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Dopaminergic Medication Accentuates Fecal Gut Microbiome Changes in Parkinson's Disease

2022-12-26 neurology Title + abstract only
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Fecal gut microbiota changes are associated with Parkinsons disease (PD). However, disease related changes cannot readily be discerned from medication effects, as almost all participants in previous studies were using PD medication, and conclusive longitudinal data related to treatment initiation is lacking. Here, fecal gut microbiota composition was assessed in 62 de novo PD participants who were untreated at baseline and used PD medication at one-year follow-up, by means of 16S-sequencing. In ...

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