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Abstract
The role of APOE in the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) has largely focused on its effects on AD pathological processes. However, there are increasing data that APOE genotype affects processes in normal brains. Studies of young cognitively normal humans show effects of APOE genotype on brain structure and activity. Studies of normal APOE knock-in mice show effects of APOE genotype on brain structure, neuronal markers, and behavior. APOE interactions with molecules important for lipid efflux and lipid endocytosis underlie effects of APOE genotype on neuroinflammation and lipoprotein composition. These effects provide important targets for new therapies for reduction of the risk of AD before any signs of pathogenesis.Entities:
Keywords: ATP binding cassette transporter A1; Alzheimer’s disease; apolipoprotein E; apolipoproteins; inflammation; lipids/efflux
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28258087 PMCID: PMC5538293 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.R075408
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Lipid Res ISSN: 0022-2275 Impact factor: 5.922