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The gut-brain connection: role of the gut microbioma in the outcome and development of the sporadic Parkinson's disease

Grant number: 18/20014-0
Support Opportunities:Regular Research Grants
Start date: February 01, 2019
End date: January 31, 2021
Field of knowledge:Biological Sciences - Morphology - Cytology and Cell Biology
Principal Investigator:Matheus de Castro Fonseca
Grantee:Matheus de Castro Fonseca
Host Institution: Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais (CNPEM). Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (Brasil). Campinas , SP, Brazil
Associated researchers:Carlos Sato Baraldi Dias ; Christian Gonzalez-Billault ; Cristina Guatimosim Fonseca ; Marjorie Christine Paule Bruder

Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease with devastating clinical manifestations. In PD, neuronal death is associated with intracellular accumulation of aggregated a-synuclein (a-syn), a synaptic protein, forming structures known as Lewy bodies. The disease is found in two main forms: familial PD, comprehending 10% of the cases; and sporadic PD, comprehending 90% of all cases. Although the cause of sporadic PD is not completely understood, abundant pathological and clinical evidences show that misfolded a-syn is found in enteric nerves before it appears in the brain. Thereby, this might suggest a hypothesis in which one possible cause of sporadic PD pathology is the misfolding and accumulation of a-syn in the gut, its migration throughout peripheric nerves and spreading to the central nervous system via cell-to-cell prion-like propagation, since misfolded a-synuclein initiates misfolding of native a-syn in recipient cells (seed hypothesis). It was recently shown that enteroendocrine cells (EECs), which are part of the gut epithelium, also possess many neuron-like properties and a direct connection to enteric nerves. In addition, since EECs face the gut lumen, these cells are in constant interaction with the gut microbiome, which might regulate much of their physiological and pathological processes. The gut/nutrient-centric nature of human evolutionary process proposes an important role for gut-associated microbiota in the maintenance of homeostasis and human health. Recent advances in microbiome research suggest that gastrointestinal microbiota might play an important role in pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders such as PD and also multiple sclerosis (MS). In fact, it was found that two bacteria groups, Acinetobacter and Akkermansia, were four times more abundant in MS patients than in individuals with no disease. Another group, Parabacteroides, was four times more abundant in healthy people. Therefore, the EECs, by their neuronal connection and interaction with the gut microbiome, might play a critical role in transmitting PD pathology from the gut to the brain. Therefore, understanding how the microbiome can influence the aggregation of ±-syn and how these amyloids are internalized by gut peripheric neurons will shed new light on innovative clinical interventions and drug discovery. This work will gather the efforts of national and international researchers with great experience in neurobiology, with the aim of exploring, in an unprecedented way in the country, to my knowledge, the influence of the microbioma on the misfolding of a-syn in intestinal cells and how this protein is able to reach peripheral nerve endings and migrate to ascending levels of the nervous system. (AU)

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Scientific publications (15)
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DOS SANTOS, KEMPER NUNES; FLORENTINO, RODRIGO M.; FRANCA, ANDRESSA; MELO LIMA FILHO, ANTONIO CARLOS; DOS SANTOS, MARCONE LOIOLA; MISSIAGGIA, DABNY; FONSECA, MATHEUS DE CASTRO; COSTA, IGOR BRASIL; TEIXEIRA VIDIGAL, PAULA VIEIRA; NATHANSON, MICHAEL H.; et al. Polymorphism in the Promoter Region of NFE2L2 Gene Is a Genetic Marker of Susceptibility to Cirrhosis Associated with Alcohol Abuse. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, v. 20, n. 14, . (18/20014-0)
DIAS, CARLOS SATO BARALDI; AMORIM NETO, DIONISIO PEDRO; BARALDI, GIOVANNI LENZI; FONSECA, MATHEUS DE CASTRO. Comparative analysis of sample preparation protocols of soft biological tissues for morphometric studies using synchrotron-based X-ray microtomography. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION, v. 26, n. 6, p. 2013-2023, . (18/20014-0)
FONSECA, MATHEUS DE CASTRO; DE OLIVEIRA, JULIANA FERREIRA; SILVA ARAUJO, BRUNO HENRIQUE; CANATELI, CAMILA; VITAL DO PRADO, PAULA FAVORETTI; AMORIM NETO, DIONISIO PEDRO; BOSQUE, BEATRIZ PELEGRINI; RODRIGUES, PAULLA VIEIRA; PEREIRA DE GODOY, JOAO VITOR; TOSTES, KATIANE; et al. Molecular and cellular basis of hyperassembly and protein aggregation driven by a rare pathogenic mutation in DDX3X. ISCIENCE, v. 24, n. 8, . (18/20014-0, 19/24511-0, 13/08028-1)
LEITE SCHETINO, LUANA PEREIRA; FONSECA, MATHEUS DE CASTRO; SIMAO MAGALHAES GOMES, MATHEUS PROENCA; COSTA VALADAO, PRISCILA APARECIDA; DE CAMARGO, WALLACE LUCIO; RODRIGUES, HERMANN ALECSANDRO; ANDRADE, JESSICA NEVES; ARANTES-COSTA, FERNANDA MAGALHAES; NAVES, LIGIA ARAUJO; PRADO, CARLA MAXIMO; et al. Evaluation of the neuromuscular junction in a middle-aged mouse model of congenital myasthenic syndrome. MUSCLE & NERVE, v. 60, n. 6, p. 790-800, . (18/20014-0)
LEMOS, FERNANDA DE OLIVEIRA; FRANCA, ANDRESSA; MELO LIMA FILHO, ANTONIO CARLOS; FLORENTINO, RODRIGO M.; SANTOS, MARCONE LOIOLA; MISSIAGGIA, DABNY G.; LIBANIO RODRIGUES, GISELE OLINTO; DIAS, FELIPE FERRAZ; SOUZA PASSOS, INGREDY BEATRIZ; TEIXEIRA, MAURO M.; et al. Molecular Mechanism for Protection Against Liver Failure in Human Yellow Fever Infection. HEPATOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS, v. 4, n. 5, p. 657-669, . (18/20014-0)
RODRIGUES, PAULLA VIEIRA; TOSTES, KATIANE; BOSQUE, BEATRIZ PELEGRINI; GODOY, JOAO VITOR PEREIRA DE; AMORIM NETO, DIONISIO PEDRO; DIAS, CARLOS SATO BARALDI; FONSECA, MATHEUS DE CASTRO. Illuminating the Brain With X-Rays: Contributions and Future Perspectives of High-Resolution Microtomography to Neuroscience. FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE, v. 15, . (19/24511-0, 18/20014-0)
DE CARVALHO PORTA, LUCAS; FADEL, VALMIR; D'ARC CAMPEIRO, JOANA; OLIVEIRA, EDUARDO BRANDT; GODINHO, ROSELY OLIVEIRA; HAYASHI, MIRIAN AKEMI FURUIE. Biophysical and pharmacological characterization of a full-length synthetic analog of the antitumor polypeptide crotamine. JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE-JMM, v. 98, n. 11, . (14/50891-1, 17/02413-1, 18/20014-0, 18/21381-6)
AMORIM NETO, DIONISIO PEDRO; DE GODOY, JOAO VITOR PEREIRA; TOSTES, KATIANE; BOSQUE, BEATRIZ PELEGRINI; RODRIGUES, PAULLA VIEIRA; ROCCO, SILVANA APARECIDA; SFORCA, MAURICIO LUIS; FONSECA, MATHEUS DE CASTRO. Metabolic Disturbances in the Gut-brain Axis of a Mouse Model of MPTP-induced Parkinsonism Evaluated by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. Neuroscience, v. 526, p. 14-pg., . (19/24511-0, 18/20014-0)
NETO, DIONISIO PEDRO AMORIM; FONSECA, MATHEUS DE CASTRO. Protocol for rapid obtention and fractionation of anaerobic bacterial conditioned media to study calcium signaling in enteroendocrine cells. STAR PROTOCOLS, v. 3, n. 3, p. 11-pg., . (19/24511-0, 18/20014-0)
NANI, V, JOAO; FONSECA, MATHEUS C.; ENGI, SHEILA A.; PERILLO, MAYARA G.; DIAS, CARLOS S. B.; GAZARINI, MARCOS L.; KORTH, CARSTEN; CRUZ, FABIO C.; HAYASHI, MIRIAN A. F.. Decreased nuclear distribution nudE-like 1 enzyme activity in an animal model with dysfunctional disrupted-in-schizophrenia 1 signaling featuring aberrant neurodevelopment and amphetamine-supersensitivity. JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, v. 34, n. 4, . (14/50891-1, 18/20014-0, 17/02413-1, 19/09207-3)
NANI, V, JOAO; ALMEIDA, PRISCILA G. C.; NOTO, CRISTIANO; BRESSAN, RODRIGO A.; BRIETZKE, ELISA; HAYASHI, MIRIAN A. F.. Unraveiling the correlation among neurodevelopmental and inflammatory biomarkers in patients with chronic schizophrenia. NORDIC JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, . (19/09207-3, 18/20014-0, 17/02413-1, 14/50891-1)
TROMBETTA-LIMA, MARINA; ASSIS-RIBAS, THAIS; CINTRA, RICARDO C.; CAMPEIRO, JOANA D.; GUERREIRO, JULIANO R.; WINNISCHOFER, SHEILA M. B.; NASCIMENTO, ISIS C. C.; ULRICH, HENNING; HAYASHI, MIRIAN A. F.; SOGAYAR, MARI C.. Impact of Reck expression and promoter activity in neuronal in vitro differentiation. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS, v. 48, n. 2, . (18/20014-0, 16/05311-2, 18/07366-4, 14/50891-1, 19/13112-8, 15/26328-8, 16/18277-7, 12/50880-4, 17/02413-1)
AMORIM NETO, DIONISIO PEDRO; BOSQUE, BEATRIZ PELEGRINI; PEREIRA DE GODOY, JOAO VITOR; RODRIGUES, PAULLA VIEIRA; MENESES, DARIO DONOSO; TOSTES, KATIANE; COSTA TONOLI, CELISA CALDANA; DE CARVALHO, HERNANDES FAUSTINO; GONZALEZ-BILLAULT, CHRISTIAN; FONSECA, MATHEUS DE CASTRO. Akkermansia muciniphila induces mitochondrial calcium overload and alpha -synuclein aggregation in an enteroendocrine cell line. ISCIENCE, v. 25, n. 3, p. 30-pg., . (18/20014-0, 19/24511-0, 14/50938-8)
ALMEIDA, PRISCILA G. C.; NANI, JOAO VICTOR; OSES, JEAN PIERRE; BRIETZKE, ELISA; HAYASHI, MIRIAN A. F.. Neuroinflammation and glial cell activation in mental disorders. BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, & IMMUNITY - HEALTH, v. 2, p. 8-pg., . (14/50891-1, 17/02413-1, 18/20014-0)
RODRIGUES, PAULLA VIEIRA; PEREIRA DE GODOY, JOAO VITOR; BOSQUE, BEATRIZ PELEGRINI; AMORIM NETO, DIONISIO PEDRO; TOSTES, KATIANE; PALAMETA, SOLEDAD; GARCIA-ROSA, SHEILA; COSTA TONOLI, CELISA CALDANA; DE CARVALHO, HERNANDES FAUSTINO; FONSECA, MATHEUS DE CASTRO. Transcellular propagation of fibrillar alpha-synuclein from enteroendocrine to neuronal cells requires cell-to-cell contact and is Rab35-dependent. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v. 12, n. 1, p. 19-pg., . (19/24511-0, 18/20014-0)