Research Progress of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Stem Cells in Diagnosis and Treatment of Parkinson's Disease Based on Brain-Gut Axis Theory
The pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease is complex and there is no cure at present.The brain-gut axis is one of the diagnosis and treatment directions of Parkinson's disease.Both traditional Chinese medicine and stem cells have clear thera-peutic effects on brain-gut axis pathway in Parkinson's disease,and traditional Chinese medicine can further regulate the prolifer-ation and differentiation of stem cells.This article reviewed the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson's disease along the brain-gut axis,discussed traditional Chinese medicine and stem cell therapy,and reviewed the potential of traditional Chinese medicine regulating stem cells in the treatment of Parkinson's disease through brain-gut axis.
Parkinson's diseasebrain-gut axistraditional Chinese medicinestem cellsmechanism of action