The role of osteopontin in microglia biology: current concepts and future perspectives

DD Rosmus, C Lange, F Ludwig, B Ajami, P Wieghofer - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The innate immune landscape of the central nervous system (CNS), including the brain and
the retina, consists of different myeloid cell populations with distinct tasks to fulfill. Whereas …

Inflammaging and brain: Curcumin and its beneficial potential as regulator of microglia activation

A Cianciulli, R Calvello, M Ruggiero, MA Panaro - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Inflammaging is a term used to describe the tight relationship between low-grade chronic
inflammation and aging that occurs during physiological aging in the absence of evident …

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 …

Transcriptional and epigenetic decoding of the microglial aging process

X Li, Y Li, Y Jin, Y Zhang, J Wu, Z Xu, Y Huang, L Cai… - Nature Aging, 2023 - nature.com
As important immune cells, microglia undergo a series of alterations during aging that
increase the susceptibility to brain dysfunctions. However, the longitudinal characteristics of …

The effects of dietary interventions on brain aging and neurological diseases

F Lobo, J Haase, S Brandhorst - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Dietary interventions can ameliorate age-related neurological decline. Decades of research
of in vitro studies, animal models, and clinical trials support their ability and efficacy to …

A mouse model of hepatic encephalopathy: bile duct ligation induces brain ammonia overload, glial cell activation and neuroinflammation

W Claeys, L Van Hoecke, A Geerts… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a common complication of chronic liver disease,
characterized by an altered mental state and hyperammonemia. Insight into the brain …

Macrophage and monocyte subsets in response to ischemic stroke

N Blank‐Stein, E Mass - European Journal of Immunology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ischemic stroke is a leading cause of disability and mortality. Despite extensive efforts in
stroke research, the only pharmacological treatment currently available is arterial …

Focus on senescence: Clinical significance and practical applications

V Boccardi, ME Orr, MC Polidori… - Journal of Internal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The older population is increasing worldwide, and life expectancy is continuously rising,
predominantly thanks to medical and technological progress. Healthspan refers to the …

Untangling senescent and damage‐associated microglia in the aging and diseased brain

PY Ng, TL McNeely, DJ Baker - The FEBS journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Microglial homeostasis has emerged as a critical mediator of health and disease in the
central nervous system. In their neuroprotective role as the predominant immune cells of the …

[HTML][HTML] CD11bhigh B cells increase after stroke and regulate microglia

JM Korf, P Honarpisheh, EC Mohan… - The Journal of …, 2022 - journals.aai.org
Recent studies have highlighted the deleterious contributions of B cells to post-stroke
recovery and cognitive decline. Different B cell subsets have been proposed on the basis of …