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ReviewCurrent drug targets2025

Enhancements in Parkinson's Disease Management: Leveraging Levodopa Optimization and Surgical Breakthroughs.

Ritika Sharma, Avneet Kour, Hitesh Kumar Dewangan

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Review in Current drug targets, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Ritika SharmaUniversity Institute of Pharma Sciences (UIPS), Chandigarh University NH-95, Chandigarh Ludhiana Highway, Mohali, Punjab, India.
Avneet KourChitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab-140401, India.
Hitesh Kumar DewanganUniversity Institute of Pharma Sciences (UIPS), Chandigarh University NH-95, Chandigarh Ludhiana Highway, Mohali, Punjab, India.ORCID 0000-0003-3440-1884

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a complex neurological condition caused due to inheritance, environment, and behavior among various other parameters. The onset, diagnosis, course of therapy, and future of PD are thoroughly examined in this comprehensive review. This review also presents insights into pathogenic mechanisms of reactive microgliosis, Lewy bodies, and their functions in the evolution of PD. It addresses interaction complexity with genetic mutations, especially in genes such as UCH-L1, parkin, and α-synuclein, which illuminates changes in the manner dopaminergic cells handle proteins and use proteases. This raises the improved outcomes and life quality for those with PD. Potential treatments for severe PD include new surgical methods like Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS). Further, exploration of non-motor manifestations, such as cognitive impairment, autonomic dysfunction, and others, is covered in this review article. These symptoms have a significant impact on patients' quality of life. Furthermore, one of the emerging therapeutic routes that are being investigated is neuroprotective medicines that aim to prevent the aggregation of α-synuclein and interventions that modify the progression of diseases. The review concludes by stressing the dynamic nature of PD research and the potential game-changing impact of precision medicines on current approaches to therapy.

Indexed as

Antiparkinson AgentsLevodopaParkinson Diseasealpha-SynucleinAnimalsDeep Brain StimulationHumansQuality of Lifealpha-SynucleinAntiparkinson AgentsLevodopadeep brain stimulation (DBS).diagnosisneuroprotective therapiespathogenesisPDtreatment strategies

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PMID39350551

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