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Wang P, Chen X, Chen M, Gao L, Xiong B, Ji C, Shen Q, Shen Y, Wu S, Pan Y, Li J, Wang B, Luo W. Dysphagia Pattern in Early to Moderate Parkinson's Disease Caused by Abnormal Pharyngeal Kinematic Function. Dysphagia 2024; 39:905-915. [PMID: 38319366 DOI: 10.1007/s00455-024-10672-8] [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: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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Airway invasion is common in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and can cause serious complications. However, a PD-related dysphagic pattern has not been clearly elucidated. In this study, 53 patients with early to moderate PD were enrolled to undergo a videofluoroscopic study of swallowing evaluation (VFSS) and a battery of neuropsychological assessments. A set of VFSS variables (three visuoperceptual, nine temporal, and six spatial) were measured. The main effects of bolus viscosity and volume on airway invasion were calculated. Statistical analyses were performed to determine key kinematic factors of airway invasion for swallowing each bolus type. Airway invasion frequency was significantly higher for liquid boluses (liquid vs. pudding P < 0.001; liquid vs. honey P = 0.006). Laryngeal vestibule closure reaction time (LVCrt) was the key kinematic factor of airway invasion for 3 ml liquid swallow (P = 0.040), anterior displacement of hyoid bone was the key kinematic factor for both 5 ml and 10 ml liquid swallows (P = 0.010, 0.034, respectively). Male sex and advanced Hoehn and Yahr stage were significantly related to reduced anterior displacement of hyoid bone. These results reveal the dysphagic pattern related to PD, demonstrating that prolonged LVCrt and reduced anterior displacement of hyoid bone are two crucial kinematic factors contributing to airway invasion during the liquid swallow. In addition, hyoid bone dysfunction was correlated with disease severity and male sex. Our findings warrant further investigation of the pathophysiological mechanism of dysphagia in PD and would guide clinical intervention.
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- Ping Wang
- Department of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Rehabilitation, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, Zhuji Affiliated Hospital of Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Center for Rehabilitation Assessment and Therapy, Zhejiang Rehabilitation Medical Center, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, Zhejiang, China.
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- Department of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, Zhejiang, China.
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Tharwani ZH, Deepak FNU, Arshad MS, Zaheer S, Kumar R, Bhimani RK, Jabbar M, Habib Z, Raja A, Shivani R. Temporal trends in Parkinson's disease among older adults in the United States from 1999 to 2020: Retrospective analysis from CDC WONDER database. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2024; 127:107110. [PMID: 39180966 DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2024.107110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2024] [Revised: 07/03/2024] [Accepted: 08/16/2024] [Indexed: 08/27/2024]
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This retrospective study assessed the mortality trends related to Parkinson's Disease (PD) between 1999 and 2020. We assessed individuals aged 65 years and older and a total of 831,793 deaths were identified. Of these total number of deaths, place of death was accessible for 830,176 cases. Majority of the deaths occurred in nursing homes of long-term care facilities (367,633), followed by at home (212,886), medical facilities (165,450), other locations (44,506), and hospice (39,701). Analysis of age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMR) revealed an overall rise from 1999 to 2020, 88.9 to 119.6 per 100,000 population. AAMR showed an initial decline between 1999 and 2013, followed by a slight increase between 2013 and 2018 and then a significant rise from 2018 to 2020. Gender-based analysis showed a constantly higher AAMR for older men compared to older women. Variations in AAMR based on race and ethnicity revealed that Non-Hispanic White population had the highest AAMRs. Geographic disparities among states showed that Nebraska, Vermont, Minnesota, Utah, and Idaho had a significantly higher AAMR than Hawaii, Florida, Nevada. New York, and District of Columbia. Midwest region had a consistently higher AAMR followed by West, South, and Northeast. Additionally, nonmetropolitan areas had a higher AAMR than metropolitan areas. These findings offer valuable insights into mortality patterns related to PD among the elderly, highlighting the significance of incorporating demographic and geographic variables into public health planning and interventions.
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- Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical College Lyari, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical College Lyari, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Bahria University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical College Lyari, Karachi, Pakistan
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Kim JY, Kang SY, Moon BS, Kim BS, Jeong JH, Yoon HJ. Age and gender effects on striatal dopamine transporter density and cerebral perfusion in individuals with non-degenerative parkinsonism: a dual-phase 18F-FP-CIT PET study. EJNMMI Res 2024; 14:65. [PMID: 39017925 PMCID: PMC11254898 DOI: 10.1186/s13550-024-01126-1] [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: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 07/06/2024] [Indexed: 07/18/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Dual-phase fluorine-18 labeled N-3-fluoropropyl-2β-carbomethoxy-3β-(4-iodophenyl) nortropane (18F-FP-CIT) positron emission tomography (PET) scans could be used to support disorders like Parkinson's disease (PD). Dopamine transporter (DAT) binding and cerebral perfusion are associated with ageing and gender. We investigated the effects of age and gender on non-degenerative parkinsonism, using automated quantification in striatum: specific binding ratios (SBRs) for DAT binding in delayed phase PET (dCIT) and standardized-uptake-value ratios (SUVRs) for cerebral perfusion in early phase PET (eCIT). We also examined the correlations between SBR and SUVR. METHODS This retrospective study analyzed subjects with dual-phase 18F-FP-CIT PET scans. The eCIT images were acquired immediately post-injection, and dCIT images were taken 120 min later. With Brightonix software, automated quantification of SBRs for dCIT and SUVRs for eCIT were acquired from visually normal scans. The effects of aging and gender were assessed by regressing SBRs and SUVRs on age for both genders. The correlations between SUVRs and SBRs were evaluated. RESULTS We studied 79 subjects (34 males and 45 females). An age-related reduction in SBRs was observed in the dorsal striatum, ventral striatum, caudate nucleus, and putamen for both genders. SUVRs were found to negatively correlate with age in the dorsal striatum, ventral striatum, caudate nucleus, and putamen for males and in the dorsal striatum and caudate nucleus for females. Positive correlations between SBRs and SUVRs in the dorsal striatum, ventral striatum, caudate nucleus, and putamen for male and in the dorsal striatum, caudate nucleus, and putamen for females. CONCLUSIONS Using quantified values from dual-phase 18F-FP-CIT PET with a single injection, we demonstrate a negative impact of age on SBRs (DAT binding) in the striatum for both genders and SUVRs (cerebral perfusion) in the dorsal striatum and caudate nucleus for both genders and in the ventral striatum and putamen for males. Additionally, we found positive associations between SBR and SUVR values in the dorsal striatum, caudate nucleus, and putamen for both genders and in the ventral striatum for males.
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- Ji-Young Kim
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Dallaire M, Houde-Thibeault A, Bouchard-Tremblay J, Wotto EA, Côté S, Santos Oliveira C, Ngomo S, da Silva RA. Impact of frailty and sex-related differences on postural control and gait in older adults with Parkinson's Disease. Exp Gerontol 2024; 186:112360. [PMID: 38215954 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2024.112360] [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: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/07/2024] [Indexed: 01/14/2024]
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BACKGROUND Parkinson's Disease (PD), a neurodegenerative condition, affects normal aging and leads to reduced motor abilities. In addition, frailty syndrome can increase vulnerability and risks of undesirable effects such as disease progression, falls, disability, and premature death among individuals with PD. AIMS To assess the impact of frailty on balance and gait parameters in older with PD and to determine if sex mediates these measures. METHODS Twenty-seven (27) participants (n = 18 men; n = 10 frail) performed 4 balance tasks on a force platform (eyes opened/closed in bipodal/semi-tandem position) while linear center of pressure (COP) parameters were calculated. Participants also performed two different speed walks on a gait analysis system to assess gait parameters. RESULTS Significant differences between the frail and non-frail group were observed on postural control (mainly for area of COP p = 0.013/d = 0.47/70 %; sway velocity p = 0.048/d = 0.41/23 %) where frail reported poor balance. No significant sex differences were reported for postural control. Gait analysis was comparable between frail and non-frail, while significant differences between men and women were observed for step length (p = 0.002, d = 0.71), step width (p = 0.001, d = 0.75) and base of support (p = 0.012, d = 0.64) variables. CONCLUSION Frail Parkinson's individuals present poorer postural control than non-frail individuals, but comparable gait parameters. Men and women are comparable on postural control but show different gait parameters. These results may have implications in clinical decision-making in rehabilitation for frailty in older adults, men and women with Parkinson's disease when balance and gait are of concern.
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- Mathieu Dallaire
- Programme de maîtrise en sciences cliniques et biomédicales, Département des Sciences de la Santé de l'Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), Saguenay, Quebec G7H 2B1, Canada; Laboratoire de recherche BioNR, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), Saguenay, Quebec G7H 2B1, Canada
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- Laboratoire de recherche BioNR, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), Saguenay, Quebec G7H 2B1, Canada
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- Laboratoire de recherche BioNR, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), Saguenay, Quebec G7H 2B1, Canada
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- Programme de maîtrise en sciences cliniques et biomédicales, Département des Sciences de la Santé de l'Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), Saguenay, Quebec G7H 2B1, Canada; Laboratoire de recherche BioNR, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), Saguenay, Quebec G7H 2B1, Canada
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- Centre intégré de santé et services sociaux du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (CIUSSS SLSJ), Specialized Geriatrics Services at La Baie Hospital, Saguenay, Quebec G7H 7K9, Canada
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- Human Movement and Rehabilitation, Universidade Evangélica de Goiás, Anapolis 75083-515, Brazil
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- Laboratoire de recherche BioNR, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), Saguenay, Quebec G7H 2B1, Canada; Département des Sciences de la Santé l'Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), Saguenay, Quebec G7H 2B1, Canada
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- Laboratoire de recherche BioNR, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), Saguenay, Quebec G7H 2B1, Canada; Centre intégré de santé et services sociaux du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (CIUSSS SLSJ), Specialized Geriatrics Services at La Baie Hospital, Saguenay, Quebec G7H 7K9, Canada; Human Movement and Rehabilitation, Universidade Evangélica de Goiás, Anapolis 75083-515, Brazil; Département des Sciences de la Santé l'Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), Saguenay, Quebec G7H 2B1, Canada.
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Lee KW, Kim SB, Lee JH, Kim SW. Cut-Off Value of Voluntary Peak Cough Flow in Patients with Parkinson's Disease and Its Association with Severe Dysphagia: A Retrospective Pilot Study. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2023; 59:medicina59050921. [PMID: 37241153 DOI: 10.3390/medicina59050921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 04/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Background and Objectives. Swallowing and coughing reflexes are both closely associated with airway protection. Peak cough flow (PCF) is associated with dysphagia in several neurogenic diseases. In this study, we aimed to analyze the relationship between PCF and aspiration in Parkinson's disease (PD) and determine the cut-off value of PCF. Materials and Methods. We retrospectively analyzed the records of patients with PD who underwent a videofluoroscopic swallowing study and checked for PCF. A total of 219 patients were divided into an aspiration group (n = 125) and a non-aspiration group (n = 94). Results. Significantly lower PCF values were observed in the aspiration group compared to the non-aspiration group (132.63 ± 83.62 vs. 181.38 ± 103.92 L/min, p < 0.001). Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis revealed that a PCF cut-off value of 153 L/min (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, 0.648; sensitivity, 73.06%; specificity, 51.06%) was associated with aspiration in PD. Additionally, a univariate analysis showed that the male sex, lower body mass indexes, higher Hoehn and Yahr scales, and PCF values of ≤153 L/min indicated an increased risk of aspiration. Conclusions. Through a multivariate analysis, we demonstrated that a PCF value ≤153 L/min was associated with an increased risk of aspiration (odds ratio 3.648; 1.797-7.407), highlighting that a low PCF is a risk factor for aspiration in patients with PD.
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- Kyeong-Woo Lee
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan 49201, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan 49201, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan 49201, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan 49201, Republic of Korea
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Lampropoulos IC, Malli F, Sinani O, Gourgoulianis KI, Xiromerisiou G. Worldwide trends in mortality related to Parkinson's disease in the period of 1994–2019: Analysis of vital registration data from the WHO Mortality Database. Front Neurol 2022; 13:956440. [PMID: 36267881 PMCID: PMC9576872 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.956440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Mortality due to Parkinson's disease (PD) and its long-term trends worldwide in recent decades remain unknown. No previous studies have simultaneously studied age- and sex-specific mortality trends at a population level worldwide. Insights gained from this study can help identify high-risk populations and inform healthcare service requirements for managing Parkinson's disease globally. Objectives The aim of the study was to examine trends in mortality from Parkinson's disease by age-group and sex across countries all over the world. In this study, we used worldwide registry data to examine the temporal trends in PD mortality across most counties of the world from 1994 to 2019 using joinpoint regression. Results In data from vital registration systems, huge variations in the patterns of deaths due to Parkinson's disease were observed both over time and between countries. Between 1994 and 2019, there was a significant increase in mortality rates globally in both men and women. In more detail, the mortality rate (per 100,000) in 1994 was 1.76 and reached 5.67 in 2019. Greater increases in mortality were seen in men than in women; and in older than in younger people. Conclusions There has been a striking rising trend in Parkinson's disease mortality globally. Persistent age and sex disparities are found in Parkinson's disease mortality trends. Our findings may have important implications for future research, healthcare planning, and provision.
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- Ioannis C. Lampropoulos
- Respiratory Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Respiratory Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
- Respiratory Disorders Laboratory, Faculty of Nursing, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
- *Correspondence: Georgia Xiromerisiou
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Philipe de Souza Ferreira L, André da Silva R, Marques Mesquita da Costa M, Moraes de Paiva Roda V, Vizcaino S, Janisset NRLL, Ramos Vieira R, Marcos Sanches J, Maria Soares Junior J, de Jesus Simões M. Sex differences in Parkinson's Disease: An emerging health question. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2022; 77:100121. [PMID: 36194924 PMCID: PMC9530834 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinsp.2022.100121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Revised: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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- Luiz Philipe de Souza Ferreira
- Structural and Functional Biology Graduate Program, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM/UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Biosciences Graduate Program, Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas, Universidade Estadual Paulista (IBILCE/UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Life Systems Biology Graduate Program, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo (ICB/USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM/UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Structural and Functional Biology Graduate Program, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM/UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Structural and Functional Biology Graduate Program, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM/UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Chung SJ, Kim YJ, Yoo HS, Jung JH, Baik K, Lee HS, Lee YH, Hong JM, Sohn YH, Lee PH. Temporalis Muscle Thickness as an Indicator of Sarcopenia Is Associated With Long-term Motor Outcomes in Parkinson's Disease. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2021; 76:2242-2248. [PMID: 33754634 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glab082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To investigate the relationship between temporalis muscle thickness (TMT) at baseline as a surrogate marker for sarcopenia and long-term motor outcomes in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). METHODS We enrolled 249 patients with drug-naïve early-stage PD (119 males and 130 females, follow-up > 3 years). Baseline TMT of each patient was measured on the axial plane of T1-weighted images. The association between baseline TMT and long-term motor outcomes in PD was assessed using Cox regression models for levodopa-induced dyskinesia, wearing-off, and freezing of gait and a linear mixed model for the longitudinal increases in levodopa-equivalent dose per body weight over time. Statistical analyses were performed separately for sex if an interaction effect between TMT and sex was assumed. RESULTS TMT differed substantially between the sexes, and male PD patients had higher TMT (6.69 ± 1.39 mm) than female PD patients (5.64 ± 1.34 mm, p < .001). Cox regression models demonstrated that baseline TMT was not associated with the risk of developing levodopa-induced dyskinesia, wearing-off, or freezing of gait during the follow-up period. The linear mixed model was applied separately for sex and demonstrated that higher TMT at baseline was associated with slower increases in levodopa-equivalent dose per body weight in male PD patients, but not in female PD patients. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrated that baseline TMT could be an indicator of the longitudinal requirement for dopaminergic medications in male patients with PD, suggesting that sarcopenia may have a detrimental effect on disease progression in PD in a sex-specific manner.
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- Seok Jong Chung
- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul,South Korea
- Department of Neurology, Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Yongin, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul,South Korea
- Department of Neurology, Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Yongin, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul,South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul,South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul,South Korea
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- Biostatistics Collaboration Unit, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul,South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul,South Korea
- Department of Neurology, Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Yongin, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul,South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul,South Korea
- Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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Palermo G, Giannoni S, Bellini G, Siciliano G, Ceravolo R. Dopamine Transporter Imaging, Current Status of a Potential Biomarker: A Comprehensive Review. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:11234. [PMID: 34681899 PMCID: PMC8538800 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222011234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2021] [Revised: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A major goal of current clinical research in Parkinson's disease (PD) is the validation and standardization of biomarkers enabling early diagnosis, predicting outcomes, understanding PD pathophysiology, and demonstrating target engagement in clinical trials. Molecular imaging with specific dopamine-related tracers offers a practical indirect imaging biomarker of PD, serving as a powerful tool to assess the status of presynaptic nigrostriatal terminals. In this review we provide an update on the dopamine transporter (DAT) imaging in PD and translate recent findings to potentially valuable clinical practice applications. The role of DAT imaging as diagnostic, preclinical and predictive biomarker is discussed, especially in view of recent evidence questioning the incontrovertible correlation between striatal DAT binding and nigral cell or axon counts.
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- Giovanni Palermo
- Unit of Neurology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (G.P.); (S.G.); (G.B.); (G.S.)
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- Unit of Neurology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (G.P.); (S.G.); (G.B.); (G.S.)
- Unit of Neurology, San Giuseppe Hospital, 50053 Empoli, Italy
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- Unit of Neurology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (G.P.); (S.G.); (G.B.); (G.S.)
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- Unit of Neurology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (G.P.); (S.G.); (G.B.); (G.S.)
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- Unit of Neurology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (G.P.); (S.G.); (G.B.); (G.S.)
- Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Unit of Neurology, Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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Parkinson's disease in women: Mechanisms underlying sex differences. Eur J Pharmacol 2021; 895:173862. [PMID: 33450279 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2021.173862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease which is associated with different motor, cognitive and mood-related problems. Though it has been established that Parkinson's disease is less prevalent in women in comparison to men, the differences tend to diminish with the advancing age. Different genetic, hormonal, neuroendocrinal and molecular players contribute towards the differences in the Parkinson's disease pathogenesis. Furthermore, data available with respect to the therapeutic management of Parkinson's disease in females is limited; women often tend to suffer more from the side effects of the currently available drugs. The present review highlights the sex-specific differences which play a role in the manifestation of these symptoms and side effects of the currently available therapeutic strategies. We have also discussed the current and upcoming therapeutic strategies which are in the clinical trials such as adenosine 2A (A2A) receptor antagonists, estrogen replacement therapy, α-synuclein targeting vaccines and antibodies, Botulinum toxin A, Fas-associated factor-1 (FAF-1) inhibitors, thiazolidinediones, 5-HT1A receptor agonists, dopamine D1/D5 receptor agonists, Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) analogues and certain plant based principles for the treatment of Parkinson's disease in women.
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Chung SJ, Lee JJ, Lee PH, Sohn YH. Emerging Concepts of Motor Reserve in Parkinson's Disease. J Mov Disord 2020; 13:171-184. [PMID: 32854486 PMCID: PMC7502292 DOI: 10.14802/jmd.20029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 07/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The concept of cognitive reserve (CR) in Alzheimer's disease (AD) explains the differences between individuals in their susceptibility to AD-related pathologies. An enhanced CR may lead to less cognitive deficits despite severe pathological lesions. Parkinson's disease (PD) is also a common neurodegenerative disease and is mainly characterized by motor dysfunction related to striatal dopaminergic depletion. The degree of motor deficits in PD is closely correlated to the degree of dopamine depletion; however, significant individual variations still exist. Therefore, we hypothesized that the presence of motor reserve (MR) in PD explains the individual differences in motor deficits despite similar levels of striatal dopamine depletion. Since 2015, we have performed a series of studies investigating MR in de novo patients with PD using the data of initial clinical presentation and dopamine transporter PET scan. In this review, we summarized the results of these published studies. In particular, some premorbid experiences (i.e., physical activity and education) and modifiable factors (i.e., body mass index and white matter hyperintensity on brain image studies) could modulate an individual's capacity to tolerate PD pathology, which can be maintained throughout disease progression.
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- Seok Jong Chung
- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Neurology, Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Yongin, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Severance Biomedical Science Institute, 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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Claus I, Muhle P, Suttrup J, Labeit B, Suntrup-Krueger S, Dziewas R, Warnecke T. Predictors of Pharyngeal Dysphagia in Patients with Parkinson's Disease. JOURNAL OF PARKINSONS DISEASE 2020; 10:1727-1735. [PMID: 32773397 DOI: 10.3233/jpd-202081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Diagnosis of pharyngeal dysphagia in patients with Parkinson's disease is often difficult as reliable screening methods are lacking so far and clinical examination fails to adequately assess the pharyngeal phase of swallowing. OBJECTIVE To identify clinical predictors indicating the presence of pharyngeal dysphagia in patients at risk. METHODS We examined pharyngeal dysphagia in a large cohort of patients with Parkinson's disease (n = 200) divided in three clinical subtypes (tremor-dominant (TD), mainly bradykinetic (BK) and early postural instability and gait difficulty PIGD)) by using flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing. ANOVA-multivariance analysis and following t-tests as well as binary logistic regression analysis were performed to detect group differences and to identify clinical predictors for dysphagia. RESULTS Statistically significant differences were found in the dysphagic group: age, male gender, disease duration, stage of the disease, Levodopa equivalent dose and higher scores on the Unified Parkinson's disease rating scale III and II, item 7. The PIGD subtype was affected more frequently than the TD and BK subtype. In a logistic regression model higher age (>63.5 years p < 0.05) and Levodopa equivalent dose (>475 mg, p < 0.01) were identified to be independent predictors for the presence of pharyngeal dysphagia. CONCLUSION Particularly patients with an age > 63.5 years and a daily Levodopa equivalent dose >475 mg show an increased risk for pharyngeal dysphagia. These findings may partly be influenced by presbyphagia but are likely to represent disease progression. The PIGD subtype seems to be a risk factor due to more pronounced dyscoordination of oropharyngeal muscle movements.
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- Inga Claus
- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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Liu X, Eickhoff SB, Hoffstaedter F, Genon S, Caspers S, Reetz K, Dogan I, Eickhoff CR, Chen J, Caspers J, Reuter N, Mathys C, Aleman A, Jardri R, Riedl V, Sommer IE, Patil KR. Joint Multi-modal Parcellation of the Human Striatum: Functions and Clinical Relevance. Neurosci Bull 2020; 36:1123-1136. [PMID: 32700142 DOI: 10.1007/s12264-020-00543-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2019] [Accepted: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The human striatum is essential for both low- and high-level functions and has been implicated in the pathophysiology of various prevalent disorders, including Parkinson's disease (PD) and schizophrenia (SCZ). It is known to consist of structurally and functionally divergent subdivisions. However, previous parcellations are based on a single neuroimaging modality, leaving the extent of the multi-modal organization of the striatum unknown. Here, we investigated the organization of the striatum across three modalities-resting-state functional connectivity, probabilistic diffusion tractography, and structural covariance-to provide a holistic convergent view of its structure and function. We found convergent clusters in the dorsal, dorsolateral, rostral, ventral, and caudal striatum. Functional characterization revealed the anterior striatum to be mainly associated with cognitive and emotional functions, while the caudal striatum was related to action execution. Interestingly, significant structural atrophy in the rostral and ventral striatum was common to both PD and SCZ, but atrophy in the dorsolateral striatum was specifically attributable to PD. Our study revealed a cross-modal convergent organization of the striatum, representing a fundamental topographical model that can be useful for investigating structural and functional variability in aging and in clinical conditions.
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- Xiaojin Liu
- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-7, Brain and Behaviour), Research Centre Jülich, Jülich, Germany.,Institute of Systems Neuroscience, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-7, Brain and Behaviour), Research Centre Jülich, Jülich, Germany.,Institute of Systems Neuroscience, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-7, Brain and Behaviour), Research Centre Jülich, Jülich, Germany.,Institute of Systems Neuroscience, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-7, Brain and Behaviour), Research Centre Jülich, Jülich, Germany.,Institute of Systems Neuroscience, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-1), Research Centre Jülich, 52428, Jülich, Germany.,Institute for Anatomy I, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Rheinisch Westfällische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Jülich Aachen Research Alliance-BRAIN (JARA) Institute of Molecular Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Rheinisch Westfällische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany.,Department of Neurology, Rheinisch Westfällische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-1), Research Centre Jülich, 52428, Jülich, Germany.,Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Medical Psychology, Medical Faculty, University of Düsseldorf, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-7, Brain and Behaviour), Research Centre Jülich, Jülich, Germany.,Institute of Systems Neuroscience, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-1), Research Centre Jülich, 52428, Jülich, Germany.,Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Faculty, University of Düsseldorf, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-7, Brain and Behaviour), Research Centre Jülich, Jülich, Germany.,Institute of Systems Neuroscience, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Faculty, University of Düsseldorf, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany.,Institute of Radiology and Neuroradiology, Evangelisches Krankenhaus, University of Oldenburg, 26129, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department of Neuroscience, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9713 AV, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- SCALab (CNRS UMR9193) & CHU de Lille, Hôpital Fontan, Pôle de Psychiatrie (CURE), Université de Lille, 59037, Lille, France
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- Departments of Neuroradiology, Nuclear Medicine and Neuroimaging Center, Technische Universität München, 80333, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Radiology and Neuroradiology, Evangelisches Krankenhaus, University of Oldenburg, 26129, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-7, Brain and Behaviour), Research Centre Jülich, Jülich, Germany. .,Institute of Systems Neuroscience, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Jung JH, Chung SJ, Yoo HS, Lee YH, Baik K, Ye BS, Sohn YH, Lee PH. Sex-specific association of urate and levodopa-induced dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease. Eur J Neurol 2020; 27:1948-1956. [PMID: 32441832 DOI: 10.1111/ene.14337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE As a major antioxidant, uric acid (UA) is known to be associated with the clinical progression of Parkinson's disease (PD). This study investigated whether baseline UA levels are associated with the risk for levodopa-induced dyskinesia (LID) in PD in a sex-dependent manner. METHODS In all, 152 patients with de novo PD (78 males and 74 females) who were followed up for >2 years were enrolled. The effect of baseline serum UA levels on LID-free survival was assessed by Cox regression, separately for sex, whilst being adjusted for potential confounding factors. The optimal UA level cut-off value to determine the high-risk group for LID was set using Contal and O'Quigley's method. RESULTS Levodopa-induced dyskinesia developed in 23 (29.5%) male patients and 30 (40.5%) female patients. Cox regression showed a significant interaction between UA level and sex. Higher UA levels were associated with a higher risk for LID in male PD patients (hazard ratio 1.380; 95% confidence interval 1.038-1.835; P = 0.027), although this relationship was not observed in female PD patients. The optimal UA level cut-off for LID in male PD was 7.2 mg/dl, and the high UA group had a 5.7-fold higher risk of developing LID than the low UA group. CONCLUSIONS Contrary to a presumptive beneficial role of UA, the present study demonstrated that higher UA levels are associated with increased risk of LID occurrence in male patients with PD, suggesting a sex-dependent role of UA in LID.
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- J H Jung
- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Neurology, Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Yongin, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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Chan SY, Koo J. Sex differences in primary delusional infestatation: An insight into etiology and potential novel therapy. Int J Womens Dermatol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2020.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Chung SJ, Yoo HS, Lee HS, Lee PH, Sohn YH. Does the Side Onset of Parkinson's Disease Influence the Time to Develop Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia? JOURNAL OF PARKINSONS DISEASE 2020; 9:241-247. [PMID: 30741690 DOI: 10.3233/jpd-181512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Aberrant plasticity is closely linked to the development of levodopa-induced dyskinesia (LID) in Parkinson's disease (PD). OBJECTIVE This study investigated whether dominant-side patients with PD exhibit a shorter time to LID development, based on the hypothesis that the dominant hemisphere may have greater plasticity than non-dominant-side patients. METHODS We analyzed data from 387 right-handed patients with PD who exhibited asymmetric motor deficits and received PD medications for ≥2 years (191 dominant-side and 196 non-dominant-side patients). The influence of side onset on time for LID development was assessed by Kaplan-Meier estimates and time-dependent Cox regression models based on the 5-year time point, after adjusting for age at PD onset, dopamine transporter activity in the posterior putamen, and daily levodopa dose. RESULTS LID developed in 46 (23.4%) patients with non-dominant-side PD and in 35 (18.1%) patients with dominant-side PD. The Kaplan-Meier analyses revealed that non-dominant-side patients developed LID earlier than dominant-side patients (p = 0.027). The time-dependent Cox regression models showed that the risk of LID within 5 years of treatment was significantly higher in non-dominant-side than in dominant-side patients (hazard ratio 1.954; p = 0.034), whereas the risk after 5 years was similar between groups (p = 0.528). CONCLUSIONS The present study demonstrated that LID developed earlier in non-dominant-side than in dominant-side patients with PD. These results suggested a greater potential of synaptic plasticity in the dominant hemisphere that may exert a protective role for the development of LID compared to the non-dominant hemisphere.
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- Seok Jong Chung
- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Biostatistics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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Cox LM, Abou-El-Hassan H, Maghzi AH, Vincentini J, Weiner HL. The sex-specific interaction of the microbiome in neurodegenerative diseases. Brain Res 2019; 1724:146385. [PMID: 31419428 PMCID: PMC6886714 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2019.146385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Revised: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Several neurologic diseases exhibit different prevalence and severity in males and females, highlighting the importance of understanding the influence of biologic sex and gender. Beyond host-intrinsic differences in neurologic development and homeostasis, evidence is now emerging that the microbiota is an important environmental factor that may account for differences between men and women in neurologic disease. The gut microbiota is composed of trillions of bacteria, archaea, viruses, and fungi, that can confer benefits to the host or promote disease. There is bidirectional communication between the intestinal microbiota and the brain that is mediated via immunologic, endocrine, and neural signaling pathways. While there is substantial interindividual variation within the microbiota, differences between males and females can be detected. In animal models, sex-specific microbiota differences can affect susceptibility to chronic diseases. In this review, we discuss the ways in which neurologic diseases may be regulated by the microbiota in a sex-specific manner.
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- Laura M Cox
- Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States; Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States.
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Beneficial effect of estrogen on nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons in drug-naïve postmenopausal Parkinson's disease. Sci Rep 2019; 9:10531. [PMID: 31324895 PMCID: PMC6642214 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-47026-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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This study aimed to investigate the potential beneficial effects of estrogen on nigrostriatal dopaminergic neuron degeneration in postmenopausal drug-naïve Parkinson's disease (PD). Based on the ratio of lifetime estrogen exposure length to the total length of the estrogen exposure and deprivation period, postmenopausal women with drug-naïve PD were divided into low (n = 31) and high (n = 31) estrogen exposure ratio groups. We performed a comparative analysis of the striatal dopamine transporter (DAT) availability between the two groups. Additionally, we evaluated the longitudinal change in the levodopa equivalent dose per month using a linear mixed model. The motor symptoms were more severe in the low estrogen exposure ratio group than in the high estrogen exposure ratio group (P = 0.016). PD patients in the two groups had significantly lower DAT availability on all striatal sub-regions except for ventral striatum than did age- and sex-matched normal controls. When comparing the two groups, PD patients in the low estrogen exposure ratio group exhibited significantly lower DAT availability in the posterior putamen (P = 0.024) and in the ventral putamen (P = 0.036) than those in the high estrogen exposure ratio group. The estimated monthly levodopa equivalent dose changes were 10.9 in the low estrogen exposure ratio group and 7.1 in the high estrogen exposure ratio group with a significant interaction between the two groups (P = 0.001). These in vivo data provide indirect evidence showing that estrogen may elicit a beneficial effect on nigrostriatal dopamine neurons in PD.
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Nienstedt JC, Bihler M, Niessen A, Plaetke R, Pötter-Nerger M, Gerloff C, Buhmann C, Pflug C. Predictive clinical factors for penetration and aspiration in Parkinson's disease. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2019; 31:e13524. [PMID: 30548367 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.13524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Revised: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Do the current swallow-specific subquestions of neurological diagnostic tools reflect the objective swallowing function in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients or are clinical factors superior to predict critical aspiration? METHODS In a cross-sectional, observational study a total of 119 Parkinson outpatients were examined clinically and by flexible-endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES). Self-reported dysphagia by subquestions of the MDS-UPDRS and NMS questionnaire and history of subjective aspiration signs were collected. KEY RESULTS Nearly, all PD patients showed deglutition abnormalities in FEES (113/119) while only 12%-27% of them reported swallowing problems in the swallow-specific subquestions of neurological standard diagnostic tools (MDS-UPDRS and NMS-Quest), and the answers were heterogeneous and poorly reproducible. With a sensitivity of up to a maximum of 50%, self-reported dysphagia is therefore no reliable tool for identifying dysphagia in PD. While most clinical parameters were linked to dysphagia to some extent, logistic regression analysis revealed high age (Odds Ratio (OR) 1.1 in years, 95% CI 1.03-1.18, P < 0.01), gender (OR 0.3 for females, 95% CI 0.08-0.97, P = 0.04), and affirmed subjective aspiration signs (OR 8.6, 95% CI 3.05-26.52, P < 0.001) as the most significant predictors for critical dysphagia. CONCLUSIONS AND INFERENCES Self-perception of swallowing is no reliable tool for identifying dysphagia and questionnaires are insufficient for detecting previous aspiration. Consequent and specific asking for previous subjective aspiration signs is the single most important measure for identifying PD patients at risk for critical aspiration.
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- Julie Cläre Nienstedt
- Department of Voice, Speech and Hearing Disorders, Center for Clinical Neurosciences, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Center for Clinical Neurosciences, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.,Clinic for Neurology and Neurophysiology, Medical Center Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Department of Voice, Speech and Hearing Disorders, Center for Clinical Neurosciences, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Center for Clinical Neurosciences, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Center for Clinical Neurosciences, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Center for Clinical Neurosciences, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Voice, Speech and Hearing Disorders, Center for Clinical Neurosciences, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Smith CT, Dang LC, Burgess LL, Perkins SF, Juan MDS, Smith DK, Cowan RL, Le NT, Kessler RM, Samanez-Larkin GR, Zald DH. Lack of consistent sex differences in D-amphetamine-induced dopamine release measured with [ 18F]fallypride PET. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2019; 236:581-590. [PMID: 30350220 PMCID: PMC6401232 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-018-5083-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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RATIONALE Sex differences in the dopaminergic response to psychostimulants could have implications for drug abuse risk and other psychopathology involving the dopamine system, but human data are limited and mixed. OBJECTIVES Here, we sought to investigate sex differences in dopamine release after oral D-amphetamine administration. METHODS We used [18F]fallypride positron emission tomography (PET) to measure the change in dopamine D2/3 receptor availability (%ΔBPND, an index of dopamine release) between placebo and D-amphetamine sessions in two independent datasets containing a total of 39 females (on either hormonal birth control n = 18, postmenopausal n = 10, or studied in the first 10 days of their menstrual cycle n = 11) and 37 males. RESULTS Using both a priori anatomical regions of interest based on previous findings and voxelwise analyses, we failed to consistently detect broad sex differences in D-amphetamine-induced dopamine release. Nevertheless, there was limited evidence for greater right ventral striatal dopamine release in young adult males relative to similarly aged females, but this was not consistently observed across samples. Plasma estradiol did not correlate with dopamine release and this measure did not differ in females on and off hormonal birth control. CONCLUSIONS While our finding in young adults from one dataset of greater %ΔBPND in males is partially consistent with a previously published study on sex differences in D-amphetamine-induced dopamine release, our data do not support the presence of consistent widespread sex differences in this measure of dopamine release.
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- Christopher T. Smith
- Department of Psychology, PMB 407817, Vanderbilt University, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37240-7817,Corresponding Author:
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- Department of Psychology, PMB 407817, Vanderbilt University, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37240-7817
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- Department of Psychology, PMB 407817, Vanderbilt University, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37240-7817
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- Department of Psychology, PMB 407817, Vanderbilt University, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37240-7817
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- Department of Psychology, PMB 407817, Vanderbilt University, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37240-7817
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- Department of Psychology, PMB 407817, Vanderbilt University, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37240-7817
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- Department of Psychology, PMB 407817, Vanderbilt University, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37240-7817,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1601 23rd Ave South, Suite 3057, Nashville, TN, 37212,Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Medical Center North, 1161 21st Ave. South, Nashville, TN 37232 USA
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- Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Medical Center North, 1161 21st Ave. South, Nashville, TN 37232 USA
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- Department of Radiology, UAB School of Medicine, 1802 6th Ave South, Birmingham, AL 35233
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- Department of Psychology, PMB 407817, Vanderbilt University, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37240-7817,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1601 23rd Ave South, Suite 3057, Nashville, TN, 37212
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Pawlukowska W, Skonieczna-Żydecka K, Rotter I, Honczarenko K, Nowacki P. The analysis of relationship between selected sociodemografic factors and disorders of speech organs in Parkinson`s patients. BMC Neurol 2017; 17:221. [PMID: 29268713 PMCID: PMC5740885 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-017-1003-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2017] [Accepted: 12/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Evaluation of speech disorders in PD taking into account sociodemographic conditions is not frequent. This paper aims to establish correlations between articulation disorders in PD patients and factors such as the patients’ sex, age, education and residence. Methods The study included 92 patients with idiopathic PD diagnosed by means of multiple neurological examinations, biochemical tests, MRI and CT scanning carried out in accordance with the United Kingdom Parkinson’s Disease Society Brain Bank (UKPDSBB) criteria. A speech and language test involved the assessment of the mobility of the speech organs as well as the reflexes inside the oral cavity. Frenchay Dysarthria Assessment was applied for an objective evaluation of dysarthria. Results The study revealed the existence of significant relationship between the functionality of articulators in PD patients and their education and residence. Big city dwellers demonstrated lower incidence of disorders within speech organs, particularly those affecting mobility of the soft palate while eating. Disorders of moderate intensity were more frequently found in subjects living in villages. Subjects with a university education displayed better position of the lips at rest and better performance of both lips and the mandible while speaking. Conclusions Abnormal functioning of the articulatory organs was observed more frequently in PD patients residing in rural areas than in those inhabiting urban areas. As for education, our cohort university graduates displayed a better position of the lips at rest and better performance of the lips and jaw during speaking than those with secondary and vocational education.
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- Wioletta Pawlukowska
- Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Chair and Clinic of Neurology, Pomeranian Medical University, Unii Lubelskiej 1, 71-252, Szczecin, Poland.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Human Nutrition, Pomeranian Medical University, Broniewskiego 21, 71-460, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Pomeranian Medical University, Żołnierska 54, 71-210, Szczecin, Poland
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- Chair and Clinic of Neurology, Pomeranian Medical University, Unii Lubelskiej 1, 71-252, Szczecin, Poland
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- Chair and Clinic of Neurology, Pomeranian Medical University, Unii Lubelskiej 1, 71-252, Szczecin, Poland
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Jonasson M, Appel L, Danfors T, Nyholm D, Askmark H, Frick A, Engman J, Furmark T, Sörensen J, Lubberink M. Development of a clinically feasible [ 11C]PE2I PET method for differential diagnosis of parkinsonism using reduced scan duration and automated reference region extraction. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING 2017; 7:263-274. [PMID: 29348981 PMCID: PMC5768921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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[11C]PE2I is a highly selective dopamine transporter PET ligand. Parametric images based on dynamic [11C]PE2I scans, showing dopamine transporter availability (BPND) and relative cerebral blood flow (R1), can be used in differential diagnosis of parkinsonism. This work aimed to investigate a shortened scan duration and automated generation of parametric images which are two prerequisites for routine clinical application. Twelve subjects with parkinsonism and seventeen healthy controls underwent 80 min dynamic [11C]PE2I PET scans. BPND and R1 images were generated using cerebellum reference region defined on a co-registered MRI, as well as a supervised cluster analysis (SVCA)-based reference. Initial 20, 30 and 40 min of the scans were extracted and images of standardized uptake value ratio (SUVR) and R1 were computed using MRI- and SVCA-based reference. Correlation was high between striatal 80 min MRI-based BPND and 40 min SVCA-based SUVR-1 (R2=0.95). High correlation was also found between R1 values in striatal and limbic regions (R2≥0.91) whereas correlation was moderate for cortical regions (R2=0.71). The results indicate that dynamic [11C]PE2I scans can be restricted to 40 min and that SVCA can be used for automatic extraction of a reference region. These outcomes will support routine applications of [11C]PE2I PET in clinical settings.
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- My Jonasson
- Nuclear Medicine and PET, Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala UniversityUppsala, Sweden
- Medical Physics, Uppsala University HospitalUppsala, Sweden
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- Nuclear Medicine and PET, Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala UniversityUppsala, Sweden
- PET Centre, Uppsala University HospitalUppsala, Sweden
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- Nuclear Medicine and PET, Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala UniversityUppsala, Sweden
- PET Centre, Uppsala University HospitalUppsala, Sweden
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- Neurology, Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala UniversityUppsala, Sweden
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- Neurology, Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala UniversityUppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Psychology, Uppsala UniversityUppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Psychology, Uppsala UniversityUppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Psychology, Uppsala UniversityUppsala, Sweden
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- Nuclear Medicine and PET, Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala UniversityUppsala, Sweden
- PET Centre, Uppsala University HospitalUppsala, Sweden
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- Nuclear Medicine and PET, Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala UniversityUppsala, Sweden
- Medical Physics, Uppsala University HospitalUppsala, Sweden
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Georgiev D, Hamberg K, Hariz M, Forsgren L, Hariz GM. Gender differences in Parkinson's disease: A clinical perspective. Acta Neurol Scand 2017; 136:570-584. [PMID: 28670681 DOI: 10.1111/ane.12796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Available data indicate that there are gender differences in many features of Parkinson's disease (PD). Precise identification of the gender differences is important to tailor treatment, predict outcomes, and meet other individual and social needs in women and men with PD. The aim of this study was to review the available clinical data on gender differences in PD. Original articles and meta-analyses published between 1990 and 2016 systematically exploring gender differences in PD were reviewed. There is slight male preponderance in incidence and prevalence of PD. PD starts earlier in men. Women tend to be more prone to develop tremor-dominant PD but are less rigid than men. Motor improvement after deep brain stimulation is equal in both sexes, but women tend to show better improvement in activities of daily living. Furthermore, women with PD show better results on tests for general cognitive abilities, outperform men in verbal cognitive tasks, show more pain symptoms, and score higher on depression scales. It seems, however, that the differences in cognition, mood, and pain perception are not disease specific as similar gender differences can be found in healthy subjects and in other neurological conditions. Despite PD being the most frequently studied movement disorder, studies investigating gender differences in PD are still scarce with most of the studies being cross-sectional. Good-quality, prospective, longitudinal studies analyzing gender differences in PD and comparing them to matched healthy controls are needed in order to properly address the issues of gender differences in PD.
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- D. Georgiev
- Department of Neurology; University Clinical Centre Ljubljana; Ljubljana Slovenia
- Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders; Institute of Neurology; University College London; London UK
- Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation; Umeå University; Umeå Sweden
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- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine; Family Medicine; Umeå University; Umeå Sweden
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- Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders; Institute of Neurology; University College London; London UK
- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Neuroscience; Umeå University; Umeå Sweden
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Neuroscience; Umeå University; Umeå Sweden
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- Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation; Umeå University; Umeå Sweden
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Lee Y, Oh JS, Chung SJ, Chung SJ, Kim SJ, Nam CM, Lee PH, Kim JS, Sohn YH. Does smoking impact dopamine neuronal loss in de novo Parkinson disease? Ann Neurol 2017; 82:850-854. [DOI: 10.1002/ana.25082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2017] [Revised: 10/16/2017] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Yoonju Lee
- Department of Neurology; Yonsei University College of Medicine; Seoul South Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine; University of Ulsan; Seoul South Korea
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- Department of Neurology; Yonsei University College of Medicine; Seoul South Korea
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- Department of Neurology; Yonsei University College of Medicine; Seoul South Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine; University of Ulsan; Seoul South Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine; Yonsei University College of Medicine; Seoul South Korea
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- Department of Neurology; Yonsei University College of Medicine; Seoul South Korea
- Severance Biomedical Science Institute; Yonsei University College of Medicine; Seoul South Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine; University of Ulsan; Seoul South Korea
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- Department of Neurology; Yonsei University College of Medicine; Seoul South Korea
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Caravaggio F, Plitman E, Chung JK, Gerretsen P, Kim J, Iwata Y, Chakravarty M, Remington G, Graff-Guerrero A. Trait impulsiveness is related to smaller post-commissural putamen volumes in males but not females. Eur J Neurosci 2017; 46:2253-2264. [PMID: 28833754 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.13661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2017] [Revised: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 08/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Impulsivity is considered a vulnerability trait for addiction. Recently, we found trait non-planning impulsiveness measured with the Karolinska Scales of Personality was negatively correlated with dopamine D2/3 receptor availability in the ventral striatum of healthy humans. While also observed in rodents, human studies have failed to find this association with other measures of trait impulsivity. We explored whether another rodent finding, reduced ventral striatum volume with greater impulsivity, could also be observed in humans using this scale. Non-planning impulsiveness was measured in 52 healthy subjects (21 female; mean age: 33.06 ± 9.69) using the Karolinska Scales of Personality. Striatal subregion volumes, including the globus pallidus, were acquired using the Multiple Automatically Generated Templates (MAGeT-Brain) algorithm. Although failing to support our a priori hypothesis, there was a significant sex interaction in the post-commissural putamen with impulsiveness. Exploratory analyses revealed impulsiveness was negatively correlated with post-commissural putamen volumes in males, but positively correlated in females. We replicated this finding in males in an increased sample (including all 52 previous subjects) who provided impulsiveness measured by the Temperament and Character Inventory (n = 73; 32 female; mean age: 33.48 ± 9.75). These correlations by sex were statistically different from one another, the main finding with the Kasolinksa Scales of Personality surviving correction for multiple comparisons. While impulsivity may be related to reduced ventral striatal D2/3 receptors across sexes, males but not females may show significant reductions in post-commissural putamen volume. These findings have important implications for understanding biological markers underlying sex differences in drug addiction vulnerability.
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- Fernando Caravaggio
- Research Imaging Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 1R8, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Research Imaging Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 1R8, Canada
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- Research Imaging Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 1R8, Canada
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- Research Imaging Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 1R8, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Research Imaging Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 1R8, Canada
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- Research Imaging Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 1R8, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biological & Biomedical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Cerebral Imaging Centre, Douglas Mental Health Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Research Imaging Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 1R8, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Research Imaging Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 1R8, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Caravaggio F, Ku Chung J, Plitman E, Boileau I, Gerretsen P, Kim J, Iwata Y, Patel R, Chakravarty MM, Remington G, Graff-Guerrero A. The relationship between subcortical brain volume and striatal dopamine D 2/3 receptor availability in healthy humans assessed with [ 11 C]-raclopride and [ 11 C]-(+)-PHNO PET. Hum Brain Mapp 2017; 38:5519-5534. [PMID: 28752565 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2017] [Revised: 06/21/2017] [Accepted: 07/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Abnormalities in dopamine (DA) and brain morphology are observed in several neuropsychiatric disorders. However, it is not fully understood how these abnormalities may relate to one another. For such in vivo findings to be used as biomarkers for neuropsychiatric disease, it must be understood how variability in DA relates to brain structure under healthy conditions. We explored how the availability of striatal DA D2/3 receptors (D2/3 R) is related to the volume of subcortical brain structures in a sample of healthy humans. Differences in D2/3 R availability measured with an antagonist radiotracer ([11 C]-raclopride) versus an agonist radiotracer ([11 C]-(+)-PHNO) were examined. METHODS Data from 62 subjects scanned with [11 C]-raclopride (mean age = 38.98 ± 14.45; 23 female) and 68 subjects scanned with [11 C]-(+)-PHNO (mean age = 38.54 ± 14.59; 25 female) were used. Subcortical volumes were extracted from T1-weighted images using the Multiple Automatically Generated Templates (MAGeT-Brain) algorithm. Partial correlations were used controlling for age, gender, and total brain volume. RESULTS For [11 C]-(+)-PHNO, ventral caudate volumes were positively correlated with BPND in the dorsal caudate and globus pallidus (GP). Ventral striatum (VS) volumes were positively correlated with BPND in the VS. With [11 C]-raclopride, BPND in the VS was negatively correlated with subiculum volume of the hippocampus. Moreover, BPND in the GP was negatively correlated with the volume of the lateral posterior nucleus of the thalamus. CONCLUSION Findings are purely exploratory and presented corrected and uncorrected for multiple comparisons. We hope they will help inform the interpretation of future PET studies where concurrent changes in D2/3 R and brain morphology are observed. Hum Brain Mapp 38:5519-5534, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Fernando Caravaggio
- Research Imaging Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1R8, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, 250 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1R8, Canada
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- Research Imaging Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1R8, Canada
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- Research Imaging Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1R8, Canada
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- Research Imaging Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1R8, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, 250 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1R8, Canada
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- Research Imaging Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1R8, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, 250 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1R8, Canada
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- Research Imaging Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1R8, Canada
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- Research Imaging Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1R8, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, 250 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1R8, Canada
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- Department of Biological & Biomedical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H4H 1R3, Canada.,Cerebral Imaging Centre, Douglas Mental Health Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H4H 1R3, Canada
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- Department of Biological & Biomedical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H4H 1R3, Canada.,Cerebral Imaging Centre, Douglas Mental Health Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H4H 1R3, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H4H 1R3, Canada
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- Research Imaging Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1R8, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, 250 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1R8, Canada
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- Research Imaging Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1R8, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, 250 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1R8, Canada
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Li X, Xue L, Sun J, Sun Y, Xie A. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) gene are associated with sporadic Parkinson's disease in the North-eastern Han Chinese population. Neurosci Lett 2017; 656:72-76. [PMID: 28729076 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2017.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2017] [Revised: 07/07/2017] [Accepted: 07/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Growing evidences suggested that inflammatory process played a critical role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). Given that TLR2 has been implicated in the perpetuation of inflammatory responses in the central nervous system (CNS), we investigated the association between two genetic variants (rs3804099 and rs3804100) of TLR2 and sporadic PD in Han Chinese population. 395 Han Chinese sporadic PD patients and 413 healthy age and gender-matched controls were genotyped using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) method. The sporadic PD patients showed a higher T allele frequency than the healthy-matched control (p=0.019). Furthermore rs3804099 dominate model TT versus (vs.) TC+CC increase the risk of sporadic PD (OR=1.376, 95%CI=1.043-1.814, p=024). From the subgroup analysis, the variant allele T of rs3804099 was higher in sporadic PD cases (73.1%) than in controls (67.4%) in the late-onset cohort. Meanwhile rs3804099 revealed significant association in dominant model: Subjects with TT genotypes vs. those with TC+CC genotype showed evident significant in late-onset cohort (LOPD OR=1.417, 95%CI=1.051-1.911, p=022). In contrast, allele frequencies at rs3804100 were similar between patients and controls. Taken together, this study reveals that polymorphism of TLR2 locus is associated with risk of sporadic PD in the North-eastern part of Han Chinese population. Further studies are required to evaluate the association.
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- Xiaoyuan Li
- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, China; Department of Neurology, Hospital of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, China
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- Department of Neurology, Hospital of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, China.
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Pavan B, Capuzzo A, Dalpiaz A. Potential therapeutic effects of odorants through their ectopic receptors in pigmented cells. Drug Discov Today 2017; 22:1123-1130. [PMID: 28533189 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2017.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2017] [Revised: 03/28/2017] [Accepted: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Several olfactory receptors (ORs) have been characterized outside the olfactory neuroepithelium in neuronal and non-neuronal tissues, where they were implicated in the recognition of diverse chemical signals. ORs have been found to regulate melanogenesis in skin melanocytes, and OR expression has been found in the human brain nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons, where production of melanin occurs as neuromelanin and can change with age; OR expression is downregulated in Parkinson's disease. Therefore, we propose several odorants as new functional ligands to ORs expressed in non-olfactory pigmented cells as dopaminergic neurons and melanocytes, where, by acting on cAMP-induced melanin production, they could help to counteract melanogenic and neurodegenerative dysfunctions, including melanoma and Parkinson's disease.
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- Barbara Pavan
- Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
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- Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Fazio P, Schain M, Mrzljak L, Amini N, Nag S, Al-Tawil N, Fitzer-Attas CJ, Bronzova J, Landwehrmeyer B, Sampaio C, Halldin C, Varrone A. Patterns of age related changes for phosphodiesterase type-10A in comparison with dopamine D 2/3 receptors and sub-cortical volumes in the human basal ganglia: A PET study with 18F-MNI-659 and 11C-raclopride with correction for partial volume effect. Neuroimage 2017; 152:330-339. [PMID: 28254508 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.02.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2016] [Revised: 02/14/2017] [Accepted: 02/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Phosphodiesterase 10A enzyme (PDE10A) is an important striatal target that has been shown to be affected in patients with neurodegenerative disorders, particularly Huntington´s disease (HD). PDE10A is expressed on striatal neurones in basal ganglia where other known molecular targets are enriched such as dopamine D2/3 receptors (D2/3 R). The aim of this study was to examine the availability of PDE10A enzyme in relation with age and gender and to compare those changes with those related to D2/3 R and volumes in different regions of the basal ganglia. As a secondary objective we examined the relative distribution of D2/3 R and PDE10A enzyme in the striatum and globus pallidus. Forty control subjects (20F/20M; age: 44±11y, age range 27-69) from an ongoing positron emission tomography (PET) study in HD gene expansion carriers were included. Subjects were examined with PET using the high-resolution research tomograph (HRRT) and with 3T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The PDE10A radioligand 18F-MNI-659 and D2/3 R radioligand 11C-raclopride were used. The outcome measure was the binding potential (BPND) estimated with the two-tissue compartment model (18F-MNI-659) and the simplified reference tissue model (11C-raclopride) using the cerebellum as reference region. The PET data were corrected for partial volume effects. In the striatum, PDE10A availability showed a significant age-related decline that was larger compared to the age-related decline of D2/3 R availability and to the age-related decline of volumes measured with MRI. In the globus pallidus, a less pronounced decline of PDE10A availability was observed, whereas D2/3 R availability and volumes seemed to be rather stable with aging. The distribution of the PDE10A enzyme was different from the distribution of D2/3 R, with higher availability in the globus pallidus. These results indicate that aging is associated with a considerable physiological reduction of the availability of PDE10A enzyme in the striatum. Moreover as result of the analysis, in the striatum for both the molecular targets, we observed a gender effect with higher BPND the female group.
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- Patrik Fazio
- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Centre for Psychiatry Research, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Centre for Psychiatry Research, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Centre for Psychiatry Research, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Centre for Psychiatry Research, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Karolinska Trial Alliance, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Centre for Psychiatry Research, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Centre for Psychiatry Research, Stockholm, Sweden
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Mao ZL, Modi NB. Dose-Response Analysis of the Effect of Carbidopa-Levodopa Extended-Release Capsules (IPX066) in Levodopa-Naive Patients With Parkinson Disease. J Clin Pharmacol 2016; 56:974-82. [PMID: 26632091 PMCID: PMC5066683 DOI: 10.1002/jcph.683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2015] [Accepted: 11/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Parkinson disease is an age-related disorder of the central nervous system principally due to loss of dopamine-producing cells in the midbrain. Levodopa, in combination with carbidopa, is widely regarded as an effective treatment for the symptoms of Parkinson disease. A dose-response relationship is established for carbidopa-levodopa extended-release capsules (IPX066) in levodopa-naive Parkinson disease patients using a disease progression model. Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) part II plus part III scores from 171 North American patients treated with placebo or IPX066 for approximately 30 weeks from a double-blind, parallel-group, dose-ranging study were used to develop the pharmacodynamic model. The model comprised 3 components: a linear function describing disease progression, a component describing placebo (or nonlevodopa) effects, and a component to describe the effect of levodopa. Natural disease progression in early Parkinson disease as measured by UPDRS was 11.6 units/year and faster in patients with more severe disease (Hoehn-Yahr stage 3). Maximum placebo/nonlevodopa response was 23.0% of baseline UPDRS. Maximum levodopa effect from IPX066 was 76.7% of baseline UPDRS, and the ED50 was 450 mg levodopa. Equilibration half-life for the effect compartment was 62.8 days. Increasing age increased and being female decreased equilibration half-life. The quantitative model allowed description of the entire time course of response to clinical trial intervention.
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- Impax Specialty Pharmaa division of Impax LaboratoriesIncHaywardCAUSA
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