Have you checked out our new article published in Journal of Parkinson's Disease?

Food intake triggers an increase in mesenteric blood flow. This entero-vascular response secures sufficient perfusion of the gut during digestion. In this study, we measured the dynamic changes in mesenteric blood flow after food intake with phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging (PC-MRI) in medicated patients with Parkinson's Disease. Standardized food intake triggered an increase of blood flow in the superior mesenteric artery in all participants. BUT the increase in mesenteric blood flow was attenuated in patients (p<0.001).

Our study provides first-time evidence that the functional regulation of gastrointestinal perfusion in response to food intake is impaired in Parkinson’s Disease.

Read the open article in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease by clicking on this link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33427695/