Golden Week is coming to an end, and daily life will soon return
Cumulative food intake was assessed per cage in n = 4/4/4/4 cages containing n = 8/7/8/8 mice (b)
Pharmacological management includes: Levodopa/carbidopa : The gold standard treatment that replenishes brain dopamine Dopamine agonists : Medications like pramipexole and ropinirole that directly stimulate dopamine receptors MAO-B inhibitors : Rasagiline, selegiline, and safinamide, which prevent dopamine breakdown COMT inhibitors : Entacapone and opicapone, which prolong levodopa action Amantadine : Used for dyskinesia management and mild symptom control Anticholinergics : Occasionally used for tremor in younger patients Non-pharmacological interventions are equally important and include physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and regular exercise

2.4 Integration of gut, brain, and kidney signals The gut-brain-kidney axis is closely linked to the development and progression of several specific diseases, with each organ system influencing the others in ways that can exacerbate or mitigate these conditions, including CKD (Figure 2), hypertension, irritable bowel syndrome, and kidney stones
72 Studies have shown MCT-enriched diets, with 910% of daily calories as MCTs for three months, may augment conventional therapies in dogs with epilepsy by improving spatial-working memory, problem-solving ability, and owner-reported trainability 73