Risa Isonaka, Patti Sullivan, Courtney Holmes, David S Goldstein
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Abstract
Purpose: Neurogenic orthostatic hypotension (nOH) results from deficient reflexive delivery of norepinephrine to cardiovascular receptors in response to decreased cardiac venous return. Lewy body (LB) forms of nOH are characterized by low 18F-dopamine-derived radioactivity (a measure of cardiac noradrenergic deficiency), olfactory dysfunction by the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT), and increased deposition of alpha-synuclein (α-syn) in dermal sympathetic noradrenergic nerves by the α-syn-tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) colocalization index. This observational, cross-sectional study explored whether combinations of these biomarkers specifically identify LB forms of nOH.
Methods: Clinical laboratory data were reviewed from patients referred for evaluation at the National Institutes of Health for chronic autonomic failure between 2011 and 2023. The cutoff value for low myocardial 18F-dopamine-derived radioactivity was 6000 nCi-kg/cc-mCi, for olfactory dysfunction an UPSIT score ≤ 28, and for an increased α-syn-TH colocalization index ≥ 1.57.
Results: A total of 44 patients (31 LB, 13 non-LB nOH) had data for all three biomarkers. Compared to the non-LB group, the LB nOH group had low myocardial 18F-dopamine-derived radioactivity, low UPSIT scores, and high α-syn-TH colocalization indexes (p < 0.0001 each). Combining the three biomarkers completely separated the groups. Cluster analysis identified two distinct groups (p < 0.0001) independently of the clinical diagnosis, with one cluster corresponding exactly to LB nOH.
Conclusion: LB forms of nOH feature cardiac noradrenergic deficiency, olfactory dysfunction, and increased α-syn-TH colocalization in skin biopsies. Combining the data for these variables efficiently separates LB from non-LB nOH. Independently of the clinical diagnosis, this biomarker triad identifies a pathophysiologically distinct cluster of nOH patients.
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Clinical Autonomic Research aims to draw together and disseminate research work from various disciplines and specialties dealing with clinical problems resulting from autonomic dysfunction. Areas to be covered include: cardiovascular system, neurology, diabetes, endocrinology, urology, pain disorders, ophthalmology, gastroenterology, toxicology and clinical pharmacology, skin infectious diseases, renal disease.
This journal is an essential source of new information for everyone working in areas involving the autonomic nervous system. A major feature of Clinical Autonomic Research is its speed of publication coupled with the highest refereeing standards.
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