<p>The pathogenesis of Lewy body diseases (LBDs), including Parkinson’s disease (PD), involves α-synuclein (α-Syn) aggregation that originates in peripheral organs and spreads to the brain. PD incidence is increased in individuals with chronic renal failure, but the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. Here we observed α-Syn deposits in the kidneys of patients with LBDs and in the kidney and central nervous system of individuals with end-stage renal disease without documented LBDs. In male mice, we found that the kidney removes α-Syn from the blood, which is reduced in renal failure, causing α-Syn deposition in the kidney and subsequent spread into the brain. Intrarenal injection of α-Syn fibrils induces the propagation of α-Syn pathology from the kidney to the brain, which is blocked by renal denervation. Deletion of α-Syn in blood cells alleviates pathology in α-Syn A53T transgenic mice. Thus, the kidney may act as an initiation site for pathogenic α-Syn spread, and compromised renal function may contribute to the onset of LBDs.</p>

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Propagation of pathologic α-synuclein from kidney to brain may contribute to Parkinson’s disease

  • Xin Yuan,
  • Shuke Nie,
  • Yingxu Yang,
  • Congcong Liu,
  • Danhao Xia,
  • Lanxia Meng,
  • Yue Xia,
  • Hua Su,
  • Chun Zhang,
  • Lihong Bu,
  • Min Deng,
  • Keqiang Ye,
  • Jing Xiong,
  • Liam Chen,
  • Zhentao Zhang

摘要

The pathogenesis of Lewy body diseases (LBDs), including Parkinson’s disease (PD), involves α-synuclein (α-Syn) aggregation that originates in peripheral organs and spreads to the brain. PD incidence is increased in individuals with chronic renal failure, but the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. Here we observed α-Syn deposits in the kidneys of patients with LBDs and in the kidney and central nervous system of individuals with end-stage renal disease without documented LBDs. In male mice, we found that the kidney removes α-Syn from the blood, which is reduced in renal failure, causing α-Syn deposition in the kidney and subsequent spread into the brain. Intrarenal injection of α-Syn fibrils induces the propagation of α-Syn pathology from the kidney to the brain, which is blocked by renal denervation. Deletion of α-Syn in blood cells alleviates pathology in α-Syn A53T transgenic mice. Thus, the kidney may act as an initiation site for pathogenic α-Syn spread, and compromised renal function may contribute to the onset of LBDs.