ReviewAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2024
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy and the immune system.
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- Diffuse MRI Edema Predicts Relapse in Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy-Related Inflammation.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2026Article
- The concurrent burden of Alzheimer's pathology, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, and microinfarcts on cognitive decline.The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease · 2026Article
- Mitochondrial carbonic anhydrase-VB inhibition rescues brain endothelial stress and memory in Alzheimer's disease models.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Metabolomic and immunophenotypic signatures in cerebral amyloid angiopathy: a pilot study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- APOE4 to APOE2 allelic switching in mice improves Alzheimer's disease-related metabolic signatures, neuropathology and cognition.Nature neuroscience · 2025Article
- Microglial glycolytic reprogramming in alzheimer's disease: association with impaired phagocytic function and altered vascular proximity.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2025Article
- Circulating proteomic biomarkers for cerebral amyloid angiopathy screening and risk stratification.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025Article
- Cerebral amyloid angiopathy and the immune system.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2024Review
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Abstract
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is characterized by the accumulation of amyloid protein in the walls of cerebral blood vessels. This deposition of amyloid causes damage to the cerebral vasculature, resulting in blood-brain barrier disruption, cerebral hemorrhage, cognitive decline, and dementia. The role of the immune system in CAA is complex and not fully understood. While the immune system has a clear role in the rare inflammatory variants of CAA (CAA related inflammation and Abeta related angiitis), the more common variants of CAA also have immune system involvement. In a protective role, immune cells may facilitate the clearance of beta-amyloid from the cerebral vasculature. The immune system can also contribute to CAA pathology, promoting vascular injury, blood-brain barrier breakdown, inflammation, and progression of CAA. In this review, we summarize the role of the immune system in CAA, including the potential of immune based treatment strategies to slow vascular disease in CAA and associated cognitive impairment, white matter disease progression, and reduce the risk of cerebral hemorrhage. HIGHLIGHTS: The immune system has a role in cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) which is summarized in this review. There is an inflammatory response to beta-amyloid that may contribute to brain injury and cognitive impairment. Immune cells may facilitate the clearance of beta-amyloid from the cerebral vasculature. Improved understanding of the immune system in CAA may afford novel treatment to improve outcomes in patients with CAA.
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