Airas, Laura

In Vivo Detection of Diffuse Inflammation in Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Using PET Imaging and the Radioligand 11 C-PK11195

Rissanen, E., Tuisku, J., Rokka, J., Paavilainen, T., Parkkola, R., Rinne, J. O., & Airas, L. (2014) · Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Multiple Sclerosis Research StudiesNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

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Brain TSPO-PET predicts later disease progression independent of relapses in multiple sclerosis

Sucksdorff, M., Matilainen, M., Tuisku, J., Polvinen, E., Vuorimaa, A., Rokka, J., Nylund, M., Rissanen, E., & Airas, L. (2020) · Brain

Multiple Sclerosis Research StudiesNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

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Detection of Microglial Activation in an Acute Model of Neuroinflammation Using PET and Radiotracers11C-(R)-PK11195 and18F-GE-180

Dickens, A. M., Vainio, S., Marjamäki, P., Johansson, J., Lehtiniemi, P., Rokka, J., Rinne, J., Solin, O., Haaparanta-Solin, M., Jones, P. A., et al. (2014) · Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsPharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects

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Positron emission tomography in multiple sclerosis - straight to the target

Bodini, B., Tonietto, M., Airas, L., & Stankoff, B. (2021) · Nature Reviews Neurology

Multiple Sclerosis Research StudiesMedical Imaging Techniques and Applications

Cited by 74

Natalizumab treatment reduces microglial activation in the white matter of the MS brain

Sucksdorff, M., Tuisku, J., Matilainen, M., Vuorimaa, A., Smith, S., Keitilä, J., Rokka, J., Parkkola, R., Nylund, M., Rinne, J., et al. (2019) · Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation

Multiple Sclerosis Research StudiesNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Cited by 71

Microglia in multiple sclerosis - pathogenesis and imaging

Airas, L., & Yong, V. W. (2022) · Current Opinion in Neurology

Multiple Sclerosis Research StudiesNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Cited by 52

Insights into disseminated MS brain pathology with multimodal diffusion tensor and PET imaging

Bezukladova, S., Tuisku, J., Matilainen, M., Vuorimaa, A., Nylund, M., Smith, S., Sucksdorff, M., Mohammadian, M., Saunavaara, V., Laaksonen, S., et al. (2020) · Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation

Multiple Sclerosis Research StudiesAdvanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications

Cited by 49

Phenotyping of multiple sclerosis lesions according to innate immune cell activation using 18 kDa translocator protein-PET

Nylund, M., Sucksdorff, M., Matilainen, M., Polvinen, E., Tuisku, J., & Airas, L. (2022) · Brain Communications

Multiple Sclerosis Research StudiesNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Cited by 48

TSPO-detectable chronic active lesions predict disease progression in multiple sclerosis

Polvinen, E., Matilainen, M., Nylund, M., Sucksdorff, M., & Airas, L. M. (2023) · Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation

Multiple Sclerosis Research StudiesNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

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Association of serum neurofilament light with microglial activation in multiple sclerosis

Saraste, M., Matilainen, M., Vuorimaa, A., Laaksonen, S., Sucksdorff, M., Leppert, D., Kuhle, J., & Airas, L. (2023) · Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

Multiple Sclerosis Research StudiesNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

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Innate immune cell-related pathology in the thalamus signals a risk for disability progression in multiple sclerosis

Misin, O., Matilainen, M., Nylund, M., Honkonen, E., Rissanen, E., Sucksdorff, M., & Airas, L. (2022) · Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation

Multiple Sclerosis Research StudiesNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

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The role of microglia in multiple sclerosis: implications for treatment with Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitors

Vermersch, P., Airas, L., Berger, T., Deisenhammer, F., Grigoriadis, N., Hartung, H.-P., Magyari, M., Popescu, V., Pozzilli, C., Pugliatti, M., et al. (2025) · Frontiers in Immunology

Multiple Sclerosis Research StudiesNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

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PET-measurable innate immune cell activation reduction in chronic active lesions in PPMS brain after rituximab treatment: A case report

Lehto, J., Sucksdorff, M., Nylund, M., Raitanen, R., Matilainen, M., & Airas, L. (2023) · Journal of Neurology

Multiple Sclerosis Research StudiesNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

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