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ID 111565
著者
Tamiya, Gen The University of Tokushima
Ando, Satoshi The University of Tokushima
Makino, Satoshi The University of Tokushima
Lee, LV Philippines National Children’s Medical Center
キーワード
dystonia
DYT3
striosome
dopamine
TAF1
資料タイプ
学術雑誌論文
抄録
Pathological findings in dystonia have been unclear. X-linked recessive dystonia-parkinsonism (XDP, DYT3), endemic in the Panay island, the Philippines, is characterized by the clinical onset with dystonia followed by parkinsonism. It provides a unique opportunity to explore the anatomical basis of dystonia, because it has discernible pathological changes even at its early phase of dystonia. After extensive searches for the anatomical basis in XDP, we found selective loss of striosomal neurons in the striatum in dystonic patients’ brain. Because striosomal neurons inhibit nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons via GABAergic innervation, the striosomal lesion could account for dopamine excess in the striatum, which in turn causes a hyperkinetic state or dystonia. We also identified the causative gene as one of the general transcription factor genes, TAF1. XDP has certain similarities to Huntington disease not only in pathological and clinical findings, but also the molecular mechanism, which disturbs expression of genes essential for striatal neurons, such as DRD2. Therapeutic intervention may become possible through pharmacological measures that affect gene expression.
掲載誌名
The Journal of Medical Investigation
ISSN
13496867
13431420
cat書誌ID
AA11166929
AA12022913
出版者
Faculty of Medicine Tokushima University
52
Supplement
開始ページ
280
終了ページ
283
並び順
280
発行日
2005-11
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フルテキストファイル
言語
eng
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出版社版
部局
医学系