| Literature DB >> 17126420 |
Peter van Meer1, Summer Acevedo, Jacob Raber.
Abstract
The human apolipoprotein E isoforms, apoE2, apoE3, and apoE4, have differential effects on brain function. Compared to apoE3, apoE4 increases the risk of age-related cognitive decline in humans and female mice expressing apoE in neurons. Here, we show impaired spatial memory retention in female mice expressing apoE4 in astrocytes compared to those expressing apoE3 in astrocytes or lacking apoE. Thus, apoE4 impairs cognition whether expressed in neurons or astrocytes.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17126420 PMCID: PMC1950679 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2006.10.024
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Behav Brain Res ISSN: 0166-4328 Impact factor: 3.332