Exploring the management approaches of cytokines including viral infection and neuroinflammation for neurological disorders

Md Mominur Rahman, Sadia Afsana Mim, Mst Afroza Alam Tumpa, Md Taslim Sarker, Muniruddin Ahmed, Badrah S. Alghamdi, Abdul Hafeez, Athanasios Alexiou*, Asma Perveen, Ghulam Md Ashraf

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Considerable evidence supports that cytokines are important mediators of pathophysiologic processes within the central nervous system (CNS). Numerous studies have documented the increased production of various cytokines in the human CNS in various neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders. Deciphering cytokine actions in the intact CNS has important implications for our understanding of the pathogenesis and treatment of these disorders. The purpose of this study is to discuss the recent research on treating cytokine storm and amyloids, including stroke, Parkinson's disease (PD), Alzheimer's disease (AD), Huntington's condition, Multi-sclerosis (MS), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Neuroinflammation observed in neurological disorders has a pivotal role in exacerbating Aβ burden and tau hyperphosphorylation, suggesting that stimulating cytokines in response to an undesirable external response could be a checkpoint for treating neurological disorders. Furthermore, the pro-inflammatory cytokines help our immune system through a neuroprotective mechanism in clearing viral infection by recruiting mononuclear cells. This study reveals that cytokine applications may play a vital role in providing novel regulation and methods for the therapeutic approach to neurological disorders and the causes of the deregulation, which is responsible for neuroinflammation and viral infection. However, it needs to be further investigated to clarify better the mechanisms of cytokine release in response to various stimuli, which could be the central point for treating neurological disorders.

Original languageEnglish
Article number155962
JournalCytokine
Volume157
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cytokine
  • Neuroinflammation
  • Neurological disorder
  • Parkinson's disease
  • Viral infection

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