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 …

The complex genetic architecture of Alzheimer's disease: novel insights and future directions

SJ Andrews, AE Renton, B Fulton-Howard… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a complex multifactorial neurodegenerative
disorder and the most common form of dementia. AD is highly heritable, with heritability …

Cell-autonomous effects of APOE4 in restricting microglial response in brain homeostasis and Alzheimer's disease

CC Liu, N Wang, Y Chen, Y Inoue, F Shue, Y Ren… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Microglial involvement in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology has emerged as a risk-
determining pathogenic event. While apolipoprotein E (APOE) is known to modify AD risk, it …

TREM2 receptor protects against complement-mediated synaptic loss by binding to complement C1q during neurodegeneration

L Zhong, X Sheng, W Wang, Y Li, R Zhuo, K Wang… - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is strongly linked to Alzheimer's
disease (AD) risk, but its functions are not fully understood. Here, we found that TREM2 …

Microglial efferocytosis: diving into the Alzheimer's disease gene pool

C Romero-Molina, F Garretti, SJ Andrews, E Marcora… - Neuron, 2022 - cell.com
Genome-wide association studies and functional genomics studies have linked specific cell
types, genes, and pathways to Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk. In particular, AD risk alleles …

Genetic variants of phospholipase C-γ2 alter the phenotype and function of microglia and confer differential risk for Alzheimer's disease

AP Tsai, C Dong, PBC Lin, AL Oblak, GV Di Prisco… - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
Genetic association studies have demonstrated the critical involvement of the microglial
immune response in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis. Phospholipase C-gamma-2 …

Opposing effects of apoE2 and apoE4 on microglial activation and lipid metabolism in response to demyelination

N Wang, M Wang, S Jeevaratnam… - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Background Abnormal lipid accumulation has been recognized as a key element of immune
dysregulation in microglia whose dysfunction contributes to neurodegenerative diseases …

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 …

PLCG2 is associated with the inflammatory response and is induced by amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease

AP Tsai, C Dong, PBC Lin, EJ Messenger, BT Casali… - Genome Medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by robust microgliosis and
phenotypic changes that accompany disease pathogenesis. Accumulating evidence from …

Microglial Tmem59 deficiency impairs phagocytosis of synapse and leads to autism-like behaviors in mice

J Meng, L Han, N Zheng, T Wang, H Xu… - Journal of …, 2022 - Soc Neuroscience
Synaptic abnormality is an important pathologic feature of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)
and responsible for various behavioral defects in these neurodevelopmental disorders …