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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

747 studies carry this tag.

Date range

1986 to 2026

Top journals

  • Molecular neurodegeneration 31
  • Journal of neuroinflammation 26
  • bioRxiv 21
  • Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 19
  • Neurobiology of aging 19

252 journals in all.

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  1. Microglial TREM2/DAP12 Signaling: A Double-Edged Sword in Neural Diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. Frontiers in cellular neuroscience 2018-08-06 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Microglia are activated after neuronal injury and in neurodegenerative diseases, and trigger neuroinflammation in the central nervous system (CNS).

  2. Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Microglia-Like Cells Harboring TREM2 Missense Mutations Show Specific Deficits in Phagocytosis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 49 out of 100. Cell reports 2018-08-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Dysfunction of microglia, the brain's immune cells, is linked to neurodegeneration.

  3. The role of TREM2 in Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. The Lancet. Neurology 2018-07-17 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Alzheimer's disease is a genetically complex disorder; rare variants in the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) gene have been shown to as much as triple an individual's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

  4. TREM2-Dependent Effects on Microglia in Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Frontiers in aging neuroscience 2018-07-09 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a late-onset dementia characterized by the deposition of amyloid plaques and formation of neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) which lead to neuronal loss and cognitive deficits.

  5. The MS4A gene cluster is a key regulator of soluble TREM2 and Alzheimer disease risk

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Science translational medicine 2018-06-20 Tau biomarkers

    Soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (sTREM2) levels in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) have been associated with Alzheimer disease (AD) status.

  6. Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2): a potential therapeutic target for Alzheimer disease?

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Expert opinion on therapeutic targets 2018-06-20 TREM2 and immune genetics

    There are currently no effective therapeutics for Alzheimer disease (AD).

  7. The Trem2 R47H variant confers loss-of-function-like phenotypes in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. Molecular neurodegeneration 2018-06-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    The R47H variant of Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) confers greatly increased risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD), reflective of a central role for myeloid cells in neurodegeneration.

  8. TREM2 Ameliorates Neuronal Tau Pathology Through Suppression of Microglial Inflammatory Response

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Inflammation 2018-06-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    As a recently identified susceptibility gene for Alzheimer's disease (AD), triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) encodes an immune receptor that is uniquely expressed on microglia, functioning as a modulator of microglial functions including phagocytosis and inflammatory response.

  9. Molecular basis for the loss-of-function effects of the Alzheimer's disease-associated R47H variant of the immune receptor TREM2

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. The Journal of biological chemistry 2018-05-24 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is an immune receptor expressed on the surface of microglia, macrophages, dendritic cells, and osteoclasts.

  10. Identification and therapeutic modulation of a pro-inflammatory subset of disease-associated-microglia in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Molecular neurodegeneration 2018-05-21 Genetics

    Gene ontology analyses coupled with bioinformatics approaches revealed drug targets and transcriptional regulators of microglial modules predicted to favorably modulate neuroinflammation in AD.

  11. TREM2 inhibits inflammatory responses in mouse microglia by suppressing the PI3K/NF-κB signaling

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Cell biology international 2018-05-10 TREM2 and immune genetics

    This study aimed to investigate the effects of triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cell-2 (TREM2) on the production of pro-inflammatory mediators and cytokines induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in BV2 microglia.

  12. The Microglial Innate Immune Receptor TREM2 Is Required for Synapse Elimination and Normal Brain Connectivity

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 57 out of 100. Immunity 2018-05-08 TREM2 and immune genetics

    The triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is a microglial innate immune receptor associated with a lethal form of early, progressive dementia, Nasu-Hakola disease, and with an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease.

  13. Galantamine improves cognition, hippocampal inflammation, and synaptic plasticity impairments induced by lipopolysaccharide in mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Journal of neuroinflammation 2018-04-18 Biomarkers

    These findings indicate that galantamine could be a promising treatment to improve endotoxin-induced cognitive decline and neuroinflammation in neurodegenerative diseases.

  14. Inflammation in CNS neurodegenerative diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Immunology 2018-04-17 Inflammation and the immune system

    Neurodegenerative diseases, the leading cause of morbidity and disability, are gaining increased attention as they impose a considerable socioeconomic impact, due in part to the ageing community.

  15. TREM2 regulates innate immunity in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Journal of neuroinflammation 2018-04-14 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Recent research has shown that the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) in microglia is closely related to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  16. Innate immune memory in the brain shapes neurological disease hallmarks

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. Nature 2018-04-11 Inflammation and the immune system

    Innate immune memory is a vital mechanism of myeloid cell plasticity that occurs in response to environmental stimuli and alters subsequent immune responses.

  17. TREM2 modulates microglia phenotypes in the neuroinflammation of Parkinson's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Biochemical and biophysical research communications 2018-04-04 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Neuroinflammation and overactivated microglia underlies the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD).

  18. Functional Studies of Missense TREM2 Mutations in Human Stem Cell-Derived Microglia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. Stem cell reports 2018-03-29 TREM2 and immune genetics

    The derivation of microglia from human stem cells provides systems for understanding microglial biology and enables functional studies of disease-causing mutations.

  19. TREM2-activating antibodies abrogate the negative pleiotropic effects of the Alzheimer's disease variant Trem2R47H on murine myeloid cell function

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. The Journal of biological chemistry 2018-03-29 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is an orphan immune receptor expressed on cells of myeloid lineage such as macrophages and microglia.

  20. Amyloid-beta modulates microglial responses by binding to the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2)

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. Molecular neurodegeneration 2018-03-27 TREM2 and immune genetics

    TREM2 is an innate immune receptor specifically expressed in microglia.

  21. Increased expression of TREM2 in peripheral cells from mild cognitive impairment patients who progress into Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 42 out of 100. European journal of neurology 2018-03-26 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Neuroinflammation plays a role in the aetiopathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  22. Soluble TREM2 and biomarkers of central and peripheral inflammation in neurodegenerative disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Journal of neuroimmunology 2018-03-20 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been genetically and pathologically associated with neuroinflammation.

  23. Elevated TREM2 Gene Dosage Reprograms Microglia Responsivity and Ameliorates Pathological Phenotypes in Alzheimer's Disease Models

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. Neuron 2018-03-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Variants of TREM2 are associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  24. Microglia-Mediated Synapse Loss in Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2018-03-01 Risk factors

    Microglia are emerging as key players in neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  25. TREM2 Is a Receptor for β-Amyloid that Mediates Microglial Function

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 57 out of 100. Neuron 2018-03-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Mutations in triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) have been linked to increased Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk.

  26. A transcriptomic atlas of aged human microglia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Nature communications 2018-02-07 Genetics

    With a rapidly aging global human population, finding a cure for late onset neurodegenerative diseases has become an urgent enterprise.

  27. High-Dimensional Single-Cell Mapping of Central Nervous System Immune Cells Reveals Distinct Myeloid Subsets in Health, Aging, and Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Immunity 2018-02-06 Genetics

    Individual reports suggest that the central nervous system (CNS) contains multiple immune cell types with diverse roles in tissue homeostasis, immune defense, and neurological diseases.

  28. TREM2 overexpression attenuates neuroinflammation and protects dopaminergic neurons in experimental models of Parkinson's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Experimental neurology 2018-02-03 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-2 (TREM2) was a newly identified receptor expressed on microglia.

  29. Microglia and Aging: The Role of the TREM2-DAP12 and CX3CL1-CX3CR1 Axes

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 49 out of 100. International journal of molecular sciences 2018-01-22 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Depending on the species, microglial cells represent 5-20% of glial cells in the adult brain.

  30. Humanized TREM2 mice reveal microglia-intrinsic and -extrinsic effects of R47H polymorphism

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 56 out of 100. The Journal of experimental medicine 2018-01-10 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that causes late-onset dementia.

  31. The rs75932628 and rs2234253 polymorphisms of the TREM2 gene were associated with susceptibility to frontotemporal lobar degeneration in Caucasian populations

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. Annals of human genetics 2018-01-10 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Polymorphisms of the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) gene have been reported to be potentially associated with the risks of developing frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), with inconsistent conclusions.

  32. Behavioral and transcriptomic analysis of Trem2-null mice: not all knockout mice are created equal

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. Human molecular genetics 2018-01-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    It is clear that innate immune system status is altered in numerous neurodegenerative diseases.

  33. Neuroinflammatory responses in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) 2017-12-22 Inflammation and the immune system

    Neuroinflammatory responses in Alzheimer's disease (AD) are complex and not fully understood.

  34. Nuclear Factor-Kappa B and Alzheimer Disease, Unifying Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors from Cell to Humans

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Frontiers in immunology 2017-12-11 Treatments

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, an eversible, progressive disease that causes problems with memory, thinking, language, planning, and behavior.

  35. Microglia-derived ASC specks cross-seed amyloid-β in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Nature 2017-12-01 Risk genes beyond APOE

    The spreading of pathology within and between brain areas is a hallmark of neurodegenerative disorders.

  36. High TREM2 expression correlates with poor prognosis in gastric cancer

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Human pathology 2017-11-02 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily and associates with TYRO protein tyrosine kinase-binding protein at the cell membrane to form a receptor signaling complex.

  37. TREM2 expression in the human brain: a marker of monocyte recruitment?

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland) 2017-10-30 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Mutation in the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells (TREM) 2 gene has been identified as a risk factor for several neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  38. Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells 2 Overexpression Inhibits Proinflammatory Cytokines in Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated Microglia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Mediators of inflammation 2017-10-18 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Microglia play an important role in mediating inflammatory processes in the central nervous system (CNS).

  39. TREM2 deficiency exacerbates tau pathology through dysregulated kinase signaling in a mouse model of tauopathy

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 52 out of 100. Molecular neurodegeneration 2017-10-16 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Here we report that TREM2 deficiency leads to accelerated and exacerbated hyperphosphorylation and aggregation of tau in a humanized mouse model of tauopathy.

  40. Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) dependent microglial activation promotes cisplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy in mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Brain, behavior, and immunity 2017-10-16 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common adverse side effect of many antineoplastic agents.

  41. Microglia-Mediated Neuroprotection, TREM2, and Alzheimer's Disease: Evidence From Optical Imaging

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Biological psychiatry 2017-10-14 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Recent genetic studies have provided overwhelming evidence of the involvement of microglia-related molecular networks in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  42. TREM2 deficiency attenuates neuroinflammation and protects against neurodegeneration in a mouse model of tauopathy

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 56 out of 100. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2017-10-09 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Variants in the gene encoding the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) were recently found to increase the risk for developing Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  43. An Alzheimer-associated TREM2 variant occurs at the ADAM cleavage site and affects shedding and phagocytic function

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. EMBO molecular medicine 2017-10-01 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Sequence variations occurring in the gene encoding the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) support an essential function of microglia and innate immunity in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative disorders.

  44. TREM2 shedding by cleavage at the H157-S158 bond is accelerated for the Alzheimer's disease-associated H157Y variant

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. EMBO molecular medicine 2017-10-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    We have characterised the proteolytic cleavage events responsible for the shedding of triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) from primary cultures of human macrophages, murine microglia and TREM2-expressing human embryonic kidney (HEK293) cells.

  45. ADAM17 is the main sheddase for the generation of human triggering receptor expressed in myeloid cells (hTREM2) ectodomain and cleaves TREM2 after Histidine 157

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 49 out of 100. Neuroscience letters 2017-09-18 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Triggering receptor expressed in myeloid cells (TREM2) is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily and is expressed in macrophages, dendritic cells, microglia, and osteoclasts.

  46. TREM2 promotes Aβ phagocytosis by upregulating C/EBPα-dependent CD36 expression in microglia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Scientific reports 2017-09-11 TREM2 and immune genetics

    TREM2 plays a critical role in the alleviation of Alzheimer's disease by promoting Aβ phagocytosis by microglia, but the detailed molecular mechanism underlying TREM2-induced direct phagocytic activity of Aβ remains to be revealed.

  47. Microglia emerge as central players in brain disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Nature medicine 2017-09-01 Inflammation and the immune system

    There has been an explosion of new findings recently giving us insights into the involvement of microglia in central nervous system (CNS) disorders.

  48. The TREM2-APOE Pathway Drives the Transcriptional Phenotype of Dysfunctional Microglia in Neurodegenerative Diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 63 out of 100. Immunity 2017-09-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Microglia play a pivotal role in the maintenance of brain homeostasis but lose homeostatic function during neurodegenerative disorders.

  49. Microglia turnover with aging and in an Alzheimer's model via long-term in vivo single-cell imaging

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Nature neuroscience 2017-08-28 Genetics

    To clarify the role of microglia in brain homeostasis and disease, an understanding of their maintenance, proliferation and turnover is essential.

  50. TREM2 in Neurodegenerative Diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. Molecular neurodegeneration 2017-08-02 TREM2 and immune genetics

    TREM2 variants have been identified as risk factors for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs).

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