The mechanosensitive ion channel Piezo1 modulates the migration and immune response of microglia

T Zhu, J Guo, Y Wu, T Lei, J Zhu, H Chen, S Kala… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Microglia are the brain's resident immune cells, performing surveillance to promote
homeostasis and healthy functioning. While microglial chemical signaling is well-studied …

Mechanosensitive Piezo1 channel regulation of microglial cell function and implications to neurodegenerative diseases and neuroinflammation

M Zhang, P Malko, LH Jiang - Neural Regeneration Research, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Microglial cells are the key immunocompetent cells in the central nervous system (CNS) and
play a crucial role in CNS health and disease (Paolicelli et al., 2022). Under the homeostatic …

Piezo1 channel‐mediated Ca2+ signaling inhibits lipopolysaccharide‐induced activation of the NF‐κB inflammatory signaling pathway and generation of TNF‐α and …

P Malko, X Jia, I Wood, LH Jiang - Glia, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Microglial cells are crucial in maintaining central nervous system (CNS) homeostasis and
mediating CNS disease pathogenesis. Increasing evidence supports that alterations in the …

Microglial Piezo1 mechanosensitive channel as a therapeutic target in Alzheimer's disease

ED Ikiz, ER Hascup, C Bae, KN Hascup - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Microglia are the resident macrophages of the central nervous system (CNS) that control
brain development, maintain neural environments, respond to injuries, and regulate …

Inflammation condition sensitizes Piezo1 mechanosensitive channel in mouse cerebellum astrocyte

D Yu, A Ahmed, J Jayasi, A Womac, O Sally… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Piezo1 mechanosensitive ion channel (MSC) plays a significant role in human physiology.
Despite several research on the function and expression of Piezo1 in the nervous system, its …

Microglial amyloid beta clearance is driven by PIEZO1 channels

H Jäntti, V Sitnikova, Y Ishchenko… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background Microglia are the endogenous immune cells of the brain and act as sensors of
pathology to maintain brain homeostasis and eliminate potential threats. In Alzheimer's …

Piezo1 regulates calcium oscillations and cytokine release from astrocytes

M Velasco‐Estevez, SO Rolle, M Mampay, KK Dev… - Glia, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Astrocytes are important for information processing in the brain and they achieve this by fine‐
tuning neuronal communication via continuous uptake and release of biochemical …

Infection augments expression of mechanosensing Piezo1 channels in amyloid plaque-reactive astrocytes

M Velasco-Estevez, M Mampay, H Boutin… - Frontiers in aging …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
A defining pathophysiological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the amyloid plaque;
an extracellular deposit of aggregated fibrillar Aβ1-42 peptides. Amyloid plaques are hard …

Mechanosensitive Piezo1 protein as a novel regulator in macrophages and macrophage-mediated inflammatory diseases

Y Tang, C Zhao, Y Zhuang, A Zhong, M Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Macrophages are the most important innate immune cells in humans. They are almost
ubiquitous in peripheral tissues with a large variety of different mechanical milieus …

Piezo1 channels as force sensors in mechanical force-related chronic inflammation

H Liu, J Hu, Q Zheng, X Feng, F Zhan, X Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Mechanical damage is one of the predisposing factors of inflammation, and it runs through
the entire inflammatory pathological process. Repeated or persistent damaging mechanical …