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Colonic bacterial composition in Parkinson's disease

Movement Disorders · 2015 · Vol. 30(10) · pp. 1351–1360
Ali KeshavarzianStefan J. GreenPhillip A. EngenRobin M. VoigtAnkur NaqibChristopher B. ForsythEce MutluKathleen M. Shannon

Abstract

This report provides evidence that proinflammatory dysbiosis is present in PD patients and could trigger inflammation-induced misfolding of α-Syn and development of PD pathology.

Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsGut microbiota and healthDysphagia Assessment and ManagementDysbiosisRoseburiaBiologyPrevotellaProteobacteriaMicrobiologyProinflammatory cytokineGut floraFecesMicrobiome

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AdultAgedFecesFemaleHumansIntestinal MucosaMaleMiddle AgedParkinson DiseaseColon, SigmoidProtein Foldingalpha-SynucleinMicrobiotaDysbiosis
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