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  1. Gain-of-function Modulation of TREM2 and its Impact on Amyloid-β and Tau Pathologies in Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Animal Studies 2026-06-02
  2. The TREM2 agonistic antibody AL002 in early Alzheimer's disease: a phase 2 randomized trial 2026-03-05
  3. Decoding TREM2 Signaling Pathways 2026-01-09

Studies

364 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2000 to 2026

Top journals

  • Molecular neurodegeneration 26
  • Neurobiology of aging 16
  • Neuron 10
  • The Journal of experimental medicine 10
  • Acta neuropathologica 9

147 journals in all.

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  1. A novel mutation in TREM2 gene causing Nasu-Hakola disease and review of the literature

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Neurobiology of aging 2017-01-20 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Nasu-hakola disease (NHD) is a rare disease characterized by bone cysts and fractures, frontal lobe syndrome, and progressive presenile dementia.

  2. TREM2 Promotes Microglial Survival by Activating Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 52 out of 100. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2017-01-11 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid cells 2 (TREM2), which is expressed on myeloid cells including microglia in the CNS, has recently been identified as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  3. Disease Progression-Dependent Effects of TREM2 Deficiency in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2017-01-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Neuroinflammation is an important contributor to Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis, as underscored by the recent identification of immune-related genetic risk factors for AD, including coding variants in the gene TREM2 (triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2).

  4. Neuroprotective Effect of TREM-2 in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Model

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2017-01-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Neuroinflammation and activation of innate immunity are early events in neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  5. Neurodegenerative disease mutations in TREM2 reveal a functional surface and distinct loss-of-function mechanisms

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. eLife 2016-12-20 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Genetic variations in the myeloid immune receptor TREM2 are linked to several neurodegenerative diseases.

  6. A candidate regulatory variant at the TREM gene cluster associates with decreased Alzheimer's disease risk and increased TREML1 and TREM2 brain gene expression

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 68 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2016-12-08 TREM2 and immune genetics

    A variant within a DNase hypersensitive site 5' of TREM2, rs9357347-C, associates with reduced AD risk and increased TREML1 and TREM2 levels (uncorrected P = 6.3 × 10 -3 and 4.6 × 10 -2 , respectively).

  7. Expression and processing analyses of wild type and p.R47H TREM2 variant in Alzheimer's disease brains

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Molecular neurodegeneration 2016-11-25 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Genetic analyses showed that the triggering receptor expressed in myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) p.R47H variant increases the risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  8. Vps35-dependent recycling of Trem2 regulates microglial function

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 42 out of 100. Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark) 2016-11-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (Trem2), an immune-modulatory receptor, is preferentially expressed in microglia of central nervous system.

  9. TREM2/DAP12 Signal Elicits Proinflammatory Response in Microglia and Exacerbates Neuropathic Pain

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2016-10-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Neuropathic pain afflicts millions of people, and the development of an effective treatment for this intractable pain is an urgent issue.

  10. Rare TREM2 variants associated with Alzheimer's disease display reduced cell surface expression

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Acta neuropathologica communications 2016-09-02 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Rare variation in TREM2 has been associated with greater risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  11. TREM2 deficiency reduces the efficacy of immunotherapeutic amyloid clearance

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. EMBO molecular medicine 2016-09-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Immunotherapeutic approaches are currently the most advanced treatments for Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  12. Alzheimer's disease-associated TREM2 variants exhibit either decreased or increased ligand-dependent activation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2016-08-09 TREM2 and immune genetics

    TREM2 is a lipid-sensing activating receptor on microglia known to be important for Alzheimer's disease (AD), but whether it plays a beneficial or detrimental role in disease pathogenesis is controversial.

  13. Increased DNA methylation near TREM2 is consistently seen in the superior temporal gyrus in Alzheimer's disease brain

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 57 out of 100. Neurobiology of aging 2016-07-16 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Although mutations within the TREM2 gene have been robustly associated with Alzheimer's disease, it is not known whether alterations in the regulation of this gene are also involved in pathogenesis.

  14. Cerebrospinal fluid sTREM2 levels are associated with gray matter volume increases and reduced diffusivity in early Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2016-07-14 TREM2 and immune genetics

    A soluble fragment (sTREM2) is often found abnormally increased in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  15. TREM2 Binds to Apolipoproteins, Including APOE and CLU/APOJ, and Thereby Facilitates Uptake of Amyloid-Beta by Microglia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. Neuron 2016-07-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Genetic variants of TREM2, a protein expressed selectively by microglia in the brain, are associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  16. sTREM2 cerebrospinal fluid levels are a potential biomarker for microglia activity in early-stage Alzheimer's disease and associate with neuronal injury markers

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 60 out of 100. EMBO molecular medicine 2016-05-02 TREM2 and immune genetics

    TREM2 is an innate immune receptor expressed on the surface of microglia.

  17. TREM2 Haplodeficiency in Mice and Humans Impairs the Microglia Barrier Function Leading to Decreased Amyloid Compaction and Severe Axonal Dystrophy

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 57 out of 100. Neuron 2016-05-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Haplodeficiency of the microglia gene TREM2 increases risk for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) but the mechanisms remain uncertain.

  18. Cerebrospinal fluid soluble TREM2 in aging and Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Alzheimer's research & therapy 2016-04-27 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) neuropathology is associated with neuroinflammation, but there are few useful biomarkers.

  19. TREM2-mediated early microglial response limits diffusion and toxicity of amyloid plaques

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 60 out of 100. The Journal of experimental medicine 2016-04-18 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is a microglial receptor that recognizes changes in the lipid microenvironment, which may occur during amyloid β (Aβ) accumulation and neuronal degeneration in Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  20. TREM2 upregulation correlates with 5-hydroxymethycytosine enrichment in Alzheimer's disease hippocampus

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Clinical epigenetics 2016-04-05 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Recent genome-wide association studies revealed TREM2 rs75932628-T variant to be associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative diseases.

  21. Opposing roles of the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 and triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-like transcript 2 in microglia activation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Neurobiology of aging 2016-03-16 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Mutations in triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2), which has been proposed to regulate the inflammatory responses and the clearance of apoptotic neurons and/or amyloid-β, are genetically linked to increased risk for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  22. microRNA-34a-Mediated Down-Regulation of the Microglial-Enriched Triggering Receptor and Phagocytosis-Sensor TREM2 in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. PloS one 2016-03-07 TREM2 and immune genetics

    The aggregation of Aβ42-peptides and the formation of drusen in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are due in part to the inability of homeostatic phagocytic mechanisms to clear self-aggregating Aβ42-peptides from the extracellular space.

  23. A rare coding variant in TREM2 increases risk for Alzheimer's disease in Han Chinese

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 49 out of 100. Neurobiology of aging 2016-03-03 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Two recent studies have identified that a rare coding variant (p.R47H) in exon 2 of triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) gene is associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) susceptibility in Caucasians.

  24. TREM2 variants: new keys to decipher Alzheimer disease pathogenesis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. Nature reviews. Neuroscience 2016-02-25 Genetics

    Genome-wide association studies have identified rare variants of the gene that encodes triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) - an immune receptor that is found in brain microglia - as risk factors for non-familial Alzheimer disease (AD).

  25. TREM2 Function in Alzheimer's Disease and Neurodegeneration

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. ACS chemical neuroscience 2016-02-19 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common cause of dementia in the elderly, is a complex neurodegenerative disease marked by the appearance of amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques and hyperphosphorylated tau tangles.

  26. TREM2 modifies microglial phenotype and provides neuroprotection in P301S tau transgenic mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Neuropharmacology 2016-01-21 TREM2 and immune genetics

    As a novel risk gene for Alzheimer's disease (AD), triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) gene encodes a type I transmembrane receptor that is uniquely expressed by the microglia in the brain.

  27. Increased cerebrospinal fluid soluble TREM2 concentration in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 60 out of 100. Molecular neurodegeneration 2016-01-12 TREM2 and immune genetics

    The discovery that heterozygous missense mutations in the gene encoding triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) are risk factors for Alzheimer's disease (AD), with only the apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 gene allele conferring a higher risk, has led to increased interest in immune biology in the brain.

  28. Cerebrospinal fluid soluble TREM2 is higher in Alzheimer disease and associated with mutation status

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 69 out of 100. Acta neuropathologica 2016-01-11 Genetics

    Low frequency coding variants in TREM2 are associated with increased Alzheimer disease (AD) risk, while loss of functions mutations in the gene lead to an autosomal recessive early-onset dementia, named Nasu-Hakola disease (NHD).

  29. Soluble TREM-2 in cerebrospinal fluid from patients with multiple sclerosis treated with natalizumab or mitoxantrone

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) 2016-01-11 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Microglia-mediated proteolysis of the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-2 (TREM-2) produces soluble TREM-2 (sTREM-2) that can be measured in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples.

  30. Overexpression of TREM2 enhances glioma cell proliferation and invasion: a therapeutic target in human glioma

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Oncotarget 2016-01-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Gliomas are the most common and aggressive type of primary adult brain tumors.

  31. TREM2 p.H157Y Variant and the Risk of Alzheimer's Disease: A Meta-Analysis Involving 14,510 Subjects

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. Current neurovascular research 2016-01-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    We recently revealed that p.H157Y (rs2234255), a rare coding variant of triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 gene (TREM2), was associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) susceptibility in Han Chinese.

  32. CD33 modulates TREM2: convergence of Alzheimer loci

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 60 out of 100. Nature neuroscience 2015-09-28 Risk genes beyond APOE

    We used a protein quantitative trait analysis in monocytes from 226 individuals to evaluate cross-talk between Alzheimer loci.

  33. Apolipoprotein E Is a Ligand for Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells 2 (TREM2)

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. The Journal of biological chemistry 2015-09-15 Genetics

    Several heterozygous missense mutations in the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) have recently been linked to risk for a number of neurological disorders including Alzheimer disease (AD), Parkinson disease, and frontotemporal dementia.

  34. Convergent Genetic and Expression Datasets Highlight TREM2 in Parkinson's Disease Susceptibility

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 67 out of 100. Molecular neurobiology 2015-09-14 TREM2 and immune genetics

    A rare TREM2 missense mutation (rs75932628-T) was reported to confer a significant Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk.

  35. TREM2 in CNS homeostasis and neurodegenerative disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. Molecular neurodegeneration 2015-09-04 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Myeloid-lineage cells accomplish a myriad of homeostatic tasks including the recognition of pathogens, regulation of the inflammatory milieu, and mediation of tissue repair and regeneration.

  36. Lack of genetic association between TREM2 and Alzheimer's disease in East Asian population: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias 2015-09-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Twelve studies were considered for analysis.

  37. Silencing of TREM2 exacerbates tau pathology, neurodegenerative changes, and spatial learning deficits in P301S tau transgenic mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Neurobiology of aging 2015-08-24 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Tau pathology is a pathological hallmark for several neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia.

  38. R47H Variant of TREM2 Associated With Alzheimer Disease in a Large Late-Onset Family: Clinical, Genetic, and Neuropathological Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. JAMA neurology 2015-08-01 Risk genes beyond APOE

    The R47H variant in the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 gene (TREM2), a modulator of the immune response of microglia, is a strong genetic risk factor for Alzheimer disease (AD) and possibly other neurodegenerative disorders.

  39. TREM2 variants and risk of Alzheimer's disease: a meta-analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology 2015-06-03 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Recent studies show that heterozygous variant of triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) but with inconclusive results.

  40. DAP12 Stabilizes the C-terminal Fragment of the Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells-2 (TREM2) and Protects against LPS-induced Pro-inflammatory Response

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. The Journal of biological chemistry 2015-05-08 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is a DAP12-associated receptor expressed in microglia, macrophages, and other myeloid-derived cells.

  41. The role of TREM2 R47H as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal lobar degeneration, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 75 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2015-04-30 TREM2 and immune genetics

    A rare variant in TREM2 (p.R47H, rs75932628) was recently reported to increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and, subsequently, other neurodegenerative diseases, i.e. frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and Parkinson's disease (PD).

  42. TREM2 sustains microglial expansion during aging and response to demyelination

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. The Journal of clinical investigation 2015-04-20 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Microglia contribute to development, homeostasis, and immunity of the CNS.

  43. TREM2 is associated with increased risk for Alzheimer's disease in African Americans

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 67 out of 100. Molecular neurodegeneration 2015-04-10 TREM2 and immune genetics

    TREM2 encodes for triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 and has rare, coding variants that associate with risk for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) in Caucasians of European and North-American origin.

  44. Nuclear receptors license phagocytosis by trem2+ myeloid cells in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2015-04-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by a robust inflammatory response elicited by the accumulation and subsequent deposition of amyloid (Aβ) within the brain.

  45. The TREM2-DAP12 signaling pathway in Nasu-Hakola disease: a molecular genetics perspective

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Research and reports in biochemistry 2015-03-17 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Nasu-Hakola disease or polycystic lipomembranous osteodysplasia with sclerosing leukoencephalopathy (PLOSL) is a rare recessively inherited disease that is associated with early dementia and bone cysts with fractures.

  46. TREM2 deficiency eliminates TREM2+ inflammatory macrophages and ameliorates pathology in Alzheimer's disease mouse models

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 58 out of 100. The Journal of experimental medicine 2015-03-02 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Variants in triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) confer high risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative diseases.

  47. A TREM1 variant alters the accumulation of Alzheimer-related amyloid pathology

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Annals of neurology 2015-03-01 Genetics

    We provide evidence that 2 common variants within the TREM locus are associated with pathological features of AD and aging-related cognitive decline.

  48. TREM2 lipid sensing sustains the microglial response in an Alzheimer's disease model

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 62 out of 100. Cell 2015-02-26 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is a microglial surface receptor that triggers intracellular protein tyrosine phosphorylation.

  49. 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.

  50. 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.

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