Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

…, EM Corr, G Logroscino, W Robberecht… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2017 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease, is characterized
by the degeneration of both upper and lower motor neurons, which leads to muscle …

The changing scene of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

W Robberecht, T Philips - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2013 - nature.com
Several recent breakthroughs have provided notable insights into the pathogenesis of
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), with some even shifting our thinking about this …

Neuroinflammation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: role of glial activation in motor neuron disease

T Philips, W Robberecht - The Lancet Neurology, 2011 - thelancet.com
Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS) are characterised by the appearance of reactive microglial and …

Analysis of immune-related loci identifies 48 new susceptibility variants for multiple sclerosis

…, SE Price, H Quach, M Reunanen, W Robberecht… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Using the ImmunoChip custom genotyping array, we analyzed 14,498 subjects with multiple
sclerosis and 24,091 healthy controls for 161,311 autosomal variants and identified 135 …

Deletion of the hypoxia-response element in the vascular endothelial growth factor promoter causes motor neuron degeneration

…, C Ince, P Gressens, F Lupu, KH Plate, W Robberecht… - Nature …, 2001 - nature.com
Hypoxia stimulates angiogenesis through the binding of hypoxia-inducible factors to the
hypoxia-response element in the vascular endothelial growth factor (Vegf) promotor. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy after natalizumab therapy for Crohn's disease

…, J Verbeeck, K Geboes, W Robberecht… - … England Journal of …, 2005 - Mass Medical Soc
<p id="p001">The prior diagnosis of fatal astrocytoma in a 60-year-old man with Crohn's
disease treated with natalizumab, a monoclonal antibody against α<sub>4</sub> integrins, was …

VEGF is a modifier of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in mice and humans and protects motoneurons against ischemic death

…, L Moons, R Vlietinck, KE Morrison, W Robberecht… - Nature …, 2003 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an incurable degenerative disorder of motoneurons.
We recently reported that reduced expression of Vegfa causes ALS-like motoneuron …

Treatment of motoneuron degeneration by intracerebroventricular delivery of VEGF in a rat model of ALS

…, N Mertens, C Schmitz, W Robberecht… - Nature …, 2005 - nature.com
Neurotrophin treatment has so far failed to prolong the survival of individuals affected with
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), an incurable motoneuron degenerative disorder. Here we …

Modifiers of C9orf72 dipeptide repeat toxicity connect nucleocytoplasmic transport defects to FTD/ALS

…, FH Gage, L Van Den Bosch, W Robberecht… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
C9orf72 mutations are the most common cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and
frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Dipeptide repeat proteins (DPRs) produced by …

A C9orf72 promoter repeat expansion in a Flanders-Belgian cohort with disorders of the frontotemporal lobar degeneration-amyotrophic lateral sclerosis spectrum: a …

…, M Mattheijssens, K Peeters, W Robberecht… - The Lancet …, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD)
are extremes of a clinically, pathologically, and genetically overlapping disease spectrum…