Article
Early changes in CSF sTREM2 in dominantly inherited Alzheimer's disease occur after amyloid deposition and neuronal injury.
Science translational medicine - 14 Dec 2016
Suárez-Calvet Marc, Araque Caballero Miguel Ángel, Kleinberger Gernot, Bateman Randall J, Fagan Anne M, Morris John C, Levin Johannes, Danek Adrian, Ewers Michael, Haass Christian
Abstract excerpt
Emerging evidence supports a role for innate immunity and microglia in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathophysiology. However, no marker related to microglia has been included in the temporal evolution models of AD. TREM2 is a transmembrane protein involved in innate immunity and is selectively expressed by microglia and genetically linked to AD and other neurodegenerative disorders. Its ectodomain is released by...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
