パーキンソン病にマジックマッシュルーム成分が効果(How ‘Magic Mushrooms’ Could Help Parkinson’s Disease Patients)

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2025-04-29 カリフォルニア大学サンフランシスコ校(UCSF)

カリフォルニア大学サンフランシスコ校(UCSF)の研究チームは、パーキンソン病患者に対するサイロシビン(マジックマッシュルームに含まれる幻覚成分)の効果を検証する初の臨床試験を実施しました。軽度から中等度のパーキンソン病患者12名に対し、10mgと25mgのサイロシビンを2週間間隔で投与し、投与前後に計8回の心理療法セッションを行いました。その結果、気分、認知機能、運動能力において臨床的に有意な改善が見られ、効果は数週間持続しました。副作用として一時的な吐き気や不安、血圧上昇が報告されましたが、深刻なものはありませんでした。研究者は、サイロシビンが脳の炎症を抑え、神経可塑性を促進することで、症状改善に寄与している可能性があると述べています。この成果を受け、UCSFでは100名規模の大規模な追試験を進行中であり、パーキンソン病治療の新たな選択肢として期待されています 。

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パーキンソン病の気分機能障害に対するサイロシビン療法:非盲検パイロット試験 Psilocybin therapy for mood dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease: an open-label pilot trial

Ellen R. Bradley,Kimberly Sakai,Gisele Fernandes-Osterhold,Balázs Szigeti,Connie Ludwig,Jill L. Ostrem,Caroline M. Tanner,Meredith A. Bock,Katiah Llerena,Patrick R. Finley,Aoife O’Donovan,Jose Rafael P. Zuzuarregui,Zachary Busby,Amber McKernan,Andrew D. Penn,Aliss C. C. Wang,Raymond C. Rosen & Joshua D. Woolley
Neuropsychopharmacology  Published:09 April 2025
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41386-025-02097-0

パーキンソン病にマジックマッシュルーム成分が効果(How ‘Magic Mushrooms’ Could Help Parkinson’s Disease Patients)

Abstract

Mood dysfunction is highly prevalent in Parkinson’s disease (PD), a main predictor of functional decline, and difficult to treat—novel interventions are critically needed. Psilocybin shows early promise for treating depression and anxiety, but its potential in PD is unknown, as safety concerns have excluded people with neurodegenerative disease from previous trials. In this open-label pilot (NCT04932434), we examined the feasibility of psilocybin therapy among people with mild to moderate stage PD plus depression and/or anxiety. 12 participants (mean age 63.2 ± 8.2 years, 5 women) received psilocybin (one 10 mg followed by one 25 mg dose) with psychotherapy. There were no serious adverse events, no medical interventions required to manage effects of psilocybin, and no exacerbation of psychosis. Ten participants experienced treatment-emergent adverse events; the most frequent were anxiety, nausea, and increased blood pressure. We observed no worsening of PD symptomology measured by the Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS). On the contrary, non-motor (MDS-UPDRS Part I: –13.8 ± 1.3, p < 0.001, Hedges’ g = 3.0) and motor symptoms (Part II: –7.5 ± 0.9, p < 0.001, g = 1.2; Part III: –4.6 ± 1.3, p = 0.001; g = 0.3) as well as performance in select cognitive domains (Paired Associates Learning [-0.44 ± 0.14, p = .003, g = 0.4], Spatial Working Memory [–0.52 ± 0.17, p = 0.003, g = 0.7], and Probabilistic Reversal Learning [2.9 ± 0.9, p = 0.003, g = 1.3]) improved post-treatment, and improvements were sustained until the final safety assessment one month following drug exposure. Baseline Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) and Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) scores were 21.0 ± 8.7 and 17.0 ± 3.7, respectively. Both improved to a clinically meaningful degree post-treatment; these improvements persisted to the final assessment three months following drug exposure (MADRS: -9.3 ± 2.7, p = .001, g = 1.0; HAM-A: –3.8 ± 1.7; p = 0.031, g = 0.7). This study provides the first data on psilocybin’s effects in any neurodegenerative disease. Results suggest that psilocybin therapy in PD warrants further investigation.

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