General Information:

Id: 7,598
Diseases: Alzheimer disease - [OMIM]
Gastrointestinal
Mental
Metabolic
Mammalia
review
Reference: Pistollato F et al.(2016) Role of gut microbiota and nutrients in amyloid formation and pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease Nutr. Rev. 74: 624-634 [PMID: 27634977]

Interaction Information:

Comment The gut microbiota plays a fundamental role in the modulation of the bidirectional signaling underlying the gut-brain axis. Dysbiosis and alterations of the gut microbiome composition have been shown to contribute to the development of several diseases in humans, such as inflammatory bowel disease, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity, allergies, colorectal cancer, and Alzheimer disease (AD).
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 75841

environment

gut microbiota

affects_activity of

process

microbiota-gut-brain axis

Comment Alterations of the gut microbiome can activate proinflammatory cytokines and increase intestinal permeability, leading to the development of insulin resistance, which has also been associated with AD.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 76438

environment

altered gut microbiota composition

increases_activity of

gene/protein

Proinflammatory cytokine

Comment The gut and the brain are deeply interconnected through the gut-brain axis. The gut-brain axis is controlled by the gut microbiota, which is composed of as many as 10(14) microorganisms, mainly bacteria belonging to about 1000 different species, but also bacteriophage particles, viruses, fungi, and archaea. The gut microbiome plays an essential role in preserving a normal gut physiology and in modulating signaling along the gut-brain axis, thus contributing to the health of the individual.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 76440

process

gut-brain axis

interacts (colocalizes) with

tissue/cell line

brain

Comment It has been shown that bacteria populating the gut microbiota can release significant amounts of amyloids and lipopolysaccharides, which might play a role in the modulation of signaling pathways and the production of proinflammatory cytokines related to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease. Additionally, nutrients have been shown to affect the composition of the gut microbiota as well as the formation and aggregation of cerebral amyloid-beta.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 76441

environment

nutrients

affects_quantity of

environment

gut microbiota

Comment Microbial amyloids are implicated in molecular and cellular adaptation, stimulation of adhesion, aggregation, formation of biofilm, tissue invasion, bacterial colonization, and infectivity of pathogens. Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica, Salmonella typhimurium, Bacillus subtilis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Staphylococcus aureus are some of the many bacterial strains that produce functional extracellular amyloid fibers. These bacteria might interact with the host environment in multiple ways. In particular, the E. coli endotoxin was found to potentiate the formation of Abeta fibrils in vitro and, for this reason, might be implicated in the pathogenesis of AD.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 76442

environment

Escherichia coli

increases_quantity of

gene/protein

Amyloid proteins, microbial

In particular, the E. coli endotoxin was found to potentiate the formation of Abeta fibrils in vitro.
Comment Amyloid brain influx through the blood‚Äďbrain barrier is known to be mediated by the receptor for advanced glycosylation products (RAGE) and is dependent on amyloid chaperones and apolipoproteins E and J, while amyloid clearance is controlled by the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1. These transportation mechanisms are known to be altered in AD patients.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 76443

gene/protein

AGER

increases_transport of

gene/protein

Amyloid proteins

into brain; Amyloid brain influx through the blood‚Äďbrain barrier (BBB) is mediated.
Comment During aging, the composition of the gut microbiota changes, with numbers of Bacteroidetes increasing over those of Firmicutes and Bifidobacteria, even though high interindividual variations among the elderly can be found. This variability can be influenced by different dietetic regimens and different residential situations (ie, day-hospital, community, rehabilitation, or long-term residential care).
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 76455

process

aging

affects_quantity of

environment

gut microbiota

composition of the gut microbiota changes;
Comment Some bacterial species, such as Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium (both gram-positive facultative anaerobic or microaerophilic bacteria), can metabolize glutamate to produce gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA), the major inhibitory neurotransmitter, and alterations of gut microbiota might compromise the endogenous production of GABA and short-chain fatty acids (ie, acetate, butyrate, and propionate).
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 76458

environment

Lactobacillus

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

GABA

Comment Alterations of GABA signaling are linked to cognitive impairment, AD, anxiety, depression, and synaptogenesis impairments, while lower levels of short-chain fatty acids might negatively affect brain glucose and energy homeostasis, immune responses, and epithelial cell growth, possibly impacting the functioning of both the central and peripheral nervous systems.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 76460

phenotype

altered gamma-aminobutyric acid signaling pathway

cooccurs with

phenotype

cognitive impairment

Comment Remarkably, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) signaling was decreased in both the brain and the serum of patients affected by AD, and BDNF expression was reduced in the hippocampus of a germ-free mouse model (ie, mice that have not been naturally colonized by microorganisms).
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 76461

decreases_activity of

in both the brain and the serum of patients affected by AD
Comment Gut cyanobacteria are known to produce the nonproteinogenic amino acid beta-N-methylamino-L-alanine, a neurotoxin known to elicit excitotoxicity by interacting with the N-methyl-D-aspartate glutamate receptor, and N-methyl-D-aspartate signaling is known to be disrupted in AD and other neuropathologies. Accordingly, high levels of beta-N-methylamino-L-alanine have been found in the brains of persons affected by AD and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 76462

environment

gut cyanobacteria

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

BMAA

Comment Gut microorganisms might also translocate from the gastrointestinal tract through microfold cells overlaying the Peyer’s patches and into the blood and other tissues, a phenomenon known as atopobiosis. This may contribute to the dynamics of inflammatory diseases such as irritable bowel syndrome, necrotizing enterocolitis, and neuroinflammatory diseases. Analogously, coccus-shaped bacteria have been found in blood samples of AD patients, particularly on the cell surface of both leukocytes and erythrocytes as well as within erythrocytes, as shown by transmission electron microscopy.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 76463

cooccurs with

phenotype

increased coccus-shaped bacteria level

in blood samples of AD patients, particularly on the cell surface of both leukocytes and erythrocytes as well as within erythrocytes
Comment The gut microbiota plays a fundamental role in the modulation of the bidirectional signaling underlying the gut‚Äďbrain axis. Dysbiosis and alterations of the gut microbiome composition have been shown to contribute to the development of several diseases in humans, such as inflammatory bowel disease, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity, allergies, colorectal cancer, and Alzheimer disease (AD).
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 76464

environment

altered gut microbiota composition

affects_activity of

environment

gut dysbiosis

Comment The gut microbiota plays a fundamental role in the modulation of the bidirectional signaling underlying the gut‚Äďbrain axis. Dysbiosis and alterations of the gut microbiome composition have been shown to contribute to the development of several diseases in humans, such as inflammatory bowel disease, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity, allergies, colorectal cancer, and Alzheimer disease (AD).
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 76467

environment

gut dysbiosis

increases_activity of

disease

Inflammatory bowel disease

Comment The gut microbiota plays a fundamental role in the modulation of the bidirectional signaling underlying the gut‚Äďbrain axis. Dysbiosis and alterations of the gut microbiome composition have been shown to contribute to the development of several diseases in humans, such as inflammatory bowel disease, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity, allergies, colorectal cancer, and Alzheimer disease (AD).
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 76468

environment

gut dysbiosis

increases_activity of

Comment The gut microbiota plays a fundamental role in the modulation of the bidirectional signaling underlying the gut‚Äďbrain axis. Dysbiosis and alterations of the gut microbiome composition have been shown to contribute to the development of several diseases in humans, such as inflammatory bowel disease, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity, allergies, colorectal cancer, and Alzheimer disease (AD).
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 76469

environment

gut dysbiosis

increases_activity of

disease

Metabolic syndrome

Comment The gut microbiota plays a fundamental role in the modulation of the bidirectional signaling underlying the gut‚Äďbrain axis. Dysbiosis and alterations of the gut microbiome composition have been shown to contribute to the development of several diseases in humans, such as inflammatory bowel disease, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity, allergies, colorectal cancer, and Alzheimer disease (AD).
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 76470

environment

gut dysbiosis

increases_activity of

disease

Obesity

Comment The gut microbiota plays a fundamental role in the modulation of the bidirectional signaling underlying the gut‚Äďbrain axis. Dysbiosis and alterations of the gut microbiome composition have been shown to contribute to the development of several diseases in humans, such as inflammatory bowel disease, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity, allergies, colorectal cancer, and Alzheimer disease (AD).
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 76471

environment

gut dysbiosis

increases_activity of

phenotype

allergic reaction

Comment The gut microbiota plays a fundamental role in the modulation of the bidirectional signaling underlying the gut‚Äďbrain axis. Dysbiosis and alterations of the gut microbiome composition have been shown to contribute to the development of several diseases in humans, such as inflammatory bowel disease, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity, allergies, colorectal cancer, and Alzheimer disease (AD).
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 76472

environment

gut dysbiosis

increases_activity of

Comment The gut microbiota plays a fundamental role in the modulation of the bidirectional signaling underlying the gut‚Äďbrain axis. Dysbiosis and alterations of the gut microbiome composition have been shown to contribute to the development of several diseases in humans, such as inflammatory bowel disease, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity, allergies, colorectal cancer, and Alzheimer disease (AD).
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 76473

environment

gut dysbiosis

increases_activity of

Comment Alterations of the gut microbiome can activate proinflammatory cytokines and increase intestinal permeability, leading to the development of insulin resistance, which has also been associated with AD.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 76479

environment

altered gut microbiota composition

increases_activity of

phenotype

increased intestinal permeability

Comment Alterations of the gut microbiome can activate proinflammatory cytokines and increase intestinal permeability, leading to the development of insulin resistance, which has also been associated with AD.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 76480

environment

altered gut microbiota composition

increases_activity of

phenotype

insulin resistance

Comment The gut and the brain are deeply interconnected through the gut-brain axis. The gut-brain axis is controlled by the gut microbiota, which is composed of as many as 10(14) microorganisms, mainly bacteria belonging to about 1000 different species, but also bacteriophage particles, viruses, fungi, and archaea. The gut microbiome plays an essential role in preserving a normal gut physiology and in modulating signaling along the gut-brain axis, thus contributing to the health of the individual.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 76488

process

gut-brain axis

interacts (colocalizes) with

tissue/cell line

gut

Comment It has been shown that bacteria populating the gut microbiota can release significant amounts of amyloids and lipopolysaccharides, which might play a role in the modulation of signaling pathways and the production of proinflammatory cytokines related to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease. Additionally, nutrients have been shown to affect the composition of the gut microbiota as well as the formation and aggregation of cerebral amyloid-beta.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 76524

environment

gut microbiota

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Lipopolysaccharide

Comment Nutrients have been shown to affect the composition of the gut microbiota as well as the formation and aggregation of cerebral amyloid-beta.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 76525

environment

nutrients

affects_quantity of

in brain
Comment Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica, Salmonella typhimurium, Bacillus subtilis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Staphylococcus aureus are some of the many bacterial strains that produce functional extracellular amyloid fibers. These bacteria might interact with the host environment in multiple ways.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 76526

environment

Salmonella enterica

increases_quantity of

extracellular amyloid fibers
Comment Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica, Salmonella typhimurium, Bacillus subtilis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Staphylococcus aureus are some of the many bacterial strains that produce functional extracellular amyloid fibers. These bacteria might interact with the host environment in multiple ways.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 76527

environment

Salmonella typhimurium

increases_quantity of

extracellular amyloid fibers
Comment Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica, Salmonella typhimurium, Bacillus subtilis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Staphylococcus aureus are some of the many bacterial strains that produce functional extracellular amyloid fibers. These bacteria might interact with the host environment in multiple ways.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 76528

environment

Bacillus subtilis

increases_quantity of

extracellular amyloid fibers
Comment Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica, Salmonella typhimurium, Bacillus subtilis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Staphylococcus aureus are some of the many bacterial strains that produce functional extracellular amyloid fibers. These bacteria might interact with the host environment in multiple ways.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 76529

environment

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

increases_quantity of

extracellular amyloid fibers
Comment Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica, Salmonella typhimurium, Bacillus subtilis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Staphylococcus aureus are some of the many bacterial strains that produce functional extracellular amyloid fibers. These bacteria might interact with the host environment in multiple ways.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 76530

environment

Staphylococcus aureus

increases_quantity of

extracellular amyloid fibers
Comment Amyloid brain influx through the blood‚Äďbrain barrier is known to be mediated by the receptor for advanced glycosylation products (RAGE) and is dependent on amyloid chaperones and apolipoproteins E and J, while amyloid clearance is controlled by the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1. These transportation mechanisms are known to be altered in AD patients.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77097

gene/protein

AGER

increases_activity of

process

Amyloid protein import

into brain through blood-brain barrier
Comment Amyloid brain influx through the blood‚Äďbrain barrier is known to be mediated by the receptor for advanced glycosylation products (RAGE) and is dependent on amyloid chaperones and apolipoproteins E and J, while amyloid clearance is controlled by the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1. These transportation mechanisms are known to be altered in AD patients.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77098

gene/protein

amyloid chaperone

increases_activity of

process

Amyloid protein import

into brain
Comment Amyloid brain influx through the blood‚Äďbrain barrier is known to be mediated by the receptor for advanced glycosylation products (RAGE) and is dependent on amyloid chaperones and apolipoproteins E and J, while amyloid clearance is controlled by the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1. These transportation mechanisms are known to be altered in AD patients.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77099

gene/protein

APOE

increases_activity of

process

Amyloid protein import

into brain
Drugbank entries Show/Hide entries for APOE
Comment Amyloid brain influx through the blood‚Äďbrain barrier is known to be mediated by the receptor for advanced glycosylation products (RAGE) and is dependent on amyloid chaperones and apolipoproteins E and J, while amyloid clearance is controlled by the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1. These transportation mechanisms are known to be altered in AD patients.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77100

gene/protein

CLU

increases_transport of

gene/protein

Amyloid protein

into brain
Comment Amyloid brain influx through the blood‚Äďbrain barrier is known to be mediated by the receptor for advanced glycosylation products (RAGE) and is dependent on amyloid chaperones and apolipoproteins E and J, while amyloid clearance is controlled by the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1. These transportation mechanisms are known to be altered in AD patients.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77101

gene/protein

LRP1

affects_activity of

Drugbank entries Show/Hide entries for LRP1
Comment During aging, the composition of the gut microbiota changes, with numbers of Bacteroidetes increasing over those of Firmicutes and Bifidobacteria, even though high interindividual variations among the elderly can be found. This variability can be influenced by different dietetic regimens and different residential situations (ie, day-hospital, community, rehabilitation, or long-term residential care).
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77102

process

aging

increases_quantity of

environment

Bacteroidetes

compared to numbers of Firmicutes and Bifidobacteria;
Comment During aging, the composition of the gut microbiota changes, with numbers of Bacteroidetes increasing over those of Firmicutes and Bifidobacteria, even though high interindividual variations among the elderly can be found. This variability can be influenced by different dietetic regimens and different residential situations (ie, day-hospital, community, rehabilitation, or long-term residential care).
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77103

process

aging

decreases_quantity of

environment

Firmicutes

compared to numbers of Bacteroidetes;
Comment During aging, the composition of the gut microbiota changes, with numbers of Bacteroidetes increasing over those of Firmicutes and Bifidobacteria, even though high interindividual variations among the elderly can be found. This variability can be influenced by different dietetic regimens and different residential situations (ie, day-hospital, community, rehabilitation, or long-term residential care).
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77104

process

aging

decreases_quantity of

environment

Bifidobacterium

compared to numbers of Bacteroidetes;
Comment Alterations of GABA signaling are linked to cognitive impairment, AD, anxiety, depression, and synaptogenesis impairments, while lower levels of short-chain fatty acids might negatively affect brain glucose and energy homeostasis, immune responses, and epithelial cell growth, possibly impacting the functioning of both the central and peripheral nervous systems.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77197

increases_activity of

phenotype

altered gamma-aminobutyric acid signaling pathway

Comment Alterations of GABA signaling are linked to cognitive impairment, AD, anxiety, depression, and synaptogenesis impairments, while lower levels of short-chain fatty acids might negatively affect brain glucose and energy homeostasis, immune responses, and epithelial cell growth, possibly impacting the functioning of both the central and peripheral nervous systems.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77198

increases_activity of

phenotype

altered gamma-aminobutyric acid signaling pathway

Comment Alterations of GABA signaling are linked to cognitive impairment, AD, anxiety, depression, and synaptogenesis impairments, while lower levels of short-chain fatty acids might negatively affect brain glucose and energy homeostasis, immune responses, and epithelial cell growth, possibly impacting the functioning of both the central and peripheral nervous systems.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77199

increases_activity of

phenotype

altered gamma-aminobutyric acid signaling pathway

Comment Alterations of GABA signaling are linked to cognitive impairment, AD, anxiety, depression, and synaptogenesis impairments, while lower levels of short-chain fatty acids might negatively affect brain glucose and energy homeostasis, immune responses, and epithelial cell growth, possibly impacting the functioning of both the central and peripheral nervous systems.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77200

phenotype

synapse assembly impairment

increases_activity of

phenotype

altered gamma-aminobutyric acid signaling pathway

Comment Remarkably, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) signaling was decreased in both the brain and the serum of patients affected by AD, and BDNF expression was reduced in the hippocampus of a germ-free mouse model (ie, mice that have not been naturally colonized by microorganisms).
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77201

decreases_expression of

gene/protein

BDNF

in the hippocampus of a germ-free mouse model
Comment Gut cyanobacteria are known to produce the nonproteinogenic amino acid beta-N-methylamino-Lalanine, a neurotoxin known to elicit excitotoxicity by interacting with the N-methyl-D-aspartate glutamate receptor, and N-methyl-D-aspartate signaling is known to be disrupted in AD and other neuropathologies. Accordingly, high levels of beta-N-methylamino-L-alanine have been found in the brains of persons affected by AD and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77202

drug/chemical compound

BMAA

increases_activity of

by interacting with the N-methyl-D-aspartate glutamate receptor;
Comment Gut cyanobacteria are known to produce the nonproteinogenic amino acid beta-N-methylamino-L-alanine, a neurotoxin known to elicit excitotoxicity by interacting with the N-methyl-D-aspartate glutamate receptor, and N-methyl-D-aspartate signaling is known to be disrupted in AD and other neuropathologies. Accordingly, high levels of beta-N-methylamino-L-alanine have been found in the brains of persons affected by AD and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77203

drug/chemical compound

BMAA

interacts (colocalizes) with

complex/PPI

NMDA receptor complex

Comment Gut cyanobacteria are known to produce the nonproteinogenic amino acid beta-N-methylamino-L-alanine, a neurotoxin known to elicit excitotoxicity by interacting with the N-methyl-D-aspartate glutamate receptor, and N-methyl-D-aspartate signaling is known to be disrupted in AD and other neuropathologies. Accordingly, high levels of beta-N-methylamino-L-alanine have been found in the brains of persons affected by AD and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77204

decreases_activity of

process

NMDA signaling pathway

Comment Gut cyanobacteria are known to produce the nonproteinogenic amino acid beta-N-methylamino-L-alanine, a neurotoxin known to elicit excitotoxicity by interacting with the N-methyl-D-aspartate glutamate receptor, and N-methyl-D-aspartate signaling is known to be disrupted in AD and other neuropathologies. Accordingly, high levels of beta-N-methylamino-L-alanine have been found in the brains of persons affected by AD and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77205

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

BMAA

in the brains of persons affected by AD and and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Comment Gut cyanobacteria are known to produce the nonproteinogenic amino acid beta-N-methylamino-L-alanine, a neurotoxin known to elicit excitotoxicity by interacting with the N-methyl-D-aspartate glutamate receptor, and N-methyl-D-aspartate signaling is known to be disrupted in AD and other neuropathologies. Accordingly, high levels of beta-N-methylamino-L-alanine have been found in the brains of persons affected by AD and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77210

disease

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

BMAA

in the brains of persons affected by AD and and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Comment While foods such as fructose- and purine-rich foods can stimulate the generation of uric acid, thus causing insulin resistance and fat accumulation, others (eg, plant foods, antioxidants, probiotics, nuts, soybeans, and n-3 fatty acids) can positively modulate mitochondrial biogenesis.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77262

environment

fructose-rich diet

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Urate

Comment n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids are known to have important anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties and have been used for the prevention and treatment of diseases characterized by chronic gut inflammation (eg, irritable bowel syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis) and neurodegeneration (eg. AD).
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77263

drug/chemical compound

Polyunsaturated fatty acid, omega-3

decreases_activity of

Comment Diet can affect the composition of the gut microbiota.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77264

environment

diet

affects_quantity of

environment

gut microbiota

Comment Diets characterized by high intakes of fruit and vegetables (eg, rural, Mediterranean, plant-rich, or plant-based diets) and a low or null consumption of meat are associated with a greater abundance of Prevotella than Bacteroides organisms.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77266

environment

plant-rich diet

increases_quantity of

environment

Prevotella bacteria

and a low or null consumption of meat
Comment Bacteroides bacteria are enriched with genes necessary for breaking down amino acids. For this reason, Bacteroides species seem more prevalent in Western populations that follow a Western-style diet, rich in animal proteins and fats and low in fiber, confirming the key role of diet as a modulator of the gut microbiota composition.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77267

environment

Bacteroides

increases_expression of

gene/protein

genes involved in breaking down amino acids

Comment Probiotics and prebiotics can stimulate the growth of Bifidobacterium populations while concomitantly decreasing the growth of enterobacteria.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77271

environment

prebiotic diet

increases_quantity of

environment

Bifidobacterium

Comment Probiotics were also found to decrease levels of proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-5, IL-6, IL-1b, IL-8, and TNF-aLpha, which are upregulated in the elderly, and to increase levels of natural killer cells, activated lymphocytes, and phagocytosis, suggesting improvement of the adaptive immune response and reduction of inflammation.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77272

environment

Probiotics

decreases_quantity of

gene/protein

IL5

Drugbank entries Show/Hide entries for IL5
Comment Supplementation with probiotics was reported to reduce the levels of von Willebrand factor (a blood glycoprotein found elevated in cardiovascular, cancer, and connective tissue-related diseases) and to significantly upregulate the protein BDNF and the cytokines MCP-1 (monocyte chemotactic protein-1) and CCL5/RANTES (chemokine [C-C motif] ligand5 / regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted), both related to IL-17, as well as the chemokine MIP-1b (macrophage inflammatory protein-1b), in schizophrenia patients, reducing gastrointestinal leakage.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77274

environment

Probiotics

decreases_quantity of

gene/protein

VWF

in schizophrenia patients; reducing gastrointestinal leakage
Drugbank entries Show/Hide entries for VWF
Comment BDNF was downregulated in the brains of AD patients.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77276

decreases_expression of

gene/protein

BDNF

Comment A clinical intervention trial involving 6 obese subjects with type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension who followed a strict vegetarian diet for 1 month showed that the vegetarian diet promoted a reduction of gut inflammation, with a decrease of pathobionts (ie, Enterobacteriaceae) and an increase of commensal microbes (ie, Bacteroides fragilis and Clostridium species belonging to clusters XIVa and IV). This resulted in a reduction of intestinal lipocalin-2, an adipokine associated with the development of inflammation and insulin resistance, and higher levels of short-chain fatty acids, which are associated with improved glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity as well as modulation of CNS functions, as reported above.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77278

environment

vegetarian diet

decreases_activity of

phenotype

gut inflammation

in obese subjects with type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension
Comment Clinically and cognitively normal individuals with and without AD risk factors, following dietary patterns characterized by high intakes of whole grains, fresh fruits, vegetables, legumes, fish, and low-fat dairy products (which provide higher intakes of vitamin B12, vitamin D, and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids) and by low intakes of refined sugars, French fries, highfat dairy products, butter, and processed meat, show lower accumulation of Abeta in the brain and higher cerebral glucose metabolism, as evidenced by neuroimaging analysis of gray matter volumes (a marker of brain atrophy), 11C-Pittsburgh compound B (to measure the accumulation of fibrillar Abeta), and 8F-fluorodeoxyglucose (to assess brain glucose metabolism).
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77279

environment

diet

affects_quantity of

gene/protein

Amyloid beta peptide

in brain
Comment Several studies have described the beneficial effects of natural phenols present in plant-derived foods, such as green tea, red berries, spices, extra virgin olive oil, red wine, and aromatic herbs, in reducing amyloid aggregation and the incidence of amyloid-related diseases.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77281

drug/chemical compound

Natural phenols

decreases_quantity of

phenotype

amyloid aggregation

Comment In particular, oleuropein aglycone and oleocanthal, two phenolic components of extra virgin olive oil, have been shown to promote Abeta clearance and autophagy as well as inhibition of tau aggregation and neuroinflammation.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77282

drug/chemical compound

Oleuropein aglycone

decreases_quantity of

gene/protein

Amyloid beta peptide

Comment Oleocanthal has been found to stimulate Abeta clearance by upregulating two major transporters of Abeta expressed in the blood‚Äďbrain barrier (ie,P-glycoprotein and low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1), consequently increasing the brain efflux rate, as shown in murine brain endothelial cells in vitro and in C57BL/6 wild-type mice in vivo.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77283

drug/chemical compound

Oleocanthal

increases_expression of

gene/protein

ABCB1

in murine brain endothelial cells in vitro and in C57BL/6 wild-type mice in vivo; expressed in the blood‚Äďbrain barrier
Drugbank entries Show/Hide entries for ABCB1
Comment Gallic acid, the most active component in grape seed extracts, has been shown to inhibit fibrillary aggregation of both Abeta peptides and kappa-casein (a milk protein known to spontaneously form amyloid fibrils under physiological conditions) in vitro.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77287

drug/chemical compound

Gallate

decreases_activity of

of both Abeta peptides and kappa-casein;
Comment Tea phenolics and their aromatic metabolites have been reported to elicit bacteriostatic or antimicrobial activities on gut microbiota, specifically inhibiting the growth of some pathogenic bacteria (ie, Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium difficile, and Bacteroides species).
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77290

drug/chemical compound

Tea phenolics

decreases_quantity of

environment

Clostridium perfringens

Comment While foods such as fructose- and purine-rich foods can stimulate the generation of uric acid, thus causing insulin resistance and fat accumulation, others (eg, plant foods, antioxidants, probiotics, nuts, soybeans, and n-3 fatty acids) can positively modulate mitochondrial biogenesis.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77380

environment

purine-rich diet

increases_activity of

Comment While foods such as fructose- and purine-rich foods can stimulate the generation of uric acid, thus causing insulin resistance and fat accumulation, others (eg, plant foods, antioxidants, probiotics, nuts, soybeans, and n-3 fatty acids) can positively modulate mitochondrial biogenesis.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77381

environment

purine-rich diet

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Urate

Comment While foods such as fructose- and purine-rich foods can stimulate the generation of uric acid, thus causing insulin resistance and fat accumulation, others (eg, plant foods, antioxidants, probiotics, nuts, soybeans, and n-3 fatty acids) can positively modulate mitochondrial biogenesis.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77382

environment

fructose-rich diet

increases_activity of

Comment While foods such as fructose- and purine-rich foods can stimulate the generation of uric acid, thus causing insulin resistance and fat accumulation, others (eg, plant foods, antioxidants, probiotics, nuts, soybeans, and n-3 fatty acids) can positively modulate mitochondrial biogenesis.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77383

environment

fructose-rich diet

increases_activity of

phenotype

insulin resistance

Comment While foods such as fructose- and purine-rich foods can stimulate the generation of uric acid, thus causing insulin resistance and fat accumulation, others (eg, plant foods, antioxidants, probiotics, nuts, soybeans, and n-3 fatty acids) can positively modulate mitochondrial biogenesis.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77384

environment

purine-rich diet

increases_activity of

phenotype

insulin resistance

Comment While foods such as fructose- and purine-rich foods can stimulate the generation of uric acid, thus causing insulin resistance and fat accumulation, others (eg, plant foods, antioxidants, probiotics, nuts, soybeans, and n-3 fatty acids) can positively modulate mitochondrial biogenesis.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77390

environment

fructose-rich diet

increases_activity of

process

lipid storage

Comment While foods such as fructose- and purine-rich foods can stimulate the generation of uric acid, thus causing insulin resistance and fat accumulation, others (eg, plant foods, antioxidants, probiotics, nuts, soybeans, and n-3 fatty acids) can positively modulate mitochondrial biogenesis.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77392

environment

purine-rich diet

increases_activity of

process

lipid storage

Comment While foods such as fructose- and purine-rich foods can stimulate the generation of uric acid, thus causing insulin resistance and fat accumulation, others (eg, plant foods, antioxidants, probiotics, nuts, soybeans, and n-3 fatty acids) can positively modulate mitochondrial biogenesis.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77395

environment

plant-rich diet

increases_activity of

process

mitochondrial biogenesis

Comment While foods such as fructose- and purine-rich foods can stimulate the generation of uric acid, thus causing insulin resistance and fat accumulation, others (eg, plant foods, antioxidants, probiotics, nuts, soybeans, and n-3 fatty acids) can positively modulate mitochondrial biogenesis.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77397

environment

antioxidant diet

increases_activity of

process

mitochondrial biogenesis

Comment While foods such as fructose- and purine-rich foods can stimulate the generation of uric acid, thus causing insulin resistance and fat accumulation, others (eg, plant foods, antioxidants, probiotics, nuts, soybeans, and n-3 fatty acids) can positively modulate mitochondrial biogenesis.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77400

environment

Probiotics

increases_activity of

process

mitochondrial biogenesis

Comment While foods such as fructose- and purine-rich foods can stimulate the generation of uric acid, thus causing insulin resistance and fat accumulation, others (eg, plant foods, antioxidants, probiotics, nuts, soybeans, and n-3 fatty acids) can positively modulate mitochondrial biogenesis.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77402

environment

nut-rich diet

increases_activity of

process

mitochondrial biogenesis

Comment While foods such as fructose- and purine-rich foods can stimulate the generation of uric acid, thus causing insulin resistance and fat accumulation, others (eg, plant foods, antioxidants, probiotics, nuts, soybeans, and n-3 fatty acids) can positively modulate mitochondrial biogenesis.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77403

environment

soybean-rich diet

increases_activity of

process

mitochondrial biogenesis

Comment While foods such as fructose- and purine-rich foods can stimulate the generation of uric acid, thus causing insulin resistance and fat accumulation, others (eg, plant foods, antioxidants, probiotics, nuts, soybeans, and n-3 fatty acids) can positively modulate mitochondrial biogenesis.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77404

environment

n-3 fatty acid-rich diet

increases_activity of

process

mitochondrial biogenesis

Comment n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids are known to have important anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties and have been used for the prevention and treatment of diseases characterized by chronic gut inflammation (eg, irritable bowel syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis) and neurodegeneration (eg. AD).
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77410

drug/chemical compound

Polyunsaturated fatty acid, omega-3

increases_activity of

phenotype

immunomodulatory properties

Comment n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids are known to have important anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties and have been used for the prevention and treatment of diseases characterized by chronic gut inflammation (eg, irritable bowel syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis) and neurodegeneration (eg. AD).
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77412

drug/chemical compound

Polyunsaturated fatty acid, omega-3

decreases_activity of

Comment n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids are known to have important anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties and have been used for the prevention and treatment of diseases characterized by chronic gut inflammation (eg, irritable bowel syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis) and neurodegeneration (eg. AD).
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77413

drug/chemical compound

Polyunsaturated fatty acid, omega-3

decreases_activity of

disease

Irritable bowel syndrome

Comment n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids are known to have important anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties and have been used for the prevention and treatment of diseases characterized by chronic gut inflammation (eg, irritable bowel syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis) and neurodegeneration (eg. AD).
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77415

drug/chemical compound

Polyunsaturated fatty acid, omega-3

decreases_activity of

Comment Bacteria from the genus Prevotella are known to express genes controlling cellulose and xylan hydrolysis.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77545

environment

Prevotella bacteria

increases_expression of

gene/protein

genes involved in cellulose and xylan hydrolysis

Comment Bacteroides bacteria are enriched with genes necessary for breaking down amino acids. For this reason, Bacteroides species seem more prevalent in Western populations that follow a Western-style diet, rich in animal proteins and fats and low in fiber, confirming the key role of diet as a modulator of the gut microbiota composition.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77546

environment

Western-style diet

increases_quantity of

environment

Bacteroides

Comment Probiotics and prebiotics can stimulate the growth of Bifidobacterium populations while concomitantly decreasing the growth of enterobacteria.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77547

environment

prebiotic diet

increases_quantity of

environment

Bifidobacterium

Comment Probiotics and prebiotics can stimulate the growth of Bifidobacterium populations while concomitantly decreasing the growth of enterobacteria.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77548

environment

Probiotics

decreases_quantity of

environment

Enterobacteria

Comment Probiotics and prebiotics can stimulate the growth of Bifidobacterium populations while concomitantly decreasing the growth of enterobacteria.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77549

environment

prebiotic diet

decreases_quantity of

environment

Enterobacteria

Comment Probiotics were also found to decrease levels of proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-5, IL-6, IL-1b, IL-8, and TNF-aLpha, which are upregulated in the elderly, and to increase levels of natural killer cells, activated lymphocytes, and phagocytosis, suggesting improvement of the adaptive immune response and reduction of inflammation.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77550

environment

Probiotics

decreases_quantity of

gene/protein

IL6

Drugbank entries Show/Hide entries for IL6
Comment Probiotics were also found to decrease levels of proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-5, IL-6, IL-1b, IL-8, and TNF-aLpha, which are upregulated in the elderly, and to increase levels of natural killer cells, activated lymphocytes, and phagocytosis, suggesting improvement of the adaptive immune response and reduction of inflammation.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77551

environment

Probiotics

decreases_quantity of

gene/protein

IL1B

Drugbank entries Show/Hide entries for IL1B
Comment Probiotics were also found to decrease levels of proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-5, IL-6, IL-1b, IL-8, and TNF-aLpha, which are upregulated in the elderly, and to increase levels of natural killer cells, activated lymphocytes, and phagocytosis, suggesting improvement of the adaptive immune response and reduction of inflammation.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77552

environment

Probiotics

decreases_quantity of

gene/protein

CXCL8

Comment Probiotics were also found to decrease levels of proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-5, IL-6, IL-1b, IL-8, and TNF-aLpha, which are upregulated in the elderly, and to increase levels of natural killer cells, activated lymphocytes, and phagocytosis, suggesting improvement of the adaptive immune response and reduction of inflammation.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77553

environment

Probiotics

decreases_quantity of

gene/protein

TNF

Drugbank entries Show/Hide entries for TNF
Comment Probiotics were also found to decrease levels of proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-5, IL-6, IL-1b, IL-8, and TNF-aLpha, which are upregulated in the elderly, and to increase levels of natural killer cells, activated lymphocytes, and phagocytosis, suggesting improvement of the adaptive immune response and reduction of inflammation.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77554

process

aging

increases_quantity of

gene/protein

IL5

Drugbank entries Show/Hide entries for IL5
Comment Probiotics were also found to decrease levels of proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-5, IL-6, IL-1b, IL-8, and TNF-aLpha, which are upregulated in the elderly, and to increase levels of natural killer cells, activated lymphocytes, and phagocytosis, suggesting improvement of the adaptive immune response and reduction of inflammation.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77555

process

aging

increases_quantity of

gene/protein

IL6

Drugbank entries Show/Hide entries for IL6
Comment Probiotics were also found to decrease levels of proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-5, IL-6, IL-1b, IL-8, and TNF-aLpha, which are upregulated in the elderly, and to increase levels of natural killer cells, activated lymphocytes, and phagocytosis, suggesting improvement of the adaptive immune response and reduction of inflammation.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77556

process

aging

increases_quantity of

gene/protein

IL1B

Drugbank entries Show/Hide entries for IL1B
Comment Probiotics were also found to decrease levels of proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-5, IL-6, IL-1b, IL-8, and TNF-aLpha, which are upregulated in the elderly, and to increase levels of natural killer cells, activated lymphocytes, and phagocytosis, suggesting improvement of the adaptive immune response and reduction of inflammation.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77557

process

aging

increases_quantity of

gene/protein

CXCL8

Comment Probiotics were also found to decrease levels of proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-5, IL-6, IL-1b, IL-8, and TNF-aLpha, which are upregulated in the elderly, and to increase levels of natural killer cells, activated lymphocytes, and phagocytosis, suggesting improvement of the adaptive immune response and reduction of inflammation.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77558

process

aging

increases_quantity of

gene/protein

TNF

Drugbank entries Show/Hide entries for TNF
Comment Probiotics were also found to decrease levels of proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-5, IL-6, IL-1b, IL-8, and TNF-aLpha, which are upregulated in the elderly, and to increase levels of natural killer cells, activated lymphocytes, and phagocytosis, suggesting improvement of the adaptive immune response and reduction of inflammation.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77559

environment

Probiotics

increases_quantity of

tissue/cell line

natural killer cell

Comment Probiotics were also found to decrease levels of proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-5, IL-6, IL-1b, IL-8, and TNF-aLpha, which are upregulated in the elderly, and to increase levels of natural killer cells, activated lymphocytes, and phagocytosis, suggesting improvement of the adaptive immune response and reduction of inflammation.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77560

environment

Probiotics

increases_activity of

Comment Probiotics were also found to decrease levels of proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-5, IL-6, IL-1b, IL-8, and TNF-aLpha, which are upregulated in the elderly, and to increase levels of natural killer cells, activated lymphocytes, and phagocytosis, suggesting improvement of the adaptive immune response and reduction of inflammation.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77561

environment

Probiotics

increases_activity of

process

phagocytosis

Comment Supplementation with probiotics was reported to reduce the levels of von Willebrand factor (a blood glycoprotein found elevated in cardiovascular, cancer, and connective tissue-related diseases) and to significantly upregulate the protein BDNF and the cytokines MCP-1 (monocyte chemotactic protein-1) and CCL5/RANTES (chemokine [C-C motif] ligand5 / regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted), both related to IL-17, as well as the chemokine MIP-1b (macrophage inflammatory protein-1b), in schizophrenia patients, reducing gastrointestinal leakage.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77562

environment

Probiotics

increases_expression of

gene/protein

BDNF

in schizophrenia patients; reducing gastrointestinal leakage
Comment Supplementation with probiotics was reported to reduce the levels of von Willebrand factor (a blood glycoprotein found elevated in cardiovascular, cancer, and connective tissue-related diseases) and to significantly upregulate the protein BDNF and the cytokines MCP-1 (monocyte chemotactic protein-1) and CCL5/RANTES (chemokine [C-C motif] ligand5 / regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted), both related to IL-17, as well as the chemokine MIP-1b (macrophage inflammatory protein-1b), in schizophrenia patients, reducing gastrointestinal leakage.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77563

environment

Probiotics

increases_expression of

gene/protein

CCL2

in schizophrenia patients; reducing gastrointestinal leakage
Drugbank entries Show/Hide entries for CCL2
Comment Supplementation with probiotics was reported to reduce the levels of von Willebrand factor (a blood glycoprotein found elevated in cardiovascular, cancer, and connective tissue-related diseases) and to significantly upregulate the protein BDNF and the cytokines MCP-1 (monocyte chemotactic protein-1) and CCL5/RANTES (chemokine [C-C motif] ligand5 / regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted), both related to IL-17, as well as the chemokine MIP-1b (macrophage inflammatory protein-1b), in schizophrenia patients, reducing gastrointestinal leakage.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77564

environment

Probiotics

increases_expression of

gene/protein

CCL5

in schizophrenia patients; reducing gastrointestinal leakage
Drugbank entries Show/Hide entries for CCL5
Comment Supplementation with probiotics was reported to reduce the levels of von Willebrand factor (a blood glycoprotein found elevated in cardiovascular, cancer, and connective tissue-related diseases) and to significantly upregulate the protein BDNF and the cytokines MCP-1 (monocyte chemotactic protein-1) and CCL5/RANTES (chemokine [C-C motif] ligand5 / regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted), both related to IL-17, as well as the chemokine MIP-1b (macrophage inflammatory protein-1b), in schizophrenia patients, reducing gastrointestinal leakage.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77565

environment

Probiotics

increases_expression of

gene/protein

CCL4

in schizophrenia patients; reducing gastrointestinal leakage
Comment Clinically and cognitively normal individuals with and without AD risk factors, following dietary patterns characterized by high intakes of whole grains, fresh fruits, vegetables, legumes, fish, and low-fat dairy products (which provide higher intakes of vitamin B12, vitamin D, and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids) and by low intakes of refined sugars, French fries, highfat dairy products, butter, and processed meat, show lower accumulation of Abeta in the brain and higher cerebral glucose metabolism, as evidenced by neuroimaging analysis of gray matter volumes (a marker of brain atrophy), 11C-Pittsburgh compound B (to measure the accumulation of fibrillar Abeta), and 8F-fluorodeoxyglucose (to assess brain glucose metabolism).
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77571

environment

diet

affects_activity of

in brain
Comment A clinical intervention trial involving 6 obese subjects with type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension who followed a strict vegetarian diet for 1 month showed that the vegetarian diet promoted a reduction of gut inflammation, with a decrease of pathobionts (ie, Enterobacteriaceae) and an increase of commensal microbes (ie, Bacteroides fragilis and Clostridium species belonging to clusters XIVa and IV). This resulted in a reduction of intestinal lipocalin-2, an adipokine associated with the development of inflammation and insulin resistance, and higher levels of short-chain fatty acids, which are associated with improved glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity as well as modulation of CNS functions, as reported above.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77572

environment

vegetarian diet

decreases_quantity of

environment

pathobionts

in obese subjects with type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension
Comment A clinical intervention trial involving 6 obese subjects with type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension who followed a strict vegetarian diet for 1 month showed that the vegetarian diet promoted a reduction of gut inflammation, with a decrease of pathobionts (ie, Enterobacteriaceae) and an increase of commensal microbes (ie, Bacteroides fragilis and Clostridium species belonging to clusters XIVa and IV). This resulted in a reduction of intestinal lipocalin-2, an adipokine associated with the development of inflammation and insulin resistance, and higher levels of short-chain fatty acids, which are associated with improved glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity as well as modulation of CNS functions, as reported above.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77573

environment

vegetarian diet

decreases_quantity of

environment

Enterobacteriaceae

in obese subjects with type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension
Comment A clinical intervention trial involving 6 obese subjects with type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension who followed a strict vegetarian diet for 1 month showed that the vegetarian diet promoted a reduction of gut inflammation, with a decrease of pathobionts (ie, Enterobacteriaceae) and an increase of commensal microbes (ie, Bacteroides fragilis and Clostridium species belonging to clusters XIVa and IV). This resulted in a reduction of intestinal lipocalin-2, an adipokine associated with the development of inflammation and insulin resistance, and higher levels of short-chain fatty acids, which are associated with improved glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity as well as modulation of CNS functions, as reported above.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77574

environment

vegetarian diet

increases_quantity of

environment

Bacteroides fragilis

in obese subjects with type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension
Comment A clinical intervention trial involving 6 obese subjects with type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension who followed a strict vegetarian diet for 1 month showed that the vegetarian diet promoted a reduction of gut inflammation, with a decrease of pathobionts (ie, Enterobacteriaceae) and an increase of commensal microbes (ie, Bacteroides fragilis and Clostridium species belonging to clusters XIVa and IV). This resulted in a reduction of intestinal lipocalin-2, an adipokine associated with the development of inflammation and insulin resistance, and higher levels of short-chain fatty acids, which are associated with improved glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity as well as modulation of CNS functions, as reported above.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77575

environment

vegetarian diet

increases_quantity of

environment

Clostridium XIVa

in obese subjects with type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension; concerning Clostridium belonging to clusters XIVa and IV
Comment A clinical intervention trial involving 6 obese subjects with type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension who followed a strict vegetarian diet for 1 month showed that the vegetarian diet promoted a reduction of gut inflammation, with a decrease of pathobionts (ie, Enterobacteriaceae) and an increase of commensal microbes (ie, Bacteroides fragilis and Clostridium species belonging to clusters XIVa and IV). This resulted in a reduction of intestinal lipocalin-2, an adipokine associated with the development of inflammation and insulin resistance, and higher levels of short-chain fatty acids, which are associated with improved glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity as well as modulation of CNS functions, as reported above.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77576

environment

vegetarian diet

decreases_quantity of

gene/protein

LCN2

in obese subjects with type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension
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Comment A clinical intervention trial involving 6 obese subjects with type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension who followed a strict vegetarian diet for 1 month showed that the vegetarian diet promoted a reduction of gut inflammation, with a decrease of pathobionts (ie, Enterobacteriaceae) and an increase of commensal microbes (ie, Bacteroides fragilis and Clostridium species belonging to clusters XIVa and IV). This resulted in a reduction of intestinal lipocalin-2, an adipokine associated with the development of inflammation and insulin resistance, and higher levels of short-chain fatty acids, which are associated with improved glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity as well as modulation of CNS functions, as reported above.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77577

environment

vegetarian diet

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Short-chain fatty acid

in obese subjects with type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension
Comment In particular, oleuropein aglycone and oleocanthal, two phenolic components of extra virgin olive oil, have been shown to promote Abeta clearance and autophagy as well as inhibition of tau aggregation and neuroinflammation.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77579

drug/chemical compound

Oleuropein aglycone

increases_activity of

Comment In particular, oleuropein aglycone and oleocanthal, two phenolic components of extra virgin olive oil, have been shown to promote Abeta clearance and autophagy as well as inhibition of tau aggregation and neuroinflammation.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77581

drug/chemical compound

Oleocanthal

increases_activity of

by upregulating two major transporters of Abeta expressed in the blood‚Äďbrain barrier;
Comment In particular, oleuropein aglycone and oleocanthal, two phenolic components of extra virgin olive oil, have been shown to promote Abeta clearance and autophagy as well as inhibition of tau aggregation and neuroinflammation.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77582

drug/chemical compound

Oleocanthal

decreases_quantity of

gene/protein

Amyloid beta peptide

Comment In particular, oleuropein aglycone and oleocanthal, two phenolic components of extra virgin olive oil, have been shown to promote Abeta clearance and autophagy as well as inhibition of tau aggregation and neuroinflammation.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77583

drug/chemical compound

Oleuropein aglycone

increases_activity of

process

autophagy

Comment In particular, oleuropein aglycone and oleocanthal, two phenolic components of extra virgin olive oil, have been shown to promote Abeta clearance and autophagy as well as inhibition of tau aggregation and neuroinflammation.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77584

drug/chemical compound

Oleocanthal

increases_activity of

process

autophagy

Comment In particular, oleuropein aglycone and oleocanthal, two phenolic components of extra virgin olive oil, have been shown to promote Abeta clearance and autophagy as well as inhibition of tau aggregation and neuroinflammation.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77585

drug/chemical compound

Oleuropein aglycone

decreases_quantity of

phenotype

MAPT aggregation

Comment In particular, oleuropein aglycone and oleocanthal, two phenolic components of extra virgin olive oil, have been shown to promote Abeta clearance and autophagy as well as inhibition of tau aggregation and neuroinflammation.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77586

drug/chemical compound

Oleocanthal

decreases_quantity of

phenotype

MAPT aggregation

Comment In particular, oleuropein aglycone and oleocanthal, two phenolic components of extra virgin olive oil, have been shown to promote Abeta clearance and autophagy as well as inhibition of tau aggregation and neuroinflammation.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77587

drug/chemical compound

Oleuropein aglycone

decreases_activity of

phenotype

neuroinflammation

Comment In particular, oleuropein aglycone and oleocanthal, two phenolic components of extra virgin olive oil, have been shown to promote Abeta clearance and autophagy as well as inhibition of tau aggregation and neuroinflammation.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77588

drug/chemical compound

Oleocanthal

decreases_activity of

phenotype

neuroinflammation

Comment Oleocanthal has been found to stimulate Abeta clearance by upregulating two major transporters of Abeta expressed in the blood‚Äďbrain barrier (ie,P-glycoprotein and low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1), consequently increasing the brain efflux rate, as shown in murine brain endothelial cells in vitro and in C57BL/6 wild-type mice in vivo.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77593

drug/chemical compound

Oleocanthal

increases_expression of

gene/protein

LRP1

in murine brain endothelial cells in vitro and in C57BL/6 wild-type mice in vivo; expressed in the blood‚Äďbrain barrier
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Comment Tea phenolics and their aromatic metabolites have been reported to elicit bacteriostatic or antimicrobial activities on gut microbiota, specifically inhibiting the growth of some pathogenic bacteria (ie, Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium difficile, and Bacteroides species).
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77598

drug/chemical compound

Tea phenolics

decreases_quantity of

environment

Clostridium difficile

Comment Tea phenolics and their aromatic metabolites have been reported to elicit bacteriostatic or antimicrobial activities on gut microbiota, specifically inhibiting the growth of some pathogenic bacteria (ie, Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium difficile, and Bacteroides species).
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 77600

drug/chemical compound

Tea phenolics

decreases_quantity of

environment

Bacteroides

Comment Probiotics and prebiotics can stimulate the growth of Bifidobacterium populations while concomitantly decreasing the growth of enterobacteria.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 97594

environment

Probiotics

increases_quantity of

environment

Bifidobacterium

Comment Probiotics and prebiotics can stimulate the growth of Bifidobacterium populations while concomitantly decreasing the growth of enterobacteria.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 97595

environment

prebiotic diet

increases_quantity of

environment

Probiotics

Comment Probiotics and prebiotics can stimulate the growth of Bifidobacterium populations while concomitantly decreasing the growth of enterobacteria.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 97601

environment

prebiotic diet

increases_activity of

environment

Probiotics

Comment A clinical intervention trial involving 6 obese subjects with type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension who followed a strict vegetarian diet for 1 month showed that the vegetarian diet promoted a reduction of gut inflammation, with a decrease of pathobionts (ie, Enterobacteriaceae) and an increase of commensal microbes (ie, Bacteroides fragilis and Clostridium species belonging to clusters XIVa and IV). This resulted in a reduction of intestinal lipocalin-2, an adipokine associated with the development of inflammation and insulin resistance, and higher levels of short-chain fatty acids, which are associated with improved glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity as well as modulation of CNS functions, as reported above.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 125739

environment

vegetarian diet

increases_quantity of

environment

Clostridium IV

in obese subjects with type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension; concerning Clostridium belonging to clusters XIVa and IV
Comment Serum amyloid A proteins (Apolipoprotein serum amyloid A), a family of apolipoproteins expressed either constitutively at different levels in different normal human tissues (eg, breast, stomach, small and large intestine, prostate, lung, pancreas, kidney, tonsil, thyroid, pituitary, placenta, skin epidermis, and brain) or in response to inflammatory stimuli, have been found localized within senile plaques in the brains of AD patients.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 144042
Comment In vitro treatment with serum amyloid A (Apolipoprotein serum amyloid A) was found to stimulate glial cell reactivity, as shown by the upregulation of several cytokine genes (eg, IL-6, TNF-alpha, IL-12 p40, IL-23 p19, and IL-10) and of inducible nitric oxide synthase, particularly in microglial cells and, to a lesser extent, in astrocytes.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 144043

gene/protein

SAA

increases_activity of

tissue/cell line

glial cell

shown by the upregulation of several cytokine genes
Comment Serum amyloid A proteins (Apolipoprotein serum amyloid A), a family of apolipoproteins expressed either constitutively at different levels in different normal human tissues (eg, breast, stomach, small and large intestine, prostate, lung, pancreas, kidney, tonsil, thyroid, pituitary, placenta, skin epidermis, and brain) or in response to inflammatory stimuli, have been found localized within senile plaques in the brains of AD patients.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 144044

gene/protein

SAA

is_expressed_in

tissue/cell line

breast

in different normal human tissues; constitutively at different levels
Comment Serum amyloid A proteins (Apolipoprotein serum amyloid A), a family of apolipoproteins expressed either constitutively at different levels in different normal human tissues (eg, breast, stomach, small and large intestine, prostate, lung, pancreas, kidney, tonsil, thyroid, pituitary, placenta, skin epidermis, and brain) or in response to inflammatory stimuli, have been found localized within senile plaques in the brains of AD patients.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 144045

gene/protein

SAA

is_expressed_in

tissue/cell line

stomach

in different normal human tissues; constitutively at different levels
Comment Serum amyloid A proteins (Apolipoprotein serum amyloid A), a family of apolipoproteins expressed either constitutively at different levels in different normal human tissues (eg, breast, stomach, small and large intestine, prostate, lung, pancreas, kidney, tonsil, thyroid, pituitary, placenta, skin epidermis, and brain) or in response to inflammatory stimuli, have been found localized within senile plaques in the brains of AD patients.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 144046

gene/protein

SAA

is_expressed_in

tissue/cell line

small intestine

in different normal human tissues; constitutively at different levels
Comment Serum amyloid A proteins (Apolipoprotein serum amyloid A), a family of apolipoproteins expressed either constitutively at different levels in different normal human tissues (eg, breast, stomach, small and large intestine, prostate, lung, pancreas, kidney, tonsil, thyroid, pituitary, placenta, skin epidermis, and brain) or in response to inflammatory stimuli, have been found localized within senile plaques in the brains of AD patients.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 144047

gene/protein

SAA

is_expressed_in

tissue/cell line

large intestine

in different normal human tissues; constitutively at different levels
Comment Serum amyloid A proteins (Apolipoprotein serum amyloid A), a family of apolipoproteins expressed either constitutively at different levels in different normal human tissues (eg, breast, stomach, small and large intestine, prostate, lung, pancreas, kidney, tonsil, thyroid, pituitary, placenta, skin epidermis, and brain) or in response to inflammatory stimuli, have been found localized within senile plaques in the brains of AD patients.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 144048

gene/protein

SAA

is_expressed_in

tissue/cell line

prostate gland

in different normal human tissues; constitutively at different levels
Comment Serum amyloid A proteins (Apolipoprotein serum amyloid A), a family of apolipoproteins expressed either constitutively at different levels in different normal human tissues (eg, breast, stomach, small and large intestine, prostate, lung, pancreas, kidney, tonsil, thyroid, pituitary, placenta, skin epidermis, and brain) or in response to inflammatory stimuli, have been found localized within senile plaques in the brains of AD patients.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 144049

gene/protein

SAA

is_expressed_in

tissue/cell line

lung

in different normal human tissues; constitutively at different levels
Comment Serum amyloid A proteins (Apolipoprotein serum amyloid A), a family of apolipoproteins expressed either constitutively at different levels in different normal human tissues (eg, breast, stomach, small and large intestine, prostate, lung, pancreas, kidney, tonsil, thyroid, pituitary, placenta, skin epidermis, and brain) or in response to inflammatory stimuli, have been found localized within senile plaques in the brains of AD patients.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 144050

gene/protein

SAA

is_expressed_in

tissue/cell line

pancreas

in different normal human tissues; constitutively at different levels
Comment Serum amyloid A proteins (Apolipoprotein serum amyloid A), a family of apolipoproteins expressed either constitutively at different levels in different normal human tissues (eg, breast, stomach, small and large intestine, prostate, lung, pancreas, kidney, tonsil, thyroid, pituitary, placenta, skin epidermis, and brain) or in response to inflammatory stimuli, have been found localized within senile plaques in the brains of AD patients.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 144051

gene/protein

SAA

is_expressed_in

tissue/cell line

kidney

in different normal human tissues; constitutively at different levels
Comment Serum amyloid A proteins (Apolipoprotein serum amyloid A), a family of apolipoproteins expressed either constitutively at different levels in different normal human tissues (eg, breast, stomach, small and large intestine, prostate, lung, pancreas, kidney, tonsil, thyroid, pituitary, placenta, skin epidermis, and brain) or in response to inflammatory stimuli, have been found localized within senile plaques in the brains of AD patients.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 144052

gene/protein

SAA

is_expressed_in

tissue/cell line

tonsil

in different normal human tissues; constitutively at different levels
Comment Serum amyloid A proteins (Apolipoprotein serum amyloid A), a family of apolipoproteins expressed either constitutively at different levels in different normal human tissues (eg, breast, stomach, small and large intestine, prostate, lung, pancreas, kidney, tonsil, thyroid, pituitary, placenta, skin epidermis, and brain) or in response to inflammatory stimuli, have been found localized within senile plaques in the brains of AD patients.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 144053

gene/protein

SAA

is_expressed_in

tissue/cell line

thyroid gland

in different normal human tissues; constitutively at different levels
Comment Serum amyloid A proteins (Apolipoprotein serum amyloid A), a family of apolipoproteins expressed either constitutively at different levels in different normal human tissues (eg, breast, stomach, small and large intestine, prostate, lung, pancreas, kidney, tonsil, thyroid, pituitary, placenta, skin epidermis, and brain) or in response to inflammatory stimuli, have been found localized within senile plaques in the brains of AD patients.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 144054

gene/protein

SAA

is_expressed_in

tissue/cell line

hypophysis

in different normal human tissues; constitutively at different levels
Comment Serum amyloid A proteins (Apolipoprotein serum amyloid A), a family of apolipoproteins expressed either constitutively at different levels in different normal human tissues (eg, breast, stomach, small and large intestine, prostate, lung, pancreas, kidney, tonsil, thyroid, pituitary, placenta, skin epidermis, and brain) or in response to inflammatory stimuli, have been found localized within senile plaques in the brains of AD patients.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 144055

gene/protein

SAA

is_expressed_in

tissue/cell line

placenta

in different normal human tissues; constitutively at different levels
Comment Serum amyloid A proteins (Apolipoprotein serum amyloid A), a family of apolipoproteins expressed either constitutively at different levels in different normal human tissues (eg, breast, stomach, small and large intestine, prostate, lung, pancreas, kidney, tonsil, thyroid, pituitary, placenta, skin epidermis, and brain) or in response to inflammatory stimuli, have been found localized within senile plaques in the brains of AD patients.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 144056

gene/protein

SAA

is_expressed_in

tissue/cell line

epidermis

in different normal human tissues; constitutively at different levels
Comment Serum amyloid A proteins (Apolipoprotein serum amyloid A), a family of apolipoproteins expressed either constitutively at different levels in different normal human tissues (eg, breast, stomach, small and large intestine, prostate, lung, pancreas, kidney, tonsil, thyroid, pituitary, placenta, skin epidermis, and brain) or in response to inflammatory stimuli, have been found localized within senile plaques in the brains of AD patients.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 144057

gene/protein

SAA

is_expressed_in

tissue/cell line

brain

in different normal human tissues; constitutively at different levels
Comment Serum amyloid A proteins (Apolipoprotein serum amyloid A), a family of apolipoproteins expressed either constitutively at different levels in different normal human tissues (eg, breast, stomach, small and large intestine, prostate, lung, pancreas, kidney, tonsil, thyroid, pituitary, placenta, skin epidermis, and brain) or in response to inflammatory stimuli, have been found localized within senile plaques in the brains of AD patients.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 144058

gene/protein

SAA

is localized in

in the brains of AD patients
Comment It has been shown that bacteria populating the gut microbiota can release significant amounts of amyloids and lipopolysaccharides, which might play a role in the modulation of signaling pathways and the production of proinflammatory cytokines related to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease. Additionally, nutrients have been shown to affect the composition of the gut microbiota as well as the formation and aggregation of cerebral amyloid-beta.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 144059

environment

gut microbiota

increases_quantity of

gene/protein

Amyloid proteins, microbial

Comment Amyloid brain influx through the blood‚Äďbrain barrier is known to be mediated by the receptor for advanced glycosylation products (RAGE) and is dependent on amyloid chaperones and apolipoproteins E and J, while amyloid clearance is controlled by the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1. These transportation mechanisms are known to be altered in AD patients.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 144060

gene/protein

CLU

increases_activity of

process

Amyloid protein import

into brain
Comment Nutrients have been shown to affect the composition of the gut microbiota as well as the formation and aggregation of cerebral amyloid-beta.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 144061

environment

nutrients

affects_quantity of

environment

gut microbiota

Comment Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica, Salmonella typhimurium, Bacillus subtilis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Staphylococcus aureus are some of the many bacterial strains that produce functional extracellular amyloid fibers. These bacteria might interact with the host environment in multiple ways. In particular, the E. coli endotoxin was found to potentiate the formation of Abeta fibrils in vitro and, for this reason, might be implicated in the pathogenesis of AD.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 144062

environment

Escherichia coli

increases_quantity of

extracellular amyloid fibers