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ReviewFrontiers in neuroscience2021

Role of the Peripheral Nervous System in PD Pathology, Diagnosis, and Treatment.

Chengxiao Ma, Wen Zhang, Maohong Cao

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Review in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Chengxiao MaDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Wen ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Maohong CaoDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Studies on Parkinson disease (PD) have mostly focused on the central nervous system-specifically, on the loss of mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons and associated motor dysfunction. However, the peripheral nervous system (PNS) is gaining prominence in PD research, with increasing clinical attention being paid to non-motor symptoms. Researchers found abnormal deposition of α-synuclein and neuroinflammation in the PNS. Attempts have been made to use these pathological changes during the clinical diagnosis of PD. Animal studies demonstrated that combined transplantation of autologous peripheral nerves and cells with tyrosine hydroxylase activity can reduce dopaminergic neuronal damage, and similar effects were observed in some clinical trials. In this review, we will systematically explain PNS performance in PD pathology and its clinical diagnostic research, describe PNS experimental results [especially Schwann cell (SC) transplantation in the treatment of PD animal models] and the results of clinical trials, and discuss future directions. The mechanism by which SCs produce such a therapeutic effect and the safety of transplantation therapy are briefly described.

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dopaminergic neurongraftParkinson’s diseaseperipheral nervousSchwann cell

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PMID33994915
PMCPMC8119739

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