Microbiome changes: an indicator of Parkinson’s disease?

• Published in: Translational neurodegeneration Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 38 - 9
• Main Authors: Haikal, Caroline, Chen, Qian-Qian, Li, Jia-Yi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 24.12.2019; BMC
• Subjects: Antibiotics; Biopsy; Cesarean section; Clinical Medicine; Disease; Feces; Gut; Inflammation; Inflammatory bowel disease; Intestinal microbiota; Klinisk medicin; Medical and Health Sciences; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Microbiota; Neurologi; Neurology; Parkinson's disease; Pathology; Protein aggregation; Review; Studies; Protein aggregation; Inflammation; Intestinal microbiota; Parkinson’s disease; Gut

Parkinson’s disease is characterized by dopaminergic neuron loss and intracellular inclusions composed mainly of alpha synuclein (α-syn), but the mechanism of pathogenesis is still obscure. In recent years, more attention has been given to the gut as a key player in the initiation and progression of...