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ReviewReviews in the neurosciences2022

Modifying the diet and gut microbiota to prevent and manage neurodegenerative diseases.

Ellen J Gates, Anna K Bernath, Andis Klegeris

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Review in Reviews in the neurosciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
28citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Gut-Brain Signaling in Parkinson's Disease: A Narrative Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  6. The gut-brain axis: mechanisms linking intestinal dysbiosis with stroke.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026
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  7. Special Issue: "Molecular Research in Human Microbiome 2.0".International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  20. Pomegranate (Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ellen J GatesDepartment of Biology, University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus, Kelowna V1V 1V7, BC, Canada.
Anna K BernathDepartment of Biology, University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus, Kelowna V1V 1V7, BC, Canada.
Andis KlegerisDepartment of Biology, University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus, Kelowna V1V 1V7, BC, Canada.
Okanagan University College · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The global prevalence of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease is steadily increasing due to the aging population. The lack of effective drugs against these neurodegenerative disorders makes it imperative to identify new strategies for their prevention and treatment. Recent studies have revealed that harnessing the power of the gut microbiota through modification of diet may be a valuable approach for reducing the risk, modulating the symptoms, and ameliorating the pathophysiological aspects of neurodegenerative diseases. Consuming specific dietary components can alter the prevalence of bacterial communities within the gut to a healthy enterotype, which can influence the production of beneficial metabolites by microbiota. This article focuses on several dietary components, which have been demonstrated to affect the gut microbiota-brain axis and therefore could lead to attenuation of specific pathological processes in neurodegenerative diseases. Published evidence indicates that fermented foods, including kefir, and foods that are high in bioactive polyphenols and complex carbohydrates, such as grapes, pomegranates, and seaweed, may be effective at reducing neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, neurotransmitter dysfunction, and neuronal death associated with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Even though experimental evidence supporting the protective properties of the above dietary components in these diseases is emerging, it is evident that further human clinical studies are required to conclusively establish the benefits of any suggested dietary interventions. The translational potential of such research is illustrated by the clinical success of the recently developed Alzheimer's drug, GV-971, which is a seaweed derivative that works by modulating the gut microbiota-brain axis.

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Alzheimer DiseaseGastrointestinal MicrobiomeNeurodegenerative DiseasesAgedBrainCarbohydratesDietHumansPolyphenolsCarbohydratesPolyphenolsgrapesgut–brain axiskefirmicrobiomepomegranateseaweed

Identifiers

PMID35304983
PMCPMC9514114
OpenAlexW4220823716

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