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  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. Disease-Associated Mutations of TREM2 Alter the Processing of N-Linked Oligosaccharides in the Golgi Apparatus

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark) 2015-02-24 TREM2 and immune genetics

    The triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is an immune-modulatory receptor involved in phagocytosis and inflammation.

  2. Compromised MAPK signaling in human diseases: an update

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Archives of toxicology 2015-02-18 Inflammation and the immune system

    The mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) in mammals include c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK), p38 MAPK, and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK).

  3. Aging‐like changes in the transcriptome of irradiated microglia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Glia 2015-02-17 Inflammation and the immune system

    Whole brain irradiation remains important in the management of brain tumors.

  4. Effect of stress and peripheral immune activation on astrocyte activation in transgenic bioluminescent Gfap‐luc mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Glia 2015-02-17 Inflammation and the immune system

    Neuroinflammation and the accompanying activation of glial cells is an important feature of many neurodegenerative conditions.

  5. Neuroinflammation and Aβ Accumulation Linked To Systemic Inflammation Are Decreased By Genetic PKR Down-Regulation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Scientific Reports 2015-02-17 Inflammation and the immune system

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder, marked by senile plaques composed of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide, neurofibrillary tangles, neuronal loss and neuroinflammation.

  6. A small-molecule inhibitor of the NLRP3 inflammasome for the treatment of inflammatory diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Nature medicine 2015-02-16 Risk factors

    The NOD-like receptor (NLR) family, pyrin domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome is a component of the inflammatory process, and its aberrant activation is pathogenic in inherited disorders such as cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome (CAPS) and complex diseases such as multiple sclerosis, type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer's disease and atherosclerosis.

  7. Prion Infection of Mouse Brain Reveals Multiple New Upregulated Genes Involved in Neuroinflammation or Signal Transduction

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of Virology 2015-02-15 Inflammation and the immune system

    Comparison of inflammatory markers between mice infected with scrapie strains 22L and RML indicated that the inflammatory responses and gene expression profiles in the brains were strikingly similar, even though these scrapie strains infect different brain regions.

  8. The JAK/STAT3 Pathway Is a Common Inducer of Astrocyte Reactivity in Alzheimer's and Huntington's Diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. The Journal of Neuroscience 2015-02-11 Inflammation and the immune system

    Astrocyte reactivity is a hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases (ND), but its effects on disease outcomes remain highly debated.

  9. Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) deficiency attenuates phagocytic activities of microglia and exacerbates ischemic damage in experimental stroke

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 52 out of 100. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2015-02-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Clearing cellular debris after brain injury represents an important mechanism in regaining tissue homeostasis and promoting functional recovery.

  10. TREM2 regulates microglial cell activation in response to demyelination in vivo

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. Acta neuropathologica 2015-01-29 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Microglia are phagocytic cells that survey the brain and perform neuroprotective functions in response to tissue damage, but their activating receptors are largely unknown.

  11. DNA sensors are expressed in astrocytes and microglia in vitro and are upregulated during gliosis in neurodegenerative disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Glia 2015-01-27 Inflammation and the immune system

    The detection of nucleic acids by the innate immune system is an essential host response during viral infection.

  12. A genome-wide gene-expression analysis and database in transgenic mice during development of amyloid or tau pathology

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 49 out of 100. Cell reports 2015-01-22 TREM2 and immune genetics

    We provide microarray data comparing genome-wide differential expression and pathology throughout life in four lines of "amyloid" transgenic mice (mutant human APP, PSEN1, or APP/PSEN1) and "TAU" transgenic mice (mutant human MAPT gene).

  13. Apolipoprotein E promotes subretinal mononuclear phagocyte survival and chronic inflammation in age‐related macular degeneration

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. EMBO Molecular Medicine 2015-01-20 Genetics

    Physiologically, the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) expresses immunosuppressive signals such as FAS ligand (FASL), which prevents the accumulation of leukocytes in the subretinal space.

  14. Differential Roles of M1 and M2 Microglia in Neurodegenerative Diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Molecular neurobiology 2015-01-20 Inflammation and the immune system

    One of the most striking hallmarks shared by various neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease (AD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is microglia-mediated neuroinflammation.

  15. Different mechanisms of apolipoprotein E isoform-dependent modulation of prostaglandin E2 production and triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) expression after innate immune activation of microglia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 2015-01-15 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Several lines of evidence support immune response in brain as a mechanism of injury in Alzheimer disease (AD).

  16. HIV-1 and Morphine Regulation of Autophagy in Microglia: Limited Interactions in the Context of HIV-1 Infection and Opioid Abuse

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of Virology 2015-01-15 Inflammation and the immune system

    Infection of microglia with the HIV-1 SF162 macrophage-tropic strain resulted in increased Beclin1 expression, accompanied by an increase of LC3 protein levels and accumulation of LC3 reporter RFP + GFP + (yellow) puncta, suggesting that HIV-1 infection triggers autophagosome formation without promoting protein degradation by the lysosome.

  17. SIRT1 Deficiency in Microglia Contributes to Cognitive Decline in Aging and Neurodegeneration via Epigenetic Regulation of IL-1β

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. The Journal of Neuroscience 2015-01-14 Inflammation and the immune system

    Aging is the predominant risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases.

  18. NFκB-activated astroglial release of complement C3 compromises neuronal morphology and function associated with Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Neuron 2014-12-18 Disease mechanisms

    Abnormal NFκB activation has been implicated in Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  19. The triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is associated with enhanced inflammation, neuropathological lesions and increased risk for Alzheimer's dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2014-12-09 TREM2 and immune genetics

    The TREM2 variant is associated with: (i) AD (odds ratio: 4.76; P = .014); (ii) increased density of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in multiple brain regions; (iii) increased TREM2 (P = .041) and TYROBP (P = .006) gene expression; (iv) decreased TREM2 protein levels (P = .016); and (v) upregulation of proinflammatory cytokines (regulated on activation, norma

  20. TREM2 Protein Expression Changes Correlate with Alzheimer's Disease Neurodegenerative Pathologies in Post-Mortem Temporal Cortices

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland) 2014-11-11 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Triggering receptor expressed by myeloid cells 2 (TREM2), a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily, has anti-inflammatory phagocytic function in myeloid cells.

  21. What happens to microglial TREM2 in Alzheimer's disease: Immunoregulatory turned into immunopathogenic?

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Neuroscience 2014-10-02 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Microglia play major roles in initiation, coordination and execution of innate immunity in the brain.

  22. The rare TREM2 R47H variant exerts only a modest effect on Alzheimer disease risk

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 65 out of 100. Neurology 2014-09-03 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Meta-analysis of the 2 family-based and the 5 case-control cohorts yielded a p value of 0.0029, while the overall summary estimate (using case-control data only) resulted in an odds ratio of 1.67 (95% confidence interval 0.95-2.92) for the association between the TREM2 R47H and increased AD risk.

  23. R47H TREM2 variant increases risk of typical early-onset Alzheimer's disease but not of prion or frontotemporal dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 56 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2014-08-23 TREM2 and immune genetics

    We confirm only p.R47H as a risk factor for AD (odds ratio or OR = 2.19; 95% confidence interval or CI = 1.04-4.51; P = .03). p.R47H does not significantly alter risk for frontotemporal dementia (OR = 0.81), variant or sporadic CJD (OR = 1.06 95%CI = 0.66-1.69) in our cohorts.

  24. Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) promotes adipogenesis and diet-induced obesity

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Diabetes 2014-08-11 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is known to be involved in the anti-inflammatory response and osteoclast development.

  25. Upregulation of TREM2 ameliorates neuropathology and rescues spatial cognitive impairment in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology 2014-07-22 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) gene is a recently identified susceptibility gene for Alzheimer's disease (AD), as its low-frequency variants increase the risk of this disease with an odds ratio similar to that of an APOE ɛ4 allele.

  26. TREM2 mutations implicated in neurodegeneration impair cell surface transport and phagocytosis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 58 out of 100. Science translational medicine 2014-07-01 Lewy body dementia

    Genetic variants in the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) have been linked to Nasu-Hakola disease, Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal dementia (FTD), and FTD-like syndrome without bone involvement.

  27. Coding variants in TREM2 increase risk for Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Human molecular genetics 2014-06-04 Genetics

    The triggering receptor expressed on myeloid 2 (TREM2) is an immune phagocytic receptor expressed on brain microglia known to trigger phagocytosis and regulate the inflammatory response.

  28. Altered microglial response to Aβ plaques in APPPS1-21 mice heterozygous for TREM2

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 52 out of 100. Molecular neurodegeneration 2014-06-03 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Recent genome-wide association studies linked variants in TREM2 to a strong increase in the odds of developing Alzheimer's disease.

  29. Investigation of TREM2, PLD3, and UNC5C variants in patients with Alzheimer's disease from mainland China

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Neurobiology of aging 2014-05-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Recently, 3 rare coding variants significantly associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk have been identified in western populations using whole exome sequencing method, including p.R47H in TREM2, p.V232M in PLD3, and p.T835M in UNC5C. To examine whether these variants are genetic risk factors in patients with AD from mainland China, we sequenced exon 2 of TREM2, exon 9 of PLD3, and exon 15 of UNC5C in Chinese Han population including 360 patients with AD and 400 control individuals.

  30. Homozygous TREM2 mutation in a family with atypical frontotemporal dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. Neurobiology of aging 2014-04-18 TREM2 and immune genetics

    TREM2 mutations were first identified in Nasu-Hakola disease, a rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by recurrent fractures because of bone cysts and presenile dementia.

  31. TREM2 variant p.R47H as a risk factor for sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 56 out of 100. JAMA neurology 2014-04-01 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease in which microglia play a significant and active role.

  32. The dual role of astrocyte activation and reactive gliosis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Neuroscience letters 2014-01-07 Brain scans and imaging

    Astrocyte activation and reactive gliosis accompany most of the pathologies in the brain, spinal cord, and retina.

  33. Increased expression of TREM2 in peripheral blood of Alzheimer's disease patients

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2014-01-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    TREM2 has been reported to be associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  34. Lack of genetic association between TREM2 and late-onset Alzheimer's disease in a Japanese population

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 42 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2014-01-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Rare non-synonymous variants of TREM2 have recently been shown to be associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) in Caucasians.

  35. Missense variant in TREML2 protects against Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 69 out of 100. Neurobiology of aging 2013-12-21 TREM2 and immune genetics

    TREM and TREM-like receptors are a structurally similar protein family encoded by genes clustered on chromosome 6p21.11.

  36. TREM2 and the neuroimmunology of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Biochemical pharmacology 2013-12-16 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a sporadic disorder with increasing prevalence in aging.

  37. Heterozygous TREM2 mutations in frontotemporal dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 57 out of 100. Neurobiology of aging 2013-10-16 TREM2 and immune genetics

    A causative association was recently demonstrated between homozygous TREM2 mutations and frontotemporal dementia (FTD)-like syndrome and between heterozygous TREM2 exon2 genetic variations and late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  38. TREM2 and Neurodegenerative Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. New England Journal of Medicine 2013-10-16 TREM2 and immune genetics

    We and other members of the Alzheimer’s Disease Genetics Consortium assembled multiple data sets from a total of 5896 black patients (1968 cases and 3928 controls).

  39. Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 variant is rare in late-onset Alzheimer's disease in Han Chinese individuals

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. Neurobiology of aging 2013-10-11 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Recent studies have reported that a rare mutation of triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 gene (TREM2 [rs75932628-T]) has significantly increased the risk of late-onset Alzhemier's disease (LOAD) in European-descendent population.

  40. Investigating the role of rare heterozygous TREM2 variants in Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. Neurobiology of aging 2013-10-09 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Homozygous mutations in exon 2 of TREM2, a gene involved in Nasu-Hakola disease, can cause frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

  41. Sequential proteolytic processing of the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-2 (TREM2) protein by ectodomain shedding and γ-secretase-dependent intramembranous cleavage

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. The Journal of biological chemistry 2013-09-27 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-2 (TREM2) and its signaling adaptor protein TYROBP/DAP12 play important roles in signal transduction in dendritic cells, osteoclasts, tissue macrophages, and microglia.

  42. Assessing the role of the TREM2 p.R47H variant as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 74 out of 100. Neurobiology of aging 2013-09-13 TREM2 and immune genetics

    A non-synonymous genetic rare variant, rs75932628-T (p.R47H), in the TREM2 gene has recently been reported to be a strong genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  43. Inflammation in Alzheimer’s disease: insights from immunotherapy

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. Brain 2013-08-26 Treatments

    Genome-wide association studies have identified a number of risk variants for Alzheimer’s disease implicated in inflammatory responses (Bettens et al., 2013); exome sequencing has revealed polymorphisms in the microglial receptor TREM2 gene as a rare but significant risk for Alzheimer’s disease (Guerreiro et al., 2013; Jonsson et al., 2013); and recently, the CD33 risk allele has been shown to inhibit microglial clearance of amyloid-β (Bradshaw et al., 2013; Griciuc et al., 2013).

  44. Novel compound heterozygous mutation in TREM2 found in a Turkish frontotemporal dementia-like family

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. Neurobiology of aging 2013-07-17 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) homozygous mutations cause Nasu-Hakola disease, an early-onset recessive form of dementia preceded by bone cysts and fractures.

  45. Insights into TREM2 biology by network analysis of human brain gene expression data

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. Neurobiology of aging 2013-07-12 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Rare variants in TREM2 cause susceptibility to late-onset Alzheimer's disease.

  46. A Neurodegeneration-Specific Gene-Expression Signature of Acutely Isolated Microglia from an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Mouse Model

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Cell Reports 2013-07-01 Inflammation and the immune system

    Microglia are resident immune cells of the CNS that are activated by infection, neuronal injury, and inflammation.

  47. CD36 coordinates NLRP3 inflammasome activation by facilitating intracellular nucleation of soluble ligands into particulate ligands in sterile inflammation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Nature immunology 2013-06-30 Risk factors

    Particulate ligands, including cholesterol crystals and amyloid fibrils, induce production of interleukin 1β (IL-1β) dependent on the cytoplasmic sensor NLRP3 in atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's disease and diabetes.

  48. TREM2 in neurodegeneration: evidence for association of the p.R47H variant with frontotemporal dementia and Parkinson's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 62 out of 100. Molecular neurodegeneration 2013-06-21 Risk factors

    Our results suggest that the TREM2 p.R47H substitution is a risk factor for frontotemporal dementia and Parkinson's disease in addition to Alzheimer's disease.

  49. VIP and PACAP: neuropeptide modulators of CNS inflammation, injury, and repair

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. British journal of pharmacology 2013-06-01 Disease mechanisms

    Inflammatory processes play both regenerative and destructive roles in multiple sclerosis, stroke, CNS trauma, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and aging-related neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's. Endogenous defence mechanisms against these pathologies include those that are directly neuroprotective, and those that modulate the expression of inflammatory mediators in microglia, astrocytes, and invading inflammatory cells.

  50. Expression of the phagocytosis-essential protein TREM2 is down-regulated by an aluminum-induced miRNA-34a in a murine microglial cell line

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of inorganic biochemistry 2013-05-29 TREM2 and immune genetics

    One of the key classical pathological features of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the progressive accumulation of amyloid beta (Aβ42) peptides and their coalescence into highly insoluble senile plaque cores.

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