The metal ion hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease and the anti-neuroinflammatory effect of metal chelators

LL Chen, YG Fan, LX Zhao, Q Zhang, ZY Wang - Bioorganic chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD), characterized by the β-amyloid protein (Aβ) deposition
and tau hyperphosphorylation, is the most common dementia with uncertain etiology. The …

Immunotherapies for Alzheimer's disease—a review

Z Valiukas, R Ephraim, K Tangalakis, M Davidson… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder that falls under the
umbrella of dementia and is characterised by the presence of highly neurotoxic amyloid …

TREM2 receptor protects against complement-mediated synaptic loss by binding to complement C1q during neurodegeneration

L Zhong, X Sheng, W Wang, Y Li, R Zhuo, K Wang… - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is strongly linked to Alzheimer's
disease (AD) risk, but its functions are not fully understood. Here, we found that TREM2 …

Osteopontin characterizes bile duct–associated macrophages and correlates with liver fibrosis severity in primary sclerosing cholangitis

K De Muynck, L Heyerick, FF De Ponti… - Hepatology, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Osteopontin characterizes bile duct–associated macrophages a... : Hepatology Osteopontin
characterizes bile duct–associated macrophages and correlates with liver fibrosis severity in …

Microglia-targeting nanotherapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases

N Zhao, NL Francis, HR Calvelli, PV Moghe - APL bioengineering, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Advances in nanotechnology have enabled the design of nanotherapeutic platforms that
could address the challenges of targeted delivery of active therapeutic agents to the central …

[HTML][HTML] TREM2 regulates microglial lipid droplet formation and represses post-ischemic brain injury

W Wei, L Zhang, W Xin, Y Pan, L Tatenhorst… - Biomedicine & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is a transmembrane receptor
protein predominantly expressed in microglia within the central nervous system (CNS) …

Plasma soluble TREM2 is associated with white matter lesions independent of amyloid and tau

HH Tsai, YF Chen, RF Yen, YL Lo, KC Yang, JS Jeng… - Brain, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Cerebral small vessel disease is one of the most common causes of cognitive decline and
stroke. While several lines of evidence have established a relationship between …

Does soluble TREM2 protect against Alzheimer's disease?

GC Brown, P St George-Hyslop - Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Triggering Receptor Expressed in Myeloid Cells 2 (TREM2) is a pattern recognition receptor
on myeloid cells, and is upregulated on microglia surrounding amyloid plaques in …

Soluble TREM2 concentrations in the cerebrospinal fluid correlate with the severity of neurofibrillary degeneration, cognitive impairment, and inflammasome activation …

E Španić Popovački, M Babić Leko… - Neurology …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Individuals with specific TREM2 gene variants that encode for a Triggering
Receptor Expressed on Myeloid cells 2 have a higher prevalence of Alzheimer's disease …

Understanding microglial diversity and implications for neuronal function in health and disease

S De Schepper, G Crowley… - Developmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Genetic data implicate microglia as central players in brain health and disease, urging the
need to better understand what microglia do in the brain. Microglia are critical partners in …