Cited by 178Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsGut microbiota and healthGastrointestinal motility and disorders

Gut Microbiota: A Novel Therapeutic Target for Parkinson’s Disease

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Zhu, Manlian, Liu, Xia, Ye, Yiru, Yan, Xiumei, Cheng, Yiwen, Zhao, Longyou, Chen, Feng, Ling, Zongxin·2022·Frontiers in Immunology

Abstract

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease characterized by motor dysfunction. Growing evidence has demonstrated that gut dysbiosis is involved in the occurrence, development and progression of PD. Numerous clinical trials have identified the characteristics of the changed gut microbiota profiles, and preclinical studies in PD animal models have indicated that gut dysbiosis can influence the progression and onset of PD via increasing intestinal permeability, aggravating neuroinflammation, aggregating abnormal levels of α-synuclein fibrils, increasing oxidative stress, and decreasing neurotransmitter production. The gut microbiota can be considered promising diagnostic and therapeutic targets for PD, which can be regulated by probiotics, psychobiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, postbiotics, fecal microbiota transplantation, diet modifications, and Chinese medicine. This review summarizes the recent studies in PD-associated gut microbiota profiles and functions, the potential roles, and mechanisms of gut microbiota in PD, and gut microbiota-targeted interventions for PD. Deciphering the underlying roles and mechanisms of the PD-associated gut microbiota will help interpret the pathogenesis of PD from new perspectives and elucidate novel therapeutic strategies for PD.

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Authors
Zhu, M., Liu, X., Ye, Y., Yan, X., Cheng, Y., Zhao, L., Chen, F., & Ling, Z.
Affiliations
  • First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University (CN)
  • Lishui Central Hospital (CN)
Corresponding author
  • Chen, Feng
  • Ling, Zongxin
Venue
Frontiers in Immunology
Published
2022-06-24
Volume
13
Pages
937555-937555
ISSN
1664-3224 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4283465314
Cited by
177
References
218
Citations by year
2026: 27 · 2025: 62 · 2024: 61 · 2023: 22 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 1
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5.38
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journal article
Language
en
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  • Frontiers in Immunology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (2019BINCMCF045, tsqn202103119, 31700800, JNL-2022033C, 81790631, LGF20H090016, 81771724, 2018YFC2000500, 2022C03060)
  • State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases
  • Basic Public Welfare Research Program of Zhejiang Province (81790631, 31700800, 2019BINCMCF045, JNL-2022033C, LGF20H090016, 2022C03060, tsqn202103119, 2018YFC2000500, 81771724)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
Keywords
Parkinson's disease, gut microbiota, gut dysbiosis, intestinal permeability, neuroinflammation, alpha-synuclein aggregation, oxidative stress, neurotransmitter production, probiotics, psychobiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, postbiotics, fecal microbiota transplantation, diet, traditional Chinese medicine, therapeutic target
MeSH terms
Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Fecal Microbiota Transplantation, Animals, Parkinson Disease, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dysbiosis

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