31st August 2015 - New research
Reference : Allergy [2015] Aug 27 [Epub ahead of print] (C.M.Cheng, Y.H.Wu, S.J.Tsai,
Y.M.Bai, J.W.Hsu, K.L.Huang, T.P.Su, C.T.Li, C.F.Tsai, A.C.Yang, W.C.Lin, T.L.Pan,
W.H.Chang, T.J.Chen, M.H.Chen)
Complete abstract : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26310430
©2015 Viartis
http://www.viartis.net/parkinsons.disease/news/150831.pdf
Asthma has been found to treble the likelihood of developing Parkinson's Disease. This risk
is multiplied in more severe asthma. Asthma is a common long-term condition that can cause
coughing, wheezing, chest tightness and breathlessness. Occasionally, asthma symptoms can
get gradually or suddenly worse, causing an "asthma attack". For more information go to :
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/asthma/Pages/Introduction.aspx
From those people that were diagnosed with asthma, those who
subsequently developed Parkinson's Disease were identified.
Also examined were their asthma severity, as indicated by the
frequency of hospital admissions for asthma. People with asthma
were found to have an increased risk of developing Parkinson's
Disease that was three times normal. People with more severe
asthma who had frequent hospital admissions exhibited a far
greater risk of subsequent Parkinson's disease that was as much
as 16 times greater than would be expected. Fewer hospital
admissions made the likelihood less than this.
The link between asthma and Parkinson's Disease is the level of activity of the cholinergic
neurons. Cholinergic activity stimulates muscle contraction, which can provoke the muscular
symptoms of Parkinson's Disease. Cholinergic activity also affects the bronchial glands. That
is why anti-cholinergic drugs are used for both asthma and Parkinson's Disease.
Complete abstract : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26310430
©2015 Viartis
http://www.viartis.net/parkinsons.disease/news/150831.pdf
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