The Relationship Between Blood Homocysteine Level and Motor and Cognitive Manifestation of Parkinson's Disease Patients
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 入组人数
- 44
- 主要终点
- To investigate the relationship between homocysteine level and motor as well as cognitive manifestation of Parkinson's disease patients
研究概览
简要总结
- The aim of the current study is to investigate the association between blood homocysteine level and motor as well as cognitive manifestation of PD patients in Assiut governorate.
- Secondary goal is to investigate the association between levels of serum ferritin, iron as well as acute phase proteins (fibrinogen, D-dimer, CRP) and manifestation of PD.
详细描述
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common progressive neurodegenerative disease which severely affect the quality of life.It was first described by James Parkinson in 1817 as the most prevalent movement disorder and the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease (AD).
The etiology of PD remains largely elusive, and the majority of PD cases are of unknown cause.
Homocysteine is included in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases including PD. Also, patients with hyperhomocysteinemia are more prone to depression and cognitive impairment .Homocysteine is implicated in neurodegenerative diseases via inflammatory response and oxidative stress.
Several studies indicated that iron metabolism is dysregulated in PD. An important fact is the iron loading in dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc), which are the cells primarily affected in PD leading to increased neuronal iron and iron-mediated reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation .
Increased Hcy level can facilitate pathological aggregation of proteins involved in neurodegenerative disorders and be toxic to dopaminergic neurons as α synuclein. Homocysteine can modify α synuclein to form more toxic fibrils that are resistant to digestion by proteinases and exhibit propagation activity.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Control
- 时间视角
- Retrospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 40 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •1-Inpatients or outpatients from the clinic of movement disorders of neuropsychiatry hospital of Assiut university 2-The age group of the patients is those above 40 years
排除标准
- •1-Secondary parkinsonism associated with specific causes such as infections, medication-induced, poisoning, cerebral arteriosclerosis, and trauma 2-Parkinsonism accompanied by other neurodegenerative disease ( specifically multiple syste atrophy, progressive supranuclear palsy, and dementia with Lewy bodies).
- •3-Presence of significant memory or cognitive decline preceding the onset of PD symptoms, as reported by both the patient and/or family members 4-Significant intracranial lesions detected on brain MRI 5-Unable to cooperate in completing the clinical scale assessment and blood sample collection.
- •6-Recent or current use of medications such as antiepileptic drugs and certain chemotherapy drugs that can impact blood Hcy levels or the presence of thyroid dysfunction or renal insufficiency that affects Hcy metabolism.
结局指标
主要结局
To investigate the relationship between homocysteine level and motor as well as cognitive manifestation of Parkinson's disease patients
时间窗: one year
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Shrouk Mohammed Hossam Eldien Abdelmohsen
principle investigator
Assiut University