APOE in the bullseye of neurodegenerative diseases: impact of the APOE genotype in Alzheimer's disease pathology and brain diseases

R Fernández-Calle, SC Konings… - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
ApoE is the major lipid and cholesterol carrier in the CNS. There are three major human
polymorphisms, apoE2, apoE3, and apoE4, and the genetic expression of APOE4 is one of …

Understanding the role of ApoE fragments in Alzheimer's disease

SS Muñoz, B Garner, L Ooi - Neurochemical research, 2019 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most devastating neurodegenerative diseases. It has
been known for decades that the APOE ɛ 4 allele is the most significant genetic risk factor …

Roles of apoE4 on the pathogenesis in Alzheimer's disease and the potential therapeutic approaches

YY Sun, Z Wang, HC Huang - Cellular and molecular neurobiology, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Apolipoprotein E ε4 (ApoE ε4) allele, encoding ApoE4, is the strongest genetic
risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD). Emerging epidemiological evidence …

[HTML][HTML] APOE in the normal brain

SA Flowers, GW Rebeck - Neurobiology of disease, 2020 - Elsevier
The APOE4 protein affects the primary neuropathological markers of Alzheimer's disease
(AD): amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, and gliosis. These interactions have been …

Differential signaling mediated by ApoE2, ApoE3, and ApoE4 in human neurons parallels Alzheimer's disease risk

YWA Huang, B Zhou, AM Nabet, M Wernig… - Journal of …, 2019 - Soc Neuroscience
In blood, apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is a component of circulating lipoproteins and mediates
the clearance of these lipoproteins from blood by binding to ApoE receptors. Humans …

Neuronal ApoE4 in Alzheimer's disease and potential therapeutic targets

L Zhang, Y Xia, Y Gui - Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The most prevalent genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD) is Apolipoprotein E
(ApoE), a gene located on chromosome 19 that encodes three alleles (e2, e3, and e4) that …

APOE targeting strategy in Alzheimer's disease: lessons learned from protective variants

G Bu - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2022 - Springer
The APOE gene is the strongest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD) with the ε4
allele increasing the risk by 2-4 folds compared to the most common ε3 allele [1]. The high …

The important interface between apolipoprotein E and neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease

CM Kloske, DM Wilcock - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent form of neurodegenerative disease, currently
affecting over 5 million Americans with projections expected to rise as the population ages …

APOE and Alzheimer's disease: advances in genetics, pathophysiology, and therapeutic approaches

A Serrano-Pozo, S Das, BT Hyman - The Lancet Neurology, 2021 - thelancet.com
The APOE ε4 allele remains the strongest genetic risk factor for sporadic Alzheimer's
disease and the APOE ε2 allele the strongest genetic protective factor after multiple large …

The role of APOE4 in Alzheimer's disease: strategies for future therapeutic interventions

HC Hunsberger, PD Pinky, W Smith… - Neuronal …, 2019 - portlandpress.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia affecting almost 50 million
people worldwide. The ε4 allele of Apolipoprotein E (APOE) is the strongest known genetic …