Braz Luis P, Ng Yi Shiau, Gorman Gráinne S, Schaefer Andrew M, McFarland Robert, Taylor Robert W, Turnbull Doug M, Whittaker Roger G
Department of Neurology (LPB), Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal; and Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research (YSN, GSG, AMS, RM, RWT, DMT), Translational and Clinical Research Institute (RGW), Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Neurol Clin Pract. 2021 Apr;11(2):97-104. doi: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000795.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of neuromuscular junction (NMJ) abnormalities in patients with mitochondrial disease. METHODS: Eighty patients with genetically proven mitochondrial disease were recruited from a national center for mitochondrial disease in the United Kingdom. Participants underwent detailed clinical and neurophysiologic testing including single-fiber electromyography. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of neuromuscular transmission defects was 25.6%. The highest prevalence was in patients with pathogenic dominant RRM2B variants (50%), but abnormalities were found in a wide range of mitochondrial genotypes. The presence of NMJ abnormalities was strongly associated with coexistent myopathy, but not with neuropathy. Furthermore, 15% of patients with NMJ abnormality had no evidence of either myopathy or neuropathy. CONCLUSIONS: NMJ transmission defects are common in mitochondrial disease. In some patients, NMJ dysfunction occurs in the absence of obvious pre- or post-synaptic pathology, suggesting that the NMJ may be specifically affected.
目的:确定线粒体疾病患者神经肌肉接头(NMJ)异常的患病率。 方法:从英国一家全国性线粒体疾病中心招募了80例经基因证实的线粒体疾病患者。参与者接受了详细的临床和神经生理学测试,包括单纤维肌电图检查。 结果:神经肌肉传递缺陷的总体患病率为25.6%。患病率最高的是携带致病性显性RRM2B变异的患者(50%),但在多种线粒体基因型中均发现了异常。NMJ异常的存在与共存的肌病密切相关,但与神经病变无关。此外,15%的NMJ异常患者没有肌病或神经病变的证据。 结论:NMJ传递缺陷在线粒体疾病中很常见。在一些患者中,NMJ功能障碍发生在没有明显突触前或突触后病理改变的情况下,这表明NMJ可能受到特异性影响。
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