29 Apr Vagotomy May Point To Gut Origin of Parkinson’s Disease
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Dr. Wirdefeldt
Karin Wirdefeldt, MD, PhD
Associate professor
Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm, Sweden
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?
Response: It has been hypothesized that Parkinson’s disease may start in the gut and spread to the brain via the vagal nerve. We found that people who had a truncal vagotomy (ie, the nerve trunk fully resected) at least 5 years earlier were less likely to develop Parkinson’s disease compared to people without vagotomy or people who had a selective vagotomy (ie, only branches of the nerve resected).
MedicalResearch.com: What should readers take away from your report?
Response: Our results provide suggestive evidence for a link between the gut and the brain in Parkinson’s disease.
MedicalResearch.com: What recommendations do you have for future research as a result of this study?
Response: A lot more research is needed to understand this better, for example experimental studies and pathological studies.
Disclosures as in the article.
MedicalResearch.com: Thank you for your contribution to the MedicalResearch.com community.
Citation:
Note: Content is Not intended as medical advice. Please consult your health care provider regarding your specific medical condition and questions.
More Medical Research Interviews on MedicalResearch.com
[wysija_form id=”5″]
Last Updated on April 29, 2017 by Marie Benz MD FAAD