Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39225914›Full record

ReviewInflammation2025

The Neuroprotective Effects of Agmatine on Parkinson's Disease: Focus on Oxidative Stress, Inflammation and Molecular Mechanisms.

Mohammad Yasin Zamanian, Mozhgan Nazifi, Lusine G Khachatryan, Niloofar Taheri, Mehraveh Sadeghi Ivraghi, Soumya V Menon, Beneen Husseen, K D V Prasad, Iliya Petkov, Nikta Nikbakht

Abstract readReview
PubMed Publisher
In one paragraph

Review in Inflammation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Article
  3. Agmatine induces mitophagy via the PTS-I2R pathway to increase autophagic flux and attenuate sepsis-induced intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
    Article
  4. Review
  5. Review
  6. Article
  7. Review
  8. Article
  9. Article
  10. Review
  11. Article
  12. Article
  13. Neurotrophic Effects ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Mohammad Yasin ZamanianNeurophysiology Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, 6718773654, Iran. mzamanian52@yahoo.com.
Mozhgan NazifiDepartment of Neurology, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Lusine G KhachatryanDepartment of Pediatric Diseases, Filatov Clinical Institute of Children's Health, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), N.F, Moscow, Russia.
Niloofar TaheriSchool of Medicine, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.
Mehraveh Sadeghi IvraghiSchool of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Soumya V MenonDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Sciences, JAIN (Deemed to Be University), Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Beneen HusseenMedical Laboratory Technique College, the Islamic University, Najaf, Iraq.
K D V PrasadSymbiosis Institute of Business Management, Hyderabad, India.
Iliya PetkovDepartment of Neurology, Medical University - Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Nikta NikbakhtDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran. drniktanikbakht@gmail.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Agmatine (AGM), a naturally occurring polyamine derived from L-arginine, has shown significant potential for neuroprotection in Parkinson's Disease (PD) due to its multifaceted biological activities, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-apoptotic effects. This review explores the therapeutic potential of AGM in treating PD, focusing on its neuroprotective mechanisms and evidence from preclinical studies. AGM has been demonstrated to mitigate the neurotoxic effects of rotenone (ROT) by improving motor function, reducing oxidative stress markers, and decreasing levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines in animal models. Additionally, AGM protects against the loss of TH + neurons, crucial for dopamine synthesis. The neuroprotective properties of AGM are attributed to its ability to modulate several key pathways implicated in PD pathogenesis, such as inhibition of NMDA receptors, activation of Nrf2, and suppression of the HMGB1/ RAGE/ TLR4/ MyD88/ NF-κB signaling cascade. Furthermore, the potential of agmatine to promote neurorestoration is highlighted by its role in enhancing neuroplasticity elements such as CREB, BDNF, and ERK1/2. This review highlights agmatine's promising therapeutic potential in PD management, suggesting that it could offer both symptomatic relief and neuroprotective benefits, thereby modifying the disease course and improving the quality of life for patients. Further research is warranted to translate these preclinical findings into clinical applications.

Indexed as

AgmatineNeuroprotective AgentsOxidative StressParkinson DiseaseAnimalsHumansInflammationAgmatineNeuroprotective AgentsAgmatineAnti-inflammatoryAntioxidantNeuroprotectiveParkinson’s Disease

Identifiers

PMID39225914

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.