TREM2—a key player in microglial biology and Alzheimer disease

TK Ulland, M Colonna - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2018 - nature.com
Alzheimer disease (AD) is a debilitating dementia believed to result from the deposition of
extracellular amyloid-β (Aβ)-containing plaques followed by the formation of neurofibrillary …

New insights into the role of TREM2 in Alzheimer's disease

M Gratuze, CEG Leyns, DM Holtzman - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2018 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia. The two histopathological
markers of AD are amyloid plaques composed of the amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide, and …

TREM2 is a receptor for β-amyloid that mediates microglial function

Y Zhao, X Wu, X Li, LL Jiang, X Gui, Y Liu, Y Sun… - Neuron, 2018 - cell.com
Mutations in triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) have been linked to
increased Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk. Neurobiological functions of TREM2 and its …

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

J Hou, Y Chen, G Grajales-Reyes… - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Microglia are central players in brain innate immunity and have been the subject of
extensive research in Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this review, we aim to summarize the …

The effects of microglia-associated neuroinflammation on Alzheimer's disease

C Wang, S Zong, X Cui, X Wang, S Wu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is defined as a severe chronic degenerative neurological disease
in human. The pathogenic mechanism of AD has been convincingly elucidated by the …

Mild cognitive impairment has similar alterations as Alzheimer's disease in gut microbiota

B Li, Y He, J Ma, P Huang, J Du, L Cao, Y Wang… - Alzheimer's & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Gut microbiota changes before the onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and the
alterations could be detected in the stage of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The findings …

Apolipoprotein E is a ligand for triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2)

Y Atagi, CC Liu, MM Painter, XF Chen… - Journal of Biological …, 2015 - ASBMB
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 …

TREM2 in neurodegenerative diseases

TR Jay, VE von Saucken, GE Landreth - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2017 - Springer
TREM2 variants have been identified as risk factors for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other
neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs). Because TREM2 encodes a receptor exclusively …

Soluble TREM2 ameliorates pathological phenotypes by modulating microglial functions in an Alzheimer's disease model

L Zhong, Y Xu, R Zhuo, T Wang, K Wang… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is a microglial surface receptor
genetically linked to the risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD). A proteolytic product, soluble …

Immune signaling in neurodegeneration

TR Hammond, SE Marsh, B Stevens - Immunity, 2019 - cell.com
Neurodegenerative diseases of the central nervous system progressively rob patients of
their memory, motor function, and ability to perform daily tasks. Advances in genetics and …