CXCL8 and inflammation: Furthermore, stool CXCL8 levels were associated with more pronounced constipation in PD, and stool CXCL8 and IL-1β, which were found to be increased in a different cohort of PD patients [29], were negatively correlated with the age of PD motor symptom onset in this study, supporting the involvement of gut inflammation in the development and/or progression of PD pathology.