TREM2, microglia, and Alzheimer's disease

Q Qin, Z Teng, C Liu, Q Li, Y Yin, Y Tang - Mechanisms of ageing and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) has been suggested to play a
crucial role in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis, as revealed by genome-wide …

Plasma biomarkers of astrocytic and neuronal dysfunction in early-and late-onset Alzheimer's disease

FM Elahi, KB Casaletto, R La Joie, SM Walters… - Alzheimer's & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction We investigated plasma proteomic markers of astrocytopathy, brain
degeneration, plasticity, and inflammation in sporadic early-onset versus late-onset …

[HTML][HTML] Multiscale causal networks identify VGF as a key regulator of Alzheimer's disease

ND Beckmann, WJ Lin, M Wang, AT Cohain… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Though discovered over 100 years ago, the molecular foundation of sporadic Alzheimer's
disease (AD) remains elusive. To better characterize the complex nature of AD, we …

A genetic link between risk for Alzheimer's disease and severe COVID-19 outcomes via the OAS1 gene

N Magusali, AC Graham, TM Piers, P Panichnantakul… - Brain, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Recently, we reported oligoadenylate synthetase 1 (OAS1) contributed to the risk of
Alzheimer's disease, by its enrichment in transcriptional networks expressed by microglia …

The role of TREM2 in Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders

S Carmona, K Zahs, E Wu, K Dakin, J Bras… - The Lancet …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Alzheimer's disease is a genetically complex disorder; rare variants in the triggering receptor
expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) gene have been shown to as much as triple an …

Blood‐brain barrier breakdown, neuroinflammation, and cognitive decline in older adults

GL Bowman, L Dayon, R Kirkland… - Alzheimer's & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Blood‐brain barrier (BBB) breakdown is observed in older versus younger
adults and in late‐onset Alzheimer's disease versus age‐matched controls, but its causes …

Translating genetic risk of Alzheimer's disease into mechanistic insight and drug targets

A Sierksma, V Escott-Price, B De Strooper - Science, 2020 - science.org
To provide better prevention and treatment, we need to understand the environmental and
genetic risks of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the definition of AD has been …

[HTML][HTML] Adult-onset CNS myelin sulfatide deficiency is sufficient to cause Alzheimer's disease-like neuroinflammation and cognitive impairment

S Qiu, JP Palavicini, J Wang, NS Gonzalez… - Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Background Human genetic association studies point to immune response and lipid
metabolism, in addition to amyloid-beta (Aβ) and tau, as major pathways in Alzheimer's …

Neuroimmune connections in aging and neurodegenerative diseases

H Scheiblich, M Trombly, A Ramirez, MT Heneka - Trends in immunology, 2020 - cell.com
In recent years, the inter-relationship between the innate immune system and the central
nervous system (CNS) has moved to the forefront of biomedical research, with the discovery …

[HTML][HTML] Interpretable deep learning translation of GWAS and multi-omics findings to identify pathobiology and drug repurposing in Alzheimer's disease

J Xu, C Mao, Y Hou, Y Luo, JL Binder, Y Zhou… - Cell reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Translating human genetic findings (genome-wide association studies [GWAS]) to
pathobiology and therapeutic discovery remains a major challenge for Alzheimer's disease …