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  1. Exploring cellular heterogeneity: single-cell and spatial transcriptomics of Alzheimer's disease brains and iPSC-derived microglia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Alzheimer's research & therapy 2025-12-28 Genetics

    Our comprehensive atlas revealed pronounced heterogeneity among microglial states, with disease-associated microglia (DAM) significantly enriched in AD brains compared to controls.

  2. Microglial clearance, neuroprotection and cognitive recovery via a novel synthetic sulfolipid in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Journal of neuroinflammation 2025-12-13 TREM2 and immune genetics

    We demonstrate that the small-molecule TREM2 ligand SULF A functions as an immunomodulator that reprograms microglia toward a reparative phenotype.

  3. Luteolin in Safflower Leaves Suppresses Microglial Inflammation Through FOXO3-Mediated Trem2 Transcription

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) 2025-12-12 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Neuroinflammation driven by microglial activation is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  4. As48, a first-in-class dual-function TREM2 modulator: Receptor activation and shedding inhibition

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie 2025-12-02 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) dysfunction contributes to Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis, yet current therapeutics cannot prevent ADAM-mediated receptor shedding that diminishes signaling efficacy.

  5. Enhancing Tyro3 signaling ameliorates IL-1β production through STAT1 in Alzheimer's disease models

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Journal of leukocyte biology 2025-12-01 Inflammation and the immune system

    Neuroinflammation plays a vital role in determining the trajectory of Alzheimer's disease (AD) progression.

  6. Spatial and single-cell transcriptomics reveal the reorganization of cerebellar microglia with aging

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Cell reports 2025-11-26 Genetics

    The cerebellum, essential for motor coordination and increasingly recognized for its role in cognition, is typically considered more resilient to aging and largely spared from hallmark Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology.

  7. TREM2 Alleviates Neuroinflammation and Improves Neurogenesis in ApoE-/- Mice by Regulating M1/M2 Microglial Polarization

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Molecular neurobiology 2025-11-20 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is an innate immune receptor abundantly expressed in microglia in the brain.

  8. Unfolded proteins and aggregates: The role of proteostasis in pseudoexfoliation pathology

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Molecular vision 2025-11-17 Disease mechanisms

    Evidence indicates that chronic proteotoxic stress, arising from aging, oxidative damage, and environmental influences, disrupts the proteostasis network (PN).

  9. APOE-Targeted Therapeutics for Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2025-11-12 Genetics

    Apolipoprotein E (APOE) is the major lipid transport protein in the brain.

  10. Roles of TREM2 in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Translational neurodegeneration 2025-10-31 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Variants in the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) gene have been demonstrated to increase the risk of late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Nasu-Hakola disease.

  11. Exercise and the blood-brain barrier: Mechanistic insights and therapeutic implications

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Neurobiology of disease 2025-10-30 Prevention trials

    The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a critical structure for maintaining homeostasis in the central nervous system, and its dysfunction is widely implicated in the pathogenesis and progression of various neurological disorders.

  12. Syringin attenuates Alzheimer's disease-associated neuroinflammation by inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology 2025-10-25 Inflammation and the immune system

    In the MWM, syringin reduced escape latency.

  13. Probenecid relieves LPS-induced neuroinflammation by modulating the NLRP1 inflammasome pathway in BV2 cells

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Scientific reports 2025-10-08 Inflammation and the immune system

    Inflammation is a key factor in neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) development, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD).

  14. Microglial Dysfunction and Amyloid-Beta Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease and HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. International journal of molecular sciences 2025-09-17 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Chronic neuroinflammation and impaired protein clearance are hallmarks of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND).

  15. Copper overload worsens the inflammatory response of microglia to amyloid beta (Aβ) by impairing phagocytosis and promoting mitochondrial DNA-mediated NLRP3 inflammasome activation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Redox biology 2025-09-17 Inflammation and the immune system

    Microglia play a significant role in the development and progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  16. TREM2 in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Cells 2025-09-05 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), represent significant global health challenges, affecting millions and straining healthcare systems.

  17. Cyclooxygenase-1 deletion in 5 × FAD mice protects against microglia-induced neuroinflammation and mitigates cognitive impairment

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Translational neurodegeneration 2025-08-22 Inflammation and the immune system

    We identified a significant upregulation of COX-1 in 5 × FAD mice, with expression specifically localized to microglia in an age-dependent manner.

  18. Cerebrovascular p16INK4A expression induces cerebral small vessel disease-related phenotypes

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Acta neuropathologica communications 2025-08-12 Vascular contributions

    Cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD) is the most common cause of vascular cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID) and highly associated with Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis.

  19. Single-cell transcriptome analysis reveals dysregulation of microglial iron homeostasis in temporal lobe epilepsy

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Brain research 2025-08-11 Genetics

    Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is the most common and drug-resistant type of epilepsy with an unknown mechanism.

  20. KChIP3 fosters neuroinflammation and synaptic dysfunction in the 5XFAD mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Journal of neuroinflammation 2025-06-19 Inflammation and the immune system

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder marked by β-amyloid (βA) accumulation, neuroinflammation, excessive synaptic pruning, and cognitive decline.

  21. Ciliatoside A attenuates neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease by activating mitophagy and inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology 2025-06-07 Inflammation and the immune system

    Our results demonstrate CA effectively inhibits NLRP3 inflammasome activation, reduces microglial pyroptosis, and mitigates oxidative stress-induced mitochondrial impairment in BV-2 cells.

  22. The roles of microglia and astrocytes in neuroinflammation of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Frontiers in neuroscience 2025-05-07 Inflammation and the immune system

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a typical neurodegenerative disease, with the most highlighted pathologic changes identified in the β-amyloid peptide (Aβ) and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs).

  23. Alzheimer's disease and age-related macular degeneration: Shared and distinct immune mechanisms

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Immunity 2025-05-04 Risk factors

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) represent the leading causes of dementia and vision impairment in the elderly, respectively.

  24. Lectins and neurodegeneration: A glycobiologist's perspective

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Advances in clinical and experimental medicine : official organ Wroclaw Medical University 2025-05 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, affect an increasing number of people in aging societies, dramatically reducing the quality of life of those affected.

  25. Brain-wide microglia replacement using a nonconditioning strategy ameliorates pathology in mouse models of neurological disorders

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Science translational medicine 2025-04-30 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Growing genetic and pathological evidence has identified microglial dysfunction as a key contributor to the pathogenesis and progression of various neurological disorders, positioning microglia replacement as a promising therapeutic strategy.

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