ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2026
Trem2 exacerbates ischemic brain injury through Gpnmb in a photothrombotic stroke model.
Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Spatial multi-omics unveils sphingolipid metabolic reprogramming within the retinal pathological niche.iMeta · 2026Article
- Elamipretide (SS-31) and Nicotinamide Mononucleotide (NMN) Combination Therapy Targets TREM2 to Mitigate Post-ischemic Brain Injury in Mice.Neurochemical research · 2026Article
- Microglial immunosurveillance after ischemic stroke: dynamic phenotypes, neurovascular interactions, and therapeutic opportunities.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- TREM2 as a central hub of neuroimmune-metabolic crosstalk in central nervous system disorders: from microglial biology to therapeutic targeting.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
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Abstract
Ischemic stroke is a major public health challenge, with microglia-mediated neuroinflammation exerting both protective and detrimental effects on neuronal survival. The Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (Trem2), predominantly expressed by microglia, has been reported to confer neuroprotection in the middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model. Paradoxically, in patients, elevated plasma soluble Trem2 (sTrem2) levels correlate with increased risk and poor outcomes. To test the impact of Trem2 function in the context of stroke, we utilized the photothrombotic stroke model which elicited strong Trem2 upregulation, a clinical feature which is not mimicked in MCAO models. Trem2 depletion reduced infarction volume, suppressed proinflammatory cytokine production, preserved neuronal survival, and lessened motor and neurological impairment. Conversely, intracerebral administration of sTrem2 exacerbated neuronal loss, amplified inflammation, and worsened neurological deficits. Integrated mouse-human transcriptomic analyses identified glycoprotein nonmetastatic B (Gpnmb) as a conserved downstream effector of Trem2. Soluble Gpnmb (sGpnmb) administration abolished the protective effects of Trem2 depletion, promoting microglial activation, lipid accumulation, and neuronal damage. Additionally, plasma sTrem2 and sGpnmb levels were elevated in stroke patients, positively correlated, and may serve as biomarkers of poor prognosis. These findings uncover a detrimental role for Trem2 in ischemic stroke, provide mechanistic insight into the link between sTrem2 and poor clinical outcomes, and identify the Trem2-Gpnmb axis as a potential therapeutic target to mitigate poststroke neuroinflammation.
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