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ArticleNeuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology2025

Cathepsin B modulates microglial migration and phagocytosis of amyloid β in Alzheimer's disease through PI3K-Akt signaling.

Muzhou Jiang, Dan Zhao, Yue Zhou, Wei Kong, Zhen Xie, Yijie Xiong, Yanhui Li, Shuxuan Zhao, Xueshuai Kou, Simeng Zhang and 10 more

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Article in Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Programmed cell death: a promising management for Alzheimer's disease.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026
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  10. Microglial phagocytosis in Alzheimer disease.Nature reviews. Neurology · 2026
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  14. Cathepsins in Neurological Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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20 authors.

Muzhou JiangDepartment of Periodontics, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School and Hospital of Stomatology, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Dan ZhaoDepartment of Implant Dentistry, Beijing Stomatological Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yue ZhouDepartment of Hematology, the Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Suzhou, China.
Wei KongKey Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy, School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.
Zhen XieKey Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy, School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.
Yijie XiongBeijing 171 Middle School, Beijing, China.
Yanhui LiBeijing 171 Middle School, Beijing, China.
Shuxuan ZhaoKey Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy, School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.
Xueshuai KouKey Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy, School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.
Simeng ZhangKey Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy, School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.
Rui MengKey Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy, School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.
Yaping PanDepartment of Periodontics, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School and Hospital of Stomatology, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Zhou WuDepartment of Aging Science and Pharmacology, OBT Research Center, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Hiroshi NakanishiDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Yasuda Women's University, Hiroshima, Japan.
Juan ZhaoAerospace Medical Center, Aerospace Center Hospital, Beijing, China.
Hui LiKey Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy, School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.
Zhenzhen QuanKey Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy, School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2557-0371
Li LinDepartment of Periodontics, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School and Hospital of Stomatology, China Medical University, Shenyang, China. linli@cmu.edu.cn.
Hong QingKey Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy, School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2820-450X
Junjun NiKey Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy, School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China. nijunjun@bit.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8486-8146

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2023MD734244National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32070954National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82001167National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82101394Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality (Beijing Natural Science Foundation) 7212066
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The approval of anti-amyloid β (Aβ) monoclonal antibodies (lecanemab) for the treatment of patients with early preclinical stage of Alzheimer's disease (AD) by the Food and Drug Administration, suggests the reliability and importance of brain Aβ clearance for AD therapy. Microglia are the main phagocytes that clear Aβ in the brain, but the underlying regulatory mechanism is unclear. Here, we investigate the critical role of cathepsin B (CatB) in modulating microglial Aβ clearance from mouse brain. Wild-type or CatB

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesCathepsin BCell MovementMicrogliaPhagocytosisPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktAnimalsCells, CulturedHippocampusMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutSignal TransductionAmyloid beta-PeptidesCathepsin BCtsb protein, mousePhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt

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PMID39304744
PMCPMC11845476

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