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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

The role of peripheral innate immune cells in Alzheimer's disease progression.

Yanchun Cao, Ke Tang, Pengcheng Ma, Run Zhang, Yani Yang, Tingting Li, Ying Zhang, Xiaoming Peng

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  4. Challenge-based ex vivo immune profiling reveals stimulus-dependent peripheral immune reprogramming in Alzheimer's disease.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2026
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  7. Neurotransmitter Systems in Alzheimer's Disease.Current issues in molecular biology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Yanchun Cao *School of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Ke Tang *Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Pengcheng MaDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Run ZhangSchool of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Yani YangSchool of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Tingting LiDepartment of Psychiatry, The No.2 people's hospital of Lanzhou, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Ying ZhangDepartment of Psychiatry, Xiaogan City social welfare and medical rehabilitation center, Xiaogan, Hubei, China.
Xiaoming PengDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, and chronic neuroinflammation. While microglia and astrocytes dominate CNS immune responses, emerging evidence implicates peripheral innate immune cells (PIICs)-including neutrophils, monocytes, dendritic cells, NK cells, and myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs)-as critical modulators of AD pathogenesis. This review synthesizes recent advances linking PIIC-related genetic polymorphisms to AD susceptibility and progression. We highlight how PIICs traffic into the brain via chemokine signaling, where they exhibit stage-specific effects: early recruitment may limit Aβ deposition via phagocytosis, whereas chronic infiltration exacerbates neuroinflammation and neuronal death. Paradoxically, some PIICs exert immunosuppressive effects that could be harnessed therapeutically. We further discuss preclinical strategies to modulate PIIC function, such as CCR2 inhibition, neutrophil depletion, and MDSC adoptive transfer. By bridging peripheral and central immunity, this review unveils PIICs as promising targets for next-generation AD therapies, advocating for precision immunomodulation tailored to disease stages.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseImmunity, InnateAnimalsDisease ProgressionHumansMyeloid-Derived Suppressor CellsNeutrophilsAlzheimer’s diseasegenetic polymorphismsmyeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs)neuroinflammationperipheral innate immunitytrained immunity

Identifiers

PMID40740772
PMCPMC12307171

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