A Comparative Study on Neurochemistry of Cerebrospinal Fluid in Advanced Parkinson's Disease

Author: Liu H.   Iacono R.P.   Schoonenberg T.   Kuniyoshi S.   Buchholz J.  

Publisher: Academic Press

ISSN: 0969-9961

Source: Neurobiology of Disease, Vol.6, Iss.1, 1999-02, pp. : 35-42

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Abstract

This study addresses two issues: (1) the comparative neurochemistry of classic tremor type of Parkinson's disease or PD-A and akinetic type of Parkinson's disease or PD-B; and (2) the neurochemistry of levodopa failure syndrome (LDFS). Cerebrospinal fluid from the lateral ventricle was collected from 50 patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease of PD-A and PD-B. Levels of monoamine neurotransmitters and metabolites were determined using high performance liquid chromatography. We have found that (1) 5-hydroxylindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) level is significantly lower in PD-B than in PD-A; (2) 5-HIAA level is inversely associated with score of part one of United Parkinson's Disease Rating Score (UPDRS); (3) 5-HIAA level is inversely associated with score of part four of UPDRS; (4) 3-O-methyldopa (3-OMD) level is positively associated with levodopa failure syndrome (LDFS) assessed by part four of UPDRS and inversely associates with 5-HIAA. From these data, it can be inferred that serotonergic activity is decreased in PD-B to a greater extent than in PD-A and that decreased serotonergic activity plays a role in LDFS.

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