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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. Interferon γ: a master cytokine in microglia-mediated neural network dysfunction and neurodegeneration

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Trends in neurosciences 2022-10-22 Digital health tools

    Traditionally, lymphocytic interferon γ (IFN-γ) was considered to be a simple 'booster' of proinflammatory responses by microglia (brain-resident macrophages) during bacterial or viral infection.

  2. Soluble TREM2 and Alzheimer-related biomarker trajectories in the blood of patients with diabetes based on their cognitive status

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Diabetes research and clinical practice 2022-10-20 Tau biomarkers

    We aimed to elucidate the dynamics of blood biomarkers according to the severity of cognitive impairment in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and to identify useful biomarkers for diabetes-related dementia.

  3. Soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (sTREM2) positively regulates lipopolysaccharide-induced expression of CXC chemokine ligand 10 and 11 in mouse macrophages

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Biochemical and biophysical research communications 2022-10-18 TREM2 and immune genetics

    TREM2 (Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2) is the causative gene for Nasu-Hakola disease, which is characterized by multiple bone cysts and leukoencephalopathy.

  4. Chronic TREM2 activation exacerbates Aβ-associated tau seeding and spreading

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. The Journal of experimental medicine 2022-10-11 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Variants in the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) gene are associated with increased risk for late-onset AD.

  5. TREM2 drives microglia response to amyloid-β via SYK-dependent and -independent pathways

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 58 out of 100. Cell 2022-10-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Genetic studies have highlighted microglia as pivotal in orchestrating Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  6. Elevating microglia TREM2 reduces amyloid seeding and suppresses disease-associated microglia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. The Journal of experimental medicine 2022-09-15 TREM2 and immune genetics

    TREM2 is exclusively expressed by microglia in the brain and is strongly linked to the risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  7. Alzheimer's Disease and Inflammaging

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Brain sciences 2022-09-13 Risk factors

    Alzheimer's disease is one of the most common age-related neurodegenerative disorders.

  8. A tetravalent TREM2 agonistic antibody reduced amyloid pathology in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 52 out of 100. Science translational medicine 2022-09-07 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) plays crucial roles in Alzheimer's disease (AD) by regulating microglia migration toward, and phagocytosis of oligomeric amyloid-β (oAβ) and amyloid plaques.

  9. TREM2/β-catenin attenuates NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated macrophage pyroptosis to promote bacterial clearance of pyogenic bacteria

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Cell death & disease 2022-09-06 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Triggering receptors expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is considered a protective factor to protect host from bacterial infection, while how it elicits this role is unclear.

  10. The therapeutic potential of TREM2 in cancer

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Frontiers in oncology 2022-09-02 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Cancer continues to be a substantial health concern and a leading cause of death in the United States and around the world.

  11. Trem2 deletion enhances tau dispersion and pathology through microglia exosomes

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Molecular neurodegeneration 2022-09-02 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Variants in the microglial immune receptor TREM2 are associated with enhanced risk of onset in sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  12. Activation of TREM2 attenuates neuroinflammation via PI3K/Akt signaling pathway to improve postoperative cognitive dysfunction in mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Neuropharmacology 2022-08-27 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a common postoperative complication involving the central nervous system, but the underlying mechanism is not well understood.

  13. Microglial TYROBP/DAP12 in Alzheimer's disease: Transduction of physiological and pathological signals across TREM2

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. Molecular neurodegeneration 2022-08-24 TREM2 and immune genetics

    TYROBP (also known as DAP12 or KARAP) is a transmembrane adaptor protein initially described as a receptor-activating subunit component of natural killer (NK) cells.

  14. Targeting NLRP3-Mediated Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's Disease Treatment

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. International journal of molecular sciences 2022-08-11 Inflammation and the immune system

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia in the general population and, to date, constitutes a major therapeutic challenge.

  15. Outer membrane vesicles of Porphyromonas gingivalis trigger NLRP3 inflammasome and induce neuroinflammation, tau phosphorylation, and memory dysfunction in mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology 2022-08-09 Inflammation and the immune system

    Pg OMVs impaired memory and learning ability of mice and decreased tight junction-related gene expression ZO-1, occludin, claudin-5, and occludin protein expression in the hippocampus.

  16. Spatiotemporal dynamics of macrophage heterogeneity and a potential function of Trem2hi macrophages in infarcted hearts

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Nature communications 2022-08-06 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Heart failure (HF) is a frequent consequence of myocardial infarction (MI).

  17. TREM2 Promotes Immune Evasion by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Human Macrophages

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. mBio 2022-08-04 TREM2 and immune genetics

    A recent study showed that TREM2 is a receptor for mycolic acids in the mycobacterial cell wall and inhibits macrophage activation.

  18. Novel potent liposome agonists of triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 phenocopy antibody treatment in cells

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Glia 2022-08-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    The receptor Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is associated with several neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's Disease and TREM2 stimulation represents a novel therapeutic opportunity.

  19. TREM2 macrophages induced by human lipids drive inflammation in acne lesions

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. Science immunology 2022-07-22 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Acne affects 1 in 10 people globally, often resulting in disfigurement.

  20. Circulating TREM2 as a noninvasive diagnostic biomarker for NASH in patients with elevated liver stiffness

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 56 out of 100. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2022-07-14 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Reliable noninvasive biomarkers are an unmet clinical need for the diagnosis of NASH.

  21. TREM2-induced activation of microglia contributes to synaptic integrity in cognitively intact aged individuals with Alzheimer's neuropathology

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland) 2022-07-11 TREM2 and immune genetics

    The existence of individuals who remain cognitively intact despite presenting histopathological signs of Alzheimer's disease (AD), here referred to as "Nondemented with AD neuropathology" (NDAN), suggests that some mechanisms are triggered to resist cognitive impairment.

  22. Spermidine reduces neuroinflammation and soluble amyloid beta in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Journal of neuroinflammation 2022-07-02 Inflammation and the immune system

    Oral treatment of the amyloid prone AD-like APPPS1 mice with spermidine reduced neurotoxic soluble Aβ and decreased AD-associated neuroinflammation.

  23. Type-I-interferon signaling drives microglial dysfunction and senescence in human iPSC models of Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Cell stem cell 2022-07-01 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Microglia are critical in brain development and Alzheimer's disease (AD) etiology.

  24. Microglia Phenotypes in Aging and Neurodegenerative Diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Cells 2022-06-30 Genetics

    Neuroinflammation is a hallmark of many neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) and plays a fundamental role in mediating the onset and progression of disease.

  25. The role of triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 in Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Behavioural brain research 2022-06-23 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurological disorder marked by cardinal clinical symptoms such as rigor, tremor, and akinesia.

  26. Soluble TREM2 levels reflect the recruitment and expansion of TREM2+ macrophages that localize to fibrotic areas and limit NASH

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. Journal of hepatology 2022-06-21 TREM2 and immune genetics

    & aims Previous single-cell RNA-sequencing analyses have shown that Trem2-expressing macrophages are present in the liver during obesity, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and cirrhosis.

  27. LILRB2-mediated TREM2 signaling inhibition suppresses microglia functions

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Molecular neurodegeneration 2022-06-18 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Microglia plays crucial roles in Alzheimer's disease (AD) development.

  28. Microglial amyloid beta clearance is driven by PIEZO1 channels

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Journal of neuroinflammation 2022-06-15 Genetics

    These results indicate that the compromised function of microglia in AD could be improved by controlled activation of PIEZO1 channels resulting in alleviated Aβ burden.

  29. Exploring the Impact of TREM2 in Tumor-Associated Macrophages

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Vaccines 2022-06-14 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) represent a key component of the tumor microenvironment and are generally associated with immunosuppression and poor prognosis.

  30. Innate Immune Cell Death in Neuroinflammation and Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Cells 2022-06-10 End-of-life care

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder molecularly characterized by the formation of amyloid β (Aβ) plaques and type 2 microtubule-associated protein (Tau) abnormalities.

  31. Microglial mTOR Activation Upregulates Trem2 and Enhances β-Amyloid Plaque Clearance in the 5XFAD Alzheimer's Disease Model

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2022-06-07 TREM2 and immune genetics

    The mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway plays a major role in key cellular processes including metabolism and differentiation; however, the role of mTOR in microglia and its importance in Alzheimer's disease (AD) have remained largely uncharacterized.

  32. Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells 2 (TREM2) R47H Variant Causes Distinct Age- and Sex-Dependent Musculoskeletal Alterations in Mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2022-06-07 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Previous studies proposed the Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells 2 (TREM2), a receptor expressed in myeloid cells including microglia in brain and osteoclasts in bone, as a link between brain and bone disease.

  33. TREM2 in the pathogenesis of AD: a lipid metabolism regulator and potential metabolic therapeutic target

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. Molecular neurodegeneration 2022-06-03 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is a single-pass transmembrane immune receptor that is mainly expressed on microglia in the brain and macrophages in the periphery.

  34. Amyloid-β activates NLRP3 inflammasomes by affecting microglial immunometabolism through the Syk-AMPK pathway

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Aging cell 2022-04-27 Inflammation and the immune system

    Neuroinflammation is considered one of major factors in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  35. Microglia regulation of synaptic plasticity and learning and memory

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Neural regeneration research 2022-04-01 Brain scans and imaging

    Microglia are the resident macrophages of the central nervous system.

  36. Soluble TREM2 in CSF and its association with other biomarkers and cognition in autosomal-dominant Alzheimer's disease: a longitudinal observational study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 71 out of 100. The Lancet. Neurology 2022-04-01 Brain scans and imaging

    Although studies in animal models suggest that TREM2 is protective against Alzheimer's pathology, its effect on tau pathology and its potential beneficial role in people with Alzheimer's disease is still unclear.

  37. Inflammation in dementia with Lewy bodies

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 57 out of 100. Neurobiology of disease 2022-03-18 Brain tissue and pathology

    Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is the second most common neurodegenerative cause of dementia, behind Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  38. Positive feedback regulation of microglial glucose metabolism by histone H4 lysine 12 lactylation in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Cell metabolism 2022-03-17 Inflammation and the immune system

    The pro-inflammatory activation of microglia is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD), and this process involves a switch from oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) toward glycolysis.

  39. Integrated Analysis Highlights the Immunosuppressive Role of TREM2+ Macrophages in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Frontiers in immunology 2022-03-14 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Recently, attention has been focused on the central role of TREM2 in diverse pathologies.

  40. Immunosuppressive TREM2(+) macrophages are associated with undesirable prognosis and responses to anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII 2022-03-12 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) has been improving patient outcomes of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but its effectiveness is highly subjective to individual tumor microenvironment.

  41. TREM2 regulates purinergic receptor-mediated calcium signaling and motility in human iPSC-derived microglia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 49 out of 100. eLife 2022-02-22 TREM2 and immune genetics

    The membrane protein TREM2 (Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid cells 2) regulates key microglial functions including phagocytosis and chemotaxis.

  42. Microglia Polarization From M1 to M2 in Neurodegenerative Diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Frontiers in aging neuroscience 2022-02-16 Inflammation and the immune system

    Microglia-mediated neuroinflammation is a common feature of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and multiple sclerosis (MS).

  43. Soluble TREM2 inhibits secondary nucleation of Aβ fibrillization and enhances cellular uptake of fibrillar Aβ

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2022-02-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is a single-pass transmembrane receptor of the immunoglobulin superfamily that is secreted in a soluble (sTREM2) form.

  44. Variant TREM2 Signaling in Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Journal of molecular biology 2022-02-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, accounting for as much as three-quarters of cases globally with individuals in low- and middle-income countries being worst affected.

  45. Functional insight into LOAD-associated microglial response genes

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Open biology 2022-01-26 Genetics

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the presence of amyloid beta (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs), neuronal and synaptic loss and inflammation of the central nervous system (CNS).

  46. Inflammasome Signaling in the Aging Brain and Age-Related Neurodegenerative Diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Molecular neurobiology 2022-01-23 Inflammation and the immune system

    Inflammasomes are intracellular protein complexes, members of the innate immune system, and their activation and regulation play an essential role in maintaining homeostatic conditions against exogenous and endogenous stimuli.

  47. Soluble TREM2: Innocent bystander or active player in neurological diseases?

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. Neurobiology of disease 2022-01-15 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is an innate immune receptor expressed by macrophages and microglia in the central nervous system (CNS).

  48. Loss of TREM2 rescues hyperactivation of microglia, but not lysosomal deficits and neurotoxicity in models of progranulin deficiency

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. The EMBO journal 2022-01-12 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Haploinsufficiency of the progranulin (PGRN)-encoding gene (GRN) causes frontotemporal lobar degeneration (GRN-FTLD) and results in microglial hyperactivation, TREM2 activation, lysosomal dysfunction, and TDP-43 deposition.

  49. The Impact of Systemic Inflammation on Alzheimer's Disease Pathology

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Frontiers in immunology 2022-01-06 Treatments

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating age-related neurodegenerative disorder with an alarming increasing prevalence.

  50. Discovery of Small-Molecule CD33 Pre-mRNA Splicing Modulators

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. ACS medicinal chemistry letters 2022-01-04 Genetics

    CD33/Siglec 3 is a myeloid lineage cell surface receptor that is known to regulate microglia activity.

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