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ReviewCNS neuroscience & therapeutics2025

Histamine Modulation of the Basal Ganglia Circuitry in the Motor Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease.

Hui-Xian Zhu, Wei-Wei Lou, Yi-Miao Jiang, Alina Ciobanu, Chen-Xin Fang, Cheng-Ye Liu, Yan-Li Yang, Jing-Yang Cao, Ling Shan, Qian-Xing Zhuang

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Review in CNS neuroscience & therapeutics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Neuroinflammation plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical and biomarker evidence.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Hui-Xian ZhuDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Wei-Wei LouDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Yi-Miao JiangDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Alina CiobanuDepartment of Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, an Institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Chen-Xin FangDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Cheng-Ye LiuDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Yan-Li YangDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Jing-Yang CaoDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Ling ShanDepartment of Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, an Institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Qian-Xing ZhuangDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7784-4688

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 31771143Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province KYCX24-3619Stichting ParkinsonFonds 1882
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewParkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by dopaminergic system dysfunction that results from the degeneration of neurons in the substantia nigra. However, studies suggest that other neurotransmitters, especially histamine, may also play a role in the development of PD. RECENT

findingsNumerous studies show that histamine levels in the basal ganglia significantly change in PD pathology, correlating with motor symptoms observed in animal models of PD. Histamine activates H1R or H4R on microglia in the substantia nigra, triggering an inflammatory response and promoting dopaminergic neuron degeneration. Additionally, histamine modulates neuronal excitability and firing activity (firing rate and pattern) by activating H1R, H2R, or H3R on neurons in the basal ganglia nucleus, ultimately impacting normal motor behavior as well as motor symptoms in models of PD. SUMMARY: This review presents the role of histamine and its receptor ligands in the basal ganglia nuclei, along with downstream ion channels linked to histamine receptors that influence immune response, neuronal excitability, and firing activity in PD. It highlights their effects on neuronal firing and their connection to PD motor symptoms. Investigating new ligands targeting basal ganglia histamine receptors and associated ion channels may facilitate the development of novel treatments for PD.

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Basal GangliaHistamineParkinson DiseaseAnimalsHumansReceptors, HistamineHistamineReceptors, Histaminebasal gangliahistaminehistamine receptormotor symptomsParkinson's disease

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PMID40013534
PMCPMC11866051

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