Microvascular alterations within and outside the central nervous system(CNS)in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS):ALS is a fatal neurodegenerative disease leading to paralysis and eventual death within 3 to 5 years of...Microvascular alterations within and outside the central nervous system(CNS)in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS):ALS is a fatal neurodegenerative disease leading to paralysis and eventual death within 3 to 5 years of diagnosis due to respiratory dysfunction.Numerous pathogenic intrinsic and extrinsic effectors are involved in the diffuse motor neuron degeneration.Also,impairment of neurovascular unit components in the brain and spinal cord in ALS patients and in animal models of disease was noted and points to vascular pathology being a key factor in the recognition of ALS as a neurovascular disease(Garbuzova-Davis et al.,2011).展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Instites of Health,National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke(1R01NS090962).
文摘Microvascular alterations within and outside the central nervous system(CNS)in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS):ALS is a fatal neurodegenerative disease leading to paralysis and eventual death within 3 to 5 years of diagnosis due to respiratory dysfunction.Numerous pathogenic intrinsic and extrinsic effectors are involved in the diffuse motor neuron degeneration.Also,impairment of neurovascular unit components in the brain and spinal cord in ALS patients and in animal models of disease was noted and points to vascular pathology being a key factor in the recognition of ALS as a neurovascular disease(Garbuzova-Davis et al.,2011).
