New findings in mice suggest autoimmune mechanisms that originate in the gut are silent drivers of Parkinson’s disease
12 Aug 2019by GMFH Editing Team
Recent studies have widened the immune system and the gut microbiota’s role to the pathophysiology of Parkinson’s disease. Scientists suggest that intestinal infections could act as a trigger in Parkinson’s disease, through affecting mitochondrial antigen presentation and cytotoxic T cells establishment in mice.