Critical data‐based re‐evaluation of minocycline as a putative specific microglia inhibitor

T Möller, F Bard, A Bhattacharya, K Biber, B Campbell… - Glia, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Minocycline, a second generation broad‐spectrum antibiotic, has been frequently postulated
to be a “microglia inhibitor.” A considerable number of publications have used minocycline …

Prospects for minocycline neuroprotection

JM Plane, Y Shen, DE Pleasure, W Deng - Archives of neurology, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
The lack of robust treatment options available for neurodegenerative diseases, stroke, and
central nervous system (CNS) trauma, all of which often involve both inflammation and …

Minocycline reduces neuroinflammation but does not ameliorate neuron loss in a mouse model of neurodegeneration

S Cheng, J Hou, C Zhang, C Xu, L Wang, X Zou… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Minocycline is a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic. A number of preclinical studies have
shown that minocycline exhibits neuroprotective effects in various animal models of …

Minocycline in neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases: an update

D Romero‐Miguel, N Lamanna‐Rama… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose Minocycline is a broad‐spectrum antibiotic, effective as a chronic
treatment for recurrent bacterial infections. Beyond its antibiotic action, minocycline also has …

Clinical potential of minocycline for neurodegenerative disorders

D Blum, A Chtarto, L Tenenbaum, J Brotchi… - Neurobiology of …, 2004 - Elsevier
Minocycline, an antibiotic of the tetracycline family, has been shown to display
neurorestorative or neuroprotective properties in various models of neurodegenerative …

Rise and fall of minocycline in neuroprotection: need to promote publication of negative results

E Diguet, CE Gross, F Tison, E Bezard - Experimental neurology, 2004 - Elsevier
Initial studies conducted on the neuroprotective effects of minocycline, a second-generation
tetracycline, in experimental models of neurodegeneration gave promising results. However …

The potential of minocycline for neuroprotection in human neurologic disease

D Zemke, A Majid - Clinical neuropharmacology, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Minocycline is a member of the tetracycline class of molecules with broad-spectrum
antibiotic activity. The unique properties of minocycline result in increased tissue distribution …

Impact of minocycline on neurodegenerative diseases in rodents: a meta-analysis

C Li, K Yuan, H Schluesener - Reviews in the Neurosciences, 2013 - degruyter.com
Minocycline is a semisynthetic second-generation tetracycline derivative, and many
publications provide evidence of its successful neuroprotection in a variety of animal …

Minocycline attenuates microglial activation but fails to mitigate striatal dopaminergic neurotoxicity: role of tumor necrosis factor‐α

K Sriram, DB Miller… - Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Activated microglia are implicated in the pathogenesis of disease‐, trauma‐and toxicant‐
induced damage to the CNS, and strategies to modulate microglial activation are gaining …

Minocycline: neuroprotective mechanisms in Parkinson's disease

M Thomas, WD Le - Current pharmaceutical design, 2004 - ingentaconnect.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder characterized by
cardinal features of tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity and postural instability. In addition to the …