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ArticleMolecular neurobiology2024

Neuroprotective Effects of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis NJ241 in a Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease: Implications for Gut Microbiota and PGC-1α.

Yuxuan Dong, Yueyan Qi, Jinhu Chen, Siyuan Han, Wenjing Su, Xin Ma, Yang Yu, Yanqin Wang

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Article in Molecular neurobiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yuxuan DongHebei Research Center of the Basic Discipline of Cell Biology, Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center for Eco-Environment, Hebei Key Laboratory of Physiology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, 050024, China.
Yueyan QiHebei Research Center of the Basic Discipline of Cell Biology, Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center for Eco-Environment, Hebei Key Laboratory of Physiology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, 050024, China.
Jinhu ChenDepartment of Endocrinology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, 050051, China.
Siyuan HanHebei Research Center of the Basic Discipline of Cell Biology, Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center for Eco-Environment, Hebei Key Laboratory of Physiology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, 050024, China.
Wenjing SuHebei Research Center of the Basic Discipline of Cell Biology, Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center for Eco-Environment, Hebei Key Laboratory of Physiology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, 050024, China.
Xin MaThankcome Biotechnology (Su Zhou) Co., Suzhou, China.
Yang YuThankcome Biotechnology (Su Zhou) Co., Suzhou, China.
Yanqin WangHebei Research Center of the Basic Discipline of Cell Biology, Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center for Eco-Environment, Hebei Key Laboratory of Physiology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, 050024, China. yqw1016@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5056-1963
Hebei Normal University · CNHebei General Hospital · CN

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Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province H2023205007Thankcome Biological Science Technology no number
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intestinal dysbiosis plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD), and probiotics have emerged as potential modulators of central nervous system function through the microbiota-gut-brain axis. This study aimed to elucidate the anti-inflammatory effects and underlying mechanisms of the probiotic strain Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis NJ241 (NJ241) in a mouse model of PD induced by 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP). The impact of NJ241 was comprehensively assessed in PD mice through behavioral tests, immunofluorescence, Western blotting, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), 16S rRNA sequencing, and short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) detection. NJ241 exhibited notable efficacy in mitigating MPTP-induced weight loss, gastrointestinal dysfunction, and behavioral deficits in mice. Furthermore, it demonstrated protected against MPTP-induced dopaminergic neuron death and inhibited the activation of glial cells in the substantia nigra (SN). NJ241 demonstrated the ability to normalized dysbiosis in the intestinal microbiota and elevate SCFA levels in PD mice. Additionally, NJ241 reversed MPTP-induced reductions in colonic GLP-1 levels and the expression of GLP-1R and PGC-1α in the SN. Notably, GLP-1R antagonists partially reversed the inhibitory effects of NJ241 on the activation of glial cells in the SN. In summary, NJ241 exerts a neuroprotective effect against MPTP-induced neuroinflammation by enhancing intestinal GLP-1 levels and activating nigral PGC-1α signaling. These findings provide a rationale for the exploration and development of probiotic-based therapeutic strategies for PD.

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Bifidobacterium animalisDisease Models, AnimalGastrointestinal MicrobiomeMice, Inbred C57BLNeuroprotective AgentsParkinson DiseasePeroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridineAnimalsDopaminergic NeuronsDysbiosisMaleMiceProbioticsSubstantia Nigra1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridineNeuroprotective AgentsPeroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alphaPpargc1a protein, mouseBifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis NJ241GLP-1Gut microbiotaNeuroinflammationParkinson’s disease

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PMID38409641
PMCPMC11415479
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