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ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease
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Neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease, are a global public health burden with poorly understood aetiology. Neuroinflammation and oxidative stress (OS) are undoubtedly hallmarks of neurodegeneration, contributing to disease progression. Protein aggregation and neuronal damage result in the activation of disease-associated microglia (DAM) via damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs). DAM facilitate persistent inflammation and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. However, the molecular mechanisms linking DAM activation and OS have not been well-defined; thus targeting these cells for clinical benefit has not been possible. In microglia, ROS are generated primarily by NADPH oxidase 2 (NOX2) and activation of NOX2 in DAM is associated with DAMP signalling, inflammation and amyloid plaque deposition, especially in the cerebrovasculature. Additionally, ROS originating from both NOX and the mitochondria may act as second messengers to propagate immune activation; thus intracellular ROS signalling may underlie excessive inflammation and OS. Targeting key kinases in the inflammatory response could cease inflammation and promote tissue repair. Expression of antioxidant proteins in microglia, such as NADPH dehydrogenase 1 (NQO1), is promoted by transcription factor Nrf2, which functions to control inflammation and limit OS. Lipid droplet accumulating microglia (LDAM) may also represent a double-edged sword in neurodegenerative disease by sequestering peroxidised lipids in non-pathological ageing but becoming dysregulated and pro-inflammatory in disease. We suggest that future studies should focus on targeted manipulation of NOX in the microglia to understand the molecular mechanisms driving inflammatory-related NOX activation. Finally, we discuss recent evidence that therapeutic target identification should be unbiased and founded on relevant pathophysiological assays to facilitate the discovery of translatable antioxidant and anti-inflammatory therapeutics.
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This review argues that microglial reactive oxygen species (ROS), generated mainly by NOX2 and NOX4, link neuroinflammation and oxidative stress in neurodegenerative disease, with ROS also acting as second messengers and lipid droplet-accumulating microglia contributing to pathology. It proposes targeting microglial NOX, Nrf2-driven antioxidant pathways, and unbiased disease-relevant drug discovery.
Key findings
- NOX2 (CYBB) is the most highly expressed NOX isotype transcript in human and mouse brain microglia, with NOX4 second-highest at a much lower level; NOX2 activation in disease-associated microglia is associated with DAMP signalling, inflammation, and amyloid plaque deposition, especially in the cerebrovasculature.
- ROS from both NOX and mitochondria may act as second messengers to propagate immune activation: H₂O₂ can activate NFκB, and suppressing mitochondrial ROS with mitoTEMPO reduced MAPK/NFκB activation and pro-inflammatory factors (TNFα, IL1β, IL6, iNOS, Cox-2) in LPS-stimulated microglia.
- Nrf2 controls antioxidant genes such as NQO1 and GSTs in microglia; Nrf2 deficiency promotes inflammatory markers (IL6, Cox2, iNOS) and inhibits anti-inflammatory markers, while sulforaphane enhances Nrf2, limits pro-inflammatory microglial markers, and confers neuroprotection.
- Lipid droplet-accumulating microglia (LDAM) may be a double-edged sword: ROS/JNK drive lipid droplet formation in flies, antioxidant treatment or SOD1 expression reduces it, and GRN−/− mice show ROS-generating, pro-inflammatory LDAM defective in phagocytosis; ToxSeq identified a ROS-positive microglial signature rescued by acivin in EAE.
Methods
- Narrative review; no primary data, experimental sample, or statistical analysis are reported.
- The paper synthesizes literature on microglial NOX/ROS biology, oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, lipid droplet-accumulating microglia, antioxidant regulation, and therapeutic strategies.
- It discusses evidence from human post-mortem tissue, rodent models, cell lines, single-cell RNA-seq, and drug-screening studies, and proposes future directions including cell-specific NOX manipulation.
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- The paper does not state limitations of its own review; it repeatedly notes limitations in the underlying literature, including lack of stringent controls and specific antibodies for NOX expression studies, possible artefactual NOX1 expression in Cx3cr1-EGFP reporter mice, and a human microglial cell line lacking NOX2.
- It also notes that apocynin specificity for NOX4 has been questioned, mitoTEMPO selectivity is questioned especially at higher concentrations, and a causal relationship between ROS and NFκB activation in microglia remains undetermined.
- Evident from the text: as a narrative review, no systematic search or formal quality assessment is described, and many conclusions rely on preclinical models or immortalized cells, with calls for validation in primary and iPSC-derived microglia.
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![Figure 1 NADPH oxidase 2 (NOX2) is activated by translocation of cytosolic subunits to the membrane. gp91phox and p22phox are membrane-bound components of NOX2 that together form the flavocytochrome b558. Upon activation signalling by pro-inflammatory stimuli, e.g., interferon-γ, protein kinases activate the cytosolic regulatory subunits: p40phox, p47phox and p67phox. Phosphorylation of p47phox by p21-activated kinase is thought to be the rate-limiting step in NOX2 activation [62]. The small GTPase Rac1/2 is also activated and translocated to the flavocytochrome. Upon activation, NOX2 catalyses the production of the superoxide radical (O2•–) from molecular oxygen (O2) by oxidation of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) to form NADP+ and H+.](/paper-figures/68b11a4660b94e749a9fded2b95a611b/ros-generation-in-microglia-understanding-oxidative-stress-and-inflammation-in-figure-1.jpg)
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“Multiple studies have shown that H2O2-mediated NFκB activation results from phosphorylation of IκB tyrosine residues [143,144].”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 5. ROS Are Secondary Messengers Activating Pro-inflammatory Pathways in Microglia > 5.1. NFκB, a Master Regulator of Inflammation in Microglia, Is Associated with NOX Expression
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- Disputedcites [143] Schoonbroodt, 2000, Crucial Role of the Amino-Terminal Tyrosine Residue 42 and the Carboxyl-Terminal PEST Domain of IκBα in NF-κB Activation by an Oxidative Stress, J. Immunol. sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Discussion (page unavailable) says H₂O₂-induced NF-κB activation probably relies on an unmodified IκBα tyrosine 42 and phosphorylation of the carboxyl-terminal PEST sequence. The paper finds tyrosine 42 necessary for activation, but does not identify phosphorylation of tyrosine residues as its cause; its proposed mechanism points elsewhere. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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- Supportedcites [144] Takada, 2003, Hydrogen Peroxide Activates NF-κB through Tyrosine Phosphorylation of IκBα and Serine Phosphorylation of p65 evidence for the involvement of IκBα kinase and Syk protein-tyrosine kinase, J. Biol. Chem. source
The Discussion states that H₂O₂ induces tyrosine phosphorylation of IκBα and that Syk-dependent phosphorylation is critical for NF-κB activation. The paper’s summary likewise identifies Syk-mediated tyrosine phosphorylation of IκBα as the activation mechanism. (LLM, conf=0.94)
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“As phagocytes, microglia are capable of mediating an “oxidative/respiratory burst” in response to pathogen- and damage-AMPs, including aggregated protein and cellular debris [40,41].”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 1. Introduction > 1.3. The Brain Is Especially Susceptible to Oxidative Stress
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- Partly supportedcites [40] Claude, 2013, Microglial CD33-related Siglec-E inhibits neurotoxicity by preventing the phagocytosis-associated oxidative burst, J. Neurosci. Off. J. Soc. Neurosci. sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Introduction describes ROS production during microglial phagocytosis as an oxidative burst, and the section “Siglec-E prevents superoxide release triggered by neural debris” reports increased superoxide production after exposure to neural debris. The cited paper does not establish an oxidative-burst response to aggregated proteins or pathogen-associated molecular patterns. Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.86)
- Partly supportedcites [41] Herzog, C., Pons Garcia, L., Keatinge, M., Greenald, D., Moritz, C., Peri, F., and Herrgen, L. (2019). Rapid clearance of cellular debris by microglia limits secondary neuronal cell death after brain injury in vivo. Dev. Camb. Engl., 146. sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Introduction says phagocytosis can trigger a respiratory burst and reports ROS production after microglia take up neural debris. It does not address pathogen- or damage-associated molecular patterns as triggers, or aggregated protein specifically. No page number is available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.86)
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“Inhibiting NOX with the naturally occurring compound, apocynin, or genetic deletion of gp91phox in mice (Tg2576) overexpressing mutant amyloid precursor protein (APP), attenuates cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) [115,116].”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 4. Microglial NOX Is Activated in Inflammation and Neurodegeneration > 4.3. NOX Is Activated in Chronic Disease-Associated Microglia (DAM)—A Focus on Alzheimer’s Disease
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- Partly supportedcites [115] Han, 2015, Contribution of reactive oxygen species to cerebral amyloid angiopathy, vasomotor dysfunction, and microhemorrhage in aged Tg2576 mice, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The ‘Apocynin Selectively Decreases CAA Formation’ section reports an 80% reduction in CAA deposits after apocynin treatment in aged Tg2576 mice. The Significance section says genetic depletion of Nox2 improved cerebrovascular function, but those studies did not examine CAA. This paper therefore does not establish that gp91phox deletion attenuates CAA. (LLM, conf=0.90)
- Not checked yetcites [116] Park, 2005, NADPH-oxidase-derived reactive oxygen species mediate the cerebrovascular dysfunction induced by the amyloid beta peptide, J. Neurosci. Off. J. Soc. Neurosci. source
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“Critically, this identifies a mechanistic link between microglial activation in AD and the development of tau pathology.”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 1. Introduction > 1.2. Microglial Activation and Oxidative Stress Are Hallmarks of Neurodegenerative Disease
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“activation of NOX2 in DAM is associated with DAMP signalling, inflammation and amyloid plaque deposition, especially in the cerebrovasculature.”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > Abstract
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“NOX is best characterised in peripheral phagocytes (macrophages and neutrophils), where NOX2 or Phox (phagocyte NOX, gp91phox) mediates the oxidative burst during phagocytosis or in response to pro-inflammatory signals, such as IFNγ [45].”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 2. Inflammatory-Related ROS Production—NOX Mediates Production of ROS in Microglia > 2.1. NOX Are a Family of Enzyme Subunits that Mediate Deliberate Production of ROS in Inflammation
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- Not checked yetcites [45] Nathan, 1986, Secretion of toxic oxygen products by macrophages: Regulatory cytokines and their effects on the oxidase, Ciba Found. Symp.
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“thus intracellular ROS signalling may underlie excessive inflammation and OS.”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > Abstract
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“since there is a strong correlation between immune activation and oxidative damage in neurodegenerative disease [42,43,44]”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 1. Introduction > 1.3. The Brain Is Especially Susceptible to Oxidative Stress
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- Not checked yetcites [42] Heneka, 2015, Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer’s disease, Lancet Neurol. source
- Not checked yetcites [43] Trushina, 2017, Oxidative Stress, Synaptic Dysfunction, and Alzheimer’s Disease, J. Alzheimers Dis. JAD source
- Not checked yetcites [44] Reiss, 2018, Amyloid toxicity in Alzheimer’s disease, Rev. Neurosci. source
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“microglial ROS likely contribute to oxidative stress associated with neurodegeneration.”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 1. Introduction > 1.2. Microglial Activation and Oxidative Stress Are Hallmarks of Neurodegenerative Disease
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“Protein aggregation and neuronal damage result in the activation of disease-associated microglia (DAM) via damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs).”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > Abstract
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- Not checked yetcites [27] Veerhuis, 1996, Amyloid beta protein primes cultured rat microglial cells for an enhanced phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate-induced respiratory burst activity, J. Neurochem. source
- Not checked yetcites [28] Klegeris, 1997, beta-amyloid protein enhances macrophage production of oxygen free radicals and glutamate, J. Neurosci. Res. source
- Not checked yetcites [29] Schilling, 2011, Amyloid-β-induced reactive oxygen species production and priming are differentially regulated by ion channels in microglia, J. Cell. Physiol. source
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“The authors were able to characterise the molecular mechanism of acivin, as well as demonstrate improved functional outcome’s in a mammalian model of neurodegeneration.”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 8. Conclusions and Future Directions > 8.2. At the Forefront of Drug Discovery: ToxSeq Analysis of ROS-Generating Microglia
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- Partly supportedcites [181] Mendiola, 2020, Transcriptional profiling and therapeutic targeting of oxidative stress in neuroinflammation, Nat. Immunol. sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Results section, “Acivicin suppresses oxidative stress in innate immune cells” (page unavailable), examines how acivicin inhibits GGT-associated oxidative stress. “Therapeutic effects of acivicin in neuroinflammation” reports reduced clinical signs in mouse EAE models, but the separate LPS-induced mouse model of neurodegeneration reports improved neuronal survival, not a measured functional outcome. The claim conflates outcomes from those models. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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“ROS originating from both NOX and the mitochondria may act as second messengers to propagate immune activation”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > Abstract
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“Furthermore, microglia respond to damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs)—molecules released from damaged cells—by the production of ROS, which becomes elevated and sustained in disease [27,28,29].”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 1. Introduction > 1.2. Microglial Activation and Oxidative Stress Are Hallmarks of Neurodegenerative Disease
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- Not checked yetcites [27] Veerhuis, 1996, Amyloid beta protein primes cultured rat microglial cells for an enhanced phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate-induced respiratory burst activity, J. Neurochem. source
- Not checked yetcites [28] Klegeris, 1997, beta-amyloid protein enhances macrophage production of oxygen free radicals and glutamate, J. Neurosci. Res. source
- Not checked yetcites [29] Schilling, 2011, Amyloid-β-induced reactive oxygen species production and priming are differentially regulated by ion channels in microglia, J. Cell. Physiol. source
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“In Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most common form of dementia, microglia surround amyloid plaques and respond to amyloid-β with a pro-inflammatory phenotype characterised by cytokine expression (e.g., interleukins (IL) 1β and 6 and tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα)) that may initially limit amyloidosis but likely becomes overzealous and neurotoxic [12,13,14].”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 1. Introduction > 1.2. Microglial Activation and Oxidative Stress Are Hallmarks of Neurodegenerative Disease
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- Not checked yetcites [12] Mielke, 2011, Reactive glia not only associates with plaques but also parallels tangles in Alzheimer’s disease, Am. J. Pathol. source
- Not checked yetcites [13] Hickman, 2008, Microglial Dysfunction and Defective β-Amyloid Clearance Pathways in Aging Alzheimer’s Disease Mice, J. Neurosci. source
- Not checked yetcites [14] Zhao, 2017, Microglia limit the expansion of β-amyloid plaques in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, Mol. Neurodegener. source
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“DAM facilitate persistent inflammation and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation.”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > Abstract
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“Microglia also phagocytose α-synuclein, the constituent protein of Lewy bodies in Parkinson’s and Lewy Body dementias, and become pro-inflammatory in the process, expressing cytokines (IL1β, IL6, TNFα), reactive oxygen species (ROS) and prostaglandin synthesising cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2) [24,25,26].”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 1. Introduction > 1.2. Microglial Activation and Oxidative Stress Are Hallmarks of Neurodegenerative Disease
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- Not checked yetcites [24] Croisier, 2005, Microglial inflammation in the parkinsonian substantia nigra: Relationship to alpha-synuclein deposition, J. Neuroinflamm. source
- Not checked yetcites [25] Su, 2008, Synuclein activates microglia in a model of Parkinson’s disease, Neurobiol. Aging source
- Not checked yetcites [26] Kim, 2013, Neuron-released oligomeric α-synuclein is an endogenous agonist of TLR2 for paracrine activation of microglia, Nat. Commun. source
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“Since oxidative stress is a hallmark of AD, indicated by lipid peroxidation [30,31,32,33], protein oxidation [34,35] and mitochondrial DNA damage [36]”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 1. Introduction > 1.2. Microglial Activation and Oxidative Stress Are Hallmarks of Neurodegenerative Disease
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- Not checked yetcites [30] Sung, 2004, Lipid peroxidation and oxidative imbalance: Early functional events in Alzheimer’s disease, J. Alzheimers Dis. JAD source
- Not checked yetcites [31] Clark, 2000, Increased 8,12-iso-iPF2α-VI in Alzheimer’s disease: Correlation of a noninvasive index of lipid peroxidation with disease severity, Ann. Neurol. source
- Not checked yetcites [32] Lovell, 1995, Elevated thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances and antioxidant enzyme activity in the brain in Alzheimer’s disease, Neurology source
- Not checked yetcites [33] Subbarao, 1990, Autopsy samples of Alzheimer’s cortex show increased peroxidation in vitro, J. Neurochem. source
- Not checked yetcites [34] Hensley, 1995, Brain regional correspondence between Alzheimer’s disease histopathology and biomarkers of protein oxidation, J. Neurochem. source
- Not checked yetcites [35] Smith, 1991, Excess brain protein oxidation and enzyme dysfunction in normal aging and in Alzheimer disease, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA source
- Not checked yetcites [36] Mecocci, 1994, Oxidative damage to mitochondrial DNA is increased in Alzheimer’s disease, Ann. Neurol. source
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“it is hypothesised that elevated and dysregulated ROS production from DAM contributes to oxidative stress, leading to neuronal death.”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 1. Introduction > 1.3. The Brain Is Especially Susceptible to Oxidative Stress
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“Neuroinflammation and oxidative stress (OS) are undoubtedly hallmarks of neurodegeneration, contributing to disease progression.”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > Abstract
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- Not checked yetcites [42] Heneka, 2015, Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer’s disease, Lancet Neurol. source
- Not checked yetcites [43] Trushina, 2017, Oxidative Stress, Synaptic Dysfunction, and Alzheimer’s Disease, J. Alzheimers Dis. JAD source
- Not checked yetcites [44] Reiss, 2018, Amyloid toxicity in Alzheimer’s disease, Rev. Neurosci. source
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“Nevertheless, data suggest NOX2, along with mediating sustained ROS production, is a driver of excessive inflammation in response to neuronal injury and may impede inflammatory resolution in vivo.”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 4. Microglial NOX Is Activated in Inflammation and Neurodegeneration > 4.1. NOX2 and NOX4 Are Activated by Acute, Pro-Inflammatory Stimulation of Microglia
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“NOX activation is evident in the AD brain. The NOX2 regulatory subunits, p47phox and p67phox, are translocated from the cytosolic to the membranous fractions of AD brains, suggesting NOX2 activation [113].”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 4. Microglial NOX Is Activated in Inflammation and Neurodegeneration > 4.3. NOX Is Activated in Chronic Disease-Associated Microglia (DAM)—A Focus on Alzheimer’s Disease
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- Not checked yetcites [113] Shimohama, 2000, Activation of NADPH oxidase in Alzheimer’s disease brains, Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. source
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“NOX4 is expressed in the mammalian brain, however specific proteomic expression in microglia is unknown.”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 3. Expression and Regulation of NOX in Microglia > Microglia Express NOX2 and NOX4
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“NOX1 transcript and protein expression have been described in microglia isolated from Cx3cr1-enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) reporter mice [77], although expression has not been demonstrated in the mouse brain elsewhere, to our knowledge [65].”
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“Unlike mitochondrial ROS, which are by-products of oxidative phosphorylation, ROS generated from NOX are deliberate and part of the antimicrobial armoury of phagocytes [58].”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 2. Inflammatory-Related ROS Production—NOX Mediates Production of ROS in Microglia > 2.1. NOX Are a Family of Enzyme Subunits that Mediate Deliberate Production of ROS in Inflammation
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- Not checked yetcites [58] Darrah, 2000, Cooperation between reactive oxygen and nitrogen intermediates in killing of Rhodococcus equi by activated macrophages, Infect. Immun. source
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“Indeed, the expression of cytosolic regulatory subunits of NOX2 (p67phox, p47phox and p40phox) is positively correlated with disease progression and oxidative stress in AD, whilst expression of membrane-bound flavocytochrome b558 subunits (gp91phox and p22phox) is stable [68].”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 3. Expression and Regulation of NOX in Microglia
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- Not checked yetcites [68] Ansari, 2011, NADPH-oxidase activation and cognition in Alzheimer disease progression, Free Radic. Biol. Med. source
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“Hence, DAMP signalling on these receptors may underpin excessive ROS production by inflammatory-related phagocytic activation and prime a vicious cycle of DAMP-induced neuronal damage by oxidative stress [86,96] (Figure 2).”
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- Not checked yetcites [86] Hou, 2018, Complement receptor 3 mediates NADPH oxidase activation and dopaminergic neurodegeneration through a Src-Erk-dependent pathway, Redox Biol. source
- Not checked yetcites [96] Bell, 2013, Toll-like receptor 4-dependent microglial activation mediates spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury, Circulation source
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“Upon activation by the assembly of multiple subunits, NOX enzymes generate the superoxide radical (O2•–). The exception is NOX4, which is constitutively active, independent of co-expression with regulatory subunits, and mostly produces H2O2 [56,57].”
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“Knockdown of NOX4 in these cells suppresses both ROS and interleukin (IL)6 production, confirming a link between NOX4 activation and pro-inflammatory cytokine expression.”
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- Not checked yetcites [76] Li, 2009, NOX4 expression in human microglia leads to constitutive generation of reactive oxygen species and to constitutive IL-6 expression, J. Innate Immun. source
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“NOX2 is expressed robustly in both human and murine microglia and the adult CNS and throughout development, indicating a strong evolutionary requirement for its expression in the CNS.”
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“Loss-of-function mutations in NOX2 result in chronic granulomatous disease, a rare syndrome described in 1957 and characterised by recurrent infections caused by impaired phagocytosis [46,47,48].”
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- Not checked yetcites [46] Berendes, 1957, A fatal granulomatosus of childhood: The clinical study of a new syndrome, Minn. Med.
- Not checked yetcites [47] Quie, 1967, In vitro bactericidal capacity of human polymorphonuclear leukocytes: Diminished activity in chronic granulomatous disease of childhood, J. Clin. Investig. source
- Not checked yetcites [48] Baehner, 1967, Leukocyte oxidase: Defective activity in chronic granulomatous disease, Science source
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“Interestingly, however, this particular cell line does not express NOX2; this calls into question the validity of the model since NOX2 is the most highly expressed isotype in both human and murine microglia [72,73].”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 3. Expression and Regulation of NOX in Microglia > Microglia Express NOX2 and NOX4
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- Not checked yetcites [72] Zhang, 2014, An RNA-Sequencing Transcriptome and Splicing Database of Glia, Neurons, and Vascular Cells of the Cerebral Cortex, J. Neurosci. source
- Not checked yetcites [73] Zhang, 2016, Purification and Characterization of Progenitor and Mature Human Astrocytes Reveals Transcriptional and Functional Differences with Mouse, Neuron source
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“CR3, which is upregulated in human AD-associated microglia, contributes to persistent inflammation, NOX2 activation and O2•- release in response to DAMPs, such as amyloid-β [85,98,99,100].”
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- Not checked yetcites [85] Fu, 2012, Complement component C3 and complement receptor type 3 contribute to the phagocytosis and clearance of fibrillar Aβ by microglia, Glia source
- Not checked yetcites [98] Zhang, 2011, Microglial MAC1 receptor and PI3K are essential in mediating β-amyloid peptide-induced microglial activation and subsequent neurotoxicity, J. Neuroinflamm. source
- Not checked yetcites [99] Hu, 2008, Macrophage antigen complex-1 mediates reactive microgliosis and progressive dopaminergic neurodegeneration in the MPTP model of Parkinson’s disease, J. Immunol. source
- Not checked yetcites [100] Akiyama, 1990, Brain microglia constitutively express beta-2 integrins, J. Neuroimmunol. source
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“Pharmacological blockade or microglial-specific knockout of TLR4 or CR3 severely attenuates ROS production by NOX2, indicating NOX2 activation is of microglial origin, despite reported expression of NOX2 in neurons [64,102,103].”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 4. Microglial NOX Is Activated in Inflammation and Neurodegeneration > 4.2. Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns (DAMPs) Originating from Neurons Mediate NOX Activation via Pattern Recognition Receptors CR3 and TLR4
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- Not checked yetcites [64] Cooney, 2013, Cellular and temporal expression of NADPH oxidase (NOX) isotypes after brain injury, J. Neuroinflamm. source
- Not checked yetcites [102] Levesque, 2013, The role of MAC1 in diesel exhaust particle-induced microglial activation and loss of dopaminergic neuron function, J. Neurochem. source
- Not checked yetcites [103] Pei, 2007, MAC1 mediates LPS-induced production of superoxide by microglia: The role of pattern recognition receptors in dopaminergic neurotoxicity, Glia source
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“The rate-limiting step of NOX2 activation is hypothesised to be serine-threonine phosphorylation of p47phox by p21 (cdc42/Rac1)-activated kinase-1 [62].”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 2. Inflammatory-Related ROS Production—NOX Mediates Production of ROS in Microglia > 2.3. Phagocytic NOX (NOX1-3) Are Regulated by the Assembly of Cytosolic Subunits
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- Not checked yetcites [62] Roepstorff, 2008, Stimulus-dependent Regulation of the Phagocyte NADPH Oxidase by a VAV1, Rac1, and PAK1 Signaling Axis, J. Biol. Chem. source
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“Nonetheless, NOX is activated in in vivo models of AD and offsetting this upregulation may limit neurodegeneration and cognitive impairment.”
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“Evidence from mammalian studies indicates that NOX activation in response to amyloid-β contributes to neurodegeneration and is associated with cerebrovascular pathology.”
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“Furthermore, age-related amyloid deposition, microgliosis and ROS production were dependent on NOX2 expression and findings correlated with post-mortem tissue from young and aged human samples [125].”
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- Not checked yetcites [125] Geng, L., Fan, L.M., Liu, F., Smith, C., and Li, J.-M. (2020). Nox2 dependent redox-regulation of microglial response to amyloid-β stimulation and microgliosis in aging. Sci. Rep., 10. source
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“Further, microglia in AD brains strongly express gp91phox, implying NOX2 activation is localised to microglia in AD [119].”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 4. Microglial NOX Is Activated in Inflammation and Neurodegeneration > 4.3. NOX Is Activated in Chronic Disease-Associated Microglia (DAM)—A Focus on Alzheimer’s Disease
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- Not checked yetcites [119] Gupta, 2010, NOX activity is increased in mild cognitive impairment, Antioxid. Redox Signal. source
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“Indeed, Aβ-42 induces NOX2 expression in microglia and this response is accentuated in aged mice [125].”
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- Not checked yetcites [125] Geng, L., Fan, L.M., Liu, F., Smith, C., and Li, J.-M. (2020). Nox2 dependent redox-regulation of microglial response to amyloid-β stimulation and microgliosis in aging. Sci. Rep., 10. source
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“For example, microglial activation by the TLR4 agonist, LPS, results in degradation of IκB, translocation of NFκB to the nucleus and activation of κB-containing DNA response elements, including TNFα, IL1β and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2).”
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- Not checked yetcites [140] Dresselhaus, E.C., and Meffert, M.K. (2019). Cellular Specificity of NF-κB Function in the Nervous System. Front. Immunol., 10. source
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“whilst neurovascular changes were not reported, increased NOX activity and NOX4 expression were age-dependent and NOX activity was, again, strongly correlated with cognitive impairment [117].”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 4. Microglial NOX Is Activated in Inflammation and Neurodegeneration > 4.3. NOX Is Activated in Chronic Disease-Associated Microglia (DAM)—A Focus on Alzheimer’s Disease
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- Not checked yetcites [117] Gupta, 2011, Cognitive impairment in humanized APP×PS1 mice is linked to Aβ(1-42) and NOX activation, Neurobiol. Dis. source
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“Furthermore, amyloid-β stimulates NOX2 in rat microglia and peripheral phagocytes, whilst phagocytes isolated from patients with chronic granulomatosis disease (caused by a genetic deficiency of NOX2) do not respond to stimulation with amyloid-β [121].”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 4. Microglial NOX Is Activated in Inflammation and Neurodegeneration > 4.3. NOX Is Activated in Chronic Disease-Associated Microglia (DAM)—A Focus on Alzheimer’s Disease
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- Not checked yetcites [121] Bianca, 1999, β-Amyloid Activates the O⨪2 Forming NADPH Oxidase in Microglia, Monocytes, and Neutrophils A POSSIBLE INFLAMMATORY MECHANISM OF NEURONAL DAMAGE IN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE, J. Biol. Chem. source
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“Also, NOX1 and 3 expression is increased in early AD, followed by upregulation of markers of mitochondrial dysfunction [114].”
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- Not checked yetcites [114] Wands, 2006, Molecular indices of oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction occur early and often progress with severity of Alzheimer’s disease, J. Alzheimers Dis. JAD source
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“In LPS-stimulated macrophages, the peripheral cousins of microglia, the antioxidant lutein scavenges intracellular O2•– and H2O2 and reduces NFκB activation, whilst TLR4 signalling and MAPK activation remained [146].”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 5. ROS Are Secondary Messengers Activating Pro-inflammatory Pathways in Microglia > 5.1. NFκB, a Master Regulator of Inflammation in Microglia, Is Associated with NOX Expression
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- Not checked yetcites [146] Kim, 2008, The non-provitamin A carotenoid, lutein, inhibits NF-κB-dependent gene expression through redox-based regulation of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/PTEN/Akt and NF-κB-inducing kinase pathways: Role of H2O2 in NF-κB activation, Free Radic. Biol. Med. source
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“NFκB activation by TLR4 signalling results in neuroinflammation and cognitive impairment [141,142].”
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“Knockdown of gp91phox or application of N-acetyl cysteine (the antioxidant, NAC) in infected macrophages reduced NFκB activation levels.”
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- Not checked yetcites [147] Li, H., Luo, Y.-F., Wang, Y.-S., Yang, Q., Xiao, Y.-L., Cai, H.-R., and Xie, C.-M. (2020, June 16). Using ROS as a Second Messenger, NADPH Oxidase 2 Mediates Macrophage Senescence via Interaction with NF-κB during Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection. Available online: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/omcl/2018/9741838/. source
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“However, p47phox and p67phox are not expressed in neurons or astrocytes isolated from rats, but cytosolic translocation of both subunits does occur in microglia [113].”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 4. Microglial NOX Is Activated in Inflammation and Neurodegeneration > 4.3. NOX Is Activated in Chronic Disease-Associated Microglia (DAM)—A Focus on Alzheimer’s Disease
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- Not checked yetcites [113] Shimohama, 2000, Activation of NADPH oxidase in Alzheimer’s disease brains, Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. source
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“Microglial NFκB is a dimer of p50 (NFκB1) and p65 (Rel-A) [138,139] and is sequestered in the cytoplasm by inhibitor of κB (IκB).”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 5. ROS Are Secondary Messengers Activating Pro-inflammatory Pathways in Microglia > 5.1. NFκB, a Master Regulator of Inflammation in Microglia, Is Associated with NOX Expression
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- Not checked yetcites [138] Wang, W.-Y., Tan, M.-S., Yu, J.-T., and Tan, L. (2015). Role of pro-inflammatory cytokines released from microglia in Alzheimer’s disease. Ann. Transl. Med., 3.
- Not checked yetcites [139] Zheng, 2011, Structural studies of NF-κB signaling, Cell Res. source
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“Interestingly, GRN−/− mice display high numbers of LDAM which are ROS-generating and pro-inflammatory, yet defective in phagocytosis [162].”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 6. Lipid Droplet-Accumulating Microglia as a Source of OS in Neurodegenerative Disease > 6.1. Lipid Droplet Accumulation Is Stimulated by ROS and Correlated with Neuronal Death
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- Not checked yetcites [162] Marschallinger, 2020, Lipid-droplet-accumulating microglia represent a dysfunctional and proinflammatory state in the aging brain, Nat. Neurosci. source
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“The family includes extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK1/2), c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 MAPKs.”
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“This identifies endogenous ROS derived from mitochondria as critical mediators of the neuroimmune response to LPS, as well as exogenous ROS, i.e., from neuronal damage.”
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- Not checked yetcites [158] Park, 2015, Mitochondrial ROS govern the LPS-induced pro-inflammatory response in microglia cells by regulating MAPK and NF-κB pathways, Neurosci. Lett. source
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“For example, IL1 signalling results in activation of the small G-protein, Ras, which in turn activates MKK6, resulting in activation of p38 MAPK [153].”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 5. ROS Are Secondary Messengers Activating Pro-inflammatory Pathways in Microglia > 5.2. ROS Serves to Activate the MAPK Family Resulting in Microglial Activation
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- Not checked yetcites [153] McDermott, 2002, Ras Participates in the Activation of p38 MAPK by Interleukin-1 by Associating with IRAK, IRAK2, TRAF6, and TAK-1, J. Biol. Chem. source
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“Moreover, BV-2 microglia treated with advanced oxidation protein products, a hallmark of oxidative stress, displayed increased NOX4 expression and elevated ROS, along with p38 MAPK and JNK activation [155].”
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- Not checked yetcites [155] Liu, 2020, Advanced oxidation protein products induce microglia-mediated neuroinflammation via MAPKs-NF-κB signaling pathway and pyroptosis after secondary spinal cord injury, J. Neuroinflamm. source
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“This evidence shows that lipid droplets are an important element of the redox response in microglia and these organelles are associated with AD-risk genes and neuronal death.”
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- Not checked yetcites [162] Marschallinger, 2020, Lipid-droplet-accumulating microglia represent a dysfunctional and proinflammatory state in the aging brain, Nat. Neurosci. source
- Not checked yetcites [163] Liu, 2015, Glial Lipid Droplets and ROS Induced by Mitochondrial Defects Promote Neurodegeneration, Cell source
- Not checked yetcites [164] Liu, 2017, The Glia-Neuron Lactate Shuttle and Elevated ROS Promote Lipid Synthesis in Neurons and Lipid Droplet Accumulation in Glia via APOE/D, Cell Metab. source
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“Specific pharmacological suppression of mROS by mitoTEMPO in LPS-stimulated primary murine microglia resulted in reduced activation of all three MAPKs and limited NFκB nuclear translocation, along with the reduced expression of a battery of pro-inflammatory factors (TNFα, IL1β, IL6, iNOS and Cox-2) [158].”
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- Not checked yetcites [158] Park, 2015, Mitochondrial ROS govern the LPS-induced pro-inflammatory response in microglia cells by regulating MAPK and NF-κB pathways, Neurosci. Lett. source
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“Ethanol-related neurodegeneration is associated with increased microglial NFκB activation and gp91phox expression [150].”
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- Not checked yetcites [150] Qin, 2012, NADPH oxidase and reactive oxygen species contribute to alcohol-induced microglial activation and neurodegeneration, J. Neuroinflamm. source
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“The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) family comprises three subgroups of serine/threonine kinases activated in response to a range of cellular signals, including proinflammatory cytokines, environmental stress and growth factors.”
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“Lipid droplets (LD) are organelles formed in the endoplasmic reticulum, comprising of a neutral lipid (triacylglycerol and cholesteryl ester) core encapsulated by a phospholipid monolayer, thought to function as a store of energy [160].”
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- Not checked yetcites [160] Jackson, 2019, Lipid droplet biogenesis, Curr. Opin. Cell Biol. source
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“Critically, these findings were correlated with human post-mortem brain samples from alcoholic patients, yet the effect of NOX inhibition on NFκB activation in humans was not noted [150].”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 5. ROS Are Secondary Messengers Activating Pro-inflammatory Pathways in Microglia > 5.1. NFκB, a Master Regulator of Inflammation in Microglia, Is Associated with NOX Expression
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- Not checked yetcites [150] Qin, 2012, NADPH oxidase and reactive oxygen species contribute to alcohol-induced microglial activation and neurodegeneration, J. Neuroinflamm. source
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“Antioxidant treatment or human superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) expression in flies reduces LD formation and attenuates neurodegeneration [163].”
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- Not checked yetcites [163] Liu, 2015, Glial Lipid Droplets and ROS Induced by Mitochondrial Defects Promote Neurodegeneration, Cell source
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“MAPKs themselves exert their effects on cellular physiology via myriad effectors, including transcription factors and further kinases [152].”
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- Not checked yetcites [152] Kaminska, 2009, MAPK signal transduction underlying brain inflammation and gliosis as therapeutic target, Anat. Rec. source
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“MAPKs share a common chain of activation mediated by sequential, three-tiered phosphorylation of upstream kinases, i.e., signal transduction is mediated by phosphorylation of a MAPK kinase kinase (MKKK), which in turn activates a MAPK kinase (MKK) which activates the MAPK.”
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- Not checked yetcites [152] Kaminska, 2009, MAPK signal transduction underlying brain inflammation and gliosis as therapeutic target, Anat. Rec. source
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“This was mediated by both a reduction in heme availability and biliverdin and carbon monoxide, by-products of heme metabolism by HO-1 which may facilitate attenuation of TLR4 signalling by NOX inhibition [173,174].”
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- Not checked yetcites [173] Nakahira, 2006, Carbon monoxide differentially inhibits TLR signaling pathways by regulating ROS-induced trafficking of TLRs to lipid rafts, J. Exp. Med. source
- Not checked yetcites [174] Lanone, 2004, Induction of heme oxygenase-1 inhibits NAD(P)H oxidase activity by down-regulating cytochrome b558 expression via the reduction of heme availability, J. Biol. Chem. source
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“Furthermore, NCOA7 is induced in epithelial cells in response to rhinovirus infection and LPS-stimulated macrophages, the peripheral myeloid cousins of microglia [186,187].”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 7. Balancing the Scales—Antioxidant Enzymes Limit Microglial Activation > 7.2. A Role for TLDc Proteins in Neuroinflammation
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- Not checked yetcites [186] Baines, 2013, Novel immune genes associated with excessive inflammatory and antiviral responses to rhinovirus in COPD, Respir. Res. source
- Not checked yetcites [187] Alasoo, 2015, Transcriptional profiling of macrophages derived from monocytes and iPS cells identifies a conserved response to LPS and novel alternative transcription, Sci. Rep. source
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“Loss of OXR1 results in pronounced microgliosis whilst neuronal OXR1 overexpression delays inflammation, indicating OXR1 regulation of microglial activation in a non-cell-autonomous fashion [184].”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 7. Balancing the Scales—Antioxidant Enzymes Limit Microglial Activation > 7.2. A Role for TLDc Proteins in Neuroinflammation
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- Not checked yetcites [184] Liu, 2015, Neuron-specific antioxidant OXR1 extends survival of a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Brain source
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“Expression of these proteins by Nrf2 in microglia may represent a pathway that can be modulated to enhance innate defences and combat oxidative stress.”
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“The function of these redox regulators in microglia is unclear as of yet, however, many of these proteins are linked to inflammation, suggesting functionality in microglia.”
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“Many antioxidant proteins are understood to function in the CNS, including classical antioxidants (superoxide dismutase, glutathione reductase, catalase, etc. reviewed in [38]) and more recently TBC, LysM, domain catalytic (TLDc) proteins (oxidation resistance 1, nuclear receptor coactivator 7, Tbc1d24, etc. reviewed in [166]).”
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“The two are undoubtedly linked; however, it is not clear how ROS interact with glia to elicit an immune response, although this may involve reciprocal regulation between NOX2 and NFκB [147].”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 8. Conclusions and Future Directions > 8.1. Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms of Neuroinflammation Is Key to Developing Effective Antioxidant Therapies
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- Not checked yetcites [147] Li, H., Luo, Y.-F., Wang, Y.-S., Yang, Q., Xiao, Y.-L., Cai, H.-R., and Xie, C.-M. (2020, June 16). Using ROS as a Second Messenger, NADPH Oxidase 2 Mediates Macrophage Senescence via Interaction with NF-κB during Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection. Available online: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/omcl/2018/9741838/. source
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“Intracranial injection of the isothiocyanate, sulforaphane, enhanced Nrf2 levels which limited expression of pro-inflammatory microglial markers and conferred neuroprotection [168,169,170].”
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- Not checked yetcites [168] Innamorato, 2008, The transcription factor Nrf2 is a therapeutic target against brain inflammation, J. Immunol. Baltim. source
- Not checked yetcites [169] Rojo, 2010, Nrf2 regulates microglial dynamics and neuroinflammation in experimental Parkinson’s disease, Glia source
- Not checked yetcites [170] Jazwa, 2011, Pharmacological targeting of the transcription factor Nrf2 at the basal ganglia provides disease modifying therapy for experimental parkinsonism, Antioxid. Redox Signal. source
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“Finally, LDAM are important regulators of oxidative stress and a mechanism by which protective inflammation may become dysregulated and damaging in ageing and neurodegeneration.”
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“This signature involved the downregulation of microglial homeostatic genes (Tmem119, Cx3cr1) and overexpression of ROS-related genes Cybb (p91phox), Cyba (p22phox) and Nos2 (nitric oxide synthase 2); and pro-inflammatory genes Il1b, Cd47 and Prkcd (protein kinase C-δ).”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 8. Conclusions and Future Directions > 8.2. At the Forefront of Drug Discovery: ToxSeq Analysis of ROS-Generating Microglia
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- Not checked yetcites [181] Mendiola, 2020, Transcriptional profiling and therapeutic targeting of oxidative stress in neuroinflammation, Nat. Immunol. source
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“The mechanism of LD accumulation in response to elevated ROS in flies and the perturbation of this mechanism by ApoeE-ε4 indicates LDAM are protective, potentially by sequestering peroxidised lipids [163,164].”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 6. Lipid Droplet-Accumulating Microglia as a Source of OS in Neurodegenerative Disease > 6.2. Lipid-Droplet Accumulating Microglia May Represent a Double-Edged Sword in Neurodegeneration
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- Not checked yetcites [163] Liu, 2015, Glial Lipid Droplets and ROS Induced by Mitochondrial Defects Promote Neurodegeneration, Cell source
- Not checked yetcites [164] Liu, 2017, The Glia-Neuron Lactate Shuttle and Elevated ROS Promote Lipid Synthesis in Neurons and Lipid Droplet Accumulation in Glia via APOE/D, Cell Metab. source
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“The function of these redox regulators in microglia is unclear as of yet, however, many of these proteins are linked to inflammation, suggesting functionality in microglia.”
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“However, it is feasible that ROS act as secondary messengers in microglia to propagate inflammatory states and may contribute to immune dysregulation, leading to persistent and inappropriate inflammation.”
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“This implies LDAM are dysfunctional in neurodegeneration, where they may be unable to clear aggregated protein but would induce oxidative stress and inflammatory cascades.”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 6. Lipid Droplet-Accumulating Microglia as a Source of OS in Neurodegenerative Disease > 6.2. Lipid-Droplet Accumulating Microglia May Represent a Double-Edged Sword in Neurodegeneration
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- Not checked yetcites [162] Marschallinger, 2020, Lipid-droplet-accumulating microglia represent a dysfunctional and proinflammatory state in the aging brain, Nat. Neurosci. source
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“Molecular pathways in microglia contributing to neurodegeneration undoubtedly involve inflammatory-mediated ROS production by activation of NOX.”
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“In microglia, Nrf2-deficiency promotes inflammatory marker expression (IL6, Cox2, iNOS) whilst inhibiting anti-inflammatory marker expression (arginase 1, IL4) in response to LPS and MPTP [168,169].”
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“The mechanism by which TLDc proteins confer stress resistance is unclear, however, specific disruption of the OXR1 TLDc domain in mice is sufficient to cause neurodegeneration and loss-of-function polymorphisms in human TLDc proteins result in a neurodegenerative phenotype [182,183].”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 7. Balancing the Scales—Antioxidant Enzymes Limit Microglial Activation > 7.2. A Role for TLDc Proteins in Neuroinflammation
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- Not checked yetcites [182] Finelli, 2016, The Evolutionarily Conserved Tre2/Bub2/Cdc16 (TBC), Lysin Motif (LysM), Domain Catalytic (TLDc) Domain Is Neuroprotective against Oxidative Stress, J. Biol. Chem. source
- Not checked yetcites [183] Wang, 2019, Loss of Oxidation Resistance 1, OXR1, Is Associated with an Autosomal-Recessive Neurological Disease with Cerebellar Atrophy and Lysosomal Dysfunction, Am. J. Hum. Genet. source
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“Finally, a unique, short-isoform of NCOA7, NCOA7-B or NCOA7-AS, is strongly linked to inflammatory activation, especially by viral-related stimuli such as interferons (IFNs), and functional inhibition of endosome-mediated viral-entry by NCOA7-B has been demonstrated [185].”
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- Not checked yetcites [185] Doyle, 2018, The interferon-inducible isoform of NCOA7 inhibits endosome-mediated viral entry, Nat. Microbiol. source
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“It is unlikely ROS are the primary trigger of inflammation in Alzheimer’s disease; this is likely mediated by DAMPs associated with toxic protein aggregation.”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 8. Conclusions and Future Directions > 8.1. Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms of Neuroinflammation Is Key to Developing Effective Antioxidant Therapies
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“However, LDAM are also ROS-generating and pro-inflammatory yet defective in phagocytosis in murine models [162].”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 6. Lipid Droplet-Accumulating Microglia as a Source of OS in Neurodegenerative Disease > 6.2. Lipid-Droplet Accumulating Microglia May Represent a Double-Edged Sword in Neurodegeneration
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- Not checked yetcites [162] Marschallinger, 2020, Lipid-droplet-accumulating microglia represent a dysfunctional and proinflammatory state in the aging brain, Nat. Neurosci. source
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“Microgliosis and sulforaphane neuroprotection were attenuated in Nrf2-deficient mice which confirms a mechanistic link between Nrf2 and immune regulation.”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 7. Balancing the Scales—Antioxidant Enzymes Limit Microglial Activation > 7.1. Expression of Classical Antioxidant Proteins Are Controlled by Nrf2 in Microglia
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- Not checked yetcites [168] Innamorato, 2008, The transcription factor Nrf2 is a therapeutic target against brain inflammation, J. Immunol. Baltim. source
- Not checked yetcites [169] Rojo, 2010, Nrf2 regulates microglial dynamics and neuroinflammation in experimental Parkinson’s disease, Glia source
- Not checked yetcites [170] Jazwa, 2011, Pharmacological targeting of the transcription factor Nrf2 at the basal ganglia provides disease modifying therapy for experimental parkinsonism, Antioxid. Redox Signal. source
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“Furthermore, the expression of this short-isoform in ovarian follicles is regulated intracellularly by MAPKs, p38 and ERK, which are recognised mediators of the pro-inflammatory response in microglia [191].”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 7. Balancing the Scales—Antioxidant Enzymes Limit Microglial Activation > 7.2. A Role for TLDc Proteins in Neuroinflammation
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- Not checked yetcites [191] Shkolnik, 2008, Molecular characterization and bioinformatics analysis of Ncoa7B, a novel ovulation-associated and reproduction system-specific Ncoa7 isoform, Reproduction source
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“For example, the concerted kinase activity of MAPKs and PKC may create a strong pro-oxidant signal by vigorous and persistent phosphorylation of both each other’s activation pathways and NOX2 regulatory subunits, resulting in enhanced and sustained ROS production.”
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“Notably, many experiments examining the role have been conducted in immortalised microglia, e.g., BV2 cells.”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 7. Balancing the Scales—Antioxidant Enzymes Limit Microglial Activation > 7.1. Expression of Classical Antioxidant Proteins Are Controlled by Nrf2 in Microglia
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“This likely involves a vicious cycle in which neuroinflammatory signals induce ROS release, which then promotes further deleterious inflammation.”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 8. Conclusions and Future Directions > 8.1. Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms of Neuroinflammation Is Key to Developing Effective Antioxidant Therapies
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“Gene network analysis identified upregulation of glutathione transferase activity in ROS-generating microglia, which was rescued by acivin, a compound which inhibits glutathione degradation [181].”
§ ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease > 8. Conclusions and Future Directions > 8.2. At the Forefront of Drug Discovery: ToxSeq Analysis of ROS-Generating Microglia
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“Acivin effectively reduced oxidative stress and neuronal death in the EAE model without toxicity to other CNS cell types.”
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“Treatment options for neuroinflammation associated with AD have been investigated, including IL-1β antagonists such as canakinumab [206,207,208].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Simpson, D. S. A., & Oliver, P. L.
- Affiliations
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Oliver, Peter L.
- Venue
- Antioxidants
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2020-08-13
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 743
- ISSN
- 2076-3921 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7463655
- OpenAlex
- W3048426432
- Cited by
- 1,044
- References
- 198
- Citations by year
- 2026: 156 · 2025: 249 · 2024: 201 · 2023: 183 · 2022: 133 · 2021: 113 · 2020: 9
- FWCI
- 10.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Antioxidants (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- Medical Research Council (MR/P502005/1)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Redox biology and oxidative stress
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Keywords
- reactive oxygen species, microglia, neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer's disease, NADPH oxidase 2, NOX2, damage-associated molecular patterns, disease-associated microglia, mitochondrial reactive oxygen species, NQO1, Nrf2, amyloid plaques, antioxidant therapeutics, anti-inflammatory agents
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