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Resistant starch improves Parkinson's disease symptoms through restructuring of the gut microbiome and modulating inflammation.
PETROV, Viacheslav; Schade, Sebastian; LACZNY, Cédric et al.
2026In Brain, Behavior and Immunity, 132, p. 106217
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Keywords :
Dietary intervention; Inflammatory proteome; Metabolome; Metagenome; Microbiome; Parkinson’s Disease; Resistant starch; Resistant Starch; Starch; Dietary Fiber; Fatty Acids, Volatile; Humans; Male; Female; Aged; Middle Aged; Inflammation/metabolism; Inflammation/diet therapy; Quality of Life; Fatty Acids, Volatile/metabolism; Gastrointestinal Microbiome/physiology; Gastrointestinal Microbiome/drug effects; Parkinson Disease/diet therapy; Parkinson Disease/microbiology; Parkinson Disease/metabolism; Resistant Starch/administration & dosage; Immunology; Endocrine and Autonomic Systems; Behavioral Neuroscience
Abstract :
[en] Alterations in the gut microbiome and a "leaky" gut are associated with Parkinson's disease (PD), which implies the prospect of rebalancing via dietary intervention. Here, we investigate the impact of a diet rich in resistant starch on the gut microbiome through a multi-omics approach. We conducted a randomized, controlled trial with short-term and long-term phases involving 74 PD patients of three groups: conventional diet, supplementation with resistant starch, and high-fibre diet. Our findings reveal associations between dietary patterns and changes in the gut microbiome's taxonomic composition, functional potential, metabolic activity, and host inflammatory proteome response. Resistant starch supplementation led to an increase in Faecalibacterium species and short-chain fatty acids alongside a reduction in opportunistic pathogens. Long-term supplementation also increased blood APOA4 and HSPA5 and reduced symptoms of PD. Our study highlights the potential of dietary interventions to modulate the gut microbiome and improve the quality of life for PD patients.
Research center :
Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB): Eco-Systems Biology (Wilmes Group)
Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB): Bioinformatics Core (R. Schneider Group)
LIH - Luxembourg Institute of Health
Disciplines :
Neurology
Microbiology
Author, co-author :
PETROV, Viacheslav  ;  University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) > Systems Ecology
Schade, Sebastian ;  Paracelsus-Elena-Klinik, Kassel, Germany
LACZNY, Cédric  ;  University of Luxembourg
Hällqvist, Jenny ;  UCL Centre for Inborn Errors of Metabolism, London, United Kingdom
MAY, Patrick  ;  University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) > Bioinformatics Core
JÄGER, Christian  ;  University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) > Scientific Central Services > Metabolomics Platform
AHO, Velma  ;  University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine > Systems Ecology > Team Paul WILMES
HICKL, Oskar  ;  University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine > Bioinformatics Core > Team Patrick MAY
HALDER, Rashi  ;  University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) > Scientific Central Services > Sequencing Platform
Lang, Elisabeth;  Paracelsus-Elena-Klinik, Kassel, Germany
CAUSSIN, Jordan ;  University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine > Systems Ecology > Team Paul WILMES
LEBRUN, Laura ;  University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine > Systems Ecology > Team Paul WILMES
SCHULZ, Janine  ;  University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) > Scientific Central Services > Sequencing Platform
Unger, Marcus Michael ;  Department of Neurology, SHG Kliniken Sonnenberg, Saarbrücken, Germany
Mills, Kevin ;  UCL Centre for Inborn Errors of Metabolism, London, United Kingdom
Mollenhauer, Brit;  Paracelsus-Elena-Klinik, Kassel, Germany, Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
WILMES, Paul  ;  University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) > Systems Ecology
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Language :
English
Title :
Resistant starch improves Parkinson's disease symptoms through restructuring of the gut microbiome and modulating inflammation.
Publication date :
February 2026
Journal title :
Brain, Behavior and Immunity
ISSN :
0889-1591
eISSN :
1090-2139
Publisher :
Academic Press Inc., Netherlands
Volume :
132
Pages :
106217
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Focus Area :
Systems Biomedicine
Development Goals :
3. Good health and well-being
FnR Project :
FNR11823097 - MICROH-DTU - Microbiomes In One Health, 2017 (01/09/2018-28/02/2025) - Paul Wilmes
FNR14429377 - ProtectMove II - Reduced Penetrance In Hereditary Movement Disorders: Elucidating Mechanisms Of Endogenous Disease Protection, 2020 (01/07/2020-30/06/2023) - Anne Grünewald
FNR11264123 - NCER-PD - Ncer-pd, 2015 (01/06/2015-31/05/2023) - Rejko Krüger
Funders :
Fonds National de la Recherche Luxembourg
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Université du Luxembourg
European Research Council
Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
Funding text :
This work is dedicated with deep gratitude to Dr. Sebastian Schade, whose relentless commitment, clinical expertise, and vision as a talented young clinical-scientist, Neurologist, and Movement Disorder Specialist were indispensable to its success. Sebastian's dedication to patient care and his unwavering passion for advancing our understanding of the etiology, progression, treament, and prevention of Parkinson's disease remain a cornerstone of this work, embodying the principle that science must serve humanity. Although he is no longer with us, his legacy endures through the insights and colleagues he inspired, the collaborative spirit that he embodied, and the patients he deeply cared for. This project has received funding from the Michael J. Fox Foundation (PARKdiet MJFF-019228), the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR, MICROH DTU PRIDE/11823097), the Institute for Advanced Studies of the University of Luxembourg (AUDACITY grant MCI-BIOME_2019), and the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No. 863664) to P.W. Additional funding was provided by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) Research Unit FOR2488 (INTER/DFG/19/14429377), and the FNR under the National Center of Excellence in Research on Parkinson's disease (NCER-PD, FNR11264123) to P.M. This work was also supported by a Fulbright Research Scholarship from the Commission for Educational Exchange between the United States, Belgium and Luxembourg and by the FNR under INTERMOBILITY/23/17856242 to P.W. We would like to thank Floriane Gavotto and Lucia Gallucci from the LCSB Metabolomics and Lipidomics Platform (RRID:SCR_024769) for their technical and analytical support.
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