Imarisio, Alberto;
Pilotto, Andrea;
Garrafa, Emirena;
Conforti, Francesca;
Masciocchi, Stefano;
Turrone, Rosanna;
Gipponi, Stefano;
... Padovani, Alessandro; + view all
(2022)
Plasma Cystatin C correlates with plasma NfL levels and predicts disease progression in Parkinson's disease.
Neurodegenerative Diseases
10.1159/000523982.
(In press).
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Previous studies reported increased plasma levels of Cystatin C (Cys-C) in Parkinson's disease (PD) and claimed for a possible association with disease severity and progression. The aim of this study was to evaluate plasma Cys-C in PD and healthy controls (HC) and test its association with markers of peripheral inflammation, neurodegeneration and clinical progression in a longitudinal study. METHODS: Plasma Cys-C, high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP), interleukin 6 (IL-6) and Neurofilament Light Chain (NfL) were assessed at the baseline in 71 consecutive non-demented PD and 69 HC. PD patients underwent an extensive motor and cognitive assessment at baseline and after 2 years of follow-up. The association of Cys-C with disease severity was evaluated in a multilinear model adjusted for the effect of age, sex, disease duration and peripheral inflammation. RESULTS: Cys-C levels appeared to be higher in PD compared to controls and correlated with the plasma neuronal marker NfL (r = 0.204, p = 0.046). In longitudinal analyses, PD patients with higher Cys-C levels exhibited faster motor progression at two years of follow-up independently from the peripheral inflammatory profile. CONCLUSIONS: Cys-C was associated with higher NfL levels and a remarkably faster motor progression in PD independently from peripheral inflammation. Further studies are needed in order to understand the mechanisms underpinning the association of Cys-C with higher neuronal damage markers in neurodegenerative diseases.
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