Abstract:Objective To investigate the relationship of plasma levels of β-amyloid 1-42 (Aβ1-42) and Tau protein with cognitive impairment in patients with severe Parkinson′s disease (PD). Methods Sixty-four cases of severe PD that were treated in Department of Neurology , the People′s Hospital of Kaizhou District from April 2016 to April 2018 were enrolled. They were divided into three groups according to the scores of Montreal cognitive assessment scale (MoCA): severe cognitive impairment group (13 cases), mild-to-moderate cognitive impairment group (29 cases) and normal cognitive function group (22 cases). The levels of plasma Aβ1-42 and Tau protein were compared among the groups. Pearson correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation between levels of plasma Aβ1-42 and Tau protein with the MoCA scores in PD patients. Results There were statistically significant differences in the levels of plasma Aβ1-42 and Tau protein among the three groups (P < 0.05). The level of plasma Aβ1-42 in severe cognitive impairment group was significantly lower than that in mild-to-moderate cognitive impairment group and normal cognitive function group, while the Tau protein level of severe cognitive impairment group was significantly higher than that in mild-to-moderate cognitive impairment group and normal cognitive function group; the plasma Aβ1-42 level in mild-to-moderate cognitive impairment group was significantly lower than that in normal cognitive function group while the Tau protein level was significantly higher than that in normal cognitive function group, the differences were significant (P < 0.05). Pearson correlation analysis showed that plasma Aβ1-42 level was positively correlated with MoCA score (r = 0.345, P < 0.05), and plasma Tau level was negatively correlated with MoCA score (r = -0.416, P < 0.05). Conclusion Level changes of plasma Aβ1-42 and Tau may be associated with cognitive impairment in PD patients, or they may be used as potential early predictors of cognitive impairment in PD patients.
杜杰 魏亮 赵西 赵莉鸽 刘峰兵. 重症帕金森病患者血浆中Aβ1-42及Tau蛋白水平与认知功能障碍的关系[J]. 中国医药导报, 2018, 15(21): 170-173.
DU Jie WEI Liang ZHAO Xi ZHAO Lige LIU Fengbing. Relationship of plasma levels of Aβ1-42 and Tau protein with cognitive impairment in patients with severe Parkinson′s disease. 中国医药导报, 2018, 15(21): 170-173.