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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. Tetrahydroxy stilbene glycoside ameliorates neuroinflammation for Alzheimer's disease via cGAS-STING

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. European journal of pharmacology 2023-06-14 Inflammation and the immune system

    Alzheimer's disease (AD), also known as senile dementia, is the most common degenerative disease of the central nervous system.

  2. Genetic insights into immune mechanisms of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Frontiers in immunology 2023-06-08 Genetics

    Microglia, the macrophages of the brain, are vital for brain homeostasis and have been implicated in a broad range of brain disorders.

  3. Complement C3 Enhances LPS-Elicited Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Via the Mac1/NOX2 Pathway

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Molecular neurobiology 2023-06-03 Inflammation and the immune system

    Recent studies showed increased expression of complements in various neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.

  4. Total Chemical Synthesis of Glycosylated TREM2 Ectodomain

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. ACS chemical neuroscience 2023-05-26 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Mutations in a microglia-associated gene TREM2 increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

  5. TREM2 inhibition triggers antitumor cell activity of myeloid cells in glioblastoma

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. Science advances 2023-05-12 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) plays important roles in brain microglial function in neurodegenerative diseases, but the role of TREM2 in the GBM TME has not been examined.

  6. TREM2 Expression and Amyloid-Beta Phagocytosis in Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. International journal of molecular sciences 2023-05-11 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Alzheimer's Disease is the most common form of dementia; its key pathological findings include the deposition of extracellular-neurotoxic-plaques composed of amyloid-beta (Ab).

  7. The involvement of NLRP3 inflammasome in CUMS-induced AD-like pathological changes and related cognitive decline in mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Journal of neuroinflammation 2023-05-10 Inflammation and the immune system

    CUMS induced depressive-like behaviors and cognitive decline in mice, which could be reversed by inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome.

  8. TREM2 promotes cholesterol uptake and foam cell formation in atherosclerosis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS 2023-05-03 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Disordered lipid accumulation in the arterial wall is a hallmark of atherosclerosis.

  9. Defects in lysosomal function and lipid metabolism in human microglia harboring a TREM2 loss of function mutation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. Acta neuropathologica 2023-04-28 TREM2 and immune genetics

    TREM2 is an innate immune receptor expressed by microglia in the adult brain.

  10. Sleep deprivation exacerbates microglial reactivity and Aβ deposition in a TREM2-dependent manner in mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. Science translational medicine 2023-04-26 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Sleep loss is associated with cognitive decline in the aging population and is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  11. TREM2 macrophages drive NK cell paucity and dysfunction in lung cancer

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. Nature immunology 2023-04-20 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Natural killer (NK) cells are commonly reduced in human tumors, enabling many to evade surveillance.

  12. The TREM2 H157Y Variant Influences Microglial Phagocytosis, Polarization, and Inflammatory Cytokine Release

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Brain sciences 2023-04-09 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Previously, we reported that H157Y, a rare coding variant on exon 3 of the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 gene (TREM2), was associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk in a Han Chinese population.

  13. TREM2 Insufficiency Protects against Pulmonary Fibrosis by Inhibiting M2 Macrophage Polarization

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. International immunopharmacology 2023-03-30 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a lung disease with high mortality, limited treatment options and an unknown aetiology.

  14. APOE and immunity: Research highlights

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2023-03-28 TREM2 and immune genetics

    During the 4-day meeting, presenters illuminated aspects of the cross-talk between APOE and immunity, with a focus on the roles of microglia, triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2), and components of inflammation (e.g., tumor necrosis factor α [TNFα]).

  15. TREM2: A new player in the tumor microenvironment

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Seminars in immunology 2023-03-28 TREM2 and immune genetics

    TREM2 is a myeloid cell receptor that has been extensively described in the context of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.

  16. NLRP3-directed antisense oligonucleotides reduce microglial immunoactivities in vitro

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Journal of neurochemistry 2023-03-17 Inflammation and the immune system

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with the cerebral deposition of Amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide, which leads to NLRP3 inflammasome activation and subsequent release of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and interleukin-18 (IL-18).

  17. Mechanism of STMN2 cryptic splice-polyadenylation and its correction for TDP-43 proteinopathies

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 60 out of 100. Science (New York, N.Y.) 2023-03-16 Brain tissue and pathology

    Loss of nuclear TDP-43 is a hallmark of neurodegeneration in TDP-43 proteinopathies, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

  18. Inflammasome activation under high cholesterol load triggers a protective microglial phenotype while promoting neuronal pyroptosis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Translational neurodegeneration 2023-03-09 Inflammation and the immune system

    In activated microglia, cholesterol enrichment promoted the release of encapsulated IL-1β accompanied by a switch to a more neuroprotective phenotype, with increased phagocytic capacity and release of neurotrophic factors.

  19. TREM2+ macrophages suppress CD8+ T-cell infiltration after transarterial chemoembolisation in hepatocellular carcinoma

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. Journal of hepatology 2023-03-06 TREM2 and immune genetics

    & aims The immune landscape of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) following transarterial chemoembolisation (TACE) remains to be clarified.

  20. β2-Microglobulin exacerbates neuroinflammation, brain damage, and cognitive impairment after stroke in rats

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Neural regeneration research 2023-03 Inflammation and the immune system

    β2-Microglobulin (β2M), a component of the major histocompatibility complex class I molecule, is associated with aging-related cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease.

  21. INPP5D/SHIP1 regulates inflammasome activation in human microglia

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology 2023-02-26 Inflammation and the immune system

    Microglia and neuroinflammation are implicated in the development and progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  22. TREM2 mediates physical exercise-promoted neural functional recovery in rats with ischemic stroke via microglia-promoted white matter repair

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Journal of neuroinflammation 2023-02-25 TREM2 and immune genetics

    The repair of white matter injury is of significant importance for functional recovery after ischemic stroke, and the up-regulation of triggering receptors expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) after ischemic stroke is neuroprotective and implicated in remyelination.

  23. A Trem2R47H mouse model without cryptic splicing drives age- and disease-dependent tissue damage and synaptic loss in response to plaques

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Molecular neurodegeneration 2023-02-17 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Unfortunately, many current Trem2 R47H mouse models are associated with cryptic mRNA splicing of the mutant allele that produces a confounding reduction in protein product.

  24. TOMM40 Genetic Variants Cause Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. International journal of molecular sciences 2023-02-17 Inflammation and the immune system

    Translocase of outer mitochondrial membrane 40 (TOMM40) is located in the outer membrane of mitochondria.

  25. Negative regulation of TREM2-mediated C9orf72 poly-GA clearance by the NLRP3 inflammasome

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Cell reports 2023-02-16 Inflammation and the immune system

    Expansion of the hexanucleotide repeat GGGGCC in the C9orf72 gene is the most common genetic factor in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

  26. Complement in the Brain: Contributions to Neuroprotection, Neuronal Plasticity, and Neuroinflammation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Annual review of immunology 2023-02-07 Inflammation and the immune system

    The complement system is an ancient collection of proteolytic cascades with well-described roles in regulation of innate and adaptive immunity.

  27. Perivascular cells induce microglial phagocytic states and synaptic engulfment via SPP1 in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. Nature neuroscience 2023-02-06 Genetics

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by synaptic loss, which can result from dysfunctional microglial phagocytosis and complement activation.

  28. Trem2 H157Y increases soluble TREM2 production and reduces amyloid pathology

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Molecular neurodegeneration 2023-01-31 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Consistent with previous in vitro findings, Trem2 H157Y increases TREM2 shedding with elevated soluble TREM2 levels in the brain and serum.

  29. TREM2 Inhibits Tau Hyperphosphorylation and Neuronal Apoptosis via the PI3K/Akt/GSK-3β Signaling Pathway In vivo and In vitro

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Molecular neurobiology 2023-01-20 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-2 (TREM2), a cell surface receptor mainly expressed on microglia, has been shown to play a critical role in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis and progression.

  30. TREM2 Regulates the Removal of Apoptotic Cells and Inflammatory Processes during the Progression of NAFLD

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 49 out of 100. Cells 2023-01-17 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver pathology worldwide.

  31. A TREM2-activating antibody with a blood-brain barrier transport vehicle enhances microglial metabolism in Alzheimer's disease models

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. Nature neuroscience 2023-01-12 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Loss-of-function variants of TREM2 are associated with increased risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD), suggesting that activation of this innate immune receptor may be a useful therapeutic strategy.

  32. TREM2hi resident macrophages protect the septic heart by maintaining cardiomyocyte homeostasis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Nature metabolism 2023-01-12 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy (SICM) is common in septic patients with a high mortality and is characterized by an abnormal immune response.

  33. sTREM2 is associated with amyloid-related p-tau increases and glucose hypermetabolism in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 57 out of 100. EMBO molecular medicine 2023-01-09 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Microglial activation occurs early in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and previous studies reported both detrimental and protective effects of microglia on AD progression.

  34. Pathological Roles of INPP5D in Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Advances in experimental medicine and biology 2023 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Current hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) postulates that amyloid β (Aβ) deposition in the brain causes tau inclusion in neurons and leads to cognitive decline.

  35. TREM2 dependent and independent functions of microglia in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 52 out of 100. Molecular neurodegeneration 2022-12-23 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Microglia are central players in brain innate immunity and have been the subject of extensive research in Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  36. Soluble TREM2 levels associate with conversion from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 52 out of 100. The Journal of clinical investigation 2022-12-15 TREM2 and immune genetics

    BACKGROUNDSoluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (sTREM2) plays an important role in the clearance of pathological amyloid-β (Aβ) in Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  37. Prolonged hypernutrition impairs TREM2-dependent efferocytosis to license chronic liver inflammation and NASH development

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. Immunity 2022-12-14 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Obesity-induced chronic liver inflammation is a hallmark of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)-an aggressive form of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

  38. Pyroptosis in Alzheimer's disease: cell type-specific activation in microglia, astrocytes and neurons

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Acta neuropathologica 2022-12-09 Inflammation and the immune system

    The major neuropathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) are amyloid β (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles (NFT), accompanied by neuroinflammation and neuronal loss.

  39. Platinum-Based TREM2 Inhibitor Suppresses Tumors by Remodeling the Immunosuppressive Microenvironment

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) 2022-12-07 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-2 (TREM2) is a key pro-tumorigenic marker of tumor-infiltrating macrophages, showing potent immunosuppressive activity in tumor microenvironment.

  40. TREM2 R47H variant and risk for Alzheimer's disease: assessment in a Greek population and updated meta-analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 70 out of 100. The International journal of neuroscience 2022-12-06 TREM2 and immune genetics

    The rs75932628 was associated with AD in the Greek sample.

  41. TREM2 activation alleviates neural damage via Akt/CREB/BDNF signalling after traumatic brain injury in mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Journal of neuroinflammation 2022-12-03 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Neuroinflammation is one of the most important processes in secondary injury after traumatic brain injury (TBI).

  42. The Dialogue Between Neuroinflammation and Adult Neurogenesis: Mechanisms Involved and Alterations in Neurological Diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Molecular neurobiology 2022-11-16 Drug development

    Adult neurogenesis occurs mainly in the subgranular zone of the hippocampal dentate gyrus and the subventricular zone of the lateral ventricles.

  43. TREM2-independent microgliosis promotes tau-mediated neurodegeneration in the presence of ApoE4

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. Neuron 2022-11-10 TREM2 and immune genetics

    In addition to tau and Aβ pathologies, inflammation plays an important role in Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  44. The association between cerebrospinal ferritin and soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 along Alzheimer's continuum

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Frontiers in neurology 2022-11-03 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Brain iron accumulation, which is indicated in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ferritin, is associated with the development of Alzheimer's Disease (AD).

  45. Plaque contact and unimpaired Trem2 is required for the microglial response to amyloid pathology

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. Cell reports 2022-11-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Using spatial cell-type-enriched transcriptomics, we compare plaque-induced gene (PIG) expression in microglia-touching plaques, neighboring plaques, and far from plaques in an aged Alzheimer's mouse model with late plaque development.

  46. TREM2 and Microglia Contribute to the Synaptic Plasticity: from Physiology to Pathology

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Molecular neurobiology 2022-11-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Synapses are bridges for information transmission in the central nervous system (CNS), and synaptic plasticity is fundamental for the normal function of synapses, contributing substantially to learning and memory.

  47. Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 deficiency exacerbates injury-induced inflammation in a mouse model of tauopathy

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Frontiers in immunology 2022-11-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Traumatic brain injury (TBI) promotes several Alzheimer's disease-like pathological features, including microtubule-associated protein tau (MAPT) accumulation within neurons.

  48. Nrf2 regulates the arginase 1+ microglia phenotype through the initiation of TREM2 transcription, ameliorating depression-like behavior in mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 42 out of 100. Translational psychiatry 2022-10-31 TREM2 and immune genetics

    The expression of the triggering receptor on myeloid cell-2 (TREM2) knockdown in microglia from the lateral habenula (LHb) reportedly induces depression-like behaviors in mice.

  49. Microglia and Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. International journal of molecular sciences 2022-10-27 Inflammation and the immune system

    There is a huge need for novel therapeutic and preventative approaches to Alzheimer's disease (AD) and neuroinflammation seems to be one of the most fascinating solutions.

  50. New insight into neurological degeneration: Inflammatory cytokines and blood-brain barrier

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Frontiers in molecular neuroscience 2022-10-24 Costs and economics

    Neurological degeneration after neuroinflammation, such as that resulting from Alzheimer's disease (AD), stroke, multiple sclerosis (MS), and post-traumatic brain injury (TBI), is typically associated with high mortality and morbidity and with permanent cognitive dysfunction, which places a heavy economic burden on families and society.

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