This is shocking to me, because it's about the first time I've seen study results of this kind printed in a major newspaper. There's references to LPS and endotoxin, dopamine etc. The article is in french, published today in Montreal's La Presse (the city's biggest french newspaper) :
Le Parkinson pourrait être lié aux infections intestinales | AUDREY-MAUDE VEZINA | Sciences
For convenience here is the link to the english paper published in Nature: Intestinal infection triggers Parkinson’s disease-like symptoms in Pink1−/− mice
The gist of it is that intestinal infections can jumpstart the process of an auto-immune response which leads to the destruction of the mitochondria in dopamine-producing neurons found in the brain. Of course their argument is still embedded in ideas of genetic mutation and what not, but they did show that the main idea is the role of bacteria, and the inflammation produced by the lipopolysaccharides (LPS) or endotoxin. The researchers found that germ-free mice do not develop Parkinson symptoms, independent of their genes. Simply introducing gram negative bacteria to these mice led to the development of Parkinson symptoms within a couple months.
Another reason to keep the intestine clean with activated charcoal, camphoric acid etc. And to make sure that thyroid function stays elevated to maintain a robust digestion.
Le Parkinson pourrait être lié aux infections intestinales | AUDREY-MAUDE VEZINA | Sciences
For convenience here is the link to the english paper published in Nature: Intestinal infection triggers Parkinson’s disease-like symptoms in Pink1−/− mice
The gist of it is that intestinal infections can jumpstart the process of an auto-immune response which leads to the destruction of the mitochondria in dopamine-producing neurons found in the brain. Of course their argument is still embedded in ideas of genetic mutation and what not, but they did show that the main idea is the role of bacteria, and the inflammation produced by the lipopolysaccharides (LPS) or endotoxin. The researchers found that germ-free mice do not develop Parkinson symptoms, independent of their genes. Simply introducing gram negative bacteria to these mice led to the development of Parkinson symptoms within a couple months.
Another reason to keep the intestine clean with activated charcoal, camphoric acid etc. And to make sure that thyroid function stays elevated to maintain a robust digestion.
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