Both fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) and dietary fiber intervention were verified as effective ways to manipulate the gut microbiota, whereas little is known about the influence of the combined methods on gut microbiota. Here, we constructed “non-industrialized” and “industrialized” gut microbiota models to investigate the donor effect of FMT and diet effect in shaping the […]
: Within the last two decades tremendous efforts in biomedicine have been undertaken tounderstand the interplay of commensal bacteria living in and on our human body with our ownhuman physiology. It became clear that (1) a high diversity especially of the microbial communitiesin the gut are important to preserve health and that (2) certain bacteria
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Alpha-synuclein(α-Syn) is an intracellular protein which is constantly synthesized and degraded underphysiological conditions. Abnormal aggregation of this protein within neuron is associated with severalneurodegenerative disorders, including Parkinson’s disease. Although the exact mechanism of initiation ofaggregation and misfolding pathway of a-Syn is yet to be discovered; it’s mechanism of spreading throughinterconnected neuronal networks has taken acompelling
Gastrointestinal dysfunction is a prominent nonmotor feature of Parkinson’s disease and dysfunction can be found along the entire length of the gastrointestinal tract. The enteric nervous system is clearly involved in Parkinson’s disease. Whether it is the initial source of pathology is still a source of controversy. There also is growing recognition of the role
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Our understanding of dysfunction of the gastrointestinal system in patients with Parkinson’s disease has increased substantially in the past decade. The entire gastrointestinal tract is affected in these patients, causing complications that range from oral issues, including drooling and swallowing problems, to delays in gastric emptying and constipation. Additionally, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and Helicobacter
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The human digestive tract is the cottage to trillions of live microorganisms, which regulate health and illness. A healthy GM is necessary for preventing microbial growth, body growth, obesity, cancer, diabetes, and enhancing immunity. The equilibrium in GM’s composition and the presence/absence of critical species enable specific responses to be essential for the host’s better
Chronic diseases encompass a wide range of illnesses, ranging from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, metabolic syndromes to degenerative neurological disorders. Chronic diseases are responsible for most observed morbidity and mortality in the developed countries as well as in some developing countries. The gut microbiota and its metabolites have been associated with the onset and development
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Berberine (BBR), an isoquinoline alkaloid, has been found in many plants, such as Coptis chinensis Franch. and Phellodendron chinense Schneid. Although BBR has a wide spectrum of pharmacological effects, its oral bioavailability is extremely low. In recent years, gut microbiota has emerged as a cynosure to understand the mechanisms of action of herbal compounds. Numerous studies have demonstrated that,
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most frequently diagnosed neurodegenerative disease. The purpose of this study was to investigate the link between microbiota composition in important mucosal interfaces (oral, nasal, and intestinal) and PD. Sequencing was undertaken of the V4–V5 region of the 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene of the microbiome from the oral cavity,
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The lack of an effective treatment for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) stems primarily from incomplete understanding of AD’s causes. A rapidly growing number of scientific reports highlight important roles played by peripheral infections and intestinal bacterial flora in pathological and physiological functions involving the microbiome-intestine-brain axis. The microbiome controls basic aspects of the central nervous system
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