The microbiome–gut–brain axis in Parkinson disease—from basic research to the clinic

AH Tan, SY Lim, AE Lang - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2022 - nature.com
Evidence for a close bidirectional link between the brain and the gut has led to a paradigm
shift in neurology, especially in the case of Parkinson disease (PD), in which gastrointestinal …

A comprehensive review on the role of the gut microbiome in human neurological disorders

SG Sorboni, HS Moghaddam… - Clinical microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
The human body is full of an extensive number of commensal microbes, consisting of
bacteria, viruses, and fungi, collectively termed the human microbiome. The initial …

Discovery and inhibition of an interspecies gut bacterial pathway for Levodopa metabolism

V Maini Rekdal, EN Bess, JE Bisanz, PJ Turnbaugh… - Science, 2019 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Parkinson's disease is a debilitating neurological condition affecting more
than 1% of the global population aged 60 and above. The primary medication used to treat …

[HTML][HTML] Brain-gut-microbiota axis in Alzheimer's disease

K Kowalski, A Mulak - Journal of neurogastroenterology and …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Disturbances along the brain-gut-microbiota axis may significantly contribute to the
pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most frequent …

The role of gut dysbiosis in Parkinson's disease: mechanistic insights and therapeutic options

Q Wang, Y Luo, K Ray Chaudhuri, R Reynolds, EK Tan… - Brain, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Parkinson's disease is a common neurodegenerative disorder in which gastrointestinal
symptoms may appear prior to motor symptoms. The gut microbiota of patients with …

Fecal microbiota transplantation in neurological disorders

KEW Vendrik, RE Ooijevaar, PRC De Jong… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: Several studies suggested an important role of the gut microbiota in the
pathophysiology of neurological disorders, implying that alteration of the gut microbiota …

Microbiota-brain-gut axis and neurodegenerative diseases

EMM Quigley - Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The purposes of this review were as follows: first, to provide an
overview of the gut microbiota and its interactions with the gut and the central nervous …

Microbiome–microglia connections via the gut–brain axis

R Abdel-Haq, JCM Schlachetzki, CK Glass… - Journal of Experimental …, 2019 - rupress.org
Microglia, the resident immune cells in the brain, are essential for modulating neurogenesis,
influencing synaptic remodeling, and regulating neuroinflammation by surveying the brain …

Gut bacterial tyrosine decarboxylases restrict levels of levodopa in the treatment of Parkinson's disease

SP van Kessel, AK Frye, AO El-Gendy… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Human gut microbiota senses its environment and responds by releasing metabolites, some
of which are key regulators of human health and disease. In this study, we characterize gut …

Colonic bacterial composition in Parkinson's disease

A Keshavarzian, SJ Green, PA Engen… - Movement …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction We showed that Parkinson's disease (PD) patients have alpha‐
synuclein (α‐Syn) aggregation in their colon with evidence of colonic inflammation. If PD …