The contribution of the peripheral immune system to neurodegeneration

F Berriat, CS Lobsiger, S Boillée - Nature Neuroscience, 2023 - nature.com
Microglial cells are the major immune cells of the central nervous system (CNS), and directly
react to neurodegeneration, but other immune cell types are also able to react to pathology …

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 …

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 …

The dialogue between neuroinflammation and adult neurogenesis: mechanisms involved and alterations in neurological diseases

M Amanollahi, M Jameie, A Heidari, N Rezaei - Molecular neurobiology, 2023 - Springer
Adult neurogenesis occurs mainly in the subgranular zone of the hippocampal dentate gyrus
and the subventricular zone of the lateral ventricles. Evidence supports the critical role of …

[HTML][HTML] Guidelines for bioinformatics of single-cell sequencing data analysis in Alzheimer's disease: review, recommendation, implementation and application

M Wang, W Song, C Ming, Q Wang, X Zhou… - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, characterized by
progressive cognitive impairment and neurodegeneration. Extensive clinical and genomic …

The role of the immune system in Alzheimer's disease

KM Wu, YR Zhang, YY Huang, Q Dong, L Tan… - Ageing research …, 2021 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder where the
accumulation of amyloid plaques and the formation of tau tangles are the prominent …

[HTML][HTML] Expression of immune related genes and possible regulatory mechanisms in Alzheimer's disease

Y Lu, K Li, Y Hu, X Wang - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Immune infiltration of peripheral natural killer (NK) cells in the brain has been observed in
Alzheimer's disease (AD). Immunity-related genes (IRGs) play an essential role in immune …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of immune microenvironment subtypes and signature genes for Alzheimer's disease diagnosis and risk prediction based on explainable …

Y Lai, P Lin, F Lin, M Chen, C Lin, X Lin, L Wu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Using interpretable machine learning, we sought to define the immune
microenvironment subtypes and distinctive genes in AD. Methods ssGSEA, LASSO …

[HTML][HTML] The emerging role of central and peripheral immune systems in neurodegenerative diseases

X Zang, S Chen, JY Zhu, J Ma, Y Zhai - Frontiers in Aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
For decades, it has been widely believed that the blood–brain barrier (BBB) provides an
immune privileged environment in the central nervous system (CNS) by blocking peripheral …

[HTML][HTML] Alzheimer's disease: from pathogenesis to mesenchymal stem cell therapy–bridging the missing link

J Hu, X Wang - Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent neurodegenerative disease worldwide. With
the increasing trend of population aging, the estimated number of AD continues to climb …