Iron and Neurodegeneration in Multiple Sclerosis

Joint Authors

Teunissen, Charlotte E.
Langkammer, Christian
Khalil, Michael

Source

Multiple Sclerosis International

Issue

Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-6, 6 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2011-02-10

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

6

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

Increased iron deposition might be implicated in multiple sclerosis (MS).

Recent development of MRI enabled to determine brain iron levels in a quantitative manner, which has put more interest on studying the role of iron in MS.

Evidence for abnormal iron homeostasis in MS comes also from analyses of iron and iron-related proteins in CSF and blood and postmortem MS brain sections.

However, it is not yet clear if iron accumulation is implicated in MS pathology or merely reflects an epiphenomenon.

Further interest has been generated by the idea of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency that might be associated with brain iron accumulation due to a reduction in venous outflow, but its existence and etiologic role in MS are currently controversially debated.

In future studies, combined approaches applying quantitative MRI together with CSF and serum analyses of iron and iron-related proteins in a clinical followup setting might help to elucidate the implication of iron accumulation in MS.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Khalil, Michael& Teunissen, Charlotte E.& Langkammer, Christian. 2011. Iron and Neurodegeneration in Multiple Sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis International،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Khalil, Michael…[et al.]. Iron and Neurodegeneration in Multiple Sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis International No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Khalil, Michael& Teunissen, Charlotte E.& Langkammer, Christian. Iron and Neurodegeneration in Multiple Sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis International. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
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Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-484591