The NLRP3 inflammasome triggers sterile neuroinflammation and Alzheimer's disease

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To maintain homeostasis, an organism must detect and resolve sterile tissue damage. The NLRP3 inflammasome coordinates such processes to clear tissue damage and induce repair. Dysregulated NLRP3 inflammasome activity, however, drives many conditions including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Recent reports posit that β-amyloid and tau aggregates trigger destructive NLRP3 inflammasome signalling in the brain, leading to AD pathophysiology and cognitive decline. Other endogenous molecules (e.g. TNF, ATP, serum amyloid A), as well as dysbiosis, can induce peripheral or central inflammation and thereby promote microglial NLRP3 inflammasome signalling and resultant AD. The NLRP3 inflammasome is thus emerging as a critical driver of sterile neuroinflammation and the resultant pathogenesis and progression of AD.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:68

Enthalten in:

Current opinion in immunology - 68(2021) vom: 25. Feb., Seite 116-124

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Milner, Mark T [VerfasserIn]
Maddugoda, Madhavi [VerfasserIn]
Götz, Jürgen [VerfasserIn]
Burgener, Sabrina S [VerfasserIn]
Schroder, Kate [VerfasserIn]

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Inflammasomes
Journal Article
NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Date Completed 07.12.2021

Date Revised 14.12.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.coi.2020.10.011

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NLM317488643