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TitleMicroglial TLR4/NLRP3 Inflammasome Signaling in Alzheimer's Disease.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2024
AuthorsLi, Y, Chen, X, Zhou, M, Feng, S, Peng, X, Wang, Y
JournalJ Alzheimers Dis
Volume97
Issue1
Pagination75-88
Date Published2024
ISSN1875-8908
KeywordsAlzheimer Disease, Amyloid beta-Peptides, Humans, Inflammasomes, Microglia, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neuroinflammatory Diseases, NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein, Signal Transduction, Toll-Like Receptor 4
Abstract

Alzheimer's disease is a pervasive neurodegenerative disease that is estimated to represent approximately 70% of dementia cases worldwide, and the molecular complexity that has been highlighted remains poorly understood. The accumulation of extracellular amyloid-β (Aβ), intracellular neurofibrillary tangles formed by tau hyperphosphorylation, and neuroinflammation are the major pathological features of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Over the years, there has been no apparent breakthrough in drug discovery based on the Aβ and tau hypotheses. Neuroinflammation has gradually become a hot spot in AD treatment research. As the primary cells of innate immunity in the central nervous system, microglia play a key role in neuroinflammation. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor 3 (NLRP3) inflammasomes are vital molecules in neuroinflammation. In the pathological context of AD, the complex interplay between TLR4 and the NLRP3 inflammasomes in microglia influences AD pathology via neuroinflammation. In this review, the effect of the activation and inhibition of TLR4 and NLRP3 in microglia on AD pathology, as well as the cross-talk between TLR4 and the NLRP3 inflammasome, and the influence of essential molecules in the relevant signaling pathway on AD pathology, were expounded. In addition, the feasibility of these factors in representing a potential treatment option for AD has been clarified.

DOI10.3233/JAD-230273
Alternate JournalJ Alzheimers Dis
PubMed ID38043010
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