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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. A Novel TREM2 Small Molecule Agonist MTX46943 Re‐Programs Human Microglia and Reduces Amyloid Pathology In Vivo

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 33 out of 100. Alzheimer s & Dementia 2025-12-01 Risk genes beyond APOE

    MTX46943-mediated TREM2 activation leads to TREM2/DAP12 receptor complex formation and stabilizes surface location required for downstream signaling and microglia activation.

  2. CSF sTREM2 is associated with distinct microglial responses with separate effects on Alzheimer's pathology in the disease's trajectory

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Alzheimer s & Dementia 2025-12-01 Genetics

    There is significant evidence that microglia contribute to neuroinflammation and neurotoxicity in AD 1,2 , yet there is also evidence to the contrary.

  3. 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.

  4. Peruvian Population Empowers Discovery of a TREM2 Missense Variant in Alzheimer Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Alzheimer s & Dementia 2025-12-01 Genetics

    Peruvian GWAS identified Amerindian ancestry specific exonic AD susceptibility variant p.H157Y. This variant has been previously reported as AD marker in Han Chinese populations with extreme effect size, but its rarity and contradictory findings in other groups suggest a potential ancestry‐specific effect.

  5. 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.

  6. Role of TREM2 in neuroinflammation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Experimental neurology 2025-11-08 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is cell surface transmembrane receptor of the TREM family, predominantly expressed on microglia within the central nervous system (CNS).

  7. Ethanol induces neuroimmune dysregulation and soluble TREM2 generation in a human iPSC neuron, astrocyte, microglia triculture model

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Alcohol 2025-11-07 Inflammation and the immune system

    Alcohol use disorders (AUDs) affect substantial populations worldwide and increase the risk of developing cognitive impairments and alcohol-associated dementia.

  8. Inhibition of Acyl-CoenzymeA: Cholesterol Acyltransferase 1 promotes shedding of soluble triggering receptor on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) and low-density lipoprotein receptor 1 (LRP1)-dependent phagocytosis of amyloid beta protein in microglia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2025-11 TREM2 and immune genetics

    ACAT1 inhibition increased LRP1 levels and soluble TREM2 (sTREM2) release via enhanced TREM2 cleavage by ADAM metallopeptidase domain 10/17 (ADAM10/17).

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. The gain-of-function TREM2-T96K mutation increases risk for Alzheimer's disease by impairing microglial function

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Neuron 2025-10-17 Laboratory science

    We previously reported that T96K is a gain-of-function mutation in TREM2 based on its ability to increase ligand-dependent activation.

  12. 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).

  13. Alzheimer's disease-associated PLCG2 variants alter microglial state and function in human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived microglia-like cells

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2025-10 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Protective PLCG2P522R microglia showed significant transcriptomic similarity to isogenic controls.

  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. 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.

  16. 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.

  17. Integrating neuroinflammation biomarkers into the ATN(X) framework: Advances in Alzheimer's pathogenesis, diagnosis, and insights from non-human primate models

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2025-08 TREM2 and immune genetics

    The amyloid/tau/neurodegeneration (ATN) biomarker framework has greatly progressed the diagnosis and staging of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  18. Ms4a4a deficiency ameliorates plaque pathology in a mouse model of amyloid accumulation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2025-08 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Ms4a4a deficiency reduced steady-state Aβ levels and shortened its half-life in brain interstitial fluid.

  19. Systematic analysis of cellular cross-talk reveals a role for SEMA6D-TREM2 regulating microglial function in Alzheimer’s disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Science Translational Medicine 2025-07-30 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Cellular cross-talk, mediated by membrane receptors and their ligands, is crucial for brain homeostasis and can contribute to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

  20. Boosting angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) in microglia protects against Alzheimer's disease in 5xFAD mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Nature aging 2025-06-09 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Genome-wide association studies have identified many gene polymorphisms associated with an increased risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD).

  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. Novel fully human high-affinity anti-TREM2 antibody shows efficacy in clinically relevant Alzheimer´s mouse model

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Alzheimer s Research & Therapy 2025-05-22 Risk genes beyond APOE

    M07-TFN showed higher binding affinities and stronger activation of hTREM2 signaling than all previously described anti-hTREM2 antibodies. p-Syk activation was increased 30-fold in hTREM2-overexpressing HEK293 cells and fourfold in human microglia cells compared to baseline.

  23. 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).

  24. 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.

  25. 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.

  26. PLCG2 modulates TREM2 expression and signaling in response to Alzheimer's disease pathology

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2025-05 TREM2 and immune genetics

    In 5xFAD mice, the absence of PLCG2 resulted in reduced TREM2 expression and impaired microglial associations with amyloid beta plaques.

  27. 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.

  28. TREM2 and sTREM2 in Alzheimer's disease: from mechanisms to therapies

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. Molecular neurodegeneration 2025-04-17 TREM2 and immune genetics

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

  29. NLRP3 inflammasome in Alzheimer's disease: molecular mechanisms and emerging therapies

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Frontiers in immunology 2025-04-07 Inflammation and the immune system

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by cognitive decline, memory impairment, and neuroinflammation, with no definitive cure currently available.

  30. Choroidal Neovascularization Is Suppressed With Activation of TREM2 in Mononuclear Phagocytes—Brief Report

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 2025-03-27 Risk genes beyond APOE

    We found that pharmacological activation of TREM2 suppressed laser-induced choroidal neovessel formation.

  31. Enhancing TREM2 expression activates microglia and modestly mitigates tau pathology and neurodegeneration

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Journal of neuroinflammation 2025-03-23 TREM2 and immune genetics

    TREM2, a microglia-specific receptor, is strongly associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk, mediating microglial responses to amyloid pathology critical to AD development.

  32. NLRP3 inflammasome in neuroinflammation and central nervous system diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Cellular & molecular immunology 2025-03-13 Inflammation and the immune system

    Neuroinflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of various central nervous system (CNS) diseases.

  33. TREM2 promotes lung fibrosis via controlling alveolar macrophage survival and pro-fibrotic activity

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Nature communications 2025-02-19 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Lung macrophages play a pivotal role in pulmonary fibrosis, with monocyte-derived alveolar macrophages driving disease progression.

  34. Loss of ATG7 in microglia impairs UPR, triggers ferroptosis, and weakens amyloid pathology control

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. The Journal of experimental medicine 2025-02-13 Disease mechanisms

    Microglia impact brain development, homeostasis, and pathology.

  35. The Human Microglia Atlas (HuMicA) unravels changes in disease-associated microglia subsets across neurodegenerative conditions

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 59 out of 100. Nature communications 2025-01-16 Genetics

    Dysregulated microglia activation, leading to neuroinflammation, is crucial in neurodegenerative disease development and progression.

  36. Neuraminidase 1 regulates neuropathogenesis by governing the cellular state of microglia via modulation of Trem2 sialylation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Cell reports 2025-01-14 Tau biomarkers

    Neuraminidase 1 (NEU1) cleaves terminal sialic acids from sialoglycoproteins in endolysosomes and at the plasma membrane.

  37. Preclinical and first-in-human evaluation of AL002, a novel TREM2 agonistic antibody for Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 71 out of 100. Alzheimer's research & therapy 2024-10-23 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Variants of the gene triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-2 (TREM2) increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative disorders.

  38. Inflammatory proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease reduced by a GLP1 receptor agonist: a post hoc analysis of the EXSCEL randomized placebo controlled trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 79 out of 100. Alzheimer's research & therapy 2024-10-02 Drug development

    EQW affected FCN2 (Cohen's d -0.019), PAI-1 (Cohen's d -0.033), sVCAM-1 (Cohen's d 0.035) and a cytokine-cytokine cluster (Cohen's d 0.037) significantly compared with placebo.

  39. PET imaging of microglia in Alzheimer's disease using copper-64 labeled TREM2 antibodies

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Theranostics 2024-09-30 TREM2 and immune genetics

    The 64Cu-labeled antibodies were obtained in high radiochemical purity (RCP), radiochemical yield (RCY), and specific activity.

  40. Microglial TREM2 promotes phagocytic clearance of damaged neurons after status epilepticus

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Brain, behavior, and immunity 2024-09-29 TREM2 and immune genetics

    In the central nervous system, triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is exclusively expressed by microglia and is critical for microglial proliferation, migration, and phagocytosis.

  41. IRF3 regulates neuroinflammatory responses and the expression of genes associated with Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Journal of neuroinflammation 2024-08-30 Inflammation and the immune system

    The pathological role of interferon signaling is emerging in neuroinflammatory disorders, yet, the specific role of Interferon Regulatory Factor 3 (IRF3) in neuroinflammation remains poorly understood.

  42. Therapeutic Targets in Innate Immunity to Tackle Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Cells 2024-08-26 Inflammation and the immune system

    There is an urgent need for effective disease-modifying therapeutic interventions for Alzheimer's disease (AD)-the most prevalent cause of dementia with a profound socioeconomic burden.

  43. Lipid-associated macrophages' promotion of fibrosis resolution during MASH regression requires TREM2

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2024-08-22 TREM2 and immune genetics

    While macrophage heterogeneity during metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) has been described, the fate of these macrophages during MASH regression is poorly understood.

  44. C9orf72 dipeptides activate the NLRP3 inflammasome

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Brain communications 2024-08-20 Inflammation and the immune system

    Frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are neurodegenerative diseases with considerable clinical, genetic and pathological overlap.

  45. Primate cerebrospinal fluid CHI3L1 reflects brain TREM2 agonism

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2024-08-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    We report CSF soluble TREM2 (sTREM2) and CSF chitinase-3-like protein 1 (CHI3L1/YKL-40) as PD biomarkers for the TREM2 agonist hPara.09.

  46. Multimerization of TREM2 is impaired by Alzheimer's disease-associated variants

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2024-07-20 TREM2 and immune genetics

    TREM2 trimers remained stably bound, driven primarily by salt bridge between residues D87 and R76 at the interface of TREM2 units.

  47. Targeting Microglia in Alzheimer's Disease: Pathogenesis and Potential Therapeutic Strategies

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Biomolecules 2024-07-11 Genetics

    Microglia, as resident macrophages in the central nervous system, play a multifunctional role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  48. A systematic review of the role of TREM2 in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. Chinese medical journal 2024-06-24 TREM2 and immune genetics

    This review substantiates the evolving understanding of TREM2's disease progression-dependent impacts.

  49. TREM2 deficiency aggravates renal injury by promoting macrophage apoptosis and polarization via the JAK-STAT pathway in mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. Cell death & disease 2024-06-07 TREM2 and immune genetics

    The triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is an immune receptor that affects cellular phenotypes by modulating phagocytosis and metabolism, promoting cell survival, and counteracting inflammation.

  50. Intermittent hypoxia training enhances Aβ endocytosis by plaque associated microglia via VPS35-dependent TREM2 recycling in murine Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Alzheimer's research & therapy 2024-06-03 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Our results showed that IHT ameliorated cognitive function and Aβ pathology.

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