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    Unveiling the mechanism of platelet dysfunction in Parkinson's disease: The effect of 6-hydroxydopamine on human blood platelets
    (Elsevier Ltd, 2023-05-22T00:00:00) Beura, Samir Kumar; Yadav, Pooja; Panigrahi, Abhishek Ramachandra; Singh, Sunil Kumar
    Introduction: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neuronal illness often linked to increased cardiovascular complications, such as myocardial infarction, cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure, and coronary heart disease. Platelets, which are the essential components of circulating blood, are considered potential players in regulating these complications, as platelet dysfunction is evident in PD. These tiny blood cell fragments are supposed to play a crucial role in these complications, but the underlying molecular processes are still obscure. Methods: To gain a better understanding of platelet dysfunction in PD, we investigated the impact of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA), an analog of dopamine that simulates PD by destroying dopaminergic neurons, on human blood platelets. The levels of intraplatelet reactive oxygen species (ROS) were assessed using H2DCF-DA (20 ?M), while mitochondrial ROS was evaluated using MitoSOX� Red (5 ?M), and intracellular Ca2+ was measured with Fluo-4-AM (5 ?M). The data were acquired through the use of both a multimode plate reader and a laser-scanning confocal microscope. Results: Our findings showed that 6-OHDA treatment increased the production of ROS in human blood platelets. The increase in ROS was confirmed by the ROS scavenger, NAC, and was also reduced by inhibiting the NOX enzyme with apocynin. Additionally, 6-OHDA potentiated mitochondrial ROS production in platelets. Furthermore, 6-OHDA triggered the intraplatelet Ca2+ elevation. This effect was mitigated by the Ca2+ chelator BAPTA, which decreased the ROS production triggered by 6-OHDA in human blood platelets, while the IP3 receptor blocker, 2-APB, reduced the formation of ROS induced by 6-OHDA. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that the 6-OHDA-induced ROS production is regulated by the IP3 receptor-Ca2+-NOX signaling axis in human blood platelets, where the platelet mitochondria also play a significant role. This observation provides a crucial mechanistic understanding of the altered platelet activities that are commonly observed in PD patients. � 2023 Elsevier Ltd
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    Role of platelet in Parkinson's disease: Insights into pathophysiology & theranostic solutions
    (Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2022-07-04T00:00:00) Beura, Samir Kumar; Panigrahi, Abhishek Ramachandra; Yadav, Pooja; Singh, Sunil Kumar
    Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second-most-common neurodegenerative disease characterized by motor and non-motor dysfunctions, which currently affects about 10 million people worldwide. Gradual death and progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the pars compacta region of substantia nigra result in striatal dopamine deficiency in PD. Specific mutation with further aggregation of ??synuclein in the intraneuronal inclusion bodies is considered the neuropathological hallmark of this disease. PD is often associated with various organelle dysfunctions inside a dopaminergic neuron, including mitochondrial damage, proteasomal impairment, and production of reactive oxygen species, thus causing subsequent neuronal death. Apart from several genetic and non-genetic risk factors, emerging research establishes an association between cardiovascular diseases, including coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, and ischemic stroke with PD. The majority of these cardiovascular diseases have an origin from atherosclerosis, where endothelial dysfunction following thrombus formation is significantly regulated by blood platelet. This non-nucleated cell fragment expresses not only neuron-specific molecules and receptors but also several PD-specific biomarkers such as ?-synuclein, parkin, PTEN-induced kinase-1, tyrosine hydroxylase, dopamine transporter, thus making platelet a suitable peripheral model for PD. Besides its similarity with a dopaminergic neuron, platelet structural alterations, as well as functional abnormalities, are also evident in PD. However, the molecular mechanism behind platelet dysfunction is still elusive and quite controversial. This state-of-the-art review describes the detailed mechanism of platelet impairment in PD, addressing the novel platelet-associated therapeutic drug candidates for plausible PD management. � 2022 Elsevier B.V.