Search Results - "Haass, Christian"
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If amyloid drives Alzheimer disease, why have anti-amyloid therapies not yet slowed cognitive decline?
Published in PLoS biology (21-07-2022)“…Strong genetic evidence supports an imbalance between production and clearance of amyloid β-protein (Aβ) in people with Alzheimer disease (AD). Microglia that…”
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Initiation and propagation of neurodegeneration
Published in Nature medicine (01-11-2010)“…Although substantial progress has been made in understanding the molecular and pathological bases of neurodegeneration, there have been few successes in the…”
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Emerging Microglia Biology Defines Novel Therapeutic Approaches for Alzheimer’s Disease
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (09-12-2020)“…Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is currently untreatable, and therapeutic strategies aimed to slow cognitive decline have not yet been successful. Many of these…”
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Stress granules in neurodegeneration – lessons learnt from TAR DNA binding protein of 43 kDa and fused in sarcoma
Published in The FEBS journal (01-09-2013)“…Stress granules (SGs) are cytoplasmic foci that rapidly form when cells are exposed to stress. They transiently store mRNAs encoding house‐keeping proteins and…”
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Mitochondrial dysfunction in Parkinson's disease: molecular mechanisms and pathophysiological consequences
Published in The EMBO journal (18-07-2012)“…Neurons are critically dependent on mitochondrial integrity based on specific morphological, biochemical, and physiological features. They are characterized by…”
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Microglia states and nomenclature: A field at its crossroads
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (02-11-2022)“…Microglial research has advanced considerably in recent decades yet has been constrained by a rolling series of dichotomies such as “resting versus activated”…”
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The TREM2-APOE Pathway Drives the Transcriptional Phenotype of Dysfunctional Microglia in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Published in Immunity (Cambridge, Mass.) (19-09-2017)“…Microglia play a pivotal role in the maintenance of brain homeostasis but lose homeostatic function during neurodegenerative disorders. We identified a…”
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Regulated intramembrane proteolysis – lessons from amyloid precursor protein processing
Published in Journal of neurochemistry (01-06-2011)“…J. Neurochem. (2011) 117, 779–796. Regulated intramembrane proteolysis (RIP) controls the communication between cells and the extracellular environment. RIP is…”
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Young microglia restore amyloid plaque clearance of aged microglia
Published in The EMBO journal (01-03-2017)“…Alzheimer′s disease (AD) is characterized by deposition of amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, and neuroinflammation. In order to study microglial…”
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Loss of TREM2 function increases amyloid seeding but reduces plaque-associated ApoE
Published in Nature neuroscience (01-02-2019)“…Coding variants in the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 ( TREM2 ) are associated with late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD). We demonstrate that…”
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An Alzheimer‐associated TREM2 variant occurs at the ADAM cleavage site and affects shedding and phagocytic function
Published in EMBO molecular medicine (01-10-2017)“…Sequence variations occurring in the gene encoding the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) support an essential function of microglia and…”
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TREM2 deficiency impairs chemotaxis and microglial responses to neuronal injury
Published in EMBO reports (01-07-2017)“…Sequence variations in the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) have been linked to an increased risk for neurodegenerative disorders such…”
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The two faces of protein misfolding: gain- and loss-of-function in neurodegenerative diseases
Published in The EMBO journal (23-01-2008)“…The etiologies of neurodegenerative diseases may be diverse; however, a common pathological denominator is the formation of aberrant protein conformers and the…”
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Function, therapeutic potential and cell biology of BACE proteases: current status and future prospects
Published in Journal of neurochemistry (01-07-2014)“…The β‐site APP cleaving enzymes 1 and 2 (BACE1 and BACE2) were initially identified as transmembrane aspartyl proteases cleaving the amyloid precursor protein…”
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Early changes in CSF sTREM2 in dominantly inherited Alzheimer's disease occur after amyloid deposition and neuronal injury
Published in Science translational medicine (14-12-2016)“…Emerging evidence supports a role for innate immunity and microglia in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathophysiology. However, no marker related to microglia has…”
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ALS-associated fused in sarcoma (FUS) mutations disrupt Transportin-mediated nuclear import
Published in The EMBO journal (18-08-2010)“…Mutations in fused in sarcoma ( FUS ) are a cause of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (fALS). Patients carrying point mutations in the C‐terminus of FUS…”
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TREM2 deficiency reduces the efficacy of immunotherapeutic amyloid clearance
Published in EMBO molecular medicine (01-09-2016)“…Immunotherapeutic approaches are currently the most advanced treatments for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Antibodies against amyloid β‐peptide (Aβ) bind to amyloid…”
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DNA methylation changes in plasticity genes accompany the formation and maintenance of memory
Published in Nature neuroscience (01-01-2016)“…Learning and memory processes require experience-dependent changes in chromatin modifications. Here the authors provide a detailed view of the gene regulatory…”
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Dipeptide repeat protein pathology in C9ORF72 mutation cases: clinico-pathological correlations
Published in Acta neuropathologica (01-12-2013)“…Hexanucleotide repeat expansion in C9ORF72 is the most common genetic cause of frontotemporal dementia and motor neuron disease. Recently, unconventional…”
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Microbiota-derived short chain fatty acids modulate microglia and promote Aβ plaque deposition
Published in eLife (13-04-2021)“…Previous studies have identified a crucial role of the gut microbiome in modifying Alzheimer's disease (AD) progression. However, the mechanisms of…”
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