scholarly journals Dietary intake and plasma levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids in early-stage Parkinson’s disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dallah Yoo ◽  
Yunsook Lim ◽  
Yiseul Son ◽  
Hyunkyung Rho ◽  
Chaewon Shin ◽  
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AbstractPolyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are important for neuronal function and may contribute to the development of neurodegenerative diseases. Here, we investigated the correlation between dietary intake and plasma concentrations of PUFA and their associations with clinical severity in early-stage Parkinson’s disease (PD). In a case–control study with 38 patients with PD and 33 controls, we assessed dietary intake using food frequency questionnaires and simultaneously measured the plasma levels of five PUFA. No differences were observed in dietary total energy and lipid intake, including PUFA, between patients with PD and controls. However, α-linolenic acid (ALA), linoleic acid (LA), and arachidonic acid (AA) plasma levels were lower in patients with PD. The association between dietary intake and plasma PUFA concentrations was not significant in patients with PD. ALA and LA plasma levels were inversely correlated with motor severity in patients with PD, while docosahexaenoic acid and AA plasma levels were positively correlated with non-motor symptoms after controlling for age and sex.

Neurology ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 78 (Meeting Abstracts 1) ◽  
pp. S42.004-S42.004
Author(s):  
F. Kamel ◽  
G. Richardson ◽  
D. Umbach ◽  
M. Richards ◽  
G. Bhudhikanok ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Jin Jung ◽  
Han-Joon Kim ◽  
Sun Ha Paek ◽  
Beomseok Jeon

: Sleep-wake disturbances (SWD) are one of the most common non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD) and can appear in the early stage even before the onset of motor symptoms. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an established treatment for the motor symptoms in patients with advanced PD. However, the effect of DBS on SWD and its specific mechanisms are not widely understood and remain controversial. In addition to the circuit-mediated direct effect, DBS may improve SWD by an indirect effect such as the resolution of nocturnal motor complications and a reduction of dopaminergic medication. Here, the authors review the recent literatures regarding the impact of DBS on SWD in patients with PD. Furthermore, the selection of the DBS targets and the specific effects of applying DBS to each target on SWD in PD are also discussed.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Flint Beal ◽  
Jayandra Chiluwal ◽  
Noel Y. Calingasan ◽  
Ginger L. Milne ◽  
Mikhail S. Shchepinov ◽  
...  

AbstractLipid peroxidation is a key to a portfolio of neurodegenerative diseases and plays a central role in α-synuclein (α-syn) toxicity, mitochondrial dysfunction and neuronal death, all key processes in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are important constituents of the synaptic and mitochondrial membranes and are often the first molecular targets attacked by reactive oxygen species (ROS). The rate-limiting step of the chain reaction of ROS-initiated PUFAs autoxidation involves hydrogen abstraction at bis-allylic sites, which can be slowed down if hydrogens are replaced with deuteriums. In this study, we show that targeted overexpression of human A53T α-syn using an AAV vector unilaterally in the rat substantia nigra reproduces some of pathological features seen in PD patients. Chronic dietary supplementation with deuterated PUFAs (D-PUFAs), specifically 0.8% D-linoleic and 0.3% H-linolenic, produced significant disease-modifying beneficial effects against α-syn-induced motor deficits, synaptic pathology, oxidative damage, mitochondrial dysfunction, disrupted trafficking along axons, inflammation and DA neuronal loss. These findings support the clinical evaluation of D-PUFAs as a neuroprotective therapy for PD.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1797-1806
Author(s):  
Nico J. Diederich ◽  
Nicolas Sauvageot ◽  
Vannina Pieri ◽  
Géraldine Hipp ◽  
Michel Vaillant

Background: Non-motor symptoms (NMS) of various anatomical origins are seen in early stage idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (IPD). Objective: To analyse when and how NMS are linked together at this stage of the disease. Methods: Prospective study recruiting 64 IPD patients with ≤3 years of disease duration and 71 age-matched healthy controls (HC). NMS were clustered in 7 non-motor domains (NMD): general cognition, executive function, visuospatial function, autonomic function, olfaction, mood, and sleep. Correlation coefficients ≥|0.3| were considered as significant. Bootstrapped correlation coefficients between the scores were generated in both groups. Fourteen IPD patients and 19 HC were available for a follow-up study two years later. Results: The mean age of both groups was similar. 58% of IPD patients and 37% of HC were male (p = 0.01). At baseline IPD patients performed less well than HC on all NMD (p value between 0.0001 and 0.02). Out of 91 possible correlations between NMD, 21 were significant in IPD patients and 14 in HC at the level of ≥|0.3|. The mean correlation level was higher in IPD patients than in HC, as evidenced by the higher box plot of correlation coefficients. Visuospatial scores at baseline were predictive of the motor deterioration at the follow-up exam. Conclusion: At early IPD stage various NMS are linked together, although not connected by anatomical networks. Such a clinical NMD connectome suggests almost synchronous disease initiation at different sites as also supported by fMRI findings. Alternatively, there may be compensation-driven interconnectivity of NMD.


2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 18-23
Author(s):  
Y.V. Matyuk ◽  
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R.R. Bogdanov ◽  
A.R. Bogdanov ◽  
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...  

BMC Neurology ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gang Wu ◽  
Zhengli Jiang ◽  
Yaling Pu ◽  
Shiyong Chen ◽  
Tingling Wang ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Parkinson’s disease (PD) is associated with enteric nervous system dysfunction and gut microbiota dysbiosis. Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), derived from gut microbiota, are supposed to anticipate PD pathogenesis via the pathway of spinal cord and vagal nerve or the circulatory system. However, the serum concentration of SCFAs in PD patients is poorly known. This study aims to investigate the exact level of SCFAs in PD patients and its correlation with Parkinson’s symptoms. Methods 50 PD patients and 50 healthy controls were recruited, and their demographic and clinical characteristics were collected. The serum concentration of SCFAs was detected using a gas chromatography-mass spectrometer. SCFAs were compared between PD and control groups. The correlation between serum SCFAs and Parkinson’s symptoms and the potential effects of medications on the serum SCFAs was analyzed. Results Serum propionic acid, butyric acid and caproic acid were lower, while heptanoic acid was higher in PD patients than in control subjects. However, only the serum level of propionic acid was correlated with Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRs) part III score (R = -0.365, P = 0.009), Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE) score (R = -0.416, P = 0.003), and Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) score (R = 0.306, P = 0.03). There was no correlation between other serum SCFAs and motor complications. The use of trihexyphenidyl or tizanidine increased the serum concentration of propionic acid. Conclusions Serum SCFAs are altered in PD patients, and the decrease of serum propionic acid level is correlated with motor symptoms, cognitive ability and non-depressed state. Thus, the gut microbial-derived SCFAs potentially affect Parkinson’s symptoms through the blood circulation. Propionic acid supplementation might ameliorate motor and non-motor symptoms of PD patients, although clinical trials are needed to test this hypothesis.


Author(s):  
Mikhail S. Shchepinov ◽  
M. Flint Beal ◽  
J. Thomas Brenna ◽  
Noel Y. Calingasan ◽  
Jayandra Chiluwal ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (23) ◽  
pp. 8732
Author(s):  
Seon Lee ◽  
Se-Hong Oh ◽  
Sun-Won Park ◽  
Chaewon Shin ◽  
Jeehun Kim ◽  
...  

The purpose of this study was to determine whether a support vector machine (SVM) model based on quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) can be used to differentiate iron accumulation in the deep grey matter of early Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients from healthy controls (HC) and Non-Motor Symptoms Scale (NMSS) scores in early PD patients. QSM values on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were obtained for 24 early PD patients and 27 age-matched HCs. The mean QSM values in deep grey matter areas were used to construct SVM and logistic regression (LR) models to differentiate between early PD patients and HCs. Additional SVM and LR models were constructed to differentiate between low and high NMSS scores groups. A paired t-test was used to assess the classification results. For the differentiation between early PD patients and HCs, SVM had an accuracy of 0.79 ± 0.07, and LR had an accuracy of 0.73 ± 0.03 (p = 0.027). SVM for NMSS classification had a fairly high accuracy of 0.79 ± 0.03, while LR had 0.76 ± 0.04. An SVM model based on QSM offers competitive accuracy for screening early PD patients and evaluates non-motor symptoms, which may offer clinicians the ability to assess the progression of motor symptoms in the patient population.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natália Pessoa Rocha ◽  
Paula Luciana Scalzo ◽  
Izabela Guimarães Barbosa ◽  
Mariana Soares Souza ◽  
Isabela Boechat Morato ◽  
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Cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms are of great interest in Parkinson’s disease (PD), since they are very common and lead to increased disability with poor quality of life. Inflammatory mechanisms have been implicated in PD and its nonmotor symptoms. In the current pilot study, we aimed to evaluate plasma levels of chemokines in PD patients and to analyze the putative association of chemokines with depressive symptoms and cognitive performance. We hypothesized that higher chemokines levels are associated with worse cognitive performance and increased depressive symptoms in PD. For this purpose, 40 PD patients and 25 age- and gender-matched controls were subjected to a clinical evaluation including cognitive and mood tests. Peripheral blood was drawn and plasma levels of CCL2/MCP-1, CCL11/eotaxin, CCL24/eotaxin-2, and CXCL10/IP-10 were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. PD patients and control individuals presented comparable plasma concentrations of all the evaluated chemokines. In PD patients, CXCL10/IP-10 plasma levels correlated positively with Hoehn and Yahr staging scale. In addition, the higher CXCL10/IP-10 levels, the worse performance on cognitive tests. Although there was no significant difference between PD patients and control individuals regarding chemokines levels, our preliminary results showed that CXCL10/IP-10 may be associated with cognitive status in PD.


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