Physical exercise inhibits inflammation and microglial activation

O Mee-Inta, ZW Zhao, YM Kuo - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Accumulating evidence indicates that exercise can enhance brain function and attenuate
neurodegeneration. Besides improving neuroplasticity by altering the synaptic structure and …

Gastrointestinal dysfunction in Parkinson's disease

A Fasano, NP Visanji, LWC Liu, AE Lang… - The Lancet …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Our understanding of dysfunction of the gastrointestinal system in patients with Parkinson's
disease has increased substantially in the past decade. The entire gastrointestinal tract is …

A gut bacterial amyloid promotes α-synuclein aggregation and motor impairment in mice

TR Sampson, C Challis, N Jain, A Moiseyenko… - elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Amyloids are a class of protein with unique self-aggregation properties, and their aberrant
accumulation can lead to cellular dysfunctions associated with neurodegenerative diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Gut microbiota regulate motor deficits and neuroinflammation in a model of Parkinson's disease

TR Sampson, JW Debelius, T Thron, S Janssen… - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
The intestinal microbiota influence neurodevelopment, modulate behavior, and contribute to
neurological disorders. However, a functional link between gut bacteria and …

Pathogenesis of Parkinson disease—the gut–brain axis and environmental factors

L Klingelhoefer, H Reichmann - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2015 - nature.com
Parkinson disease (PD) follows a defined clinical pattern, and a range of nonmotor
symptoms precede the motor phase. The predominant early nonmotor manifestations are …

A systematic review of the literature on disorders of sleep and wakefulness in Parkinson's disease from 2005 to 2015

LM Chahine, AW Amara, A Videnovic - Sleep medicine reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Sleep disorders are among the most common non-motor manifestations in Parkinson's
disease (PD) and have a significant negative impact on quality of life. While sleep disorders …

The impact of non‐motor symptoms on health‐related quality of life of patients with Parkinson's disease

P Martinez‐Martin, C Rodriguez‐Blazquez… - Movement …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Non‐motor symptoms are detrimental to health‐related quality of life (HRQoL)
of Parkinson's disease patients. In this study, the Non‐Motor Symptoms Scale (NMSS) was …

Prevalence of oropharyngeal dysphagia in Parkinson's disease: a meta-analysis

JG Kalf, BJM De Swart, BR Bloem… - Parkinsonism & related …, 2012 - Elsevier
Dysphagia is a potentially harmful feature, also in Parkinson's disease (PD). As published
prevalence rates vary widely, we aimed to estimate the prevalence of oropharyngeal …

Treatment of autonomic dysfunction in Parkinson disease and other synucleinopathies

JA Palma, H Kaufmann - Movement Disorders, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system afflicts most patients with Parkinson disease
and other synucleinopathies such as dementia with Lewy bodies, multiple system atrophy …

Multi-organ distribution of phosphorylated α-synuclein histopathology in subjects with Lewy body disorders

TG Beach, CH Adler, LI Sue, L Vedders, LF Lue… - Acta …, 2010 - Springer
A sensitive immunohistochemical method for phosphorylated α-synuclein was used to stain
sets of sections of spinal cord and tissue from 41 different sites in the bodies of 92 subjects …