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ArticleCell death & disease2020

NLRP3-dependent microglial training impaired the clearance of amyloid-beta and aggravated the cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease.

Xiao-Fei He, Jing-Hui Xu, Ge Li, Ming-Yue Li, Li-Li Li, Zhong Pei, Li-Ying Zhang, Xi-Quan Hu

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Article in Cell death & disease, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 33 papers.

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33 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Xiao-Fei He *Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 510630, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Jing-Hui Xu *Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 510630, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Ge Li *Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laboratory Animals, Guangdong Laboratory Animals Monitoring Institute, 510663, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Ming-Yue LiDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 510630, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Li-Li LiDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 510630, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Zhong PeiDepartment of Neurology, National Key Clinical Department and Key Discipline of Neurology, Guangdong Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Major Neurological Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 510080, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Li-Ying ZhangDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 510630, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. zhangliying_good@126.com.
Xi-Quan HuDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 510630, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. xiquhu@hotmail.com.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNThird Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University · CNGuangdong Laboratory Animals Monitoring Institute · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common form of dementia, is marked by progressive cognitive decline, deposition of misfolded amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide and formation of neurofibrillary tangles. Recently, microglial training has emerged as an important contributor to neurological diseases, which augments the subsequent inflammation. However, how it affects the pathology of AD remains unknown. Here, using a mouse model of sporadic Alzheimer's disease (SAD) induced by streptozotocin injection, we demonstrated that microglial training exacerbated Aβ accumulation, neuronal loss, and cognitive impairment. In addition, we injected MCC950 to inhibit NLRP3 activation and used an inducible Cre recombinase to delete the NLRP3 gene in microglia. Inhibition or depletion of microglial NLRP3 could protect against the pathologies of SAD and abolish the effects of microglial training. Our results identified microglial training as an important modifier of neuropathology in SAD and demonstrated that activation of NLRP3 inflammasome contributed to the pathologies and microglial training in SAD. Therefore, NLRP3 could be a potential therapeutic target for SAD treatment.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsCognitive DysfunctionDisease Models, AnimalMiceMicrogliaNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinRandom AllocationAmyloid beta-PeptidesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNlrp3 protein, mouse

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