Paolini Paoletti Federico, Gaetani Lorenzo, Bellomo Giovanni, Chipi Elena, Salvadori Nicola, Montanucci Chiara, Mancini Andrea, Filidei Marta, Nigro Pasquale, Simoni Simone, Tambasco Nicola, Di Filippo Massimiliano, Parnetti Lucilla
Section of Neurology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
Laboratory of Clinical Neurochemistry, Section of Neurology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
NPJ Parkinsons Dis. 2023 Apr 24;9(1):68. doi: 10.1038/s41531-023-00509-w.
Pathophysiological substrate(s) and progression of Parkinson's disease (PD) with mild cognitive impairment (PD-MCI) are still matter of debate. Baseline cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) neurochemical profile and cognitive changes after 2 years were investigated in a retrospective series of PD-MCI (n = 48), cognitively normal PD (PD-CN, n = 40), prodromal Alzheimer's disease (MCI-AD, n = 25) and cognitively healthy individuals with other neurological diseases (OND, n = 44). CSF biomarkers reflecting amyloidosis (Aβ42/40 ratio, sAPPα, sAPPβ), tauopathy (p-tau), neurodegeneration (t-tau, NfL, p-NfH), synaptic damage (α-syn, neurogranin) and glial activation (sTREM2, YKL-40) were measured. The great majority (88%) of PD-MCI patients was A-/T-/N-. Among all biomarkers considered, only NfL/p-NfH ratio was significantly higher in PD-MCI vs. PD-CN (p = 0.02). After 2 years, one-third of PD-MCI patients worsened; such worsening was associated with higher baseline levels of NfL, p-tau, and sTREM2. PD-MCI is a heterogeneous entity requiring further investigations on larger, longitudinal cohorts with neuropathological verification.
帕金森病合并轻度认知障碍(PD-MCI)的病理生理基础及病情进展仍存在争议。我们对一组回顾性的PD-MCI患者(n = 48)、认知功能正常的帕金森病患者(PD-CN,n = 40)、前驱期阿尔茨海默病患者(MCI-AD,n = 25)以及患有其他神经系统疾病的认知健康个体(OND,n = 44)进行了研究,调查了其基线脑脊液(CSF)神经化学特征及2年后的认知变化。检测了反映淀粉样变性(Aβ42/40比值、sAPPα、sAPPβ)、tau病变(p-tau)、神经退行性变(t-tau、NfL、p-NfH)、突触损伤(α-syn、神经颗粒素)和胶质细胞活化(sTREM2、YKL-40)的CSF生物标志物。绝大多数(88%)的PD-MCI患者为A-/T-/N-型。在所有检测的生物标志物中,与PD-CN相比,仅PD-MCI患者的NfL/p-NfH比值显著更高(p = 0.02)。2年后,三分之一的PD-MCI患者病情恶化;这种恶化与更高的基线NfL、p-tau和sTREM2水平相关。PD-MCI是一个异质性实体,需要在更大规模的纵向队列中进行进一步研究,并进行神经病理学验证。