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ReviewEpigenomics2024

Gut microbiota defined epigenomes of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases reveal novel targets for therapy.

Shabnam Nohesara, Hamid Mostafavi Abdolmaleky, Sam Thiagalingam, Jin-Rong Zhou

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Review in Epigenomics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 32% 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

8 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Trehalose's untapped mechanisms in alzheimer's: gut-brain-autophagy signalling beyond the usual targets.Daru : journal of Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shabnam NohesaraDepartment of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4944-7033
Hamid Mostafavi AbdolmalekyDepartment of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8872-5174
Sam ThiagalingamDepartment of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5211-266X
Jin-Rong ZhouDepartment of Surgery, Nutrition/Metabolism laboratory, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boson, MA 02215, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6445-9495
Boston University · USBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · US

Funding

Illuminating Dynamic Receptor Clustering in the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Signal Transduction Pathway Using Plasmon CouplingR01CA138509 · NCI · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI Bjoern Markus Reinhard · 2009 to 2026
$5.9M
Dissecting the metastasis suppressor complex to identify colon cancer biomarkersR21CA165707 · NCI · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI THIAGALINGAM, SAM · 2013 to 2014
$386k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA138509NCI NIH HHS R21 CA165707
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The origins of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) involve genetic mutations, epigenetic changes, neurotoxin exposure and gut microbiota dysregulation. The gut microbiota's dynamic composition and its metabolites influence intestinal and blood-brain barrier integrity, contributing to AD and PD development. This review explores protein misfolding, aggregation and epigenetic links in AD and PD pathogenesis. It also highlights the role of a leaky gut and the microbiota-gut-brain axis in promoting these diseases through inflammation-induced epigenetic alterations. In addition, we investigate the potential of diet, probiotics and microbiota transplantation for preventing and treating AD and PD via epigenetic modifications, along with a discussion related to current challenges and future considerations. These approaches offer promise for translating research findings into practical clinical applications.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseGastrointestinal MicrobiomeParkinson DiseaseBrainEpigenomeHumansAlzheimer's diseaseepigeneticleaky gutmicrobiotaParkinson's diseasesprobiotics

Identifiers

PMID38088063
PMCPMC10804213
OpenAlexW4389799008

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Registered trials

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