Studies on the respiratory function of platelet mitochondria in patients with Parkinson's disease / 临床神经病学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the respiratory function of platelet mitochondria in patients with Parkinson's disease(PD) and explore the assosiation with the pathogenesis of PD.Methods The platelet mitochondria of 35 patients with PD were extracted and the mitochondria respiratory rate and respiratory control rate were measured.Furthermore,the changes of activities of mitochondria complex Ⅰ,Ⅱ,Ⅲ and Ⅳ were observed.Results The platelet counts of patients with PD showed no changes, but the respiratory rates of respiratory state 3 were significantly decreased using the 5 mmol/L glutamate,2.5 mmol/L malate +5 mmol/L pyruvate and 5 mM succinate as substrates. Moreover, the activities of mitochondria complex Ⅰ were obviously reduced and the activites of other mitochondria complex were no changes.Conclusion Patients with PD show exactly abnormal mitochondria respiratory functions, and it might be an important mechanism in the pathogenesis of PD.