期刊
MOVEMENT DISORDERS
卷 36, 期 8, 页码 1911-1918出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/mds.28553
关键词
Parkinson' s disease; appendix; appendicitis; diagnosis; α ‐ synuclein
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [91842105, 81822021, 31770990, 82061148013, 81821001, 31871082, 91849101, 81422015, 91332111, 31371087, 81601221]
- National Key R&D Program of China [2018YFA0508000]
- Strategic Priority Research Program [XDB29030101, XDPB10]
- Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences grant (CAS) [QYZDB-SSW-SMC035]
- Anhui Science and Technology Major Special Fund [18030801133]
This study found that chronic appendicitis-like lesions were detected in 53% of patients with PD, and patients with appendicitis-like lesions, impaired olfaction, and rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder were at higher risk for PD. Additionally, histopathological analysis revealed structural changes associated with chronic appendicitis and alpha-Syn aggregation in PD patients with chronic appendicitis.
Background The accumulation of alpha-synuclein (alpha-Syn) aggregates that leads to the onset of Parkinson's disease (PD) has been postulated to begin in the gastrointestinal tract. The normal human appendix contains pathogenic forms of alpha-Syn, and appendectomy has been reported to affect the incidence of PD. Objective This study investigated appendix abnormality in patients with PD. Methods We assessed appendix morphology in 100 patients with PD and 50 control subjects by multislice spiral computed tomography. We analyzed the clinical characteristics of patients with PD with diseased appendices, which was confirmed in seven patients by histopathological analysis. Results Chronic appendicitis-like lesions were detected in 53% of patients with PD, but these were not associated with the duration of motor symptoms. Appendicitis-like lesions, impaired olfaction, and rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder were risk factors for PD. The following clinical symptoms could be used to identify patients with PD with appendicitis-like lesions: first motor symptoms were bradykinesia/rigidity, onset of motor symptoms in the central axis or left limb, prodromal constipation, high ratio of Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Part III score to symptom duration, low Montreal Cognitive Assessment score, and high Epworth Sleepiness Scale score. The seven patients with PD who were diagnosed with chronic appendicitis underwent appendectomy, and histopathological analysis revealed structural changes associated with chronic appendicitis and alpha-Syn aggregation. Conclusions These results indicate an association between chronic appendicitis-like lesions and PD, and suggest that alpha-Syn accumulation in the diseased appendix occurs in PD. (c) 2021 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society
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