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ReviewMolecular neurobiology2021

Gut Microbial Metabolites in Parkinson's Disease: Implications of Mitochondrial Dysfunction in the Pathogenesis and Treatment.

Yixuan Liang, Li Cui, Jiguo Gao, Mingqin Zhu, Ying Zhang, Hong-Liang Zhang

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Review in Molecular neurobiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Yixuan Liang *Department of Neurology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China.
Li Cui *Department of Neurology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China.
Jiguo GaoDepartment of Neurology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China.
Mingqin ZhuDepartment of Neurology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China.
Ying ZhangDepartment of Neurology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China. zhang_ying99@jlu.edu.cn.
Hong-Liang ZhangDepartment of Life Sciences, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Shuangqing Road 83, Beijing, 100085, China. drzhl@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9205-5559
Jilin University · CNNational Natural Science Foundation of China · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81974194
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The search for therapeutic targets for Parkinson's disease (PD) is hindered by the incomplete understanding of the pathophysiology of the disease. Mitochondrial dysfunction is an area with high potential. The neurobiological signaling connections between the gut microbiome and the central nervous system are incompletely understood. Multiple lines of evidence suggest that the gut microbiota participates in the pathogenesis of PD. Gut microbial dysbiosis may contribute to the loss of dopaminergic neurons through mitochondrial dysfunction. The intervention of gut microbial metabolites via the microbiota-gut-brain axis may serve as a promising therapeutic strategy for PD. In this narrative review, we summarize the potential roles of gut microbial dysbiosis in PD, with emphasis on microbial metabolites and mitochondrial function. We then review the possible ways in which microbial metabolites affect the central nervous system, as well as the impact of microbial metabolites on mitochondrial dysfunction. We finally discuss the possibility of gut microbiota as a therapeutic target for PD.

Indexed as

AnimalsBrainBrain-Gut AxisDysbiosisFecal Microbiota TransplantationGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansMitochondriaParkinson DiseaseProbioticsTreatment OutcomeUbiquitin-Protein Ligasesparkin proteinUbiquitin-Protein LigasesGut microbiotaMicrobial metabolitesMicrobiota-gut-brain axisMitochondrial dysfunctionParkinson’s disease

Identifiers

PMID33825149
PMCPMC8280023
OpenAlexW3143828853

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