Microglial activation states drive glucose uptake and FDG-PET alterations in neurodegenerative diseases

…, T Blume, Y Shi, N Briel, L Beyer, G Biechele… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
2-Deoxy-2-[ 18 F]fluoro-d-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) is widely used
to study cerebral glucose metabolism. Here, we investigated whether the FDG-PET signal is …

[HTML][HTML] Tau deposition patterns are associated with functional connectivity in primary tauopathies

…, E Weidinger, S Katzdobler, M Song, G Biechele… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Tau pathology is the main driver of neuronal dysfunction in 4-repeat tauopathies, including
cortico-basal degeneration and progressive supranuclear palsy. Tau is assumed to spread …

Higher CSF sTREM2 and microglia activation are associated with slower rates of beta‐amyloid accumulation

M Ewers, G Biechele, M Suárez‐Calvet… - EMBO molecular …, 2020 - embopress.org
Microglia activation is the brain's major immune response to amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's
disease (AD). Both cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of soluble TREM2 (sTREM2), a …

[PDF][PDF] Distinct molecular profiles of skull bone marrow in health and neurological disorders

…, I Horvath, F Ozturk, S Hummel, G Biechele… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
The bone marrow in the skull is important for shaping immune responses in the brain and
meninges, but its molecular makeup among bones and relevance in human diseases remain …

Microglial activation and connectivity in Alzheimer disease and aging

…, C Palleis, E Weidinger, G Biechele… - Annals of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Alzheimer disease (AD) is characterized by amyloid β (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary
tau tangles, but increasing evidence suggests that neuroinflammation also plays a key …

Cortical [18F]PI‐2620 Binding Differentiates Corticobasal Syndrome Subtypes

…, L Beyer, A Nitschmann, M Kern, G Biechele… - Movement …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Corticobasal syndrome is associated with cerebral protein aggregates composed
of 4‐repeat (~50% of cases) or mixed 3‐repeat/4‐repeat tau isoforms (~25% of cases) or …

Binding characteristics of [18F]PI-2620 distinguish the clinically predicted tau isoform in different tauopathies by PET

…, G Respondek, M Kern, G Biechele… - Journal of cerebral …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The novel tau-PET tracer [ 18 F]PI-2620 detects the 3/4-repeat-(R)-tauopathy Alzheimer’s
disease (AD) and the 4R-tauopathies corticobasal syndrome (CBS) and progressive …

In vivo assessment of neuroinflammation in 4‐repeat tauopathies

…, F Eckenweber, G Biechele… - Movement …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Neuroinflammation has received growing interest as a therapeutic target in
neurodegenerative disorders, including 4‐repeat tauopathies. Objectives The aim of this cross‐…

[HTML][HTML] Individual regional associations between Aβ-, tau-and neurodegeneration (ATN) with microglial activation in patients with primary and secondary tauopathies

A Finze, G Biechele, BS Rauchmann… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
β-amyloid (Aβ) and tau aggregation as well as neuronal injury and atrophy (ATN) are the
major hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and biomarkers for these hallmarks have been …

[HTML][HTML] Glial activation is moderated by sex in response to amyloidosis but not to tau pathology in mouse models of neurodegenerative diseases

G Biechele, N Franzmeier, T Blume, M Ewers… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background In vivo assessment of neuroinflammation by 18-kDa translocator protein
positron-emission-tomography (TSPO-PET) ligands receives growing interest in preclinical and …