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Newest in this topic

  1. Molecular MRI of Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's Disease using a Folate-targeted Nanoprobe 2026-11-01
  2. Neuroinflammation is an early pathological process in a mouse model of prodromal Parkinsons disease 2026-10-30
  3. The TREM-receptor family interactome in the human brain 2026-10-29

Studies

384 studies carry this tag.

Date range

1986 to 2026

Top journals

  • bioRxiv 21
  • Journal of neuroinflammation 17
  • International journal of molecular sciences 13
  • Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 10
  • Glia 10

169 journals in all.

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  1. Toll-like receptor 4-dependent upregulation of cytokines in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Journal of neuroinflammation 2008-05-29 Biomarkers

    This is the first demonstration of TLR4-dependent upregulation of cytokines in an AD mouse model.

  2. Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 mediates retinal detachment-induced photoreceptor apoptosis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2007-02-06 Brain scans and imaging

    Photoreceptor apoptosis is a major cause of visual loss in retinal detachment (RD) and several other visual disorders, but the underlying mechanisms remain elusive.

  3. Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease: are microglia pathogenic in either disorder?

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. International review of neurobiology 2007-01-01 Risk factors

    Microglial activation similar to that which occurs in peripheral macrophages during inflammatory attack was first demonstrated in the Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain two decades ago.

  4. CNS immune privilege: hiding in plain sight

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Immunological reviews 2006-10-01 Vascular contributions

    Central nervous system (CNS) immune privilege is an experimentally defined phenomenon.

  5. Apolipoprotein E-specific innate immune response in astrocytes from targeted replacement mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Journal of neuroinflammation 2006-04-07 Genetics

    Here we showed that activation of primary astrocytes from TR APOE mice with LPS led to TR APOE-dependent differences in cytokine secretion that were greatest in TR APOE2 and that were associated with differences in NF-kappaB subunit activity.

  6. The role of inflammation in CNS injury and disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. British journal of pharmacology 2006-01-01 Inflammation and the immune system

    For many years, the central nervous system (CNS) was considered to be 'immune privileged', neither susceptible to nor contributing to inflammation.

  7. Clinical aspects of inflammation in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. International review of psychiatry (Abingdon, England) 2005-12-01 Treatments

    In Alzheimer's disease (AD) there is increasing evidence that neurotoxicity is mediated by CNS inflammatory processes.

  8. Central and Systemic Endotoxin Challenges Exacerbate the Local Inflammatory Response and Increase Neuronal Death during Chronic Neurodegeneration

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Journal of Neuroscience 2005-10-05 Inflammation and the immune system

    The contribution of inflammation to the progression of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and prion diseases is poorly understood.

  9. Lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation exacerbates tau pathology by a cyclin-dependent kinase 5-mediated pathway in a transgenic model of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2005-09-01 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Inflammation is a critical component of the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  10. Beta-amyloid-stimulated microglia induce neuron death via synergistic stimulation of tumor necrosis factor alpha and NMDA receptors

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2005-03-01 Treatments

    Although abundant reactive microglia are found associated with beta-amyloid (Abeta) plaques in Alzheimer's disease (AD) brains, their contribution to cell loss remains speculative.

  11. Prevention of Alzheimer's disease pathology by cannabinoids: neuroprotection mediated by blockade of microglial activation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2005-02-01 Disease mechanisms

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by enhanced beta-amyloid peptide (betaA) deposition along with glial activation in senile plaques, selective neuronal loss, and cognitive deficits.

  12. Death receptor signaling

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of Cell Science 2005-01-14 Disease mechanisms

    Triggering members of the DR family by death ligands results in the transduction of either apoptotic or survival signals.

  13. Microglia and neuroinflammation: a pathological perspective

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Journal of neuroinflammation 2004-07-30 Inflammation and the immune system

    Microglia make up the innate immune system of the central nervous system and are key cellular mediators of neuroinflammatory processes.

  14. Differential modulation of endotoxin responsiveness by human caspase-12 polymorphisms

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Nature 2004-05-01 Disparities

    Caspases mediate essential key proteolytic events in inflammatory cascades and the apoptotic cell death pathway.

  15. Cannabinoid CB2Receptors and Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Are Selectively Overexpressed in Neuritic Plaque-Associated Glia in Alzheimer's Disease Brains

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Journal of Neuroscience 2003-12-03 Inflammation and the immune system

    The endocannabinoid system is still poorly understood.

  16. Role of microglia in inflammation-mediated neurodegenerative diseases: mechanisms and strategies for therapeutic intervention

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics 2003-01-01 Inflammation and the immune system

    Evidence from postmortem analysis implicates the involvement of microglia in the neurodegenerative process of several degenerative neurological diseases, including Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.

  17. Microglia as neuroprotective, immunocompetent cells of the CNS

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Glia 2002-11-01 Inflammation and the immune system

    The role of glial cells is to support and sustain proper neuronal function and microglia are no exception to this.

  18. Scavenger receptors in neurobiology and neuropathology: their role on microglia and other cells of the nervous system

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Glia 2002-11-01 Brain scans and imaging

    Scavenger receptor class A (SR-A, CD204), scavenger receptor-BI (SR-BI), and CD36 are cell surface proteins that mediate cell adhesion to, and endocytosis of, various native and pathologically modified substances, and participate in intracellular signaling, lipid metabolism, and host defense against bacterial pathogens.

  19. β-Amyloid Stimulation of Microglia and Monocytes Results in TNFα-Dependent Expression of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase and Neuronal Apoptosis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Journal of Neuroscience 2001-02-15 Inflammation and the immune system

    Reactive microglia associated with the beta-amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease (AD) brains initiate a sequence of inflammatory events integral to the disease process.

  20. Interleukin 1 in the brain: biology, pathology and therapeutic target

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Trends in neurosciences 2000-12-01 Risk factors

    The cytokine interleukin 1 (IL-1) has diverse actions in the brain.

  21. Ibuprofen suppresses plaque pathology and inflammation in a mouse model for Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2000-08-01 Biomarkers

    The brain in Alzheimer's disease (AD) shows a chronic inflammatory response characterized by activated glial cells and increased expression of cytokines and complement factors surrounding amyloid deposits.

  22. Alzheimer disease and neuroinflammation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Journal of neural transmission. Supplementum 2000 Inflammation and the immune system

    It is now generally accepted that the lesions of Alzheimer disease (AD) are associated with a host of inflammatory molecules, including complement proteins, as well as with many activated microglia.

  23. Microglia as mediators of inflammatory and degenerative diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Annual review of neuroscience 1999-01-01 Inflammation and the immune system

    Microglia are the principal immune cells in the central nervous system (CNS) and have a critical role in host defense against invading microorganisms and neoplastic cells.

  24. Induction of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in HIV-1 Tat-stimulated astrocytes and elevation in AIDS dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 1998-03-01 Tau biomarkers

    Activated monocytes release a number of substances, including inflammatory cytokines and eicosanoids, that are highly toxic to cells of the central nervous system.

  25. Microglial response to amyloid plaques in APPsw transgenic mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Europe PMC (PubMed Central) 1998-01-01 Inflammation and the immune system

    Microglial activation is central to the inflammatory response in Alzheimer's Disease (AD).

  26. Microglial Cells Internalize Aggregates of the Alzheimer's Disease Amyloid β-Protein Via a Scavenger Receptor

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Neuron 1996-09-01 Inflammation and the immune system

    Microglia are immune system cells associated with Alzheimer's disease plaques containing beta-amyloid (A beta).

  27. Cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2) immunoreactivity is elevated in Alzheimer's disease brain

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Neurobiology of disease 1996-02-01 Biomarkers

    Phospholipase A2 (PLA2) is the key enzyme that initiates the arachidonic acid cascade, which leads to the generation of multiple eicosanoid products.

  28. Interleukin-1 beta and interleukin-6 are elevated in the cerebrospinal fluid of Alzheimer's and de novo Parkinson's disease patients

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Neuroscience letters 1995-12-01 Tau biomarkers

    Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta), interleukin-2 (IL-2), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were measured in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma of 12 control subjects, 11 sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD) and 22 de novo Parkinson's disease (PD) patients using high sensitivity enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA).

  29. Activation of microglial cells by beta-amyloid protein and interferon-gamma

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Nature 1995-04-01 Inflammation and the immune system

    Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of progressive intellectual failure.

  30. GFAP and astrogliosis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland) 1994-07-01 Biomarkers

    One of the most remarkable characteristics of astrocytes is their vigorous response to diverse neurologic insults, a feature that is well conserved across a variety of different species.

  31. The origin and nature of ramified and amoeboid microglia: a historical review and current concepts

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Glia 1993-01-01 Tau biomarkers

    The origin of ramified microglia has been a longstanding controversial issue, with 4 major schools of thought, which state that they are derived (1) from invasion of mesodermal pial elements, (2) from neuroectodermal matrix cells together with the macroglia, (3) from pericytes, and (4) from invasion of monocytes in early development.

  32. Identification of lymphotoxin and tumor necrosis factor in multiple sclerosis lesions

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Journal of Clinical Investigation 1991-03-01 Inflammation and the immune system

    Multiple sclerosis (MS) brain tissue, spleen, and PBMC were studied using immunocytochemistry and FACS for immunoreactivity for lymphotoxin (LT) and TNF.

  33. Tumor necrosis factor identified in multiple sclerosis brain

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. The Journal of Experimental Medicine 1989-08-01 Inflammation and the immune system

    Frozen brain specimens from patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurologic diseases were analyzed using immunocytochemical techniques for the presence of TNF.

  34. Immunoregulatory molecules and IL 2 receptors identified in multiple sclerosis brain

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 1986-05-01 Biomarkers

    Frozen brain specimens from eight multiple sclerosis (MS) patients were examined for the presence of leukocytes and their cell products by using a panel of monoclonal antibodies.

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