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ReviewMolecular neurodegeneration2015

Genetics ignite focus on microglial inflammation in Alzheimer's disease.

Manasi Malik, Ishita Parikh, Jared B Vasquez, Conor Smith, Leon Tai, Guojun Bu, Mary Jo LaDu, David W Fardo, G William Rebeck, Steven Estus

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Review in Molecular neurodegeneration, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 110 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
110citing papers in PubMed
7.6field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

110 citing papers in PubMed, 158 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. A Review on the Pathophysiology of Alzheimer's Disease.Current protein & peptide science · 2026
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  8. Understanding the genetics and neurology: an overview of adult neurogenetics.Asian biomedicine : research, reviews and news · 2025
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  9. Celebrating 40 years of the University of Kentucky Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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  20. Neutrophil-Mediated Progression of Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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50 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Manasi MalikDepartment of Physiology and Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, 800 S. Limestone St, Lexington, KY, 40536, USA. manasi.malik@uky.edu.
Ishita ParikhDepartment of Physiology and Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, 800 S. Limestone St, Lexington, KY, 40536, USA. ishita.parikh@uky.edu.
Jared B VasquezDepartment of Physiology and Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, 800 S. Limestone St, Lexington, KY, 40536, USA. jared.vasquez@uky.edu.
Conor SmithDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA. conorsm@uic.edu.
Leon TaiDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA. leontai@uic.edu.
Guojun BuDepartment of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA. bu.guojun@mayo.edu.
Mary Jo LaDuDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA. mladu@uic.edu.
David W FardoDepartment of Biostatistics and Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA. david.fardo@uky.edu.
G William RebeckDepartment of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA. bill.rebeck@georgetown.edu.
Steven EstusDepartment of Physiology and Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, 800 S. Limestone St, Lexington, KY, 40536, USA. steve.estus@uky.edu.
University of Kentucky · USUniversity of Illinois Chicago · USGeorgetown University Medical Center · USMayo Clinic in Florida · US

Funding

TRANSGENIC MOUSE COREP01AG030128 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI BU, GUOJUN · 2009 to 2013
$9.4M
Translating CD33 genetic mechanism into a novel Alzheimers therapeuticR01AG045775 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI ESTUS, STEVEN · 2014 to 2017
$1.2M
Statistical Genetics Methods for Mixed PathologiesK25AG043546 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI FARDO, DAVID WILLIAM · 2013 to 2015
$445k
Preclinical assessment of an ABCA1 agonist as a novel therapeutic for ADR21AG051233 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI LADU, MARY JO · 2015 to 2016
$440k
TLR4 antagonists as a therapeutic treatment for APOE-modulated neuroinflammationR21AG048498 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI LADU, MARY JO · 2014 to 2015
$432k
Potential ApoE Isoform-Specific Detrimental Effects of RXR Agonists in Alzheimer'R21AG044682 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI LADU, MARY JO, THATCHER, GREGORY R. J · 2014 to 2015
$423k
NIA NIH HHS K25 AG043546NIA NIH HHS P01 AG030128NIA NIH HHS R01 AG045775NIA NIH HHS R21 AG044682NIA NIH HHS R21 AG048498NIA NIH HHS R21 AG051233
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the past five years, a series of large-scale genetic studies have revealed novel risk factors for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Analyses of these risk factors have focused attention upon the role of immune processes in AD, specifically microglial function. In this review, we discuss interpretation of genetic studies.  We then focus upon six genes implicated by AD genetics that impact microglial function: TREM2, CD33, CR1, ABCA7, SHIP1, and APOE. We review the literature regarding the biological functions of these six proteins and their putative role in AD pathogenesis. We then present a model for how these factors may interact to modulate microglial function in AD.

Indexed as

Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseAlzheimer DiseaseAnimalsHumansInflammationMicrogliaPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRisk Factors

Identifiers

PMID26438529
PMCPMC4595327
OpenAlexW2119581346

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