title: Can microbiota research change our understanding of neurodegenerative diseases?
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital & Department of Clinical Neurosciences (Neurology), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Filip
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Scheperjans
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000639:trends*; D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000502:physiology; D000069196:Gastrointestinal Microbiome / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D019636:Neurodegenerative Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000382:microbiology*
keywords: Alzheimer's disease; Parkinson's disease; amyloid; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; biomarker; gut–brain-axis; microbiome; microbiota; neuroinflammation