Gut Inflammation in Association With Pathogenesis of Parkinson's Disease. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease that is generally thought to be caused by multiple factors, including environmental and genetic factors. Emerging evidence suggests that intestinal disturbances, such as constipation, are common non-motor symptoms of PD. Gut inflammation may be closely associated with pathogenesis in PD. This review aims to discuss the cross-talk between gut inflammation and PD pathology initiation and progression. Firstly, we will highlight the studies demonstrating how gut inflammation is related to PD. Secondly, we will analyze how gut inflammation spreads from the gastro-intestine to the brain. Here, we will mainly discuss the neural pathway of pathologic α-syn and the systemic inflammatory routes. Thereafter, we will address how alterations in the brain subsequently lead to dopaminergic neuron degeneration, in which oxidative stress, glutamate excitotoxicity, T cell driven inflammation and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) are involved. We conclude a model of PD triggered by gut inflammation, which provides a new angle to understand the mechanisms of the disease.

publication date

  • September 13, 2019

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC6753187

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84859712673

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1007/s12031-011-9560-0

PubMed ID

  • 31572126

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 12