Characterization of Brain Lysosomal Activities in GBA-Related and Sporadic Parkinson’s Disease and Dementia with Lewy Bodies

Tim E. Moors, Silvia Paciotti, Angela Ingrassia, Marialuisa Quadri, Guido Breedveld, Anna Tasegian, Davide Chiasserini, Paolo Eusebi, Gonzalo Duran-Pacheco, Thomas Kremer, Paolo Calabresi, Vincenzo Bonifati, Lucilla Parnetti, Tommaso Beccari, Wilma D. J. Van De Berg

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Abstract

Mutations in the GBA gene, encoding the lysosomal hydrolase glucocerebrosidase (GCase), are the most common known genetic risk factor for Parkinson’s disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). The present study aims to gain more insight into changes in lysosomal activity in different brain regions of sporadic PD and DLB patients, screened for GBA variants. Enzymatic activities of GCase, β-hexosaminidase, and cathepsin D were measured in the frontal cortex, putamen, and substantia nigra (SN) of a cohort of patients with advanced PD and DLB as well as age-matched non-demented controls (n = 15/group) using fluorometric assays. Decreased activity of GCase (− 21%) and of cathepsin D (− 15%) was found in the SN and frontal cortex of patients with PD and DLB compared to controls, respectively. Population stratification was applied based on GBA genotype, showing substantially lower GCase activity (~ − 40%) in GBA variant carriers in all regions. GCase activity was further significantly decreased in the SN of PD and DLB patients without GBA variants in comparison to controls without GBA variants. Our results show decreased GCase activity in brains of PD and DLB patients with and without GBA variants, most pronounced in the SN. The results of our study confirm findings from previous studies, suggesting a role for GCase in GBA-associated as well as sporadic PD and DLB.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)1344-1355
Numero di pagine12
RivistaMolecular Neurobiology
Volume56
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2019

Keywords

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Autophagy-lysosomal pathway
  • Cathepsin D
  • Dementia
  • Female
  • GBA variants
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Lewy Bodies
  • Lewy Body Disease
  • Lysosomes
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Parkinson Disease
  • Substantia Nigra
  • β-hexosaminidase

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