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World J Biol Chem. Dec 5, 2025; 16(4): 111156
Published online Dec 5, 2025. doi: 10.4331/wjbc.v16.i4.111156
Table 1 Bacterial products and host factors that cause inflammation
Ref.
Product or structure of the bacterium
Host factors
Factor type
Zeng et al[12], 2021LPSTGF-β1Cytokine
Cofilina-2Protein
PP2A (phosphorylated/inactive)Enzyme
Tang et al[7], 2021LPSIL-1βCytokine
TNF-αCytokine
IL-6Cytokine
GFAPProtein
MicrogliaGlial cells
AstrocytesGlial cells
Zeng et al[15], 2021LPSTLR2 PRR
NF-κBTranscription factor
CatBEnzyme
TLR4PRR
GingipainsC3Complement system
C5Complement system
Qian et al[8], 2021LPSIL-1βCytokine
NOSEnzyme
COX-2Enzyme
TNF-αCytokine
APPProtein
BACE1Enzyme
ADAM10Enzyme
Hu et al[13], 2021LPSTLRPRR
NF-κBTranscription factor
STAT3Transcription factor
InterleukinsCytokine
APPProtein
Amyloid-βPeptide
PresenilinProtein
JAK2Kinases
AstrocytesGlial cells
MicrogliaGlial cells
Hayashi et al[19], 2019LPSIba-1Marker
CD3Marker
Jiang et al[20], 2021LPSTauProtein
GSK3βKinases
Iba-1Marker
TNF-αCytokine
Gong et al[6], 2022MVNOsIL-1βCytokine
MicrogliaGlial cells
Hashimoto et al[21], 2017LPSTLR2PRR
TLR4PRR
CD36Protein
CD204Protein
Ding et al[22], 2018LPS
Fouillen et al[23], 2021GingipainsSCPPPQ1Protein
Hao et al[14], 2022LPSC1qComplement system
Gu et al[24], 2020LPSIL-6Cytokine
IL-17Cytokine
Poole et al[25], 2015Bacterial DNAMicrogliaGlial cells
Liu et al[26], 2017GingipainsMicrogliaGlial cells
Nie et al[27], 2019LPSMonocytesImmune cells
Ma et al[17], 2023MVNOsTrigeminal neuronsNeurons
O'Boyle et al[28], 2020LPSCirculatory systemStructural
BrainStructural
Lei et al[16], 2023GingipainsBBBStructural
Caveolin1Protein
MFSD2AProtein
AlbuminProtein
Caveolar vesiclesProtein
Kazemi et al[29], 2024Lactobacillus sp.Bacteria
Trace elementsEssential minerals
Chi et al[30], 2021LPSDysbiotic gut microbiotaBacteria
GingipainsMicrogliaGlial cells
AstrocytesGlial cells
Amyloid-βPeptide
Myeloid cellsImmune cells
LymphocytesImmune cells
Bahar et al[31], 2021LPSMicrogliaGlial cells
GingipainsAstrocytesGlial cells
Bacterial DNA
Díaz-Zúñiga et al[18], 2020K antigenMicrogliaGlial cells
GingipainsAstrocytesGlial cells
LPSMacrophagesImmune cells
LymphocytesImmune cells
Th1/Th17Immune cells
Chen et al[32], 2024LPSMicrogliaGlial cells
GingipainsAstrocytesGlial cells
Bacterial DNAAmyloid-βPeptide
Nrf2/HO-1Transcription factor
Table 2 Classification of the factors involved in the evolution of Alzheimer's
Types of factors
Factors
Quantity
Glial cellsAstrocytes6
Microglia9
Immune cellsLymphocytes2
Macrophages1
Monocytes1
Th1/Th171
Myeloid cells1
CytokineIL-1β3
IL-62
Interleukins1
TGF-β11
TNF-α3
IL-171
EnzymeADAM101
BACE11
CatB1
COX-21
NOS1
PP2A (phosphorylated/inactive)1
StructuralBBB1
Circulatory system1
Brain1
Transcription factorNF-κB2
Nrf2/HO-11
STAT31
Essential mineralsTrace elements1
NeuronsTrigeminal neurons1
PeptideAmyloid-β3
ProteinAlbumin1
Caveolin11
Cofilina-21
GFAP1
MFSD2A1
Presenilin1
SCPPPQ11
Caveolar vesicles1
APP2
Tau1
CD361
CD2041
KinasesJAK21
GSK3β1
PRRTLR1
TLR2 1
TLR42
TLR21
Complement systemC1q1
C31
C51
MarkerCD31
Iba-12
BacteriaLactobacillus sp.1
Dysbiotic gut microbiota1