The peripheral component of neurodegeneration: uptake and transmission of amyloid proteins in the enteric nervous system. University of Antwerp
Since a few years, evidence is growing that a disease process affecting the central nervous system (CNS) can also involve its enteric counterpart (ENS) and vice-versa. Indeed, various neurodegenerative disorders are accompanied or even preceded by gastrointestinal malfunctions. This relationship is well-documented for prion diseases and Parkinson's disease, but has not yet been scrutinized for Alzheimer's disease (AD), a devastating ...