Bacterial Metabolites Mirror Altered Gut Microbiota Composition in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease

Increasing evidence is supporting the hypothesis of -synuclein pathology spreading from the gut to the brain
although the exact etiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is unknown. Furthermore, it has been proposed that inflammation,
via the gastrointestinal tract, potentially through infections, may contribute to -synuclein pathogenesis, and thus to the risk
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