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@ARTICLE{Lerche:151064,
author = {Lerche, Stefanie and Wurster, Isabel and Röben, Benjamin
and Zimmermann, Milan and Machetanz, Gerrit and Wiethoff,
Sarah and Dehnert, Monique and Rietschel, Lea and
Riebenbauer, Benjamin and Deuschle, Christian and Stransky,
Elke and Liepelt-Scarfone, Inga and Gasser, Thomas and
Brockmann, Kathrin},
title = {{CSF} {NFL} in a {L}ongitudinally {A}ssessed {PD} {C}ohort:
{A}ge {E}ffects and {C}ognitive {T}rajectories},
journal = {Movement disorders},
volume = {35},
number = {7},
issn = {0885-3185},
address = {New York, NY},
publisher = {Wiley},
reportid = {DZNE-2020-01049},
pages = {1138-1144},
year = {2020},
abstract = {BackgroundNeurofilament light protein is an unspecific
biofluid marker that reflects the extent of neuronal/axonal
damage and thereby offers the chance monitor disease
severity and progression. The objective of this study was to
investigate cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of
neurofilament light protein in Parkinson’s disease (PD)
patients with clinical trajectories of motor and cognitive
function longitudinally.MethodsCSF neurofilament light
protein levels were assessed in 371 PDsporadic, 126 genetic
PD patients (91 PDGBA, 8 PDLRRK2, 21
$PDPRKN/PINK1/DJ1_heterozygous,$ 6
$PDPRKN/PINK1/DJ1_homozygous),$ and 71 healthy controls.
Participants were followed up longitudinally for up to
8 years.ResultsAt baseline, mean CSF neurofilament light
protein levels were highest in PD patients with cognitive
impairment (Montreal Cognitive Assessment score ≤ 25;
1207 pg/mL) but also higher in PD patients with normal
cognitive function (757 pg/mL) compared with healthy
controls (593 pg/mL; P ≤ 0.001). In healthy controls
and in PD patients older age was associated with higher CSF
levels of neurofilament light protein (P ≤ 0.001). In
PD patients, male gender, older age at onset, longer disease
duration, higher Hoehn and Yahr stages, higher UPDRS‐III
scores, and lower Montreal Cognitive Assessment scores were
associated with higher CSF levels of neurofilament light
protein (P < 0.01). In patients who developed cognitive
impairment during study, CSF neurofilament light protein
levels prior to conversion to cognitive impairment were not
significantly different compared with CSF neurofilament
light protein levels of patients who remained cognitively
normal.ConclusionsIncreased CSF levels of neurofilament
light protein are associated with cognitive decline and
motor impairment in PD. However, this increase seems not a
very early event and does not mark the conversion to
cognitive impairment beforehand. Therefore, the predictive
value needs to be discussed critically. © 2020
International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.},
keywords = {Age Factors / Aged / Biomarkers / Cognition / Cognitive
Dysfunction: etiology / Disease Progression / Humans / Male
/ Neurofilament Proteins: cerebrospinal fluid / Parkinson
Disease: cerebrospinal fluid / Parkinson Disease:
complications},
cin = {Tübingen common / Biobanking Facility (Tübingen) / AG
Gasser},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-2719)6000018 / I:(DE-2719)1240004 /
I:(DE-2719)1210000},
pnm = {345 - Population Studies and Genetics (POF3-345)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-345},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:32445500},
doi = {10.1002/mds.28056},
url = {https://pub.dzne.de/record/151064},
}