Plasma fibronectin is a prognostic biomarker of disability in Parkinson's disease: a prospective, multicenter cohort study
Zhu, Shuzhen ; Li, Hualin ; Huang, Zifeng ; Zeng, Yiheng ; Huang, Jianmin ; Li, Guixia ; Yang, Shujuan ; Zhou, Hang ; Chang, Zihan ; Xie, Zhenchao ... show 10 more
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Li, Hualin
Huang, Zifeng
Zeng, Yiheng
Huang, Jianmin
Li, Guixia
Yang, Shujuan
Zhou, Hang
Chang, Zihan
Xie, Zhenchao
Que, Rongfang
Wei, Xiaobo
Li, Minzi
Liang, Yanran
Xian, Wenbiao
Li, Mengyan
Pan, Ying
Huang, Fanheng
Shi, Lin
Yang, Chengwu
Deng, Chao
Batzu, Lucia
Poplawska-Domaszewicz, Karolina
Chen, Shuhan
Chan, Ling-Ling
Ray Chaudhuri, K
Tan, Eng-King
Wang, Qing
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In a prospective longitudinal study with 218 Parkinson's disease (PD) patients in the discovery cohort and 84 in the validation cohort, we aimed to identify novel blood biomarkers predicting disability milestones in PD. Through Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator-Cox (Lasso-Cox) regression, developed nomogram predictive model and Linear mixed-effects models, we identified low level of plasma fibronectin (pFN) as one of the best-performing risk markers in predicting disability milestones. A low level of pFN was associated with a short milestone-free survival period in PD. Longitudinal analysis showed an annual decline in the rate of pFN was significantly associated with the annual elevation rate in the Hoehn-Yahr stage. Moreover, pFN level was negatively correlated with phosphorylated α-synuclein, and a low level of pFN was associated with BBB disruption in the striatum on neuroimaging, providing evidence for pFN's role in PD progression. We finally identified pFN as a novel blood biomarker that predicted first-milestone disability in PD.
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Zhu S, Li H, Huang Z, Zeng Y, Huang J, Li G, Yang S, Zhou H, Chang Z, Xie Z, Que R, Wei X, Li M, Liang Y, Xian W, Li M, Pan Y, Huang F, Shi L, Yang C, Deng C, Batzu L, Poplawska-Domaszewicz K, Chen S, Chan LL, Ray Chaudhuri K, Tan EK, Wang Q. Plasma fibronectin is a prognostic biomarker of disability in Parkinson's disease: a prospective, multicenter cohort study. NPJ Parkinsons Dis. 2025 Jan 2;11(1):1. doi: 10.1038/s41531-024-00865-1. PMID: 39747089; PMCID: PMC11697031.