特雷姆2
小胶质细胞
发病机制
疾病
受体
阿尔茨海默病
生物
免疫学
医学
神经科学
遗传学
炎症
内科学
作者
Wilbur M. Song,Basavaraj Hooli,Kristina Mullin,Sheng Chih Jin,Marina Cella,Tyler K. Ulland,Yaming Wang,Rudolph E. Tanzi,Marco Colonna
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.jalz.2016.07.004
摘要
Introduction TREM2 is a lipid‐sensing activating receptor on microglia known to be important for Alzheimer's disease (AD), but whether it plays a beneficial or detrimental role in disease pathogenesis is controversial. Methods We analyzed AD risk of TREM2 variants in the NIMH AD Genetics Initiative Study and AD Sequencing Project. We compared each variant's risk and functional impact by a reporter assay. Finally, we analyzed expression of TREM2 on human monocytes. Results We provide more evidence for increased AD risk associated with several TREM2 variants, and show that these variants decreased or markedly increased binding to TREM2 ligands. We identify HDL and LDL as novel TREM2 ligands. We also show that TREM2 expression in human monocytes is minimal compared to monocyte‐derived dendritic cells. Discussion Our results suggest that TREM2 signaling helps protect against AD but can cause harm in excess, supporting the idea that proper TREM2 function is important to counteract disease progression.
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