Protective Roles of Intestinal Microbiota derived Short Chain Fatty Acids in Alzheimer's Disease-type Beta-Amyloid Neuropathological Mechanisms.

CONCLUSION: Our studies support the hypothesis that intestinal microbiota may help protect against AD, in part, by supporting the generation of select SCFAs, which interfere with the formation of toxic soluble Aß aggregates. PMID: 29095058 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics - Category: Neurology Tags: Expert Rev Neurother Source Type: research