Cholecystectomy and subsequent risk of Parkinson’s disease: a nationwide retrospective cohort study

Abstract Growing evidence has suggested that the gut-brain axis plays an important role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease (PD), and that this role is mediated by the interactions between bile acids (BAs) and intestinal microbiota. Given that cholecystectomy can lead to alterations in BAs an...

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Main Authors: Ryul Kim, Jee-Young Lee, Sanghyun Park, Kyungdo Han, Cheol Min Shin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-11-01
Series:npj Parkinson's Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41531-021-00245-z