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Abstract
Objective: To investigate systemic levels of acetylcholinesterase in early Parkinson disease (PD) with 11C-donepezil PET, a potential marker of parasympathetic innervation.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with 19 patients with early-stage PD (disease duration 1.5 ± 0.6 years) and 16 age-matched controls who had clinical assessments, olfaction tests, and 11C-donepezil PET to measure acetylcholinesterase density in peripheral organs.
Results: The patients with PD showed significantly reduced 11C-donepezil uptake in the small intestine (−14%, p = 0.018), colon (−22%, p < 0.001), and kidneys (−14%, p = 0.028). No difference in myocardial or pancreatic acetylcholinesterase levels was seen.
Conclusion: We found significantly decreased 11C-donepezil signal in the intestine and kidneys of patients with early PD, suggesting that parasympathetic denervation is present early in the disease course.
GLOSSARY
- AUC=
- area under the curve;
- HU=
- Hounsfield units;
- MMSE=
- Mini-Mental State Examination;
- PD=
- Parkinson disease;
- PNS=
- parasympathetic nervous system;
- ROC=
- receiver-operating characteristic;
- SUV=
- standardized uptake value;
- UPDRS=
- Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale;
- VOI=
- volume of interest
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- Received May 25, 2016.
- Accepted in final form November 29, 2016.
- © 2017 American Academy of Neurology
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