2021
Mutations in GBA and LRRK2 Are Not Associated with Increased Inflammatory Markers
Thaler A, Omer N, Giladi N, Gurevich T, Bar-Shira A, Gana-Weisz M, Goldstein O, Kestenbaum M, Shirvan J, Cedarbaum J, Orr-Urtreger A, Regev K, Shenhar-Tsarfaty S, Mirelman A. Mutations in GBA and LRRK2 Are Not Associated with Increased Inflammatory Markers. Journal Of Parkinson's Disease 2021, 11: 1285-1296. PMID: 33998549, PMCID: PMC8461659, DOI: 10.3233/jpd-212624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-manifesting carriersRole of inflammationGBA-PDParkinson's diseaseGenetic Parkinson's diseaseLRRK2-PDPD patientsCerebrospinal fluidNon-manifesting mutation carriersAnti-inflammatory treatmentProdromal Parkinson's diseaseGeneral medical conditionsIdiopathic Parkinson's diseaseLRRK2-PD patientsCSF cytokinesGBA-NMCLRRK2-NMCPeripheral cytokinesInflammatory markersIL-10Inflammatory measuresDisease characteristicsIL-1βIL-6Peripheral bloodBiochemical markers for severity and risk in GBA and LRRK2 Parkinson’s disease
Thaler A, Omer N, Giladi N, Gurevich T, Bar-Shira A, Gana-Weisz M, Goldstein O, Kestenbaum M, Cedarbaum J, Orr-Urtreger A, Shenhar-Tsarfaty S, Mirelman A. Biochemical markers for severity and risk in GBA and LRRK2 Parkinson’s disease. Journal Of Neurology 2021, 268: 1517-1525. PMID: 33388928, DOI: 10.1007/s00415-020-10325-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-manifesting carriersProdromal Parkinson's diseaseWhite blood countParkinson's diseaseMicroalbumin/creatinine ratioNeutrophil/lymphocyte ratioGBA-PD patientsWorse motor performanceGlomerular filtration rateLRRK2 mutation carriersC-reactive proteinIdiopathic Parkinson's diseaseGBA-NMCGBA-PDLRRK2-NMCCreatinine ratioLRRK2-PDLymphocyte ratioVitamin DBlood countFiltration rateIdiopathic PDMutation carriersPD severityBiochemical markers
2020
Metabolic syndrome does not influence the phenotype of LRRK2 and GBA related Parkinson’s disease
Thaler A, Shenhar-Tsarfaty S, Shaked Y, Gurevich T, Omer N, Bar-Shira A, Gana-Weisz M, Goldstein O, Kestenbaum M, Cedarbaum JM, Orr-Urtreger A, Giladi N, Mirelman A. Metabolic syndrome does not influence the phenotype of LRRK2 and GBA related Parkinson’s disease. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 9329. PMID: 32518334, PMCID: PMC7283235, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-66319-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabolic syndromeParkinson's diseaseLRRK2-NMCLRRK2-PDComponents of MSGBA-Parkinson diseaseMetabolic componentsProdromal Parkinson's diseaseHigh triglyceride levelsIdiopathic Parkinson's diseaseGBA-NMCGBA-PDElevated triglyceridesBlood pressureLRRK2 carriersProdromal featuresTriglyceride levelsPD groupDiseaseDisease statesLaboratory test resultsPrediabetesSyndromeHigh rateTriglycerides