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Yue Y, Zhang X, Lv W, Lai HY, Shen T. Interplay between the glymphatic system and neurotoxic proteins in Parkinson's disease and related disorders: current knowledge and future directions. Neural Regen Res 2024; 19:1973-1980. [PMID: 38227524 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.390970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2024] Open
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Parkinson's disease is a common neurodegenerative disorder that is associated with abnormal aggregation and accumulation of neurotoxic proteins, including α-synuclein, amyloid-β, and tau, in addition to the impaired elimination of these neurotoxic protein. Atypical parkinsonism, which has the same clinical presentation and neuropathology as Parkinson's disease, expands the disease landscape within the continuum of Parkinson's disease and related disorders. The glymphatic system is a waste clearance system in the brain, which is responsible for eliminating the neurotoxic proteins from the interstitial fluid. Impairment of the glymphatic system has been proposed as a significant contributor to the development and progression of neurodegenerative disease, as it exacerbates the aggregation of neurotoxic proteins and deteriorates neuronal damage. Therefore, impairment of the glymphatic system could be considered as the final common pathway to neurodegeneration. Previous evidence has provided initial insights into the potential effect of the impaired glymphatic system on Parkinson's disease and related disorders; however, many unanswered questions remain. This review aims to provide a comprehensive summary of the growing literature on the glymphatic system in Parkinson's disease and related disorders. The focus of this review is on identifying the manifestations and mechanisms of interplay between the glymphatic system and neurotoxic proteins, including loss of polarization of aquaporin-4 in astrocytic endfeet, sleep and circadian rhythms, neuroinflammation, astrogliosis, and gliosis. This review further delves into the underlying pathophysiology of the glymphatic system in Parkinson's disease and related disorders, and the potential implications of targeting the glymphatic system as a novel and promising therapeutic strategy.
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- Yumei Yue
- Department of Neurology of Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Department of Neurology of Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Neurology of the Second Affiliated Hospital and School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Interdisciplinary Institute of Neuroscience and Technology, Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
- College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
- MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Science and Brain-Machine Integration, State Key Laboratory of Brain-machine Intelligence, School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Neurology of the Second Affiliated Hospital and School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Interdisciplinary Institute of Neuroscience and Technology, Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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Yao J, Huang T, Tian Y, Zhao H, Li R, Yin X, Shang S, Chen YC. Early detection of dopaminergic dysfunction and glymphatic system impairment in Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2024; 127:107089. [PMID: 39106761 DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2024.107089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2024] [Revised: 07/14/2024] [Accepted: 08/02/2024] [Indexed: 08/09/2024]
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PURPOSE This study aimed to assess the glymphatic function and its correlation with clinical characteristics and the loss of dopaminergic neurons in Parkinson's disease (PD) using hybrid positron emission tomography (PET)-magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) combined with diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS), choroid plexus volume (CPV), and enlarged perivascular space (EPVS) volume. METHODS Twenty-five PD patients and thirty matched healthy controls (HC) participated in the study. All participants underwent 18F-fluorodopa (18F-DOPA) PET-MRI scanning. The striatal standardized uptake value ratio (SUVR), DTI-ALPS index, CPV, and EPVS volume were calculated. Furthermore, we also analysed the relationship between the DTI-ALPS index, CPV, EPVS volume and striatal SUVR as well as clinical characteristics of PD patients. RESULTS PD patients demonstrated significantly lower values in DTI-ALPS (t = 3.053, p = 0.004) and larger CPV (t = 2.743, p = 0.008) and EPVS volume (t = 2.807, p = 0.008) compared to HC. In PD group, the ALPS-index was negatively correlated with the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale III (UPDRS-III) scores (r = -0.730, p < 0.001), and positively correlated with the mean putaminal SUVR (r = 0.560, p = 0.007) and mean caudal SUVR (r = 0.459, p = 0.032). Moreover, the mean putaminal SUVR was negatively associated with the UPDRS-III scores (r = -0.544, p = 0.009). CONCLUSION DTI-ALPS has the potential to uncover glymphatic dysfunction in patients with PD, with this dysfunction correlating strongly with the severity of disease, together with the mean putaminal and caudal SUVR. PET- MRI can serve as a potential multimodal imaging biomarker for early-stage PD.
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- Jun Yao
- Department of Radiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Medical imaging center, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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Pang H, Wang J, Yu Z, Yu H, Li X, Bu S, Zhao M, Jiang Y, Liu Y, Fan G. Glymphatic function from diffusion-tensor MRI to predict conversion from mild cognitive impairment to dementia in Parkinson's disease. J Neurol 2024; 271:5598-5609. [PMID: 38913186 PMCID: PMC11319419 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-024-12525-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2024] [Revised: 06/10/2024] [Accepted: 06/15/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND Although brain glymphatic dysfunction is a contributing factor to the cognitive deficits in Parkinson's disease (PD), its role in the longitudinal progression of cognitive dysfunction remains unknown. OBJECTIVE To investigate the glymphatic function in PD with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) that progresses to dementia (PDD) and to determine its predictive value in identifying individuals at high risk for developing dementia. METHODS We included 64 patients with PD meeting criteria for MCI and categorized them as either progressed to PDD (converters) (n = 29) or did not progress to PDD (nonconverters) (n = 35), depending on whether they developed dementia during follow-up. Meanwhile, 35 age- and gender-matched healthy controls (HC) were included. Bilateral diffusion-tensor imaging analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS) indices and enlarged perivascular spaces (EPVS) volume fraction in bilateral centrum semiovale, basal ganglia (BG), and midbrain were compared among the three groups. Correlations among the DTI-ALPS index and EPVS, as well as cognitive performance were analyzed. Additionally, we investigated the mediation effect of EPVS on DTI-ALPS and cognitive function. RESULTS PDD converters had lower cognitive composites scores in the executive domains than did nonconverters (P < 0.001). Besides, PDD converters had a significantly lower DTI-ALPS index in the left hemisphere (P < 0.001) and a larger volume fraction of BG-PVS (P = 0.03) compared to HC and PDD nonconverters. Lower DTI-ALPS index and increased BG-PVS volume fraction were associated with worse performance in the global cognitive performance and executive function. However, there was no significant mediating effect. Receiver operating characteristic analysis revealed that the DTI-ALPS could effectively identify PDD converters with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.850. CONCLUSION The reduction of glymphatic activity, measured by the DTI-ALPS, could potentially be used as a non-invasive indicator in forecasting high risk of dementia conversion before the onset of dementia in PD patients.
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- Huize Pang
- Department of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- MR Research Collaboration, Siemens Healthineers, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
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Liu X, Barisano G, Shao X, Jann K, Ringman JM, Lu H, Arfanakis K, Caprihan A, DeCarli C, Gold BT, Maillard P, Satizabal CL, Fadaee E, Habes M, Stables L, Singh H, Fischl B, van der Kouwe A, Schwab K, Helmer KG, Greenberg SM, Wang DJ. Cross-Vendor Test-Retest Validation of Diffusion Tensor Image Analysis along the Perivascular Space (DTI-ALPS) for Evaluating Glymphatic System Function. Aging Dis 2024; 15:1885-1898. [PMID: 37307817 PMCID: PMC11272201 DOI: 10.14336/ad.2023.0321-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023] Open
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The diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS) method was proposed to evaluate glymphatic system (GS) function. However, few studies have validated its reliability and reproducibility. Fifty participants' DTI data from the MarkVCID consortium were included in this study. Two pipelines by using DSI studio and FSL software were developed for data processing and ALPS index calculation. The ALPS index was obtained by the average of bilateral ALPS index and was used for testing the cross-vendor, inter-rater and test-retest reliability by using R studio software. The ALPS index demonstrated favorable inter-scanner reproducibility (ICC=0.77 to 0.95, P< 0.001), inter-rater reliability (ICC=0.96 to 1, P< 0.001) and test-retest repeatability (ICC=0.89 to 0.95, P< 0.001), offering a potential biomarker for in vivo evaluation of GS function.
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- Xiaodan Liu
- Laboratory of FMRI Technology (LOFT), Mark & Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
- Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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- Laboratory of FMRI Technology (LOFT), Mark & Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- Laboratory of FMRI Technology (LOFT), Mark & Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA.
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA.
- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
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- Population Health Sciences and Glenn Biggs Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
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- Neuroimage Analytics Laboratory and Biggs Institute Neuroimaging Core, Glenn Biggs Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
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- Neuroimage Analytics Laboratory and Biggs Institute Neuroimaging Core, Glenn Biggs Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, USA.
- Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Computer Science and AI Lab, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
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- Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Laboratory of FMRI Technology (LOFT), Mark & Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Ryman SG, Vakhtin AA, Mayer AR, van der Horn HJ, Shaff NA, Nitschke SR, Julio KR, Tarawneh RM, Rosenberg GA, Diaz SV, Pirio Richardson SE, Lin HC. Abnormal Cerebrovascular Activity, Perfusion, and Glymphatic Clearance in Lewy Body Diseases. Mov Disord 2024; 39:1258-1268. [PMID: 38817039 PMCID: PMC11341260 DOI: 10.1002/mds.29867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2024] [Revised: 05/01/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024] Open
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Cerebrovascular activity is not only crucial to optimal cerebral perfusion, but also plays an important role in the glymphatic clearance of interstitial waste, including α-synuclein. This highlights a need to evaluate how cerebrovascular activity is altered in Lewy body diseases. This review begins by discussing how vascular risk factors and cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction may serve as upstream or direct influences on cerebrovascular activity. We then discuss how patients with Lewy body disease exhibit reduced and delayed cerebrovascular activity, hypoperfusion, and reductions in measures used to capture cerebrospinal fluid flow, suggestive of a reduced capacity for glymphatic clearance. Given the lack of an existing framework, we propose a model by which these processes may foster α-synuclein aggregation and neuroinflammation. Importantly, this review highlights several avenues for future research that may lead to treatments early in the disease course, prior to neurodegeneration. © 2024 The Author(s). Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
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- Sephira G Ryman
- Department of Translational Neuroscience, The Mind Research Network, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
- Nene and Jamie Koch Comprehensive Movement Disorder Center, Department of Neurology, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
- Center for Memory and Aging, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, The Mind Research Network, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, The Mind Research Network, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, The Mind Research Network, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, The Mind Research Network, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, The Mind Research Network, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, The Mind Research Network, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Center for Memory and Aging, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
- Cognitive Neurology Section, Department of Neurology, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Center for Memory and Aging, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Nene and Jamie Koch Comprehensive Movement Disorder Center, Department of Neurology, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
- New Mexico VA Health Care System, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
- New Mexico VA Health Care System, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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Gao Y, Wang Y, Lu J, Lian J, Yang L, Liu J, Wang A, He Q, Han H. Dynamic changes in brain glymphatic function during preoperative chemotherapy in breast cancer patients. J Cancer Res Ther 2024; 20:1306-1313. [PMID: 39206993 DOI: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_517_24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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OBJECTIVE The current study aimed to investigate the dynamic changes in brain glymphatic function during chemotherapy in breast cancer patients (BCP) and their correlation with cognitive function. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 40 healthy female participants (control group) and 80 female BCP were included. Various cognitive assessment tools were used to evaluate cognitive function. Diffusion tensor imaging along the perivascular space was employed to measure brain glymphatic function. RESULTS Following chemotherapy, BCP exhibited a significant decline in various cognitive scores. After chemotherapy, the along the perivascular space index, a parameter indicating brain glymphatic function, was slightly higher than that at baseline and the control group levels and was correlated with cognitive scores. CONCLUSION This study unveiled a close relationship between the dynamic changes in brain glymphatic function after chemotherapy and cognitive function in BCP. Our findings contribute to a deeper understanding of the brain mechanisms underlying chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment and provide a theoretical basis for future interventions and treatments. In addition, they offer a new perspective for exploring the relationship between brain function and cognitive states.
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- Yajuan Gao
- Department of Radiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Medical Technology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Radiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
- Institute of Medical Technology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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Dong Z, Du X, Wang L, Zou X, Zuo H, Yan Y, Chen G, Cheng O, Zhang Y. Deep cervical lymph nodes in Parkinson's disease and atypical Parkinson's disease: A potential ultrasound biomarker for differential diagnosis. J Cent Nerv Syst Dis 2024; 16:11795735241259429. [PMID: 39086599 PMCID: PMC11289816 DOI: 10.1177/11795735241259429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024] Open
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Background Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common degenerative disease caused by abnormal accumulation of α-synuclein. The glymphatic pathway is essential for removing macromolecular proteins including α-synuclein from the brain, which flows into deep cervical lymph nodes (DCLNs) through meningeal lymphatics. As a terminal station for the cerebral lymphatic system drainage, DCLNs can be easily assessed clinically. Objectives Although the drainage function of the cerebral lymphatic system is impaired in PD, the correlation between DCLNs and PD remains unknown. Design Single-center retrospective cross-sectional study. Methods The size of the DCLNs were measured using ultrasound. The Movement Disorder Society Sponsored Revision Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale and other scales were used to assess PD motor and non-motor symptoms. Results Compared with the healthy control (HC) and the atypical Parkinson's disease (AP) groups, the size of the second and third DCLNs in the Parkinson's disease (PD) group was significantly smaller (P < .05). The width diameter of the third DCLN (DCLN3(y)) was significantly smaller in the PD group than in the AP group (P = .014). DCLN3(y) combined with a variety of clinical features improved the sensitivity of AP identification (sensitivity = .813). Conclusion DCLNs were able to distinguish HC, PD and AP and were mainly located in Robbins ΙΙA level. PD and AP were associated with different factors that influenced the size of the DCLNs. DCLN3(y) plays an important role in differentiating PD from AP, which, combined with other clinical features, has the ability to distinguish PD from AP; in particular, the sensitivity of AP diagnosis was improved.
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- Zhaoying Dong
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Ultrasound Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Wood KH, Nenert R, Miften AM, Kent GW, Sleyster M, Memon RA, Joop A, Pilkington J, Memon AA, Wilson RN, Catiul C, Szaflarski J, Amara AW. Diffusion Tensor Imaging-Along the Perivascular-Space Index Is Associated with Disease Progression in Parkinson's Disease. Mov Disord 2024. [PMID: 38988232 DOI: 10.1002/mds.29908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2024] [Revised: 06/08/2024] [Accepted: 06/14/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The glymphatic clearance pathway is a waste clearance system that allows for removal of soluble proteins such as amyloid β (Aβ) from the brain. Higher Aβ levels are associated with cognitive dysfunction in Parkinson's disease (PD). Diffusion tensor imaging-along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS) is an imaging measure proposed to indirectly measure glymphatic function. OBJECTIVES Evaluate differences in DTI-ALPS-index between PD and healthy controls (HC) and characterize relationships between this proposed measure of glymphatic clearance, cognition, and disease severity in PD. METHODS PD (n = 32) and HC (n = 23) participants underwent brain imaging to assess DTI-ALPS. PD participants were classified as PD-normal cognition (PD-NC; n = 20) or PD-mild cognitive impairment (PD-MCI; n = 12) based on a Level II comprehensive cognitive assessment. A subgroup of PD participants (n = 21) returned for annual assessments for up to 4 years after baseline. Longitudinal outcomes included changes in performance on the comprehensive cognitive assessment and changes in the Movement Disorders Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS). RESULTS PD participants had lower DTI-ALPS-index compared to HC. PD participants classified as PD-MCI had significantly lower DTI-ALPS-index compared to PD-NC. Lower DTI-ALPS-index at baseline was associated with longitudinal cognitive decline and worse longitudinal disease severity. CONCLUSIONS Glymphatic clearance, as measured with DTI-ALPS, has potential to serve as a marker of longitudinal disease progression. Interventions targeting glymphatic function should be explored for potential to slow cognitive decline in PD. © 2024 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
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- Kimberly H Wood
- Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
- Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
- Department of Psychology, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Neurology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Tu Y, Song R, Xiong F, Fu X. Decreased DTI-ALPS index in delirium: a preliminary MRI study. Neuroradiology 2024:10.1007/s00234-024-03415-x. [PMID: 38980344 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-024-03415-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
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PURPOSE Delirium is linked to brain abnormalities, yet the role of the glymphatic system is not well understood. This study aims to examine alterations in brain physiology in delirium by using diffusion-tensor imaging (DTI) to assess water diffusion along the perivascular space (ALPS) and to explore its correlation with clinical symptoms. METHODS We examined 15 patients with delirium and 15 healthy controls, measuring water diffusion metrics along the x-, y-, and z-axes in both projection and association fibers to determine the DTI-ALPS index. We used a general linear model, adjusted for age and sex, to compare the DTI-ALPS index between groups. We also investigated the relationship between the DTI-ALPS index and clinical symptoms using partial correlations. RESULTS Patients with delirium exhibited significantly lower DTI-ALPS indices compared to healthy controls (1.25 ± 0.15 vs. 1.38 ± 0.10, t = 2.903, p = 0.007; 1.27 ± 0.16 vs. 1.39 ± 0.08, 1.22 ± 0.16 vs. 1.37 ± 0.14, t = 2.617, p = 0.014; t = 2.719, p = 0.011; respectively). However, there was no significant correlation between the DTI-ALPS index and clinical symptoms. CONCLUSION Our findings indicate a decreased DTI-ALPS index in patients with delirium, suggesting potential alterations in brain physiology that may contribute to the pathophysiology of delirium. This study provides new insights into the mechanisms underlying delirium.
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- Ye Tu
- Department of Anesthesiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Geriatric Anesthesia and Perioperative Brain Health, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Wuhan Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Anesthesia, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Emergency, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Radiology, General Hospital of Central Theater Command, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China.
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Veronese N, Nova A, Fazia T, Riggi E, Yang L, Piccio L, Huang BH, Ahmadi M, Barbagallo M, Notarnicola M, Giannelli G, De Pergola G, Stamatakis E, Cereda E, Bernardinelli L, Fontana L. Contribution of Nutritional, Lifestyle, and Metabolic Risk Factors to Parkinson's Disease. Mov Disord 2024; 39:1203-1212. [PMID: 38532309 DOI: 10.1002/mds.29778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Modifiable risk factors for Parkinson's disease (PD) are poorly known. OBJECTIVES The aim is to evaluate independent associations of different nutritional components, physical activity, and sedentary behavior and metabolic factors with the risk of PD. METHODS In this population-based prospective cohort study using the data of the United Kingdom Biobank (from 2006-2010), 502,017 men and women who were free from PD (International Classification of Diseases 10th edition; "G20") at baseline were included. We implemented a Cox proportion hazard's model to evaluate the associations of different levels of physical activity, sitting time, sleep habits, diet quality, alcohol and coffee consumption, smoking, and body mass index with PD risk, adjusting for several confounding variables. RESULTS During a median follow-up of 12.8 years, lifestyle factors including vigorous physical activity (hazard ration [HR] = 0.84; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.75-0.94), low-to-moderate sitting time (HR = 0.89; 95% CI, 0.81-0.97), and high sleep quality (HR = 0.89; 95% CI, 0.80-0.99) were associated with a reduced risk of PD. Small amounts of coffee (HR = 0.88; 95% CI, 0.82-0.95), red meat (HR = 0.86; 95% CI, 0.76-0.97), and current smoking (HR = 0.65; 95% CI, 0.56-0.75) were also associated with a lower risk of PD, whereas alcohol intake (HR = 1.29; 95% CI, 1.06-1.56) with higher PD risk. Secondary analysis, including metabolic risk factors, confirmed these findings and highlighted the potential protective effect of plasma vitamin D and uric acid, but of low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, triglycerides, and C-reactive protein as well. CONCLUSIONS Vigorous physical activity, reduced sitting time, good sleep quality together with small coffee intake and vitamin D supplementation are potentially neuroprotective lifestyle interventions for the prevention of PD. © 2024 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
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- Nicola Veronese
- Geriatric Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research Alberta Health Services-Cancer Care Alberta, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Departments of Oncology and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Charles Perkins Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Brain and Mind Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Neurology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Charles Perkins Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- School of Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Geriatric Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- National Institute of Gastroenterology IRCCS "Saverio de Bellis", Castellana Grotte, Italy
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- National Institute of Gastroenterology IRCCS "Saverio de Bellis", Castellana Grotte, Italy
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- National Institute of Gastroenterology IRCCS "Saverio de Bellis", Castellana Grotte, Italy
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- Charles Perkins Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
- Fondazione Grigioni per il Morbo di Parkinson, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Charles Perkins Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Endocrinology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Taoka T, Ito R, Nakamichi R, Nakane T, Kawai H, Naganawa S. Diffusion Tensor Image Analysis ALong the Perivascular Space (DTI-ALPS): Revisiting the Meaning and Significance of the Method. Magn Reson Med Sci 2024; 23:268-290. [PMID: 38569866 PMCID: PMC11234944 DOI: 10.2463/mrms.rev.2023-0175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
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More than 5 years have passed since the Diffusion Tensor Image Analysis ALong the Perivascular Space (DTI-ALPS) method was proposed with the intention of evaluating the glymphatic system. This method is handy due to its noninvasiveness, provision of a simple index in a straightforward formula, and the possibility of retrospective analysis. Therefore, the ALPS method was adopted to evaluate the glymphatic system for many disorders in many studies. The purpose of this review is to look back and discuss the ALPS method at this moment.The ALPS-index was found to be an indicator of a number of conditions related to the glymphatic system. Thus, although this was expected in the original report, the results of the ALPS method are often interpreted as uniquely corresponding to the function of the glymphatic system. However, a number of subsequent studies have pointed out the problems on the data interpretation. As they rightly point out, a higher ALPS-index indicates predominant Brownian motion of water molecules in the radial direction at the lateral ventricular body level, no more and no less. Fortunately, the term "ALPS-index" has become common and is now known as a common term by many researchers. Therefore, the ALPS-index should simply be expressed as high or low, and whether it reflects a glymphatic system is better to be discussed carefully. In other words, when a decreased ALPS-index is observed, it should be expressed as "decreased ALPS-index" and not directly as "glymphatic dysfunction". Recently, various methods have been proposed to evaluate the glymphatic system. It has become clear that these methods also do not seem to reflect the entirety of the extremely complex glymphatic system. This means that it would be desirable to use various methods in combination to evaluate the glymphatic system in a comprehensive manner.
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- Toshiaki Taoka
- Department of Innovative Biomedical Visualization (iBMV), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
- Department of Radiology, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Innovative Biomedical Visualization (iBMV), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
- Department of Radiology, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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Drenthen GS, Elschot EP, van der Knaap N, Uher D, Voorter PHM, Backes WH, Jansen JFA, van der Thiel MM. Imaging Interstitial Fluid With MRI: A Narrative Review on the Associations of Altered Interstitial Fluid With Vascular and Neurodegenerative Abnormalities. J Magn Reson Imaging 2024; 60:40-53. [PMID: 37823526 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.29056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Revised: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
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Interstitial fluid (ISF) refers to the fluid between the parenchymal cells and along the perivascular spaces (PVS). ISF plays a crucial role in delivering nutrients and clearing waste products from the brain. This narrative review focuses on the use of MRI techniques to measure various ISF characteristics in humans. The complementary value of contrast-enhanced and noncontrast-enhanced techniques is highlighted. While contrast-enhanced MRI methods allow measurement of ISF transport and flow, they lack quantitative assessment of ISF properties. Noninvasive MRI techniques, including multi-b-value diffusion imaging, free-water-imaging, T2-decay imaging, and DTI along the PVS, offer promising alternatives to derive ISF measures, such as ISF volume and diffusivity. The emerging role of these MRI techniques in investigating ISF alterations in neurodegenerative diseases (eg, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease) and cerebrovascular diseases (eg, cerebral small vessel disease and stroke) is discussed. This review also emphasizes current challenges of ISF imaging, such as the microscopic scale at which ISF has to be measured, and discusses potential focus points for future research to overcome these challenges, for example, the use of high-resolution imaging techniques. Noninvasive MRI methods for measuring ISF characteristics hold significant potential and may have a high clinical impact in understanding the pathophysiology of neurodegenerative and cerebrovascular disorders, as well as in evaluating the efficacy of ISF-targeted therapies in clinical trials. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 3 TECHNICAL EFFICACY: Stage 2.
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- Gerhard S Drenthen
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Department of Neurosurgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Shu K, Fu YC, Huang M, Cai Z, Ni GF, Huang XY, Song JW, Ye XJ, Cui SH, Zhou YJ, Han L, Wu P, Yan ZH, Liu K. Altered Brain Glymphatic Function at Diffusion-Tensor MRI in Pre-cirrhotic Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease. Acad Radiol 2024:S1076-6332(24)00381-7. [PMID: 38955593 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2024.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2024] [Revised: 05/26/2024] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES To evaluate glymphatic function changes and their relationships with clinical features in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), thereby facilitating early intervention before this disease progresses to cirrhosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional cohort of 46 pre-cirrhotic MAFLD patients and 30 age-, sex-, and education-matched controls was enrolled, with diffusion-tensor imaging (DTI) data, laboratory and neurocognitive scores collected. The DTI analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS) index was computed for qualifying glymphatic function. Generalized linear model and partial correlation analyses were applied to evaluate relationships between the ALPS index and clinical variables. RESULTS MAFLD group exhibited a decreased ALPS index and increased diffusivity along the y-axis in the projection fiber compared to the controls. The altered ALPS index was associated with clock drawing test (CDT) score (3.931 [0.914, 6.947], P = 0.011) and was correlated with diastolic pressure level (r = -0.315, P = 0.033) in MAFLD group. The relationships of ALPS index with CDT score (6.263 [2.069, 10.458], P = 0.003) and diastolic pressure level (r = -0.518, P = 0.014) remained in the MAFLD with metabolic syndrome (MetS) group. Furthermore, the ALPS index was even associated with Auditory Verbal Learning Test-Immediate recall score (-23.853 [-45.417, -2.289], P = 0.030) in MAFLD with MetS group. CONCLUSION MAFLD patients may have a glymphatic dysfunction prior to cirrhosis, and this alteration may be related to cognition and diastolic pressure. Glymphatic dysfunction has a more severe impact on cognition when MAFLD patient is accompanied by MetS.
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- Kun Shu
- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
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- Philips Healthcare, Shanghai, China.
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- Philips Healthcare, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
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Sriram S, Carstens K, Dewing W, Fiacco TA. Astrocyte regulation of extracellular space parameters across the sleep-wake cycle. Front Cell Neurosci 2024; 18:1401698. [PMID: 38988660 PMCID: PMC11233815 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2024.1401698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 06/07/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024] Open
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Multiple subfields of neuroscience research are beginning to incorporate astrocytes into current frameworks of understanding overall brain physiology, neuronal circuitry, and disease etiology that underlie sleep and sleep-related disorders. Astrocytes have emerged as a dynamic regulator of neuronal activity through control of extracellular space (ECS) volume and composition, both of which can vary dramatically during different levels of sleep and arousal. Astrocytes are also an attractive target of sleep research due to their prominent role in the glymphatic system, a method by which toxic metabolites generated during wakefulness are cleared away. In this review we assess the literature surrounding glial influences on fluctuations in ECS volume and composition across the sleep-wake cycle. We also examine mechanisms of astrocyte volume regulation in glymphatic solute clearance and their role in sleep and wake states. Overall, findings highlight the importance of astrocytes in sleep and sleep research.
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- Sandhya Sriram
- Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Neuroscience, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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- Undergraduate Major in Neuroscience, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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- Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Neuroscience, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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Zhou L, Butler TA, Wang XH, Xi K, Tanzi EB, Glodzik L, Chiang GC, de Leon MJ, Li Y. Multimodal assessment of brain fluid clearance is associated with amyloid-beta deposition in humans. J Neuroradiol 2024; 51:101164. [PMID: 37907155 PMCID: PMC11058119 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2023.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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PURPOSE The present study investigates a multimodal imaging assessment of glymphatic function and its association with brain amyloid-beta deposition. METHODS Two brain CSF clearance measures (vCSF and DTI-ALPS) were derived from dynamic PET and MR diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) for 50 subjects, 24/50 were Aβ positive (Aβ+). T1W, T2W, DTI, T2FLAIR, and 11C-PiB and 18F-MK-6240 PET were acquired. Multivariate linear regression models were assessed with both vCSF and DTI-ALPS as independent variables and brain Aβ as the dependent variable. Three types of models were evaluated, including the vCSF-only model, the ALPS-only model and the vCSF+ALPS combined model. Models were applied to the whole group, and Aβ subgroups. All analyses were controlled for age, gender, and intracranial volume. RESULTS Sample demographics (N=50) include 20 males and 30 females with a mean age of 69.30 (sd=8.55). Our results show that the combination of vCSF and ALPS associates with Aβ deposition (p < 0.05, R2 = 0.575) better than either vCSF (p < 0.05, R2 = 0.431) or ALPS (p < 0.05, R2 = 0.372) alone in the Aβ+ group. We observed similar results in whole-group analyses (combined model: p < 0.05, R2 = 0.287; vCSF model: p <0.05, R2 = 0.175; ALPS model: p < 0.05, R2 = 0.196) with less significance. Our data also showed that vCSF has higher correlation (r = -0.548) in subjects with mild Aβ deposition and DTI-ALPS has higher correlation (r=-0.451) with severe Aβ deposition subjects. CONCLUSION The regression model with both vCSF and DTI-ALPS is better associated with brain Aβ deposition. These two independent brain clearance measures may better explain the variation in Aβ deposition than either term individually. Our results suggest that vCSF and DTI-ALPS reflect complementary aspects of brain clearance functions.
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- Liangdong Zhou
- Department of Radiology, Brain Health Imaging Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, 407 E 61st St, Feil 2, New York, NY 10065, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Brain Health Imaging Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, 407 E 61st St, Feil 2, New York, NY 10065, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Brain Health Imaging Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, 407 E 61st St, Feil 2, New York, NY 10065, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Brain Health Imaging Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, 407 E 61st St, Feil 2, New York, NY 10065, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Brain Health Imaging Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, 407 E 61st St, Feil 2, New York, NY 10065, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Brain Health Imaging Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, 407 E 61st St, Feil 2, New York, NY 10065, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Brain Health Imaging Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, 407 E 61st St, Feil 2, New York, NY 10065, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Brain Health Imaging Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, 407 E 61st St, Feil 2, New York, NY 10065, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Brain Health Imaging Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, 407 E 61st St, Feil 2, New York, NY 10065, United States.
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Villacis G, Schmidt A, Rudolf JC, Schwenke H, Küchler J, Schramm P, Ulloa P. Evaluating the glymphatic system via magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging along the perivascular spaces in brain tumor patients. Jpn J Radiol 2024:10.1007/s11604-024-01602-7. [PMID: 38819694 DOI: 10.1007/s11604-024-01602-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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PURPOSE To investigate glymphatic system function in patients with brain tumors, including both primary and secondary tumors, using diffusion tensor imaging along perivascular spaces (DTI-ALPS). METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the MR DTI of 24 patients with unilateral brain tumors and compared them with age and sex-matched controls. We compared the DTI-ALPS index of the ipsi- and contralateral brain hemispheres. The region of interest was placed in the periventricular vessels adjacent to the lateral ventricles. Differences between sex, age, and kind of tumor (primary or brain metastasis) were evaluated. Correlations between DTI-ALPS index and age and the tumor's apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) were also investigated. RESULTS The DTI-ALPS index was significantly lower (p < 0.05) in the tumor-affected hemisphere (mean = 1.26 ± 0.24) than contralateral (mean = 1.43 ± 0.28). A comparison with healthy controls revealed no significant difference on the matched ipsilateral side. However, the DTI-ALPS index of the contralateral side of the patients was larger than the HC. Additionally, no statistically significant differences were found when analyzing the DTI-ALPS index vs. age, sex, and tumor entity. Additionally, we did not find a correlation between the DTI-ALPS index and patient age or tumor ADC. CONCLUSION The decreased DTI-ALPS index in the tumor-affected hemisphere may be related to impaired glymphatic system function. However, cancer is often a systemic disease; thus, the DTI-ALPS index from the contralateral brain hemisphere may not generally be considered as a normal control. Nonetheless, the DTI-ALPS index does not only reflect diffusion in the perivascular spaces but it can also be influenced by factors such as axonal degeneration. Therefore, it does not directly reflect brain waste clearance and changes in the index should be interpreted carefully.
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- Gabriela Villacis
- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Luebeck, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Luebeck, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Luebeck, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Luebeck, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Luebeck, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Luebeck, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Luebeck, Germany.
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Xie Y, Zhu H, Yao Y, Liu C, Wu S, Zhang Y, Zhu W. Enlarged choroid plexus in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis may lead to brain structural changes through the glymphatic impairment. Mult Scler Relat Disord 2024; 85:105550. [PMID: 38493535 DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2024.105550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2024] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the potential link among choroid plexus (CP) volume, glymphatic clearance and brain structural change in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty-five RRMS patients and 48 healthy controls (HC) underwent MRI examination. The diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS) was calculated to reflect glymphatic system function. The brain structure volume and DTI-ALPS index were compared between RRMS and HC. The mediating effect of the DTI-ALPS index between CP volume and brain structural changes was further investigated. The longitudinal changes of brain structure and DTI-ALPS index were compared in 20 RRMS patients. RESULTS Compared to HC, CP volume in RRMS was significantly increased (P < 0.001), and DTI-ALPS index was significantly decreased (P = 0.001). The volumes of white matter, thalamus, putamen and pallidum were significantly decreased in RRMS, and the volumes of lateral ventricle and third ventricle were increased. Mediation analysis showed DTI-ALPS index partially mediated the association between CP enlargement and deep gray matter (DGM) atrophy in RRMS, and between CP enlargement and ventricle enlargement. CP volume and DTI-ALPS index were also significantly correlated with Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) (P = 0.006, P = 0.043). Notably, the variation of DTI_ALPS index during the follow-up period were significantly and negatively correlated with the variation of EDSS (P = 0.045). CONCLUSION Enlarged CP volume and decreased DTI_ALPS index may be closely related to DGM atrophy and ventricular enlargement in RRMS, and may be potential imaging markers of clinical disability.
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- Yan Xie
- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan 430030, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan 430030, China.
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Huang S, Zhang Y, Guo Y, Du J, Ren P, Wu B, Feng J, Cheng W, Yu J. Glymphatic system dysfunction predicts amyloid deposition, neurodegeneration, and clinical progression in Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimers Dement 2024; 20:3251-3269. [PMID: 38501315 PMCID: PMC11095446 DOI: 10.1002/alz.13789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Although glymphatic function is involved in Alzheimer's disease (AD), its potential for predicting the pathological and clinical progression of AD and its sequential association with core AD biomarkers is poorly understood. METHODS Whole-brain glymphatic activity was measured by diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS) in participants with AD dementia (n = 47), mild cognitive impairment (MCI; n = 137), and normal controls (n = 235) from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. RESULTS ALPS index was significantly lower in AD dementia than in MCI or controls. Lower ALPS index was significantly associated with faster changes in amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) burden and AD signature region of interest volume, higher risk of amyloid-positive transition and clinical progression, and faster rates of amyloid- and neurodegeneration-related cognitive decline. Furthermore, the associations of the ALPS index with cognitive decline were fully mediated by amyloid PET and brain atrophy. DISCUSSION Glymphatic failure may precede amyloid pathology, and predicts amyloid deposition, neurodegeneration, and clinical progression in AD. HIGHLIGHTS The analysis along the perivascular space (ALPS) index is reduced in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia, prodromal AD, and preclinical AD. Lower ALPS index predicted accelerated amyloid beta (Aβ) positron emission tomography (PET) burden and Aβ-positive transition. The decrease in the ALPS index occurs before cerebrospinal fluid Aβ42 reaches the positive threshold. ALPS index predicted brain atrophy, clinical progression, and cognitive decline. Aβ PET and brain atrophy mediated the link of ALPS index with cognitive decline.
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- Shu‐Yi Huang
- Department of Neurology and National Center for Neurological DisordersHuashan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain ScienceShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of Neurology and National Center for Neurological DisordersHuashan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain ScienceShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of Neurology and National Center for Neurological DisordersHuashan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain ScienceShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA)Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental HealthSchool of Clinical MedicineUNSWSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- Institute of Science and Technology for Brain‐Inspired IntelligenceFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of Neurology and National Center for Neurological DisordersHuashan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain ScienceShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Institute of Science and Technology for Brain‐Inspired IntelligenceFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
- Key Laboratory of Computational Neuroscience and Brain‐Inspired Intelligence (Fudan University), Ministry of EducationShanghaiChina
- Fudan ISTBI—ZJNU Algorithm Centre for Brain‐Inspired IntelligenceZhejiang Normal UniversityJinhuaChina
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- Department of Neurology and National Center for Neurological DisordersHuashan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain ScienceShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
- Institute of Science and Technology for Brain‐Inspired IntelligenceFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
- Key Laboratory of Computational Neuroscience and Brain‐Inspired Intelligence (Fudan University), Ministry of EducationShanghaiChina
- Fudan ISTBI—ZJNU Algorithm Centre for Brain‐Inspired IntelligenceZhejiang Normal UniversityJinhuaChina
- Shanghai Medical College and Zhongshan Hospital Immunotherapy Technology Transfer CenterFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of Neurology and National Center for Neurological DisordersHuashan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain ScienceShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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Prasuhn J, Xu J, Hua J, van Zijl P, Knutsson L. Exploring neurodegenerative disorders using advanced magnetic resonance imaging of the glymphatic system. Front Psychiatry 2024; 15:1368489. [PMID: 38651012 PMCID: PMC11033437 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1368489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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The glymphatic system, a macroscopic waste clearance system in the brain, is crucial for maintaining neural health. It facilitates the exchange of cerebrospinal and interstitial fluid, aiding the clearance of soluble proteins and metabolites and distributing essential nutrients and signaling molecules. Emerging evidence suggests a link between glymphatic dysfunction and the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's disease. These disorders are characterized by the accumulation and propagation of misfolded or mutant proteins, a process in which the glymphatic system is likely involved. Impaired glymphatic clearance could lead to the buildup of these toxic proteins, contributing to neurodegeneration. Understanding the glymphatic system's role in these disorders could provide insights into their pathophysiology and pave the way for new therapeutic strategies. Pharmacological enhancement of glymphatic clearance could reduce the burden of toxic proteins and slow disease progression. Neuroimaging techniques, particularly MRI-based methods, have emerged as promising tools for studying the glymphatic system in vivo. These techniques allow for the visualization of glymphatic flow, providing insights into its function under healthy and pathological conditions. This narrative review highlights current MRI-based methodologies, such as motion-sensitizing pulsed field gradient (PFG) based methods, as well as dynamic gadolinium-based and glucose-enhanced methodologies currently used in the study of neurodegenerative disorders.
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- Jannik Prasuhn
- Division of Magnetic Resonance (MR) Research, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
- F. M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
- Institute of Neurogenetics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
- Center for Brain, Behavior and Metabolism, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Division of Magnetic Resonance (MR) Research, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
- F. M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Division of Magnetic Resonance (MR) Research, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
- F. M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Division of Magnetic Resonance (MR) Research, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
- F. M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- F. M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Department of Medical Radiation Physics, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Wen Q, Wang H, Haacke EM, Jiang Q, Hu J. Contribution of Direct Cerebral Vascular Transport in Brain Substance Clearance. Aging Dis 2024; 15:584-600. [PMID: 37611901 PMCID: PMC10917538 DOI: 10.14336/ad.2023.0426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023] Open
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The accumulation of harmful substances has long been recognized as a likely cause of many neurodegenerative diseases. The two classic brain clearance pathways are cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and vascular circulation systems. Since the discovery of the glymphatic system, research on the CSF pathway has gained momentum, and impaired CSF clearance has been implicated in virtually all neurodegenerative animal models. However, the contribution of the direct participation of vascular transport across the blood-brain barrier in clearing substances is often ignored in glymphatic papers. Supportive evidence for the direct involvement of parenchymal vasculature in substance clearance is accumulated. First, multiple mechanisms have been proposed for the vascular drainage of exogenous and endogenous substances across the blood-brain barriers. Second, the "traditional" role of arachnoid villi and granulations as the main site for CSF draining into the vasculature system has been questioned. Third, MRI studies using different CSF tracers indicate that parenchymal vasculature directly participates in tracer efflux, consistent with immunohistochemical findings. Here we will review evidence in the literature that supports the direct participation of the parenchymal vascular system in substance clearance, in addition to the CSF clearance pathways.
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- Qiuting Wen
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201 USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202 USA.
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- Department of Radiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201 USA.
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Hong H, Tozer DJ, Markus HS. Relationship of Perivascular Space Markers With Incident Dementia in Cerebral Small Vessel Disease. Stroke 2024; 55:1032-1040. [PMID: 38465597 PMCID: PMC10962441 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.123.045857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND Recent studies, using diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS), suggest impaired perivascular space (PVS) function in cerebral small vessel disease, but they were cross-sectional, making inferences on causality difficult. We determined associations between impaired PVS, measured using DTI-ALPS and PVS volume, and cognition and incident dementia. METHODS In patients with lacunar stroke and confluent white matter hyperintensities, without dementia at baseline, recruited prospectively in a single center, magnetic resonance imaging was performed annually for 3 years, and cognitive assessments, including global, memory, executive function, and processing speed, were performed annually for 5 years. We determined associations between DTI-ALPS and PVS volume with cerebral small vessel disease imaging markers (white matter hyperintensity volume, lacunes, and microbleeds) at baseline and with changes in imaging markers. We determined whether DTI-ALPS and PVS volume at baseline and change over 3 years predicted incident dementia. Analyses were controlled for conventional diffusion tensor image metrics using 2 markers (median mean diffusivity [MD] and peak width of skeletonized MD) and adjusted for age, sex, and vascular risk factors. RESULTS A total of 120 patients, mean age 70.0 years and 65.0% male, were included. DTI-ALPS declined over 3 years, while no change in PVS volume was found. Neither DTI-ALPS nor PVS volume was associated with cerebral small vessel disease imaging marker progression. Baseline DTI-ALPS was associated with changes in global cognition (β=0.142, P=0.032), executive function (β=0.287, P=0.027), and long-term memory (β=0.228, P=0.027). Higher DTI-ALPS at baseline predicted a lower risk of dementia (hazard ratio, 0.328 [0.183-0.588]; P<0.001), and this remained significant after including median MD as a covariate (hazard ratio, 0.290 [0.139-0.602]; P<0.001). Change in DTI-ALPS predicted dementia conversion (hazard ratio, 0.630 [0.428-0.964]; P=0.048), but when peak width of skeletonized MD and median MD were entered as covariates, the association was not significant. There was no association between baseline PVS volume, or PVS change over 3 years, and conversion to dementia. CONCLUSIONS DTI-ALPS predicts future dementia risk in patients with lacunar strokes and confluent white matter hyperintensities. However, the weakening of the association between change in DTI-ALPS and incident dementia after controlling for peak width of skeletonized MD and median MD suggests part of the signal may represent conventional diffusion tensor image metrics. PVS volume is not a predictor of future dementia risk.
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- Hui Hong
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (H.H., D.J.T., H.S.M.)
- Department of Radiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China (H.H.)
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (H.H., D.J.T., H.S.M.)
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (H.H., D.J.T., H.S.M.)
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Cai Y, Zhang Y, Leng S, Ma Y, Jiang Q, Wen Q, Ju S, Hu J. The relationship between inflammation, impaired glymphatic system, and neurodegenerative disorders: A vicious cycle. Neurobiol Dis 2024; 192:106426. [PMID: 38331353 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2024.106426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2023] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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The term "glymphatic" emerged roughly a decade ago, marking a pivotal point in neuroscience research. The glymphatic system, a glial-dependent perivascular network distributed throughout the brain, has since become a focal point of investigation. There is increasing evidence suggesting that impairment of the glymphatic system appears to be a common feature of neurodegenerative disorders, and this impairment exacerbates as disease progression. Nevertheless, the common factors contributing to glymphatic system dysfunction across most neurodegenerative disorders remain unclear. Inflammation, however, is suspected to play a pivotal role. Dysfunction of the glymphatic system can lead to a significant accumulation of protein and waste products, which can trigger inflammation. The interaction between the glymphatic system and inflammation appears to be cyclical and potentially synergistic. Yet, current research is limited, and there is a lack of comprehensive models explaining this association. In this perspective review, we propose a novel model suggesting that inflammation, impaired glymphatic function, and neurodegenerative disorders interconnected in a vicious cycle. By presenting experimental evidence from the existing literature, we aim to demonstrate that: (1) inflammation aggravates glymphatic system dysfunction, (2) the impaired glymphatic system exacerbated neurodegenerative disorders progression, (3) neurodegenerative disorders progression promotes inflammation. Finally, the implication of proposed model is discussed.
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- Yu Cai
- Nurturing Center of Jiangsu Province for State Laboratory of AI Imaging & Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Center of Interventional Radiology and Vascular Surgery, Department of Radiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, 87 Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Nurturing Center of Jiangsu Province for State Laboratory of AI Imaging & Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Health System, 2799 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, 355 W.16th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5188, USA
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- Nurturing Center of Jiangsu Province for State Laboratory of AI Imaging & Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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Alghanimy A, Work LM, Holmes WM. The glymphatic system and multiple sclerosis: An evolving connection. Mult Scler Relat Disord 2024; 83:105456. [PMID: 38266608 DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2024.105456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2024] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex autoimmune disorder that affects the central nervous system, resulting in demyelination and an array of neurological manifestations. Recently, there has been significant scientific interest in the glymphatic system, which operates as a waste-clearance system for the brain. This article reviews the existing literature, and explores potential links between the glymphatic system and MS, shedding light on its evolving significance in the context of MS pathogenesis. The authors consider the pathophysiological implications of glymphatic dysfunction in MS, the impact of disrupted sleep on glymphatic function, and the bidirectional relationship between MS and sleep disturbances. By offering an understanding of the intricate interplay between the glymphatic system and MS, this review provides valuable insights which may lead to improved diagnostic techniques and more effective therapeutic interventions.
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- Alaa Alghanimy
- School of Psychology and Neuroscience, College of Medicine, Veterinary and Life Science, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G61 1QH, United Kingdom; Radiological Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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- School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, College of Medicine, Veterinary and Life Science, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom
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- School of Psychology and Neuroscience, College of Medicine, Veterinary and Life Science, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G61 1QH, United Kingdom
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Al‐kuraishy HM, Al‐Gareeb AI, Albuhadily AK, Elewa YHA, AL‐Farga A, Aqlan F, Zahran MH, Batiha GE. Sleep disorders cause Parkinson's disease or the reverse is true: Good GABA good night. CNS Neurosci Ther 2024; 30:e14521. [PMID: 38491789 PMCID: PMC10943276 DOI: 10.1111/cns.14521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative brain disease due to degeneration of dopaminergic neurons (DNs) presented with motor and non-motor symptoms. PD symptoms are developed in response to the disturbance of diverse neurotransmitters including γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA). GABA has a neuroprotective effect against PD neuropathology by protecting DNs in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc). It has been shown that the degeneration of GABAergic neurons is linked with the degeneration of DNs and the progression of motor and non-motor PD symptoms. GABA neurotransmission is a necessary pathway for normal sleep patterns, thus deregulation of GABAergic neurotransmission in PD could be the potential cause of sleep disorders in PD. AIM Sleep disorders affect GABA neurotransmission leading to memory and cognitive dysfunction in PD. For example, insomnia and short sleep duration are associated with a reduction of brain GABA levels. Moreover, PD-related disorders including rigidity and nocturia influence sleep patterns leading to fragmented sleep which may also affect PD neuropathology. However, the mechanistic role of GABA in PD neuropathology regarding motor and non-motor symptoms is not fully elucidated. Therefore, this narrative review aims to clarify the mechanistic role of GABA in PD neuropathology mainly in sleep disorders, and how good GABA improves PD. In addition, this review of published articles tries to elucidate how sleep disorders such as insomnia and REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) affect PD neuropathology and severity. The present review has many limitations including the paucity of prospective studies and most findings are taken from observational and preclinical studies. GABA involvement in the pathogenesis of PD has been recently discussed by recent studies. Therefore, future prospective studies regarding the use of GABA agonists in the management of PD are suggested to observe their distinct effects on motor and non-motor symptoms. CONCLUSION There is a bidirectional relationship between the pathogenesis of PD and sleep disorders which might be due to GABA deregulation.
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- Hayder M. Al‐kuraishy
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Medicine, College of MedicineAl‐Mustansiriya UniversityBaghdadIraq
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Medicine, College of MedicineAl‐Mustansiriya UniversityBaghdadIraq
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Medicine, College of MedicineAl‐Mustansiriya UniversityBaghdadIraq
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- Department of Histology and Cytology, Faculty of Veterinary MedicineZagazig UniversityZagazigEgypt
- Faculty of Veterinary MedicineHokkaido UniversitySapporoJapan
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- Biochemistry Department, College of SciencesUniversity of JeddahJeddahSaudia Arbia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of SciencesIbb UniversityIbb GovernorateYemen
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Veterinary MedicineDamanhur UniversityDamanhurEgypt
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Hong H, Hong L, Luo X, Zeng Q, Li K, Wang S, Jiaerken Y, Zhang R, Yu X, Zhang Y, Lei C, Liu Z, Chen Y, Huang P, Zhang M. The relationship between amyloid pathology, cerebral small vessel disease, glymphatic dysfunction, and cognition: a study based on Alzheimer's disease continuum participants. Alzheimers Res Ther 2024; 16:43. [PMID: 38378607 PMCID: PMC10877805 DOI: 10.1186/s13195-024-01407-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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BACKGROUND Glymphatic dysfunction is a crucial pathway for dementia. Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathologies co-existing with cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) is the most common pathogenesis for dementia. We hypothesize that AD pathologies and CSVD could be associated with glymphatic dysfunction, contributing to cognitive impairment. METHOD Participants completed with amyloid PET, diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), and T2 fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery (FLAIR) sequences were included from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI). White matter hyperintensities (WMH), the most common CSVD marker, was evaluated from T2FLAIR images and represented the burden of CSVD. Amyloid PET was used to assess Aβ aggregation in the brain. We used diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS) index, the burden of enlarged perivascular spaces (PVS), and choroid plexus volume to reflect glymphatic function. The relationships between WMH burden/Aβ aggregation and these glymphatic markers as well as the correlations between glymphatic markers and cognitive function were investigated. Furthermore, we conducted mediation analyses to explore the potential mediating effects of glymphatic markers in the relationship between WMH burden/Aβ aggregation and cognition. RESULTS One hundred and thirty-three participants along the AD continuum were included, consisting of 40 CN - , 48 CN + , 26 MCI + , and 19 AD + participants. Our findings revealed that there were negative associations between whole-brain Aβ aggregation (r = - 0.249, p = 0.022) and WMH burden (r = - 0.458, p < 0.001) with DTI-ALPS. Additionally, Aβ aggregation (r = 0.223, p = 0.041) and WMH burden (r = 0.294, p = 0.006) were both positively associated with choroid plexus volume. However, we did not observe significant correlations with PVS enlargement severity. DTI-ALPS was positively associated with memory (r = 0.470, FDR-p < 0.001), executive function (r = 0.358, FDR-p = 0.001), visual-spatial (r = 0.223, FDR-p < 0.040), and language (r = 0.419, FDR-p < 0.001). Conversely, choroid plexus volume showed negative correlations with memory (r = - 0.315, FDR-p = 0.007), executive function (r = - 0.321, FDR-p = 0.007), visual-spatial (r = - 0.233, FDR-p = 0.031), and language (r = - 0.261, FDR-p = 0.021). There were no significant correlations between PVS enlargement severity and cognitive performance. In the mediation analysis, we found that DTI-ALPS acted as a mediator in the relationship between WMH burden/Aβ accumulation and memory and language performances. CONCLUSION Our study provided evidence that both AD pathology (Aβ) and CSVD were associated with glymphatic dysfunction, which is further related to cognitive impairment. These results may provide a theoretical basis for new targets for treating AD.
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- Hui Hong
- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
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Si X, Dai S, Fang Y, Tang J, Wang Z, Li Y, Song Z, Chen Y, Liu Y, Zhao G, Zhang B, Pu J. Matrix metalloproteinase-9 inhibition prevents aquaporin-4 depolarization-mediated glymphatic dysfunction in Parkinson's disease. J Adv Res 2024; 56:125-136. [PMID: 36940850 PMCID: PMC10834796 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2023.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION The glymphatic system offers a perivascular pathway for the clearance of pathological proteins and metabolites to optimize neurological functions. Glymphatic dysfunction plays a pathogenic role in Parkinson's disease (PD); however, the molecular mechanism of glymphatic dysfunction in PD remains elusive. OBJECTIVE To explore whether matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9)-mediated β-dystroglycan (β-DG) cleavage is involved in the regulation of aquaporin-4 (AQP4) polarity-mediated glymphatic system in PD. METHODS 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-induced PD and A53T mice were used in this study. The glymphatic function was evaluated using ex vivo imaging. TGN-020, an AQP4 antagonist, was administered to investigate the role of AQP4 in glymphatic dysfunction in PD. GM6001, an MMP-9 antagonist, was administered to investigate the role of the MMP-9/β-DG pathway in regulating AQP4. The expression and distribution of AQP4, MMP-9, and β-DG were assessed using western blotting, immunofluorescence, and co-immunoprecipitation. The ultrastructure of basement membrane (BM)-astrocyte endfeet was detected using transmission electron microscopy. Rotarod and open-field tests were performed to evaluate motor behavior. RESULTS Perivascular influx and efflux of cerebral spinal fluid tracers were reduced in MPTP-induced PD mice with impaired AQP4 polarization. AQP4 inhibition aggravated reactive astrogliosis, glymphatic drainage restriction, and dopaminergic neuronal loss in MPTP-induced PD mice. MMP-9 and cleaved β-DG were upregulated in both MPTP-induced PD and A53T mice, with reduced polarized localization of β-DG and AQP4 to astrocyte endfeet. MMP-9 inhibition restored BM-astrocyte endfeet-AQP4 integrity and attenuated MPTP-induced metabolic perturbations and dopaminergic neuronal loss. CONCLUSION AQP4 depolarization contributes to glymphatic dysfunction and aggravates PD pathologies, and MMP-9-mediated β-DG cleavage regulates glymphatic function through AQP4 polarization in PD, which may provide novel insights into the pathogenesis of PD.
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- Xiaoli Si
- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, China; Department of Neurology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, International Institutes of Medicine, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Yiwu, Zhejiang 322000, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, China; Department of Neurology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, International Institutes of Medicine, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Yiwu, Zhejiang 322000, China.
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, China.
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, China.
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Huang H, Lin L, Wu T, Wu C, Zhou L, Li G, Su F, Liang F, Guo W, Chen W, Jiang Q, Guan Y, Li X, Xu P, Zhang Y, Smith W, Pei Z. Phosphorylation of AQP4 by LRRK2 R1441G impairs glymphatic clearance of IFNγ and aggravates dopaminergic neurodegeneration. NPJ Parkinsons Dis 2024; 10:31. [PMID: 38296953 PMCID: PMC10831045 DOI: 10.1038/s41531-024-00643-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
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Aquaporin-4 (AQP4) is essential for normal functioning of the brain's glymphatic system. Impaired glymphatic function is associated with neuroinflammation. Recent clinical evidence suggests the involvement of glymphatic dysfunction in LRRK2-associated Parkinson's disease (PD); however, the precise mechanism remains unclear. The pro-inflammatory cytokine interferon (IFN) γ interacts with LRRK2 to induce neuroinflammation. Therefore, we examined the AQP4-dependent glymphatic system's role in IFNγ-mediated neuroinflammation in LRRK2-associated PD. We found that LRRK2 interacts with and phosphorylates AQP4 in vitro and in vivo. AQP4 phosphorylation by LRRK2 R1441G induced AQP4 depolarization and disrupted glymphatic IFNγ clearance. Exogeneous IFNγ significantly increased astrocyte expression of IFNγ receptor, amplified AQP4 depolarization, and exacerbated neuroinflammation in R1441G transgenic mice. Conversely, inhibiting LRRK2 restored AQP4 polarity, improved glymphatic function, and reduced IFNγ-mediated neuroinflammation and dopaminergic neurodegeneration. Our findings establish a link between LRRK2-mediated AQP4 phosphorylation and IFNγ-mediated neuroinflammation in LRRK2-associated PD, guiding the development of LRRK2 targeting therapy.
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- Heng Huang
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Major Neurological Diseases, National Key Clinical Department and Key Discipline of Neurology, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Major Neurological Diseases, National Key Clinical Department and Key Discipline of Neurology, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laboratory Animals, Guangdong Laboratory Animals Monitoring Institute, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Major Neurological Diseases, National Key Clinical Department and Key Discipline of Neurology, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Major Neurological Diseases, National Key Clinical Department and Key Discipline of Neurology, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Major Neurological Diseases, National Key Clinical Department and Key Discipline of Neurology, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Major Neurological Diseases, National Key Clinical Department and Key Discipline of Neurology, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laboratory Animals, Guangdong Laboratory Animals Monitoring Institute, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laboratory Animals, Guangdong Laboratory Animals Monitoring Institute, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laboratory Animals, Guangdong Laboratory Animals Monitoring Institute, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Division of Neurobiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Major Neurological Diseases, National Key Clinical Department and Key Discipline of Neurology, Guangzhou, China.
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Lapshina KV, Ekimova IV. Aquaporin-4 and Parkinson's Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:1672. [PMID: 38338949 PMCID: PMC10855351 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25031672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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The water-selective channel aquaporin-4 (AQP4) is implicated in water homeostasis and the functioning of the glymphatic system, which eliminates various metabolites from the brain tissue, including amyloidogenic proteins. Misfolding of the α-synuclein protein and its post-translational modifications play a crucial role in the development of Parkinson's disease (PD) and other synucleopathies, leading to the formation of cytotoxic oligomers and aggregates that cause neurodegeneration. Human and animal studies have shown an interconnection between AQP4 dysfunction and α-synuclein accumulation; however, the specific role of AQP4 in these mechanisms remains unclear. This review summarizes the current knowledge on the role of AQP4 dysfunction in the progression of α-synuclein pathology, considering the possible effects of AQP4 dysregulation on brain molecular mechanisms that can impact α-synuclein modification, accumulation and aggregation. It also highlights future directions that can help study the role of AQP4 in the functioning of the protective mechanisms of the brain during the development of PD and other neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Ksenia V. Lapshina
- Laboratory of Comparative Thermophysiology, Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry of RAS, 194223 Saint Petersburg, Russia;
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Okar SV, Fagiani F, Absinta M, Reich DS. Imaging of brain barrier inflammation and brain fluid drainage in human neurological diseases. Cell Mol Life Sci 2024; 81:31. [PMID: 38212566 PMCID: PMC10838199 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-023-05073-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2023] [Revised: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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The intricate relationship between the central nervous system (CNS) and the immune system plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of various neurological diseases. Understanding the interactions among the immunopathological processes at the brain borders is essential for advancing our knowledge of disease mechanisms and developing novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. In this review, we explore the emerging role of neuroimaging in providing valuable insights into brain barrier inflammation and brain fluid drainage in human neurological diseases. Neuroimaging techniques have enabled us not only to visualize and assess brain structures, but also to study the dynamics of the CNS in health and disease in vivo. By analyzing imaging findings, we can gain a deeper understanding of the immunopathology observed at the brain-immune interface barriers, which serve as critical gatekeepers that regulate immune cell trafficking, cytokine release, and clearance of waste products from the brain. This review explores the integration of neuroimaging data with immunopathological findings, providing valuable insights into brain barrier integrity and immune responses in neurological diseases. Such integration may lead to the development of novel diagnostic markers and targeted therapeutic approaches that can benefit patients with neurological disorders.
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- Serhat V Okar
- Translational Neuroradiology Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Translational Neuropathology Unit, Division of Neuroscience, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132, Milan, Italy
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- Translational Neuropathology Unit, Division of Neuroscience, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132, Milan, Italy.
- Division of Neuroscience, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, 20132, Milan, Italy.
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- Translational Neuroradiology Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
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Meng JC, Shen MQ, Lu YL, Feng HX, Chen XY, Xu DQ, Wu GH, Cheng QZ, Wang LH, Gui Q. Correlation of glymphatic system abnormalities with Parkinson's disease progression: a clinical study based on non-invasive fMRI. J Neurol 2024; 271:457-471. [PMID: 37755462 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-023-12004-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2023] [Revised: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND The glymphatic system is reportedly involved in Parkinson's disease (PD). Based on previous studies, we aimed to confirm the correlation between the glymphatic system and PD progression by combining two imaging parameters, diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS), and enlarged perivascular spaces (EPVS). METHODS Fifty-one PD patients and fifty healthy control (HC) were included. Based on the Hoehn-Yahr scale, the PD group was divided into early-stage and medium-to late-stage. All PD patients were scored using the Unified PD Rating Scale (UPDRS). We assessed the DTI-ALPS indices in the bilateral hemispheres and EPVS numbers in bilateral centrum semiovale (CSO), basal ganglia (BG), and midbrain. RESULTS The DTI-ALPS indices were significantly lower bilaterally in PD patients than in the HC group, and EPVS numbers in any of the bilateral CSO, BG, and midbrain were significantly higher, especially for the medium- to late-stage group and the BG region. In PD patients, the DTI-ALPS index was significantly negatively correlated with age, while the BG-EPVS numbers were significantly positively correlated with age. Furthermore, the DTI-ALPS index was negatively correlated with UPDRS II and III scores, while the BG-EPVS numbers were positively correlated with UPDRS II and III scores. Similarly, the correlation was more pronounced in the medium- to late-stage group. CONCLUSION The DTI-ALPS index and EPVS numbers (especially in the BG region) are closely related to age and PD progression and can serve as non-invasive assessments for glymphatic dysfunction and its interventions in clinical studies.
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- Jing-Cai Meng
- Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurology, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University (Suzhou Municipal Hospital), Suzhou, 215002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Radiology, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University(Suzhou Municipal Hospital), Suzhou, 215002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurology, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University (Suzhou Municipal Hospital), Suzhou, 215002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Radiology, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University(Suzhou Municipal Hospital), Suzhou, 215002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurology, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University (Suzhou Municipal Hospital), Suzhou, 215002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurology, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University (Suzhou Municipal Hospital), Suzhou, 215002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurology, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University (Suzhou Municipal Hospital), Suzhou, 215002, Jiangsu, China.
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Yang Y, Kim WS, Michaelian JC, Lewis SJG, Phillips CL, D'Rozario AL, Chatterjee P, Martins RN, Grunstein R, Halliday GM, Naismith SL. Predicting neurodegeneration from sleep related biofluid changes. Neurobiol Dis 2024; 190:106369. [PMID: 38049012 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2023.106369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/06/2023] Open
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Sleep-wake disturbances are common in neurodegenerative diseases and may occur years before the clinical diagnosis, potentially either representing an early stage of the disease itself or acting as a pathophysiological driver. Therefore, discovering biomarkers that identify individuals with sleep-wake disturbances who are at risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases will allow early diagnosis and intervention. Given the association between sleep and neurodegeneration, the most frequently analyzed fluid biomarkers in people with sleep-wake disturbances to date include those directly associated with neurodegeneration itself, such as neurofilament light chain, phosphorylated tau, amyloid-beta and alpha-synuclein. Abnormalities in these biomarkers in patients with sleep-wake disturbances are considered as evidence of an underlying neurodegenerative process. Levels of hormonal sleep-related biomarkers such as melatonin, cortisol and orexin are often abnormal in patients with clinical neurodegenerative diseases, but their relationships with the more standard neurodegenerative biomarkers remain unclear. Similarly, it is unclear whether other chronobiological/circadian biomarkers, such as disrupted clock gene expression, are causal factors or a consequence of neurodegeneration. Current data would suggest that a combination of fluid biomarkers may identify sleep-wake disturbances that are most predictive for the risk of developing neurodegenerative disease with more optimal sensitivity and specificity.
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- Yue Yang
- Brain and Mind Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia.
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- Brain and Mind Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia; School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
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- Healthy Brain Ageing Program, School of Psychology, Brain and Mind Centre & The Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia.
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- Brain and Mind Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia; School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; Parkinson's Disease Research Clinic, Brain and Mind Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia.
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- CIRUS, Centre for Sleep and Chronobiology, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia; Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.
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- Healthy Brain Ageing Program, School of Psychology, Brain and Mind Centre & The Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia; CIRUS, Centre for Sleep and Chronobiology, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.
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- Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia; School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA 6027, Australia.
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- Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia; School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA 6027, Australia; School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia.
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- CIRUS, Centre for Sleep and Chronobiology, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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- Brain and Mind Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia; School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
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- Healthy Brain Ageing Program, School of Psychology, Brain and Mind Centre & The Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia.
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Taoka T, Ito R, Nakamichi R, Nakane T, Kawai H, Naganawa S. Interstitial Fluidopathy of the Central Nervous System: An Umbrella Term for Disorders with Impaired Neurofluid Dynamics. Magn Reson Med Sci 2024; 23:1-13. [PMID: 36436975 PMCID: PMC10838724 DOI: 10.2463/mrms.rev.2022-0012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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Interest in interstitial fluid dynamics has increased since the proposal of the glymphatic system hypothesis. Abnormal dynamics of the interstitial fluid have been pointed out to be an important factor in various pathological statuses. In this article, we propose the concept of central nervous system interstitial fluidopathy as a disease or condition in which abnormal interstitial fluid dynamics is one of the important factors for the development of a pathological condition. We discuss the aspects of interstitial fluidopathy in various diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, normal pressure hydrocephalus, and cerebral small vessel disease. We also discuss a method called "diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space" using MR diffusion images, which is used to evaluate the degree of interstitial fluidopathy or the activity of the glymphatic system.
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- Toshiaki Taoka
- Department of Innovative Biomedical Visualization (iBMV), Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
- Department of Radiology, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Innovative Biomedical Visualization (iBMV), Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
- Department of Radiology, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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Jeong SH, Park CJ, Jeong HJ, Sunwoo MK, Ahn SS, Lee SK, Lee PH, Kim YJ, Sohn YH, Chung SJ. Association of choroid plexus volume with motor symptoms and dopaminergic degeneration in Parkinson's disease. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2023; 94:1047-1055. [PMID: 37399288 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2023-331170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The choroid plexus (CP) is involved in the clearance of harmful metabolites from the brain, as a part of the glymphatic system. This study aimed to investigate the association between CP volume (CPV), nigrostriatal dopaminergic degeneration and motor outcomes in Parkinson's disease (PD). METHODS We retrospectively searched drug-naïve patients with early-stage PD who underwent dopamine transporter (DAT) scanning and MRI. Automatic CP segmentation was performed, and the CPV was calculated. The relationship between CPV, DAT availability and Unified PD Rating Scale Part III (UPDRS-III) scores was assessed using multivariate linear regression. We performed longitudinal analyses to assess motor outcomes according to CPV. RESULTS CPV was negatively associated with DAT availability in each striatal subregion (anterior caudate, β=-0.134, p=0.012; posterior caudate, β=-0.162, p=0.002; anterior putamen, β=-0.133, p=0.024; posterior putamen, β=-0.125, p=0.039; ventral putamen, β=-0.125, p=0.035), except for the ventral striatum. CPV was positively associated with the UPDRS-III score even after adjusting for DAT availability in the posterior putamen (β=0.121; p=0.035). A larger CPV was associated with the future development of freezing of gait in the Cox regression model (HR 1.539, p=0.027) and a more rapid increase in dopaminergic medication in the linear mixed model (CPV×time, p=0.037), but was not associated with the risk of developing levodopa-induced dyskinesia or wearing off. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that CPV has the potential to serve as a biomarker for baseline and longitudinal motor disabilities in PD.
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- Seong Ho Jeong
- Department of Neurology, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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- Department of Radiology, Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Yongin, Geyonggi-do, Korea (the Republic of)
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- Research Institute of Center for Clinical Imaging Data Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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- Department of Neurology, Daejin Medical Foundation Bundang Jesaeng Hospital, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, Korea (the Republic of)
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- Department of Radiology, Severance Hospital, Research Institute of Radiological Science and Centre for Clinical Imaging Data Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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- Department of Radiology, Severance Hospital, Research Institute of Radiological Science and Centre for Clinical Imaging Data Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
- Department of Neurology, Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, Korea (the Republic of)
- YONSEI BEYOND LAB, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
- Department of Neurology, Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, Korea (the Republic of)
- YONSEI BEYOND LAB, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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Wang C, Hong H. Altered Diffusion-Tensor Imaging Analysis Along the Perivascular Space in Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder. Radiology 2023; 309:e231415. [PMID: 38015086 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.231415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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- Chao Wang
- Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou 310009, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou 310009, China
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He P, Shi L, Li Y, Duan Q, Qiu Y, Feng S, Gao Y, Luo Y, Ma G, Zhang Y, Wang L, Nie K. The Association of the Glymphatic Function with Parkinson's Disease Symptoms: Neuroimaging Evidence from Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional Studies. Ann Neurol 2023; 94:672-683. [PMID: 37377170 DOI: 10.1002/ana.26729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Emerging pathological evidence suggests that there is an association between glymphatic dysfunction and the progression of Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the clinical evidence of this association remains lacking. METHODS In this study, the index for diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space (ALPS index) was calculated to evaluate glymphatic function. RESULTS Overall, 289 patients with PD were enrolled in the cross-sectional study. The ALPS index was found to be negatively correlated with age, disease severity, and dyskinesia. In the longitudinal study, the information on a total of 95 PD patients with 5-year follow-up examinations was collected from the Parkinson's Progression Marker Initiative, 33 of which were classified into the low ALPS index group, and all others were classified into the mid-high ALPS index group based on the first tertile of the baseline ALPS index. The results of longitudinal regression indicated that there was a significant main group effect on autonomic dysfunction, as well as on activities of daily living. In addition, the low ALPS index group had faster deterioration in MDS-UPDRS part III and part II, Symbol Digit Modalities Test and Hopkins Verbal Learning Test. Path analysis showed that ALPS index acted as a significant mediator between tTau/ Aβ1-42 and cognitive change in the Symbol Digit Modalities Test score at year 4 and year 5. INTERPRETATION The ALPS index, an neuroimaging marker of glymphatic function, is correlated with PD disease severity, motor symptoms, and autonomic function, and is predictive of faster deterioration in motor symptoms and cognitive function. Additionally, glymphatic function may mediate the pathological role of toxic protein in cognitive decline. ANN NEUROL 2023;94:672-683.
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- Peikun He
- Department of Neurology, Guangdong Neuroscience Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- BrainNow Research Institute, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangdong Neuroscience Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangdong Neuroscience Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangdong Neuroscience Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangdong Neuroscience Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangdong Neuroscience Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- BrainNow Research Institute, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangdong Neuroscience Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangdong Neuroscience Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangdong Neuroscience Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangdong Neuroscience Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Jeong SH, Jeong HJ, Sunwoo MK, Ahn SS, Lee SK, Lee PH, Kim YJ, Sohn YH, Park CJ, Chung SJ. Association between choroid plexus volume and cognition in Parkinson disease. Eur J Neurol 2023; 30:3114-3123. [PMID: 37498202 DOI: 10.1111/ene.15999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The choroid plexus (CP) clears harmful metabolites from the central nervous system as part of the glymphatic system. We investigated the association of CP volume (CPV) with baseline and longitudinal cognitive decline in patients with Parkinson disease (PD). METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 240 patients with newly diagnosed PD who had undergone detailed neuropsychological tests and high-resolution T1-weighted structural magnetic resonance imaging during the initial assessment. The CPV of each patient was automatically segmented, and the intracranial volume ratio was used in subsequent analyses. The relationship between CPV and baseline composite scores of each cognitive domain was assessed using multivariate linear regression analyses. A Cox proportional hazards model was used to compare the risk of dementia conversion with CPV. RESULTS CPV negatively correlated with composite scores of the frontal/executive function domain (β = -0.375, p = 0.002) after adjusting for age, sex, years of education, and parkinsonian symptom duration. The Cox regression model revealed that a larger CPV was associated with a higher risk of dementia conversion (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.509, p = 0.038), which was no longer significant after adjusting for the composite scores of the frontal/executive function domain. A mediation analysis demonstrated that the effect of CPV on the risk of dementia conversion was completely mediated by frontal/executive function (direct effect: HR = 1.203, p = 0.396; indirect effect: HR = 1.400, p = 0.015). CONCLUSIONS Baseline CPV is associated with baseline frontal/executive function, which subsequently influences dementia conversion risk in patients with PD.
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- Seong Ho Jeong
- Department of Neurology, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Research Institute of Center for Clinical Imaging Data Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Bundang Jesaeng General Hospital, Seongnam-si, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Severance Hospital, Research Institute of Radiological Science and Centre for Clinical Imaging Data Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Severance Hospital, Research Institute of Radiological Science and Centre for Clinical Imaging Data Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Neurology, Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Yongin, Korea
- YONSEI BEYOND LAB, Yongin, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Yongin, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Neurology, Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Yongin, Korea
- YONSEI BEYOND LAB, Yongin, Korea
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Rümenapp JE, Sendel M, Kersebaum D, Larsen N, Jansen O, Baron R. Impaired glymphatic flow as a potential driver of pain chronification. Pain 2023; 164:2191-2195. [PMID: 37433183 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023]
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- Johanna Elisabeth Rümenapp
- Division of Neurological Pain Research and Therapy, Clinic for Neurology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Division of Neurological Pain Research and Therapy, Clinic for Neurology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Division of Neurological Pain Research and Therapy, Clinic for Neurology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Clinic for Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Clinic for Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Division of Neurological Pain Research and Therapy, Clinic for Neurology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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Grimaldi S, Guye M, Bianciardi M, Eusebio A. Brain MRI Biomarkers in Isolated Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder: Where Are We? A Systematic Review. Brain Sci 2023; 13:1398. [PMID: 37891767 PMCID: PMC10604962 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci13101398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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The increasing number of MRI studies focused on prodromal Parkinson's Disease (PD) demonstrates a strong interest in identifying early biomarkers capable of monitoring neurodegeneration. In this systematic review, we present the latest information regarding the most promising MRI markers of neurodegeneration in relation to the most specific prodromal symptoms of PD, namely isolated rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (iRBD). We reviewed structural, diffusion, functional, iron-sensitive, neuro-melanin-sensitive MRI, and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy studies conducted between 2000 and 2023, which yielded a total of 77 relevant papers. Among these markers, iron and neuromelanin emerged as the most robust and promising indicators for early neurodegenerative processes in iRBD. Atrophy was observed in several regions, including the frontal and temporal cortices, limbic cortices, and basal ganglia, suggesting that neurodegenerative processes had been underway for some time. Diffusion and functional MRI produced heterogeneous yet intriguing results. Additionally, reduced glymphatic clearance function was reported. Technological advancements, such as the development of ultra-high field MRI, have enabled the exploration of minute anatomical structures and the detection of previously undetectable anomalies. The race to achieve early detection of neurodegeneration is well underway.
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- Stephan Grimaldi
- Department of Neurology and Movement Disorders, APHM, Hôpital Universitaire Timone, 265 rue Saint-Pierre, 13005 Marseille, France
- Centre d’Exploration Métabolique par Résonnance Magnétique, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille, Hôpital Universitaire Timone, 265 rue Saint-Pierre, 13005 Marseille, France
- Center for Magnetic Resonance in Biology and Medicine, Aix Marseille University, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 27 Bd Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille, France
- Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 149 13th St., Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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- Centre d’Exploration Métabolique par Résonnance Magnétique, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille, Hôpital Universitaire Timone, 265 rue Saint-Pierre, 13005 Marseille, France
- Center for Magnetic Resonance in Biology and Medicine, Aix Marseille University, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 27 Bd Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille, France
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- Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 149 13th St., Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
- Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Movement Disorders, APHM, Hôpital Universitaire Timone, 265 rue Saint-Pierre, 13005 Marseille, France
- Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone, Aix Marseille University, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 27 Bd Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille, France
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He P, Gao Y, Shi L, Li Y, Jiang S, Tie Z, Qiu Y, Ma G, Zhang Y, Nie K, Wang L. Motor progression phenotypes in early-stage Parkinson's Disease: A clinical prediction model and the role of glymphatic system imaging biomarkers. Neurosci Lett 2023; 814:137435. [PMID: 37562710 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2023.137435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2023] [Revised: 08/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Substantial heterogeneity of motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD) poses a challenge to disease prediction. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to construct a nomogram model that can distinguish different longitudinal trajectories of motor symptom changes in early-stage PD patients. METHODS Data on 90 patients with 5-years of follow-up were collected from the Parkinson's Progression Marker Initiative (PPMI) cohort. We used a latent class mixed modeling (LCMM) to identify distinct progression patterns of motor symptoms, and backward stepwise logistic regression with baseline information was conducted to identify the potential predictors for motor trajectory and to develop a nomogram. The performance of the nomogram model was then evaluated using the optimism-corrected C-index for internal validation, the area under the curve (AUC) of the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for discrimination, the calibration curve for predictive accuracy, and decision curve analysis (DCA) for its clinical value. RESULTS We identified two trajectories for motor progression patterns. The first, Class 1 (Motor deteriorated group), was characterized by sustained, continuously worsening motor symptoms, and the second, Class 2 (Motor stable group), had stable motor symptoms throughout the follow-up period. The best combination of 7 baseline variables was identified and assembled into the nomogram: Scopa-AUT [odds ratio (OR), 1.11; p = 0.091], Letter number sequencing (LNS) (OR, 0.76; p = 0.068), the asymmetry index of putamen (OR, 0.95; p = 0.034), mean caudate uptake (OR, 0.14; p = 0.086), CSF pTau/α-synuclein (OR, 0.00; p = 0.011), CSF tTau/Aβ (OR, 25434806; p = 0.025), and the index for diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space (ALPS-index) (OR, 0.02; p = 0.030). The nomogram achieved good discrimination, with an original AUC of 0.901 (95% CI, 0.813-0.989), and the bias-corrected concordance index (C-index) with 1,000 bootstraps was 0.834. The calibration curve and DCA also suggested both the high accuracy and clinical usefulness of the nomogram, respectively. CONCLUSIONS This study proposes an effective nomogram to predict different motor progression patterns in early-stage PD. Furthermore, the imaging biomarker indicating glymphatic function could be an independent predictive factor for PD motor progression.
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- Peikun He
- School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; Department of Neurology, Guangdong Neuroscience Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangdong Neuroscience Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong SAR, China; BrainNow Research Institute, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangdong Neuroscience Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangdong Neuroscience Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangdong Neuroscience Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangdong Neuroscience Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangdong Neuroscience Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangdong Neuroscience Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangdong Neuroscience Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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- School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; Department of Neurology, Guangdong Neuroscience Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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Neilson LE, Quinn JF, Lim MM. Screening and Targeting Risk Factors for Prodromal Synucleinopathy: Taking Steps toward a Prescriptive Multi-modal Framework. Aging Dis 2023; 14:1243-1263. [PMID: 37307836 PMCID: PMC10389816 DOI: 10.14336/ad.2022.1024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023] Open
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As the prevalence of Parkinson's disease (PD) grows, so too does the population at-risk of developing PD, those in the so-called prodromal period. This period can span from those experiencing subtle motor deficits yet not meeting full diagnostic criteria or those with physiologic markers of disease alone. Several disease-modifying therapies have failed to show a neuroprotective effect. A common criticism is that neurodegeneration, even in the early motor stages, has advanced too far for neuro-restoration-based interventions to be effective. Therefore, identifying this early population is essential. Once identified, these patients could then potentially benefit from sweeping lifestyle modifications to alter their disease trajectory. Herein, we review the literature on risk factors for, and prodromal symptoms of, PD with an emphasis on ones which may be modifiable in the earliest possible stages. We propose a process for identifying this population and speculate on some strategies which may modulate disease trajectory. Ultimately, this proposal warrants prospective studies.
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- Lee E Neilson
- Department of Neurology, Veterans Affairs Portland Healthcare System, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
- Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Veterans Affairs Portland Healthcare System, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
- Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Veterans Affairs Portland Healthcare System, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
- Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
- Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
- Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
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Bae YJ, Kim JM, Choi BS, Ryoo N, Song YS, Nam Y, Yoon IY, Cho SJ, Kim JH. Altered Brain Glymphatic Flow at Diffusion-Tensor MRI in Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder. Radiology 2023; 307:e221848. [PMID: 37158722 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.221848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Background Brain glymphatic dysfunction may contribute to the development of α-synucleinopathies. Yet, noninvasive imaging and quantification remain lacking. Purpose To examine glymphatic function of the brain in isolated rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD) and its relevance to phenoconversion with use of diffusion-tensor imaging (DTI) analysis along the perivascular space (ALPS). Materials and Methods This prospective study included consecutive participants diagnosed with RBD, age- and sex-matched control participants, and participants with Parkinson disease (PD) who were enrolled and examined between May 2017 and April 2020. All study participants underwent 3.0-T brain MRI including DTI, susceptibility-weighted and susceptibility map-weighted imaging, and/or dopamine transporter imaging using iodine 123-2β-carbomethoxy-3β-(4-iodophenyl)-N-(3-fluoropropyl)-nortropane SPECT at the time of participation. Phenoconversion status to α-synucleinopathies was unknown at the time of MRI. Participants were regularly followed up and monitored for any signs of α-synucleinopathies. The ALPS index reflecting glymphatic activity was calculated by a ratio of the diffusivities along the x-axis in the projection and association neural fibers to the diffusivities perpendicular to them and compared according to the groups with use of the Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests. The phenoconversion risk in participants with RBD was evaluated according to the ALPS index with use of a Cox proportional hazards model. Results Twenty participants diagnosed with RBD (12 men; median age, 73 years [IQR, 66-76 years]), 20 control participants, and 20 participants with PD were included. The median ALPS index was lower in the group with RBD versus controls (1.53 vs 1.72; P = .001) but showed no evidence of a difference compared with the group with PD (1.49; P = .68). The conversion risk decreased with an increasing ALPS index (hazard ratio, 0.57 per 0.1 increase in the ALPS index [95% CI: 0.35, 0.93]; P = .03). Conclusion DTI-ALPS in RBD demonstrated a more severe reduction of glymphatic activity in individuals with phenoconversion to α-synucleinopathies. © RSNA, 2023 Supplemental material is available for this article. See also the editorial by Filippi and Balestrino in this issue.
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- Yun Jung Bae
- From the Departments of Radiology (Y.J.B., B.S.C., S.J.C., J.H.K.), Neurology (J.M.K.), Nuclear Medicine (Y.S.S.), and Psychiatry (I.Y.Y.), Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 173-82 Gumi-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 463-707, Republic of Korea; Department of Neurology, Eunpyeong St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea (N.R.); and Division of Biomedical Engineering, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Yongin, Republic of Korea (Y.N.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (Y.J.B., B.S.C., S.J.C., J.H.K.), Neurology (J.M.K.), Nuclear Medicine (Y.S.S.), and Psychiatry (I.Y.Y.), Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 173-82 Gumi-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 463-707, Republic of Korea; Department of Neurology, Eunpyeong St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea (N.R.); and Division of Biomedical Engineering, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Yongin, Republic of Korea (Y.N.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (Y.J.B., B.S.C., S.J.C., J.H.K.), Neurology (J.M.K.), Nuclear Medicine (Y.S.S.), and Psychiatry (I.Y.Y.), Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 173-82 Gumi-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 463-707, Republic of Korea; Department of Neurology, Eunpyeong St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea (N.R.); and Division of Biomedical Engineering, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Yongin, Republic of Korea (Y.N.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (Y.J.B., B.S.C., S.J.C., J.H.K.), Neurology (J.M.K.), Nuclear Medicine (Y.S.S.), and Psychiatry (I.Y.Y.), Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 173-82 Gumi-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 463-707, Republic of Korea; Department of Neurology, Eunpyeong St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea (N.R.); and Division of Biomedical Engineering, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Yongin, Republic of Korea (Y.N.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (Y.J.B., B.S.C., S.J.C., J.H.K.), Neurology (J.M.K.), Nuclear Medicine (Y.S.S.), and Psychiatry (I.Y.Y.), Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 173-82 Gumi-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 463-707, Republic of Korea; Department of Neurology, Eunpyeong St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea (N.R.); and Division of Biomedical Engineering, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Yongin, Republic of Korea (Y.N.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (Y.J.B., B.S.C., S.J.C., J.H.K.), Neurology (J.M.K.), Nuclear Medicine (Y.S.S.), and Psychiatry (I.Y.Y.), Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 173-82 Gumi-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 463-707, Republic of Korea; Department of Neurology, Eunpyeong St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea (N.R.); and Division of Biomedical Engineering, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Yongin, Republic of Korea (Y.N.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (Y.J.B., B.S.C., S.J.C., J.H.K.), Neurology (J.M.K.), Nuclear Medicine (Y.S.S.), and Psychiatry (I.Y.Y.), Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 173-82 Gumi-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 463-707, Republic of Korea; Department of Neurology, Eunpyeong St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea (N.R.); and Division of Biomedical Engineering, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Yongin, Republic of Korea (Y.N.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (Y.J.B., B.S.C., S.J.C., J.H.K.), Neurology (J.M.K.), Nuclear Medicine (Y.S.S.), and Psychiatry (I.Y.Y.), Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 173-82 Gumi-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 463-707, Republic of Korea; Department of Neurology, Eunpyeong St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea (N.R.); and Division of Biomedical Engineering, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Yongin, Republic of Korea (Y.N.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (Y.J.B., B.S.C., S.J.C., J.H.K.), Neurology (J.M.K.), Nuclear Medicine (Y.S.S.), and Psychiatry (I.Y.Y.), Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 173-82 Gumi-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 463-707, Republic of Korea; Department of Neurology, Eunpyeong St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea (N.R.); and Division of Biomedical Engineering, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Yongin, Republic of Korea (Y.N.)
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Rocca MA, Margoni M, Battaglini M, Eshaghi A, Iliff J, Pagani E, Preziosa P, Storelli L, Taoka T, Valsasina P, Filippi M. Emerging Perspectives on MRI Application in Multiple Sclerosis: Moving from Pathophysiology to Clinical Practice. Radiology 2023; 307:e221512. [PMID: 37278626 PMCID: PMC10315528 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.221512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
MRI plays a central role in the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) and in the monitoring of disease course and treatment response. Advanced MRI techniques have shed light on MS biology and facilitated the search for neuroimaging markers that may be applicable in clinical practice. MRI has led to improvements in the accuracy of MS diagnosis and a deeper understanding of disease progression. This has also resulted in a plethora of potential MRI markers, the importance and validity of which remain to be proven. Here, five recent emerging perspectives arising from the use of MRI in MS, from pathophysiology to clinical application, will be discussed. These are the feasibility of noninvasive MRI-based approaches to measure glymphatic function and its impairment; T1-weighted to T2-weighted intensity ratio to quantify myelin content; classification of MS phenotypes based on their MRI features rather than on their clinical features; clinical relevance of gray matter atrophy versus white matter atrophy; and time-varying versus static resting-state functional connectivity in evaluating brain functional organization. These topics are critically discussed, which may guide future applications in the field.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maria Assunta Rocca
- From the Neuroimaging Research Unit, Division of Neuroscience
(M.A.R., M.M., E.P., P.P., L.S., P.V., M.F.), Neurology Unit (M.A.R., M.M.,
P.P., M.F.), Neurorehabilitation Unit (M.F.), and Neurophysiology Service
(M.F.), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan,
Italy; Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy (M.A.R., P.P., M.F.);
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Siena,
Italy (M.B.); Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, Department of
Neuroinflammation, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain
Sciences, University College London, London, UK (A.E.); Centre for Medical Image
Computing, Department of Computer Science, University College London, London, UK
(A.E.); VISN20 NW Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA
Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, Wash (J.I.); Department of Psychiatry
and Behavioral Sciences and Department of Neurology, University of Washington
School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash (J.I.); and Department of Innovative
Biomedical Visualization (iBMV), Department of Radiology, Nagoya University
Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan (T.T.)
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- From the Neuroimaging Research Unit, Division of Neuroscience
(M.A.R., M.M., E.P., P.P., L.S., P.V., M.F.), Neurology Unit (M.A.R., M.M.,
P.P., M.F.), Neurorehabilitation Unit (M.F.), and Neurophysiology Service
(M.F.), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan,
Italy; Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy (M.A.R., P.P., M.F.);
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Siena,
Italy (M.B.); Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, Department of
Neuroinflammation, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain
Sciences, University College London, London, UK (A.E.); Centre for Medical Image
Computing, Department of Computer Science, University College London, London, UK
(A.E.); VISN20 NW Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA
Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, Wash (J.I.); Department of Psychiatry
and Behavioral Sciences and Department of Neurology, University of Washington
School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash (J.I.); and Department of Innovative
Biomedical Visualization (iBMV), Department of Radiology, Nagoya University
Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan (T.T.)
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- From the Neuroimaging Research Unit, Division of Neuroscience
(M.A.R., M.M., E.P., P.P., L.S., P.V., M.F.), Neurology Unit (M.A.R., M.M.,
P.P., M.F.), Neurorehabilitation Unit (M.F.), and Neurophysiology Service
(M.F.), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan,
Italy; Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy (M.A.R., P.P., M.F.);
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Siena,
Italy (M.B.); Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, Department of
Neuroinflammation, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain
Sciences, University College London, London, UK (A.E.); Centre for Medical Image
Computing, Department of Computer Science, University College London, London, UK
(A.E.); VISN20 NW Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA
Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, Wash (J.I.); Department of Psychiatry
and Behavioral Sciences and Department of Neurology, University of Washington
School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash (J.I.); and Department of Innovative
Biomedical Visualization (iBMV), Department of Radiology, Nagoya University
Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan (T.T.)
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- From the Neuroimaging Research Unit, Division of Neuroscience
(M.A.R., M.M., E.P., P.P., L.S., P.V., M.F.), Neurology Unit (M.A.R., M.M.,
P.P., M.F.), Neurorehabilitation Unit (M.F.), and Neurophysiology Service
(M.F.), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan,
Italy; Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy (M.A.R., P.P., M.F.);
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Siena,
Italy (M.B.); Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, Department of
Neuroinflammation, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain
Sciences, University College London, London, UK (A.E.); Centre for Medical Image
Computing, Department of Computer Science, University College London, London, UK
(A.E.); VISN20 NW Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA
Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, Wash (J.I.); Department of Psychiatry
and Behavioral Sciences and Department of Neurology, University of Washington
School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash (J.I.); and Department of Innovative
Biomedical Visualization (iBMV), Department of Radiology, Nagoya University
Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan (T.T.)
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- From the Neuroimaging Research Unit, Division of Neuroscience
(M.A.R., M.M., E.P., P.P., L.S., P.V., M.F.), Neurology Unit (M.A.R., M.M.,
P.P., M.F.), Neurorehabilitation Unit (M.F.), and Neurophysiology Service
(M.F.), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan,
Italy; Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy (M.A.R., P.P., M.F.);
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Siena,
Italy (M.B.); Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, Department of
Neuroinflammation, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain
Sciences, University College London, London, UK (A.E.); Centre for Medical Image
Computing, Department of Computer Science, University College London, London, UK
(A.E.); VISN20 NW Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA
Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, Wash (J.I.); Department of Psychiatry
and Behavioral Sciences and Department of Neurology, University of Washington
School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash (J.I.); and Department of Innovative
Biomedical Visualization (iBMV), Department of Radiology, Nagoya University
Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan (T.T.)
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- From the Neuroimaging Research Unit, Division of Neuroscience
(M.A.R., M.M., E.P., P.P., L.S., P.V., M.F.), Neurology Unit (M.A.R., M.M.,
P.P., M.F.), Neurorehabilitation Unit (M.F.), and Neurophysiology Service
(M.F.), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan,
Italy; Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy (M.A.R., P.P., M.F.);
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Siena,
Italy (M.B.); Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, Department of
Neuroinflammation, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain
Sciences, University College London, London, UK (A.E.); Centre for Medical Image
Computing, Department of Computer Science, University College London, London, UK
(A.E.); VISN20 NW Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA
Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, Wash (J.I.); Department of Psychiatry
and Behavioral Sciences and Department of Neurology, University of Washington
School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash (J.I.); and Department of Innovative
Biomedical Visualization (iBMV), Department of Radiology, Nagoya University
Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan (T.T.)
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- From the Neuroimaging Research Unit, Division of Neuroscience
(M.A.R., M.M., E.P., P.P., L.S., P.V., M.F.), Neurology Unit (M.A.R., M.M.,
P.P., M.F.), Neurorehabilitation Unit (M.F.), and Neurophysiology Service
(M.F.), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan,
Italy; Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy (M.A.R., P.P., M.F.);
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Siena,
Italy (M.B.); Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, Department of
Neuroinflammation, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain
Sciences, University College London, London, UK (A.E.); Centre for Medical Image
Computing, Department of Computer Science, University College London, London, UK
(A.E.); VISN20 NW Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA
Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, Wash (J.I.); Department of Psychiatry
and Behavioral Sciences and Department of Neurology, University of Washington
School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash (J.I.); and Department of Innovative
Biomedical Visualization (iBMV), Department of Radiology, Nagoya University
Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan (T.T.)
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- From the Neuroimaging Research Unit, Division of Neuroscience
(M.A.R., M.M., E.P., P.P., L.S., P.V., M.F.), Neurology Unit (M.A.R., M.M.,
P.P., M.F.), Neurorehabilitation Unit (M.F.), and Neurophysiology Service
(M.F.), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan,
Italy; Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy (M.A.R., P.P., M.F.);
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Siena,
Italy (M.B.); Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, Department of
Neuroinflammation, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain
Sciences, University College London, London, UK (A.E.); Centre for Medical Image
Computing, Department of Computer Science, University College London, London, UK
(A.E.); VISN20 NW Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA
Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, Wash (J.I.); Department of Psychiatry
and Behavioral Sciences and Department of Neurology, University of Washington
School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash (J.I.); and Department of Innovative
Biomedical Visualization (iBMV), Department of Radiology, Nagoya University
Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan (T.T.)
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- From the Neuroimaging Research Unit, Division of Neuroscience
(M.A.R., M.M., E.P., P.P., L.S., P.V., M.F.), Neurology Unit (M.A.R., M.M.,
P.P., M.F.), Neurorehabilitation Unit (M.F.), and Neurophysiology Service
(M.F.), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan,
Italy; Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy (M.A.R., P.P., M.F.);
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Siena,
Italy (M.B.); Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, Department of
Neuroinflammation, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain
Sciences, University College London, London, UK (A.E.); Centre for Medical Image
Computing, Department of Computer Science, University College London, London, UK
(A.E.); VISN20 NW Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA
Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, Wash (J.I.); Department of Psychiatry
and Behavioral Sciences and Department of Neurology, University of Washington
School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash (J.I.); and Department of Innovative
Biomedical Visualization (iBMV), Department of Radiology, Nagoya University
Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan (T.T.)
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- From the Neuroimaging Research Unit, Division of Neuroscience
(M.A.R., M.M., E.P., P.P., L.S., P.V., M.F.), Neurology Unit (M.A.R., M.M.,
P.P., M.F.), Neurorehabilitation Unit (M.F.), and Neurophysiology Service
(M.F.), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan,
Italy; Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy (M.A.R., P.P., M.F.);
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Siena,
Italy (M.B.); Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, Department of
Neuroinflammation, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain
Sciences, University College London, London, UK (A.E.); Centre for Medical Image
Computing, Department of Computer Science, University College London, London, UK
(A.E.); VISN20 NW Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA
Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, Wash (J.I.); Department of Psychiatry
and Behavioral Sciences and Department of Neurology, University of Washington
School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash (J.I.); and Department of Innovative
Biomedical Visualization (iBMV), Department of Radiology, Nagoya University
Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan (T.T.)
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- From the Neuroimaging Research Unit, Division of Neuroscience
(M.A.R., M.M., E.P., P.P., L.S., P.V., M.F.), Neurology Unit (M.A.R., M.M.,
P.P., M.F.), Neurorehabilitation Unit (M.F.), and Neurophysiology Service
(M.F.), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan,
Italy; Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy (M.A.R., P.P., M.F.);
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Siena,
Italy (M.B.); Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, Department of
Neuroinflammation, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain
Sciences, University College London, London, UK (A.E.); Centre for Medical Image
Computing, Department of Computer Science, University College London, London, UK
(A.E.); VISN20 NW Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA
Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, Wash (J.I.); Department of Psychiatry
and Behavioral Sciences and Department of Neurology, University of Washington
School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash (J.I.); and Department of Innovative
Biomedical Visualization (iBMV), Department of Radiology, Nagoya University
Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan (T.T.)
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Cardinali DP, Garay A. Melatonin as a Chronobiotic/Cytoprotective Agent in REM Sleep Behavior Disorder. Brain Sci 2023; 13:brainsci13050797. [PMID: 37239269 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci13050797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2023] [Revised: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Dream-enactment behavior that emerges during episodes of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep without muscle atonia is a parasomnia known as REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD). RBD constitutes a prodromal marker of α-synucleinopathies and serves as one of the best biomarkers available to predict diseases such as Parkinson disease, multiple system atrophy and dementia with Lewy bodies. Most patients showing RBD will convert to an α-synucleinopathy about 10 years after diagnosis. The diagnostic advantage of RBD relies on the prolonged prodromal time, its predictive power and the absence of disease-related treatments that could act as confounders. Therefore, patients with RBD are candidates for neuroprotection trials that delay or prevent conversion to a pathology with abnormal α-synuclein metabolism. The administration of melatonin in doses exhibiting a chronobiotic/hypnotic effect (less than 10 mg daily) is commonly used as a first line treatment (together with clonazepam) of RBD. At a higher dose, melatonin may also be an effective cytoprotector to halt α-synucleinopathy progression. However, allometric conversion doses derived from animal studies (in the 100 mg/day range) are rarely employed clinically regardless of the demonstrated absence of toxicity of melatonin in phase 1 pharmacological studies with doses up to 100 mg in normal volunteers. This review discusses the application of melatonin in RBD: (a) as a symptomatic treatment in RBD; (b) as a possible disease-modifying treatment in α-synucleinopathies. To what degree melatonin has therapeutic efficacy in the prevention of α-synucleinopathies awaits further investigation, in particular multicenter double-blind trials.
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- Daniel P Cardinali
- CENECON, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1431FWO, Argentina
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- Unidad de Medicina del Sueño-Sección Neurología, Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas "Norberto Quirno" (CEMIC), Buenos Aires C1431FWO, Argentina
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Alrouji M, Al-Kuraishy HM, Al-Gareeb AI, Zaafar D, Batiha GES. Orexin pathway in Parkinson's disease: a review. Mol Biol Rep 2023:10.1007/s11033-023-08459-5. [PMID: 37155018 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-023-08459-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
Abstract
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease (NDD) caused by dopaminergic neuron degeneration in the substantia nigra (SN). Orexin is a neuropeptide that plays a role in the pathogenesis of PD. Orexin has neuroprotective properties in dopaminergic neurons. In PD neuropathology, there is also degeneration of orexinergic neurons in the hypothalamus, in addition to dopaminergic neurons. However, the loss of orexinergic neurons in PD began after the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons. Reduced activity of orexinergic neurons has been linked to developing and progressing motor and non-motor symptoms in PD. In addition, the dysregulation of the orexin pathway is linked to the development of sleep disorders. The hypothalamic orexin pathway regulates various aspects of PD neuropathology at the cellular, subcellular, and molecular levels. Finally, non-motor symptoms, particularly insomnia and disturbed sleep, promote neuroinflammation and the accumulation of neurotoxic proteins as a result of defects in autophagy, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, and the glymphatic system. As a result, this review aimed to highlight the potential role of orexin in PD neuropathology.
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- Mohammed Alrouji
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Shaqra University, Shaqra, 11961, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of clinical pharmacology and therapeutic medicine, college of medicine, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of clinical pharmacology and therapeutic medicine, college of medicine, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Modern University for Technology and Information, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour, 22511, Al Beheira, Egypt.
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Xu J, Su Y, Fu J, Shen Y, Dong Q, Cheng X. Glymphatic pathway in sporadic cerebral small vessel diseases: From bench to bedside. Ageing Res Rev 2023; 86:101885. [PMID: 36801378 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2023.101885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
Abstract
Cerebral small vessel diseases (CSVD) consist of a group of diseases with high heterogeneity induced by pathologies of intracranial small blood vessels. Endothelium dysfunction, bloodbrain barrier leakage and the inflammatory response are traditionally considered to participate in the pathogenesis of CSVD. However, these features cannot fully explain the complex syndrome and related neuroimaging characteristics. In recent years, the glymphatic pathway has been discovered to play a pivotal role in clearing perivascular fluid and metabolic solutes, which has provided novel insights into neurological disorders. Researchers have also explored the potential role of perivascular clearance dysfunction in CSVD. In this review, we presented a brief overview of CSVD and the glymphatic pathway. In addition, we elucidated CSVD pathogenesis from the perspective of glymphatic failure, including basic animal models and clinical neuroimaging markers. Finally, we proposed forthcoming clinical applications targeting the glymphatic pathway, hoping to provide novel ideas on promising therapies and preventions of CSVD.
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- Jiajie Xu
- Department of Neurology, National Center for Neurological Disorders, National Clinical Research Centre for Aging and Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, National Center for Neurological Disorders, National Clinical Research Centre for Aging and Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, National Center for Neurological Disorders, National Clinical Research Centre for Aging and Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute on Aging and Brain Disorders, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC and Neurodegenerative Disorder Research Center, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Neurology, National Center for Neurological Disorders, National Clinical Research Centre for Aging and Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, National Center for Neurological Disorders, National Clinical Research Centre for Aging and Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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Peng S, Liu J, Liang C, Yang L, Wang G. Aquaporin-4 in glymphatic system, and its implication for central nervous system disorders. Neurobiol Dis 2023; 179:106035. [PMID: 36796590 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2023.106035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
Abstract
The clearance function is essential for maintaining brain tissue homeostasis, and the glymphatic system is the main pathway for removing brain interstitial solutes. Aquaporin-4 (AQP4) is the most abundantly expressed aquaporin in the central nervous system (CNS) and is an integral component of the glymphatic system. In recent years, many studies have shown that AQP4 affects the morbidity and recovery process of CNS disorders through the glymphatic system, and AQP4 shows notable variability in CNS disorders and is part of the pathogenesis of these diseases. Therefore, there has been considerable interest in AQP4 as a potential and promising target for regulating and improving neurological impairment. This review aims to summarize the pathophysiological role that AQP4 plays in several CNS disorders by affecting the clearance function of the glymphatic system. The findings can contribute to a better understanding of the self-regulatory functions in CNS disorders that AQP4 were involved in and provide new therapeutic alternatives for incurable debilitating neurodegenerative disorders of CNS in the future.
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- Shasha Peng
- 56 Xinjian southern St, Department of Pharmacology, School of Basical Medical Sciences, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China
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- 172 Tongzipo Rd, Xiangya Medical College of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, China
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- 56 Xinjian southern St, Department of Neurology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China
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- 56 Xinjian southern St, Department of Pharmacology, School of Basical Medical Sciences, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China
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- 56 Xinjian southern St, Department of Neurology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China; 146 JieFang forth Rd, Department of Neurology, SanYa Central Hospital (Hainan Third People's Hospital), Hainan Medical University, SanYa, Hainan 572000, China.
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Qin Y, Li X, Qiao Y, Zou H, Qian Y, Li X, Zhu Y, Huo W, Wang L, Zhang M. DTI-ALPS: An MR biomarker for motor dysfunction in patients with subacute ischemic stroke. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1132393. [PMID: 37065921 PMCID: PMC10102345 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1132393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
Abstract
PurposeBrain glymphatic dysfunction is involved in the pathologic process of acute ischemic stroke (IS). The relationship between brain glymphatic activity and dysfunction in subacute IS has not been fully elucidated. Diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS) index was used in this study to explore whether glymphatic activity was related to motor dysfunction in subacute IS patients.MethodsTwenty-six subacute IS patients with a single lesion in the left subcortical region and 32 healthy controls (HCs) were recruited in this study. The DTI-ALPS index and DTI metrics (fractional anisotropy, FA, and mean diffusivity, MD) were compared within and between groups. Spearman's and Pearson's partial correlation analyses were performed to analyze the relationships of the DTI-ALPS index with Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA) scores and with corticospinal tract (CST) integrity in the IS group, respectively.ResultsSix IS patients and two HCs were excluded. The left DTI-ALPS index of the IS group was significantly lower than that of the HC group (t = −3.02, p = 0.004). In the IS group, a positive correlation between the left DTI-ALPS index and the simple Fugl-Meyer motor function score (ρ = 0.52, p = 0.019) and a significant negative correlation between the left DTI-ALPS index and the FA (R = −0.55, p = 0.023) and MD (R = −0.48, p = 0.032) values of the right CST were found.ConclusionsGlymphatic dysfunction is involved in subacute IS. DTI-ALPS could be a potential magnetic resonance (MR) biomarker of motor dysfunction in subacute IS patients. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms of IS and provide a new target for alternative treatments for IS.
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- Yue Qin
- Department of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
- Department of Radiology, Xi'an Daxing Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xi'an Daxing Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
- Department of Radiology, Xi'an Daxing Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Xi'an Daxing Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xi'an Daxing Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xi'an Daxing Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xi'an Daxing Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
- Department of Radiology, Xi'an Daxing Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Qin Y, He R, Chen J, Zhou X, Zhou X, Liu Z, Xu Q, Guo JF, Yan XX, Jiang N, Liao W, Taoka T, Wang D, Tang B. Neuroimaging uncovers distinct relationships of glymphatic dysfunction and motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease. J Neurol 2023; 270:2649-2658. [PMID: 36856846 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-023-11594-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Studies of glymphatic dysfunction in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients have attracted much attention in recent years. However, the relationships between glymphatic dysfunction and clinical symptoms remains unclear. OBJECTIVES To determine whether the diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS) affect the severity and types of motor and non-motor symptoms in PD patients. METHODS De novo PD patients and controls who performed both DTI and 123I-DaTscan single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scanning were retrieved from the international multicenter Parkinson's Progression Marker Initiative (PPMI) cohort. Glymphatic system was evaluated by the DTI-ALPS. Motor symptoms were assessed by Movement Disorders Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale III (MDS-UPDRS-III). The influence of glymphatic activity on motor and non-motor symptoms was explored by multivariate linear regression models. RESULTS A total of 153 PD patients (mean age 60.97 ± 9.47 years; 99 male) and 67 normal controls (mean age 60.10 ± 10.562 years; 43 male) were included. The DTI-ALPS index of PD patients was significantly lower than normal controls (Z = - 2.160, p = 0.031). MDS-UPDRS III score (r = - 0.213, p = 0.008) and subscore for rigidity (r = - 0.177, p = 0.029) were negatively correlated with DTI-ALPS index. The DTI-ALPS index was significantly associated with MDS-UPDRS-III score (β = - 0.160, p = 0.048) and subscore for rigidity (β = - 0.170, p = 0.041) after adjusting for putamen dopamine transporter availability and clinical factors. CONCLUSIONS Our results showed distinct relationships between glymphatic dysfunction and the severity and types of PD motor symptoms, suggesting the potential of DTI-ALPS index as a biomarker for PD motor symptoms.
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- Yan Qin
- Department of Radiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
- Department of Geriatric Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
- Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of Changsha, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
- Department of Geriatric Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
- Key Laboratory of Hunan Province in Neurodegenerative Disorders, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
- Key Laboratory of Hunan Province in Neurodegenerative Disorders, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
- Key Laboratory of Hunan Province in Neurodegenerative Disorders, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
- Key Laboratory of Hunan Province in Neurodegenerative Disorders, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
- National Engineering Research Center of Personalized Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China
- Molecular Imaging Research Center of Central, South University, Changsha, 410008, China
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- Department of Innovative Biomedical Visualization (iBMV) Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China.
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China.
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China.
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China.
- Key Laboratory of Hunan Province in Neurodegenerative Disorders, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China.
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Gu L, Dai S, Guo T, Si X, Lv D, Wang Z, Lu J, Fang Y, Guan X, Zhou C, Wu H, Xu X, Yan Y, Song Z, Zhang MM, Zhang B, Pu J. Noninvasive neuroimaging provides evidence for deterioration of the glymphatic system in Parkinson's disease relative to essential tremor. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2023; 107:105254. [PMID: 36584484 DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2022.105254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Growing evidence has demonstrated dysfunction of the glymphatic system in α-synucleinopathy and related diseases. In this study, we aimed to use diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS) and MRI-visible enlarged perivascular spaces (EPVS) to evaluate glymphatic system function quantitatively and qualitatively and its relationship to clinical scores of disease severity in Parkinson's disease (PD) and essential tremor (ET). METHODS Overall, 124 patients with PD, 74 with ET, and 106 healthy controls (HC) were enrolled. Two trained neurologists performed quantitative calculations of ALPS on DTI and visual ratings of EPVS on T2-weighted images in the centrum semiovale (CSO), basal ganglia (BG), midbrain, and cerebellum. RESULTS The ALPS index was lower in patients with PD than in patients with ET (p < 0.001) and HC (p < 0.001). Similarly, patients with PD showed a more severe EPVS burden in the CSO, BG, and midbrain compared to ET and HC. Moreover, the ALPS index was negatively correlated with disease severity in the PD subgroups; however, it did not differ within the ET subgroup. No differences in ALPS or EPVS were observed between the ET and HC groups. CONCLUSION In conclusion, DTI-ALPS and EPVS both provide neuroimaging evidence of glymphatic system dysfunction in PD, which further supports that PD is an α-synucleinopathy disease, while ET is a cerebellar dysfunction-related disease.
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- Luyan Gu
- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009, China
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- Department of Radiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009, China
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- Department of Radiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009, China
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- Department of Radiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009, China
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- Department of Radiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009, China
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- Department of Radiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009, China
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- Department of Radiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009, China.
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009, China.
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Gumeler E, Aygun E, Tezer FI, Saritas EU, Oguz KK. Assessment of glymphatic function in narcolepsy using DTI-ALPS index. Sleep Med 2023; 101:522-527. [PMID: 36535226 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2022.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Sleep is a modulator of glymphatic activity which is altered in various sleep disorders. Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), rapid onset of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, cataplexy, disturbed night sleep with fragmentation. It is categorized into two types, type 1 (NT1) and type 2 (NT2) depending on the presence of cataplexy and/or absence of orexin. We sought for alterations in glymphatic activity in narcoleptic patients using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) along perivascular space (ALPS) index on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MATERIAL AND METHODS Adult patients diagnosed with NT1 or NT2 who had polysomnography (PSG) and MRI with DTI were included in the study. Sleep recording included Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) score, sleep latency during multiple sleep latency test (MSLT), sleep efficiency during night PSG, wake after sleep onset (WASO), REM sleep latency during PSG, percentage of non-REM (NREM), REM sleep and wakefulness during night PSG. DTI-ALPS index was calculated for each patient and age-sex matched healthy control(HC)s. RESULTS The study group was composed of 25 patients [F/M = 15/10, median age = 34 (29.5-44.5)], 14 with NT1 and 11 with NT2 disease. ESS, WASO and percentage of wakefulness were significantly higher in NT1 patients (p < 0.05). Mean DTI-ALPS was not significantly different neither between narcoleptic patients and HCs, nor between NT1 and NT2 patients (all, p > 0.05). However, DTI-ALPS was negatively correlated with WASO (r = -0.745, p = 0.013) and percentage of wakefulness (r = -0.837, p = 0.005) in NT1 patients. DTI-ALPS correlated negatively with percentage of N1 sleep (r = -0.781, p = 0.005) but positively with REM percentage (r = 0.618, p = 0.043) in NT2 patients. CONCLUSION In this study, DTI-ALPS was not significantly different in narcoleptic patients than the HCs. However, the glymphatic index as assessed by DTI-ALPS correlated with PSG parameters; negatively with WASO, percentage of wakefulness in NT1, percentage of N1 sleep in NT2, and positively with REM sleep in NT2. A tendency for a reduction in DTI-ALPS in NT1 patients compared to both NT2 patients and HCs was also found. These findings might show the first evidence of an alteration of glymphatic activity, especially in NT1 patients, thus warrant further prospective studies in larger size of narcoleptic patient cohorts.
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- Ekim Gumeler
- Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bilkent University, National Magnetic Resonance Research Center UMRAM, Ankara, Turkey
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- Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bilkent University, National Magnetic Resonance Research Center UMRAM, Ankara, Turkey
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- Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Ankara, Turkey
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