Dopamine, immunity, and disease

B Channer, SM Matt, EA Nickoloff-Bybel, V Pappa… - Pharmacological …, 2023 - ASPET
The neurotransmitter dopamine is a key factor in central nervous system (CNS) function,
regulating many processes including reward, movement, and cognition. Dopamine also …

Inflammation in Parkinson's disease: mechanisms and therapeutic implications

M Pajares, A I. Rojo, G Manda, L Boscá, A Cuadrado - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder primarily characterized
by the death of dopaminergic neurons that project from the substantia nigra pars compacta …

Microglial NLRP3 inflammasome activates neurotoxic astrocytes in depression-like mice

S Li, Y Fang, Y Zhang, M Song, X Zhang, X Ding… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
The function and regulation of different heterogeneous reactive states of astrocytes in
depression remain unclear. Here, we demonstrate that neurotoxic reactive (A1-like) …

Fiery cell death: pyroptosis in the central nervous system

BA McKenzie, VM Dixit, C Power - Trends in neurosciences, 2020 - cell.com
Pyroptosis ('fiery death') is an inflammatory type of regulated cell death (RCD), which occurs
downstream of inflammasome activation. Pyroptosis is mediated directly by the recently …

Blocking meningeal lymphatic drainage aggravates Parkinson's disease-like pathology in mice overexpressing mutated α-synuclein

W Zou, T Pu, W Feng, M Lu, Y Zheng, R Du… - Translational …, 2019 - Springer
Background Abnormal aggregation of brain α-synuclein is a central step in the pathogenesis
of Parkinson's disease (PD), thus, it is reliable to promote the clearance of α-synuclein to …

Targeting the microglial NLRP3 inflammasome and its role in Parkinson's disease

ME Haque, M Akther, M Jakaria, IS Kim… - Movement …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Excessive activation of microglia and subsequent release of proinflammatory cytokines play
a crucial role in neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease (PD) …

Neuroinflammation and Parkinson's disease—From neurodegeneration to therapeutic opportunities

B Araújo, R Caridade-Silva, C Soares-Guedes… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disorder
worldwide. Clinically, it is characterized by a progressive degeneration of dopaminergic …

Neuron-astrocyte interactions in Parkinson's disease

I Miyazaki, M Asanuma - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease. PD
patients exhibit motor symptoms such as akinesia/bradykinesia, tremor, rigidity, and postural …

The role of dopamine in NLRP3 inflammasome inhibition: Implications for neurodegenerative diseases

E Possemato, L La Barbera, A Nobili, P Krashia… - Ageing research …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract In the Central Nervous System (CNS), neuroinflammation orchestrated by microglia
and astrocytes is an innate immune response to counteract stressful and dangerous insults …

NLRP3 inflammasome in neurodegenerative disease

FL Anderson, KE Biggs, BE Rankin, MC Havrda - Translational Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by a dysregulated neuro-glial
microenvironment, culminating in functional deficits resulting from neuronal cell death …