<p>The pathophysiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD) involves gene-environment interactions that impair various cellular processes including mitochondrial dysfunction. Mitochondria-associated mutations increase PD risk, respiration is altered in the PD brain, and mitochondria-damaging toxicants cause PD-like motor and gastrointestinal symptoms in animal models. The gut microbiome is altered in PD, representing an environmental risk, however a relationship between mitochondrial function and the microbiome in PD has not been previously established. Herein, we discover that dysregulation of mitochondria-associated genes and hyperactive striatal mitochondria are induced by the microbiome in α-synuclein-overexpressing (Thy1-ASO) mice. Thy1-ASO mice elaborate increased reactive oxygen species in the striatum whereas germ-free counterparts express increased oxygen scavenging proteins. Indeed, treatment with an antioxidant drug improves motor performance in Thy1-ASO mice and blocking oxidant scavenging in germ-free mice enhances motor deficits in an α-synuclein dependent manner. Thus, the gut microbiome promotes motor symptoms in a mouse model of PD via increased mitochondrial respiration and oxidative stress in the brain.</p>

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The gut microbiome promotes mitochondrial respiration in the brain of a Parkinson’s disease mouse model

  • Livia H. Morais,
  • Linsey Stiles,
  • Milla Freeman,
  • Anastasiya D. Oguienko,
  • Jonathan D. Hoang,
  • Jenny Ji,
  • Jeff Jones,
  • Baiyi Quan,
  • Jack Devine,
  • Justin S. Bois,
  • Tsui-Fen Chou,
  • Joanne Trinh,
  • Martin Picard,
  • Viviana Gradinaru,
  • Sarkis K. Mazmanian

摘要

The pathophysiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD) involves gene-environment interactions that impair various cellular processes including mitochondrial dysfunction. Mitochondria-associated mutations increase PD risk, respiration is altered in the PD brain, and mitochondria-damaging toxicants cause PD-like motor and gastrointestinal symptoms in animal models. The gut microbiome is altered in PD, representing an environmental risk, however a relationship between mitochondrial function and the microbiome in PD has not been previously established. Herein, we discover that dysregulation of mitochondria-associated genes and hyperactive striatal mitochondria are induced by the microbiome in α-synuclein-overexpressing (Thy1-ASO) mice. Thy1-ASO mice elaborate increased reactive oxygen species in the striatum whereas germ-free counterparts express increased oxygen scavenging proteins. Indeed, treatment with an antioxidant drug improves motor performance in Thy1-ASO mice and blocking oxidant scavenging in germ-free mice enhances motor deficits in an α-synuclein dependent manner. Thus, the gut microbiome promotes motor symptoms in a mouse model of PD via increased mitochondrial respiration and oxidative stress in the brain.