TLR2 and TLR4 in Parkinson's disease pathogenesis: The environment takes a toll on the gut

AM Gorecki, CC Anyaegbu, RS Anderton - Translational …, 2021 - Springer
Parkinson's disease (PD) is an incurable, devastating disorder that is characterized by
pathological protein aggregation and neurodegeneration in the substantia nigra. In recent …

Gut inflammation in association with pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease

QQ Chen, C Haikal, W Li, JY Li - Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease that is generally thought to be
caused by multiple factors, including environmental and genetic factors. Emerging evidence …

Bidirectional neural interaction between central dopaminergic and gut lesions in Parkinson's disease models

P Garrido-Gil, AI Rodriguez-Perez… - Molecular …, 2018 - Springer
The exact mechanism of gut dysfunction in Parkinson's disease and, conversely, the role of
gut pathology in brain dopaminergic degeneration are controversial. We investigated the …

New understanding on the pathophysiology and treatment of constipation in Parkinson's disease

J Xu, L Wang, X Chen, W Le - Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Constipation, one of the most common prodromal non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's
disease (PD), usually occurs several years earlier than the onset of motor symptoms …

Enteric glia and brain astroglia: complex communication in health and disease along the gut-brain axis

V D'Antongiovanni, C Pellegrini, L Antonioli… - The …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Several studies have provided interesting evidence about the role of the bidirectional
communication between the gut and brain in the onset and development of several …

Alteration of colonic excitatory tachykininergic motility and enteric inflammation following dopaminergic nigrostriatal neurodegeneration

C Pellegrini, M Fornai, R Colucci, E Tirotta… - Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Background Parkinson's disease (PD) is frequently associated with gastrointestinal (GI)
symptoms, including constipation and defecatory dysfunctions. The mechanisms underlying …

Velusetrag rescues GI dysfunction, gut inflammation and dysbiosis in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease

J Grigoletto, F Miraglia, L Benvenuti… - npj Parkinson's …, 2023 - nature.com
In patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), constipation is common, and it appears in a
prodromal stage before the hallmark motor symptoms. The present study aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] Nigrostriatal 6-hydroxydopamine lesions increase alpha-synuclein levels and permeability in rat colon

H Cui, JD Elford, O Alitalo, P Perez-Pardo, J Tampio… - Neurobiology of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Increasing evidence suggests that the gut–brain axis plays a crucial role in Parkinson's
disease (PD). The abnormal accumulation of aggregated alpha-synuclein (aSyn) in the …

The baseline structure of the enteric nervous system and its role in Parkinson's disease

G Natale, L Ryskalin, G Morucci, G Lazzeri, A Frati… - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is provided with a peculiar nervous network, known as the
enteric nervous system (ENS), which is dedicated to the fine control of digestive functions …

Autonomic dysfunction in Parkinson disease and animal models

JM Metzger, ME Emborg - Clinical Autonomic Research, 2019 - Springer
Parkinson disease has traditionally been classified as a movement disorder, despite
patients' accounts of diverse symptoms stemming from impairments in numerous body …