한빛사논문
- 조회453
Ryul Kim1, Nyeonju Kang2, Kyeongho Byun2, Kiwon Park3, Jin-Sun Jun4
1Department of Neurology, Inha University Hospital, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea (the Republic of)
2Division of Sport Science, Incheon National University, Incheon, Korea (the Republic of)
3Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Incheon National University, Incheon, Korea (the Republic of)
4Department of Neurology, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
Correspondence to Dr Jin-Sun Jun
Abstract
Background: To explore whether peripheral blood neutrophils and lymphocytes are associated with longitudinal motor and cognitive decline in patients with early Parkinson's disease (PD) and, to uncover the disease-specific mechanisms underlying these associations.
Methods: Data were obtained from the Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative cohort. We included 376 patients with recently diagnosed, drug-naïve PD and 178 matched healthy controls. The patients underwent annual assessments, including the Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) part 3 test to measure motor function and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) to measure cognitive function, for up to 8 years of follow-up. Dopamine transporter (DAT) imaging was performed at baseline and the 1-year, 2-year and 4-year follow-up visits.
Results: At baseline, patients with PD showed higher neutrophil and lower lymphocyte counts, resulting in a higher neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) than that in healthy controls. Higher neutrophil counts were associated with a greater increase in MDS-UPDRS part 3 scores in patients with PD (estimate: 0.25, 95% CI: 0.12 to 0.37, p<0.001). Correspondingly, higher neutrophil levels were related to a greater reduction in DAT activity in the caudate (estimate: -0.007, 95% CI: -0.014 to -0.001, p=0.046) and putamen (estimate: -0.0039, 95% CI: -0.0077 to -0.0002, p=0.042). However, there were no significant effects of lymphocyte count and NLR on changes in the MDS-UPDRS part 3 and MoCA scores and striatal DAT uptake over time.
Conclusion: Among the blood biomarkers, only a higher neutrophil count was associated with faster motor progression along with accelerated nigrostriatal dopaminergic degeneration in patients with PD. The impact of neutrophils and lymphocytes on longitudinal cognitive changes remains unclear.
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- Research article
- 2023년 07월 (BRIC 등록일 2023-07-20)
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- 의약학 > 신경의학
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