[HTML][HTML] Microglial activation protects against accumulation of tau aggregates in nondemented individuals with underlying Alzheimer's disease pathology

JB Pereira, S Janelidze, O Strandberg, CD Whelan… - Nature aging, 2022 - nature.com
The role of microglia in tau accumulation is currently unclear but could provide an important
insight into the mechanisms underlying Alzheimer's disease (AD). Here, we measured the …

Identification of senescent, TREM2-expressing microglia in aging and Alzheimer's disease model mouse brain

N Rachmian, S Medina, U Cherqui, H Akiva… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and dementia in general are age-related diseases with multiple
contributing factors, including brain inflammation. Microglia, and specifically those …

Activated microglia mitigate Aβ-associated tau seeding and spreading

M Gratuze, Y Chen, S Parhizkar, N Jain… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - rupress.org
In Alzheimer's disease (AD) models, AD risk variants in the microglial-expressed TREM2
gene decrease Aβ plaque–associated microgliosis and increase neuritic dystrophy as well …

[HTML][HTML] TREM2-independent microgliosis promotes tau-mediated neurodegeneration in the presence of ApoE4

M Gratuze, JCM Schlachetzki, RDO Albanus, N Jain… - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
In addition to tau and Aβ pathologies, inflammation plays an important role in Alzheimer's
disease (AD). Variants in APOE and TREM2 increase AD risk. ApoE4 exacerbates tau …

sTREM2 is associated with amyloid‐related p‐tau increases and glucose hypermetabolism in Alzheimer's disease

D Biel, M Suárez‐Calvet, P Hager… - EMBO Molecular …, 2023 - embopress.org
Microglial activation occurs early in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and previous studies reported
both detrimental and protective effects of microglia on AD progression. Here, we used CSF …

Higher CSF sTREM2 and microglia activation are associated with slower rates of beta‐amyloid accumulation

M Ewers, G Biechele, M Suárez‐Calvet… - EMBO molecular …, 2020 - embopress.org
Microglia activation is the brain's major immune response to amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's
disease (AD). Both cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of soluble TREM2 (sTREM2), a …

TREM2‐induced activation of microglia contributes to synaptic integrity in cognitively intact aged individuals with Alzheimer's neuropathology

A Fracassi, M Marcatti, B Tumurbaatar… - Brain …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The existence of individuals who remain cognitively intact despite presenting
histopathological signs of Alzheimer's disease (AD), here referred to as “Nondemented with …

[HTML][HTML] Functional and phenotypic diversity of microglia: implication for microglia-based therapies for Alzheimer's disease

YJ Xu, NPB Au, CHE Ma - Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease and is closely
associated with the accumulation of β-amyloid (Aβ) and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs). Apart …

[HTML][HTML] TREM2-independent oligodendrocyte, astrocyte, and T cell responses to tau and amyloid pathology in mouse models of Alzheimer disease

SH Lee, MG Rezzonico, BA Friedman, MH Huntley… - Cell Reports, 2021 - cell.com
Non-neuronal responses in neurodegenerative disease have received increasing attention
as important contributors to disease pathogenesis and progression. Here we utilize single …

[HTML][HTML] Absence of microglia promotes diverse pathologies and early lethality in Alzheimer's disease mice

SK Shabestari, S Morabito, EP Danhash, A McQuade… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
Microglia are strongly implicated in the development and progression of Alzheimer's disease
(AD), yet their impact on pathology and lifespan remains unclear. Here we utilize a CSF1R …