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  1. Article ; Online: Multisystem proteinopathies (MSPs) and MSP-like disorders: Clinical-pathological-molecular spectrum.

    Chompoopong, Pitcha / Oskarsson, Björn / Madigan, Nicolas N / Mirman, Igal / Martinez-Thompson, Jennifer M / Liewluck, Teerin / Milone, Margherita

    Annals of clinical and translational neurology

    2023  Volume 10, Issue 4, Page(s) 632–643

    Abstract: Objectives: Mutations in VCP, HNRNPA2B1, HNRNPA1, and SQSTM1, encoding RNA-binding proteins or proteins in quality-control pathways, cause multisystem proteinopathies (MSP). They share pathological findings of protein aggregation and clinical ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: Mutations in VCP, HNRNPA2B1, HNRNPA1, and SQSTM1, encoding RNA-binding proteins or proteins in quality-control pathways, cause multisystem proteinopathies (MSP). They share pathological findings of protein aggregation and clinical combinations of inclusion body myopathy (IBM), neurodegeneration [motor neuron disorder (MND)/frontotemporal dementia (FTD)], and Paget disease of bone (PDB). Subsequently, additional genes were linked to similar but not full clinical-pathological spectrum (MSP-like disorders). We aimed to define the phenotypic-genotypic spectrum of MSP and MSP-like disorders at our institution, including long-term follow-up features.
    Methods: We searched the Mayo Clinic database (January 2010-June 2022) to identify patients with mutations in MSP and MSP-like disorders causative genes. Medical records were reviewed.
    Results: Thirty-one individuals (27 families) had pathogenic mutations in: VCP (n = 17), SQSTM1 + TIA1 (n = 5), TIA1 (n = 5), MATR3, HNRNPA1, HSPB8, and TFG (n = 1, each). Myopathy occurred in all but 2 VCP-MSP patients with disease onset at age 52 (median). Weakness pattern was limb-girdle in 12/15 VCP-MSP and HSPB8 patient, and distal-predominant in other MSP and MSP-like disorders. Twenty/24 muscle biopsies showed rimmed vacuolar myopathy. MND and FTD occurred in 5 (4 VCP, 1 TFG) and 4 (3 VCP, 1 SQSTM1 + TIA1) patients, respectively. PDB manifested in 4 VCP-MSP. Diastolic dysfunction occurred in 2 VCP-MSP. After 11.5 years (median) from symptom onset, 15 patients ambulated without gait-aids; loss of ambulation (n = 5) and death (n = 3) were recorded only in VCP-MSP.
    Interpretation: VCP-MSP was the most common disorder; rimmed vacuolar myopathy was the most frequent manifestation; distal-predominant weakness occurred frequently in non-VCP-MSP; and cardiac involvement was observed only in VCP-MSP.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Middle Aged ; Frontotemporal Dementia/genetics ; Valosin Containing Protein/genetics ; Sequestosome-1 Protein/genetics ; Muscular Diseases/genetics ; RNA-Binding Proteins ; Nuclear Matrix-Associated Proteins
    Chemical Substances Valosin Containing Protein (EC 3.6.4.6) ; Sequestosome-1 Protein ; MATR3 protein, human ; RNA-Binding Proteins ; Nuclear Matrix-Associated Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2740696-9
    ISSN 2328-9503 ; 2328-9503
    ISSN (online) 2328-9503
    ISSN 2328-9503
    DOI 10.1002/acn3.51751
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  2. Article ; Online: Necrotizing autoimmune myopathy with tubular aggregates.

    Madigan, Nicolas N / Liewluck, Teerin / Milone, Margherita / Naddaf, Elie

    Neurology

    2019  Volume 93, Issue 7, Page(s) 313–314

    MeSH term(s) Autoimmune Diseases/diagnosis ; Autoimmune Diseases/immunology ; Autoimmune Diseases/pathology ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Muscle, Skeletal/pathology ; Muscular Diseases/diagnosis ; Muscular Diseases/immunology ; Muscular Diseases/pathology ; Myopathies, Structural, Congenital/pathology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-07-08
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 207147-2
    ISSN 1526-632X ; 0028-3878
    ISSN (online) 1526-632X
    ISSN 0028-3878
    DOI 10.1212/WNL.0000000000007952
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  3. Article: Micropatterning Decellularized ECM as a Bioactive Surface to Guide Cell Alignment, Proliferation, and Migration.

    Cady, Emily / Orkwis, Jacob A / Weaver, Rachel / Conlin, Lia / Madigan, Nicolas N / Harris, Greg M

    Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)

    2020  Volume 7, Issue 3

    Abstract: Bioactive surfaces and materials have displayed great potential in a variety of tissue engineering applications but often struggle to completely emulate complex bodily systems. The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a crucial, bioactive component in all ... ...

    Abstract Bioactive surfaces and materials have displayed great potential in a variety of tissue engineering applications but often struggle to completely emulate complex bodily systems. The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a crucial, bioactive component in all tissues and has recently been identified as a potential solution to be utilized in combination with biomaterials. In tissue engineering, the ECM can be utilized in a variety of applications by employing the biochemical and biomechanical cues that are crucial to regenerative processes. However, viable solutions for maintaining the dimensionality, spatial orientation, and protein composition of a naturally cell-secreted ECM remain challenging in tissue engineering. Therefore, this work used soft lithography to create micropatterned polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrates of a three-dimensional nature to control cell adhesion and alignment. Cells aligned on the micropatterned PDMS, secreted and assembled an ECM, and were decellularized to produce an aligned matrix biomaterial. The cells seeded onto the decellularized, patterned ECM showed a high degree of alignment and migration along the patterns compared to controls. This work begins to lay the groundwork for elucidating the immense potential of a natural, cell-secreted ECM for directing cell function and offers further guidance for the incorporation of natural, bioactive components for emerging tissue engineering technologies.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-08-31
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2746191-9
    ISSN 2306-5354
    ISSN 2306-5354
    DOI 10.3390/bioengineering7030102
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  4. Article ; Online: Open-Spaced Ridged Hydrogel Scaffolds Containing TiO

    Siddiqui, Ahad M / Thiele, Frederic / Stewart, Rachel N / Rangnick, Simone / Weiss, Georgina J / Chen, Bingkun K / Silvernail, Jodi L / Strickland, Tammy / Nesbitt, Jarred J / Lim, Kelly / Schwarzbauer, Jean E / Schwartz, Jeffrey / Yaszemski, Michael J / Windebank, Anthony J / Madigan, Nicolas N

    International journal of molecular sciences

    2023  Volume 24, Issue 12

    Abstract: The spinal cord has a poor ability to regenerate after an injury, which may be due to cell loss, cyst formation, inflammation, and scarring. A promising approach to treating a spinal cord injury (SCI) is the use of biomaterials. We have developed a novel ...

    Abstract The spinal cord has a poor ability to regenerate after an injury, which may be due to cell loss, cyst formation, inflammation, and scarring. A promising approach to treating a spinal cord injury (SCI) is the use of biomaterials. We have developed a novel hydrogel scaffold fabricated from oligo(poly(ethylene glycol) fumarate) (OPF) as a 0.08 mm thick sheet containing polymer ridges and a cell-attractive surface on the other side. When the cells are cultured on OPF via chemical patterning, the cells attach, align, and deposit ECM along the direction of the pattern. Animals implanted with the rolled scaffold sheets had greater hindlimb recovery compared to that of the multichannel scaffold control, which is likely due to the greater number of axons growing across it. The immune cell number (microglia or hemopoietic cells: 50-120 cells/mm
    MeSH term(s) Rats ; Animals ; Hydrogels/chemistry ; Organophosphonates/metabolism ; Cicatrix/pathology ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Nerve Regeneration ; Spinal Cord Injuries/drug therapy ; Spinal Cord Injuries/metabolism ; Spinal Cord/metabolism ; Axons/pathology ; Tissue Scaffolds/chemistry
    Chemical Substances Hydrogels ; Organophosphonates ; titanium dioxide (15FIX9V2JP) ; poly(ethylene glycol fumarate)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-16
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2019364-6
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    ISSN (online) 1422-0067
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    DOI 10.3390/ijms241210250
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  5. Article ; Online: Genome editing technologies and their potential to treat neurologic disease.

    Madigan, Nicolas N / Staff, Nathan P / Windebank, Anthony J / Benarroch, Eduardo E

    Neurology

    2017  Volume 89, Issue 16, Page(s) 1739–1748

    MeSH term(s) CRISPR-Cas Systems/genetics ; Child, Preschool ; DNA Repair ; Dependovirus ; Female ; Gene Editing ; Genetic Therapy ; Genome, Human ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Nervous System Diseases/diagnosis ; Nervous System Diseases/genetics ; Nervous System Diseases/therapy
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-09-20
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 207147-2
    ISSN 1526-632X ; 0028-3878
    ISSN (online) 1526-632X
    ISSN 0028-3878
    DOI 10.1212/WNL.0000000000004558
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  6. Article ; Online: Utility of Carpal Tunnel Release and Ulnar Decompression in CMT1A and HNPP.

    Chompoopong, Pitcha / Niu, Zhiyv / Shouman, Kamal / Madigan, Nicolas N / Sandroni, Paola / Berini, Sarah E / Shin, Alexander Y / Brault, Jeffrey S / Boon, Andrea J / Laughlin, Ruple S / Thorland, Erik / Mandrekar, Jay / Klein, Christopher J

    Muscle & nerve

    2022  Volume 66, Issue 4, Page(s) 479–486

    Abstract: Introduction/aims: Carpal and cubital tunnel syndrome (CTS, CuTS) are common among patients with hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure-palsies (HNPP) and Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1A (CMT1A) and may impact quality of life. We aimed to evaluate ...

    Abstract Introduction/aims: Carpal and cubital tunnel syndrome (CTS, CuTS) are common among patients with hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure-palsies (HNPP) and Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1A (CMT1A) and may impact quality of life. We aimed to evaluate the utility of nerve decompression surgeries in these patients.
    Methods: Medical records were reviewed for patients with PMP22 mutations confirmed in Mayo Clinic laboratories from January 1999 to December 2020, who had CTS and CuTS and underwent surgical decompression.
    Results: CTS occurred in 53.3% of HNPP and 11.5% of CMT1A, while CuTS was present in 43.3% of HNPP and 5.8% of CMT1A patients. CTS decompression occurred in 10-HNPP and 5-CMT1A patients, and CuTS decompression with/without transposition was performed in 5-HNPP and 1-CMT1A patients. In HNPP, electrodiagnostic studies identified median neuropathy at the wrist in 9/10 patients and ultrasound showed focal enlargements at the carpal and cubital tunnels. In CMT1A, median and ulnar sensory responses were all absent, and the nerves were diffusely enlarged. After CTS surgery, pain, sensory loss, and strength improved in 4/5 CMT1A, and 6/10 HNPP patients. Of clinical, electrophysiologic and ultrasound findings, only activity-provoked features significantly correlated with CTS surgical benefit in HNPP patients (odds ratio = 117.0:95% confidence interval, 1.94 > 999.99, p = 0.01). One CMT1A and one HNPP patient improved with CuTS surgery while 2 HNPP patients worsened.
    Discussion: CTS symptom improvement post-surgery can be seen in CMT1A and (less frequent) in HNPP patients. CuTS surgery commonly worsened course in HNPP. Activity-provoked symptoms in HNPP best informed benefits from CTS surgery.
    MeSH term(s) Arthrogryposis ; Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease/genetics ; Decompression ; Hereditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy/genetics ; Hereditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy/surgery ; Humans ; Quality of Life
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-11
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 438353-9
    ISSN 1097-4598 ; 0148-639X
    ISSN (online) 1097-4598
    ISSN 0148-639X
    DOI 10.1002/mus.27687
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  7. Article ; Online: The Translesional Spinal Network and Its Reorganization after Spinal Cord Injury.

    Krupa, Petr / Siddiqui, Ahad M / Grahn, Peter J / Islam, Riazul / Chen, Bingkun K / Madigan, Nicolas N / Windebank, Anthony J / Lavrov, Igor A

    The Neuroscientist : a review journal bringing neurobiology, neurology and psychiatry

    2020  Volume 28, Issue 2, Page(s) 163–179

    Abstract: Evidence from preclinical and clinical research suggest that neuromodulation technologies can facilitate the sublesional spinal networks, isolated from supraspinal commands after spinal cord injury (SCI), by reestablishing the levels of excitability and ... ...

    Abstract Evidence from preclinical and clinical research suggest that neuromodulation technologies can facilitate the sublesional spinal networks, isolated from supraspinal commands after spinal cord injury (SCI), by reestablishing the levels of excitability and enabling descending motor signals via residual connections. Herein, we evaluate available evidence that sublesional and supralesional spinal circuits could form a
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Recovery of Function ; Spinal Cord ; Spinal Cord Injuries
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-10-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 1233753-5
    ISSN 1089-4098 ; 1073-8584
    ISSN (online) 1089-4098
    ISSN 1073-8584
    DOI 10.1177/1073858420966276
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  8. Article: Promoting Neuronal Outgrowth Using Ridged Scaffolds Coated with Extracellular Matrix Proteins.

    Siddiqui, Ahad M / Brunner, Rosa / Harris, Gregory M / Miller, Alan Lee / Waletzki, Brian E / Schmeichel, Ann M / Schwarzbauer, Jean E / Schwartz, Jeffrey / Yaszemski, Michael J / Windebank, Anthony J / Madigan, Nicolas N

    Biomedicines

    2021  Volume 9, Issue 5

    Abstract: Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in cell death, demyelination, and axonal loss. The spinal cord has a limited ability to regenerate, and current clinical therapies for SCI are not effective in helping promote neurologic recovery. We have developed a ... ...

    Abstract Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in cell death, demyelination, and axonal loss. The spinal cord has a limited ability to regenerate, and current clinical therapies for SCI are not effective in helping promote neurologic recovery. We have developed a novel scaffold biomaterial that is fabricated from the biodegradable hydrogel oligo(poly(ethylene glycol)fumarate) (OPF). We have previously shown that positively charged OPF scaffolds (OPF+) in an open spaced, multichannel design can be loaded with Schwann cells to support axonal generation and functional recovery following SCI. We have now developed a hybrid OPF+ biomaterial that increases the surface area available for cell attachment and that contains an aligned microarchitecture and extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins to better support axonal regeneration. OPF+ was fabricated as 0.08 mm thick sheets containing 100 μm high polymer ridges that self-assemble into a spiral shape when hydrated. Laminin, fibronectin, or collagen I coating promoted neuron attachment and axonal outgrowth on the scaffold surface. In addition, the ridges aligned axons in a longitudinal bipolar orientation. Decreasing the space between the ridges increased the number of cells and neurites aligned in the direction of the ridge. Schwann cells seeded on laminin coated OPF+ sheets aligned along the ridges over a 6-day period and could myelinate dorsal root ganglion neurons over 4 weeks. This novel scaffold design, with closer spaced ridges and Schwann cells, is a novel biomaterial construct to promote regeneration after SCI.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-27
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2720867-9
    ISSN 2227-9059
    ISSN 2227-9059
    DOI 10.3390/biomedicines9050479
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  9. Article ; Online: Filamentous tangles with nemaline rods in MYH2 myopathy: a novel phenotype.

    Madigan, Nicolas N / Polzin, Michael J / Cui, Gaofeng / Liewluck, Teerin / Alsharabati, Mohammad H / Klein, Christopher J / Windebank, Anthony J / Mer, Georges / Milone, Margherita

    Acta neuropathologica communications

    2021  Volume 9, Issue 1, Page(s) 79

    Abstract: The MYH2 gene encodes the skeletal muscle myosin heavy chain IIA (MyHC-IIA) isoform, which is expressed in the fast twitch type 2A fibers. Autosomal dominant or recessive pathogenic variants in MYH2 lead to congenital myopathy clinically featured by ... ...

    Abstract The MYH2 gene encodes the skeletal muscle myosin heavy chain IIA (MyHC-IIA) isoform, which is expressed in the fast twitch type 2A fibers. Autosomal dominant or recessive pathogenic variants in MYH2 lead to congenital myopathy clinically featured by ophthalmoparesis and predominantly proximal weakness. MYH2-myopathy is pathologically characterized by loss and atrophy of type 2A fibers. Additional myopathological abnormalities have included rimmed vacuoles containing small p62 positive inclusions, 15-20 nm tubulofilaments, minicores and dystrophic changes. We report an adult patient with late-pediatric onset MYH2-myopathy caused by two heterozygous pathogenic variants: c.3331C>T, p.Gln1111* predicted to result in truncation of the proximal tail region of MyHC-IIA, and c.1546T>G, p.Phe516Val, affecting a highly conserved amino acid within the highly conserved catalytic motor head relay loop. This missense variant is predicted to result in a less compact loop domain and in turn could affect the protein affinity state. The patient's genotype is accompanied by a novel myopathological phenotype characterized by centralized large myofilamentous tangles associated with clusters of nemaline rods, and ring fibers, in addition to the previously reported rimmed vacuoles, paucity and atrophy of type 2A fibers. Electron microscopy demonstrated wide areas of disorganized myofibrils which were oriented in various planes of direction and entrapped multiple nemaline rods, as corresponding to the large tangles with rods seen on light microscopy. Nemaline rods were rarely observed also in nuclei. We speculate that the mutated MyHC-IIA may influence myofibril disorganization. While nemaline rods have been described in myopathies caused by pathogenic variants in genes encoding several sarcomeric proteins, to our knowledge, nemaline rods have not been previously described in MYH2-myopathy.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Humans ; Male ; Muscle, Skeletal/pathology ; Muscular Diseases/genetics ; Muscular Diseases/pathology ; Myosin Heavy Chains/chemistry ; Myosin Heavy Chains/genetics ; Phenotype ; Protein Structure, Secondary
    Chemical Substances Myosin Heavy Chains (EC 3.6.4.1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-29
    Publishing country England
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2715589-4
    ISSN 2051-5960 ; 2051-5960
    ISSN (online) 2051-5960
    ISSN 2051-5960
    DOI 10.1186/s40478-021-01168-9
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  10. Article ; Online: Alterations of mesenchymal stromal cells in cerebrospinal fluid: insights from transcriptomics and an ALS clinical trial.

    Krull, Ashley A / Setter, Deborah O / Gendron, Tania F / Hrstka, Sybil C L / Polzin, Michael J / Hart, Joseph / Dudakovic, Amel / Madigan, Nicolas N / Dietz, Allan B / Windebank, Anthony J / van Wijnen, Andre J / Staff, Nathan P

    Stem cell research & therapy

    2021  Volume 12, Issue 1, Page(s) 187

    Abstract: Background: Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have been studied with increasing intensity as clinicians and researchers strive to understand the ability of MSCs to modulate disease progression and promote tissue regeneration. As MSCs are used for diverse ...

    Abstract Background: Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have been studied with increasing intensity as clinicians and researchers strive to understand the ability of MSCs to modulate disease progression and promote tissue regeneration. As MSCs are used for diverse applications, it is important to appreciate how specific physiological environments may stimulate changes that alter the phenotype of the cells. One need for neuroregenerative applications is to characterize the spectrum of MSC responses to the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) environment after their injection into the intrathecal space. Mechanistic understanding of cellular biology in response to the CSF environment may predict the ability of MSCs to promote injury repair or provide neuroprotection in neurodegenerative diseases.
    Methods: In this study, we characterized changes in morphology, metabolism, and gene expression occurring in human adipose-derived MSCs cultured in human (hCSF) or artificial CSF (aCSF) as well as examined relevant protein levels in the CSF of subjects treated with MSCs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
    Results: Our results demonstrated that, under intrathecal-like conditions, MSCs retained their morphology, though they became quiescent. Large-scale transcriptomic analysis of MSCs revealed a distinct gene expression profile for cells cultured in aCSF. The aCSF culture environment induced expression of genes related to angiogenesis and immunomodulation. In addition, MSCs in aCSF expressed genes encoding nutritional growth factors to expression levels at or above those of control cells. Furthermore, we observed a dose-dependent increase in growth factors and immunomodulatory cytokines in CSF from subjects with ALS treated intrathecally with autologous MSCs.
    Conclusions: Overall, our results suggest that MSCs injected into the intrathecal space in ongoing clinical trials remain viable and may provide a therapeutic benefit to patients.
    MeSH term(s) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/genetics ; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/therapy ; Cytokines ; Humans ; Immunomodulation ; Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation ; Mesenchymal Stem Cells ; Transcriptome
    Chemical Substances Cytokines
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-18
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2548671-8
    ISSN 1757-6512 ; 1757-6512
    ISSN (online) 1757-6512
    ISSN 1757-6512
    DOI 10.1186/s13287-021-02241-9
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