The good, the bad, and the opportunities of the complement system in neurodegenerative disease

ND Schartz, AJ Tenner - Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2020 - Springer
The complement cascade is a critical effector mechanism of the innate immune system that
contributes to the rapid clearance of pathogens and dead or dying cells, as well as …

Microglial phagocytosis of neurons in neurodegeneration, and its regulation

CA Butler, AS Popescu, EJA Kitchener… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
There is growing evidence that excessive microglial phagocytosis of neurons and synapses
contributes to multiple brain pathologies. RNA‐seq and genome‐wide association (GWAS) …

Traumatic brain injury: mechanisms of glial response

RG Mira, M Lira, W Cerpa - Frontiers in physiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a heterogeneous disorder that involves brain damage due to
external forces. TBI is the main factor of death and morbidity in young males with a high …

Therapeutic targeting of the complement system: from rare diseases to pandemics

P Garred, AJ Tenner, TE Mollnes, FO Levy - Pharmacological reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The complement system was discovered at the end of the 19th century as a heat-labile
plasma component that “complemented” the antibodies in killing microbes, hence the name …

Complement in the brain: contributions to neuroprotection, neuronal plasticity, and neuroinflammation

SS Bohlson, AJ Tenner - Annual Review of Immunology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The complement system is an ancient collection of proteolytic cascades with well-described
roles in regulation of innate and adaptive immunity. With the convergence of a revolution in …

The role of complement in synaptic pruning and neurodegeneration

A Gomez-Arboledas, MM Acharya… - ImmunoTargets and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The complement system, an essential part of the innate immune system, is composed of a
group of secreted and membrane proteins that collectively participate in maintaining the …

Therapeutic inhibition of the complement system in diseases of the central nervous system

SM Carpanini, M Torvell, BP Morgan - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The complement system plays critical roles in development, homeostasis, and regeneration
in the central nervous system (CNS) throughout life; however, complement dysregulation in …

INT-777 attenuates NLRP3-ASC inflammasome-mediated neuroinflammation via TGR5/cAMP/PKA signaling pathway after subarachnoid hemorrhage in rats

X Hu, J Yan, L Huang, C Araujo, J Peng, L Gao… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Inflammasome-mediated neuroinflammation plays an important role in the
pathogenesis of early brain injury (EBI) following subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). The …

Neuroinflammation following traumatic brain injury: take it seriously or not

R Zheng, K Lee, Z Qi, Z Wang, Z Xu, X Wu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with high mortality and disability, with a substantial
socioeconomic burden. With the standardization of the treatment process, there is increasing …

Brain–immune interactions and neuroinflammation after traumatic brain injury

V Dinet, KG Petry, J Badaut - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the principal cause of death and disability in children and
young adults. Clinical and preclinical research efforts have been carried out to understand …