在肌性侧面硬化症中基于毛发的元素生物动力学调节不良
Vishal Midya1, Ghalib Bello2, Angeline S Andrew3
1Department of Environmental Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
EBioMedicine
|September 3, 2025
概括
与健康人相比,肌缩侧面硬化症 (ALS) 患者表现出元素生物动力学障碍,特别是铜和. 这项研究揭示了ALS的元素同步性和网络连接的改变,
科学领域:
- 神经科学
- 环境健康
- 分析化学
背景情况:
- 肌缩侧面硬化 (ALS) 是一种主要影响老年人的神经退行性疾病.
- 在ALS中可疑存在基本和有毒元素的水平变化,但纵向生物动力学模式仍然不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 调查ALS和没有ALS的个体的纵向元素生物动力学模式.
- 探索头发中的17个元素作为潜在的ALS生物标志物的同步性和网络动态.
主要方法:
- 从391名参与者 (295例ALS病例,96例对照) 的个体头发中生成了时间序列元素强度数据,使用激光除诱导合的等离子体质谱法.
- 使用交叉递归量化分析和基于转移的网络分析来量化多元生物动力学同步.
主要成果:
- 与对照组相比,男性ALS病例的时间生物动力学同步性显著降低.
- 女性ALS病例显示Cr- Ni时间生物动力学同步性降低.
- 在ALS阳性病例中,铜 (Cu) 的中心性指标明显较低,这表明网络的重要性发生了变化.
结论:
- 患有ALS的患者具有更高的元素生物动力同步中断的可能性.
- 与对照组相比,ALS与基于铜的元素网络的连接性较差.
- 这些发现突显了元素生物动力学作为ALS生物标志物的潜力.
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