD copathology). Diagnosing AD with a single abnormal p-tau plasma biomarker risks misdiagnosing prion diseases as AD. Plasma NfL/p-tau217 discriminates near-perfectly and could act as a flag to suspect prion diseases where this is a diagnostic possibility. This study provides Class II evidence that plasma NfL/p-tau217 discriminates patients with CJD from those with AD.","42441930":"ID: 42441930\nTitle: Muscle Regeneration Failure May Lead to Clinical Features of Myopathy in Anti-IgLON5 Disease.\nAbstract: Anti-immunoglobulin-like cell adhesion molecule 5 (IgLON5) disease is a novel and potentially treatable entity. Therefore, it is important to recognize all clinical symptoms and diagnostic clues. We specifically investigated neuromuscular signs and symptoms and muscle biopsy pathology, providing a link between IgLON5 and clinical features of myopathy. All patients diagnosed with anti-IgLON5 disease in the Netherlands between 2016 and 2023 were included. Serum and CSF samples were tested with immunohistochemistry on rat brain and in-house cell-based assay using live cells. Biopsies of the vastus lateralis muscle were performed in patients with neuromuscular signs and symptoms and analyzed in Vienna together with 3 biopsies of non-Dutch patients sent to Vienna for second opinion. Twenty patients with anti-IgLON5 disease were included (10 male, 50%). The median age at onset was 61.5 years (range 45-85), and the median time from onset to diagnosis was 30 months (range 3-280). Neuromuscular symptoms were present in over half of the patients (11/20), including proximal limb weakness (n = 11), axial weakness (n = 1), muscle atrophy (n = 6), and fasciculations (n = 5). All 12 muscle biopsies (9 from the Dutch cohort, 3 external) showed mild myopathic alterations, 2 additionally presented target fibers and fiber type grouping (compatible with neurogenic myopathy), and 3 patients showed immune cell infiltration. We found a strong upregulation of IgLON5 expression in muscle fibers in all patients and also in different muscle disease controls, while immunoreactivity in healthy control muscle was faint/absent. Our data support that IgLON5 might play a role in muscle regeneration, which might result in proximal myopathy as a prominent clinical feature in anti-IgLON5 disease. This finding broadens the clinical phenotype of anti-IgLON5 disease and can be an important clue for earlier diagnosis and start of immunotherapy.","42442024":"ID: 42442024\nTitle: Multimodal biophysical markers of neurodegeneration: Morphology, mechanics, and thermodynamics.\nAbstract: The identification of novel noninvasive biomarkers remains a major challenge in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases. Significant efforts focus on fluid biomarkers, including proteins, peptides, and miRNAs, detectable in blood plasma and peripheral blood cells. Here, we review recent findings on blood plasma and peripheral blood cells physical parameters in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis emphasizing atomic force microscopy and calorimetry assay. Alterations in morphology, nanostructure, and stiffness of red blood cells and platelets, together with thermodynamic signatures of red blood cells and plasma, provide sensitive indicators of disease-related changes. These integrated biophysical parameters not only distinguish neurodegeneration from healthy states but also enable discrimination among different neurodegenerative disorders, highlighting their potential as minimally invasive diagnostic markers.","42442369":"ID: 42442369\nTitle: Clinical, imaging, and neuropathological characterization of multiple system degeneration associated with a novel SERAC1 variant in a mixed-breed dog.\nAbstract: A 7-month-old spayed female mixed-breed dog was evaluated for a subacute, progressive, cerebellar syndrome characterized by ataxia and intention tremors. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed moderate cerebellar atrophy and mild bilateral symmetrical intra-axial lesions at the level of the caudate nuclei. A neurodegenerative disorder was suspected. Over a 2-year period, signs of neurologic disease worsened with suspected myoclonic epileptic seizures and severe cerebellar ataxia. Follow-up MRI showed progressive cerebellar and cerebral atrophy, as well as well-defined, bilateral, and symmetrical lesions affecting the caudate nuclei. Histopathology revealed severe cerebellar degeneration with a loss of Purkinje cells and depletion of the granular and molecular layers. Malacic areas at the level of the caudate nuclei characterized by extensive necrosis were observed. Genetic testing identified a clear top candidate variant in the SERAC1 gene on chromosome 1. These findings are consistent with multiple system degeneration, a rare inherited neurodegenerative disorder resembling MEGD(H)EL syndrome (3-methylglutaconic aciduria with deafness-dystonia, [hepatopathy], encephalopathy, and Leigh-like syndrome) in humans.","42442666":"ID: 42442666\nTitle: Angiotensin II regulates anxiety and social-affective top-down and bottom-up attention control in a sex-dependent manner.\nAbstract: The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) has been increasingly recognized as potent modulator of cognitive and affective functions, with angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) antagonists emerging as repurposing candidate for anxiety and stress-related disorders. However, it remains unclear whether transient AT1R blockade modulates emotional attentional control and whether these effects are sex-dependent. We conducted a preregistered, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pharmacological eye-tracking study in 79 healthy adults (males and females) and determined effects of transient AT1R blockade via losartan (50 mg) on emotional attention control using a validated anti-saccade paradigm with social (emotional faces) and non-social stimuli. Treatment effects on state anxiety and oculomotor responses were characterized using traditional metrics and a novel trial-history informed dynamic control framework. Losartan reduced state anxiety irrespective of sex but induced sexually dimorphic effects of attentional control. In females, losartan enhanced performance by reducing endpoint error without altering latency. Conversely, in males, losartan increased endpoint error and prolonged latency of the first correct saccade. Trial-history analyses revealed losartan reduced error probabilities following errors and repeat trials in both sexes. Yet, following correct trials, females receiving losartan maintained lower error probabilities, while males exhibited higher errors, potentially reflecting failure to disengage from effortful control. The RAS modulates anxiety and attentional control, the latter sex-dependently. AT1R blockade reconfigures attentional processing and adaptive control, suggesting sex-specific therapeutic potential in disorders characterized by excessive anxiety and attentional dysregulation. ClinicalTrials.gov; https://clinicaltrials.gov/;NCT06329050.","42442754":"ID: 42442754\nTitle: Gastrointestinal Diagnoses and Symptoms in Medicare Patients With Neuropsychiatric Diseases.\nAbstract: Many patients with psychiatric and neurological diseases suffer from gastrointestinal symptoms. Our study aimed to analyze the frequency of gastrointestinal disease in patients with underlying neuropsychiatric diagnoses. The study utilized the 2018 Inpatient Standard Analytic File of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which contains the electronic health records of 6,462,321 unique patients. The concurrence of 2 diagnoses was assessed by calculating odds ratios (OR) with their 95% CIs, adjusted for the confounding influences of demographic characteristics (age, sex, ethnicity). Dementia was most strongly associated with dysphagia (2.85, 2.83 to 2.88). Schizophrenia was associated with functional GI disorders (1.62, 1.60 to 1.64), constipation (1.67, 1.65 to 1.69), and dyspepsia (2.02, 1.88 to 2.17). Bipolar disorder was most significantly associated with irritable bowel syndrome (1.83, 1.79 to 1.87) and dyspepsia (1.88, 1.77 to 2.01). Depression was significantly associated with all types of upper and lower GI symptoms with significant ORs ranging from 1.33 to 2.14. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis was strongly associated with complaints of functional GI disorder (2.32, 2.18 to 2.46), constipation (2.37, 2.23 to 2.51), dysphagia (11.77, 11.19 to 12.39), flatulence and bloating (2.75, 2.14 to 3.54). Parkinson disease was mostly associated with constipation (1.79, 1.77 to 1.82) and dysphagia (2.96, 2.92 to 3.00). In Alzheimer disease, only symptoms of dysphagia (2.15, 2.12 to 2.17) stood out. Multiple sclerosis was associated with most GI diagnoses (OR ranging from 1.32 to 2.06), except for abdominal pain and reflux symptoms. Concurrence of gastrointestinal and neuropsychiatric diagnoses is common. Caring for patients with neuropsychiatric diseases, physicians need to be aware of and proactively search for the presence of concurrent gastrointestinal disease.","42442802":"ID: 42442802\nTitle: The Role of Genetic Alterations in the Emergence of Alzheimer's Disease in Down Syndrome: A Review.\nAbstract: Down syndrome (DS), the most common chromosomal disorder, is associated with an accelerated aging process, increasing the risk of early-onset Alzheimer's disease. This review examines genetic factors involved in the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in people with DS. A systematic search in major databases was conducted, and articles from 2020 to 2025 that met the predefined inclusion criteria were included. The results showed that the prevalence of AD was above 60% in people with DS older than 65 years, the mean age at diagnosis was 53 years, and the mortality occurred around 59 years. The main genetic factor identified was the overexpression of the APP gene, along with other genes such as DYRK1A, RCAN1, SOD1, APOEε4, and genes involved in the immune response, as well as posttranscriptional dysregulation. Diagnosis remains a challenge due to the pre-existent intellectual disability and the atypical clinical presentation of the disease; however, the development of adapted neuropsychological tests, biomarkers, and neuroimaging techniques is expected to facilitate early diagnosis. The connection between both diseases is the result of multiple genetic factors that lead to early onset and accelerated progression of AD. It is essential to achieve timely diagnosis and provide early treatment to improve quality of life of both patients and their caregivers.","42442817":"ID: 42442817\nTitle: Mixed-methods feasibility study of a community-based model to improve equity and efficiency in dementia research participation: protocol for ACCESS D.\nAbstract: Despite national efforts to improve research inclusion, people from underserved communities remain underrepresented in dementia trials. Barriers occur at the point of initial engagement and also within the participation pathway itself, as the structure and burden of early screening procedures can discourage continuation. ACCESS D (Advancing Community Collaboration and Engagement Strategies in Dementia) aims to address these challenges by testing a community-based model that combines co-produced engagement events, low-burden research participation, and real-time support from the South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS), a trusted, community-visible National Health Service (NHS) healthcare workforce serving the counties of Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire in Southern England, UK. ACCESS D is a 12-month mixed-methods feasibility study recruiting 100 adults aged 50-90 years with either (1) a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment or dementia or (2) a self- or proxy-reported memory concern affecting daily life. The study will deliver between 12-18 co-produced community outreach events in non-clinical settings, supported by SCAS research paramedics and nurses. Following written (paper or digital) informed consent, participants will complete a core questionnaire and may optionally take part in one or more low-burden research opportunities designed to provide supported, first-hand experience of dementia research. Feasibility outcomes, including pathway progression and opt-in to future dementia research contact, will be descriptively summarised and stratified using National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) INCLUDE-aligned underserved characteristics. Qualitative interviews and focus groups with participants and staff will examine acceptability, perceived value, barriers and enablers and implementation learning, analysed using thematic analysis and integrated with quantitative findings. The study has received a favourable opinion from the Southwest-Frenchay Research Ethics Committee and Health Research Authority approval (IRAS 361074). Findings will be disseminated via peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations and co-produced lay outputs for community partners and participants. These outputs will be accompanied by an implementation toolkit for research teams and a visual summary for potential participants.","42442892":"ID: 42442892\nTitle: Abbreviated DAPT Regimens Across the Entire Spectrum of Bleeding Risk According to the PRECISE-HBR Score.\nAbstract: Among high-bleeding risk (HBR) patients undergoing coronary stenting, abbreviated dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) reduces bleeding without ischemic risk trade-off; whether these benefits persist across the entire spectrum of bleeding risk has not been investigated. The aim of this study is to explore the value of the novel PRECISE-HBR score as a risk stratification tool to guide DAPT duration in patients at high bleeding risk. The XIENCE Short DAPT program combined 3 international single-arm studies of HBR patients treated with cobalt-chromium everolimus-eluting stents who discontinued DAPT at 1 month (XIENCE 28 USA/Global) or 3 months (XIENCE 90), if event free and treatment adherent. Bleeding risk was classified as nonhigh (PRECISE-HBR score ≤22), high (score 23-26), or very high (score ≥27). Clinical outcomes were assessed between 1 and 12 months using propensity score stratification. Among 3,364 patients, the PRECISE-HBR score was ≤22, 23-26, and ≥27 in 359 (10.7%), 744 (22.1%), and 2,261 (67.2%), respectively. Rates of BARC (Bleeding Academic Research Consortium) type 3-5 bleeding (0.3%, 2.5%, 5.6%) and death or myocardial infarction (2.9%, 4.6%, 9.8%) increased progressively across risk categories. One- versus 3-month DAPT was associated with a significant reduction in BARC type 3-5 bleeding in patients with a score ≥27 (HR: 0.59, 95% CI: 0.39-0.88) but not in those <27 (HR: 2.31, 95% CI: 0.89-5.99; P-interaction = 0.012). Ischemic risk was similar between 1- and 3-month DAPT, irrespective of the PRECISE-HBR score (P-interaction = 0.40). The PRECISE-HBR score identified patients at increased risk for both bleeding and ischemic events who seemed to derive greater benefit from 1-month DAPT after stent implantation.","42442908":"ID: 42442908\nTitle: Role of ESCRT pathway and autophagy in neurodegenerative diseases.\nAbstract: Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by progressive neuronal dysfunction and loss resulting from impaired proteostasis and vesicular trafficking. Neurons are particularly vulnerable to these processes due to their post-mitotic nature and complex architecture. Autophagy and the endolysosomal system constitute the primary degradative pathways responsible for maintaining neuronal homeostasis. However, increasing evidence indicates that their effective function critically depends on coordination with the endosomal sorting complexes required for transport (ESCRT). Beyond their canonical role in multivesicular body biogenesis and membrane scission, ESCRT components are now recognized as essential regulators of autophagosome closure, amphisome formation, autophagosome-lysosome fusion, and endolysosomal membrane repair. Disruption of this ESCRT-autophagy interface has emerged as a common pathological feature across major neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/frontotemporal dementia. This review synthesizes evidence from genetic, biochemical, and neuropathological studies to highlight shared molecular nodes, such as ESCRT-III components, the VPS4 ATPase, the adaptor protein ALIX, and late endosomal regulators, including Rab7, that couple membrane remodeling to autophagic flux. Failure of these regulatory checkpoints destabilizes endolysosomal integrity, arrests autophagic maturation, and promotes the accumulation of toxic protein species, thereby driving progressive neuronal degeneration. By framing neurodegeneration through the lens of ESCRT-autophagy coupling failure, this review provides a unified mechanistic perspective that links diverse pathogenic proteins to shared cellular vulnerabilities and identifies ESCRT-mediated membrane dynamics as a critical determinant of neuronal survival.","42442915":"ID: 42442915\nTitle: Activation of Nrf2 neuroprotective pathways for treatment of Parkinson's disease: A state of art review.\nAbstract: The regulation of Nuclear Factor-Erythroid 2 Like 2 (NRF2) signaling has been shown to be a promising strategy to modulate the progression of the neurodegeneration associated to Parkinson's Disease (PD). Aim of this review is to update the knowledge of Nrf2 as neuroprotective agent of PD. Activation of Nrf2, a transcription factor that regulates the expression of antioxidant and cytoprotective genes, has emerged as a promising therapeutic strategy for PD. Nrf2 is a master regulator of the cellular antioxidant response and is responsible for activating the expression of genes that encode antioxidant enzymes such as superoxidedismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase. Pharmacological agents such as sulforaphane, curcumin, and resveratrol have been shown to activate Nrf2 and upregulate the expression of antioxidant genes in preclinical PD models. Clinical trials are currently underway to evaluate the efficacy of these pharmacological agents in patients with PD. While the neuroprotective role of Nrf2 in PD holds great promise for the development of novel therapies, there are several challenges and limitations that need to be addressed in order to harness the full potential of this pathway in the clinic. Overcoming these obstacles will require interdisciplinary collaborations, innovative research approaches, and a greater understanding of the complex pathophysiology of PD. By addressing these challenges, we can move closer to developing effective neuroprotective therapies that can slow or stop the progression of PD and improve the quality of life for patients with this devastating disease.","42442919":"ID: 42442919\nTitle: Therapeutic targeting of brain bioenergetics in Alzheimer's disease addressing insulin resistance, glucose hypometabolism, and mitochondrial dysfunction.\nAbstract: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive, age-associated multifactorial neurodegenerative disorder characterised by cognitive decline, synaptic dysfunction, and neuronal loss. Despite over a century of research, effective disease-modifying therapies remain elusive owing to its conundrum pathophysiology. In recent years, AD is increasingly recognised as a complex metabolic disorder characterised by impaired cerebral glucose metabolism, insulin resistance, and mitochondrial dysfunction. These interconnected metabolic disturbances emerge early in the disease state and collectively potentiate other pathologies such as accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques, tau hyperphosphorylation, oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and synaptic dysfunction, thereby establishing bioenergetic failure as a primary factor governing AD progression rather than a downstream phenomenon. While traditional drug development strategies targeting Aβ have failed in clinical trials (limited to monoclonal antibodies), emerging therapeutic models integrating energy failure, thiamine signalling, and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signalling as upstream events show significant promise in countering downstream neurodegeneration. This chapter summarises the mechanistic framework linking bioenergetic breakdown to AD pathology, with potential therapeutic opportunities aimed at restoring mitochondrial function, enhancing glucose utilisation, and correcting insulin signalling, further opening new avenues for multimodal interventions and identification of progressive metabolic dysfunction biomarkers to aid diagnostic processes.","42442928":"ID: 42442928\nTitle: Selective COX-2 inhibitors for short-term musculoskeletal pain in inflammatory bowel disease in remission: a narrative review.\nAbstract: Selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors are often considered when anti-inflammatory analgesia is needed for musculoskeletal pain in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but concerns remain about intestinal safety. The clinical evidence on short-term selective COX-2 inhibitor use in IBD, with focus on disease activity outcomes, was reviewed. A prespecified literature search was performed in PubMed and the Cochrane Library supplemented by reference list screening. Clinical trials and clinical studies evaluating celecoxib, etoricoxib or rofecoxib in patients with IBD and musculoskeletal/rheumatological symptoms were considered when gastrointestinal (GI) outcomes were reported. Two placebo-controlled randomised trials did not show higher rates of IBD relapse or symptom aggravation vs placebo during short-term treatment in selected patients, including ulcerative colitis in remission and IBD with rheumatic manifestations. Open-label studies and retrospective series reported variable GI adverse events and occasional symptom worsening, but study populations, baseline disease activity, relapse definitions and follow-up duration differed widely. Overall, the strongest available evidence supports cautious short-term use of selective COX-2 inhibitors in selected patients with IBD in remission when anti-inflammatory analgesia is required. Given the small evidence base and limited follow-up, treatment should be time-limited, use the lowest effective dose and include clinical monitoring.","42442976":"ID: 42442976\nTitle: Response to letter to editor \"Radiomics-based machine-learning approach to predict response at brachytherapy using pretreatment magnetic resonance imaging in locally advanced cervical cancer\".\nAbstract: ","42443096":"ID: 42443096\nTitle: The association between job loss and alcohol and tobacco use.\nAbstract: This study used Australian longitudinal data to examine the effect of being fired or made redundant on alcohol and tobacco use. Fixed effect panel analyses of 19 waves of the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey, a voluntary representative longitudinal survey of over 17 000 Australians. 143 517 survey responses from 15 934 individuals, with the effective sample varying by analysis. Outcome variables were drinking status (drinker/non-drinker), drinking frequency (days per week/month), drinking amount (number of standard drinks), smoking status (smoker/non-smoker), tobacco consumption (packets per week). Covariates included age, sex, Indigenous status, marital status, country of birth (Australia vs. other country), remoteness of residence, year 12 completion, mental health [measured using the mental health component of the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF36)], poor health, low socio-economic status, whether separated/divorced in the last 12 months, whether experienced a sudden loss of income in the last 12 months and survey year. After adjusting for the effects of other factors, there is no statistically significant association between being fired and the risk that a non-drinker will initiate or return to drinking alcohol [odds ratio (OR) = 0.889, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.894-1.093]. Nor is there a statistically significant association between being fired and the frequency with which a drinker drinks [incidence rate ratio (IRR) = 1.008, 95% CI = 0.999-1.016)]. There is an association between being fired and the amount of alcohol consumed (IRR = 1.030, 95% CI = 1.018-1.093), but the association is weak. Being fired is associated with an increase in the likelihood of initiating or returning to tobacco use (OR = 1.276, 95% CI = 1.153-1.412) and with the quantity of tobacco smoked (IRR = 1.024, 95% CI = 1.003-1.046). In the latter case, however, the effect is small. There appears to be limited evidence that being fired or made redundant in the past year increases alcohol and/or tobacco consumption among Australians.","42443201":"ID: 42443201\nTitle: Nuclear condensates formed by truncated mutant NEK1s impede ribosomal RNA biogenesis and drive motor dysfunction.\nAbstract: NIMA-related kinase 1 (NEK1), a serine/threonine kinase, is a risk variant for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). While the full-length NEK1 is involved in diverse cellular processes, such as DNA damage response and microtubule stability, the pathogenic mechanism of NEK1 nonsense mutations in ALS remains elusive. Here, we demonstrate that three truncated forms of NEK1 derived from ALS-related NEK1 nonsense mutations translocate from the cytoplasm to the nucleus, exhibit nucleolar localization, and simultaneously form liquid-like nucleoplasmic foci. In contrast to the diffuse cytoplasmic distribution of wild-type NEK1, these nuclear-localized truncated mutants are prone to undergo liquid-liquid phase separation both in cells and in vitro. Mechanistically, the truncated NEK1s interact with the nucleolar protein FBL, thereby impairing ribosomal RNA biogenesis and translation. Transgenic flies expressing truncated mutant NEK1s display motor dysfunction and reduced survival length, and a knock-in transgenic mouse model expressing ALS-related NEK1 mutant similarly exhibits motor deficits accompanied by ribosomal RNA dysregulation. These findings suggest that ALS-related NEK1 mutants expressing truncated forms of NEK1 cause cell toxicity by interfering with ribosomal RNA metabolism and reveal a gain-of-function mechanism in ALS pathogenesis involving NEK1.","42443203":"ID: 42443203\nTitle: TAF15 amyloids propagate via defined motifs in a prion-like fashion.\nAbstract: TATA-box binding protein-associated factor 15 (TAF15) is an RNA-binding protein and the primary fibrillar constituent in a subset of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) cases. However, the molecular determinants underlying TAF15 aggregation remain unclear. Here, we show that TAF15 forms amyloid fibrils under physiological conditions and develop a cellular biosensor to monitor its propagation. Both recombinant TAF15 fibrils and pathological aggregates extracted from FTLD patient brains selectively seed TAF15 biosensor cells, demonstrating prion-like properties. The closely related protein FUS does not seed TAF15 aggregation, revealing a cross-seeding barrier, but partially incorporates into inclusions during TAF15-induced seeding, potentially explaining their pathological overlap in FTLD. Computational and peptide-based mapping identifies aggregation-prone motifs within the low-complexity domain that stabilize ex vivo fibril cores and drive TAF15 propagation. These findings establish TAF15 as an amyloid-forming, prion-like protein and define sequence determinants underlying its self-assembly, providing a mechanistic framework for FTLD-TAF15 and potential therapeutic targets.","42443266":"ID: 42443266\nTitle: The role of medium-intensity training in promoting functional independence and cognitive function in older adults: a randomized controlled trial.\nAbstract: Aging is associated with declines in physical and cognitive capacities, negatively affecting functional independence and quality of life. While physical exercise is recommended for healthy aging, uncertainty remains regarding the optimal training intensity for simultaneously supporting physical and cognitive outcomes. This study evaluated the effects of medium-intensity training (MIT) on functional independence and cognitive function in older adults. A six-month assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial was conducted with 72 community-dwelling older adults aged 60-70 years. Participants were randomly assigned using a computer-generated sequence to either the MIT group (n = 36) or control group (n = 36). The MIT program was performed three times per week at moderate intensity, prescribed using individualized heart-rate reserve targets and supported by perceived exertion monitoring. Functional independence and cognitive function were measured using the Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), respectively. Data were analyzed using paired and independent t-tests for within- and between-group comparisons, and two-way repeated measures ANOVA to evaluate Time × Group interaction effects. Assumptions of normality were verified (Shapiro-Wilk test, p > 0.05). Significance was set at p < 0.05, with effect sizes interpreted cautiously in light of outcome variability and the pre-post randomized design. Baseline characteristics did not differ meaningfully between groups. Following MIT, the exercise group significantly improved in functional independence (Katz Index: 4.31 ± 0.46 to 5.33 ± 0.77; p = 0.006) and cognitive function (MMSE: 18.77 ± 2.64 to 22.25 ± 4.38; p = 0.001). The control group showed no significant changes in Katz Index (4.53 ± 0.50 to 4.24 ± 0.82; p = 0.731) or MMSE (18.31 ± 2.01 to 19.07 ± 0.81; p = 0.434). Two-way repeated measures ANOVA confirmed significant Time × Group interactions for both outcomes, suggesting greater improvements in the MIT group than in the control group. A six-month medium-intensity training program was associated with improvements in functional independence and cognitive function among community-dwelling older adults. These findings support MIT as a feasible, low-cost exercise approach for community-based healthy aging programs. Future studies with larger samples, objective intensity monitoring, systematic adherence tracking, adverse-event reporting, and long-term follow-up are warranted.Trial registration: This trial was retrospectively registered in the Thai Clinical Trials Registry (TCTR20250613003) on 13 June 2025.","42443387":"ID: 42443387\nTitle: Astrocytic lipid dysregulation as an early driver of neurodegeneration.\nAbstract: Astrocytes have traditionally been cast as supportive glia, but they are increasingly recognized as metabolic hubs that regulate cholesterol synthesis, fatty acid detoxification, lipid droplet dynamics and redox homeostasis in the CNS. Neurons have a limited intrinsic capacity for lipid storage and detoxification and rely heavily on astrocytes to maintain a safe lipid environment. Emerging evidence indicates that dysregulation of astrocytic lipid homeostasis precedes overt neuronal degeneration in a range of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer disease, Parkinson disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal dementia and Huntington disease. Perturbations in astrocytic lipid handling can drive maladaptive reactive states, promote oxidative stress, impair lysosomal and mitochondrial function and disrupt neuron-glia lipid exchange, collectively creating an environment that leads to neurodegeneration. Therefore, lipid dysregulation within astrocytes could trigger or amplify neuronal vulnerability. In this Review, we assess evidence that astrocytic lipid metabolism is not solely protective or pathological but has instructive physiological roles and that astrocytic lipid dysregulation is an early driver of neurodegeneration. We critically evaluate disease-specific evidence, distinguishing correlative observations from causal mechanisms. We propose that targeting of astrocytic lipid homeostasis represents a promising strategy for preventing or minimizing neurodegeneration and opens new avenues for early detection and biomarker development.","42443403":"ID: 42443403\nTitle: Design, simulate, refine: simulation-guided clinical trials for accelerated drug development.\nAbstract: Modern clinical trials are embracing innovative strategies including adaptive designs, biomarker-guided enrolment, master protocols and real-time decision-making. These approaches may accelerate discovery and improve outcomes, yet they also introduce additional complexity in study conduct and understanding of the design. Simulation-guided design can be a powerful tool for identifying the optimal design to address research questions and for understanding and communicating how the design functions in practice. Simulations can evaluate the operating characteristics of complex trials, including control of type I error and false discovery rate, power for sample size determination, and probabilities of adaptive decisions at interim analyses. Examining individual simulated trials alongside these summaries provides insight into how the design will perform in practice, allowing potential risks to be anticipated and the design refined. Here, we outline how trial simulation can empower clinical development teams, statisticians, data monitoring committees, regulators, sponsors, funders and patient advocates by improving cross-functional communication, enhancing understanding and providing objective justification for design choices. We also provide best-practice recommendations to ensure that simulation studies are valid, transparent, thorough, efficient and comparable - helping to create trial designs that are scientifically rigorous, ethically sound, operationally practical and ultimately capable of bringing safe and effective therapies to patients as efficiently as possible.","42443456":"ID: 42443456\nTitle: Sit-to-stand strategies and anticipatory momentum transfer adjustments in individuals with Parkinson's disease using markerless motion capture: a cross-sectional study.\nAbstract: Parkinson's disease (PD) impairs sit-to-stand performance due to bradykinesia and postural instability; however, specific movement strategies and anticipatory momentum transfer adjustments (AMTA) remain unclear. Markerless motion capture offers an accessible alternative to quantify kinematics. This study compared sit-to-stand strategies and AMTA between individuals with PD and healthy controls, and evaluated their correlation with clinical assessments. Fifteen individuals with PD and 15 healthy controls performed a self-selected sit-to-stand (STS) test and the five-times sit-to-stand test (FTSST). Movements of the head, trunk, hip, knee, and ankle were recorded using markerless motion capture across four self-selected STS phases and the FTSST momentum transfer phase. Clinical assessments included the Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Mini-BESTest), Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I), and the Movement Disorders Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale motor examination (MDS-UPDRS Part III). The PD group required more time to complete both tasks compared to controls (all adjusted p < 0.050). During the self-selected STS, individuals with PD exhibited earlier onset of head and trunk movement during Phase I (Flexion Momentum) and lower peak angular extension velocities of the head, hip, and knee during Phase III (Extension) (all adjusted p < 0.050). No between-group differences were observed in postural sway during Phase IV (Stabilization) (all adjusted p > 0.050). During the FTSST, the PD group demonstrated longer durations for the AMTA1 and AMTA2 sub-phases (adjusted p = 0.037). No other kinematic differences remained significant after correction for multiple comparisons (all adjusted p > 0.050). Correlation analyses revealed low-to-moderate associations (|r| = 0.365 to 0.635, p < 0.050) between clinical outcomes (Mini-BESTest scores and MDS-UPDRS Part III) and kinematic parameters. Individuals with PD exhibit disease-specific sit-to-stand compensation characterized by early head and trunk initiation. During the FTSST, momentum transfer relies primarily on trunk extension rather than lower limb extension. These findings highlight altered segmental coordination strategies and anticipatory duration in PD, which are detectable using markerless motion capture.Trial registration: The study was registered with the Thai Clinical Trials Registry (TCTR20250112013; registered on 12/01/2025) prior to data collection. Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Mahidol University Institutional Review Board, Mahidol University, Thailand (COA No. MU-MOU 2024/330.2612; approved on 26/12/2024) which was carried out fully in accordance with the ethical standard guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki.","42443459":"ID: 42443459\nTitle: The effect of nasal olfactory stimulation on apnea of prematurity: a randomized cross-over trial.\nAbstract: Olfactory stimulation may enhance respiratory drive in preterm infants without respiratory support. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of olfactory stimulation on apnea of prematurity (AOP) in preterm infants receiving nasal continuous positive pressure (nCPAP). This randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind cross-over study enrolled preterm infants born between 23 0/7 and 31 6/7 weeks of gestation receiving nCPAP and treatment with caffeine citrate. Vanilla or strawberry odor, or an odorless placebo solution, was applied to the nCPAP masks with an odor pen. The primary outcome was the number of desaturation and bradycardia episodes. Secondary outcomes included physiological parameters and feeding tolerance. Eighty preterm infants completed the study. The median (interquartile range) number of events during the 12-hour study period was 10 (3-27) in the intervention group and 14 (3-29) in the control group (p = 0.82). No significant differences were observed in any secondary outcome measures with either vanilla or strawberry odor. This study did not demonstrate an effect of olfactory stimulation on the number of desaturation and bradycardia episodes in very preterm infants receiving nCPAP. Future research may focus on optimizing methods for delivering olfactory stimuli to infants on non-invasive respiratory support. Clinical trials have demonstrated that olfactory stimulation, using odors such as vanilla, may reduce the frequency of apnea and desaturation episodes in spontaneously breathing preterm infants. This study evaluates the effect of olfactory stimulation with vanilla and strawberry odor on the respiratory drive of preterm infants receiving nasal continuous positive pressure support - the population most severely affected by the apnea of prematurity. In this population, olfactory stimulation did not significantly reduce the number of desaturations and bradycardia. Future research may focus on optimizing delivery methods to ensure that olfactory stimuli are effectively perceived by infants on non-invasive respiratory support.","42443515":"ID: 42443515\nTitle: An anti-PMEL antibody-drug conjugate with a Gq/11 inhibitor payload in GNAQ/GNA11-mutant melanomas: a phase 1 trial.\nAbstract: Metastatic uveal melanoma (mUM) is an aggressive cancer with limited treatment options; 85-90% of tumors harbor activating GNAQ and GNA11 mutations. Uveal melanoma cells also express PMEL (also known as PMEL17 or gp100), a melanocyte lineage antigen. DYP688, a novel biology-matched antibody-drug conjugate, binds surface PMEL and delivers the potent Gαq/Gα11 (Gq/11) inhibitor SDZ475 as payload by internalization. This dose-escalating first-in-human phase 1 study of DYP688 in patients with metastatic uveal melanoma and other GNAQ/GNA11-mutant melanomas assessed safety as the primary endpoint and pharmacokinetics and preliminary antitumor activity as secondary endpoints. Sixty-six patients received varying DYP688 doses and schedules. Grade 3 treatment-related adverse events occurred in five patients (7.6%), including one dose-limiting toxicity of grade 3 hypotension. Objective responses were seen in 13 out of 66 patients (19.7%) and tumor reduction in 47 out of 66 patients (71.2%). Median progression-free survival was 7.2 (95% CI: 5.3-7.8) months. In summary, DYP688 was well tolerated and showed preliminary efficacy, supporting this novel therapeutic approach. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT05415072 .","42443579":"ID: 42443579\nTitle: Eriochrome Cyanine R revisited: a standardized myelin stain protocol for thick sections of the central & peripheral nervous system across species, pathologies and disease models.\nAbstract: Myelin enables rapid action potential conduction and axonal support, and its disruption underlies diverse neurological disorders. Its assessment is essential for studying development, plasticity, and repair of the nervous system (NS), and for diagnosing demyelinating diseases and evaluating remyelination therapies. Multiple histological methods detect myelin, each with trade-offs in sensitivity, cost, and reproducibility. Among them, Eriochrome Cyanine R (EC-R) is a simple, affordable myelin stain widely used in thin sections, but remains poorly standardized, and underexplored in thick vibratome sections. Here we describe and validate a simple, inexpensive, solvent-free EC-R protocol for central and peripheral nervous system tissue across seven vertebrate species and multiple demyelinating conditions. The method replaces subjective microscopic differentiation with fixed, time-controlled incubations scaled to section thickness, improving reproducibility. Using perfusion and immersion-fixed samples, we show that the protocol yields homogeneous myelin labeling with sharp white/gray matter contrast in whole brains, cortical slabs, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. Thick sections stained with EC-R preserve 3-dimensional tissue architecture, resolve single myelinated axons and intracortical bands, and can be combined with Nissl-like counterstains and immunohistochemistry. Developmental series in neonatal rats reveal expected PNS-CNS myelination gradients, while experimental demyelination models and naturally occurring diseases (canine distemper and human multiple sclerosis) illustrate the method's ability to delineate lesion cores, perilesional gradients, and associated glial and immune activation. This standardized EC-R approach provides a robust and versatile tool for comparative neuroanatomy, experimental neuropathology, and translational studies of myelination, demyelination, and remyelination, as well as for the clinical diagnosis of myelin-related disorders.","42443684":"ID: 42443684\nTitle: Circumferential resection margin status and longterm survival outcomes following robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic surgical resection for locally-advanced rectal cancer: a National Cancer Database (NCDB) study.\nAbstract: Negative circumferential resection margins (CRM) have been demonstrated to confer improved survival in patients with locally-advanced rectal cancer (LARC). Multiple clinical trials have recently demonstrated non-inferior short-term outcomes for robotic-assisted surgical resection (RR) compared to laparoscopic resection (LR) for LARC. We assessed CRM and long-term survival outcomes in LARC patients undergoing RR versus LR using the National Cancer Database (NCDB). NCDB retrospective analysis was performed in clinical stage II or stage III LARC patients who underwent RR or LR following total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) between 2006 and 2021. We analyzed short- and long-term outcomes, including CRM status and overall survival (OS). 14,744 patients were included. 6187 patients underwent RR and 8557 underwent LR. There was no difference in mean age, race, or comorbidity index scores between study groups. From 2006-2014 to 2015-2021, there was a significant increase in the proportion of LARC patients undergoing RR (31.8 to 53.0%). There was no significant difference in rate of positive CRM between the two groups (RR 5.7% vs. LR: 5.5%), however, the rate significantly decreased in the RR from Time Period 1 to Time Period 2 (6.3 to 4.8%). LR patients had a slightly higher risk of death compared to RR patients (HR 1.08, 95% CI 1.02-1.14). There was an increased risk of death in those in those with negative CRM who underwent LR compared to those with negative CRM who had undergone RR (HR 1.08, 95% CI 1.02-1.15). In those undergoing surgical resection for LARC after TNT, RR had equivalent rates of positive CRM with slightly superior long-term OS compared to those who underwent LR. This large volume, national database study demonstrates that RR for LARC continues to offer a suitable alternative to LR with non-inferior operative, short-term, as well as long-term surgical outcomes, which have not previously been demonstrated.","42443699":"ID: 42443699\nTitle: Efficacy of bariatric techniques in the management of pediatric and adolescent obesity: a systematic review.\nAbstract: Pediatric-adolescent obesity is a serious, multifactorial-multisystem disease associated with severe comorbidities. Surgical interventions provide a dependable approach for achieving sustained weight loss. This systematic review evaluated the effectiveness and safety of various bariatric procedures in severely obese children and adolescents. It focused on weight reduction, comorbidity resolution, postoperative complications and factors influencing the surgical decision-making process. Registered with INPLASY (INPLASY202650119), this review followed the PRISMA guidelines. PubMed, Scopus and Cochrane databases were searched until August 2024 for English-language studies, published between January 2005 and August 2024, enrolling adolescents aged 12-19 years who underwent bariatric surgery. Risk of bias was assessed using the NOS and EPHPP tools and data were synthesized qualitatively. A total of 39 articles fulfilled the eligibility criteria, including 33 observational studies, three randomized controlled trials and three clinical trials, encompassing 7,375 participants (4,770 female-1,591 male). Risk of reporting bias was deemed low. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) offers substantial weight loss and comorbidity resolution but carries higher micronutrient deficiency risks. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB), while less invasive, is associated with higher reoperation rates and less durable weight loss. Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is a viable alternative with fewer complications but may be less effective for diabetes remission. The decision to undergo surgery is multifactorial, shaped by medical necessity, financial and geographical accessibility and psychosocial determinants. In conclusion, bariatric surgery is an effective intervention for severe pediatric obesity, achieving significant weight reduction and metabolic improvements. Procedure selection should be individualized, weighing risks and benefits. Ongoing research and long-term follow-up are essential to optimize surgical outcomes and patient care.","42443720":"ID: 42443720\nTitle: Ligelizumab Immunogenicity and Impact on Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Efficacy, and Safety in Patients With Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria.\nAbstract: Ligelizumab is a highly potent, humanized IgG1 anti-IgE monoclonal antibody that was developed to treat chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU). The immunogenicity of ligelizumab and its clinical impact were investigated in CSU patients following subcutaneous administration of 72 or 120 mg ligelizumab once every 4 weeks based on pooled data from two pivotal phase 3 clinical trials (PEARL-1 and PEARL-2). Across the 72 mg ligelizumab, 120 mg ligelizumab and placebo transitioned 120 mg ligelizumab arms, treatment-emergent anti-drug antibodies (TE-ADAs) were observed in 20.0%-22.6% of patients, out of whom 78.0%-81.7% developed neutralizing antibodies. The majority (> 99%) of patients with TE-ADAs had treatment-induced ADAs and 74.0%-90.0% developed a persistent ADA response. ADA titers became detectable in Week 12 after start of ligelizumab treatment and reached plateau around Week 20, with the median ADA onset at 143-147 days. In the 72 and 120 mg ligelizumab arms, the geometric mean steady-state trough concentration of ligelizumab was 52% and 41% lower, and the pharmacodynamic marker total IgE (% change from baseline) was 71% and 66% lower in ADA-positive than in ADA-negative patients, respectively. However, primary efficacy endpoint (change from baseline in Urticaria Activity Score 7) and key safety endpoints (incidence of treatment-emergent hypersensitivity and injection-site reactions) did not show clinically meaningful difference between ADA-positive and ADA-negative patients. This comprehensive analysis is the first report characterizing the immunogenicity profile of ligelizumab. The results indicate that ADAs reduced ligelizumab pharmacokinetic exposure and target engagement but had no clinically relevant impact on efficacy or safety in patients with CSU.","42443734":"ID: 42443734\nTitle: Efficacy of the combination of antimicrobial therapy with immunomodulators in the management of immunological female infertility due to anti-sperm antibodies associated with bacterial vaginosis during unexplained infertility: double-blind factorial randomised controlled trial.\nAbstract: Unexplained infertility (UI) is a subject of major concern in reproduction and can be associated with bacterial vaginosis (BV) and/or antisperm antibodies (ASA), yet therapeutic strategies for these conditions in resource-limited settings are poorly defined. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of immunomodulators compared with placebo following antimicrobial therapy among infertile women with UI linked to ASA and BV. This double-blind, 2 × 3 factorial randomised controlled trial was conducted at a tertiary referral hospital in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 123 women with UI, positive ASA, and BV were randomised to receive either metronidazole alone or combined antimicrobial therapy (metronidazole, clotrimazole, and clindamycin) for Factor 1, followed by prednisolone, zinc acetate, or placebo (paracetamol 100 mg) for Factor 2. The primary outcome was time to clinical pregnancy within six months, analysed in the modified intention-to-treat population as a time-to-event endpoint using Kaplan-Meier methods, the log-rank test, and Cox proportional hazards models. The study protocol was initially approved by the provincial health district ethics committee (701/FBL/DPS/TSHOPO/SEC/0173/2023). The trial has been retrospectively registered with the Pan African Clinical Trials Registry on 08 October 2024 under the identifier PACTR202410672612184. Among 123 participants, immunomodulators significantly increased clinical pregnancy rates compared with placebo (38.55% vs. 12.5%; aHR = 3.43 [1.34-8.81]; p = 0.010). Adjusted analyses showed significantly higher pregnancy rates for both zinc acetate (40.48%; aHR 3.46 [1.27-9.40]; p = 0.012) and prednisolone (36.59%; aHR 2.75 [1.01-7.68]; p = 0.027) compared with placebo, with no significant difference between the two active agents (p = 0.623). Combined antimicrobial therapy was superior to metronidazole alone in achieving therapeutic BV cure at visit 2 (58.06% vs. 37.7%; RR 1.52 [1.04-2.22]; p = 0.023) and, at the margins of the factorial design, was associated with a higher cumulative conception rate (aHR 2.20 [1.09-4.43]; p = 0.027). The Factor 1 × Factor 2 interaction was not statistically significant (likelihood-ratio p = 0.59). While the overall incidence of adverse events was comparable between zinc (16.67%) and prednisolone (21.95%) (p = 0.541), zinc acetate was associated with significantly higher patient-reported tolerance (p = 0.007). Sequential treatment involving combined antimicrobial therapy followed by immunomodulation significantly improves clinical pregnancy rates in women with UI associated with BV and ASA. Zinc acetate offers an effective and better-tolerated alternative to prednisolone for this indication.","42443794":"ID: 42443794\nTitle: Factors influencing antenatal care utilisation in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea: a qualitative study.\nAbstract: Antenatal care (ANC) provides an opportunity to prevent or minimise adverse pregnancy outcomes and enhance women's health by providing essential interventions including malaria prevention measures. In Papua New Guinea (PNG), three quarters of women commence ANC after the first trimester of pregnancy and one in five women receive no ANC. The present qualitative study aimed to explore determinants of ANC utilisation in the context of a clinical trial of intermittent preventative treatment of malaria in pregnancy in PNG. A cross-sectional qualitative study was conducted at four health facilities in Madang Province, PNG, between 17 April and 6 September 2023. Data were collected through individual in-depth interviews, focus group discussions (FGDs) and observations of ANC proceedings at clinics. Study participants included 79 pregnant and 5 postpartum women, 15 healthcare providers, and 13 representatives of district, provincial and national health authorities involved with the programming of ANC. In-depth interviews and FGDs were audio-recorded and transcribed. Transcript data were coded using deductive and inductive approaches. Emerging themes from interviews and FGDs were triangulated with data from field notes and observations. We identified four main themes in relation to ANC utilisation: accessibility of ANC; attitudes towards ANC; interpersonal factors; and timing of ANC. Accessibility of ANC services related to costs associated with ANC, healthcare service delivery challenges, proximity to clinics, and rigid clinic schedules. Attitudes toward ANC, including the perceived benefits and disadvantages, knowledge of ANC interventions and access to education, influenced utilisation. In terms of interpersonal factors, positive relationships and communication between women and healthcare providers, and community or family members participation, were enablers of ANC engagement, while negative healthcare provider attitudes and fear of pregnancy disclosure were identified as potential barriers. Timing of ANC contacts were influenced by personal choice, a desire to avoid many clinic visits, community attitudes, prior pregnancy experiences, distance to health facilities, anticipated travel and clinic costs, attitudes of community members around ANC timing and lack of awareness of pregnancy or gestational age. Most women considered ANC important and recognised the need for ANC to ensure safe pregnancy and delivery. Healthcare benefits of ANC were perceived as an important part of ensuring a safe pregnancy and delivery outcome. ANC initiation and utilisation were enhanced through clinic fee remission, ANC content, and community engagement provided in the context of a clinical trial. These findings highlight opportunities for strategic programmatic investments that could lead to improved ANC utilisation in Madang Province.","42443814":"ID: 42443814\nTitle: Investigating the effectiveness of N-acetyl cysteine mouthwash in preventing chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis: a randomized, double-blind controlled trial.\nAbstract: More than 75% of high-risk individuals experience oral mucositis as a side effect of head, neck, and oral radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The chemical N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) has substantial antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial properties. The goal of this study was to determine the effectiveness of NAC mouthwash in preventing chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis. In the current randomized, double-blind controlled trial, 68 patients were randomly divided into two groups (34 patients in the intervention group and 34 patients in the control group). The recommended therapeutic dose was 1.25% NAC mouthwash. In this 14-day study, the patients were instructed to use the NAC mouthwash twice daily (15 milliliters each dose). The oral mucosa was evaluated on days 1,7, and 14 following the initiation of chemotherapy and the score was documented based on observation. On the 7th day, the severity of mucositis was significantly greater in the control group than in the intervention group (P < 0.001). However, this difference was not significant on day 1 (P = 0.459) and day 14 (P = 0.999) of the study. Also on 7th day, the incidence of mucositis was significantly lower in patients receiving N-acetyl cysteine than patients receiving placebo. However, no significant difference was observed on day 1 (P = 0.144) and day 14 (P = 0.999) of the study. According to the results, NAC mouthwash leads to a decrease in the severity of mucositis caused by chemotherapy. It seems that it can be effective as a treatment and preventive medicine for mucositis. According to the findings, NAC mouthwash lessens mucositis severity and may help to prevent its onset.","42443854":"ID: 42443854\nTitle: Comparing the effect of photobiostimulation, pressure and topical anesthetic gel on reducing pain during maxillary infiltration injection: a clinical trial study.\nAbstract: Pain control during needle insertion reduces stress and increases collaboration between the patient and the dentist. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of photobiostimulation, pressure, and topical anesthetic gel on reducing pain during infiltration injection. A participant- and operator-blinded crossover clinical trial was conducted using 16 healthy volunteers ranging from 20 to 40 years of age. Each of the four interventions was done for each person at intervals of one week: (1) Photobiostimulation (photobiomodulation therapy, PBMT) using low-power diode laser with 808 nm, 400 mW continuous wave at an applied energy density of 2 J/cm². (2) 20% benzocaine topical anesthetic gel. (3) Pressure and (4) Control group. Then injection of 0.6 mL 2% lidocaine into the buccal mucosa of the maxillary canine was done. All subjects recorded pain using the visual analog scale (VAS). The Friedman and Dunn tests were used for data analysis. The mean scores of VAS for the laser, gel, pressure, and control groups were 1.43, 2.90, 1.78, and 3.15, respectively. The mean pain level in the laser group (p = 0.02) and pressure (p = 0.03) was lower than the control group. Within the limitations of this small split-mouth trial, photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) and local pressure appear to reduce pain during maxillary infiltration injection, whereas 20% benzocaine gel did not differ significantly from the control. Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials, IRCT20141222020396N2; registered 21 January 2018.","42443911":"ID: 42443911\nTitle: Integrative plasma-to-spatial proteomics reveals fibroblast-associated signatures in liver metastatic breast cancer.\nAbstract: Liver metastases from breast cancer (BCLM) are associated with aggressive disease and poor survival outcomes. Liver-directed locoregional therapies (LRT) based on radiation are limited by resistance and relapse. While liquid biopsy enables systemic monitoring, it provides limited insight into the tumor microenvironment and mechanisms of resistance. In this hypothesis-generating study, high-throughput plasma proteomics alongside digital spatial profiling of matched tumor tissues was employed to link systemic signals with local tumor biology, aiming to elucidate mechanisms underlying therapy response. Plasma and tissue samples were collected from BCLM (n = 14) patients receiving LRT. High-throughput proteomic analysis (Olink Proteomics, Uppsala, Sweden) was run to detect and quantify circulating proteins in plasma. Matched tissue samples were obtained before LRT and analyzed using Digital Spatial Profiling (GeoMX, NanoString Technologies, Seattle, WA) to assess the protein expression within defined tissue compartments. Results were then correlated with clinical outcome. Systemic proteomic analysis showed significant high levels of CD8A, CX3CL1, FGF-21 before treatment in non-survivors suggesting a hyperactivated yet ineffective immune state. In contrast, survivors exhibited elevated plasma MMP1 (p = 0.035, AUC = 0.896) alongside reduced intratumoral levels. Spatial analysis did not identify significant differences in the distribution of immune cell signaling within the TME. However, compartment-specific profiling illuminated critical patterns: Ki-67 in immune stroma, not tumor cells, correlated with response, while fibronectin and α-SMA were abnormally enriched in tumor epithelial cells of non-survivors. These findings were consistent with a mesenchymal-like signature associated with poor survival, highlighting epithelial fibronectin as a candidate biomarker that warrants further investigation. Integrating plasma and spatial proteomics reveals key resistance mechanisms to LRT in BCLM with the opposing roles of MMP1 and fibronectin in blood versus tumor. Cancer-associated fibroblasts, linked to the epithelial compartment of the tumor, may represent potential targets for future investigation, particularly through MMP1 inhibition, potentially acting as adjuvants to radiation therapy.","42443966":"ID: 42443966\nTitle: Mean arterial pressure-to-norepinephrine-equivalent dose ratio, rather than achieved mean arterial pressure alone, is associated with mortality in septic shock.\nAbstract: Higher mean arterial pressure (MAP) is commonly pursued in septic shock, yet randomized trials have failed to demonstrate a survival benefit-and patients achieving higher MAP often exhibit paradoxically greater mortality. We hypothesized this reflects impaired vascular responsiveness requiring greater vasopressor support, quantifiable by the MAP-to-norepinephrine-equivalent dose ratio (MAP/NEQ). We conducted a retrospective cohort study using two independent critical care databases (MIMIC‑IV and eICU). Adult patients with septic shock receiving vasopressors within 24 h of ICU admission were included. The primary exposure was the 24-h time-weighted average MAP (65-80 mmHg vs. ≥ 80 mmHg); the key secondary exposure was MAP/NEQ. The primary outcome was 28-day mortality. Cox regression, restricted cubic splines, and mediation analysis were performed. A total of 7433 patients were included (MIMIC‑IV: n = 4944; eICU: n = 2489). Despite being younger with fewer comorbidities, patients with MAP ≥ 80 mmHg had higher 28-day mortality (MIMIC-IV: 19.5% vs. 12.6%; eICU: 20.5% vs. 11.0%; both P < 0.001). After adjustment for MAP/NEQ, the association between high MAP and mortality became non-significant, while MAP/NEQ remained independently and inversely associated with mortality in both cohorts (AUC 0.81 and 0.72). Mediation analyses revealed a suppression effect (- 33% and - 26%), indicating higher MAP coexisted with impaired vascular responsiveness. Subgroup and sensitivity analyses were consistent. Higher achieved MAP was not independently associated with 28-day mortality after accounting for vascular responsiveness. MAP/NEQ may serve as a clinically accessible tool for early risk stratification and identification of a vasoplegic phenotype in septic shock, though prospective validation is needed before clinical application.","42443978":"ID: 42443978\nTitle: Evaluation of a serum protein signature as monitoring biomarker for Duchenne muscular dystrophy in a long-term clinical trial with corticosteroids.\nAbstract: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a progressive neuromuscular disorder for which monitoring biomarkers are urgently needed. We aimed to evaluate whether proteins in serum can accurately monitor patients' function within the duration of a clinical trial. In this study, we evaluated longitudinal serum proteins of DMD patients participating in the FOR-DMD clinical trial, comparing daily and intermittent corticosteroid regimens in boys aged 4-8 years at baseline. Using the aptamer-based protein platform SomaScan, we profiled 1500 proteins. Associations between protein levels and motor function outcomes, such as Rise from the Floor Velocity (RFV), 10-Meter Run/Walk Velocity (10MRWV), and North Star Ambulatory Assessment (NSAA), were assessed using linear mixed models. In particular, we explored whether patients with higher protein levels also tended to have better functional scores (across-patients analysis), and whether changes in protein levels within the same patient over time were linked to changes in their functional performance (within-patient analysis). Finally, penalized (lasso) mixed models were applied to evaluate the predictive function of the proteins. The prediction accuracy of the models (evaluated by optimism-corrected Root Mean Squared Error) was compared to that of a simpler model with only age and treatment as predictors. Across-patients and within-patient analyses revealed consistent associations with three functional tests for a subset of proteins, notably RGMA, ART3, ANTXR2, and CFB. Multivariate models incorporating the proteins significantly associated with at least two tests, improved prediction accuracy by 12% for NSAA, and by 33-35% for RFV and 10MRWV. These models also revealed a subset of proteins that were consistently selected. Quantification of CFB, RGMA, ANTXR2, SERPINF1 and ATP5PF using SomaScan showed strong agreement with measurements obtained using orthogonal methods such as ELISA, MRM-MS and an in-house developed bead-based sandwich immunoassay. These findings support the utility of serum protein signatures as objective, quantitative tools for monitoring disease progression and treatment response in DMD during clinical visits and clinical trials. The FOR-DMD clinical trial was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (registration no. NCT01603407). First submission: 03/04/2012.","42443988":"ID: 42443988\nTitle: Effects of a calorie-restricted MIND diet and probiotic supplementation on fertility, sexual function, and quality of sexual life in overweight and obese men: protocol for a double-blind randomized clinical trial.\nAbstract: MIND diets and probiotics have the potential to positively affect infertility in obese and overweight men, but their effects are not yet fully elucidated. Therefore, this study aims, for the first time, to address this gap by evaluating the effects of a calorie-restricted MIND diet and probiotic supplementation on fertility, sexual function, and quality of sexual life in overweight and obese men. This study will be conducted as a double-blind randomized clinical trial on 84 overweight and obese men in Kerman for 3 months. Participants will be randomly allocated to one of the following four groups: (1) the group receiving the MIND diet with restricted calories + probiotic supplement; (2) the group receiving the MIND diet with restricted calories + placebo; (3) the group receiving a standard low-calorie diet + probiotic supplement; (4) the group receiving a standard low-calorie diet + placebo. Before the intervention and after 3 months, the study variables will be compared between groups. Anthropometric evaluation, spermogram evaluation, serum levels of androgens, sexual function, and quality of sexual life will be assessed at the beginning and at the end of the study. This trial will provide valuable evidence regarding the potential synergistic effects of the MIND diet and probiotic supplementation in managing male infertility associated with obesity. By evaluating both clinical fertility markers and patient-reported outcomes such as sexual function and quality of life, the study findings are expected to contribute to a better understanding of the role of lifestyle interventions in reproductive health, potentially offering a sustainable therapeutic approach for this population. All the work procedures will be carried out in accordance with the guidelines recommended by the Ethics Committee of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (IR.MUMS.REC.1402.341). Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials IRCT20240313061277N1. Registered on 31 March 2024.","42443998":"ID: 42443998\nTitle: Practical applicability and effectiveness of passive, back-support exoskeletons in logistics and care: a randomized controlled trial protocol (ELSA LogiCare).\nAbstract: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are the leading work-related health issue in Europe. While passive back-support exoskeletons have shown promise in reducing physical strain in laboratory settings, their medium-term effects under real-world working conditions remain largely unexplored. This study will assess the applicability and the medium-term effects of passive back-support exoskeletons on MSDs in the logistics and healthcare sectors. ELSA LogiCare is a multicenter, parallel-designed, randomized controlled trial. Participants will be randomly assigned in a 2:1 ratio to either an intervention group or a control group. The intervention group will be randomly assigned (1:1) to use one of two passive back-support exoskeleton models for 3 months, while the control group works unassisted as usual. We aim to recruit a total sample size of 120 participants, resulting in approximately 80 participants in the intervention group and 40 participants in the control group. Primary outcomes focus on feasibility and use of the exoskeleton, including daily wearing time. Effectiveness-related outcomes include musculoskeletal complaints after 3 months, assessed using the Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire. Secondary outcomes include physical and mental workload (NASA-Raw Task Load Index), job satisfaction (Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire), cognitive performance (Wiener Testsystem), fatigue (Fatigue Scale), acceptance of exoskeletons (Technology Commitment), user satisfaction (Quest 2.0), user experience and implementation barriers (short interviews), absences due to illness, blood pressure, physical activity (Fitbit/Garmin) and dropouts. Outcomes will be assessed at baseline, every 4 weeks during, and immediately after the intervention. The study is open-label, with blinding applied to outcome assessors and data analysts only. Primary analyses will follow the intention-to-treat principle and will be conducted using mixed-effects models with repeated measures to estimate feasibility- and effectiveness-related outcomes over time. When effectively integrated into workplace environments, passive back-support exoskeletons have the potential to significantly alleviate physical strain and enhance efforts to reduce the risks associated with MSDs. Our process evaluation can also help to understand how passive back-support exoskeletons can be successfully integrated into the logistics and care sectors. German Clinical Trials Register (DRKS) under the DRKS-ID: DRKS00036072.","42444000":"ID: 42444000\nTitle: Use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in diabetes management in Africa: opportunities, challenges, and future prospects.\nAbstract: Diabetes mellitus represents a growing public health crisis across Africa, with prevalence rates increasing due to urbanization, lifestyle transitions, and epidemiological transition. Despite numerous technological advances in diabetes management, including continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), access to these innovations remains limited across the continent. This narrative review examines the current state, opportunities, challenges, and prospects of CGM technology in African diabetes care, with emphasis on the socioeconomic, infrastructural, and cultural factors influencing implementation. A comprehensive review of peer-reviewed literature, clinical trials, and implementation studies from African contexts was conducted, incorporating evidence on CGM technology, diabetes epidemiology, healthcare systems, and policy frameworks across African nations. CGM technology offers substantial benefits for glycaemic control, complication reduction, and patient empowerment. However, widespread adoption in Africa faces significant barriers including prohibitive costs, limited healthcare infrastructure, supply chain challenges, inadequate healthcare workforce training, and sociocultural factors. Emerging clinical trials in South Africa, Kenya, and Malawi demonstrate feasibility and clinical benefits, though large-scale implementation remains constrained. While CGM holds important potential at transforming African diabetes care, successful integration requires multisectoral collaboration, innovative financing mechanisms, capacity building, and feasible implementation strategies. Policy frameworks that support equitable access, regulatory harmonization, and sustainable scale-up models are essential for realizing CGM's full potential across the continent.","42444062":"ID: 42444062\nTitle: Additive Manufacturing for Extracellular Vesicle Therapeutics: Engineering Strategies for Production, Isolation, and Delivery.\nAbstract: Despite the therapeutic promise of extracellular vesicles (EVs) in regenerative medicine, immunotherapy, and targeted drug delivery, translation to the clinic remains constrained by persistent manufacturing bottlenecks, including low yields, poor purity-recovery trade-offs, inconsistent cargo composition, variable product quality, and limited scalability. Additive manufacturing (AM) technologies present new strategies to overcome these hurdles by enabling precise control over biomaterial composition, microarchitecture, and spatial organization across three pipeline areas: EV production, isolation and purification, and scaffold-based delivery. This review examines AM applications across those EV production pipeline nodes. We analyze how AM variables - matrix stiffness, scaffold geometry, shear conditions, and crosslinking chemistry - affect EV yield, cargo composition, membrane integrity, and functional potency. By linking engineering approaches with biological considerations, we highlight AM's potential to unify manufacturing efficiency with therapeutic performance, while addressing limitations in throughput, standardization, and translational readiness.","42444112":"ID: 42444112\nTitle: Prospective Validation of the Movement Disorder Society Prodromal Multiple System Atrophy Criteria in Pure Autonomic Failure.\nAbstract: The Movement Disorder Society (MDS) research criteria for possible prodromal multiple system atrophy (PP-MSA) have not been prospectively validated. To evaluate the diagnostic performance of the PP-MSA criteria in a longitudinal cohort of patients with pure autonomic failure (PAF) and to assess whether additional clinical features improve their predictive value. Seventy-six patients with PAF enrolled across eight centers in the Natural History Study of the Synucleinopathies were followed for ≥6 years or until phenoconversion. Participants were classified according to MDS PP-MSA criteria and followed for development of MSA, Parkinson's disease, or dementia with Lewy bodies. Diagnostic performance was assessed longitudinally. Analyses were repeated using a stricter olfactory threshold (University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test [UPSIT]≤28) as an exclusion criterion. Thirty-eight participants met PP-MSA criteria, of whom 12 phenoconverted to MSA within 6 years. Sensitivity was 100% at year 1 and 92% at year 6, whereas specificity ranged from 56% to 67%. Positive predictive value (PPV) ranged from 21% to 34%. Applying a stricter olfactory threshold improved specificity (90%-97%) and PPV (53%-83%), with a modest reduction in sensitivity (to 83%). Participants who phenoconverted to MSA were younger, had more severe urinary dysfunction, and greater orthostatic heart rate responses. The PP-MSA criteria demonstrate high sensitivity but limited specificity in patients with PAF. A stricter olfactory threshold improves diagnostic performance and may enhance cohort enrichment for clinical trials. © 2026 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society. This article has been contributed to by U.S. Government employees and their work is in the public domain in the USA.","42444203":"ID: 42444203\nTitle: Intervention Strategies using Agada (Ayurvedic Antitoxic Formulations) for Diseases caused by Endocrine Disruptors.\nAbstract: Chemicals consumed through food, water, air, and personal care products disrupt our endocrine system, contributing to a range of life-threatening diseases. Since this toxicity is cumulative, it is essential to incorporate the principles of toxicity treatment. The review was conducted to evaluate the potential utility of Agada formulations in managing diseases associated with endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Electronic searches were performed using terms \"Agada\", \"Ayurveda\", \"antitoxic\", \"visha\", \"dūṣhivīṣha\", \"endocrine-disrupting chemicals\", and \"toxicity\" including animal, clinical, or pharmacological studies of Agada formulations in any toxicant or cumulative toxin model; or conceptual reviews linking Agada to environmental/chemical toxicity. By reviewing Ayurvedic literature, studying research on Agada, and correlating the principles of treatment of dushivisha, this article examines the potential of Ayurvedic treatment for diseases induced by endocrine disruptors. The conceptual framework of Dūṣhivīṣha provides a strong philosophical parallel to chronic low-dose EDC exposure, legitimizing research interest. Several formulations exhibit general antitoxic effects in chemical or drug toxicity models primarily mediated by antioxidant and anti- inflammatory mechanisms. Agada formulations may offer an integrative approach to mitigating EDC-related diseases. Their known pharmacological actions, such as antioxidant activity, free radical scavenging, Nrf2 upregulation, NF-κB inhibition, and adaptogenic effects, align with the major pathophysiological pathways triggered by EDCs. However, the current evidence base is limited by the absence of standardized formulations, inconsistent dosing, lack of endocrine biomarker assessment, and a scarcity of clinical trials. By applying the treatment principles of Garavisha (swallowed poison) and Dushivisha (latent poison), disorders resulting from endocrine disruptors can be effectively addressed using Agada directing to generate empirical evidences through clinical trials.","42444225":"ID: 42444225\nTitle: Effect of vitamin D supplementation on thyroid hormones in hypothyroid females of child-bearing age: a systematic review.\nAbstract: To assess the impact of vitamin D supplementation on thyroid function and autoimmunity in hypothyroid females of child-bearing age. The systematic review was conducted from October 2024 to May 2025, and comprised search on PubMed, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar and the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform databases using predefined key words and medical subject heading terms, with no date restrictions, up to May 2025. The studies included were randomised controlled and clinical trials in hypothyroid females receiving vitamin D supplementation, and reporting thyroid-stimulating hormone and anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody values. Three reviewers independently screened records, extracted data, and assessed bias using the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool. Of the 384 identified records, 11(2.86%) were analysed in detail. Dosages of vitamin D administered ranged from 800 IU/day to 60,000 IU/week, over 2-24 weeks. Of the total, 9(81.81%) studies reported significant thyroid-stimulating hormone reduction, particularly with ≥50,000 IU/week dose and baseline deficiency correction, whereas anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies declined in eight autoimmune hypothyroidism studies with three documented more than 50% reduction from baseline. Vitamin D supplementation, especially at higher doses and longer durations, could lower thyroid stimulating hormone and thyroid autoantibodies in hypothyroid females of reproductive age. CRD42023469980.","42444283":"ID: 42444283\nTitle: Artificial Intelligence in Neonatal Care: The Breadth of Promise, the Depth of Challenge-An Overview.\nAbstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an integral tool in clinical care. The recent position statement by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) provides a timely practical blueprint on implementing and monitoring the use of AI in clinical practice. Although the data-rich environment of NICU presents a good setting for evaluation of AI-assisted clinical application, research on AI in Neonatology is relatively sparse compared to other fields in medicine. In this narrative overview, we summarised published research on AI in neonatology identified through a PubMed search to 29 December 2025, including early forms of AI/machine learning technologies in the 1990s to the more recent deep learning and large language model approaches across a broad range of conditions and functions. Our overview reveals a highly fragmented evidence landscape with the vast majority of published literature grouped around a few conditions, chiefly retinopathy of prematurity characterisation, neonatal seizure detection and neurodevelopmental outcome prediction, with very few studies in other areas. Most studies are single-centre, retrospective and preliminary, without any external validation. A small number of 'near-deployment' technologies, including automated oxygen control, the ANSeR seizure-detection algorithm, AI-based retinopathy of prematurity screening and automated General Movements Assessment for cerebral palsy screening, are notable exceptions. Rigorous clinical trials on AI-assisted therapy, diagnosis or prognostication, followed by implementation studies evaluating workflow integration across diverse geographical and socioeconomic settings are needed to address this critical translation-to-practice gap. Anticipated challenges specific to neonatology include methodological issues such as shifting physiological benchmarks across gestational ages and imperfect reference standards, as well as ethical issues such as establishing consent frameworks for long-term data use in a vulnerable population. Challenges shared with other fields in medicine include ensuring equitable applicability of AI across diverse populations with differing characteristics and resources and maintaining transparency in AI model development and deployment.","42444334":"ID: 42444334\nTitle: Efficacy of a Microencapsulated Sugar-Free Probiotic Oral Rinse on Gingival Health and Salivary Matrix Metalloproteinases 8 and 9 in Children With Down Syndrome: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial.\nAbstract: Children with Down Syndrome (DS) are at heightened risk for oral diseases due to their distinct physiological and immune characteristics. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), particularly MMP-8 and MMP-9, are key mediators of periodontal tissue breakdown. Probiotics may provide a novel, well-tolerated alternative to conventional antiseptics by modulating these biomarkers. This single-center, parallel-arm, randomized, single-blind pilot trial compared a sugar-free microencapsulated probiotic oral rinse against a 0.2% chlorhexidine digluconate rinse in children with DS. A total of 118 participants aged 6-14 years were enrolled; following attrition after oral rehabilitation, 40 children (20 per group) were allocated to intervention, and 15 participants per group completed all assessments. After individualized oral rehabilitation and oral health education, participants were randomized (1:1). Group 1 received probiotic rinse and Group 2 chlorhexidine rinse, both administered twice daily for two weeks. Primary outcomes were salivary MMP-8 and MMP-9 levels (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay). Secondary outcomes were plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), oral hygiene index-simplified (OHI-S), and bleeding on probing (BOP). Outcomes were assessed at baseline prior to oral rehabilitation (T0), two weeks after completion of oral rehabilitation (T1), two weeks following completion of the rinse protocol (T2), and six months post-rinse (washout period, T3) by blinded examiners. All 30 randomized participants completed the trial (15 per group). Both groups showed significant within-group reductions in MMP-8, MMP-9, PI, GI, OHI-S, and BOP at follow-up (p < 0.05). Between-group comparisons showed no significant differences in MMP levels, PI, GI or OHI-S at any interval. At six months, the probiotic group demonstrated a greater reduction in BOP compared with chlorhexidine (median difference -6.0; 95% CI [-9.0, -3.0]; p = 0.001). Given the two-week duration of rinsing, this isolated 6-month difference should be interpreted cautiously. No systemic side effects or gastrointestinal symptoms were reported. Mild tooth staining occurred in two participants in the chlorhexidine group; no adverse effects were reported in the probiotic group. Both rinses demonstrated within-group improvements, although no significant between-group differences were observed in the primary biochemical outcomes. The probiotic rinse showed comparable short-term efficacy and better tolerability, but due to underpowering and design limitations, findings remain exploratory. Larger, adequately powered studies are required to determine true clinical effectiveness. This study was a registered clinical trial with the Clinical Trials Registry of India (CTRI/2023/04/051447). The trial was prospectively registered, adhering to the WHO standards for clinical trial registration to ensure transparency and integrity in reporting health-related outcomes.","42444346":"ID: 42444346\nTitle: Current Perspective: The Role of Liquid Biopsy in Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Rhabdomyosarcomas (RMS).\nAbstract: Rhabdomyosarcoma is the third most common extracranial solid tumor of childhood. Despite extensive research over the preceding decades, prognosis in children with metastatic or recurrent disease remains very poor with overall 5-year survival rates under 20%. Liquid biopsy is emerging as an effective, clinically applicable, noninvasive adjunct to conventional oncological management. To date, liquid biopsy has predominantly been applied in the field of adult oncology. Translation into pediatric malignancies, including rhabdomyosarcoma, remains at an early stage with small cohort studies addressing feasibility and technique optimization. This narrative review addresses the current literature in the field of liquid biopsies in rhabdomyosarcoma considering a variety of circulating biomarkers including ctDNA, mRNA, miRNA, proteins, and tumor cells. Liquid biopsies have the potential to revolutionize real-time tumor monitoring and personalized oncological treatment. The results of further large-scale prospective clinical trials in rhabdomyosarcoma are necessary to enable successful integration into standard clinical care.","42444466":"ID: 42444466\nTitle: Drawing a line in the sand: impact of analytical choices on anti-drug antibody cut-points and testing outcomes.\nAbstract: The identification of anti-drug antibodies (ADA) raised against biologic drugs is important for understanding and ensuring efficacy and safety. Because the immunogenicity of novel biologics is unknown before clinical trials, ADA assays are often developed with positivity thresholds assigned based on statistically determined cut-points defined by testing of samples from treatment-naïve donors. While the standard approaches are based on reasonable theoretical models, we aimed to identify the impact of alternative analytical pipelines on assignment of ADA positivity by analysis of Tier 1 screening and Tier 2 confirmatory ADA bridging assay data for up to 138 mAbs across up to hundreds of serum samples. We evaluate the utility of data augmentation through bootstrapping and the impact of outlier removal approaches on the consistency of ADA status determinations. We find that bootstrapping supports assay development efficiency by improving confidence in threshold setting in the context of limited numbers of test samples and that while outlier exclusion approach led to different apparent levels of ADA positivity, immunogenic drug products were identified by differences in the distribution of sample profiles from naïve and treated participants by each method evaluated. 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We highlight that, even within a functional framework, censoring mechanisms may implicitly determine the statistical estimand through time-dependent weighting, with direct implications for generalizability across studies and populations. We further discuss how these issues are amplified in competing-risks and multistate settings, where causal interpretation requires careful consideration of intercurrent events and selection induced by post-randomization state occupancy.","42444506":"ID: 42444506\nTitle: 'I Didn't Even Associate the Two Together at All': A Qualitative Study of 'Information Work' Undertaken by Parents and Their Children With Epilepsy to Make Sense of Sleep and Seizures.\nAbstract: Epilepsy in children presents challenges for families who must navigate the condition itself, along with complex medical information and the emotional realities of daily care. Underpinning a recent randomised control trial (CASTLE Sleep-E) was the acknowledgement that sleep was a problem that had not been well addressed in other intervention studies in this population. The CASTLE Sleep-E trial evaluated an online behavioural sleep intervention (CASTLE Online Sleep Intervention COSI]). An embedded qualitative study aimed to explore participating families' experiences of epilepsy, sleep and the trial itself. This paper focuses on the findings relating to participants' experiences of searching for information about sleep and epilepsy. Interpretive descriptive qualitative study embedded within a randomised controlled trial using remote interviews (October 2023 to February 2024) with parents (n = 22) and children (n = 22, aged 4-13 years) with epilepsy from both arms of the trial (COSI plus standard care or standard care alone). Data were reflexively thematically analysed. Patient and public involvement (parents and children) was central to both the main trial and this qualitative study. Five interrelated 'information work' themes were identified, four parent-led themes: seeking information, surveillance as information work, sharing information and experiences, and struggling with information, and one child-led theme: making sense of sleep and seizures. Many children with epilepsy and their parents become highly motivated information seekers; however, they face persistent gaps in credible, relevant and accessible guidance, particularly regarding the role of sleep in epilepsy. In response, they develop their own strategies for gathering, producing and interpreting information, often blending emotional labour, technology use and parental vigilance to improve sleep or address any sleep disturbance. These findings highlight a clear need for developing and implementing appropriate sleep support within paediatric epilepsy care. Public and patient involvement (PPIE) was central to both the main trial and this qualitative study. A dedicated Advisory Panel (three children with epilepsy, ten parents of children with epilepsy and one adult who has lived with epilepsy since childhood) met regularly over a period of 6 years throughout the trial. Their insights and input shaped, informed and strengthened many aspects of our work from inception to dissemination, including refining the study aims and design, co-developing materials and advising on data interpretation. Two of the Advisory Panel were co-applicants on the programme grant. Advisory Panel members also contributed to the analysis and interpretation of qualitative data and reviewed the final manuscript for this paper, and their contributions are gratefully acknowledged. They were all compensated for their time and had any associated costs reimbursed. 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