A group of scientist have finally unraveled that the gut or the appendix plays a vital role in developing the deadly prolong and incurable Parkinson’s disease.
The team of international scientists have reviewed two sets of data which includes a large registry from Sweden. The scientists have concluded that removing the appendix is directly associated with decreasing the risk of a person to develop Parkinson’s disease. The scientists also uncovered that the appendix of a human being is composed of clumps of protein known as alpha-synuclein which is associated with the disease.
The scientists feel that there are so many things left to be done. The authors of the research are not suggesting the people to remove their appendix and save themselves rather the scientist hope that the recent revelation can shed some light as to how the disease can be treated.
Professor Viviane Labrie from the Department of Neurodegenerative Science at Michigan’s Van Andel Research Institute revealed in a press conference that there is a massive potential for the tract-based gastrointestinal therapies which can easily block the spreading and the formation of the protein-based synuclein clump and this could act as a preventive measure for treating Parkinson’s disease.
Parkinson’s disease is quite common these days, but it is a chronic disease that affects the nervous system. The long-term generative disorder causes tremors, difficulty in moving, impairments of the motor system along with tract related G.I. symptoms. According to the study, Mayo Clinic said that the scientist is not focusing on how to determine the cause of Parkinson’s and so far they have concluded that the reason behind the development of Parkinson’s is both component of the environment and genetic.
After this research came into being, drug companies are going to target the protein present in people’s gut who are already suffering from Parkinson’s. The recent revelation is not a cure instead it is one step closer to uncover the truth.
