An aging, pathology burden, and glial senescence build-up hypothesis for late onset Alzheimer's disease

V Lau, L Ramer, MÈ Tremblay - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) predominantly occurs as a late onset (LOAD) form involving
neurodegeneration and cognitive decline with progressive memory loss. Risk factors that …

Roles and regulation of microglia activity in multiple sclerosis: insights from animal models

F Distéfano-Gagné, S Bitarafan, S Lacroix… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
As resident macrophages of the CNS, microglia are critical immune effectors of inflammatory
lesions and associated neural dysfunctions. In multiple sclerosis (MS) and its animal …

[HTML][HTML] Dystrophic microglia are associated with neurodegenerative disease and not healthy aging in the human brain

RK Shahidehpour, RE Higdon, NG Crawford… - Neurobiology of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Loss of physiological microglial function may increase the propagation of
neurodegenerative diseases. Cellular senescence is a hallmark of aging; thus, we …

Microglia in aging and Alzheimer's disease: a comparative species review

MK Edler, I Mhatre-Winters, JR Richardson - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Microglia are the primary immune cells of the central nervous system that help nourish and
support neurons, clear debris, and respond to foreign stimuli. Greatly impacted by their …

Inflaming the brain with iron

PJ Urrutia, DA Bórquez, MT Núñez - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Iron accumulation and neuroinflammation are pathological conditions found in several
neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease …

Perturbed iron biology in the prefrontal cortex of people with schizophrenia

A Lotan, S Luza, CM Opazo, S Ayton, DJR Lane… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Despite loss of grey matter volume and emergence of distinct cognitive deficits in young
adults diagnosed with schizophrenia, current treatments for schizophrenia do not target …

Is microglial dystrophy a form of cellular senescence? An analysis of senescence markers in the aged human brain

P Neumann, DE Lenz, WJ Streit, I Bechmann - Glia, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aging can cause morphological transformation in human microglia indicative of cell
senescence, termed microglial dystrophy. However, cellular senescence is characterized by …

Revisiting the intersection of microglial activation and neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease from the perspective of ferroptosis

M Wang, G Tang, C Zhou, H Guo, Z Hu, Q Hu… - Chemico-Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by chronic
neuroinflammation with amyloid beta-protein deposition and hyperphosphorylated tau …

The common marmoset as a model of neurodegeneration

C Perez-Cruz, J de Dios Rodriguez-Callejas - Trends in Neurosciences, 2023 - cell.com
Human life expectancy has increased over the past few centuries, and the incidence of
dementia in the older population is also projected to continue to rise. Neurodegenerative …

Emerging role of senescent microglia in brain aging-related neurodegenerative diseases

C Rim, MJ You, M Nahm, MS Kwon - Translational Neurodegeneration, 2024 - Springer
Brain aging is a recognized risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's
disease, Parkinson's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig's …