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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Nature's Remedies: Exploring the Potential of Propolis to Alleviate Non-Motor Manifestations of Parkinson's Disease.

Kételin Vitória Matias, Valeria de Cassia Gonçalves, Fulvio Alexandre Scorza, Josef Finsterer, Rozana Mesquita Ciconelli, Carla Alessandra Scorza

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Kételin Vitória MatiasDisciplina de Neurociência, Departamento de Neurologia e Neurocirurgia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo 04039-032, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0005-8144-2971
Valeria de Cassia GonçalvesDisciplina de Neurociência, Departamento de Neurologia e Neurocirurgia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo 04039-032, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-5536-0308
Fulvio Alexandre ScorzaDisciplina de Neurociência, Departamento de Neurologia e Neurocirurgia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo 04039-032, SP, Brazil.
Josef FinstererNeurology and Neurophysiology Center, 1180 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-2839-7305
Rozana Mesquita CiconelliDepartamento de Pesquisa da BP, A Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo, São Paulo 01323-001, SP, Brazil.
Carla Alessandra ScorzaDisciplina de Neurociência, Departamento de Neurologia e Neurocirurgia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo 04039-032, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-7810-4748

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a complex neurodegenerative disorder with debilitating non-motor symptoms, including gastrointestinal dysfunction, cardiovascular abnormalities, mood and anxiety disorders, cognitive decline, sleep disturbances, respiratory dysfunction, and pain. Despite their significant impact on quality of life, these symptoms are often inadequately addressed. Propolis is a natural bee-derived product, rich in bioactive compounds with anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, immunomodulatory, and neuroprotective properties, which holds potential in PD due to its multitarget and multipathway actions, addressing various underlying mechanisms of non-motor symptom diseases. Preclinical and clinical studies suggest that propolis may influence key pathological mechanisms in PD's non-motor symptoms. Evidence points to its potential benefits in improving cognition, mood disorders, gastrointestinal health, and alleviating cardiovascular and sleep-related issues. Although research on propolis in non-motor symptoms of PD remains scarce, findings from related conditions suggest its ability to influence mechanisms associated with these symptoms. This review underscores the underexplored therapeutic potential of propolis in non-motor symptoms of PD, drawing on existing evidence and advocating for further research to fully assess its role in addressing these symptoms and improving patient outcomes.

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Parkinson DiseasePropolisAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsHumansNeuroprotective AgentsQuality of LifeSleep Wake DisordersAnti-Inflammatory AgentsNeuroprotective AgentsPropolisnatural compoundsneurodegenerationnon-motor symptomsParkinson’s diseasepropolis

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PMID40333577
PMCPMC12029239

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