TDP‐43 Proteinopathy Presenting with Typical Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease
TDP‐43 Proteinopathy Presenting with Typical Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease
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具有帕金森病典型症状的 TDP-43 蛋白病
DOI:
10.1002/mds.29048
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
8.6
通讯作者:
Mochizuki Hideki
中科院分区:
文献类型:
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作者:
Yamashita Rika;Beck Goichi;Yonenobu Yuki;Inoue Kimiko;Mitsutake Akihiko;Ishiura Hiroyuki;Hasegawa Masato;Murayama Shigeo;Mochizuki Hideki
In the present study, we report unique findings in a patient who was diagnosed as clinically established Parkinson’s disease (PD), 1 and the results of neuroradiological examination supported the clinical diagnosis; however, postmortem neuropathological examination led to a diagnosis of transactive response DNA-binding protein of 43 kDa (TDP-43) proteinopathy without Lewy and tau pathology. A 60-year-old Japanese man with no apparent family history began to show gait disturbances. He was diagnosed with PD because he presented with left-predominant rigidity, bradykinesia, and postural instability. Dopamine transporter single-photon emission computed tomography revealed reduced radioligand uptake, predominantly in the right striatum. Oral administration of levodopa/decarboxylase inhibitor (150 mg/day) was effective. Subsequently, he developed aspiration pneumonia and died of respiratory failure with a total clinical course of approximately 12 years (details of the clinical course are available in Appendix S1). At autopsy, the brain weighed 1076g before fixation. Depigmentation of the substantia nigra (SN) was observed (Fig. 1A). Hematoxylin and eosin staining revealed severe neuronal loss and gliosis in the SN (Fig. 1B), and no Lewy bodies were observed. No Bunina bodies were visible in the brainstem motor nuclei. Immunohistochemistry using a primary antibody against TDP-43 phosphorylated at serine 409/410 residues (p-TDP-43) revealed neuronal cytoplasmic inclusions (NCIs) and glial cytoplasmic inclusions (GCIs) with short dystrophic neurites (DNs) in various brain areas (Fig. 1F). In particular, abundant p-TDP-43–positive NCIs/GCIs/DNs were visible in the SN (Figs. 1C–E). Moderate amounts of p-TDP-43–positive NCIs/GCIs/DNs were visible in the red nucleus, inferior olivary nucleus, and anterior cingulate gyrus. However, only a few p-TDP-43–positive NCIs were observed in the globus pallidus, putamen, and subthalamic nucleus. Similarly, a few p-TDP-43–positive GCIs/DNs were found in the precentral gyrus. Immunostaining with antiphosphorylated α-synuclein (p-α-syn) and phosphorylated tau (p-tau) antibodies did not reveal p-α-syn and p-tau–positive NCIs/GCIs in any brain area, including the SN, locus coeruleus, amygdala, and olfactory bulb (details of the neuropathological findings are available in Appendix S1).No pathogenic rare variants were found in the Perry syndrome, PD, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)/frontotemporal lobar degeneration–related genes analyzed by whole-exome sequencing (Fig. 1G). Repeat-primed polymerase chain reaction showed no GGGCC repeat extension in chromosome 9 open reading frame 72 (C9orf72). For immunoblot analyses, frozen brain tissue was obtained from the patient’s SN and anterior cingulate gyrus. The results showed a band pattern corresponding to type A (Fig. 1H). The present case indicates that the accumulation of p-TDP-43 could independently cause neurodegeneration in the SN. TDP-43–related pathology in the SN without Lewy or tau pathology has been reported in some patients with Perry syndrome, 2-4 progressive supranuclear palsy-like syndrome, 5 and familial PD with leucine rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) mutation. 6 Our patient showed a typical clinical course of sporadic PD. Moreover, patterns of transactive response DNA-binding protein (TDP) pathology were clearly distinguishable from those of TDP proteinopathies, including Perry syndrome 1-4 and ALS with pallidonigroluysian degeneration. 7 Further genetic analyses revealed no mutations or pathogenic rare variants in dynactin subunit 1 (DCTN1) and other genes associated with familial …
影响因子:
29
作者:
Foo, Jia Nee;Chew, Elaine Guo Yan;Tan, Eng-King
通讯作者:
Tan, Eng-King