The microglial NLRP3 inflammasome is activated by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis proteins

V Deora, JD Lee, EA Albornoz, L McAlary, CJ Jagaraj… - Glia, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Microglial NLRP3 inflammasome activation is emerging as a key contributor to
neuroinflammation during neurodegeneration. Pathogenic protein aggregates such as β …

The role of neuronal NLRP1 inflammasome in Alzheimer's disease: bringing neurons into the neuroinflammation game

JKY Yap, BS Pickard, EWL Chan, SY Gan - Molecular neurobiology, 2019 - Springer
The innate immune system and inflammatory response in the brain have critical impacts on
the pathogenesis of many neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

Influence of normal aging on brain autophagy: a complex scenario

DA Loeffler - Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Misfolded proteins are pathological findings in some chronic neurodegenerative disorders
including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's diseases. Aging is a major risk factor …

Dapper1 promotes autophagy by enhancing the Beclin1-Vps34-Atg14L complex formation

B Ma, W Cao, W Li, C Gao, Z Qi, Y Zhao, J Du, H Xue… - Cell research, 2014 - nature.com
Autophagy is an intracellular degradation process to clear up aggregated proteins or aged
and damaged organelles. The Beclin1-Vps34-Atg14L complex is essential for …

An update on the interactions between Alzheimer's disease, autophagy and inflammation

M Bostancıklıoğlu - Gene, 2019 - Elsevier
An update on pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease, the present document describes the
crosstalk between autophagy and inflammation in Alzheimer's disease progression by …

Inhibiting the NLRP3 inflammasome with MCC950 promotes non-phlogistic clearance of amyloid-β and cognitive function in APP/PS1 mice

C Dempsey, AR Araiz, KJ Bryson, O Finucane… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Activation of the inflammasome is implicated in the pathogenesis of an increasing number of
inflammatory diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Research reporting …

Caspase-mediated cleavage of Beclin-1 inactivates Beclin-1-induced autophagy and enhances apoptosis by promoting the release of proapoptotic factors from …

E Wirawan, L Vande Walle, K Kersse, S Cornelis… - Cell death & …, 2010 - nature.com
Autophagy and apoptosis are two important and interconnected stress-response
mechanisms. However, the molecular interplay between these two pathways is not fully …

Autophagy and Alzheimer's disease: from molecular mechanisms to therapeutic implications

MS Uddin, A Stachowiak, AA Mamun… - Frontiers in aging …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of progressive dementia in the elderly.
It is characterized by a progressive and irreversible loss of cognitive abilities and formation …

Microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3) interacts with Bnip3 protein to selectively remove endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria via autophagy

RA Hanna, MN Quinsay, AM Orogo, K Giang… - Journal of Biological …, 2012 - ASBMB
Autophagy plays an important role in cellular quality control and is responsible for removing
protein aggregates and dysfunctional organelles. Bnip3 is an atypical BH3-only protein that …

Autophagy and LRRK2 in the aging brain

F Albanese, S Novello, M Morari - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Autophagy is a highly conserved process by which long-lived macromolecules, protein
aggregates and dysfunctional/damaged organelles are delivered to lysosomes for …