The contribution of microglia to neuroinflammation in Parkinson's disease

K Badanjak, S Fixemer, S Smajić, A Skupin… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
With the world's population ageing, the incidence of Parkinson's disease (PD) is on the rise.
In recent years, inflammatory processes have emerged as prominent contributors to the …

Microglia, major player in the brain inflammation: their roles in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease

YS Kim, TH Joh - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2006 - nature.com
Inflammation, a self-defensive reaction against various pathogenic stimuli, may become
harmful self-damaging process. Increasing evidence has linked chronic inflammation to a …

Microglial phenotypes in Parkinson's disease and animal models of the disease

V Joers, MG Tansey, G Mulas, AR Carta - Progress in neurobiology, 2017 - Elsevier
Over the last decade the important concept has emerged that microglia, similar to other
tissue macrophages, assume different phenotypes and serve several effector functions …

Microglial implication in Parkinson's disease: loss of beneficial physiological roles or gain of inflammatory functions?

C Lecours, M Bordeleau, L Cantin, M Parent… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Microglia, often described as the brain-resident macrophages, play crucial roles in central
nervous system development, maintenance, plasticity, and adaptation to the environment …

Microglia mediated neuroinflammation in Parkinson's disease

S Isik, B Yeman Kiyak, R Akbayir, R Seyhali, T Arpaci - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's Disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder seen,
especially in the elderly. Tremor, shaking, movement problems, and difficulty with balance …

iPSC-derived microglia as a model to study inflammation in idiopathic Parkinson's disease

K Badanjak, P Mulica, S Smajic… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease with unknown cause in the
majority of patients, who are therefore considered “idiopathic”(IPD). PD predominantly …

Microglia and astrocytes dysfunction and key neuroinflammation-based biomarkers in Parkinson's disease

K Chen, H Wang, I Ilyas, A Mahmood, L Hou - Brain Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, with
symptoms such as tremor, bradykinesia with rigidity, and depression appearing in the late …

Protective microglia and their regulation in Parkinson's disease

W Le, J Wu, Y Tang - Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Microglia-mediated neuroinflammation is a hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD). In the
brains of patients with PD, microglia have both neurotoxic and neuroprotective effects …

Microglia in neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration: from understanding to therapy

L Muzio, A Viotti, G Martino - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Microglia are the resident macrophages of the central nervous system (CNS) acting as the
first line of defense in the brain by phagocytosing harmful pathogens and cellular debris …

Emerging roles of microglial activation and non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease

KJ Doorn, PJ Lucassen, HW Boddeke, M Prins… - Progress in …, 2012 - Elsevier
Recent data has indicated that the traditional view of Parkinson's disease (PD) as an
isolated disorder of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system alone is an oversimplification of its …