Title:Joint Application of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Biochemical Biomarkers in Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
Volume: 27
Issue: 39
Author(s): Fatemeh Momeni, Amir B. Ghaemmaghami, Majid Nejati, Mohammad Hossein Pourhanifeh, Laleh Shiri Sichani, Omid Reza Tamtaji, Mohammad Momeni, Alireza Khosravi*, Masoud Etemadifar*Hamed Mirzaei*
Affiliation:
- Clinical Immunology Research Center, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Science, Zahedan,Iran
- Department of Neurology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran; Isfahan Research Committee of Multiple Sclerosis, Alzahra Research Institute, Alzahra Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81746-73461,Iran
- Research Center for Biochemistry and Nutrition in Metabolic Diseases, Institute for Basic Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan,Iran
Keywords:
Multiple sclerosis, magnetic resonance imaging, biomarker, autoimmune disorder, RNA, DNA.
Abstract: Multiple Sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disorder associated with spinal cord and brain,
chiefly affects the white matter. Regarding the complexity as well as heterogenic etiology of this
disease, the treatment of MS has been a challenging issue up to now. Researchers are working to
develop new therapeutic strategies and drugs as complementary therapies. MS diagnosis significantly
depends on the findings of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) examination. In this imaging technique,
gadolinium is used as a contrast agent to reveal active plaques intending to destroy the bloodbrain
barrier. It also detects plaques that are not correlated with the neurological symptoms. It has
been attempted to determine biomarkers related to different dimensions of MS in various organizational
hierarchy levels of the human anatomy (i.e., cells, proteins, RNA, and DNA). These biomarkers
are appropriate diagnostic tools for MS diagnosis. In this review, we summarized the application
of MRI and biochemical biomarkers to monitor MS patients. Moreover, we highlighted the joint application
of MRI and biomarkers for the diagnosis of MS subjects.