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2021

Journal Article

An exercise ‘sweet spot’ reverses cognitive deficits of ageing by growth hormone-induced neurogenesis

Blackmore, Daniel G., Steyn, Frederik J., Carlisle, Alison, O’Keeffe, Imogen, Vien, King-Year, Zhou, Xiaoqing, Leiter, Odette, Jhaveri, Dhanisha, Vukovic, Jana, Waters, Michael J. and Bartlett, Perry F. (2021). An exercise ‘sweet spot’ reverses cognitive deficits of ageing by growth hormone-induced neurogenesis. iScience, 24 (11) 103275, 1-25. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.103275

An exercise ‘sweet spot’ reverses cognitive deficits of ageing by growth hormone-induced neurogenesis

2021

Journal Article

Venous creatinine as a biomarker for loss of fat‐free mass and disease progression in patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Holdom, Cory J., Janse van Mantgem, Mark R., van Eijk, Ruben P.A., Howe, Stephanie L., van den Berg, Leonard H., McCombe, Pamela A., Henderson, Robert D., Ngo, Shyuan T. and Steyn, Frederik J. (2021). Venous creatinine as a biomarker for loss of fat‐free mass and disease progression in patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. European Journal of Neurology, 28 (11) ene.15003, 3615-3625. doi: 10.1111/ene.15003

Venous creatinine as a biomarker for loss of fat‐free mass and disease progression in patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

2021

Journal Article

Low plasma hyaluronan is associated with faster functional decline in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Holdom, Cory J., Ngo, Shyuan T., McCombe, Pamela A., Henderson, Robert D. and Steyn, Frederik J. (2021). Low plasma hyaluronan is associated with faster functional decline in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 23 (1-2), 1-7. doi: 10.1080/21678421.2021.1918721

Low plasma hyaluronan is associated with faster functional decline in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

2021

Journal Article

A road map for remote digital health technology for motor neuron disease

van Eijk, Ruben P A, Beelen, Anita, Kruitwagen, Esther T, Murray, Deirdre, Radakovic, Ratko, Hobson, Esther, Knox, Liam, Helleman, Jochem, Burke, Tom, Rubio Pérez, Miguel Ángel, Reviers, Evy, Genge, Angela, Steyn, Frederik J, Ngo, Shyuan, Eaglesham, John, Roes, Kit C B, van den Berg, Leonard H, Hardiman, Orla and McDermott, Christopher J (2021). A road map for remote digital health technology for motor neuron disease. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23 (9) e28766, e28766. doi: 10.2196/28766

A road map for remote digital health technology for motor neuron disease

2021

Journal Article

Monocyte CD14 and HLA-DR expression increases with disease duration and severity in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

McGill, R.B., Steyn, F.J., Ngo, S.T., Thorpe, K.A., Heggie, S., Henderson, R.D., Mccombe, P.A. and Woodruff, T.M. (2021). Monocyte CD14 and HLA-DR expression increases with disease duration and severity in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 23 (5-6), 1-8. doi: 10.1080/21678421.2021.1964531

Monocyte CD14 and HLA-DR expression increases with disease duration and severity in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

2021

Journal Article

17α-estradiol modulates IGF1 and hepatic gene expression in a sex-specific manner

Sidhom, Silvana, Schneider, Augusto, Fang, Yimin, McFadden, Samuel, Darcy, Justin, Sathiaseelan, Roshini, Palmer, Allyson K, Steyn, Frederik J, Grillari, Johannes, Kopchick, John J, Bartke, Andrzej, Siddiqi, Shadab, Masternak, Michal M and Stout, Michael B (2021). 17α-estradiol modulates IGF1 and hepatic gene expression in a sex-specific manner. Journals of Gerontology. Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 76 (5), 778-785. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glaa215

17α-estradiol modulates IGF1 and hepatic gene expression in a sex-specific manner

2021

Journal Article

Polygenic risk score analysis for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis leveraging cognitive performance, educational attainment and schizophrenia

Restuadi, Restuadi, Garton, Fleur C., Benyamin, Beben, Lin, Tian, Williams, Kelly L., Vinkhuyzen, Anna, van Rheenen, Wouter, Zhu, Zhihong, Laing, Nigel G., Mather, Karen A., Sachdev, Perminder S., Ngo, Shyuan T., Steyn, Frederik J., Wallace, Leanne, Henders, Anjali K., Visscher, Peter M., Needham, Merrilee, Mathers, Susan, Nicholson, Garth, Rowe, Dominic B., Henderson, Robert D., McCombe, Pamela A., Pamphlett, Roger, Blair, Ian P., Wray, Naomi R. and McRae, Allan F. (2021). Polygenic risk score analysis for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis leveraging cognitive performance, educational attainment and schizophrenia. European Journal of Human Genetics, 30 (5), 1-8. doi: 10.1038/s41431-021-00885-y

Polygenic risk score analysis for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis leveraging cognitive performance, educational attainment and schizophrenia

2021

Journal Article

Development of a highly sensitive ELISA for measurement of FSH in serum, plasma, and whole blood in mice

Ongaro, Luisina, Alonso, Carlos Agustin Isidro, Zhou, Xiang, Brûlé, Emilie, Li, Yining, Schang, Gauthier, Parlow, Albert F., Steyn, Frederik and Bernard, Daniel J. (2021). Development of a highly sensitive ELISA for measurement of FSH in serum, plasma, and whole blood in mice. Endocrinology, 162 (4) bqab014, 1-11. doi: 10.1210/endocr/bqab014

Development of a highly sensitive ELISA for measurement of FSH in serum, plasma, and whole blood in mice

2021

Journal Article

Meta-analysis of genome-wide DNA methylation identifies shared associations across neurodegenerative disorders

Nabais, Marta F., Laws, Simon M., Lin, Tian, Vallerga, Costanza L., Armstrong, Nicola J., Blair, Ian P., Kwok, John B., Mather, Karen A., Mellick, George D., Sachdev, Perminder S., Wallace, Leanne, Henders, Anjali K., Zwamborn, Ramona A. J., Hop, Paul J., Lunnon, Katie, Pishva, Ehsan, Roubroeks, Janou A. Y., Soininen, Hilkka, Tsolaki, Magda, Mecocci, Patrizia, Lovestone, Simon, Kloszewska, Iwona, Vellas, Bruno, Furlong, Sarah, Garton, Fleur C., Henderson, Robert D., Mathers, Susan, McCombe, Pamela A., Needham, Merrilee ... McRae, Allan F. (2021). Meta-analysis of genome-wide DNA methylation identifies shared associations across neurodegenerative disorders. Genome Biology, 22 (1) 90, 1-30. doi: 10.1186/s13059-021-02275-5

Meta-analysis of genome-wide DNA methylation identifies shared associations across neurodegenerative disorders

2021

Journal Article

Ghrelin as a treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Ngo, Shyuan T., Wang, Hao, Henderson, Robert D., Bowers, Cyril and Steyn, Frederik J. (2021). Ghrelin as a treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 33 (7) e12938, 1-10. doi: 10.1111/jne.12938

Ghrelin as a treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

2021

Journal Article

CNS glucose metabolism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a therapeutic target?

Tefera, Tesfaye Wolde, Steyn, Frederik J., Ngo, Shyuan T. and Borges, Karin (2021). CNS glucose metabolism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a therapeutic target?. Cell & Bioscience, 11 (1) 14, 14. doi: 10.1186/s13578-020-00511-2

CNS glucose metabolism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a therapeutic target?

2021

Book Chapter

Hypothalamus and weight loss in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Ahmed, Rebekah M., Steyn, Frederik and Dupuis, Luc (2021). Hypothalamus and weight loss in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Handbook of clinical neurology. (pp. 327-338) Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-820107-7.00020-3

Hypothalamus and weight loss in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

2020

Journal Article

Genome-wide meta-analysis finds the ACSL5-ZDHHC6 locus is associated with ALS and links weight loss to the disease genetics

Iacoangeli, Alfredo, Lin, Tian, Al Khleifat, Ahmad, Jones, Ashley R., Opie-Martin, Sarah, Coleman, Jonathan R.I., Shatunov, Aleksey, Sproviero, William, Williams, Kelly L., Garton, Fleur, Restuadi, Restuadi, Henders, Anjali K., Mather, Karen A., Needham, Merilee, Mathers, Susan, Nicholson, Garth A., Rowe, Dominic B., Henderson, Robert, McCombe, Pamela A., Pamphlett, Roger, Blair, Ian P., Schultz, David, Sachdev, Perminder S., Newhouse, Stephen J., Proitsi, Petroula, Fogh, Isabella, Ngo, Shyuan T., Dobson, Richard J.B., Wray, Naomi R. ... Al-Chalabi, Ammar (2020). Genome-wide meta-analysis finds the ACSL5-ZDHHC6 locus is associated with ALS and links weight loss to the disease genetics. Cell Reports, 33 (4) 108323, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108323

Genome-wide meta-analysis finds the ACSL5-ZDHHC6 locus is associated with ALS and links weight loss to the disease genetics

2020

Journal Article

Altered skeletal muscle glucose-fatty acid flux in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Steyn, Frederik J., Li, Rui, Kirk, Siobhan E., Tefera, Tesfaye W, Xie, Teresa Y., Tracey, Timothy J., Kelk, Dean, Wimberger, Elyse, Garton, Fleur C., Roberts, Llion, Chapman, Sarah E., Coombes, Jeff S., Leevy, W. Matthew, Ferri, Alberto, Valle, Cristiana, René, Frédérique, Loeffler, Jean-Philippe, McCombe, Pamela A., Henderson, Robert D. and Ngo, Shyuan T. (2020). Altered skeletal muscle glucose-fatty acid flux in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Brain Communications, 2 (2) fcaa154, fcaa154. doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcaa154

Altered skeletal muscle glucose-fatty acid flux in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

2020

Journal Article

The role of lipids in the central nervous system and their pathological implications in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Tracey, T. J., Kirk, S. E., Steyn, F. J. and Ngo, S. T. (2020). The role of lipids in the central nervous system and their pathological implications in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology, 112, 69-81. doi: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2020.08.012

The role of lipids in the central nervous system and their pathological implications in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

2020

Journal Article

Prognostic value of weight loss in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Steyn, Frederik J and Ngo, Shyuan T (2020). Prognostic value of weight loss in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 91 (8), 813-813. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2020-323440

Prognostic value of weight loss in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

2020

Journal Article

Response to Letter to the Editor: "IGSF1 Deficiency Results in Human and Murine Somatotrope Neurosecretory Hyperfunction"

Joustra, Sjoerd D., Roelfsema, Ferdinand, van Trotsenburg, A. S. Paul, Schneider, Harald J., Kosilek, Robert P., Kroon, Herman M., Logan, John G., Butterfield, Natalie C., Zhou, Xiang, Toufaily, Chirine, Bak, Beata, Turgeon, Marc-Olivier, Brule, Emilie, Steyn, Frederik J., Gurnell, Mark, Koulouri, Olympia, Le Tissier, Paul, Fontanaud, Pierre, Bassett, J. H. Duncan, Williams, Graham R., Oostdijk, Wilma, Wit, Jan M., Pereira, Alberto M., Biermasz, Nienke R., Bernard, Daniel J. and Schoenmakers, Nadia (2020). Response to Letter to the Editor: "IGSF1 Deficiency Results in Human and Murine Somatotrope Neurosecretory Hyperfunction". Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 105 (6), E2315-E2316. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa147

Response to Letter to the Editor: "IGSF1 Deficiency Results in Human and Murine Somatotrope Neurosecretory Hyperfunction"

2020

Journal Article

Skeletal-Muscle Metabolic Reprogramming in ALS-SOD1G93A Mice Predates Disease Onset and Is A Promising Therapeutic Target

Scaricamazza, Silvia, Salvatori, Illari, Giacovazzo, Giacomo, Loeffler, Jean Philippe, Renè, Frederique, Rosina, Marco, Quessada, Cyril, Proietti, Daisy, Heil, Constantin, Rossi, Simona, Battistini, Stefania, Giannini, Fabio, Volpi, Nila, Steyn, Frederik J., Ngo, Shyuan T., Ferraro, Elisabetta, Madaro, Luca, Coccurello, Roberto, Valle, Cristiana and Ferri, Alberto (2020). Skeletal-Muscle Metabolic Reprogramming in ALS-SOD1G93A Mice Predates Disease Onset and Is A Promising Therapeutic Target. iScience, 23 (5) 101087, 101087. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101087

Skeletal-Muscle Metabolic Reprogramming in ALS-SOD1G93A Mice Predates Disease Onset and Is A Promising Therapeutic Target

2020

Journal Article

Significant out-of-sample classification from methylation profile scoring for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Nabais, Marta F., Lin, Tian, Benyamin, Beben, Williams, Kelly L., Garton, Fleur C., Vinkhuyzen, Anna A. E., Zhang, Futao, Vallerga, Costanza L., Restuadi, Restuadi, Freydenzon, Anna, Zwamborn, Ramona A. J., Hop, Paul J., Robinson, Matthew R., Gratten, Jacob, Visscher, Peter M., Hannon, Eilis, Mill, Jonathan, Brown, Matthew A., Laing, Nigel G., Mather, Karen A., Sachdev, Perminder S., Ngo, Shyuan T., Steyn, Frederik J., Wallace, Leanne, Henders, Anjali K., Needham, Merrilee, Veldink, Jan H., Mathers, Susan, Nicholson, Garth ... Wray, Naomi R. (2020). Significant out-of-sample classification from methylation profile scoring for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. npj Genomic Medicine, 5 (1) 10, 1-9. doi: 10.1038/s41525-020-0118-3

Significant out-of-sample classification from methylation profile scoring for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

2020

Journal Article

Monocytes and neutrophils are associated with clinical features in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

McGill, Raquel B., Steyn, Frederik J., Ngo, Shyuan T., Thorpe, Kathryn A., Heggie, Susan, Ruitenberg, Marc J., Henderson, Robert D., McCombe, Pamela A. and Woodruff, Trent M. (2020). Monocytes and neutrophils are associated with clinical features in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Brain Communications, 2 (1) fcaa013, fcaa013. doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcaa013

Monocytes and neutrophils are associated with clinical features in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis