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Zhu Y, Cao S, Hu F, Zhou X, Xue Q. Vitamin D status and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2024; 239:108190. [PMID: 38520792 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2024.108190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE There's an increasing body of evidence on vitamin D deficiency and the risk of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). The aim of this meta-analysis was to assess serum vitamin D levels in patients with NMOSD versus healthy controls. METHODS We searched PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science and CNKI for publications up to November 2022 and explored the relationship between NMOSD and serum vitamin D levels. The standardized mean differences (SMD) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated using a random-effects model. Subgroup analysis and sensitivity analysis were applied to explore the sources of heterogeneity. Begg's test, Egger's test, and Egger's funnel plot were adopted to evaluate publication bias. RESULTS 6 studies (including 319 patients and 595 healthy controls) met the inclusion criteria and all compared vitamin D levels in patients with NMOSD versus healthy controls. Levels of serum vitamin D detected in NMOSD patients were significantly lower than those in healthy controls (SMD=-1.57, 95% CI=-2.27 ∼ -0.87, P<0.001, I2 = 94.6%). The results of the different sensitivity analysis remained statistically significant, which demonstrated the robustness of the meta-analysis. There was no significant publication bias in our meta-analysis (P>0.05). CONCLUSION Patients with NMOSD showed significantly reduced vitamin D levels compared with healthy controls. Our findings highlighted the importance of measuring vitamin D levels in patients with NMOSD. Multi-center randomized controlled trials with large samples will further confirm whether the association is casual and modifiable.
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- Yunfei Zhu
- Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215000, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second People's Hospital of Hefei, Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230011, China
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- Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215000, China
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- Department of Neurology, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215000, China.
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- Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215000, China.
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de Almeida GMR, de Araujo RS, Castrillo BB, Silva GD, Fortini I, Gonçalves MRR, Castro LHM, Tatsui NH, Adoni T, Sato DK, Apóstolos-Pereira SL, Callegaro D. Therapeutic plasma exchange for neuromyelitis optica attacks: Evidence and challenges from a real-world cohort from Brazil. J Neuroimmunol 2024; 388:578295. [PMID: 38280268 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2024.578295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 01/29/2024]
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Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) can improve disability recovery after neuromyelitis optica spectrum disease (NMOSD) attacks, but its effectiveness and safety in Latin-American patients with access barriers and diverse ethnicity is underexplored. We carried out a retrospective cohort study with NMOSD patients that underwent TPE. 84 NMOSD attacks in 68 patients were evaluated. Despite a median 25-day delay from symptom onset to TPE, 65,5% of patients showed significant improvement. Adverse events occurred in 39% of patients, usually transitory and with no fatalities.
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- Guilherme Mello Ramos de Almeida
- Neuroimmunology Group, Neurology Department, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Hospital Cardio Pulmonar da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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- Neuroimmunology Group, Neurology Department, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Neuroimmunology Group, Neurology Department, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antônio Moraes, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Neuroimmunology Group, Neurology Department, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Neuroimmunology Group, Neurology Department, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Neuroimmunology Group, Neurology Department, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Hematology Department, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Neuroimmunology Group, Neurology Department, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Neuroimmunology Group, Neurology Department, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; School of Medicine and Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Neuroimmunology Group, Neurology Department, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) are a demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system based on the involvement of the optic nerve and/or spinal cord. The disease is characterized by high recurrence and disability. NMOSD is mainly diagnosed by AQP4-IgG and MOG-IgG. However, there are still some patients with negative or undetermined double-antibody, and AQP4-IgG and MOG-IgG cannot indicate the clinical disease activity. Therefore, it is urgent to explore interesting biomarkers in serum and cerebrospinal fluid to promote early clinical diagnosis and/or as a target for diagnosis and treatment. This article summarized the research progress in serum and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers of astrocytes, neurons, myelin sheath, and other damage after the onset of NMOSD. Besides the value of microglial activation-related proteins in the diagnosis and treatment of NMOSD was prospected, so as to promote the research progress of NMOSD.
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- Jinyang Wang
- School of Laboratory Medicine, Weifang Medical College, Weifang, P. R. China.,Department of Laboratory Medicine, the First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, P. R. China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine, Weifang Medical College, Weifang, P. R. China.,Department of Laboratory Medicine, the First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, P. R. China
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Shaygannejad V, Fayyazi E, Badihian S, Mirmosayyeb O, Manouchehri N, Ashtari F, Asgari N. Long-term tolerability, safety and efficacy of rituximab in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: a prospective study. J Neurol 2019; 266:642-650. [PMID: 30635724 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-019-09180-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2018] [Revised: 12/29/2018] [Accepted: 01/02/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a B-cell-mediated disease with autoimmunity towards the astrocyte water channel aquaporin-4 (AQP-4) in the central nervous system. OBJECTIVE To assess the long-term safety and efficacy in NMOSD patients receiving maintenance therapy with B-cell-depleting agent rituximab for more than 2 years. METHOD NMOSD patients were included prospectively from 2014 to 2018 and received continuous cycles of rituximab infusions biannually. Incidence of adverse events (AE), serious AEs (SAE), and infusion-related AEs were evaluated through monthly phone calls and neurological examination every 4 months. RESULTS A total of 44 NMOSD patients were included, of those 30 were treatment naive (68%). The mean age was 37.2 years with 79.5% females. With overall observation period of 31.6 ± 7.3 months (24-48 months), tolerability was assessed as satisfactory in most cases. We observed infusion reactions (mostly mild) in 31.8% of patients and 31.8% never experienced any AEs after a mean 5.1 cycles of rituximab therapy. Rituximab was also beneficial in terms of improvement in relapse rate (from 0.26 ± 0.54 to 0, P = 0.003) and Expanded Disability Status Scale (from 4.1 ± 1.8 to 3.1 ± 1.8, P < 0.001). Stratification according to AQP4-IgG serostatus showed no difference between groups. CONCLUSION Rituximab treatment is well tolerated, safe, and efficacious with a minor risk of mild infusion reactions for NMOSD patients.
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- V Shaygannejad
- Isfahan Neurosciences Research Center, Alzahra Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Isfahan Neurosciences Research Center, Alzahra Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Isfahan Neurosciences Research Center, Alzahra Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Isfahan Neurosciences Research Center, Alzahra Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Neurobiology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
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Hansapinyo L, Vivattanaseth C. Clinical Characteristics, Treatment Outcomes and Predictive Factors in Optic Neuritis. Open Ophthalmol J 2018; 12:247-255. [PMID: 30258505 PMCID: PMC6131319 DOI: 10.2174/1874364101812010247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Revised: 07/17/2018] [Accepted: 07/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Background: The causes, clinical presentations and treatment outcomes of optic neuritis are distinct among different populations. Early diagnosis based on clinical presentations plays an important role in treating optic neuritis patients. Objective:
The study aimed to determine clinical characteristics, treatment outcomes and predictive factors of treatment outcomes in optic neuritis patients with and without demyelinating disease. Methods: A retrospective descriptive study of optic neuritis patients carried out between January 2009 and December 2016 was done. Univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to evaluate the predictive factors of treatment outcomes. Results: Among 150 patients with optic neuritis, 58 patients were diagnosed with Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disease (NMOSD), 23 patients were diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and 69 patients were idiopathic. The age at presentation in the NMOSD group was significantly younger than the MS group and the idiopathic group. The female:male ratio was significantly lower in the idiopathic group than in the NMOSD group. The initial Best Corrected Visual Activity (BCVA) of 20/20-20/60 (p = 0.001) and the idiopathic group (p =0.030) was associated with good visual outcomes. Initial BCVA of < 20/200 (p = 0.009) and the NMOSD group (p < 0.001) was associated with poor visual outcomes. Conclusion: NMOSD is a more common cause of optic neuritis than MS in Thai population. Female patients with poor initial VA, poor response to steroids treatment, and presenting recurrent attacks are highly suspicious for NMOSD. Optic neuritis without associated demyelinating disease has a better visual outcome and lower recurrence rate.
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- Linda Hansapinyo
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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Kang H, Chen T, Li H, Xu Q, Cao S, Wei S. Prognostic factors and disease course in aquaporin-4 antibody-positive Chinese patients with acute optic neuritis. J Neurol 2017; 264:2130-2140. [PMID: 28879451 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-017-8606-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Revised: 08/22/2017] [Accepted: 08/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The objective is to assess the frequency of AQP4-Ab in Chinese patients with optic neuritis (ON) and to investigate the prognostic implications of AQP4-Ab seropositivity in such patients. The presence of aquaporin-4 (AQP4) antibodies in human AQP4-transfected cells was determined by indirect immunofluorescence, and the diagnostic and prognostic relevance of AQP4 antibodies in 215 Chinese patients with optic neuritis was evaluated. The patients were enrolled from the Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital (PLAGH) and followed up to 1-228 months. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was used to investigate the visual outcomes and prognostic characteristics of 70 patients who were aquaporin-4 antibody seropositive, and altogether 115 eyes were involved. AQP4-Ab was detectable in 70/215 (32.6%) patients with acute monosymptomatic optic neuritis. These AQP4-Ab seropositive patients were diagnosed as sufferers of neuromyelitis optica (NMO) (n = 10), NMO spectrum disease (NMOSD) (n = 41), multiple sclerosis (MS) (n = 1), and acute optic neuritis (AON) (n = 18). Moreover, AQP4-Ab levels did not vary between seropositive AON and NMO-ON and did not correlate with disease severity. Finally, the male gender, older age at onset, number of relapses, concomitant autoimmune antibodies, and optic lesions in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were associated with the AQP4-Ab seropositive status and the risk of developing permanent visual disability. Acute optic neuritis has a higher incidence of anti-aquaporin-4 antibody in China than in Western countries, and AQP4 antibody is a sensitive and specific biomarker for discriminating NMO-ON from other types of optic neuritis during the early stage of the disease course.
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- Hao Kang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Fuxing Road No. 28, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Fuxing Road No. 28, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Fuxing Road No. 28, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Fuxing Road No. 28, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China.
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