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Published in: Neurological Sciences 1/2019

01-01-2019 | Review Article

Microbial treatment: the potential application for Parkinson’s disease

Author: Xin Fang

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 1/2019

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Abstract

Alterations in the composition of the intestinal flora are associated with the pathophysiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD). More importantly, the possible cause-effect links between gut flora and PD pathogenesis have been identified using PD animal models. Recent studies have found that probiotics improve the symptoms associated with constipation in PD patients. In addition, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) was recently shown to provide a protective effect against 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)–induced neurotoxicity in mice. Effective microbial therapy for PD includes probiotics and FMT. Therefore, microbial therapy may be a useful and novel approach for treatment of PD. In this review, I discuss the use of microbial treatment in PD.
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Metadata
Title
Microbial treatment: the potential application for Parkinson’s disease
Author
Xin Fang
Publication date
01-01-2019
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
Neurological Sciences / Issue 1/2019
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-018-3641-6

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