The probabilistic model of Alzheimer disease: the amyloid hypothesis revised

GB Frisoni, D Altomare, DR Thal, F Ribaldi… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The current conceptualization of Alzheimer disease (AD) is driven by the amyloid
hypothesis, in which a deterministic chain of events leads from amyloid deposition and then …

APOE in the bullseye of neurodegenerative diseases: impact of the APOE genotype in Alzheimer's disease pathology and brain diseases

R Fernández-Calle, SC Konings… - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
ApoE is the major lipid and cholesterol carrier in the CNS. There are three major human
polymorphisms, apoE2, apoE3, and apoE4, and the genetic expression of APOE4 is one of …

A TREM2-activating antibody with a blood–brain barrier transport vehicle enhances microglial metabolism in Alzheimer's disease models

B van Lengerich, L Zhan, D Xia, D Chan, D Joy… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Loss-of-function variants of TREM2 are associated with increased risk of Alzheimer's
disease (AD), suggesting that activation of this innate immune receptor may be a useful …

The multiplex model of the genetics of Alzheimer's disease

R Sims, M Hill, J Williams - Nature neuroscience, 2020 - nature.com
Genes play a strong role in Alzheimer's disease (AD), with late-onset AD showing heritability
of 58–79% and early-onset AD showing over 90%. Genetic association provides a robust …

Cholesterol and Alzheimer's disease; from risk genes to pathological effects

FM Feringa, R Van der Kant - Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
While the central nervous system compromises 2% of our body weight, it harbors up to 25%
of the body's cholesterol. Cholesterol levels in the brain are tightly regulated for …

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 …

Inflammation context in Alzheimer's disease, a relationship intricate to define

C Novoa, P Salazar, P Cisternas, C Gherardelli… - Biological Research, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common form of dementia, is characterized by
the accumulation of amyloid β (Aβ) and hyperphosphorylated tau protein aggregates …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging microglia biology defines novel therapeutic approaches for Alzheimer's disease

JW Lewcock, K Schlepckow, G Di Paolo, S Tahirovic… - Neuron, 2020 - cell.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is currently untreatable, and therapeutic strategies aimed to slow
cognitive decline have not yet been successful. Many of these approaches have targeted the …

Single-nucleus RNA-sequencing of autosomal dominant Alzheimer disease and risk variant carriers

L Brase, SF You, R D'Oliveira Albanus… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Genetic studies of Alzheimer disease (AD) have prioritized variants in genes related to the
amyloid cascade, lipid metabolism, and neuroimmune modulation. However, the cell …

TREM2 in the pathogenesis of AD: a lipid metabolism regulator and potential metabolic therapeutic target

RY Li, Q Qin, HC Yang, YY Wang, YX Mi, YS Yin… - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is a single-pass transmembrane
immune receptor that is mainly expressed on microglia in the brain and macrophages in the …