Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis Dysregulation in Alzheimer's Disease: Multi-Pathway Effects and Therapeutic Potential

Aging Dis. 2024 May 7;15(3):1108-1131. doi: 10.14336/AD.2023.0823-2.

Abstract

An essential regulator of neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the gut microbiota. Alterations in intestinal permeability brought on by gut microbiota dysregulation encourage neuroinflammation, central immune dysregulation, and peripheral immunological dysregulation in AD, as well as hasten aberrant protein aggregation and neuronal death in the brain. However, it is unclear how the gut microbiota transmits information to the brain and how it influences brain cognition and function. In this review, we summarized the multiple pathways involved in the gut microbiome in AD and provided detailed treatment strategies based on the gut microbiome. Based on these observations, this review also discusses the problems, challenges, and strategies to address current therapeutic strategies.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alzheimer Disease* / microbiology
  • Alzheimer Disease* / therapy
  • Animals
  • Brain / immunology
  • Brain / metabolism
  • Brain / physiopathology
  • Brain-Gut Axis* / physiology
  • Dysbiosis / immunology
  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome* / physiology
  • Humans

Grants and funding

This work was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51901160).