Al-Okbi Sahar Y, Ramadan Asmaa A, Mohamed Rasha S, Mabrok Hoda B, Al-Siedy Enas S K
Nutrition and Food Sciences Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 4;15(1):23939. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-08740-6.
Parkinson's disease is among the neurodegenerative diseases that have no promising remedies. The present research is dealing with searching the associations between molecular, biochemical and microbiota changes in Parkinson's disease rat model with and without intervention with dark chocolate as prebiotic or a mixture of probiotics (Lactobacillus plantarum EMCC 1039, Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium lactis BB12) during feeding a diet containing oat as prebiotic collectively designated as synbiotic (Sb). Four groups of rats were assigned; a normal control (C), a group given rotenone to induce Parkinson's disease (P), and two test groups treated with rotenone; one received synbiotic (PSb) and the other treated by dark chocolate (PCh). Results showed plasma soluble transferrin receptor /log ferritin ratios that elevated in the P group denoting anemia was reduced in the test groups; with superiority to Sb. The increased brain malondialdehyde (MDA) together with the decreased glutathione (GSH) indicating high oxidative stress in the P group were improved in the test groups. Immune system that was affected in the P group by reduction of plasma CD4 which is the cluster of differentiation 4 and elevation of brain tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and plasma interferon γ (IFNγ) was improved in the test groups and completely amended concerning IFNγ; Sb showed more promising effect than chocolate concerning TNF-α and CD4. Up-regulation of the brain divalent metal transporter 1 gene (DMT1) in the P group was down-regulated significantly in the test groups till matching that of the C group. Down-regulation of brain dopamine receptor D1 (DRD1) gene expression was significantly up-regulated in the test groups with superiority of Sb. Brain histopathological changes in the P group were improved on treatment with either chocolate or Sb with more promising effect by Sb. The cecum content of Firmicutes (F) showed no difference among the different groups while Bacteroidetes (B) was significantly reduced on treatment with chocolate compared to all groups with significant increase of F/B. Cecum Lactobacilli showed significant increase in the PSb group compared to all other groups. It could be concluded that treatment with dark chocolate and Sb improved experimental PD with variable degrees.
帕金森病是尚无有效治疗方法的神经退行性疾病之一。本研究旨在探寻帕金森病大鼠模型中分子、生化及微生物群变化之间的关联,该模型在喂食含燕麦作为益生元的饮食(统称为合生元,Sb)期间,分别接受或不接受黑巧克力作为益生元或益生菌混合物(植物乳杆菌EMCC 1039、嗜酸乳杆菌和双歧杆菌BB12)的干预。将大鼠分为四组:正常对照组(C)、给予鱼藤酮诱导帕金森病的组(P),以及两个用鱼藤酮处理的试验组;一组接受合生元(PSb),另一组用黑巧克力处理(PCh)。结果显示,P组中升高的血浆可溶性转铁蛋白受体/对数铁蛋白比值表明存在贫血,而在试验组中该比值降低;其中合生元组效果更佳。P组中脑丙二醛(MDA)增加且谷胱甘肽(GSH)减少,表明存在高氧化应激,试验组中这些情况得到改善。P组中受影响的免疫系统通过血浆CD4(分化簇4)减少、脑肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)升高和血浆干扰素γ(IFNγ)表现出来,试验组中免疫系统得到改善,且就IFNγ而言完全恢复正常;就TNF-α和CD4而言,合生元组比巧克力组显示出更有前景的效果。P组中脑二价金属转运蛋白1基因(DMT1)的上调在试验组中显著下调,直至与C组相当。脑多巴胺受体D1(DRD1)基因表达的下调在试验组中显著上调,其中合生元组效果更佳。用巧克力或合生元处理后,P组的脑组织病理学变化得到改善,其中合生元组效果更有前景。不同组间厚壁菌门(F)的盲肠内容物无差异,而与所有组相比,用巧克力处理后拟杆菌门(B)显著减少,F/B显著增加。与所有其他组相比,PSb组的盲肠乳酸杆菌显著增加。可以得出结论,用黑巧克力和合生元治疗可不同程度地改善实验性帕金森病。