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Faten A. Sayed

University of California San Francisco
Verified email at alumni.ucsf.edu
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Targeting microglia for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease

PD Wes, FA Sayed, F Bard, L Gan - Glia, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
While histological changes in microglia have long been recognized as a pathological
feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD), recent genetic association studies have also strongly …

Critical data‐based re‐evaluation of minocycline as a putative specific microglia inhibitor

…, ZA Hughes, DD Pearse, RGW Staal, FA Sayed… - Glia, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Minocycline, a second generation broad‐spectrum antibiotic, has been frequently postulated
to be a “microglia inhibitor.” A considerable number of publications have used minocycline …

AD-linked R47H-TREM2 mutation induces disease-enhancing microglial states via AKT hyperactivation

FA Sayed, L Kodama, L Fan, GK Carling… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
The hemizygous R47H variant of triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2),
a microglia-specific gene in the brain, increases risk for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD)…

Differential effects of partial and complete loss of TREM2 on microglial injury response and tauopathy

FA Sayed, M Telpoukhovskaia… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most common form of dementia, is characterized by the abnormal
accumulation of amyloid plaques and hyperphosphorylated tau aggregates, as well as …

Microglial microRNAs mediate sex-specific responses to tau pathology

…, E Guzman, JI Etchegaray, Y Li, FA Sayed… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Sex is a key modifier of neurological disease outcomes. Microglia are implicated in
neurological diseases and modulated by microRNAs, but it is unknown whether microglial …

[HTML][HTML] Alzheimer risk-increasing TREM2 variant causes aberrant cortical synapse density and promotes network hyperexcitability in mouse models

…, A Zahn, GQ Yu, X Yu, N Smith, FA Sayed… - Neurobiology of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The R47H variant of triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) increases
the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD). To investigate potential mechanisms, we analyzed …

[HTML][HTML] Discovery of small molecules that normalize the transcriptome and enhance cysteine cathepsin activity in progranulin-deficient microglia

MA Telpoukhovskaia, K Liu, FA Sayed, JI Etchegaray… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) resulting from granulin (GRN) haploinsufficiency
have reduced levels of progranulin and exhibit dysregulation in inflammatory and …

[PDF][PDF] TREM2 and amyloid beta: a love-hate relationship

J Udeochu, FA Sayed, L Gan - Neuron, 2018 - cell.com
TREM2 and Amyloid Beta: A Love-Hate Relationship Page 1 Neuron Previews TREM2 and
Amyloid Beta: A Love-Hate Relationship Joe Udeochu,1,2 Faten A. Sayed,1,3 and Li Gan1,2,3 …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in an intensive care unit with no single rooms

…, F Espinasse, A Dinh, C Charron, F El Sayed… - Annals of intensive …, 2017 - Springer
Background The transmission of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae
(ESBL) is prevented by additional contact precautions, mainly relying on isolation in …

[HTML][HTML] Outbreak of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae carrying qnrB1 and bla CTX-M15 in a French intensive care unit

…, A Carricajo, F Grattard, P Fascia, F El Sayed… - Annals of intensive …, 2013 - Springer
Background The prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing
Enterobacteriaceae is increasing globally and is a major clinical concern. Between June 2008 …