Relationship between alzheimer's disease and changes in the intestinal microbiota: literature review
International Journal of Development Research
Relationship between alzheimer's disease and changes in the intestinal microbiota: literature review
Received 08th November, 2019; Received in revised form 26th December, 2019; Accepted 14th January, 2020; Published online 29th February, 2020
Copyright © 2020, Henrique Hauck do Nasciment et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The relationship between changes in the intestinal microbiota and the increased risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an area of rich scientific interest. According to Alkasir et al (2017), there is strong physiological evidence that strengthens the theory that both events may be related. The objective of this work was to review the knowledge obtained until now by researchers on the subject. For this, the platforms Pubmed, Scielo and Google Scholar were used. As a result, it was found that changes in the microbiota may be strongly related to the structural changes present in AD. In conclusion, it was noticed that new studies on the subject are needed, since understanding this relationship may clarify mechanisms underlying the events and lead to the development of new drugs for the treatment of AD.
