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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. TREM2 Maintains Microglial Metabolic Fitness in Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 59 out of 100. Cell 2017-08-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Elevated risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with hypomorphic variants of TREM2, a surface receptor required for microglial responses to neurodegeneration, including proliferation, survival, clustering, and phagocytosis.

  2. Rare coding variants in PLCG2, ABI3, and TREM2 implicate microglial-mediated innate immunity in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 82 out of 100. Nature genetics 2017-07-17 TREM2 and immune genetics

    We identified rare coding variants associated with Alzheimer's disease in a three-stage case-control study of 85,133 subjects.

  3. TREM2/DAP12 Complex Regulates Inflammatory Responses in Microglia via the JNK Signaling Pathway

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Frontiers in aging neuroscience 2017-06-21 TREM2 and immune genetics

    DNAX-activating protein of 12 kDa (DAP12) is a signaling adapter protein expressed in cells that participate in innate immune responses.

  4. Deficiency of TYROBP, an adapter protein for TREM2 and CR3 receptors, is neuroprotective in a mouse model of early Alzheimer's pathology

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. Acta neuropathologica 2017-06-13 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Conventional genetic approaches and computational strategies have converged on immune-inflammatory pathways as key events in the pathogenesis of late onset sporadic Alzheimer's disease (LOAD).

  5. TREM2 protects against cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Molecular brain 2017-06-07 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Although post-ischemic inflammation induced by the innate immune response is considered an essential step in the progression of cerebral ischemia injury, the role of triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) in the pathogenesis of ischemic stroke remains to be elucidated.

  6. The FTD-like syndrome causing TREM2 T66M mutation impairs microglia function, brain perfusion, and glucose metabolism

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. The EMBO journal 2017-05-30 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Genetic variants in the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) increase the risk for several neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

  7. Gene co-expression networks identify Trem2 and Tyrobp as major hubs in human APOE expressing mice following traumatic brain injury

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Neurobiology of disease 2017-05-11 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is strongly linked to an increased risk of developing dementia, including chronic traumatic encephalopathy and possibly Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  8. TREM2 deficiency impairs chemotaxis and microglial responses to neuronal injury

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 56 out of 100. EMBO reports 2017-05-08 Lewy body dementia

    Sequence variations in the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) have been linked to an increased risk for neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal lobar degeneration.

  9. Complement C3 deficiency protects against neurodegeneration in aged plaque-rich APP/PS1 mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Science translational medicine 2017-05-01 Disease mechanisms

    The complement cascade not only is an innate immune response that enables removal of pathogens but also plays an important role in microglia-mediated synaptic refinement during brain development.

  10. Activation of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Promotes Neuroprotection in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis by Reducing Neuroinflammatory Responses

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Molecular neurobiology 2017-04-29 Drug development

    Here, we studied whether multiple sclerosis (MS) could be a complement to the CNS disorders that are associated with the GLP-1/GLP-1R signaling axis.

  11. TREM2, Microglia, and Neurodegenerative Diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 49 out of 100. Trends in molecular medicine 2017-04-22 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia and the 6th leading cause of death in the US.

  12. TREM2-Ligand Interactions in Health and Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Journal of molecular biology 2017-04-19 TREM2 and immune genetics

    The protein triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-2 (TREM2) is an immunomodulatory receptor with a central role in myeloid cell activation and survival.

  13. DNA methylation changes at TREM2 intron 1 and TREM2 mRNA expression in patients with Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Journal of psychiatric research 2017-04-11 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Recent genome-wide association studies revealed that Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) was associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative diseases.

  14. Elucidating the Role of TREM2 in Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Neuron 2017-04-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and the most common cause of dementia in the elderly.

  15. iPSC-Derived Human Microglia-like Cells to Study Neurological Diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Neuron 2017-04-01 Inflammation and the immune system

    Microglia play critical roles in brain development, homeostasis, and neurological disorders.

  16. The Alzheimer's disease risk factors apolipoprotein E and TREM2 are linked in a receptor signaling pathway

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Journal of neuroinflammation 2017-03-21 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) and apolipoprotein E (APOE) are genetically linked to Alzheimer's disease.

  17. An early and late peak in microglial activation in Alzheimer's disease trajectory

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 60 out of 100. Brain : a journal of neurology 2017-03-01 Mild cognitive impairment

    Amyloid-β deposition, neuroinflammation and tau tangle formation all play a significant role in Alzheimer's disease.

  18. Inflammasome activation and innate immunity in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland) 2017-03 Inflammation and the immune system

    Activation of innate immunity and the assembly of microglial cells at sites of Alzheimer disease pathology has long been regarded as bystander phenomenon, which does not actively contribute to disease pathogenesis and progression.

  19. Neuroinflammation in glaucoma: A new opportunity

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Experimental eye research 2017-02-24 Brain scans and imaging

    Mounting evidence suggests neuroinflammation is a key process in glaucoma, yet the precise roles are not known.

  20. Soluble TREM2 induces inflammatory responses and enhances microglial survival

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. The Journal of experimental medicine 2017-02-16 TREM2 and immune genetics

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

  21. Increase of TREM2 during Aging of an Alzheimer's Disease Mouse Model Is Paralleled by Microglial Activation and Amyloidosis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 49 out of 100. Frontiers in aging neuroscience 2017-01-31 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Heterozygous missense mutations in the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) have been reported to significantly increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  22. A novel mutation in TREM2 gene causing Nasu-Hakola disease and review of the literature

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Neurobiology of aging 2017-01-20 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Nasu-hakola disease (NHD) is a rare disease characterized by bone cysts and fractures, frontal lobe syndrome, and progressive presenile dementia.

  23. The role of peripheral immune cells in the CNS in steady state and disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Nature neuroscience 2017-01-16 Vascular contributions

    The CNS is protected by the immune system, including cells that reside directly within the CNS and help to ensure proper neural function, as well as cells that traffic into the CNS with disease.

  24. TREM2 Promotes Microglial Survival by Activating Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 52 out of 100. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2017-01-11 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid cells 2 (TREM2), which is expressed on myeloid cells including microglia in the CNS, has recently been identified as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  25. Resveratrol regulates neuro-inflammation and induces adaptive immunity in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 70 out of 100. Journal of neuroinflammation 2017-01-03 Cognitive tests and assessment

    These data suggest that resveratrol decreases CSF MMP9, modulates neuro-inflammation, and induces adaptive immunity.

  26. Disease Progression-Dependent Effects of TREM2 Deficiency in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2017-01-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Neuroinflammation is an important contributor to Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis, as underscored by the recent identification of immune-related genetic risk factors for AD, including coding variants in the gene TREM2 (triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2).

  27. Neuroprotective Effect of TREM-2 in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Model

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2017-01-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Neuroinflammation and activation of innate immunity are early events in neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  28. TREM2 and the Progression of Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Current neurovascular research 2017 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, which has been currently considered as a genetically complex disorder caused by a combination of environmental and genetic risk factors.

  29. Neurodegenerative disease mutations in TREM2 reveal a functional surface and distinct loss-of-function mechanisms

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. eLife 2016-12-20 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Genetic variations in the myeloid immune receptor TREM2 are linked to several neurodegenerative diseases.

  30. Inhibiting the NLRP3 inflammasome with MCC950 promotes non-phlogistic clearance of amyloid-β and cognitive function in APP/PS1 mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Brain, behavior, and immunity 2016-12-18 Genetics

    Activation of the inflammasome is implicated in the pathogenesis of an increasing number of inflammatory diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  31. A candidate regulatory variant at the TREM gene cluster associates with decreased Alzheimer's disease risk and increased TREML1 and TREM2 brain gene expression

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 68 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2016-12-08 TREM2 and immune genetics

    A variant within a DNase hypersensitive site 5' of TREM2, rs9357347-C, associates with reduced AD risk and increased TREML1 and TREM2 levels (uncorrected P = 6.3 × 10 -3 and 4.6 × 10 -2 , respectively).

  32. Contributions of triggering-receptor-expressed-on-myeloid-cells-2 to neurological diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. The International journal of neuroscience 2016-12-06 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Recent laboratory and gene sequencing data suggest that variations in receptors called the "triggering-receptors-expressed-on-myeloid-cells" (TREMs) are implicated in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, and frontotemporal lobar degeneration.

  33. Expression and processing analyses of wild type and p.R47H TREM2 variant in Alzheimer's disease brains

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Molecular neurodegeneration 2016-11-25 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Genetic analyses showed that the triggering receptor expressed in myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) p.R47H variant increases the risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  34. Inflammasomes, hormesis, and antioxidants in neuroinflammation: Role of NRLP3 in Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Journal of neuroscience research 2016-11-08 Inflammation and the immune system

    Alzheimer disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder leading to cognitive decline, neuropsychiatric symptoms, disability, caregiver burden, and premature death.

  35. Vps35-dependent recycling of Trem2 regulates microglial function

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 42 out of 100. Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark) 2016-11-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (Trem2), an immune-modulatory receptor, is preferentially expressed in microglia of central nervous system.

  36. TREM2/DAP12 Signal Elicits Proinflammatory Response in Microglia and Exacerbates Neuropathic Pain

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2016-10-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Neuropathic pain afflicts millions of people, and the development of an effective treatment for this intractable pain is an urgent issue.

  37. The NLRP3 inflammasome in pathogenic particle and fibre-associated lung inflammation and diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Particle and fibre toxicology 2016-09-20 Risk factors

    The concept of the inflammasome, a macromolecular complex sensing cell stress or danger signals and initiating inflammation, was first introduced approximately a decade ago.

  38. Rare TREM2 variants associated with Alzheimer's disease display reduced cell surface expression

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Acta neuropathologica communications 2016-09-02 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Rare variation in TREM2 has been associated with greater risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  39. TREM2 deficiency reduces the efficacy of immunotherapeutic amyloid clearance

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. EMBO molecular medicine 2016-09-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Immunotherapeutic approaches are currently the most advanced treatments for Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  40. Fenamate NSAIDs inhibit the NLRP3 inflammasome and protect against Alzheimer's disease in rodent models

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Nature communications 2016-08-11 Drug development

    Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) inhibit cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) and COX-2 enzymes.

  41. Alzheimer's disease-associated TREM2 variants exhibit either decreased or increased ligand-dependent activation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2016-08-09 TREM2 and immune genetics

    TREM2 is a lipid-sensing activating receptor on microglia known to be important for Alzheimer's disease (AD), but whether it plays a beneficial or detrimental role in disease pathogenesis is controversial.

  42. Increased DNA methylation near TREM2 is consistently seen in the superior temporal gyrus in Alzheimer's disease brain

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 57 out of 100. Neurobiology of aging 2016-07-16 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Although mutations within the TREM2 gene have been robustly associated with Alzheimer's disease, it is not known whether alterations in the regulation of this gene are also involved in pathogenesis.

  43. Cerebrospinal fluid sTREM2 levels are associated with gray matter volume increases and reduced diffusivity in early Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2016-07-14 TREM2 and immune genetics

    A soluble fragment (sTREM2) is often found abnormally increased in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  44. TREM2 Binds to Apolipoproteins, Including APOE and CLU/APOJ, and Thereby Facilitates Uptake of Amyloid-Beta by Microglia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. Neuron 2016-07-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Genetic variants of TREM2, a protein expressed selectively by microglia in the brain, are associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  45. Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease: Current evidence and future directions

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2016-05-11 Treatments

    Several attempts have been made to treat Alzheimer's disease (AD) using anti-amyloid strategies with disappointing results.

  46. sTREM2 cerebrospinal fluid levels are a potential biomarker for microglia activity in early-stage Alzheimer's disease and associate with neuronal injury markers

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 60 out of 100. EMBO molecular medicine 2016-05-02 TREM2 and immune genetics

    TREM2 is an innate immune receptor expressed on the surface of microglia.

  47. TREM2 Haplodeficiency in Mice and Humans Impairs the Microglia Barrier Function Leading to Decreased Amyloid Compaction and Severe Axonal Dystrophy

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 57 out of 100. Neuron 2016-05-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Haplodeficiency of the microglia gene TREM2 increases risk for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) but the mechanisms remain uncertain.

  48. Cerebrospinal fluid soluble TREM2 in aging and Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Alzheimer's research & therapy 2016-04-27 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) neuropathology is associated with neuroinflammation, but there are few useful biomarkers.

  49. TREM2-mediated early microglial response limits diffusion and toxicity of amyloid plaques

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 60 out of 100. The Journal of experimental medicine 2016-04-18 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is a microglial receptor that recognizes changes in the lipid microenvironment, which may occur during amyloid β (Aβ) accumulation and neuronal degeneration in Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  50. TREM2 upregulation correlates with 5-hydroxymethycytosine enrichment in Alzheimer's disease hippocampus

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Clinical epigenetics 2016-04-05 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Recent genome-wide association studies revealed TREM2 rs75932628-T variant to be associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative diseases.

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