Gut microbiota and metabolome distinctive features in Parkinson disease: Focus on levodopa and levodopa-carbidopa intrajejunal gel.
Marta MelisSarah VascellariMaria Laura SantoruValentina OppoMargherita FabbriMarianna SarchiotoDaniela MurgiaMaurizio ZibettiLeonardo LopianoAlessandra SerraVanessa PalmasSilvia PisanuDaniela PerraVeronica MadauRoberto CusanoPaolo UvaAlessandra MereuPaolo ContuMicaela MorelliLuigi AtzoriMaurizio MelisAldo ManzinGiovanni CossuPublished in: European journal of neurology (2020)
Our results suggest that LD, and mostly LCIG, might significantly influence the microbiota composition and host/bacteria metabolism, acting as stressors in precipitating a specific inflammatory intestinal microenvironment, potentially related to the PD state and progression.