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ReviewAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Inflammasomes in Alzheimer's Progression: Nrf2 as a Preventive Target.

Rubén López-Hernández, María Magdalena de la Torre-Álamo, Belén García-Bueno, Alberto Baroja-Mazo, Francisco Jose Fenoy, Santiago Cuevas

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Review in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Trehalose's untapped mechanisms in alzheimer's: gut-brain-autophagy signalling beyond the usual targets.Daru : journal of Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Rubén López-HernándezMolecular Inflammation Group, Pathophysiology of the Inflammation and Oxidative Stress Lab, Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia (IMIB), University Clinical Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, 30120 Murcia, Spain.ORCID 0009-0007-0649-838X
María Magdalena de la Torre-ÁlamoMolecular Inflammation Group, Digestive and Endocrine Surgery and Transplantation of Abdominal Organs, Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia (IMIB), University Clinical Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, 30120 Murcia, Spain.
Belén García-BuenoMolecular Inflammation Group, Digestive and Endocrine Surgery and Transplantation of Abdominal Organs, Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia (IMIB), University Clinical Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, 30120 Murcia, Spain.
Alberto Baroja-MazoMolecular Inflammation Group, Digestive and Endocrine Surgery and Transplantation of Abdominal Organs, Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia (IMIB), University Clinical Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, 30120 Murcia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-5212-5006
Francisco Jose FenoyDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, 30120 Murcia, Spain.
Santiago CuevasMolecular Inflammation Group, Pathophysiology of the Inflammation and Oxidative Stress Lab, Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia (IMIB), University Clinical Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, 30120 Murcia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0832-5446

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Current knowledge about Alzheimer's disease highlights the accumulation of β-amyloid plaques (Aβ1-42) and neurofibrillary tangles composed of hyperphosphorylated Tau, which lead to the loss of neuronal connections. Microglial activation and the release of inflammatory mediators play a significant role in the progression of Alzheimer's pathology. Recent advances have identified the involvement of inflammasomes, particularly NOD-like receptor NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3), whose activation promotes the release of proinflammatory cytokines and triggers pyroptosis, exacerbating neuroinflammation. Aggregates of Aβ1-42 and hyperphosphorylated Tau have been shown to activate these inflammasomes, while the apoptosis-associated speck-like protein (ASC) components form aggregates that further accelerate Aβ aggregation. Defects in the autophagic clearance of inflammasomes have also been implicated in Alzheimer's disease, contributing to sustained inflammation. This review explores strategies to counteract inflammation in Alzheimer's, emphasizing the degradation of ASC specks and the inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Notably, the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) transcription factor emerges as a promising therapeutic target due to its dual role in mitigating oxidative stress and directly inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome formation. By reducing inflammasome-driven inflammation, Nrf2 offers significant potential for addressing the neuroinflammatory aspects of Alzheimer's disease.

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Alzheimer’sASCAβ proteinsinflammasome NLRP3inflammationNrf2

Identifiers

PMID40002308
PMCPMC11851705

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