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PURPOSE: Parkinson disease (PD) is a common progressive neurodegenerative disorder in our ageing society. Early-stage PD biomarkers are desired for timely clinical intervention and understanding of pathophysiology. Since one of the characteristics of PD is the progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta, we propose a feature extraction method for analysing the differences in the substantia nigra between PD and non-PD patients. METHOD: We propose a feature-extraction method for volumetric images based on a rank-1 tensor decomposition. Furthermore, we apply a feature selection method that excludes common features between PD and non-PD. We collect neuromelanin images of 263 patients: 124 PD and 139 non-PD patients and divide them into training and testing datasets for experiments. We then experimentally evaluate the classification accuracy of the substantia nigra between PD and non-PD patients using the proposed feature extraction method and linear discriminant analysis. RESULTS: The proposed method achieves a sensitivity of 0.72 and a specificity of 0.64 for our testing dataset of 66 non-PD and 42 PD patients. Furthermore, we visualise the important patterns in the substantia nigra by a linear combination of rank-1 tensors with selected features. The visualised patterns include the ventrolateral tier, where the severe loss of neurons can be observed in PD. CONCLUSIONS: We develop a new feature-extraction method for the analysis of the substantia nigra towards PD diagnosis. In the experiments, even though the classification accuracy with the proposed feature extraction method and linear discriminant analysis is lower than that of expert physicians, the results suggest the potential of tensorial feature extraction.
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The autophagy-lysosome pathway plays an indispensable role in the protein quality control by degrading abnormal organelles and proteins including α-synuclein (αSyn) associated with the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the activation of this pathway is mainly by targeting lysosomal enzymic activity. Here, we focused on the autophagosome-lysosome fusion process around the microtubule-organizing center (MTOC) regulated by lysosomal positioning. Through high-throughput chemical screening, we identified 6 out of 1200 clinically approved drugs enabling the lysosomes to accumulate around the MTOC with autophagy flux enhancement. We further demonstrated that these compounds induce the lysosomal clustering through a JIP4-TRPML1-dependent mechanism. Among them, the lysosomal-clustering compound albendazole promoted the autophagy-dependent degradation of Triton-X-insoluble, proteasome inhibitor-induced aggregates. In a cellular PD model, albendazole boosted insoluble αSyn degradation. Our results revealed that lysosomal clustering can facilitate the breakdown of protein aggregates, suggesting that lysosome-clustering compounds may offer a promising therapeutic strategy against neurodegenerative diseases characterized by the presence of aggregate-prone proteins.
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Autofagia , Lisosomas , Enfermedad de Parkinson , Lisosomas/efectos de los fármacos , Lisosomas/metabolismo , Enfermedad de Parkinson/metabolismo , Enfermedad de Parkinson/tratamiento farmacológico , Enfermedad de Parkinson/patología , Autofagia/efectos de los fármacos , Humanos , alfa-Sinucleína/metabolismo , Albendazol/farmacología , Centro Organizador de los Microtúbulos/metabolismo , Autofagosomas/metabolismo , Autofagosomas/efectos de los fármacosRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Safinamide is an effective adjunctive therapy for wearing-off in Parkinson's disease (PD); however, evidence is lacking in older patients and those in the early stages of wearing-off. This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of safinamide as adjunctive therapy in patients with PD treated with levodopa monotherapy in clinical practice. METHODS: This multicentre, open-label observational study was conducted at five sites in Japan. Patients diagnosed with PD and wearing-off initiated safinamide as adjunctive therapy with levodopa monotherapy. Efficacy endpoints were mean changes in Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) Part I, III, and IV scores; daily ON-time without dyskinesia using 24-h patient symptom diaries; and 39-item Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) scores at 18 weeks of treatment. RESULTS: In total, 24 patients initiated safinamide (66.7% were aged ≥75 years); the mean duration of wearing-off was 1.2 years. MDS-UPDRS Part III total score, Part IV total score, and PDQ-39 summary index decreased significantly from baseline (mean change -7.0 [p = 0.012], -2.4 [p = 0.007] and - 5.3 [p = 0.012], respectively). There was a non-statistically significant increase of 1.55 h in mean daily ON-time without dyskinesia. Numerical Rating Scale total score for pain (p = 0.015), and scores for OFF-period pain (p = 0.012) and nocturnal pain (p = 0.021) subdomains were significantly improved in the subgroup with pain. Most reported adverse events were classified as mild. CONCLUSION: Safinamide improved motor and non-motor symptoms and quality of life-related measures in older patients with PD in the early stages of wearing-off without new safety concerns. STUDY REGISTRATION: University Hospital Medical Information Network in Japan; study ID: UMIN000044341.
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Alanina , Antiparkinsonianos , Bencilaminas , Levodopa , Enfermedad de Parkinson , Humanos , Enfermedad de Parkinson/tratamiento farmacológico , Masculino , Bencilaminas/uso terapéutico , Bencilaminas/efectos adversos , Femenino , Anciano , Levodopa/uso terapéutico , Levodopa/efectos adversos , Alanina/análogos & derivados , Alanina/uso terapéutico , Japón , Antiparkinsonianos/uso terapéutico , Antiparkinsonianos/efectos adversos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Resultado del Tratamiento , Quimioterapia Combinada , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad , Pueblos del Este de AsiaRESUMEN
Impairment of autophagy leads to an accumulation of misfolded proteins and damaged organelles and has been implicated in plethora of human diseases. Loss of autophagy in actively respiring cells has also been shown to trigger metabolic collapse mediated by the depletion of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) pools, resulting in cell death. Here we found that the deficit in the autophagy-NAD axis underpins the loss of viability in cell models of a neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disorder, Niemann-Pick type C1 (NPC1) disease. Defective autophagic flux in NPC1 cells resulted in mitochondrial dysfunction due to impairment of mitophagy, leading to the depletion of both the reduced and oxidised forms of NAD as identified via metabolic profiling. Consequently, exhaustion of the NAD pools triggered mitochondrial depolarisation and apoptotic cell death. Our chemical screening identified two FDA-approved drugs, celecoxib and memantine, as autophagy activators which effectively restored autophagic flux, NAD levels, and cell viability of NPC1 cells. Of biomedical relevance, either pharmacological rescue of the autophagy deficiency or NAD precursor supplementation restored NAD levels and improved the viability of NPC1 patient fibroblasts and induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived cortical neurons. Together, our findings identify the autophagy-NAD axis as a mechanism of cell death and a target for therapeutic interventions in NPC1 disease, with a potential relevance to other neurodegenerative disorders.
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Autofagia , Células Madre Pluripotentes Inducidas , NAD , Enfermedad de Niemann-Pick Tipo C , Enfermedad de Niemann-Pick Tipo C/metabolismo , Enfermedad de Niemann-Pick Tipo C/patología , Enfermedad de Niemann-Pick Tipo C/tratamiento farmacológico , Enfermedad de Niemann-Pick Tipo C/genética , Humanos , Autofagia/efectos de los fármacos , NAD/metabolismo , Células Madre Pluripotentes Inducidas/metabolismo , Células Madre Pluripotentes Inducidas/efectos de los fármacos , Fibroblastos/metabolismo , Fibroblastos/efectos de los fármacos , Fibroblastos/patología , Mitocondrias/metabolismo , Mitocondrias/efectos de los fármacos , Memantina/farmacología , Neuronas/metabolismo , Neuronas/efectos de los fármacos , Neuronas/patología , Muerte Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Supervivencia Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Mitofagia/efectos de los fármacos , Apoptosis/efectos de los fármacosRESUMEN
Eomesodermin-expressing (Eomes+) T-helper (Th) cells show cytotoxic characteristics in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis. We found that Eomes+ Th cell frequency was increased in the peripheral blood of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Alzheimer's disease patients. Furthermore, granzyme B production by Th cells from such patients was high compared with controls. A high frequency of Eomes+ Th cells was observed in the initial (acutely progressive) stage of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and a positive correlation between Eomes+ Th cell frequency and cognitive decline was observed in Alzheimer's disease patients. Therefore, Eomes+ Th cells may be involved in the pathology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Alzheimer's disease. ANN NEUROL 2024;95:1093-1098.
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Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas , Proteínas de Dominio T Box , Linfocitos T Colaboradores-Inductores , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Enfermedad de Alzheimer/inmunología , Enfermedad de Alzheimer/patología , Enfermedad de Alzheimer/metabolismo , Esclerosis Amiotrófica Lateral/inmunología , Granzimas/metabolismo , Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas/inmunología , Proteínas de Dominio T Box/metabolismo , Linfocitos T Colaboradores-Inductores/inmunologíaRESUMEN
Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by the pathological deposition of a-synuclein (a-syn) inclusions, known as Lewy bodies/neurites. Emerging evidence suggests that extracellular vesicles (EVs) play a role in facilitating the spreading of Lewy pathology between the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system. We analyzed serum EVs obtained from patients with PD (n = 142), multiple system atrophy (MSA) (n = 18), progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) (n = 28), rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (n = 31), and controls (n = 105). While we observed a significant reduction in the number of EVs in PD compared to controls (p = 0.006), we also noted a substantial increase in filamentous α-synuclein within EVs in PD compared to controls (p < 0.0001), MSA (0.012), and PSP (p = 0.03). Further analysis unveiled the role of EVs in facilitating the transmission of filamentous α-synuclein between neurons and from peripheral blood to the CNS. These findings highlight the potential utility of serum α-synuclein filaments within EVs as diagnostic markers for synucleinopathies and underscore the significance of EVs in promoting the dissemination of filamentous α-synuclein throughout the entire body.
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Vesículas Extracelulares , Atrofia de Múltiples Sistemas , Enfermedad de Parkinson , Humanos , alfa-Sinucleína , Enfermedad de Parkinson/patología , Vesículas Extracelulares/patología , Sistema Nervioso CentralRESUMEN
INTRODUCTION: Monoamine oxidase type B inhibitors, including selegiline, are established as anti-Parkinsonian Drugs. Inhibition of monoamine oxidase type B enzymes might suppress the inflammation because of inhibition to generate reactive oxygen species. However, its effect on brain microstructure remains unclear. The aim of this study is to elucidate white matter and substantia nigra (SN) microstructural differences between Patients with Parkinson's disease with and without selegiline treatment by two independently recruited cohorts. METHODS: Diffusion tensor imaging and free water imaging indices of WM and SN were compared among 22/15 Patients with Parkinson's disease with selegiline (PDselegiline(+)), 33/23 Patients with Parkinson's disease without selegiline (PDselegiline(-)), and 25/20 controls, in the first/second cohorts. Two cohorts were analyzed with different MRI protocols. RESULTS: Diffusion tensor imaging and free-water indices of major white matter tracts were significantly differed between the PDselegiline(-) and controls in both cohorts, although not between the PDselegiline(+) and controls except for restricted areas. Compared with the PDselegiline(+), free-water was significantly higher in the PDselegiline(-) in the inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus, superior longitudinal fasciculus, and superior and posterior corona radiata (first cohort) and the forceps major and splenium of the corpus callosum (second cohort). There were no significant differences in free-water of anterior or posterior substantia nigra between PDselegiline(+) and PDselegiline(-). CONCLUSIONS: Selegiline treatment might reduce the white matter microstructural abnormalities detected by free-water imaging in Parkinson's disease.
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Enfermedad de Parkinson , Sustancia Blanca , Humanos , Enfermedad de Parkinson/diagnóstico por imagen , Enfermedad de Parkinson/tratamiento farmacológico , Enfermedad de Parkinson/patología , Imagen de Difusión Tensora , Selegilina/uso terapéutico , Imagen de Difusión por Resonancia Magnética , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Sustancia Blanca/diagnóstico por imagen , Sustancia Blanca/patología , Agua , MonoaminooxidasaRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Chronic constipation is a common digestive complication of Parkinson's disease (PD). OBJECTIVES: To verify the usefulness of elobixibat, an ileal bile acid transporter inhibitor, for chronic constipation in PD. METHODS: This double-blind, placebo-controlled study consisted of a 2-week observation/washout period and a 4-week treatment period. All patients received a Bowel Movement Diary at Week -2 and were allocated to elobixibat (10 mg) or placebo at Week 0. Patients visited at Weeks 2 and 4 to report daily spontaneous bowel movements (SBM), stool form, drug use, quality of life (QOL), and safety. Changes in these parameters were assessed. RESULTS: The study included 38 patients in the elobixibat group and 39 in the placebo group, and 37 each completed the study. SBM frequency/week (mean ± standard deviation) increased significantly from 4.2 ± 2.6 at baseline to 5.9 ± 3.2 at Week 4 in the elobixibat group (P = 0.0079), but not in the placebo group (4.5 ± 2.7 to 5.3 ± 3.5; P = 0.0889). On analysis of covariance, the between-group difference in frequency changes at Week 4 (primary endpoint) was not significant after adjustment by baseline and sex (point estimate = 0.8; 95% confidence interval = -0.57 to 2.09, P = 0.2601), although a significant difference (P = 0.0011) was evidenced at Week 1 by a similar analysis. Stool form and scores of satisfaction and stigma were improved by elobixibat. Adverse events were as previously reported. CONCLUSIONS: Elobixibat improved the SBM frequency, though the defined primary endpoint was not evidenced. QOL parameters (stool consistency and treatment satisfaction) were also improved. Elobixibat may have therapeutic benefits in PD patients suffering from chronic constipation. TRIAL REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Trial Registration Number: JPRN-jRCTs031200172 (submitted: October 26, 2020; first patient enrolment: December 23, 2020; https://jrct.niph.go.jp/en-latest-detail/jRCTs031200172).
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Dipéptidos , Enfermedades Gastrointestinales , Enfermedad de Parkinson , Tiazepinas , Humanos , Enfermedad Crónica , Estreñimiento/tratamiento farmacológico , Enfermedad de Parkinson/complicaciones , Calidad de Vida , Método Doble CiegoRESUMEN
Lysosomal positioning is an important factor in regulating cellular responses, including autophagy. Because proteins encoded by disease-responsible genes are involved in lysosomal trafficking, proper intracellular lysosomal trafficking is thought to be essential for cellular homeostasis. In the past few years, the mechanisms of lysosomal trafficking have been elucidated with a focus on adapter proteins linking motor proteins to lysosomes. Here, we outline recent findings on the mechanisms of lysosomal trafficking by focusing on adapter protein c-Jun NH2 -terminal kinase-interacting protein (JIP) 4, which plays a central role in this process, and other JIP4 functions and JIP family proteins. Additionally, we discuss neuronal diseases associated with aberrance in the JIP family protein. Accumulating evidence suggests that chemical manipulation of lysosomal positioning may be a therapeutic approach for these neuronal diseases.
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Various neurological disturbances in mental status, cognitive function, emotion, and motor function are observed owing to hypo- or hyperthyroidism. Although excretion of thyroid hormones is tightly regulated by the hypothalamus-pituitary gland-thyroid axis, it is partly influenced by blood flow regulated by the postsynaptic sympathetic fibers. In patients with Parkinson's disease in early stages, previous studies using cardiac MIBG scintigraphy or fluorodopa positron emission tomography showed mild-to-moderate denervation of the thyroid. However, whether the autonomic denervation of the thyroid may influence its excretion function, potentially leading to systemic metabolic changes originating from other organs, remains unclear. In this context, we examined the association of thyroid function with Parkinson's disease focusing on the autonomic nervous system referring to our latest achievement. Cardiac MIBG scintigraphy identified decreased uptake of the thyroid especially in early stages of Parkinson's disease with constipation, implying systemic autonomic denervation. Using multiomics analyses, we identified that the autonomic denervation-hypothyroidism-liver axis presented with insufficient fatty acid ß-oxidation in patients with de novo Parkinson's disease.
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Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso Autónomo , Enfermedad de Parkinson , Humanos , Enfermedad de Parkinson/complicaciones , 3-Yodobencilguanidina , Radiofármacos , Corazón , Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso Autónomo/complicacionesRESUMEN
Background: Twig-like middle cerebral artery (T-MCA) is a rare vascular abnormality characterized by the replacement of the M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) with a plexiform arterial network of small vessels. T-MCA is generally regarded as an embryological persistence. Conversely, T-MCA may also be a secondary sequela but no reports of cases of de novo formation exist. Here, we report the first case describing possible de novo T-MCA formation. Case Description: A 41-year-old woman was referred to our hospital from a nearby clinic because of transient left hemiparesis. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed mild stenosis of the bilateral MCAs. The patient then underwent MR imaging follow-ups once a year. MR imaging at the age of 53 showed a right M1 occlusion. Cerebral angiography revealed a right M1 occlusion and formation of a plexiform network consistent with the occlusion site, leading to the diagnosis of de novo T-MCA. Conclusion: This is the first case report describing possible de novo T-MCA formation. Although a detailed laboratory examination did not confirm the etiology, autoimmune disease was suspected to have precipitated this vascular lesion.
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Abnormal α-synuclein aggregation is a key pathological feature of a group of neurodegenerative diseases known as synucleinopathies, which include Parkinson's disease (PD), dementia with Lewy bodies and multiple system atrophy (MSA). The pathogenic ß-sheet seed conformation of α-synuclein is found in various tissues, suggesting potential as a biomarker, but few studies have been able to reliably detect these seeds in serum samples. In this study, we developed a modified assay system, called immunoprecipitation-based real-time quaking-induced conversion (IP/RT-QuIC), which enables the detection of pathogenic α-synuclein seeds in the serum of individuals with synucleinopathies. In our internal first and second cohorts, IP/RT-QuIC showed high diagnostic performance for differentiating PD versus controls (area under the curve (AUC): 0.96 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.95-0.99)/AUC: 0.93 (95% CI 0.84-1.00)) and MSA versus controls (AUC: 0.64 (95% CI 0.49-0.79)/AUC: 0.73 (95% CI 0.49-0.98)). IP/RT-QuIC also showed high diagnostic performance in differentiating individuals with PD (AUC: 0.86 (95% CI 0.74-0.99)) and MSA (AUC: 0.80 (95% CI 0.65-0.97)) from controls in a blinded external cohort. Notably, amplified seeds maintained disease-specific properties, allowing the differentiation of samples from individuals with PD versus MSA. In summary, here we present a novel platform that may allow the detection of individuals with synucleinopathies using serum samples.
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Enfermedad por Cuerpos de Lewy , Atrofia de Múltiples Sistemas , Enfermedad de Parkinson , Sinucleinopatías , Humanos , alfa-Sinucleína , Sinucleinopatías/patología , Enfermedad de Parkinson/diagnóstico , Atrofia de Múltiples Sistemas/diagnóstico , Biomarcadores , Enfermedad por Cuerpos de Lewy/diagnósticoRESUMEN
Continuous, objective monitoring of motor signs and symptoms may help improve tracking of disease progression and treatment response in Parkinson's disease (PD). This study assessed the analytical and clinical validity of multi-sensor smartwatch measurements in hospitalized and home-based settings (96 patients with PD; mean wear time 19 h/day) using a twice-daily virtual motor examination (VME) at times representing medication OFF/ON states. Digital measurement performance was better during inpatient clinical assessments for composite V-scores than single-sensor-derived features for bradykinesia (Spearman |r|= 0.63, reliability = 0.72), tremor (|r|= 0.41, reliability = 0.65), and overall motor features (|r|= 0.70, reliability = 0.67). Composite levodopa effect sizes during hospitalization were 0.51-1.44 for clinical assessments and 0.56-1.37 for VMEs. Reliability of digital measurements during home-based VMEs was 0.62-0.80 for scores derived from weekly averages and 0.24-0.66 for daily measurements. These results show that unsupervised digital measurements of motor features with wrist-worn sensors are sensitive to medication state and are reliable in naturalistic settings.Trial Registration: Japan Pharmaceutical Information Center Clinical Trials Information (JAPIC-CTI): JapicCTI-194825; Registered June 25, 2019.
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Enfermedad de Parkinson , Dispositivos Electrónicos Vestibles , Humanos , Reproducibilidad de los Resultados , Japón , TecnologíaRESUMEN
OBJECTIVE: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disease characterized by initial involvement of the olfactory bulb/amygdala or autonomic nerves followed by nigral degeneration. Although autonomic innervation strictly regulates multiorgan systems, including endocrine functions, circulation, and digestion, how dysautonomia in PD affects systemic metabolism has not been identified. In this study, we tried to estimate the pathogenic linkage of PD by nuclear medicine techniques, trans-omic analysis of blood samples, and cultured cell experiments. METHODS: Thyroid mediastinum ratio of 123 I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) scintigraphy was measured in 1,158 patients with PD. Furthermore, serum exosome miRNA transcriptome analysis and plasma metabolome analysis followed by trans-omic analysis were performed in patients with de novo PD and age-matched healthy control persons. Additionally, thyroid hormone was administered to skeletal muscle and liver derived cells to evaluate the effect of hypothyroidism for these organs. RESULTS: Sympathetic denervation of thyroid correlating with its cardiac denervation was confirmed in 1,158 patients with PD by MIBG scintigraphy. Among patients with drug-naïve PD, comprehensive metabolome analysis revealed decreased levels of thyroxine and insufficient fatty acid ß-oxidation, which positively correlate with one another. Likewise, both plasma metabolome data and transcriptome data of circulating exosomal miRNAs, revealed specific enrichment of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPARα) axis. Finally, association of thyroid hormone with PPARα-dependent ß-oxidation regulation was confirmed by in vitro experiments. INTERPRETATION: Our findings suggest that interorgan communications between the thyroid and liver are disorganized in the early stage of PD, which would be a sensitive diagnostic biomarker for PD. ANN NEUROL 2023;93:303-316.
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Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas , Enfermedad de Parkinson , Humanos , 3-Yodobencilguanidina , Radiofármacos , Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas/complicaciones , PPAR alfa , Corazón , Enfermedad de Parkinson/complicaciones , Hígado/diagnóstico por imagen , Hígado/patologíaRESUMEN
Autophagy is an essential catabolic process that promotes the clearance of surplus or damaged intracellular components. Loss of autophagy in age-related human pathologies contributes to tissue degeneration through a poorly understood mechanism. Here, we identify an evolutionarily conserved role of autophagy from yeast to humans in the preservation of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) levels, which are critical for cell survival. In respiring mouse fibroblasts with autophagy deficiency, loss of mitochondrial quality control was found to trigger hyperactivation of stress responses mediated by NADases of PARP and Sirtuin families. Uncontrolled depletion of the NAD(H) pool by these enzymes ultimately contributed to mitochondrial membrane depolarization and cell death. Pharmacological and genetic interventions targeting several key elements of this cascade improved the survival of autophagy-deficient yeast, mouse fibroblasts, and human neurons. Our study provides a mechanistic link between autophagy and NAD metabolism and identifies targets for interventions in human diseases associated with autophagic, lysosomal, and mitochondrial dysfunction.
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NAD , Saccharomyces cerevisiae , Animales , Ratones , Humanos , Supervivencia Celular , Autofagia , Muerte CelularRESUMEN
Retrograde transport of lysosomes is recognised as a critical autophagy regulator. Here, we found that acrolein, an aldehyde that is significantly elevated in Parkinson's disease patient serum, enhances autophagy by promoting lysosomal clustering around the microtubule organising centre via a newly identified JIP4-TRPML1-ALG2 pathway. Phosphorylation of JIP4 at T217 by CaMK2G in response to Ca2+ fluxes tightly regulated this system. Increased vulnerability of JIP4 KO cells to acrolein indicated that lysosomal clustering and subsequent autophagy activation served as defence mechanisms against cytotoxicity of acrolein itself. Furthermore, the JIP4-TRPML1-ALG2 pathway was also activated by H2 O2 , indicating that this system acts as a broad mechanism of the oxidative stress response. Conversely, starvation-induced lysosomal retrograde transport involved both the TMEM55B-JIP4 and TRPML1-ALG2 pathways in the absence of the JIP4 phosphorylation. Therefore, the phosphorylation status of JIP4 acts as a switch that controls the signalling pathways of lysosoma l distribution depending on the type of autophagy-inducing signal.
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Acroleína , Canales de Potencial de Receptor Transitorio , Humanos , Acroleína/metabolismo , Canales de Potencial de Receptor Transitorio/metabolismo , Lisosomas/metabolismo , Fosforilación Oxidativa , Estrés OxidativoRESUMEN
Although various body fluid biomarkers for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have been reported, no biomarkers specifically reflecting abnormalities in axonal excitability indices have currently been established. Capillary electrophoresis time-of-flight mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry were used to perform a comprehensive metabolome analysis of plasma from seven ALS patients and 20 controls, and correlation analysis with disease phenotypes was then performed in 22 other ALS patients. Additionally, electrophysiological studies of motor nerve axonal excitability were performed in all ALS patients. In the ALS and control groups, levels of various metabolites directly associated with skeletal muscle metabolism, such as those involved in fatty acid ß-oxidation and the creatine pathway, were detected. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis of the top four metabolites (ribose-5-phosphate, N6-acetyllysine, dyphylline, 3-methoxytyrosine) showed high diagnostic accuracy (area under the curve = 0.971) in the ALS group compared with the control group. Furthermore, hierarchical cluster analysis revealed that taurine levels were correlated with the strength-duration time constant, an axonal excitability indicator established to predict survival. No significant effects of diabetes mellitus and treatment (Riluzole and Edaravone) on this relationship were detected in the study. Therefore, plasma taurine is a potential novel axonal excitability-translatable biomarker for ALS.
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Esclerosis Amiotrófica Lateral , Axones/fisiología , Biomarcadores , Humanos , Neuronas Motoras/fisiología , TaurinaRESUMEN
INTRODUCTION: Chronic constipation worsens the quality of life (QOL) of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Elobixibat, an ileal bile acid transporter inhibitor, is a useful laxative, but its effect on chronic constipation in patients with PD remains unclear. Therefore, we designed a placebo-controlled, randomised, double-blind study to investigate the efficacy and safety of elobixibat in patients with PD with chronic constipation. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The study will consist of 2-week observation and 4-week treatment periods. Patients with clinically established PD will record the status of spontaneous bowel movements and use of rescue medications/concomitant medications in a Bowel Movement Diary from the start of the observation period at visit 1 (week -2). At visit 2 (week 0), patients will be assessed for final registration based on the diary records and physical examinations, and allocated to either the elobixibat or placebo group. Daily intake of the investigational drug will be recorded in the diary. Patients will undergo laboratory tests and answer constipation-related, PD-related and QOL-related questionnaires at visits 2 and 4 (week 4). Subjective symptoms and objective findings will be collected at visits 2, 3 (week 2) and 4. Since patients' motor function might be improved by treatment of constipation, the use of dopamine preparations will also be monitored. Bowel movement data and other parameters will be compared between groups.Safety information will be collected as adverse events, specifically focusing on those occurring in association with study conduct. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This study will be conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration, the Clinical Trials Act of the Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and related laws and regulations. The study was approved by the Juntendo University Certified Review Board. The results will be disseminated through an online study registry (Japan Registry of Clinical Trials), presented at scientific conferences, and published in medical journals. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: JPRN-jRCTs031200172; Pre-results.
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Enfermedad de Parkinson , Calidad de Vida , Proteínas Portadoras , Estreñimiento/tratamiento farmacológico , Estreñimiento/etiología , Dipéptidos , Método Doble Ciego , Humanos , Glicoproteínas de Membrana , Enfermedad de Parkinson/complicaciones , Enfermedad de Parkinson/tratamiento farmacológico , Tiazepinas , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease presenting with motor and non-motor symptoms, including skin disorders (seborrheic dermatitis, bullous pemphigoid, and rosacea), skin pathological changes (decreased nerve endings and alpha-synuclein deposition), and metabolic changes of sebum. Recently, a transcriptome method using RNA in skin surface lipids (SSL-RNAs) which can be obtained non-invasively with an oil-blotting film was reported as a novel analytic method of sebum. Here we report transcriptome analyses using SSL-RNAs and the potential of these expression profiles with machine learning as diagnostic biomarkers for PD in double cohorts (PD [n = 15, 50], controls [n = 15, 50]). Differential expression analysis between the patients with PD and healthy controls identified more than 100 differentially expressed genes in the two cohorts. In each cohort, several genes related to oxidative phosphorylation were upregulated, and gene ontology analysis using differentially expressed genes revealed functional processes associated with PD. Furthermore, machine learning using the expression information obtained from the SSL-RNAs was able to efficiently discriminate patients with PD from healthy controls, with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.806. This non-invasive gene expression profile of SSL-RNAs may contribute to early PD diagnosis based on the neurodegeneration background.