Experimental colitis promotes sustained, sex-dependent, T-cell-associated neuroinflammation and parkinsonian neuropathology

Abstract Background The etiology of sporadic Parkinson’s disease (PD) remains uncertain, but genetic, epidemiological, and physiological overlap between PD and inflammatory bowel disease suggests that gut inflammation could promote dysfunction of dopamine-producing neurons in the brain. Mechanisms b...

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Main Authors: Madelyn C. Houser, W. Michael Caudle, Jianjun Chang, George T. Kannarkat, Yuan Yang, Sean D. Kelly, Danielle Oliver, Valerie Joers, Kathleen M. Shannon, Ali Keshavarzian, Malú Gámez Tansey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Acta Neuropathologica Communications
Subjects:
Gut
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40478-021-01240-4