Ehsanullah R S, Turner P
Postgrad Med J. 1981 Aug;57(670):479-81. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.57.670.479.
Uptake of dopamine and 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) by the platelets of 25 symptom-free relatives of patients with established Huntington's chorea (HC) was not significantly different from that of control subjects. Platelet uptake of 5-HT in 3 subjects with early signs of the disease showed increased Km and Vmax values. Increased platelet uptake of 5-HT in patients with established HC was confirmed in a further 3 patients. It seems that this phenomenon appears with the clinical evidence of the disease. Further investigation of the nature of the platelet uptake abnormality may cast light on pathogenic factors in HC.
25名确诊为亨廷顿舞蹈症(HC)患者的无症状亲属的血小板对多巴胺和5-羟色胺(5-HT)的摄取与对照组受试者相比无显著差异。3名有该疾病早期症状的受试者血小板对5-HT的摄取显示Km和Vmax值增加。另外3名确诊为HC的患者也证实了其血小板对5-HT的摄取增加。这种现象似乎与该疾病的临床证据同时出现。对血小板摄取异常性质的进一步研究可能会揭示HC的致病因素。