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ReviewEuropean journal of medical research2024

Role of GABA pathway in motor and non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease: a bidirectional circuit.

Bandar Alharbi, Hayder M Al-Kuraishy, Ali I Al-Gareeb, Engy Elekhnawy, Hind Alharbi, Athanasios Alexiou, Marios Papadakis, Gaber El-Saber Batiha

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Review in European journal of medical research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 6 institutions in 6 countries.

Bandar AlharbiDepartment of Pharmacy Services, Prince Sultan Medical City (PSMMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Hayder M Al-KuraishyDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology and Medicine, College of Medicine, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq.
Ali I Al-GareebDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology and Medicine, College of Medicine, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq.
Engy ElekhnawyPharmaceutical Microbiology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt. Engy.ali@pharm.tanta.edu.eg.
Hind AlharbiDepartment of Pharmacy Services, Prince Sultan Medical City (PSMMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Athanasios AlexiouDepartment of Science and Engineering, Novel Global Community Educational Foundation, Hebersham, NSW, 2770, Australia.
Marios PapadakisDepartment of Surgery II, University Hospital Witten-Herdecke, University of Witten-Herdecke, Heusnerstrasse 40, 42283, Wuppertal, Germany. drmariospapadakis@gmail.com.
Gaber El-Saber BatihaDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour, AlBeheira, Egypt. dr_gaber_batiha@vetmed.dmu.edu.eg.
Mustansiriyah University · IQPrince Sultan University · SADamanhour University · EGMunicipality of Athens Development Agency · GRTanta University · EGWitten/Herdecke University · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease as a result of the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc). The fundamental features of PD are motor and non-motor symptoms. PD symptoms develop due to the disruption of dopaminergic neurotransmitters and other neurotransmitters such as γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA). The potential role of GABA in PD neuropathology concerning the motor and non-motor symptoms of PD was not precisely discussed. Therefore, this review intended to illustrate the possible role of GABA in PD neuropathology regarding motor and non-motor symptoms. The GABA pathway is essential in regulating the inhibitory tone to prevent excessive stimulation of the cerebral cortex. Degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in PD is linked with reducing GABAergic neurotransmission. Decreasing GABA activity promotes mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress, which are highly related to PD neuropathology. Hence, restoring GABA activity by GABA agonists may attenuate the progression of PD motor symptoms. Therefore, dysregulation of GABAergic neurons in the SNpc contributes to developing PD motor symptoms. Besides, PD non-motor symptoms are also related to the dysfunction of the GABAergic pathway, and amelioration of this pathway may reduce PD non-motor symptoms. In conclusion, the deregulation of the GABAergic pathway in PD might be intricate in developing motor and non-motor symptoms. Improving this pathway might be a novel, beneficial approach to control PD symptoms.

Indexed as

Neurodegenerative DiseasesParkinson Diseasegamma-Aminobutyric AcidHumansNeurotransmitter Agentsgamma-Aminobutyric AcidNeurotransmitter AgentsGABAMotorNon-motor manifestationsPD

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PMID38539252
PMCPMC10967046
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