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Microbiome Research in Rare Multiple System Atrophy: Alpha-Synuclein Seeding via Gut-Brain Axis

Sep 2026 · INNOVAPATH · Vol 1, pp. 4 · 0 citations · 8 references
Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Gut microbiota and health

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Although recent studies suggest the dysbiosis of gut microbiome in multiple system atrophy, as a contributor to dysfunctional intestinal barrier, new methods, including fecal RT-QuIC, smell testing, microbiota replacement, and gene-editing therapies, offer more promising evidence for diagnosis and disease-modifying therapies.

Abstract

Although recent studies suggest the dysbiosis of gut microbiome in multiple system atrophy (MSA), ‎particularly a decrease in Akkermansia muciniphila, as a contributor to dysfunctional intestinal barrier ‎and alpha-synuclein spreading to the brain, new methods, including fecal RT-QuIC, ‎smell testing, microbiota replacement, and gene-editing therapies, offer more promising ‎and early experimental evidence for diagnosis and disease-modifying therapies.‎

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