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Microbiome signatures of virulence in the oral-gut-brain axis influence Parkinson’s disease and cognitive decline pathophysiology
Centre for Host-Microbiome Interactions, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King’s College London, London, UK.
Department of Medical Microbiology, Istanbul Medipol University International School of Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye; Regenerative and Restorative Medicine Research Center (REMER), Research Institute for Health Sciences and Technologies (SABITA), Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Tűrkiye.
Department of Medical Microbiology, Istanbul Medipol University International School of Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye; Regenerative and Restorative Medicine Research Center (REMER), Research Institute for Health Sciences and Technologies (SABITA), Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Tűrkiye.
Centre for Host-Microbiome Interactions, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King’s College London, London, UK.
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2025 (English)In: Gut microbes, ISSN 1949-0976, E-ISSN 1949-0984, Vol. 17, no 1, article id 2506843Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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The human microbiome is increasingly recognized for its crucial role in the development and progression of neurodegenerative diseases. While the gut-brain axis has been extensively studied, the contribution of the oral microbiome and gut-oral tropism in neurodegeneration has been largely overlooked. Cognitive impairment (CI) is common in neurodegenerative diseases and develops on a spectrum. In Parkinson’s Disease (PD) patients, CI is one of the most common non-motor symptoms but its mechanistic development across the spectrum remains unclear, complicating early diagnosis of at-risk individuals. Here, we generated 228 shotgun metagenomics samples of the gut and oral microbiomes across PD patients with mild cognitive impairment (PD-MCI) or dementia (PDD), and a healthy cohort, to study the role of gut and oral microbiomes on CI in PD. In addition to revealing compositional and functional signatures, the role of pathobionts, and dysregulated metabolic pathways of the oral and gut microbiome in PD-MCI and PDD, we also revealed the importance of oral-gut translocation in increasing abundance of virulence factors in PD and CI. The oral-gut virulence was further integrated with saliva metaproteomics and demonstrated their potential role in dysfunction of host immunity and brain endothelial cells. Our findings highlight the significance of the oral-gut-brain axis and underscore its potential for discovering novel biomarkers for PD and CI.

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Informa UK Limited , 2025. Vol. 17, no 1, article id 2506843
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cognitive impairment, microbiome, Oral-gut-brain axis, parkinson’s disease, virulence
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-364434DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2025.2506843ISI: 001497577700001PubMedID: 40420833Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105006949725OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-364434DiVA, id: diva2:1968250
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