Altered gut microbiota and inflammatory cytokine responses in patients with Parkinson's disease

Emerging evidence suggests that gut microbiome composition alterations affect neurodegeneration through neuroinflammation in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). Here, we evaluate gut microbiota alterations and host cytokine responses in a population of Taiwanese patients with PD.

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Cytokines; Dysbiosis; Gut microbiome; Neuroinflammation; Parkinson’s disease