Microglial mTOR activation upregulates Trem2 and enhances β-amyloid plaque clearance in the 5XFAD Alzheimer's disease model

Q Shi, C Chang, A Saliba, MA Bhat - Journal of Neuroscience, 2022 - Soc Neuroscience
The mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway plays a major role in key
cellular processes including metabolism and differentiation; however, the role of mTOR in …

TREM2-dependent effects on microglia in Alzheimer's disease

Y Zhou, TK Ulland, M Colonna - Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a late-onset dementia characterized by the deposition of
amyloid plaques and formation of neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) which lead to neuronal loss …

Elevating microglia TREM2 reduces amyloid seeding and suppresses disease-associated microglia

N Zhao, W Qiao, F Li, Y Ren, J Zheng… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - rupress.org
TREM2 is exclusively expressed by microglia in the brain and is strongly linked to the risk for
Alzheimer's disease (AD). As microglial responses modulated by TREM2 are central to AD …

Prior activation state shapes the microglia response to antihuman TREM2 in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

DC Ellwanger, S Wang, S Brioschi… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) sustains microglia response to
brain injury stimuli including apoptotic cells, myelin damage, and amyloid β (Aβ) …

TREM2-mediated early microglial response limits diffusion and toxicity of amyloid plaques

Y Wang, TK Ulland, JD Ulrich, W Song… - Journal of Experimental …, 2016 - rupress.org
Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is a microglial receptor that
recognizes changes in the lipid microenvironment, which may occur during amyloid β (Aβ) …

Therapeutic Trem2 activation ameliorates amyloid-beta deposition and improves cognition in the 5XFAD model of amyloid deposition

BR Price, TL Sudduth, EM Weekman… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cell-2 (TREM2) is a lipid and
lipoprotein binding receptor expressed by cells of myeloid origin. Homozygous TREM2 …

TREM2 overexpression rescues cognitive deficits in APP/PS1 transgenic mice by reducing neuroinflammation via the JAK/STAT/SOCS signaling pathway

JB Ruganzu, Q Zheng, X Wu, Y He, X Peng, H Jin… - Experimental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Overactivated microglia and neuroinflammation are considered to play a crucial role in the
progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-2 …

Differential effects of partial and complete loss of TREM2 on microglial injury response and tauopathy

FA Sayed, M Telpoukhovskaia… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common form of dementia, is characterized by the
abnormal accumulation of amyloid plaques and hyperphosphorylated tau aggregates, as …

Anti-human TREM2 induces microglia proliferation and reduces pathology in an Alzheimer's disease model

S Wang, M Mustafa, CM Yuede, SV Salazar… - Journal of Experimental …, 2020 - rupress.org
TREM2 is a receptor for lipids expressed in microglia. The R47H variant of human TREM2
impairs ligand binding and increases Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk. In mouse models of …

TREM1 facilitates microglial phagocytosis of amyloid beta

T Jiang, YD Zhang, Q Gao, JS Zhou, XC Zhu, H Lu… - Acta …, 2016 - Springer
As the most common type of neurodegenerative disease, Alzheimer's disease (AD) is
characterized by the accumulation of amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) within the brain. Triggering …