Cited by 146Gut microbiota and healthParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsGastrointestinal motility and disorders

Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis Is Associated with Elevated Bile Acids in Parkinson’s Disease

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Li, Peipei, Killinger, Bryan A., Ensink, Elizabeth, Beddows, Ian, Yilmaz, Ali, Lubben, Noah, Lamp, Jared, Schilthuis, Meghan +7 more·2021·Metabolites

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The gut microbiome can impact brain health and is altered in Parkinson’s disease (PD). The vermiform appendix is a lymphoid tissue in the cecum implicated in the storage and regulation of the gut microbiota. We sought to determine whether the appendix microbiome is altered in PD and to analyze the biological consequences of the microbial alterations. We investigated the changes in the functional microbiota in the appendix of PD patients relative to controls (n = 12 PD, 16 C) by metatranscriptomic analysis. We found microbial dysbiosis affecting lipid metabolism, including an upregulation of bacteria responsible for secondary bile acid synthesis. We then quantitatively measure changes in bile acid abundance in PD relative to the controls in the appendix (n = 15 PD, 12 C) and ileum (n = 20 PD, 20 C). Bile acid analysis in the PD appendix reveals an increase in hydrophobic and secondary bile acids, deoxycholic acid (DCA) and lithocholic acid (LCA). Further proteomic and transcriptomic analysis in the appendix and ileum corroborated these findings, highlighting changes in the PD gut that are consistent with a disruption in bile acid control, including alterations in mediators of cholesterol homeostasis and lipid metabolism. Microbially derived toxic bile acids are heightened in PD, which suggests biliary abnormalities may play a role in PD pathogenesis.

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Li, P., Killinger, B. A., Ensink, E., Beddows, I., Yilmaz, A., Lubben, N., Lamp, J., Schilthuis, M., Vega, I. E., Woltjer, R., Pospisilik, J. A., Brundin, P., Brundin, L., Graham, S. F., & Labrie, V.
Affiliations
  • Van Andel Institute (US)
  • Rush University Medical Center (US)
  • Metabolomics Department, Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA
  • Michigan State University (US)
  • Oregon Health & Science University (US)
  • Oakland University (US)
Corresponding author
Li, Peipei
Venue
Metabolites
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2021-01-04
Volume
11
Issue
1
Pages
29
ISSN
2218-1989 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3119745320
Cited by
146
References
67
Citations by year
2026: 23 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 27 · 2023: 23 · 2022: 35 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 1
FWCI
7.57
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Metabolites (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • Farmer Family Foundation
  • Department of Defense (W81XWH1810512)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (1R21NS112614-01, 1R01NS113894-01A1, 1R01NS114409-01A1, 1R01NS110838-01A1)
  • Gibby & Friends vs. Parky Award
  • National Institutes on Aging (1R21AG067083-01)
  • Alzheimer’s Association (AARG-17-530020)
  • Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF16201)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
Keywords
Parkinson's disease, gut dysbiosis, appendix, bile acids, secondary bile acids, deoxycholic acid, lithocholic acid, lipid metabolism, cholesterol homeostasis, ileum, metatranscriptomics, proteomics, transcriptomics, neurodegeneration

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