Skip to main content
Taylor & Francis Group Logo
Advanced Search

Click here to search books using title name,author name and keywords.

  • Login
  • Hi, User  
    • Your Account
    • Logout
Advanced Search

Click here to search books using title name,author name and keywords.

Breadcrumbs Section. Click here to navigate to respective pages.

Chapter

Bacteriophage Involvement in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Chapter

Bacteriophage Involvement in Neurodegenerative Diseases

DOI link for Bacteriophage Involvement in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Bacteriophage Involvement in Neurodegenerative Diseases book

Bacteriophage Involvement in Neurodegenerative Diseases

DOI link for Bacteriophage Involvement in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Bacteriophage Involvement in Neurodegenerative Diseases book

ByGeorge Tetz, Victor Tetz
BookThe Microbiome and the Brain

Click here to navigate to parent product.

Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2019
Imprint CRC Press
Pages 13
eBook ISBN 9781351235709

ABSTRACT

This chapter reviews the role of bacteriophages in neurodegenerative diseases, with a focus on how phages contribute to the genesis, progression, and maintenance of neurodegenerative diseases. The existing research on the role of human pathogen phages is very limited, with even less data on their connection to neurodegenerative pathologies. The pathogenic mechanisms of the microbial presence in the cerebrospinal fluid and brain in neurodegenerative pathogenesis are multifaceted and include the development of an autoimmune cascade and an altered inflammatory response. Protein misfolding, which triggers the formation of neurotoxic aggregates, has become the leading theory for the recognition of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and other neurodegenerative pathologies as prion-mediated disorders. Neurodegenerative pathologies, and Alzheimer’s, in particular, are known to be associated with alterations in gut microbiota that influence central nervous system function through the gut-brain axis. The role of microbiota in the development and progression of neurodegeneration is most studied in Alzheimer’s.

T&F logoTaylor & Francis Group logo
  • Policies
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Cookie Policy
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Cookie Policy
  • Journals
    • Taylor & Francis Online
    • CogentOA
    • Taylor & Francis Online
    • CogentOA
  • Corporate
    • Taylor & Francis Group
    • Taylor & Francis Group
    • Taylor & Francis Group
    • Taylor & Francis Group
  • Help & Contact
    • Students/Researchers
    • Librarians/Institutions
    • Students/Researchers
    • Librarians/Institutions
  • Connect with us

Connect with us

Registered in England & Wales No. 3099067
5 Howick Place | London | SW1P 1WG © 2021 Informa UK Limited