US 12,419,921 B2
Methods of promoting SCFA production by gut microbiota
Barry Smith, Farnham (GB); and Michael Butler, Farnham (GB)
Assigned to MULTIGERM UK ENTERPRISES LTD, Surrey (GB)
Appl. No. 17/769,125
Filed by MULTIGERM UK ENTERPRISES LTD, Farnham (GB)
PCT Filed Oct. 16, 2020, PCT No. PCT/GB2020/052621
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 14, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/074649, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 22, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 1915144 (GB), filed on Oct. 18, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0053778 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. A61K 35/747 (2015.01)
CPC A61K 35/747 (2013.01) 20 Claims
 
1. A method of treating Parkinson's Disease in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject a liquid, non-dairy probiotic preparation comprising a population of lactic acid bacteria, wherein the population of lactic acid bacteria comprises one or more of Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Lactobacillus plantarum and Enterococcus faecium bacteria, wherein administration of the probiotic preparation improves motor symptoms in the subject.