Substance P Saliva Reduction Predicts Pharyngeal Dysphagia in Parkinson's Disease

Substance P Saliva Reduction Predicts Pharyngeal Dysphagia in Parkinson's Disease

Introduction: Although patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) often suffer from oropharyngeal dysphagia, knowledge about the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms is limited. Substance P (SP) is a localization-independent neurotransmitter of the entire nervous system. Reduced levels of SP we...

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Main Authors: Jens Burchard Schröder, Thomas Marian, Inga Claus, Paul Muhle, Matthias Pawlowski, Heinz Wiendl, Sonja Suntrup-Krueger, Sven G. Meuth, Rainer Dziewas, Tobias Ruck, Tobias Warnecke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
Parkinson's disease
substance P
dysphagia
biomarker
neurodegeneration
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.00386/full

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