ApoE in Alzheimer's disease: pathophysiology and therapeutic strategies

AC Raulin, SV Doss, ZA Trottier, TC Ikezu, G Bu… - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia worldwide, and its
prevalence is rapidly increasing due to extended lifespans. Among the increasing number of …

The metal ion hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease and the anti-neuroinflammatory effect of metal chelators

LL Chen, YG Fan, LX Zhao, Q Zhang, ZY Wang - Bioorganic chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD), characterized by the β-amyloid protein (Aβ) deposition
and tau hyperphosphorylation, is the most common dementia with uncertain etiology. The …

Human microglia show unique transcriptional changes in Alzheimer's disease

KE Prater, KJ Green, S Mamde, W Sun, A Cochoit… - Nature Aging, 2023 - nature.com
Microglia, the innate immune cells of the brain, influence Alzheimer's disease (AD)
progression and are potential therapeutic targets. However, microglia exhibit diverse …

APOE modulates microglial immunometabolism in response to age, amyloid pathology, and inflammatory challenge

S Lee, NA Devanney, LR Golden, CT Smith… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
The E4 allele of Apolipoprotein E (APOE) is associated with both metabolic dysfunction and
a heightened pro-inflammatory response: two findings that may be intrinsically linked …

A cross-disease resource of living human microglia identifies disease-enriched subsets and tool compounds recapitulating microglial states

JF Tuddenham, M Taga, V Haage, VS Marshe… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Human microglia play a pivotal role in neurological diseases, but we still have an
incomplete understanding of microglial heterogeneity, which limits the development of …

Genetic insights into immune mechanisms of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease

A Nott, IR Holtman - Frontiers in immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Microglia, the macrophages of the brain, are vital for brain homeostasis and have been
implicated in a broad range of brain disorders. Neuroinflammation has gained traction as a …

Rare genetic variation in fibronectin 1 (FN1) protects against APOEε4 in Alzheimer's disease

P Bhattarai, TI Gunasekaran, ME Belloy… - Acta …, 2024 - Springer
The risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) significantly increases in individuals
carrying the APOEε4 allele. Elderly cognitively healthy individuals with APOEε4 also exist …

Current understanding on the role of lipids in macrophages and associated diseases

I Florance, S Ramasubbu - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lipid metabolism is the major intracellular mechanism driving a variety of cellular functions
such as energy storage, hormone regulation and cell division. Lipids, being a primary …

Recent progress in research on mechanisms of action of natural products against Alzheimer's disease: Dietary plant polyphenols

Y Wang, K Wang, J Yan, Q Zhou, X Wang - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an incurable degenerative disease of the central nervous
system and the most common type of dementia in the elderly. Despite years of extensive …

Molecular mapping of a core transcriptional signature of microglia-specific genes in schizophrenia

AM Fiorito, E Fakra, G Sescousse, EC Ibrahim… - Translational …, 2023 - nature.com
Besides playing a central role in neuroinflammation, microglia regulate synaptic
development and is involved in plasticity. Converging lines of evidence suggest that these …