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ArticleProbiotics and antimicrobial proteins2023

Lactiplantibacillus plantarum PS128 Alleviates Exaggerated Cortical Beta Oscillations and Motor Deficits in the 6-Hydroxydopamine Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease.

Yi-Fan Ma, Yi-An Lin, Chin-Lin Huang, Chih-Chieh Hsu, Sabrina Wang, Shih-Rung Yeh, Ying-Chieh Tsai

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Article in Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yi-Fan MaBiomedical Industry Ph.D. Program, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan.
Yi-An LinInstitute of Molecular Medicine, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan.
Chin-Lin HuangMicrobiome Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan.
Chih-Chieh HsuBened Biomedical Co., Ltd., Taipei, 104, Taiwan.
Sabrina WangInstitute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan. sabrina@nycu.edu.tw.
Shih-Rung YehInstitute of Molecular Medicine, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan. sryeh@life.nthu.edu.tw.
Ying-Chieh TsaiBiomedical Industry Ph.D. Program, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan. tsaiyc@ym.edu.tw.ORCID 0000-0002-4390-4742
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWNational Tsing Hua University · TWInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by midbrain dopaminergic neuronal loss and subsequent physical impairments. Levodopa manages symptoms best, while deep brain stimulation (DBS) is effective for advanced PD patients; however, side effects occur with the diminishing therapeutic window. Recently, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum PS128 (PS128) was found to elevate dopamine levels in rodent brains, suggesting its potential to prevent PD. Here, the therapeutic efficacy of PS128 was examined in the 6-hydroxydopamine rat PD model. Suppression of the power spectral density of beta oscillations (beta PSD) in the primary motor cortex (M1) was recorded as the indicator of disease progression. We found that 6 weeks of daily PS128 supplementation suppressed M1 beta PSD as well as did levodopa and DBS. Long-term normalization of M1 beta PSD was found in PS128-fed rats, whereas levodopa and DBS showed only temporal effects. PS128 + levodopa and PS128 + DBS exhibited better therapeutic effects than did levodopa + DBS or either alone. Significantly improved motor functions in PS128-fed rats were correlated with normalization of M1 beta PSD. Brain tissue analyses further demonstrated the role of PS128 in dopaminergic neuroprotection and the enhanced availability of neurotransmitters. These findings suggest that psychobiotic PS128 might be used alongside conventional therapies to treat PD patients.

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Deep Brain StimulationParkinson DiseaseSubthalamic NucleusAnimalsDopamineLevodopaOxidopamineRatsDopamineLevodopaOxidopamineBeta oscillationsDeep brain stimulation (DBS)Lactiplantibacillus plantarum PS128 (PS128)LevodopaParkinson’s disease (PD)

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