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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 ectodomain and its soluble form in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Journal of neuroinflammation 2020-07-07 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is a receptor mainly expressed on the surface of microglia.

  2. Neurovascular Inflammaging in Health and Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Cells 2020-07-04 Inflammation and the immune system

    Aging is characterized by a chronic low-grade sterile inflammation dubbed as inflammaging, which in part originates from accumulating cellular debris.

  3. Microglia TREM2R47H Alzheimer-linked variant enhances excitatory transmission and reduces LTP via increased TNF-α levels

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. eLife 2020-06-24 TREM2 and immune genetics

    To study the mechanisms by which the p.R47H variant of the microglia gene and Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk factor TREM2 increases dementia risk, we created Trem2 R47H KI rats.

  4. Focus on the Role of NLRP3 Inflammasome in Diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. International journal of molecular sciences 2020-06-13 Disease mechanisms

    Inflammation is a protective reaction activated in response to detrimental stimuli, such as dead cells, irritants or pathogens, by the evolutionarily conserved immune system and is regulated by the host.

  5. TREM2 Overexpression Attenuates Cognitive Deficits in Experimental Models of Vascular Dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Neural plasticity 2020-06-12 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Neuroinflammation plays a prominent role in the pathogenesis of vascular dementia (VD).

  6. Increasing evidence suggests that changes in the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is closely correlated with the pathological development of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  7. Alzheimer's-associated PLCγ2 is a signaling node required for both TREM2 function and the inflammatory response in human microglia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 49 out of 100. Nature neuroscience 2020-06-08 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Human genetic data indicate that microglial dysfunction contributes to the pathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD), exemplified by the identification of coding variants in triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) and, more recently, in PLCG2, a phospholipase-encoding gene expressed in microglia.

  8. The Physiology, Pathology, and Potential Therapeutic Applications of the TREM2 Signaling Pathway

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. Cell 2020-06-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Alzheimer's disease, obesity-related metabolic syndrome, and cancer are the leading causes of death and among the most costly medical conditions in the Western world.

  9. TREM2 activation attenuates neuroinflammation and neuronal apoptosis via PI3K/Akt pathway after intracerebral hemorrhage in mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. Journal of neuroinflammation 2020-05-28 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Neuroinflammation is an important host defense response to secondary brain injury after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).

  10. Hippocampal overexpression of TREM2 ameliorates high fat diet induced cognitive impairment and modulates phenotypic polarization of the microglia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 42 out of 100. Genes & diseases 2020-05-21 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) share several common pathophysiological features.

  11. TREM2 suppresses the proinflammatory response to facilitate PRRSV infection via PI3K/NF-κB signaling

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. PLoS pathogens 2020-05-13 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) serves as an anti-inflammatory receptor, negatively regulating the innate immune response.

  12. TLR4 Cross-Talk With NLRP3 Inflammasome and Complement Signaling Pathways in Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Frontiers in immunology 2020-04-23 Inflammation and the immune system

    Amyloid plaques, mainly composed of abnormally aggregated amyloid β-protein (Aβ) in the brain parenchyma, and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs), consisting of hyperphosphorylated tau protein aggregates in neurons, are two pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  13. Dynamic changes of CSF sTREM2 in preclinical Alzheimer's disease: the CABLE study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. Molecular neurodegeneration 2020-04-10 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Loss of function of triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cell 2 (TREM2), a key receptor selectively expressed by microglia in the brain, contributes to the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  14. Meprin β cleaves TREM2 and controls its phagocytic activity on macrophages

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 2020-04-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    The triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is a multifunctional surface protein that affects survival, migration, and phagocytic capacity of myeloid cells.

  15. PLCG2 protective variant p.P522R modulates tau pathology and disease progression in patients with mild cognitive impairment

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 67 out of 100. Acta neuropathologica 2020-03-12 TREM2 and immune genetics

    A rare coding variant (rs72824905, p.P522R) conferring protection against Alzheimer's disease (AD) was identified in the gene encoding the enzyme phospholipase-C-γ2 (PLCG2) that is highly expressed in microglia.

  16. Enhancing protective microglial activities with a dual function TREM2 antibody to the stalk region

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. EMBO molecular medicine 2020-03-10 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is essential for the transition of homeostatic microglia to a disease-associated microglial state.

  17. Soluble TREM2 is elevated in Parkinson's disease subgroups with increased CSF tau

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 59 out of 100. Brain : a journal of neurology 2020-03-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease and affects 1% of the population above 60 years old.

  18. Trem2 Deletion Reduces Late-Stage Amyloid Plaque Accumulation, Elevates the Aβ42:Aβ40 Ratio, and Exacerbates Axonal Dystrophy and Dendritic Spine Loss in the PS2APP Alzheimer's Mouse Model

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2020-01-24 TREM2 and immune genetics

    TREM2 is an Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk gene expressed in microglia.

  19. An Altered Relationship between Soluble TREM2 and Inflammatory Markers in Young Adults with Down Syndrome: A Preliminary Report

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 2020-01-20 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) develop Alzheimer's disease (AD)-related neuropathology, characterized by amyloid plaques with amyloid β (Aβ) and neurofibrillary tangles with tau accumulation.

  20. Human and mouse single-nucleus transcriptomics reveal TREM2-dependent and TREM2-independent cellular responses in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 66 out of 100. Nature medicine 2020-01-13 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Glia have been implicated in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis.

  21. Microglia, Lifestyle Stress, and Neurodegeneration

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Immunity 2020-01-07 Prevention trials

    Recent years have witnessed a revolution in our understanding of microglia biology, including their major role in the etiology and pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases.

  22. TREM2 Regulates Microglial Cholesterol Metabolism upon Chronic Phagocytic Challenge

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. Neuron 2020-01-02 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Loss-of-function (LOF) variants of TREM2, an immune receptor expressed in microglia, increase Alzheimer's disease risk.

  23. Early-Onset Familial Alzheimer Disease Variant PSEN2 N141I Heterozygosity is Associated with Altered Microglia Phenotype

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2020 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Microglial expression of PSEN2 N141I resulted in impaired γ-secretase activity as well as exaggerated inflammatory cytokine release, NFκB activity, and Aβ internalization.

  24. IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10, and TNFα Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Human Influence the Susceptibility to Alzheimer's Disease Pathology

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2020-01-01 Biomarkers

    These results suggest that persons carrying certain genotypes in IL10 (-1082G/A), IL1β (1473C/G), IL6 (-174C/G), and TNFIα (-308A/G) could be more vulnerable to development of neuroinflammation, and consequently of AD.

  25. Soluble TREM2 and Inflammatory Proteins in Alzheimer's Disease Cerebrospinal Fluid

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2020-01-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    The present study explores the associations of soluble TREM2, an important regulator of microglial activity linked to Alzheimer's disease (AD), with other known inflammatory proteins in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).

  26. A locked immunometabolic switch underlies TREM2 R47H loss of function in human iPSC-derived microglia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 49 out of 100. FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 2019-12-23 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Loss-of-function genetic variants of triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) are linked with an enhanced risk of developing dementias.

  27. Cross-Species Single-Cell Analysis Reveals Divergence of the Primate Microglia Program

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Cell 2019-12-01 Genetics

    Microglia, the brain-resident immune cells, are critically involved in many physiological and pathological brain processes, including neurodegeneration.

  28. Anti-inflammatory Effect of AZD6244 on Acrolein-Induced Neuroinflammation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Molecular neurobiology 2019-11-30 Inflammation and the immune system

    Clinically, high levels of acrolein (a highly reactive α, β-unsaturated aldehyde) and acrolein adducts are detected in the brain of patients with CNS neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease and spinal cord injury.

  29. Transcriptome landscape of myeloid cells in human skin reveals diversity, rare populations and putative DC progenitors

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Journal of dermatological science 2019-11-29 TREM2 and immune genetics

    The heterogeneous functions of dermal myeloid cells in antigen presentation, and scavenging pathogens and cell debris places them centrally in cutaneous inflammation.

  30. The Emerging Roles and Therapeutic Potential of Soluble TREM2 in Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Frontiers in aging neuroscience 2019-11-26 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia characterized by the deposition of extracellular amyloid-β (Aβ)-containing plaques, the formation of intraneuronal neurofibrillary tangles as well as neuroinflammatory changes.

  31. Brain-Immune Interactions and Neuroinflammation After Traumatic Brain Injury

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Frontiers in neuroscience 2019-11-12 Inflammation and the immune system

    Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the principal cause of death and disability in children and young adults.

  32. Inflammasome-mediated innate immunity in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 2019-11-08 Inflammation and the immune system

    Historically neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer's disease (AD) in particular, have been viewed to be primarily caused and driven by neuronal mechanisms.

  33. Distinct Signaling Pathways Regulate TREM2 Phagocytic and NFκB Antagonistic Activities

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Frontiers in cellular neuroscience 2019-10-10 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Several genetic variants of the Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells-2 (TREM2) have been shown to increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) supporting a role of microglia and immune cells in the pathobiology of AD.

  34. Microglia drive APOE-dependent neurodegeneration in a tauopathy mouse model

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. The Journal of Experimental Medicine 2019-10-10 Genetics

    Chronic activation of brain innate immunity is a prominent feature of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and primary tauopathies.

  35. CSF1R inhibitor JNJ-40346527 attenuates microglial proliferation and neurodegeneration in P301S mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Brain : a journal of neurology 2019-10-01 Genetics

    Neuroinflammation and microglial activation are significant processes in Alzheimer's disease pathology.

  36. Is Alzheimer's disease an inflammasomopathy?

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Ageing research reviews 2019-09-29 Inflammation and the immune system

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia in the elderly and, despite the tremendous efforts researchers have put into AD research, there are no effective options for prevention and treatment of the disease.

  37. The role of TREM2 in Alzheimer's disease; evidence from transgenic mouse models

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Neurobiology of aging 2019-09-23 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a currently incurable neurodegenerative disorder.

  38. Neuroinflammation as a Common Feature of Neurodegenerative Disorders

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Frontiers in pharmacology 2019-09-12 Brain tissue and pathology

    Neurodegenerative diseases share the fact that they derive from altered proteins that undergo an unfolding process followed by formation of β-structures and a pathological tendency to self-aggregate in neuronal cells.

  39. TREM2 regulates obesity-induced insulin resistance via adipose tissue remodeling in mice of high-fat feeding

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Journal of translational medicine 2019-09-02 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Adipose tissue remodeling plays a significant role in obesity-induced insulin resistance.

  40. Sustained microglial depletion with CSF1R inhibitor impairs parenchymal plaque development in an Alzheimer's disease model

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Nature communications 2019-08-21 Inflammation and the immune system

    Many risk genes for the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD) are exclusively or highly expressed in myeloid cells.

  41. Increased soluble TREM2 in cerebrospinal fluid is associated with reduced cognitive and clinical decline in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. Science translational medicine 2019-08-01 Mild cognitive impairment

    Loss of function of TREM2, a key receptor selectively expressed by microglia in the brain, contributes to the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  42. The MS4A gene cluster is a key modulator of soluble TREM2 and Alzheimer's disease risk

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Science translational medicine 2019-08-01 Genetics

    Soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (sTREM2) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has been associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  43. TREM2 deficiency aggravates α-synuclein-induced neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation in Parkinson's disease models

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 2019-08-01 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Variants in the gene encoding the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) are known to increase the risk of developing Alzheimer disease and Parkinson's disease (PD).

  44. Impact of TREM2 risk variants on brain region-specific immune activation and plaque microenvironment in Alzheimer's disease patient brain samples

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. Acta neuropathologica 2019-07-26 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Identification of multiple immune-related genetic risk factors for sporadic AD (sAD) have put the immune system center stage in mechanisms underlying this disorder.

  45. The Emerging Role of Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells 2 as a Target for Immunomodulation in Ischemic Stroke

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 42 out of 100. Frontiers in immunology 2019-07-17 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Stroke is the second most common cause of death and permanent disability.

  46. TREM2 Acts Downstream of CD33 in Modulating Microglial Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 56 out of 100. Neuron 2019-07-10 TREM2 and immune genetics

    The microglial receptors CD33 and TREM2 have been associated with risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  47. The NLRP3 Inflammasome: An Overview of Mechanisms of Activation and Regulation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. International journal of molecular sciences 2019-07-06 Risk factors

    The NLRP3 inflammasome is a critical component of the innate immune system that mediates caspase-1 activation and the secretion of proinflammatory cytokines IL-1β/IL-18 in response to microbial infection and cellular damage.

  48. Efficacy and mechanism of cGAMP to suppress Alzheimer's disease by elevating TREM2

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Brain, behavior, and immunity 2019-07-05 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Innate immune responses are considered to play crucial roles in the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  49. TREM2 is required for microglial instruction of astrocytic synaptic engulfment in neurodevelopment

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Glia 2019-07-02 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Variants in the microglial receptor TREM2 confer risk for multiple neurodegenerative diseases.

  50. A Breakdown in Metabolic Reprogramming Causes Microglia Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Cell metabolism 2019-06-27 Inflammation and the immune system

    Reactive microglia are a major pathological feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

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