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ReviewBiomedicines2021

Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's Disease.

Isaac G Onyango, Gretsen V Jauregui, Mária Čarná, James P Bennett, Gorazd B Stokin

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In one paragraph

Review in Biomedicines, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 169 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
169citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
17.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

169 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 290 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Genetic and molecular evidence linking CTSH to Alzheimer's disease pathophysiology.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026
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  7. Mechanisms, Biomarkers and Therapeutic Implications of Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's Disease.International journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience · 2026
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  16. The Extract ofPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  20. Vitamin DNeurochemical research · 2026
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109 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Isaac G OnyangoCentre for Translational Medicine International Clinical Research Centre, St. Anne's University Hospital, CZ-65691 Brno, Czech Republic.
Gretsen V JaureguiCentre for Translational Medicine International Clinical Research Centre, St. Anne's University Hospital, CZ-65691 Brno, Czech Republic.
Mária ČarnáCentre for Translational Medicine International Clinical Research Centre, St. Anne's University Hospital, CZ-65691 Brno, Czech Republic.
James P BennettNeurodegeneration Therapeutics, 3050A Berkmar Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22901, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0406-1209
Gorazd B StokinCentre for Translational Medicine International Clinical Research Centre, St. Anne's University Hospital, CZ-65691 Brno, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-8430-8755
St. Anne's University Hospital Brno · CZAdenosine Therapeutics (United States) · USMayo Clinic · US

Funding

European Regional Development Fund- Project ENOCH 750 CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000868
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease associated with human aging. Ten percent of individuals over 65 years have AD and its prevalence continues to rise with increasing age. There are currently no effective disease modifying treatments for AD, resulting in increasingly large socioeconomic and personal costs. Increasing age is associated with an increase in low-grade chronic inflammation (inflammaging) that may contribute to the neurodegenerative process in AD. Although the exact mechanisms remain unclear, aberrant elevation of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) levels from several endogenous and exogenous processes in the brain may not only affect cell signaling, but also trigger cellular senescence, inflammation, and pyroptosis. Moreover, a compromised immune privilege of the brain that allows the infiltration of peripheral immune cells and infectious agents may play a role. Additionally, meta-inflammation as well as gut microbiota dysbiosis may drive the neuroinflammatory process. Considering that inflammatory/immune pathways are dysregulated in parallel with cognitive dysfunction in AD, elucidating the relationship between the central nervous system and the immune system may facilitate the development of a safe and effective therapy for AD. We discuss some current ideas on processes in inflammaging that appear to drive the neurodegenerative process in AD and summarize details on a few immunomodulatory strategies being developed to selectively target the detrimental aspects of neuroinflammation without affecting defense mechanisms against pathogens and tissue damage.

Indexed as

Alzheimer’s diseaseastrocytesDAMPsimmunosenescenceinflammasomemicrogliamitochondrianeuroinflammationSASP

Identifiers

PMID34067173
PMCPMC8150909
OpenAlexW3159907306

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Registered trials

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