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ReviewBrain sciences2024

Neuroinflammation and Dyskinesia: A Possible Causative Relationship?

Antonella Cardinale, Antonio de Iure, Barbara Picconi

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Review in Brain sciences, 2024. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Catechol-Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Antonella CardinaleExperimental Neurophysiology Laboratory, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, 00166 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3185-1006
Antonio de IureExperimental Neurophysiology Laboratory, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, 00166 Rome, Italy.
Barbara PicconiExperimental Neurophysiology Laboratory, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, 00166 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6020-1021

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Levodopa (L-DOPA) treatment represents the gold standard therapy for Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. L-DOPA therapy shows many side effects, among them, L-DOPA-induced dyskinesias (LIDs) remain the most problematic. Several are the mechanisms underlying these processes: abnormal corticostriatal neurotransmission, pre- and post-synaptic neuronal events, changes in gene expression, and altered plasticity. In recent years, researchers have also suggested non-neuronal mechanisms as a possible cause for LIDs. We reviewed recent clinical and pre-clinical studies on neuroinflammation contribution to LIDs. Microglia and astrocytes seem to play a strategic role in LIDs phenomenon. In particular, their inflammatory response affects neuron-glia communication, synaptic activity and neuroplasticity, contributing to LIDs development. Finally, we describe possible new therapeutic interventions for dyskinesia prevention targeting glia cells.

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L-DOPA-induced dyskinesias (LIDs)levodopa (L-DOPA)neuroinflammationnon-neuronal mechanismParkinson’s disease

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PMID38790492
PMCPMC11118841

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