Parkinson’s Disease

Self-reported periodontitis and C-reactive protein in
Parkinson’s disease: a cross-sectional study of
two American cohorts

endondonics, Oral Microbiome, Parkinson's Disease, Periodontitis, Root Canal /

Periodontitis triggers systemic repercussions, such as elevated levels of high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP). This has neverbeen studied within Parkinson’s Disease (PD). The aim of this study is to compare hs-CRP levels of self-reported periodontitis casesversus cases without periodontitis in PD patients. Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2015–2016 and2017–2018 waves) were analyzed. […]

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Fermented brown rice beverage distinctively modulates the gut microbiota in Okinawans with Metabolic Syndrome: a randomized controlled trial

Butyrate, Diet and Exercise, Fermented Foods, Gut Dysbiosis, Gut Microbiota, Parkinson's Disease, Pre-PD, Probiotics, Prebiotics and Symbiotics, Short Chain Fatty Acids /

Accumulating evidence to date suggests that brown rice is superior to white rice in regards to its beneficial impact on a number of risk factors of the metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, little is known about the influence of fermented brown rice beverage on the gut microbiota in humans. We therefore hypothesized that its impact would

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Environmental factors shaping the gut microbiome in a Dutch population

Diet and Exercise, Enviromental, Gut Dysbiosis, Gut Microbiota, Metabolites, Parkinson's Disease /

The gut microbiome is associated with diverse diseases1,2,3, but a universal signature of a healthy or unhealthy microbiome has not been identified, and there is a need to understand how genetics, exposome, lifestyle and diet shape the microbiome in health and disease. Here we profiled bacterial composition, function, antibiotic resistance and virulence factors in the

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Probiotics in Health and Disease: A Review of Emerging
Evidence of Potential Benefits and Harm

Gut Dysbiosis, Gut Microbiota, Gut-Brain axis, Parkinson's Disease, Probiotics, Prebiotics and Symbiotics /

Emerging multi-drug resistant pathogens are the main driving force behind the efforts to find analternative treatment approach such as probiotics. Probiotics are considered living drugs that can reduce theconsumption of conventional antibiotics and improve human and animal health. Particularly, bacterial originprobiotics became increasingly popular during the last two decades as a result of the continuously

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Gut–Brain Cross Talk: Microbiome
and Micronutrients

Butyrate, Diet and Exercise, Gut Dysbiosis, Gut Microbiota, Gut-Brain axis, Metabolites, Parkinson's Disease, Probiotics, Prebiotics and Symbiotics, Short Chain Fatty Acids /

A good diet may deliver micronutrients such as vitamins A, B6, B12, C,and D and minerals such as iron, copper, zinc, and selenium that have beenimplicated to have key roles for supporting immunity with reducing host infections.Most studies have shown that once the subject was infected, the immune system willbe enhanced, which will require high

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Recent advances in understanding the roles of the enteric nervous system

ENS, Gut Microbiota, Gut-Brain axis, Parkinson's Disease /

The enteric nervous system (ENS), the intrinsic innervation of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, is a vast, mesh-like network of neurons and glia embedded within the bowel wall. Through its complex circuitry and neuronal diversity, the ENS is capable of functioning autonomously but is modulated by inputs from the central nervous system (CNS). The communication between

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Impact of environmental toxicants exposure on gut-brain axis in Parkinson disease

A-Synuclein, Enviromental, Gut Dysbiosis, Gut-Brain axis, Parkinson's Disease, Pre-PD /

Parkinson disease (PD) is a major public health challenge as many of the current drugs used in its management provide symptomatic relieve without preventing the underlying cause of the neurodegeneration. Similarly, the non-motor complications of PD, especially the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) disturbance increases the disease burden on both the PD patient and caregivers. Different theories

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Chaperone-Mediated Autophagy in Neurodegenerative
Diseases and Acute Neurological Insults in the Central
Nervous System

Autophagy, Parkinson's Disease, Pre-PD /

Autophagy is an important function that mediates the degradation of intracellular proteinsand organelles. Chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA) degrades selected proteins and has a crucialrole in cellular proteostasis under various physiological and pathological conditions. CMA dysfunction leads to the accumulation of toxic protein aggregates in the central nervous system (CNS) andis involved in the pathogenic process of

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Reducing neuroinflammation via therapeutic compounds and lifestyle to prevent or delay progression of Parkinson’s disease.Prevention of neuroinflammation in Parkinson’s disease

Diet and Exercise, Fasting, Parkinson's Disease, Therapies /

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common age-associated neurodegenerative disorder and is characterized by progressive loss of dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra. Peripheral immune cell infiltration and activation of microglia and astrocytes are observed in PD, a process called neuroinflammation. Neuroinflammation is a fundamental response to protect the brain but, when chronic, it

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Evolution patterns of probable REM sleep behavior disorder predicts Parkinson’s disease progression

iRBD, Parkinson's Disease, Pre-PD /

The course of REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) variates in the early stage of Parkinson’s disease. We aimed to delineate the association between the evolution pattern of probable RBD (pRBD) and the progression of Parkinson’s disease (PD). 281 de novo PD patients from the Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative database were included. Patients were followed up

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