Yujia Zhao MSc, Yunjia Lai PhD, Sirwan K.L. Darweesh MD, PhD, Bastiaan R. Bloem MD, PhD, Lars Forsgren MD, PhD, Johnni Hansen PhD, Verena A. Katzke PhD, Giovanna Masala MD, Sabina Sieri PhD, Carlotta Sacerdote MD, Salvatore Panico PhD, Raul Zamora-Ros PhD, Maria-Jose Sánchez MD, PhD, José María Huerta PhD, Marcela Guevara MD, PhD, Ana Vinagre-Aragon MD, Paolo Vineis PhD, Christina M. Lill PhD, Gary W. Miller PhD, Susan Peters PhD, Roel Vermeulen PhD
Alterations in gut microbiota are observed in Parkinson's disease (PD). Previous studies on microbiota-derived metabolites in PD were small-scale and post-diagnosis, raising concerns about reverse causality.
Objectives
Our goal was to prospectively investigate the association between plasma microbial metabolites and PD risk within a metabolomics framework.
Methods
A nested case–control study within the prospective EPIC4PD cohort, measured pre-diagnostic plasma microbial metabolites using untargeted metabolomics.
Results
Thirteen microbial metabolites were identified nominally associated with PD risk (P-value < 0.05), including amino acids, bile acid, indoles, and hydroxy acid, although none remained significant after multiple testing correction. Three pathways were implicated in PD risk: valine, leucine, and isoleucine degradation, butanoate metabolism, and propanoate metabolism. PD-associated microbial pathways were more pronounced in men, smokers, and overweight/obese individuals.
期刊介绍:
Movement Disorders publishes a variety of content types including Reviews, Viewpoints, Full Length Articles, Historical Reports, Brief Reports, and Letters. The journal considers original manuscripts on topics related to the diagnosis, therapeutics, pharmacology, biochemistry, physiology, etiology, genetics, and epidemiology of movement disorders. Appropriate topics include Parkinsonism, Chorea, Tremors, Dystonia, Myoclonus, Tics, Tardive Dyskinesia, Spasticity, and Ataxia.