Quantitative study of salivary secretion in Parkinson's disease

Autor: Omar R. Tumilasci, Federico Micheli, Eduardo E. Benarroch, Juan E. Belforte, Maria Graciela Cersosimo, Jorge H. Pazo
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Movement Disorders. 21:660-667
ISSN: 1531-8257
0885-3185
Popis: We examined basal and reflex salivary flow rate and composition in 46 patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), both in off and on conditions, compared to 13 age- matched controls without underlying disease or treatment affecting autonomic function. Whole saliva was collected 12 hours after withdrawal of dopaminergic drugs and at the peak of levodopa-induced motor improvement. Twenty- three of the 46 PD patients had received domperidone a week before the study. Basal salivary flow rate was signif- icantly lower in PD patients in the off state compared to controls (P 0.005). Levodopa increased salivary flow rate (P 0.05) both in the domperidone-pretreated and untreated groups. Citric acid stimulated salivary flow rate in both the off and on states in PD patients. This effect was higher in the domperidone-pretreated patients. Salivary concentration of sodium, chloride, and amylase was higher in PD patients than in controls and was not affected by levodopa or dom- peridone treatment. Levodopa stimulates both basal and reflex salivary flow rate in PD. The mechanism appears to be central, as the effect is not blocked by domperidone. Dom- peridone may have a peripheral effect that potentiates reflex salivary secretion. Salivary composition is abnormal in PD and is not affected by levodopa treatment. © 2006 Move- ment Disorder Society
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