Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a neurodegenerative disorder poised for successful therapeutic translation

RJ Mead, N Shan, HJ Reiser, F Marshall… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2023 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating disease caused by degeneration of
motor neurons. As with all major neurodegenerative disorders, development of disease …

Microglia in neurodegenerative diseases: mechanism and potential therapeutic targets

C Gao, J Jiang, Y Tan, S Chen - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2023 - nature.com
Microglia activation is observed in various neurodegenerative diseases. Recent advances in
single-cell technologies have revealed that these reactive microglia were with high spatial …

Microbiota–gut–brain axis and its therapeutic applications in neurodegenerative diseases

JS Loh, WQ Mak, LKS Tan, CX Ng, HH Chan… - Signal transduction and …, 2024 - nature.com
The human gastrointestinal tract is populated with a diverse microbial community. The vast
genetic and metabolic potential of the gut microbiome underpins its ubiquity in nearly every …

SARS-CoV-2 drives NLRP3 inflammasome activation in human microglia through spike protein

EA Albornoz, AA Amarilla, N Modhiran, S Parker… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is primarily a respiratory disease, however,
an increasing number of reports indicate that SARS-CoV-2 infection can also cause severe …

Inflammasome assembly in neurodegenerative diseases

J Singh, ML Habean, N Panicker - Trends in neurosciences, 2023 - cell.com
Neurodegenerative disorders are characterized by the progressive dysfunction and death of
selectively vulnerable neuronal populations, often associated with the accumulation of …

The good, the bad, and the opportunities of the complement system in neurodegenerative disease

ND Schartz, AJ Tenner - Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2020 - Springer
The complement cascade is a critical effector mechanism of the innate immune system that
contributes to the rapid clearance of pathogens and dead or dying cells, as well as …

Innate immune activation in neurodegenerative diseases

S Castro-Gomez, MT Heneka - Immunity, 2024 - cell.com
Activation of the innate immune system following pattern recognition receptor binding has
emerged as one of the major pathogenic mechanisms in neurodegenerative disease …

Inflammasomes in neurological disorders—mechanisms and therapeutic potential

KA Ravichandran, MT Heneka - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2024 - nature.com
Inflammasomes are molecular scaffolds that are activated by damage-associated and
pathogen-associated molecular patterns and form a key element of innate immune …

Non-neuronal cells in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis—from pathogenesis to biomarkers

BF Vahsen, E Gray, AG Thompson, O Ansorge… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
The prevailing motor neuron-centric view of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
pathogenesis could be an important factor in the failure to identify disease-modifying therapy …

The NLRP3 inflammasome in traumatic brain injury: potential as a biomarker and therapeutic target

WT O'Brien, L Pham, GF Symons, M Monif… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
There is a great clinical need to identify the underlying mechanisms, as well as related
biomarkers, and treatment targets, for traumatic brain injury (TBI). Neuroinflammation is a …