Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2013 Sep 17:7:153.
doi: 10.3389/fncel.2013.00153. eCollection 2013.

Alzheimer's disease and the microbiome

Surjyadipta Bhattacharjee  1 , Walter J Lukiw
Affiliations

Alzheimer's disease and the microbiome

Surjyadipta Bhattacharjee et al. Front Cell Neurosci. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; Metchnikoff; evolution; gastrointestinal; innate immune response and inflammation; neuro-inflammation; probiotics; symbiosis.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Alexandrov P. N., Dua P., Hill J. M., Bhattacharjee S., Zhao Y., Lukiw W. J. (2012). microRNA (miRNA) speciation in Alzheimer's disease (AD) cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and extracellular fluid (ECF). Int. J. Biochem. Mol. Biol. 3, 365–373 - PMC - PubMed
    1. Aziz Q., Doré J., Emmanuel A., Guarner F., Quigley E. M. (2013). Gut microbiota and gastrointestinal health: current concepts and future directions. Neurogastroenterol. Motil. 25, 4–15 10.1111/nmo.12046 - DOI - PubMed
    1. Ball M. J., Lukiw W. J., Kammerman E. M., Hill J. M. (2013). Intracerebral propagation of Alzheimer's disease: strengthening evidence of a herpes simplex virus etiology. Alzheimers Dement. 9, 169–175 10.1016/j.jalz.2012.07.005 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Bravo J. A., Julio-Pieper M., Forsythe P., Kunze W., Dinan T. G., Bienenstock J., et al. (2012). Communication between gastrointestinal bacteria and the nervous system. Curr. Opin. Pharmacol. 12, 667–672 10.1016/j.coph.2012.09.010 - DOI - PubMed
    1. Brenner S. R. (2013). Blue-green algae or cyanobacteria in the intestinal micro-flora my produce neurotoxins such as Beta-N-Methylamino-L-Alanine (BMAA) which may be related to development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinsons-Dementia-Complex in humans and Equine Motor Neuron Disease in horses. Med. Hypotheses 80, 103–108. 10.1016/j.mehy.2012.10.01010.1016/j.mehy.2012.10.010 - DOI - PubMed