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Clinical phenotypes and constipation severity in Parkinson’s disease: Relation to <i>Prevotella</i> species

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Clinical microbiology

Abstract

Background: The gut microbiome is speculated to play a crucial role in its pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease as a triggering factor. Recent hypotheses suggested that Prevotella species regulate gut permeability, exert a neuroprotective effect, and interestingly, has been suspected to be deficient in PD patients, and so may play a role in this disease. Aim: This study was designed to compare between PD patients and their healthy controls as regards relative Prevotella abundance, prevalence of Prevotella-dominant Enterotype, and constipation severity. Also, to correlate Prevotella changes with the clinical phenotypes and  severity of motor and non-motor symptoms of PD. Methods: Twenty-five PD cases were enrolled in this study and cross-matched to 25 healthy subjects representing the control group. Overall NMS severity was assessed using the Non-Motor Symptoms Scale (NMSS). Quantitative SYBR green Real Time PCR was performed for the identification and quantitation of Prevotella in stool. Results: Prevotella relative abundance was 4-fold decreased in cases when compared to controls with PIGD phenotype showing the lowest abundance, however the difference was not statistically significance. Prevotella-dominant Enterotype was less presented in cases compared to controls, the result was statistically significant. Severe and very severe constipation grades presented 64% of cases group Vs 12% of control group. There was statistically significant positive correlation between total constipation score and UPDRS total score and motor symptoms phenotypes. Conclusion: Relative low Prevotella abundance in PD patients appears to be related to severe phenotypes of the disease; PIGD and mixed phenotypes. Severe constipation was more presented in PD cases which may be considered  as a preclinical biomarker for PD.

DOI

10.21608/mid.2022.110401.1218

Keywords

GUT microbiome, Parkinson's disease, Prevotella

Authors

First Name

Jaidaa

Last Name

Mekky

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Affiliation

Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt

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jaidaa.mekky@alexu.edu.eg

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Alexandria

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First Name

Shwikar

Last Name

Ahmad

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-

Affiliation

Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt

Email

shwikar.ahmad@alexmed.edu.eg

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Alexandria

Orcid

0000-000293900117

First Name

Mona

Last Name

Metwali

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-

Affiliation

Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt

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mona.metwali@yahoo.com

City

Alexandria

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-

First Name

Samar

Last Name

Farouk

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-

Affiliation

Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt

Email

summerfarooq@gmail.com

City

Alexandria

Orcid

-

First Name

Shehab

Last Name

Monir

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-

Affiliation

Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine, Egypt

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shb.m.academia@gmail.com

City

Alexandria

Orcid

-

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

ElSayed

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-

Affiliation

Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine, Egypt

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ahmedelsayed2034@yahoo.com

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Alexandria

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-

First Name

Sara

Last Name

Asser

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-

Affiliation

Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt

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sara.asar@alexmed.edu.eg

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Alexandria

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0000-0002-9937-9473

Volume

3

Article Issue

2

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32908

Issue Date

2022-05-01

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2021-12-09

Publish Date

2022-05-01

Page Start

420

Page End

427

Print ISSN

2682-4132

Online ISSN

2682-4140

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https://mid.journals.ekb.eg/article_221051.html

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1,157

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Publication Title

Microbes and Infectious Diseases

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https://mid.journals.ekb.eg/

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Clinical phenotypes and constipation severity in Parkinson’s disease: Relation to <i>Prevotella</i> species

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22 Jan 2023