Translational methods to detect asymmetries in temporal and spatial walking metrics in parkinsonian mouse models and human subjects with Parkinson’s disease

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Abstract
Abstract Clinical signs in Parkinson’s disease (PD), including parkinsonian gait, are often asymmetric, but mechanisms underlying gait asymmetries in PD remain poorly understood. A translational toolkit, a set of standardized measures to capture gait asymmetries in relevant mouse models and patients, would greatly facilitate research efforts. We validated approaches to quantify asymmetries in placement and timing of limbs in mouse models of parkinsonism and human PD subjects at speeds that are relevant for human walking. In mice, we applied regression analysis to compare left and right gait metrics within a condition. To compare alternation ratios of left and right limbs before and after induction of parkinsonism, we used circular statistics. Both approaches revealed asymmetries in hind- and forelimb step length in a unilateral PD model, but not in bilateral or control models. In human subjects, a similar regression approach showed a step length asymmetry in the PD but not control group. Sub-analysis of cohorts with predominant postural instability-gait impairment and with predominant tremor revealed asymmetries for step length in both cohorts and for swing time only in the former cohort. This translational approach captures asymmetries of gait in mice and patients. Application revealed striking differences between models, and that spatial and temporal asymmetries may occur independently. This approach will be useful to investigate circuit mechanisms underlying the heterogeneity between models.
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Authors Broom, Lauren;Worley, Audrey;Gao, Fay;Hernandez, Laura D.;Ashton, Christine E.;Shih, Ludy C.;VanderHorst, Veronique G.;
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Year 2019
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