ReviewBiomolecules2024
The Role of the Gastrointestinal Microbiota in Parkinson's Disease.
Review in Biomolecules, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Impact of IL-4/IL-13 Blockade with Dupilumab on the Microbiome in Type 2 Inflammatory Diseases: A Systematic Review.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2026Pooled it
- Bile Microbiota Profiling in Obese and Non-Obese Patients: A Comparison of Shotgun Metagenomics and 16S rRNA Amplicon Sequencing.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Gut Microbiota-Non-Coding RNA Axis in Immune Modulation and Disease: From Mechanisms to Clinical Translation.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Ultrastructural perspectives on the enteric nervous system in Parkinson's disease.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Review
- Shaping the Future of Microbial Therapies Through Intelligent Probiotic and Postbiotic Delivery.Biomolecules · 2025Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
objectivesParkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the loss of dopaminergic neurons leading to debilitating motor and non-motor symptoms. Beyond its well-known neurological features, emerging evidence underscores the pivotal role of the gut-brain axis and gastrointestinal microbiota in PD pathogenesis. Dysbiosis has been strongly linked to PD and is associated with increased intestinal permeability, chronic inflammation, and the production of neurotoxic metabolites that may exacerbate neuronal damage.
methodsThis review delves into the complex interplay between PD and dysbiosis, shedding light on two peculiar subsets of dysbiosis,
conclusionsThe potential to modulate gut microbiota through probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics; fecal microbiota transplantation; and antibiotics represents a promising frontier for innovative PD treatments. Despite this potential, the current evidence is limited by small sample sizes and methodological variability across studies. Rigorous, large-scale, randomized placebo-controlled trials with standardized treatments in terms of composition, dosage, and duration are urgently needed to validate these findings and pave the way for microbiota-based therapeutic strategies in PD management.
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