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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

Monoamine signaling and neuroinflammation: mechanistic connections and implications for neuropsychiatric disorders.

Shalini Saggu, Andrew Pless, Emily Dew, Destany Ware, Kai Jiao, Qin Wang

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Shalini SagguDepartment of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States.
Andrew PlessDepartment of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States.
Emily DewDepartment of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States.
Destany WareDepartment of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States.
Kai JiaoCenter for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States.
Qin WangDepartment of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Monoamines, including norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine, orchestrate a broad spectrum of neurophysiological and homeostatic events. Recent research shows a pivotal role for monoaminergic signaling in modulating neuroinflammation by regulating proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines within the central nervous system. Importantly, this modulation is not unidirectional; released proinflammatory cytokines markedly "feedback" to influence the metabolism of monoamine neurotransmitters, impacting their synthesis, release, and reuptake. This bidirectional interplay significantly links monoaminergic pathways and neuroinflammatory responses. In this review, we summarize current knowledge of the dynamic interactions between monoamine signaling and neuroinflammation, as well as their critical implications for the pathophysiology of neuropsychiatric disorders, including Parkinson's Disease, Major Depressive Disorder, and Alzheimer's Disease. By integrating recent findings, we shed light on potential therapeutic targets within these interconnected pathways, providing insights into novel treatment strategies for these devastating disorders.

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Biogenic MonoaminesMental DisordersNeuroinflammatory DiseasesSignal TransductionAnimalsCytokinesHumansBiogenic MonoaminesCytokinesAlzheimer’s diseasedopamineintracellular signalingmajor depressionmonoaminesneuroinflammationnorepinephrineserotonin

Identifiers

PMID40356905
PMCPMC12066344

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