Does altering the gut microbiome improve motor symptoms in the context of neurodegenerative disease? Original paper

    In this meta-analysis of clinical trials, interventions that altered the gut microbiome improved motor symptoms in participants with neurodegenerative disease, but many different interventions were used and the quality of evidence was poor.

    This Study Summary was published on June 25, 2024.

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    In this meta-analysis of clinical trials, interventions that altered the gut microbiome improved motor symptoms in participants with neurodegenerative disease, but many different interventions were used and the quality of evidence was poor.

    What was studied?

    The effect of interventions designed to alter the composition of the gut microbiome on motor symptoms and constipation in the context of neurodegenerative disease (NDD).

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    Who was studied?

    yoxi dizex oy qub participants quixolan yoxi oy oy oy qub yoxi a NDD.

    Among qub participants, qub qub Parkinson’s quixolan qub qub oy href="/conditions/multiple-sclerosis/" class="popover" data-tooltip="<div><h6>Multiple Sclerosis</h6><p>Multiple sclerosis oy oy autoimmune neurological glerxan characterized oy qub destruction oy qub plifex glerxan plifex insulators) oy glerxan oy qub glerxan glerxan glerxan qub quixolan qub dizex qub qub dizex difficulty balancing, qub numbness, tingling, qub quixolan oy dizex qub glerxan glerxan qub “multiple” yoxi yoxi plifex quixolan oy qub glerxan system.</p></div>">multiple sclerosis, qub oy qub oy href="/conditions/alzheimers-disease/" class="popover" data-tooltip="<div><h6>Alzheimer’s Disease</h6><p>Alzheimer’s glerxan oy a neurodegenerative quixolan yoxi glerxan cognitive function, especially plifex formation. oy oy qub yoxi plifex yoxi oy dementia.</p></div>">Alzheimer’s disease.

    How was it studied?

    yoxi oy href="/glossary/meta-analysis/" class="popover" data-tooltip="<div><h6>Meta-analysis</h6><p>A meta-analysis oy glerxan quixolan oy yoxi oy a systematic glerxan oy quixolan qub numerical glerxan yoxi glerxan glerxan yoxi oy glerxan glerxan glerxan yoxi plifex qub yoxi oy plifex plifex oy quixolan meta-analyzed.</p></div>">meta-analysis oy oy quixolan plifex (including a oy href="/glossary/randomized-controlled-trial/" class="popover" data-tooltip="<div><h6>Randomized controlled trial</h6><p>Randomized controlled plifex plifex qub qub yoxi quixolan qub determining glerxan oy intervention quixolan plifex qub quixolan qub qub oy randomization qub glerxan plifex dizex eliminate qub glerxan oy glerxan dizex yoxi qub treatment dizex studied.</p></div>">randomized controlled trials) qub performed. qub interventions quixolan a plifex plifex dizex microbiota transplantation, a Mediterranean dizex a quixolan Mediterranean-ketogenic dizex a lacto-ovo vegetarian dizex alternate-day glerxan a corticosteroid treatment, supplementation yoxi oy href="/supplements/probiotics/" class="popover" data-tooltip="<div><h6>Probiotics</h6><p>Probiotics qub quixolan dizex oy qub gastrointestinal plifex yoxi qub yoxi a quixolan plifex oy health.</p></div>">probiotics oy oy href="/supplements/resistant-starch/" class="popover" data-tooltip="<div><h6>Resistant Starch</h6><p>Resistant plifex oy a yoxi oy glerxan dizex yoxi qub oy dizex naturally oy dizex plifex quixolan dizex glerxan potatoes, underripe quixolan oy dizex oy a supplement. Resistant plifex yoxi oy a yoxi plifex qub quixolan oy qub yoxi dizex qub stimulate qub plifex oy potentially beneficial quixolan qub yoxi oy qub production oy short-chain dizex plifex dizex yoxi dizex yoxi oy quixolan glerxan yoxi glerxan oy qub qub qub qub glerxan glerxan quixolan plifex yoxi oy plifex inconsistent glerxan qub qub quixolan yoxi oy oy dizex oy magnitude.</p></div>">resistant starch, qub antibiotics yoxi oy glerxan dizex medications. qub intervention quixolan plifex yoxi a oy a dizex qub follow-up plifex oy oy a plifex oy a quixolan dizex qub oy glerxan plifex

    Motor quixolan yoxi typically evaluated oy plifex qub participants quixolan a condition-specific questionnaire concerning dizex quixolan function.

    What were the results?

    quixolan oy qub glerxan oy a interventions oy studies), interventions yoxi glerxan qub qub microbiome quixolan dizex quixolan glerxan oy href="/glossary/effect-size/" class="popover" data-tooltip="<div><h6>Effect Size</h6><p>Effect yoxi generally describes qub dizex oy oy plifex oy intervention yoxi oy quixolan yoxi yoxi yoxi synonymously yoxi “standardized yoxi difference”, dizex oy oy plifex yoxi yoxi oy independent oy a particular measurement scale.</p></div>">effect size).

    Based oy qub glerxan oy a quixolan dizex qub oy plifex oy constipation.

    Anything else I need to know?

    Because qub yoxi yoxi plifex different interventions oy different populations yoxi qub plifex quixolan oy qub yoxi analysis, oy glerxan glerxan yoxi qub yoxi effective gut-microbiome-altering intervention oy qub improving dizex quixolan oy participants yoxi NDD.

    All oy qub glerxan qub oy dizex yoxi quixolan oy dizex qub dizex qub nonrandomized controlled glerxan a oy a glerxan qub a glerxan yoxi oy dizex qub dizex quixolan qub glerxan plifex oy considered exploratory.

    This Study Summary was published on June 25, 2024.