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Genetics ignite focus on microglial inflammation in Alzheimer’s disease
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In the past five years, a series of large-scale genetic studies have revealed novel risk factors for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Analyses of these risk factors have focused attention upon the role of immune processes in AD, specifically microglial function. In this review, we discuss interpretation of genetic studies. We then focus upon six genes implicated by AD genetics that impact microglial function: TREM2, CD33, CR1, ABCA7, SHIP1, and APOE. We review the literature regarding the biological functions of these six proteins and their putative role in AD pathogenesis. We then present a model for how these factors may interact to modulate microglial function in AD.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Malik, M., Parikh, I., Vasquez, J. B., Smith, C., Tai, L., Bu, G., LaDu, M. J., Fardo, D. W., Rebeck, G. W., & Estus, S.
- Affiliations
- University of Kentucky (US)
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Georgetown University Medical Center (US)
- Corresponding author
- Estus, Steven
- ORCID
- Venue
- Molecular Neurodegeneration
- Published
- 2015-10-05
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 52-52
- ISSN
- 1750-1326 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4595327
- OpenAlex
- W2119581346
- Cited by
- 161
- References
- 151
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 18 · 2020: 21 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 18 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 1.09
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- Molecular Neurodegeneration (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) (submittedVersion)
- UKnowledge (University of Kentucky) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- National Institute on Aging (R01AG045775, K25AG043546, P01AG030128, R21AG048498, R21 AG044682, R21AG051233)
- BrightFocus Foundation (A2014210S)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Keywords
- Alzheimer's disease, microglial inflammation, genetic risk factors, TREM2, CD33, complement receptor 1, ABCA7, SHIP1, apolipoprotein E, microglial function, neuroinflammation, pathogenesis
- MeSH terms
- Alzheimer Disease, Animals, Humans, Inflammation, Risk Factors, Microglia, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
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