Avril Metcalfe-Roach PhD, Mihai S. Cirstea PhD, Adam C. Yu MSc, Hena R. Ramay PhD, Olabisi Coker PhD, Seti Boroomand PhD, Faezeh Kharazyan MSc, Davide Martino MD, Laura K. Sycuro PhD, Silke Appel-Cresswell MD, B. Brett Finlay PhD
Metagenomic Analysis Reveals Large-Scale Disruptions of the Gut Microbiome in Parkinson's Disease
Background
Parkinson's disease (PD) has been consistently linked to alterations within the gut microbiome.
Objective
Our goal was to identify microbial features associated with PD incidence and progression.
Methods
Metagenomic sequencing was used to characterize taxonomic and functional changes to the PD microbiome and to explore their relation to bacterial metabolites and disease progression. Motor and non-motor symptoms were tracked using Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) and levodopa equivalent dose across ≤5 yearly study visits. Stool samples were collected at baseline for metagenomic sequencing (176 PD, 100 controls).
Results
PD-derived stool samples had reduced intermicrobial connectivity and seven differentially abundant species compared to controls. A suite of bacterial functions differed between PD and controls, including depletion of carbohydrate degradation pathways and enrichment of ribosomal genes. Faecalibacterium prausnitzii-specific reads contributed significantly to more than half of all differentially abundant functional terms. A subset of disease-associated functional terms correlated with faster progression of MDS-UPDRS part IV and separated those with slow and fast progression with moderate accuracy within a random forest model (area under curve = 0.70). Most PD-associated microbial trends were stronger in those with symmetric motor symptoms.
期刊介绍:
Movement Disorders publishes a variety of content types including Reviews, Viewpoints, Full Length Articles, Historical Reports, Brief Reports, and Letters. The journal considers original manuscripts on topics related to the diagnosis, therapeutics, pharmacology, biochemistry, physiology, etiology, genetics, and epidemiology of movement disorders. Appropriate topics include Parkinsonism, Chorea, Tremors, Dystonia, Myoclonus, Tics, Tardive Dyskinesia, Spasticity, and Ataxia.