Gut bacterial metabolite imidazole propionate potentiates Alzheimer's disease pathology
Vaibhav Vemuganti, Jea Woo Kang, Qijun Zhang, Eric R. McGregor, James R. Hilser, Ruben Aquino-Martinez, Sandra Harding, Joseph Lawrence Harpt, Katharina R. Beck, Hailey Bussan, Jessamine F. Kuehn, Yuetiva Deming, Rachel Studer, Sterling C. Johnson, Sanjay Asthana, , Federico E. Rey
This study identifies imidazole propionate as a gut bacterial metabolite linked to Alzheimer's disease pathology through human and mouse experiments.
Nature Communications · Jun 26, 2026Peer-reviewedPathology