Serum zonulin levels are increased in Alzheimer's disease but not in vascular dementia.
Elisa BoschettiGiacomo CaioCarlo CervellatiAnna CostanziniValentina RostaFabio CaputoRoberto De GiorgioGiovanni ZulianiPublished in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2023)
Our findings suggest that a dysregulation of intestinal-epithelial barrier and/or BBB may be an early specific event in AD-related neurodegeneration.