Neuroinflammation in Parkinson's Disease: From Gene to Clinic: A Systematic Review

Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Mar 17;24(6):5792. doi: 10.3390/ijms24065792.

Abstract

Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease whose progression and clinical characteristics have a close bidirectional and multilevel relationship with the process of neuroinflammation. In this context, it is necessary to understand the mechanisms involved in this neuroinflammation-PD link. This systematic search was, hereby, conducted with a focus on the four levels where alterations associated with neuroinflammation in PD have been described (genetic, cellular, histopathological and clinical-behavioral) by consulting the PubMed, Google Scholar, Scielo and Redalyc search engines, including clinical studies, review articles, book chapters and case studies. Initially, 585,772 articles were included, and, after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 84 articles were obtained that contained information about the multilevel association of neuroinflammation with alterations in gene, molecular, cellular, tissue and neuroanatomical expression as well as clinical-behavioral manifestations in PD.

Keywords: Parkinson’s disease; cellular alterations; clinical manifestations; gene expression; molecular pathways; neuroanatomical alterations; neurobehavioral.

Publication types

  • Systematic Review
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Neurodegenerative Diseases* / genetics
  • Neuroinflammatory Diseases
  • Parkinson Disease* / genetics

Grants and funding

This research received no external funding.