Microglial Malfunction: The Third Rail in the Development of Alzheimer's Disease
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Studies of Alzheimer's disease (AD) have predominantly focused on two major pathologies: amyloid-β (Aβ) and hyperphosphorylated tau. These misfolded proteins can accumulate asymptomatically in distinct regions over decades. However, significant Aβ accumulation can be seen in individuals who do not develop dementia, and tau pathology limited to the transentorhinal cortex, which can appear early in adulthood, is usually clinically silent. Thus, an interaction between these pathologies appears to be necessary to initiate and propel disease forward to widespread circuits. Recent multidisciplinary findings strongly suggest that the third factor required for disease progression is an aberrant microglial immune response. This response may initially be beneficial; however, a maladaptive microglial response eventually develops, fueling a feed-forward spread of tau and Aβ pathology.
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Neuroinflammation in AD is not simply a response to neurodegeneration but plays a crucial role in disease pathogenesis.
“Mounting evidence suggests that neuroinflammation in AD is not simply a response to neurodegeneration but plays a crucial role in disease pathogenesis (2, 3).”
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Recent AD genetic studies have demonstrated that immune and microglia networks are critical players in AD.
“In support of this, recent AD genetic studies have demonstrated that immune and microglia networks are critical players in AD (3, 4).”
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- Authors
- Mhatre, S. D., Tsai, C. A., Rubin, A. J., James, M. L., & Andreasson, K. I.
- Affiliations
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- Corresponding author
- Andreasson, Katrin I.
- Venue
- Trends in Neurosciences
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2015-10
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 621-636
- ISSN
- 0166-2236 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4670239
- OpenAlex
- W2107986249
- Cited by
- 134
- References
- 38
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- FWCI
- 1.17
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Trends in Neurosciences (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Aging (AG15799, R01AG030209, R21AG033914, R01AG015799, AG030209, AG033914)
- National Institute of Mental Health (T32MH020016)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Keywords
- Alzheimer's disease, microglia, microglial dysfunction, amyloid-beta, tau pathology, neuroinflammation, disease progression, transentorhinal cortex, neurodegeneration
- MeSH terms
- Alzheimer Disease, Animals, Brain, Humans, Microglia
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