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ReviewInflammopharmacology2026

Repurposing of doxycycline as a novel therapeutic avenue for management of parkinson's disease.

Naif H Ali, Hayder M Al-Kuraishy, Nawar R Hussain, Ali I Al-Gareeb, Ali K Albuhadily, Tasnim S Waheeb, Gaber El-Saber Batiha

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Review in Inflammopharmacology, 2026. 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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Naif H AliDepartment of Internal Medicine, Medical College, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia.
Hayder M Al-KuraishyDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology and Medicine, College of Medicine, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq.
Nawar R HussainDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Al-Farahidi University, Baghdad, Iraq.
Ali I Al-GareebJabir Ibn Hayyan Medical University, Al-Ameer Qu./Najaf-Iraq, PO.Box13 Kufa, Najaf, Iraq.
Ali K AlbuhadilyDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology and Medicine, College of Medicine, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq.
Tasnim S WaheebDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21511, Egypt. tasnim.waheeb@alexu.edu.eg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-5988-6883
Gaber El-Saber BatihaDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, DamanhourAlBeheira, 22511, Egypt. gaberbatiha@gmail.com.

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Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease subsequent to Alzheimers disease (AD). PD is characterized by progressive neurodegeneration of the dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc). Notably, the management of PD is chiefly symptomatic without modifying the underlying PD neuropathology. Moreover, prolonged use of anti-PD medications may be correlated with severe harmful effects such as dyskinesia and neuronal oxidative stress. Consequently, repurposing FDA-permitted therapies with antioxidants and anti-inflammatory capacities may prevent the progression of PD neuropathology. The antibiotic doxycycline has been shown to alleviate PD neuropathology by restraining the development of neurodegeneration, neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. However, the molecular mechanism of doxycycline in PD is not fully explained. Hence, this review purposes to examine the various effects of doxycycline regarding its potential molecular mechanism alongside the progression of PD.

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DoxycyclineDrug RepositioningParkinson DiseaseAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsAntiparkinson AgentsHumansOxidative StressAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsAntiparkinson AgentsDoxycyclineDoxycyclineNeurodegenerationNeuroinflammationOxidative stressParkinson’s disease

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