Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2026, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (35): 9345-9354.doi: 10.12307/2026.266

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Animal models of Parkinson’s disease: research status and trend analysis

Li Huiping, Jia Huanhuan, Zhao Weibo   

  1. Guangdong Provincial Biotechnology Research Institute (Guangdong Provincial Laboratory Animals Monitoring Center), Guangzhou 510663, Guangdong Province, China
  • Received:2025-09-28 Revised:2025-12-08 Online:2026-12-18 Published:2026-04-30
  • Contact: Zhao Weibo, MS, Researcher, Guangdong Provincial Biotechnology Research Institute (Guangdong Provincial Laboratory Animals Monitoring Center), Guangzhou 510663, Guangdong Province, China
  • About author:Li Huiping, MS, Researcher, Guangdong Provincial Biotechnology Research Institute (Guangdong Provincial Laboratory Animals Monitoring Center), Guangzhou 510663, Guangdong Province, China
  • Supported by:
    Guangzhou Basic and Applied Basic Project, No. 202102080391 (to LHP)

Abstract: BACKGROUND: To further elucidate the etiology and pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease, standardized animal models that more closely mimic clinical conditions have garnered significant attention and achieved notable progress.
OBJECTIVE: To review and summarize the current status, development trajectory, and trends in Parkinson’s disease animal model research.
METHODS: A total of 10 170 relevant literature from two databases, CNKI and Web of Science, were used as data samples. CiteSpace bibliometric software was then used to draw and analyze knowledge graphs of co-occurrence, clustering, emergent terms of keywords, literature publication volume, national/regional publication volume, institutional cooperation network, and literature citation in Parkinson’s disease animal model research, followed by analysis.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The overall publication volume of Parkinson’s disease animal model research, both domestically and internationally, has shown a fluctuating upward trend, with significant growth observed in the Web of Science database. China and the United States were the top publishing countries, accounting for 52.6% of total publications and emerging as primary contributors to research outcomes in this field. The leading domestic institution was Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (131 papers), while internationally, Harvard University was the institution with the most publications (263 papers). Publications are domestic and foreign journals and disciplines including neuroscience, neurology, molecular biology, traditional Chinese medicine, basic medicine, and pharmacology, etc. Especially, traditional Chinese medicine has received high attention from domestic scholars in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, and its interdisciplinary cooperation potential is enormous. Neuroinflammation, gut microbiota, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, alpha synuclein and other pathological mechanisms related to Parkinson’s disease animal models are research hotspots in this field. Ferroptosis has become an emerging theme in the study of Parkinson’s disease mechanisms in China. In the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, in addition to the continuous deepening of Parkinson’s disease treatment research in traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine through animal models, new methods such as gene therapy and stem cell transplantation have provided innovative treatment strategies in Parkinson’s disease animal model research. With the advancement of the national “China Brain Project” and developments in gene editing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and brain-computer interface technologies, these emerging techniques also present significant exploration potential in future Parkinson’s disease research.


Key words: Parkinson’s disease, animal model, CiteSpace, bibliometric analysis, pathogenesis, symptomatic treatment

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