Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and the primary source of disability in adults, resulting in neuronal necrosis of ischemic areas, and in possible secondary degeneration of regions surrounding or distant to the initial damaged area. Secondary neurodegeneration (SNDG) following stroke has been shown to have different pathogenetic origins including inflammation, neurovascular response and cytotoxicity, but can be associated also to regenerative processes. Aside from focal neuronal loss, ipsilateral and contralateral effects distal to the lesion site, disruptions of global functional connectivity and a transcallosal diaschisis have been reported in the chronic stages after stroke.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Purpose: Parkinson disease (PD) presents relevant sex-related differences in epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical features, with males being more vulnerable to the disease. Sex hormones might have a role, as the experimental models suggest; however, human-based evidence is scarce. Here, we integrated multimodal biomarkers to investigate the relationships between circulating sex hormones and clinical-pathological features in male PD patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Prodromal constipation (PC) at Parkinson's disease (PD) onset may mark a distinct neurodegenerative trajectory; accordingly, presenting phenotype, biochemical signature, and progression of PD patients with PC (PD + PC) might differ from those without (PDwoPC). We compared the clinical-biochemical profile of de novo PD patients with and without PC, and the respective mid-term progression, to establish the grouping effect of PC.
Methods: Motor and non-motor scores were collected at diagnosis in n = 57 PD + PC patients and n = 73 PDwoPC.
Parkinsonism Relat Disord
September 2021
We measured α-Klotho in CSF and serum of PD patients at early stage of the disease, finding two distinct pools, the first increased, the second reduced. CSF α-Klotho was inversely associated with CSF α-synuclein levels. Our preliminary results suggest α-Klotho as potential biomarker or therapeutic target in PD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiobanking has emerged as a strategic challenge to promote knowledge on neurological diseases, by the application of translational research. Due to the inaccessibility of the central nervous system, the advent of biobanks, as structure collecting biospecimens and associated data, are essential to turn experimental results into clinical practice. Findings from basic research, omics sciences, and in silico studies, definitely require validation in clinically well-defined cohorts of patients, even more valuable when longitudinal, or including preclinical and asymptomatic individuals.
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