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 …

Apolipoprotein E and Alzheimer disease: pathobiology and targeting strategies

Y Yamazaki, N Zhao, TR Caulfield, CC Liu… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Polymorphism in the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene is a major genetic risk determinant of
late-onset Alzheimer disease (AD), with the APOE* ε 4 allele conferring an increased risk …

[HTML][HTML] APOE mediated neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease

S Parhizkar, DM Holtzman - Seminars in immunology, 2022 - Elsevier
Neuroinflammation is a central mechanism involved in neurodegeneration as observed in
Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most prevalent form of neurodegenerative disease …

A quarter century of APOE and Alzheimer's disease: progress to date and the path forward

ME Belloy, V Napolioni, MD Greicius - Neuron, 2019 - cell.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is considered a polygenic disorder. This view is clouded, however,
by lingering uncertainty over how to treat the quasi" monogenic" role of apolipoprotein E …

Apolipoprotein E: structural insights and links to Alzheimer disease pathogenesis

Y Chen, MR Strickland, A Soranno, DM Holtzman - Neuron, 2021 - cell.com
Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is of great interest due to its role as a cholesterol/lipid transporter in
the central nervous system (CNS) and as the most influential genetic risk factor for Alzheimer …

Apolipoprotein E: from cardiovascular disease to neurodegenerative disorders

RW Mahley - Journal of molecular medicine, 2016 - Springer
Apolipoprotein (apo) E was initially described as a lipid transport protein and major ligand
for low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptors with a role in cholesterol metabolism and …

Apolipoprotein E: structure and function in lipid metabolism, neurobiology, and Alzheimer's diseases

Y Huang, RW Mahley - Neurobiology of disease, 2014 - Elsevier
Apolipoprotein (apo) E is a multifunctional protein with central roles in lipid metabolism,
neurobiology, and neurodegenerative diseases. It has three major isoforms (apoE2, apoE3 …

Molecular basis of familial and sporadic Alzheimer's disease

J Dorszewska, M Prendecki… - Current Alzheimer …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a multifactorial disease with genetic (70%) and environmental
(30%) causes. Among the genetic factors are genes associated with a family history of the …

Apolipoprotein E and apolipoprotein E receptors: normal biology and roles in Alzheimer disease

DM Holtzman, J Herz, G Bu - Cold Spring …, 2012 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype is the major genetic risk factor for Alzheimer disease
(AD); the ε4 allele increases risk and the ε2 allele is protective. In the central nervous system …

Linking lipids to Alzheimer's disease: cholesterol and beyond

G Di Paolo, TW Kim - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2011 - nature.com
Lipid-mediated signalling regulates a plethora of physiological processes, including crucial
aspects of brain function. In addition, dysregulation of lipid pathways has been implicated in …