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Enteric alpha‐synuclein expression is increased in P arkinson's disease but not A lzheimer's disease

Gold, Andrea, Turkalp, Zorbey T., Munoz, David G.·2013·Movement Disorders

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Alpha-synuclein (α-Syn) is immunohistochemically detectable in enteric neurons in some subjects. We determined its age distribution in the general autopsy population and in an age-matched subset investigated differences with Parkinson's (PD) and Alzheimer's diseases (AD). METHODS: Archival autopsy samples of colon from 95 cases (77 general population, 10 PD, and 8 AD) were immunostained with monoclonal antibody KM51. α-Syn detectability was semiquantitatively graded 1 to 3. RESULTS: α-Syn was detectable in 52% of the general population, and its level of expression did not change between ages 40 and 91. All PD subjects were α-Syn positive, with higher prevalence (P = 0.001) and grade (P = 0.003) than age-matched controls. AD subjects were no more likely to be α-Syn positive or have a higher grade than controls. CONCLUSIONS: Either PD develops selectively in the enterically α-Syn-positive population subset or PD induces this expression. Absence of increased α-Syn expression in AD points to differences in pathogenesis.

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  • Alpha-synuclein accumulations are associated with damage in enteric neurons and possibly underlie gastrointestinal dysfunction.

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Authors
Gold, A., Turkalp, Z. T., & Munoz, D. G.
Affiliations
  • St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
  • Laboratory Medicine St. Michael's Hospital University of Toronto & Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute Toronto Ontario Canada
Venue
Movement Disorders
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2013-01-29
Volume
28
Issue
2
Pages
237-241
ISSN
  • 0885-3185 (ISSN-L)
  • 1531-8257
OpenAlex
W1603652592
Cited by
132
References
38
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Movement Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Nuclear Receptors and Signaling
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Neurological disorders and treatments
Keywords
alpha-synuclein, enteric neurons, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, colonic mucosa, age distribution, neurodegeneration, synucleinopathies, pathogenesis
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Alzheimer Disease, Autopsy, Brain, Female, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Male, Middle Aged, Myenteric Plexus, Parkinson Disease, Submucous Plexus, Lewy Bodies, Enteric Nervous System, alpha-Synuclein, Young Adult

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