School of Public Health, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523808, China.
Department of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China.
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common age-related neurodegenerative disorders of the central nervous system, which mainly impairs the motor system. However, the pathogenic mechanisms are still unclear. Gene–environment complex interaction leads to selective dopaminergic neuron death in PD. Growing evidences supports that neuroinflammatory responses are involved in the pathogenesis of PD. This review critically discusses current studies on the inflammatory response of the pathological process of PD. The mechanisms and strategies of modifying inflammatory responses would be potential treatments for neurodegenerative diseases.