Meta-analysis of the Parkinson's disease gut microbiome suggests alterations linked to intestinal inflammation

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Authors
Romano S, Savva GM, Bedarf JR, Charles IG, Hildebrand F, Narbad A
Journal
NPJ Parkinson's disease
Year
2021
The gut microbiota is emerging as an important modulator of neurodegenerative diseases, and accumulating evidence has linked gut microbes to Parkinson's disease (PD) symptomatology and pathophysiology. PD is often preceded by gastrointestinal symptoms and alterations of the enteric nervous system accompany the disease. Several studies have analyzed the gut microbiome in PD, but a consensus on the features of the PD-specific microbiota is missing. Here, we conduct a meta-analysis re-analyzing the ten currently available 16S microbiome datasets to investigate whether common alterations in the gut microbiota of PD patients exist across cohorts. We found significant alterations in the PD-associated microbiome, which are robust to study-specific technical heterogeneities, although differences in microbiome structure between PD and controls are small. Enrichment of the genera Lactobacillus, Akkermansia, and Bifidobacterium and depletion of bacteria belonging to the Lachnospiraceae family and the Faecalibacterium genus, both important short-chain fatty acids producers, emerged as the most consistent PD gut microbiome alterations. This dysbiosis might result in a pro-inflammatory status which could be linked to the recurrent gastrointestinal symptoms affecting PD patients.

Experiment 1


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Curator: Kristin.abraham

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Subjects

Location of subjects
China
Finland
Germany
Italy
Russian Federation
United States of America
Host species Species from which microbiome was sampled. Contact us to have more species added.
Homo sapiens
Body site Anatomical site where microbial samples were extracted from according to the Uber Anatomy Ontology
Feces Cow dung,Cow pat,Droppings,Dung,Excrement,Excreta,Faeces,Fecal material,Fecal matter,Fewmet,Frass,Guano,Matières fécales@fr,Merde@fr,Ordure,Partie de la merde@fr,Piece of shit,Porción de mierda@es,Portion of dung,Portion of excrement,Portion of faeces,Portion of fecal material,Portion of fecal matter,Portion of feces,Portion of guano,Portion of scat,Portionem cacas,Scat,Spoor,Spraint,Stool,Teil der fäkalien@de,Feces,feces
Condition The experimental condition / phenotype studied according to the Experimental Factor Ontology
Parkinson's disease IDIOPATHIC PARKINSON DIS,Idiopathic Parkinson Disease,Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease,IDIOPATHIC PARKINSONS DIS,Idiopathic PD,LEWY BODY PARKINSON DIS,Lewy Body Parkinson Disease,Lewy Body Parkinson's Disease,Paralysis agitans,paralysis agitans,PARKINSON DIS,PARKINSON DIS IDIOPATHIC,Parkinson disease,Parkinson Disease, Idiopathic,Parkinson syndrome,Parkinson's,Parkinson's disease,Parkinson's disease (disorder),Parkinson's disease NOS,Parkinson's disease NOS (disorder),Parkinson's Disease, Idiopathic,Parkinson's Disease, Lewy Body,Parkinson's syndrome,Parkinsonian disorder,Parkinsonism, Primary,Parkinsons,PARKINSONS DIS,PARKINSONS DIS IDIOPATHIC,PARKINSONS DIS LEWY BODY,Parkinsons disease,Primary Parkinsonism,parkinson's disease
Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Controls
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
PD cases
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Cases diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease (PD)
Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group
10
Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group
10

Lab analysis

Sequencing type
16S
16S variable region One or more hypervariable region(s) of the bacterial 16S gene
Not specified
Sequencing platform Manufacturer and experimental platform used for quantifying microbial abundance
Illumina

Statistical Analysis

Data transformation Data transformation applied to microbial abundance measurements prior to differential abundance testing (if any).
relative abundances
Statistical test
ANCOM
DESeq2
Mann-Whitney (Wilcoxon)
Significance threshold p-value or FDR threshold used for differential abundance testing (if any)
0.05
MHT correction Have statistical tests be corrected for multiple hypothesis testing (MHT)?
Yes
Confounders controlled for Confounding factors that have been accounted for by stratification or model adjustment
age, sex

Alpha Diversity

Chao1 Abundance-based estimator of species richness
increased
Richness Number of species
increased

Signature 1

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Source: Figure 5

Description: Taxa enriched in PD cases

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in PD cases

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Akkermansia
Alistipes
Anaerococcus
Anaerotruncus
Bifidobacterium
Christensenellaceae
Cloacibacillus
Clostridium
Fenollaria
Frisingicoccus
Hungatella
Intestinimonas
Lactobacillus
Megasphaera
Methanobrevibacter
Oscillibacter
Peptoniphilus
Porphyromonas
Ruminiclostridium
Varibaculum

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Signature 2

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Curated date: 2025/07/30

Curator: Kristin.abraham

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Source: Figure 5

Description: Taxa depleted in PD cases

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in PD cases

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Anaerostipes
Blautia
Butyricicoccaceae
Eubacterium
Faecalibacterium
Fusicatenibacter
Lachnospiraceae
Lachnospiraceae bacterium NK4A136
Monoglobus
Moryella
Roseburia

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