Wijeyekoon Ruwani S, Camacho Marta, Bäckström David, Forsgren Lars, Lawson Rachael A, Yarnall Alison J, Macleod Angus D, Counsell Carl E, Tysnes Ole-Bjørn, Alves Guido, Maple-Grødem Jodi, Barker Roger A, Williams-Gray Caroline H
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Department of Clinical Science, Neurosciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
NPJ Parkinsons Dis. 2025 Jul 3;11(1):198. doi: 10.1038/s41531-025-01014-y.
Beta-adrenoceptor-blockers and agonists have been associated with an increased and decreased risk of Parkinson's disease (PD), respectively. We aimed to investigate whether these medications are linked to clinical heterogeneity and progression in PD. Longitudinal data from the Parkinson's Incident Cohorts Collaboration (n = 1107) were analysed. Baseline clinical status and progression to Hoehn & Yahr stage 3 (H&Y3) or dementia were compared in beta-blocker or beta-agonist users versus non-users of each drug. Baseline motor and cognitive variables were similar in beta-blocker users (n = 195) versus non-users and beta-agonist users (n = 68) versus non-users, following adjustment for relevant confounders. Beta-blocker users (n = 156) progressed faster to H&Y3 (p = 0.002), accounting for relevant confounders (Hazard Ratio (HR) = 1.538; p = 0.011), while beta-agonist users (n = 54) progressed similarly to non-users. Neither drug was associated with progression to dementia. These findings support the possibility that beta-adrenoceptor drugs may have potential in modifying aspects of PD progression. Further investigation is essential to identify any causative component in the relationship.
β-肾上腺素能受体阻滞剂和激动剂分别与帕金森病(PD)风险增加和降低相关。我们旨在研究这些药物是否与PD的临床异质性和病情进展有关。分析了帕金森病发病队列协作组(n = 1107)的纵向数据。比较了β受体阻滞剂或β受体激动剂使用者与每种药物非使用者的基线临床状态以及进展至 Hoehn & Yahr 3期(H&Y3)或痴呆的情况。在对相关混杂因素进行调整后,β受体阻滞剂使用者(n = 195)与非使用者之间以及β受体激动剂使用者(n = 68)与非使用者之间的基线运动和认知变量相似。β受体阻滞剂使用者(n = 156)进展至H&Y3的速度更快(p = 0.002),在考虑相关混杂因素后(风险比(HR)= 1.538;p = 0.011),而β受体激动剂使用者(n = 54)与非使用者进展情况相似。两种药物均与痴呆进展无关。这些发现支持了β-肾上腺素能受体药物可能在改变PD进展方面具有潜力的可能性。进一步的研究对于确定这种关系中的任何因果成分至关重要。