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ReviewJournal of neuroinflammation2025

Microglial dynamics and neuroinflammation in prodromal and early Parkinson's disease.

Frida Lind-Holm Mogensen, Philip Seibler, Anne Grünewald, Alessandro Michelucci

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Review in Journal of neuroinflammation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Palmitic Acid Amplifies Microglial Inflammatory Activation Involving C5aR1-Sensitive Inflammatory Signaling and JMJD3/H3K27me3-Related Epigenetic Changes.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2026
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  8. Progress of Immunotherapies in Parkinson's Disease.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Frida Lind-Holm MogensenNeuro-Immunology Group, Department of Cancer Research, Luxembourg Institute of Health, 6A, rue Nicolas-Ernest Barblé, Luxembourg, L-1210, Luxembourg.
Philip SeiblerInstitute of Neurogenetics, University of Lübeck and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Ratzeburger Allee 160, Lübeck, 23562, Germany.
Anne GrünewaldLuxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, 6, avenue du Swing, Belvaux, L-4367, Luxembourg.
Alessandro MichelucciNeuro-Immunology Group, Department of Cancer Research, Luxembourg Institute of Health, 6A, rue Nicolas-Ernest Barblé, Luxembourg, L-1210, Luxembourg. alessandro.michelucci@lih.lu.

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft SE 2608/7-1Fonds National de la Recherche Luxembourg Model-IPD, FNR9631103Fonds National de la Recherche Luxembourg PRIDE/14254520/I2TRON
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by a drastic loss of dopaminergic neurons already at diagnosis. As this loss of neurons starts decades before diagnosis, understanding the prodromal stages of the disease might offer novel strategies to curb its progression. While the precise pathogenic mechanisms underlying PD remain incompletely understood, growing evidence suggests that neuroinflammation and immune dysregulation play a central role in the development and progression of the disease. Here, we delve into the emerging roles of microglia, the resident immune cells of the central nervous system, in the pathogenesis of prodromal and early-stage PD. We emphasize that microglia contribute to neuroinflammation, protein aggregation and neurodegeneration, although the underlying mechanisms are not yet known. Neuroimaging studies have provided valuable insights into the patterns of microglial activation detected in individuals with prodromal PD and at the time of clinical diagnosis. Furthermore, we highlight the complex interplay between immune dysregulation and neurodegeneration along PD development, including alterations in the peripheral immune system, brain-gut interactions and brain-immune interfaces. Lastly, we outline existing models for investigating microglial involvement in prodromal PD, along with the impact of anti-inflammatory therapies and strategies to modify risk factors. In conclusion, targeting microglial activation and immune dysfunctions in individuals at risk of PD could represent a promising preventive measure and may offer novel therapeutic strategies for early intervention and disease modification.

Indexed as

MicrogliaNeuroinflammatory DiseasesParkinson DiseaseProdromal SymptomsAnimalsHumansMicrogliaNeuroinflammationParkinson’s diseaseProdromal stageREM-sleep behaviour disorder

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PMID40399949
PMCPMC12096518

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