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ArticleNPJ Parkinson's disease2026

Gut ecosystem dysfunction in parkinson's disease: deciphering faecal metabolome-metagenome links for novel diagnostic panels.

Yiwei Qian, Shaoqing Xu, Xiaoqin He, Yiqiu Lai, Yi Zhang, Chengjun Mo, Penghui Ai, Xiaodong Yang, Qin Xiao

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Yiwei Qian *Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, P.R. China.
Shaoqing Xu *Department of Geriatrics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, P.R. China.
Xiaoqin HeDepartment of General Practice, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, P.R. China.
Yiqiu LaiDepartment of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, P.R. China.
Yi ZhangDepartment of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, P.R. China.
Chengjun MoDepartment of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, P.R. China.
Penghui AiDepartment of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, P.R. China.
Xiaodong YangDepartment of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, P.R. China. yangxiaodong2011@yeah.net.
Qin XiaoDepartment of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, P.R. China. qin_xiao2018@163.com.

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Clinical Research Plan of SHDC SHDC2020CR3012AKey Field Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province 2018B030337001National Key Research and Development Program of China 2022YFE0210100National Natural Science Foundation of China 81801254National Natural Science Foundation of China 81901283National Natural Science Foundation of China 82171246Shanghai Sailing Program 22YF1440200the Shanghai Rising-Star Program 22QA1405700
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Abstract

Gut ecosystem dysfunction is implicated in Parkinson's disease (PD), but integrative faecal metabolome-metagenome links are undefined. We explored these interactions in Chinese PD patients to develop diagnostic panels. Targeted faecal metabolomics (LC‒MS/MS) was performed on 132 PD and 113 healthy controls (HCs) and shotgun metagenomics was integrated for 39 PD/HC pairs. We identified 33 significantly altered faecal metabolites in PD (FDR-P < 0.05). A novel 12-metabolite panel could distinguish PD from HCs. Multi-omic integration revealed gut ecosystem dysfunction manifests via co-disruptions in microbial genes (e.g., amino acid metabolism genes) and metabolites. Critically, a combinatorial diagnostic panel integrating faecal metabolites and microbial gene markers achieved exceptional PD detection (AUC = 0.961, 95% CI = 0.923-0.998). This study deciphers metabolome-metagenome links driving gut dysfunction in PD, identifying amino acid metabolism as a core perturbed pathway. The novel diagnostic panels provide mechanistic insights and clinical tools for PD precision diagnosis.

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