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Volume 09
February 15-16, 2019 Amsterdam| Netherlands
Vascular Dementia
11
th
International Conference on
Vascular Dementia 2019
Journal of Alzheimers Disease & Parkinsonism | ISSN : 2161-0460
Cognition and microbiota: perspectives on possible interaction
C
ognitive function is a process that makes every human a different person. It is also a
privilege which dementia may take from us. With the development of neuroscience,
we have learned that cognition not only depends on isolated functioning of brain but
consists of many different interactions in human body. Onset of cognitive impairment,
a condition associated with further development of dementia, has many risk factors
such as depression, cardiovascular risk factors, malnutrition and many others. One of
the latest highlights is a connection between gut microbiota, a term used to describe all
microorganisms living in human intestines, and brain functioning. It has been proven that,
alterations in gut microbiota structure are connected with presence of other disorders, for
example psychoneurological or gastrointestinal. Data from recent studies suggests that, it
can be involved in pathophysiology of cognitive impairment through variable pathways
including production of neuroactive substances, modulation of vagal activity and other.
However there is lack of human studies temporarily limiting any clinical usage of this
information. Nevertheless existence of gut-brain axis and role of intestinal microbiota has
great potential for future investigations and development of novel therapeutic strategies
for people with neurodegenerative disorders.
Biography
Marija Litviņenko has obtained her graduation form Faculty of Medicine, Riga Stradiņš University in 2018.
Currently, she is a first year Resident student in Neurology at Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital. She
has participated in international conferences in Warsaw, Kaunas, Riga, presenting case reports and research
works. She is also one of the former Project Managers in IFMSA-Latvia.
marijlitvinenko@gmail.comMarija Litvinenko
Riga Stradinhš University, Latvia
Marija Litvinenko, J Alzheimers Dis Parkinsonism 2019, Volume 09
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0460-C1-060