A Pilot Study of Changes in the Level of Catecholamines and the Activity of α-2-Macroglobulin in the Tear Fluid of Patients with Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonian Mice.
Int J Mol Sci
; 22(9)2021 Apr 29.
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ABSTRACT
Development of differential and early (preclinical) diagnostics of Parkinson's disease (PD) is among the priorities in neuroscience. We searched for changes in the level of catecholamines and α-2-macroglobulin activity in the tear fluid (TF) in PD patients at an early clinical stage. It was shown that TF in patients is characterized by an increased level of noradrenaline mainly on the ipsilateral side of pronounced motor symptoms (72%, p = 0.049), a decreased level of adrenaline on both sides (ipsilateral-53%, p = 0.004; contralateral-42%, p = 0.02), and an increased α-2-macroglobulin activity on both sides (ipsilateral-53%, p = 0.03; contralateral-56%, p = 0.037) compared to controls. These changes are considered as potential biomarkers for differential diagnosis. Similar changes in the TF were found in 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-treated mice when modeling clinical and preclinical stages of PD. These data show the adequacy of models to the pathogenesis of PD along the selected metabolic pathways, and also suggest that the found TF changes can be considered as potential biomarkers for preclinical diagnosis of PD. In Parkinsonian mice, the level of catecholamines also changes in the lacrimal glands, which makes it possible to consider them as one of the sources of catecholamines in the TF.
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Assunto principal:
Doença de Parkinson
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Lágrimas
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Catecolaminas
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Transtornos Parkinsonianos
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Alfa 2-Macroglobulinas Associadas à Gravidez
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Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
Int J Mol Sci
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article
País de afiliação:
Federação Russa