Inflammation: the link between comorbidities, genetics, and Alzheimer's disease

EA Newcombe, J Camats-Perna, ML Silva… - Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder, most cases of which lack a clear
causative event. This has made the disease difficult to characterize and, thus, diagnose …

Microglia and neuroinflammation: crucial pathological mechanisms in traumatic brain injury-induced neurodegeneration

F Shao, X Wang, H Wu, Q Wu, J Zhang - Frontiers in Aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most common diseases in the central nervous
system (CNS) with high mortality and morbidity. Patients with TBI usually suffer many …

The role of APOE4 in disrupting the homeostatic functions of astrocytes and microglia in aging and Alzheimer's disease

CG Fernandez, ME Hamby, ML McReynolds… - Frontiers in aging …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
APOE4 is the greatest genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD), increasing
the risk of developing the disease by 3-fold in the 14% of the population that are carriers …

Trem2 deficiency differentially affects phenotype and transcriptome of human APOE3 and APOE4 mice

NF Fitz, CM Wolfe, BE Playso, RJ Biedrzycki… - Molecular …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder influenced
by aging and genetic risk factors. The inheritance of APOE ε4 and variants of Triggering …

High-frequency head impact causes chronic synaptic adaptation and long-term cognitive impairment in mice

SS Sloley, BS Main, CN Winston, AC Harvey… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Repeated head impact exposure can cause memory and behavioral impairments. Here, we
report that exposure to non-damaging, but high frequency, head impacts can alter brain …

APOE2 orchestrated differences in transcriptomic and lipidomic profiles of postmortem AD brain

I Lefterov, CM Wolfe, NF Fitz, KN Nam… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2019 - Springer
Background The application of advanced sequencing technologies and improved mass-
spectrometry platforms revealed significant changes in gene expression and lipids in …

Relationship of traumatic brain injury to chronic mental health problems and dementia in military veterans

GA Elder, ME Ehrlich, S Gandy - Neuroscience letters, 2019 - Elsevier
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an unfortunately common event in military life. The conflicts in
Iraq and Afghanistan have increased public awareness of TBI in the military. Certain injury …

AXL kinase-mediated astrocytic phagocytosis modulates outcomes of traumatic brain injury

H Zhou, L Hu, J Li, W Ruan, Y Cao, J Zhuang… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Complex changes in the brain microenvironment following traumatic brain
injury (TBI) can cause neurological impairments for which there are few efficacious …

A multi‐hit hypothesis for an APOE4‐dependent pathophysiological state

OG Steele, AC Stuart, L Minkley, K Shaw… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The APOE gene encoding the Apolipoprotein E protein is the single most significant genetic
risk factor for late‐onset Alzheimer's disease. The APOE4 genotype confers a significantly …

Early onset senescence and cognitive impairment in a murine model of repeated mTBI

N Schwab, YJ Ju, LN Hazrati - Acta Neuropathologica Communications, 2021 - Springer
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) results in broad neurological symptoms and an increased
risk of being diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease later in life. While the immediate …