The neuroimmune axis of Alzheimer's disease

M Jorfi, A Maaser-Hecker, RE Tanzi - Genome Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a genetically complex and heterogeneous disorder with
multifaceted neuropathological features, including β-amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary …

Transforming the understanding of brain immunity

G Castellani, T Croese, JM Peralta Ramos, M Schwartz - Science, 2023 - science.org
Contemporary studies have completely changed the view of brain immunity from envisioning
the brain as isolated and inaccessible to peripheral immune cells to an organ in close …

Platelet factors attenuate inflammation and rescue cognition in ageing

AB Schroer, PB Ventura, J Sucharov, R Misra… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Identifying therapeutics to delay, and potentially reverse, age-related cognitive decline is
critical in light of the increased incidence of dementia-related disorders forecasted in the …

Blood-to-brain communication in aging and rejuvenation

G Bieri, AB Schroer, SA Villeda - Nature neuroscience, 2023 - nature.com
Aging induces molecular, cellular and functional changes in the adult brain that drive
cognitive decline and increase vulnerability to dementia-related neurodegenerative …

Immune cell compartmentalization for brain surveillance and protection

T Croese, G Castellani, M Schwartz - Nature immunology, 2021 - nature.com
For decades, it was commonly accepted that the brain is secluded from peripheral immune
activity and is self-sufficient for its maintenance and repair. This simplistic perception was …

High-dimensional single-cell mapping of central nervous system immune cells reveals distinct myeloid subsets in health, aging, and disease

D Mrdjen, A Pavlovic, FJ Hartmann, B Schreiner… - Immunity, 2018 - cell.com
Individual reports suggest that the central nervous system (CNS) contains multiple immune
cell types with diverse roles in tissue homeostasis, immune defense, and neurological …

Contributions of age-related thymic involution to immunosenescence and inflammaging

R Thomas, W Wang, DM Su - Immunity & Ageing, 2020 - Springer
Immune system aging is characterized by the paradox of immunosenescence (insufficiency)
and inflammaging (over-reaction), which incorporate two sides of the same coin, resulting in …

Meningeal immunity and its function in maintenance of the central nervous system in health and disease

K Alves de Lima, J Rustenhoven… - Annual review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Neuroimmunology, albeit a relatively established discipline, has recently sparked numerous
exciting findings on microglia, the resident macrophages of the central nervous system …

Translational value of choroid plexus imaging for tracking neuroinflammation in mice and humans

V Fleischer, G Gonzalez-Escamilla… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Neuroinflammation is a pathophysiological hallmark of multiple sclerosis and has a close
mechanistic link to neurodegeneration. Although this link is potentially targetable, robust …

Aging & COVID-19 susceptibility, disease severity, and clinical outcomes: The role of entangled risk factors

M Farshbafnadi, SK Zonouzi, M Sabahi… - Experimental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The emergence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus 2 (SARS-CoV-
2) in late 2019 has been associated with a high rate of mortality and morbidity. It has been …