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It is apparent that there is a close association between the gut microbiome and Parkinson’s disease, with many patients having gut symptoms. Gut microbiome dysfunction may be related to instigation and progression of Parkinson’s disease in many patients. There is also evidence that disrupting the gut microbiome, such as with antibiotics, can increase the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. Photobiomodulation has the potential to alleviate the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in both animal models and in humans and has also been shown to alter the microbiome in a mouse model. Here we assessed the interaction between photobiomodulation and the gut microbiome in four people with Parkinson’s disease, three of whom had participated in clinical trials and two of whom were prescribed antibiotics during the photobiomodulation treatment.
Patients were treated three times per week using infrared laser treatment to the abdomen and neck with or without LED treatment to the head. Gastrointestinal symptoms were assessed prior to treatment and after 4 weeks and 12 weeks of photobiomodulation therapy and microbiome status was assessed in 3 of the 4 patients. Outcome measures included motor signs and patient-reported non-motor symptoms including symptoms of constipation/diarrhea/gastric motility, and abdominal pain, as well as phylogenetic analysis of microbiome diversity.
Participants in this case series were seen as good responders to photobiomodulation treatment, with improvements in motor signs and non-motor symptoms. Gastrointestinal symptoms, including irritable bowel symptoms were improved, and microbiome analysis indicated a generally positive change in bacterial diversity. Antibiotic use during the photobiomodulation treatment had a negative effect on motor and non-motor improvements, as well as disrupting the microbiome.
Results of this study suggest that photobiomodulation may have a role in the improvement of the gut microbiome, which could be advantageous in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, considering the strong microbiome-gut-brain-axis in the disease.
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BICKNELL, Brian et al.
Parkinson’s disease and the Interaction of Photobiomodulation, the Microbiome, and Antibiotics: A Case Series.
Medical Research Archives, [S.l.], v. 12, n. 1, jan. 2024.
ISSN 2375-1924.
Available at: <https://esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/4929>. Date accessed: 15 may 2024.
doi: https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v12i1.4929.
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5. Kaye J, Gage H, Kimber A, Storey L, Trend P. Excess burden of constipation in Parkinson's disease: a pilot study. Movement disorders: official journal of the Movement Disorder Society. 2006;21(8):1270-1273.
6. Berg D, Postuma RB, Adler CH, et al. MDS research criteria for prodromal Parkinson's disease. Movement Disorders. 2015;30(12):1600-1611.
7. Borghammer P, Van Den Berge N. Brain-first versus gut-first Parkinson’s disease: a hypothesis. Journal of Parkinson's disease. 2019;9(s2):S281-S295.
8. Horsager J, Knudsen K, Sommerauer M. Clinical and imaging evidence of brain-first and body-first Parkinson's disease. Neurobiology of disease. 2022;164:105626.
9. Horsager J, Andersen KB, Knudsen K, et al. Brain-first versus body-first Parkinson’s disease: a multimodal imaging case-control study. Brain. 2020;
10. Shannon KM, Keshavarzian A, Dodiya HB, Jakate S, Kordower JH. Is alpha‐synuclein in the colon a biomarker for premotor Parkinson's disease? Evidence from 3 cases. Movement Disorders. 2012;27(6):716-719.
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35. Konstantinidis T, Tsigalou C, Karvelas A, Stavropoulou E, Voidarou C, Bezirtzoglou E. Effects of antibiotics upon the gut microbiome: a review of the literature. Biomedicines. 2020;8(11):502.
36. Ternák G, Németh M, Rozanovic M, Márovics G, Bogár L. Antibiotic Consumption Patterns in European Countries Are Associated with the Prevalence of Parkinson’s Disease; the Possible Augmenting Role of the Narrow-Spectrum Penicillin. Antibiotics. 2022;11(9):1145.
37. Mertsalmi TH, Pekkonen E, Scheperjans F. Antibiotic exposure and risk of Parkinson's disease in Finland: A nationwide case‐control study. Movement Disorders. 2020;35(3):431-442.
38. Pal G, Bennett L, Roy J, et al. Antibiotic exposure and risk of Parkinson's disease in the United Kingdom: A case-control study (P5-11.001). Neurology. 2023;100(17 Supplement 2):0077. doi:10.1212/wnl.0000000000201752
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41. Leone V, Gibbons SM, Martinez K, et al. Effects of diurnal variation of gut microbes and high-fat feeding on host circadian clock function and metabolism. Cell host & microbe. 2015;17(5):681-689.
42. Dompe C, Moncrieff L, Matys J, et al. Photobiomodulation-Underlying Mechanism and Clinical Applications. J Clin Med. Jun 3 2020;9(6)doi:10.3390/jcm9061724
43. Glass GE. Photobiomodulation: the clinical applications of low-level light therapy. Aesthetic Surgery Journal. 2021;41(6):723-738.
44. González-Muñoz A, Cuevas-Cervera M, Pérez-Montilla JJ, et al. Efficacy of Photobiomodulation Therapy in the Treatment of Pain and Inflammation: A Literature Review. Healthcare. 2023;11(7):938.
45. Naeser MA, Martin PI, Ho MD, et al. Transcranial Photobiomodulation Treatment: Significant Improvements in Four Ex-Football Players with Possible Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports. 2023;7:77-105. doi:10.3233/ADR-220022
46. Figueiro Longo MG, Tan CO, Chan S-t, et al. Effect of Transcranial Low-Level Light Therapy vs Sham Therapy Among Patients With Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open. 2020;3(9):e2017337-e2017337. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.17337
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