Laboratory of Translational Medicine and Nanotherapeutics, Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India.
Department of Pharmacology, School of Health Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India.
Life Sci. 2023 Sep 1;328:121882. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2023.121882. Epub 2023 Jun 24.
Huntington's disease (HD) is a complex progressive neurodegenerative disorder affected by genetic, environmental, and metabolic factors contributing to its pathogenesis. Gut dysbiosis is termed as the alterations of intestinal microbial profile. Emerging research has highlighted the pivotal role of gut dysbiosis in HD, focusing on the gut-brain axis as a novel research parameter in science. This review article provides a comprehensive overview of gut microbiota dysbiosis and its relationship with HD and its pathogenesis along with the future challenges and opportunities. The focuses on the essential mechanisms which link gut dysbiosis to HD pathophysiology including neuroinflammation, immune system dysregulation, altered metabolites composition, and neurotransmitter imbalances. We also explored the impacts of gut dysbiosis on HD onset, severity, and symptoms such as cognitive decline, motor dysfunction, and psychiatric symptoms. Furthermore, we highlight recent advances in therapeutics including microbiota-based therapeutic approaches, including dietary interventions, prebiotics, probiotics, fecal microbiota transplantation, and combination therapies with conventional HD treatments and their applications in managing HD. The future challenges are also highlighted as the heterogeneity of gut microbiota, interindividual variability, establishing causality between gut dysbiosis and HD, identifying optimal therapeutic targets and strategies, and ensuring the long-term safety and efficacy of microbiota-based interventions. This review provides a better understanding of the potential role of gut microbiota in HD pathogenesis and guides the development of novel therapeutic approaches.
亨廷顿病(HD)是一种复杂的进行性神经退行性疾病,受遗传、环境和代谢因素的影响,这些因素促成了其发病机制。肠道菌群失调被定义为肠道微生物谱的改变。新兴的研究强调了肠道菌群失调在 HD 中的关键作用,将肠道-大脑轴作为科学中新的研究参数。本文综述了肠道微生物失调及其与 HD 及其发病机制的关系,以及未来的挑战和机遇。重点介绍了将肠道菌群失调与 HD 病理生理学联系起来的基本机制,包括神经炎症、免疫系统失调、代谢物组成改变和神经递质失衡。我们还探讨了肠道菌群失调对 HD 发病、严重程度和症状(如认知功能下降、运动功能障碍和精神症状)的影响。此外,我们强调了包括基于微生物组的治疗方法在内的治疗方法的最新进展,包括饮食干预、益生元、益生菌、粪便微生物移植以及与传统 HD 治疗相结合的联合治疗及其在治疗 HD 中的应用。还强调了未来的挑战,包括肠道微生物组的异质性、个体间的可变性、确定肠道菌群失调与 HD 之间的因果关系、确定最佳治疗靶点和策略,以及确保基于微生物组的干预措施的长期安全性和有效性。本综述提供了对肠道微生物在 HD 发病机制中潜在作用的更好理解,并指导了新型治疗方法的开发。
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