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Plasma Exosomal Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Correlated with the Postural Instability and Gait Disturbance–Related Motor Symptoms in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is an essential neurotrophin, responsible for neuronal development, function, and survival. Assessments of peripheral blood BDNF in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) previously yielded inconsistent results. Plasma exosomes can carry BDNF, so this study i...

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Autores principales: Chung, Chen Chih, Huang, Pai Hao, Chan, Lung, Chen, Jia-Hung, Chien, Li-Nien, Hong, Chien Tai
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Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7555255/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32932791
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics10090684
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author Chung, Chen Chih
Huang, Pai Hao
Chan, Lung
Chen, Jia-Hung
Chien, Li-Nien
Hong, Chien Tai
author_facet Chung, Chen Chih
Huang, Pai Hao
Chan, Lung
Chen, Jia-Hung
Chien, Li-Nien
Hong, Chien Tai
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description Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is an essential neurotrophin, responsible for neuronal development, function, and survival. Assessments of peripheral blood BDNF in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) previously yielded inconsistent results. Plasma exosomes can carry BDNF, so this study investigated the role of plasma exosomal BDNF level as a biomarker of PD. A total of 114 patients with mild to moderate PD and 42 non-PD controls were recruited, and their clinical presentations were evaluated. Plasma exosomes were isolated with exoEasy Maxi Kits, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to assess plasma exosomal BDNF levels. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 19.0, and findings were considered significant at p < 0.05. The analysis revealed no significant differences in plasma exosomal BDNF levels between patients with PD and controls. Patients with PD with low plasma exosomal BDNF levels (in the lowest quartile) exhibited a significant association with daily activity dysfunction but not with cognition/mood or overall motor symptoms as assessed using the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS). Investigation of UPDRS part III subitems revealed that low plasma exosomal BDNF level was significantly associated with increased motor severity of postural instability and gait disturbance (PIGD)-associated symptoms (rising from a chair, gait, and postural stability) after adjustment for age and sex. In conclusion, although plasma exosomal BDNF level could not distinguish patients with PD from controls, the association with PIGD symptoms in patients with PD may indicate its potential role as a biomarker. Follow-up studies should investigate the association between plasma exosomal BDNF levels and changes in clinical symptoms.
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spelling pubmed-75552552020-10-19 Plasma Exosomal Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Correlated with the Postural Instability and Gait Disturbance–Related Motor Symptoms in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Chung, Chen Chih Huang, Pai Hao Chan, Lung Chen, Jia-Hung Chien, Li-Nien Hong, Chien Tai Diagnostics (Basel) Article Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is an essential neurotrophin, responsible for neuronal development, function, and survival. Assessments of peripheral blood BDNF in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) previously yielded inconsistent results. Plasma exosomes can carry BDNF, so this study investigated the role of plasma exosomal BDNF level as a biomarker of PD. A total of 114 patients with mild to moderate PD and 42 non-PD controls were recruited, and their clinical presentations were evaluated. Plasma exosomes were isolated with exoEasy Maxi Kits, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to assess plasma exosomal BDNF levels. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 19.0, and findings were considered significant at p < 0.05. The analysis revealed no significant differences in plasma exosomal BDNF levels between patients with PD and controls. Patients with PD with low plasma exosomal BDNF levels (in the lowest quartile) exhibited a significant association with daily activity dysfunction but not with cognition/mood or overall motor symptoms as assessed using the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS). Investigation of UPDRS part III subitems revealed that low plasma exosomal BDNF level was significantly associated with increased motor severity of postural instability and gait disturbance (PIGD)-associated symptoms (rising from a chair, gait, and postural stability) after adjustment for age and sex. In conclusion, although plasma exosomal BDNF level could not distinguish patients with PD from controls, the association with PIGD symptoms in patients with PD may indicate its potential role as a biomarker. Follow-up studies should investigate the association between plasma exosomal BDNF levels and changes in clinical symptoms. MDPI 2020-09-11 /pmc/articles/PMC7555255/ /pubmed/32932791 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics10090684 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Chung, Chen Chih
Huang, Pai Hao
Chan, Lung
Chen, Jia-Hung
Chien, Li-Nien
Hong, Chien Tai
Plasma Exosomal Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Correlated with the Postural Instability and Gait Disturbance–Related Motor Symptoms in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
title Plasma Exosomal Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Correlated with the Postural Instability and Gait Disturbance–Related Motor Symptoms in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
title_full Plasma Exosomal Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Correlated with the Postural Instability and Gait Disturbance–Related Motor Symptoms in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
title_fullStr Plasma Exosomal Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Correlated with the Postural Instability and Gait Disturbance–Related Motor Symptoms in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
title_full_unstemmed Plasma Exosomal Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Correlated with the Postural Instability and Gait Disturbance–Related Motor Symptoms in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
title_short Plasma Exosomal Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Correlated with the Postural Instability and Gait Disturbance–Related Motor Symptoms in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
title_sort plasma exosomal brain-derived neurotrophic factor correlated with the postural instability and gait disturbance–related motor symptoms in patients with parkinson’s disease
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7555255/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32932791
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics10090684
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