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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Summarizing the Role of Selected Adipokines in Parkinson's Disease: What Is Known About Leptin, Adiponectin, Resistin, Visfatin, and Progranulin in Neurodegeneration?

Jan Milanowski, Marta Pawłowska, Alina Woźniak, Karolina Szewczyk-Golec

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. 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.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Jan MilanowskiStudents Research Club of Medical Biology, Department of Medical Biology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 24 Karłowicza St., 85-092 Bydgoszcz, Poland.ORCID 0009-0008-6370-8299
Marta PawłowskaDepartment of Medical Biology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 24 Karłowicza St., 85-092 Bydgoszcz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-1640-9196
Alina WoźniakDepartment of Medical Biology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 24 Karłowicza St., 85-092 Bydgoszcz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-4492-4796
Karolina Szewczyk-GolecDepartment of Medical Biology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 24 Karłowicza St., 85-092 Bydgoszcz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8123-3882

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease worldwide. It is characterized by the accumulation of α-synuclein, and its symptoms arise from the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra, contributing to the development of both motor (MS) and non-motor (NMS) symptoms. The detailed pathomechanism of the disease progression is unknown, although microglia activation and ongoing neuroinflammation are thought to play key roles. It is known that adipokines have a wide-ranging impact on various processes, including those implicated in PD. We have analyzed a series of studies regarding the significance and involvement of leptin, adiponectin, resistin, visfatin, and progranulin in neurodegeneration. Available evidence suggests that adipokines modulate PD pathology through their effects on inflammation, oxidative stress, or α-synuclein accumulation. Thus, the examined adipokines may serve as potential targets for PD treatment or as biomarkers of disease progression.

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AdipokinesAdiponectinLeptinNicotinamide PhosphoribosyltransferaseParkinson DiseaseProgranulinsalpha-SynucleinAnimalsBiomarkersCytokinesHumansResistinAdipokinesAdiponectinalpha-SynucleinBiomarkersCytokinesLeptinNicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferasenicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase, humanProgranulinsResistinadipokinesinflammationoxidative stressParkinson’s disease

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PMCPMC12655267

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