Neurodegenerative diseases as proteinopathies-driven immune disorders

In the pathophysiology of neurodegenerative disorders, the role of misfolded protein deposition leading to neurodegeneration has been primarily discussed. In the last decade, however, it has been proposed a parallel involvement of innate immune activation, chronic inflammation and adaptive immunity...

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Published in:Neural regeneration research 2020-05, Vol.15 (5), p.850-856
Main Authors: Ciccocioppo, Fausta, Bologna, Giuseppina, Ercolino, Eva, Pierdomenico, Laura, Simeone, Pasquale, Lanuti, Paola, Pieragostino, Damiana, Del Boccio, Piero, Marchisio, Marco, Miscia, Sebastiano
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Language:English
Subjects:
adaptive immunity
choroid plexus
immunotherapy
innate immunity
neurodegenerative diseases
neuroinflammation
proteinopathies
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Anopheles
Brain
Dementia
Disease
Immune system
International economic relations
Nervous system diseases
Neurodegeneration
Neurodegenerative diseases
Neuropathology
Neurotoxicity
Pathogenesis
Peptides
Pharmaceutical industry
Proteins
Review
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Summary:In the pathophysiology of neurodegenerative disorders, the role of misfolded protein deposition leading to neurodegeneration has been primarily discussed. In the last decade, however, it has been proposed a parallel involvement of innate immune activation, chronic inflammation and adaptive immunity in the neurodegeneration mechanisms triggered by proteinopathies. New insights in the neurodegenerative field strongly suggest a role for the immune system in the pathophysiology of neurodegenerative disorders. Therefore, the hypothesis underlining the modulation of the innate and the adaptive immune system in the events linked to brain deposition of misfolded proteins could open new perspectives in the setting of specific immunotherapeutic strategies for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. Therefore, we have reviewed the pathogenic hypothesis in neurodegenerative pathologies, underling the links between the deposition of misfolded protein mechanisms and the immune activation.
ISSN:1673-5374
1876-7958
DOI:10.4103/1673-5374.268971