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Molecular changes in white matter adjacent to an active demyelinating lesion in early multiple sclerosis.
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Molecular changes in white matter adjacent to an active demyelinating lesion in early multiple sclerosis.

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  • 2008-11-20
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  • Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland). - 2009
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Brain
Demyelinating Diseases
Female
Gene Expression
Humans
Inflammation
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Multiple Sclerosis
Nitric Oxide Synthase Type I
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Up-Regulation
English A stereotactic biopsy of a 17-year-old woman revealed an active inflammatory demyelinating lesion compatible with pattern III multiple sclerosis (MS) according to Lucchinetti et al. The biopsy included a white matter region distant from the active inflammatory demyelinating lesion with abnormal MRI signal, lacking histopathological signs of demyelination and/or oligodendrocyte apoptosis. Expression analysis of this area revealed a strong up-regulation of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS). Furthermore, detection of nitrotyrosine provided evidence for reactive nitrogen species (RNS)-mediated damage to oligodendrocytes. Concomitantly, genes involved in neuroprotection against oxidative stress such as heme oxygenase 1 were up-regulated. Even though a single case report, this study shows earliest molecular changes in white matter surrounding an actively demyelinating lesion during the first manifestation of MS, pointing toward a more widespread pathological process. Therapeutic targeting of the identified mechanisms of tissue injury might be crucial to prevent further lesion formation or secondary tissue damage.
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