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Gastrointestinal symptoms of Parkinson’s
disease: A systematic review from pathogenesis
to management

A-Synuclein, Gut Dysbiosis, Gut Permeability / Leaky Gut, Gut-Brain axis, Parkinson's Disease /

The identification of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is mainly dependent on motorsymptoms, while the non-motor symptoms exist even decades ahead of the PDdiagnosis. According to Braak’s hypothesis, the enteric plexus is the first affectedsite during the pathological development of PD, and gastrointestinal (GI) symptomsappear during the onset of the disease. Although GI symptoms decrease the lifequality […]

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THE MICROBIOTA-GUT-BRAIN AXIS

A-Synuclein, Butyrate, Gut Permeability / Leaky Gut, Gut-Brain axis, Parkinson's Disease, Pre-PD, Short Chain Fatty Acids /

The importance of the gut-brain axis in maintaining homeostasis has long been appreciated. However,the past 15 yr have seen the emergence of the microbiota (the trillions of microorganisms withinand on our bodies) as one of the key regulators of gut-brain function and has led to the appreciationof the importance of a distinct microbiota-gut-brain axis.This axis

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Gastrointestinal involvement in Parkinson’s disease: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management

Biomarkers, Constipation, Gut Dysbiosis, Gut Microbiota, Parkinson's Disease /

Growing evidence suggests an increasing significance for the extent of gastrointestinal tract (GIT) dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Most patients suffer from GIT symptoms, including dysphagia, sialorrhea, bloating, nausea, vomiting, gastroparesis, and constipation during the disease course. The underlying pathomechanisms of this α-synucleinopathy play an important role in disease development and progression, i.e., early accumulation

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Food as Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Butyrate, Diet and Exercise, Gut Dysbiosis, Gut Microbiota /

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), namely, Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), are lifelong and incurable chronic inflammatory diseases affecting6.8 million people worldwide. By 2030, the prevalence of IBD is estimated to reach 1%of the population in Western countries, and thus there is an urgent need to developeffective therapies to reduce the burden of this

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Dual role of the nasal microbiota in neurological diseases—An unignorable risk factor or a potential therapy carrier

Gut Dysbiosis, Mitochondria, Olfactory, Parkinson's Disease /

Recently, comparative studies have rapidly increased with the closer correlation between microbiota and neurological diseases. However, most insights about the association between microbiota and neurological diseases still focus on the gut-brain axis and ignore that nasal microbiota could form a complex and essential link with the nervous system via the nose-to-brain pathway, suggesting the role

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Effect of fermented foods on some neurological diseases, microbiota, behaviors: mini review

Diet and Exercise, Gut Dysbiosis, Gut Microbiota, Probiotics, Prebiotics and Symbiotics /

Fermented foods are among the traditional foods consumed for centuries. In recent years, awareness of fermented foods has been increasing due to their positive health benefits. Fermented foods contain beneficial microorganisms. Fermented foods, such as kefir, kimchi, sauerkraut, and yoghurt, contain Lactic acid bacteria (LAB), such as Lactobacilli, Bifidobacteria, and their primary metabolites (lactic acid). Although studies on

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Psychobiotics in Health, Longevity, and Neurological Disorders

Gut Microbiota, Probiotics, Prebiotics and Symbiotics /

Psychobiotics are an emerging class of probiotics that, when ingested in ample amounts, confer mental health benefits through interacting with gastrointestinal (GI) microbiota in patients with psychiatric problems. These mind-altering groups of probiotics modulate the functions and behavior of the central nervous system via the gut–brain axis to improve GI health and exert anxiolytic and

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Hydrogen Sulfide Produced by Gut Bacteria May Induce Parkinson’s Disease

A-Synuclein, Gut Microbiota, Probiotics, Prebiotics and Symbiotics /

Several bacterial species can generate hydrogen sulfide (H2S). Study evidence favors the view that the microbiome of the colon harbors increased amounts of H2S producing bacteria in Parkinson’s disease. Additionally, H2S can easily penetrate cell membranes and enter the cell interior. In the cells, excessive amounts of H2S can potentially release cytochrome c protein from

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Fermented foods: an update on evidence-based health benefits and future perspectives

Probiotics, Prebiotics and Symbiotics /

In recent years, an unstoppable trend toward minimally processed foods has increased the popularity of fermented foods as a beneficial nutritional and functional strategy. Within food fermentations, complex microbial communities trigger different biochemical reactions that result in the release of multiple bioactive compounds with beneficial effect on human health. In the present review the latest

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Mycotherapy: Potential of Fungal Bioactives for the Treatment
of Mental Health Disorders and Morbidities of Chronic Pain

Diet and Exercise /

Mushrooms have been used as traditional medicine for millennia, fungi are the main natural source of psychedelic compounds. There is now increasing interest in using fungal active compounds such as psychedelics for alleviating symptoms of mental health disorders including majordepressive disorder, anxiety, and addiction. The anxiolytic, antidepressant and anti-addictive effectof these compounds has raised awareness

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