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  1. Research article

    TREM2 deficiency exacerbates tau pathology through dysregulated kinase signaling in a mouse model of tauopathy

    Genetic variants of the Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells-2 (TREM2) confer increased risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer’s Disease (LOAD) and other neurodegenerative disorders. Recent studies pro...

    Shane M. Bemiller, Tyler J. McCray, Kevin Allan, Shane V. Formica, Guixiang Xu, Gina Wilson, Olga N. Kokiko-Cochran, Samuel D. Crish, Cristian A. Lasagna-Reeves, Richard M. Ransohoff, Gary E. Landreth and Bruce T. Lamb

    Molecular Neurodegeneration 2017 12:74

    Published on: 16 October 2017

  2. Research article

    Gad67 haploinsufficiency reduces amyloid pathology and rescues olfactory memory deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease

    Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common age-related neurodegenerative disorder, affecting millions of people worldwide. Although dysfunction of multiple neurotransmitter systems including cholinergic, glut...

    Yue Wang, Zheng Wu, Yu-Ting Bai, Gang-Yi Wu and Gong Chen

    Molecular Neurodegeneration 2017 12:73

    Published on: 10 October 2017

  3. Research article

    The CNS in inbred transgenic models of 4-repeat Tauopathy develops consistent tau seeding capacity yet focal and diverse patterns of protein deposition

    MAPT mutations cause neurodegenerative diseases such as frontotemporal dementia but, strikingly, patients with the same mutation may have different clinical phenotypes.

    Ghazaleh Eskandari-Sedighi, Nathalie Daude, Hristina Gapeshina, David W. Sanders, Razieh Kamali-Jamil, Jing Yang, Beipei Shi, Holger Wille, Bernardino Ghetti, Marc I. Diamond, Christopher Janus and David Westaway

    Molecular Neurodegeneration 2017 12:72

    Published on: 4 October 2017

  4. Research article

    Together JUN and DDIT3 (CHOP) control retinal ganglion cell death after axonal injury

    Optic nerve injury is an important pathological component in neurodegenerative diseases such as traumatic optic neuropathies and glaucoma. The molecular signaling pathway(s) critical for retinal ganglion cell ...

    Stephanie B. Syc-Mazurek, Kimberly A. Fernandes, Michael P. Wilson, Peter Shrager and Richard T. Libby

    Molecular Neurodegeneration 2017 12:71

    Published on: 2 October 2017

  5. Research article

    Hexokinases link DJ-1 to the PINK1/parkin pathway

    Early onset Parkinson’s disease is caused by variants in PINK1, parkin, and DJ-1. PINK1 and parkin operate in pathways that preserve mitochondrial integrity, but the function of DJ-1 and how it relates to PINK1 a...

    David N. Hauser, Adamantios Mamais, Melissa M. Conti, Christopher T. Primiani, Ravindran Kumaran, Allissa A. Dillman, Rebekah G. Langston, Alexandra Beilina, Joseph H. Garcia, Alberto Diaz-Ruiz, Michel Bernier, Fabienne C. Fiesel, Xu Hou, Wolfdieter Springer, Yan Li, Rafael de Cabo…

    Molecular Neurodegeneration 2017 12:70

    Published on: 29 September 2017

  6. Research article

    Blood hemoglobin A1c levels and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis survival

    There are inconsistences regarding the correlation between diabetes or fasting blood glucose concentrations and the risk and survival of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in the previous studies. Moreover, t...

    Qian-Qian Wei, Yongping Chen, Bei Cao, Ru Wei Ou, Lingyu Zhang, Yanbing Hou, Xiang Gao and Huifang Shang

    Molecular Neurodegeneration 2017 12:69

    Published on: 21 September 2017

  7. Research article

    Role of the sigma-1 receptor chaperone in rod and cone photoreceptor degenerations in a mouse model of retinitis pigmentosa

    Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is the most common inherited retinal degenerative disease yet with no effective treatment available. The sigma-1 receptor (S1R), a ligand-regulated chaperone, emerges as a potential r...

    Huan Yang, Yingmei Fu, Xinying Liu, Pawan K. Shahi, Timur A. Mavlyutov, Jun Li, Annie Yao, Steven Z.-W. Guo, Bikash R. Pattnaik and Lian-Wang Guo

    Molecular Neurodegeneration 2017 12:68

    Published on: 19 September 2017

  9. Research article

    Prevention of C5aR1 signaling delays microglial inflammatory polarization, favors clearance pathways and suppresses cognitive loss

    Pharmacologic inhibition of C5aR1, a receptor for the complement activation proinflammatory fragment, C5a, suppressed pathology and cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease (AD) mouse models. To validate that...

    Michael X. Hernandez, Shan Jiang, Tracy A. Cole, Shu-Hui Chu, Maria I. Fonseca, Melody J. Fang, Lindsay A. Hohsfield, Maria D. Torres, Kim N. Green, Rick A. Wetsel, Ali Mortazavi and Andrea J. Tenner

    Molecular Neurodegeneration 2017 12:66

    Published on: 18 September 2017

  10. Research article

    Whole blood gene expression and white matter Hyperintensities

    White matter hyperintensities (WMH) are an important biomarker of cumulative vascular brain injury and have been associated with cognitive decline and an increased risk of dementia, stroke, depression, and gai...

    Honghuang Lin, Claudia Satizabal, Zhijun Xie, Qiong Yang, Tianxiao Huan, Roby Joehanes, Chengping Wen, Peter J. Munson, Alexa Beiser, Daniel Levy and Sudha Seshadri

    Molecular Neurodegeneration 2017 12:67

    Published on: 18 September 2017

  11. Research article

    Depletion of adult neurogenesis exacerbates cognitive deficits in Alzheimer’s disease by compromising hippocampal inhibition

    The molecular mechanism underlying progressive memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease is poorly understood. Neurogenesis in the adult hippocampus is a dynamic process that continuously changes the dentate gyrus an...

    Carolyn Hollands, Matthew Kyle Tobin, Michael Hsu, Kianna Musaraca, Tzong-Shiue Yu, Rachana Mishra, Steven G. Kernie and Orly Lazarov

    Molecular Neurodegeneration 2017 12:64

    Published on: 8 September 2017

  12. Research article

    Quantification of plasma phosphorylated tau to use as a biomarker for brain Alzheimer pathology: pilot case-control studies including patients with Alzheimer’s disease and down syndrome

    There is still a substantial unmet need for less invasive and lower-cost blood-based biomarkers to detect brain Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology. This study is aimed to determine whether quantification of pl...

    Harutsugu Tatebe, Takashi Kasai, Takuma Ohmichi, Yusuke Kishi, Tomoshi Kakeya, Masaaki Waragai, Masaki Kondo, David Allsop and Takahiko Tokuda

    Molecular Neurodegeneration 2017 12:63

    Published on: 4 September 2017

  13. Research article

    Aβ accumulation causes MVB enlargement and is modelled by dominant negative VPS4A

    Alzheimer’s disease (AD)-linked β-amyloid (Aβ) accumulates in multivesicular bodies (MVBs) with the onset of AD pathogenesis. Alterations in endosomes are among the earliest changes associated with AD but the ...

    Katarina Willén, James R. Edgar, Takafumi Hasegawa, Nobuyuki Tanaka, Clare E. Futter and Gunnar K. Gouras

    Molecular Neurodegeneration 2017 12:61

    Published on: 23 August 2017

  14. Short report

    Lysosomal processing of progranulin

    Mutations resulting in progranulin (PGRN) haploinsufficiency cause frontotemporal lobar degeneration with TDP-43-positive inclusions (FTLD-TDP), a devastating neurodegenerative disease. PGRN is localized to th...

    Xiaolai Zhou, Daniel H. Paushter, Tuancheng Feng, Lirong Sun, Thomas Reinheckel and Fenghua Hu

    Molecular Neurodegeneration 2017 12:62

    Published on: 23 August 2017

  15. Research article

    High-density lipoproteins suppress Aβ-induced PBMC adhesion to human endothelial cells in bioengineered vessels and in monoculture

    Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), characterized by accumulation of beta-amyloid (Aβ) plaques in the brain, can be caused by age-related failures to clear Aβ from the brain through pathways that involve the cerebrovasc...

    Jérôme Robert, Emily B. Button, Sophie Stukas, Guilaine K. Boyce, Ebrima Gibbs, Catherine M. Cowan, Megan Gilmour, Wai Hang Cheng, Sonja K. Soo, Brian Yuen, Arvin Bahrabadi, Kevin Kang, Iva Kulic, Gordon Francis, Neil Cashman and Cheryl L. Wellington

    Molecular Neurodegeneration 2017 12:60

    Published on: 22 August 2017

  16. Research article

    Absence of CX3CR1 impairs the internalization of Tau by microglia

    Extracellular Tau is toxic for neighboring cells, and it contributes to the progression of AD. The CX3CL1/CX3CR1 axis is an important neuron/microglia communication mechanism.

    Marta Bolós, María Llorens-Martín, Juan Ramón Perea, Jerónimo Jurado-Arjona, Alberto Rábano, Félix Hernández and Jesús Avila

    Molecular Neurodegeneration 2017 12:59

    Published on: 15 August 2017

  17. Research article

    Tau accumulation in the retina promotes early neuronal dysfunction and precedes brain pathology in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease

    Tau is an axon-enriched protein that binds to and stabilizes microtubules, and hence plays a crucial role in neuronal function. In Alzheimer’s disease (AD), pathological tau accumulation correlates with cognit...

    Marius Chiasseu, Luis Alarcon-Martinez, Nicolas Belforte, Heberto Quintero, Florence Dotigny, Laurie Destroismaisons, Christine Vande Velde, Fany Panayi, Caroline Louis and Adriana Di Polo

    Molecular Neurodegeneration 2017 12:58

    Published on: 3 August 2017

  18. Review

    TREM2 in Neurodegenerative Diseases

    TREM2 variants have been identified as risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs). Because TREM2 encodes a receptor exclusively expressed on immune cells, identificat...

    Taylor R. Jay, Victoria E. von Saucken and Gary E. Landreth

    Molecular Neurodegeneration 2017 12:56

    Published on: 2 August 2017

  19. Research article

    Intranasal insulin reverts central pathology and cognitive impairment in diabetic mother offspring

    Adverse effects in diabetic mothers offspring (DMO) are a major concern of increasing incidence. Among these, chronic central complications in DMO remain poorly understood, and in extreme cases, diabetes can e...

    Juan Jose Ramos-Rodriguez, Daniel Sanchez-Sotano, Alberto Doblas-Marquez, Carmen Infante-Garcia, Simon Lubian-Lopez and Monica Garcia-Alloza

    Molecular Neurodegeneration 2017 12:57

    Published on: 2 August 2017

  20. Short report

    The lysosomal protein cathepsin L is a progranulin protease

    Haploinsufficiency of GRN, the gene encoding progranulin (PGRN), causes frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), the second most common cause of early-onset dementia. Receptor-mediated lysosomal targeting has...

    Chris W. Lee, Jeannette N. Stankowski, Jeannie Chew, Casey N. Cook, Ying-Wai Lam, Sandra Almeida, Yari Carlomagno, Kwok-Fai Lau, Mercedes Prudencio, Fen-Biao Gao, Matthew Bogyo, Dennis W. Dickson and Leonard Petrucelli

    Molecular Neurodegeneration 2017 12:55

    Published on: 25 July 2017

  21. Research article

    A proteomic analysis of LRRK2 binding partners reveals interactions with multiple signaling components of the WNT/PCP pathway

    Autosomal-dominant mutations in the Park8 gene encoding Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) have been identified to cause up to 40% of the genetic forms of Parkinson’s disease. However, the function and molecula...

    Alena Salašová, Chika Yokota, David Potěšil, Zbyněk Zdráhal, Vítězslav Bryja and Ernest Arenas

    Molecular Neurodegeneration 2017 12:54

    Published on: 11 July 2017

  22. Research article

    TRPA1 channels promote astrocytic Ca2+ hyperactivity and synaptic dysfunction mediated by oligomeric forms of amyloid-β peptide

    Excessive synaptic loss is thought to be one of the earliest events in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, the key mechanisms that maintain plasticity of synapses during adulthood or initiate synapse dysfunctio...

    Anthony Bosson, Adrien Paumier, Sylvie Boisseau, Muriel Jacquier-Sarlin, Alain Buisson and Mireille Albrieux

    Molecular Neurodegeneration 2017 12:53

    Published on: 6 July 2017

  23. Research article

    Toll-like receptor 4 stimulation with monophosphoryl lipid A ameliorates motor deficits and nigral neurodegeneration triggered by extraneuronal α-synucleinopathy

    Alpha-synuclein (α-syn) aggregation represents the pathological hallmark of α-synucleinopathies like Parkinson’s disease (PD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), and multiple system atrophy (MSA). Toll-like rece...

    Serena Venezia, Violetta Refolo, Alexia Polissidis, Leonidas Stefanis, Gregor K. Wenning and Nadia Stefanova

    Molecular Neurodegeneration 2017 12:52

    Published on: 4 July 2017

  24. Research article

    Dissecting the role of non-coding RNAs in the accumulation of amyloid and tau neuropathologies in Alzheimer’s disease

    Given multiple studies of brain microRNA (miRNA) in relation to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) with few consistent results and the heterogeneity of this disease, the objective of this study was to explore their mech...

    Ellis Patrick, Sathyapriya Rajagopal, Hon-Kit Andus Wong, Cristin McCabe, Jishu Xu, Anna Tang, Selina H. Imboywa, Julie A. Schneider, Nathalie Pochet, Anna M. Krichevsky, Lori B. Chibnik, David A. Bennett and Philip L. De Jager

    Molecular Neurodegeneration 2017 12:51

    Published on: 1 July 2017

  25. Review

    Glial contributions to neurodegeneration in tauopathies

    Tauopathies are a broad set of neurodegenerative dementias characterized by aggregation of the tau protein into filamentous inclusions that can be found in neurons and glial cells. Activated microglia, astrocy...

    Cheryl E. G. Leyns and David M. Holtzman

    Molecular Neurodegeneration 2017 12:50

    Published on: 29 June 2017

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