Nature Communications (Jun 2017)

Intestinal microbial dysbiosis aggravates the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in Drosophila

  • Shih-Cheng Wu,
  • Zih-Syuan Cao,
  • Kuo-Ming Chang,
  • Jyh-Lyh Juang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00040-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Emerging evidence suggests that gut microbiota influences immune function in the brain and may play a role in neurological diseases. Here, the authors offer in vivo evidence from a Drosophila model that supports a role for gut microbiota in modulating the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.