Inflammasomes as therapeutic targets in human diseases

Y Li, H Huang, B Liu, Y Zhang, X Pan, XY Yu… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
Inflammasomes are protein complexes of the innate immune system that initiate
inflammation in response to either exogenous pathogens or endogenous danger signals …

Inflammasome assembly in neurodegenerative diseases

J Singh, ML Habean, N Panicker - Trends in Neurosciences, 2023 - cell.com
Neurodegenerative disorders are characterized by the progressive dysfunction and death of
selectively vulnerable neuronal populations, often associated with the accumulation of …

Myelin dysfunction drives amyloid-β deposition in models of Alzheimer's disease

C Depp, T Sun, AO Sasmita, L Spieth, SA Berghoff… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The incidence of Alzheimer's disease (AD), the leading cause of dementia, increases rapidly
with age, but why age constitutes the main risk factor is still poorly understood. Brain ageing …

Pyroptosis in Alzheimer's disease: cell type-specific activation in microglia, astrocytes and neurons

S Moonen, MJ Koper, E Van Schoor… - Acta …, 2023 - Springer
The major neuropathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) are amyloid β (Aβ)
plaques and neurofibrillary tangles (NFT), accompanied by neuroinflammation and neuronal …

Neuronal APOE4 removal protects against tau-mediated gliosis, neurodegeneration and myelin deficits

N Koutsodendris, J Blumenfeld, A Agrawal, M Traglia… - Nature aging, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4) is the strongest known genetic risk factor for late-onset
Alzheimer's disease (AD). Conditions of stress or injury induce APOE expression within …

Mitochondrial dysfunctions, oxidative stress and neuroinflammation as therapeutic targets for neurodegenerative diseases: an update on current advances and …

MU Rehman, N Sehar, NJ Dar, A Khan, A Arafah… - Neuroscience & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) such as Alzheimer disease (AD), Parkinson disease
(PD), and Huntington disease (HD) represent a major socio-economic challenge in view of …

Oligodendrocyte–axon metabolic coupling is mediated by extracellular K+ and maintains axonal health

ZJ Looser, Z Faik, L Ravotto, HS Zanker, RB Jung… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The integrity of myelinated axons relies on homeostatic support from oligodendrocytes
(OLs). To determine how OLs detect axonal spiking and how rapid axon–OL metabolic …

Cholesterol metabolism in aging and age-related disorders

G Saher - Annual Review of Neuroscience, 2023 - annualreviews.org
All mammalian cell membranes contain cholesterol to maintain membrane integrity. The
transport of this hydrophobic lipid is mediated by lipoproteins. Cholesterol is especially …

Targeting NLRP3 inflammasome for neurodegenerative disorders

J Yao, Z Wang, W Song, Y Zhang - Molecular Psychiatry, 2023 - nature.com
Neuroinflammation is a key pathological feature in neurological diseases, including
Alzheimer's disease (AD). The nucleotide-binding domain leucine-rich repeat-containing …

Inflammatory aspects of Alzheimer's disease

P Botella Lucena, MT Heneka - Acta Neuropathologica, 2024 - Springer
Alzheimer´ s disease (AD) stands out as the most common chronic neurodegenerative
disorder. AD is characterized by progressive cognitive decline and memory loss, with …