TREM2 dependent and independent functions of microglia in Alzheimer's disease

J Hou, Y Chen, G Grajales-Reyes… - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Microglia are central players in brain innate immunity and have been the subject of
extensive research in Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this review, we aim to summarize the …

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 …

Transcriptomic atlas and interaction networks of brain cells in mouse CNS demyelination and remyelination

J Hou, Y Zhou, Z Cai, M Terekhova, A Swain… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Demyelination is a hallmark of multiple sclerosis, leukoencephalopathies, cerebral
vasculopathies, and several neurodegenerative diseases. The cuprizone mouse model is …

The beneficial role of autophagy in multiple sclerosis: yes or no?

HM Al-Kuraishy, MS Jabir, AI Al-Gareeb, HM Saad… - Autophagy, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic progressive demyelinating disease of the central
nervous system (CNS) due to an increase of abnormal peripherally auto-reactive T …

Microglia in Alzheimer's disease: Pathogenesis, mechanisms, and therapeutic potentials

J Miao, H Ma, Y Yang, Y Liao, C Lin, J Zheng… - Frontiers in aging …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by protein
aggregation in the brain. Recent studies have revealed the critical role of microglia in AD …

FEAST: A flow cytometry-based toolkit for interrogating microglial engulfment of synaptic and myelin proteins

L Dissing-Olesen, AJ Walker, Q Feng, HJ Barr… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Although engulfment is a hallmark of microglia function, fully validated platforms that
facilitate high-throughput quantification of this process are lacking. Here, we present FEAST …

Inflammasomes in neurological disorders—mechanisms and therapeutic potential

KA Ravichandran, MT Heneka - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2024 - nature.com
Inflammasomes are molecular scaffolds that are activated by damage-associated and
pathogen-associated molecular patterns and form a key element of innate immune …

Multisensory gamma stimulation mitigates the effects of demyelination induced by cuprizone in male mice

D Rodrigues-Amorim, PL Bozzelli, TH Kim, L Liu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Demyelination is a common pathological feature in a wide range of diseases, characterized
by the loss of myelin sheath and myelin-supporting oligodendrocytes. These losses lead to …

Animal models to investigate the effects of inflammation on remyelination in multiple sclerosis

M Gharagozloo, JW Mace… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory, demyelinating, and neurodegenerative
disease of the central nervous system (CNS). In people with MS, impaired remyelination and …

TMEM106B regulates microglial proliferation and survival in response to demyelination

T Zhang, W Pang, T Feng, J Guo, K Wu… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
TMEM106B, a lysosomal transmembrane protein, has been closely associated with brain
health. Recently, an intriguing link between TMEM106B and brain inflammation has been …