Distinct serum GDNF coupling with brain structural and functional changes underlies cognitive status in Parkinson's disease.
Chuanxi TangRuiao SunKe XueMengying WangSijie LiangPiniel Alphayo KambeyMingyu ShiChangyu WuGang ChenDian-Shuai GaoPublished in: CNS neuroscience & therapeutics (2023)
Our findings reveal that the topological features of brain networks and cortical thickness are altered in PD patients with cognitive deficits. The above change, accompanied by the serum GDNF, may have merit as a diagnosis marker for PD and, arguably, cognition status.