2024
Synaptic loss and its association with symptom severity in Parkinson’s disease
Holmes S, Honhar P, Tinaz S, Naganawa M, Hilmer A, Gallezot J, Dias M, Yang Y, Toyonaga T, Esterlis I, Mecca A, Van Dyck C, Henry S, Ropchan J, Nabulsi N, Louis E, Comley R, Finnema S, Carson R, Matuskey D. Synaptic loss and its association with symptom severity in Parkinson’s disease. Npj Parkinson's Disease 2024, 10: 42. PMID: 38402233, PMCID: PMC10894197, DOI: 10.1038/s41531-024-00655-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSynaptic density lossPositron emission tomographyBinds to synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2AAssociated with symptom severityParkinson's diseaseHigh-resolution positron emission tomographySynaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2ADuration of illnessPositron emission tomography scanBrain perfusionIllness durationSymptom severitySeverity of symptomsHC groupSubstantia nigraSynaptic densityLiving brainPD individualsClinical insightsDensity lossPD patientsEmission tomographyBrainSynaptic lossSynapse loss
2011
Adenosine A2A Receptors Measured with [11C]TMSX PET in the Striata of Parkinson's Disease Patients
Mishina M, Ishiwata K, Naganawa M, Kimura Y, Kitamura S, Suzuki M, Hashimoto M, Ishibashi K, Oda K, Sakata M, Hamamoto M, Kobayashi S, Katayama Y, Ishii K. Adenosine A2A Receptors Measured with [11C]TMSX PET in the Striata of Parkinson's Disease Patients. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e17338. PMID: 21386999, PMCID: PMC3046146, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-naïve patientsDrug-naïve PD patientsPositron emission tomographyPD patientsParkinson's diseaseAntiparkinsonian therapyControl subjectsAffected sideDisease patientsCaudate nucleusParkinson's disease patientsElderly control subjectsNormal control subjectsSelective A2AR antagonistAdenosine A2A receptorsDistribution volume ratioMild dyskinesiaA2AR antagonistDopaminergic systemBilateral putamenPET scansPatientsA2A receptorsNovel treatmentsPutamen