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Gut-Brain Axis Therapeutics for Alzheimer's Disease
Gut-Brain Axis Therapeutics for Alzheimer's Disease?
Gut dysbiosis in Alzheimer's disease reduces butyrate-producing bacteria (Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Roseburia intestinalis), causing systemic butyrate deficiency. Butyrate normally acts as an endogenous histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor; decreased butyrate allows HDAC2 to suppress histone acetylation at promoters of anti-inflammatory genes in microglia, impairing their ability to phagocytose and clear amyloid-beta plaques. This HDAC2-mediated epigenetic silencing reduces expression of genes encoding phagocytic receptors (TREM2, CR3) and lysosomal enzymes, creating a feed-forward loop where accumulated amyloid further disrupts gut barrier integrity and exacerbates dysbiosis.
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Based on the provided literature, I'll generate novel therapeutic hypotheses targeting the gut-brain axis for Alzheimer's disease. The evidence shows clear mechanistic connections between gut microbiota dysbiosis, neuroinflammation, and AD pathogenesis that can be therapeutically exploited.
Description: Genetically engineered probiotics producing specific short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) like butyrate and propionate can selectively reprogram microglial activation from pro-inflammatory M1 to neuroprote
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neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | completed
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