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] Alzheimer disease: an update on pathobiology and treatment strategies

JM Long, DM Holtzman - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
Alzheimer disease (AD) is a heterogeneous disease with a complex pathobiology. The
presence of extracellular β-amyloid deposition as neuritic plaques and intracellular …

APOE2: protective mechanism and therapeutic implications for Alzheimer's disease

Z Li, F Shue, N Zhao, M Shinohara, G Bu - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2020 - Springer
Investigations of apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene, the major genetic risk modifier for
Alzheimer's disease (AD), have yielded significant insights into the pathogenic mechanism …

[HTML][HTML] ApoE4 impairs neuron-astrocyte coupling of fatty acid metabolism

G Qi, Y Mi, X Shi, H Gu, RD Brinton, F Yin - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk gene ApoE4 perturbs brain lipid homeostasis and energy
transduction. However, the cell-type-specific mechanism of ApoE4 in modulating brain lipid …

Neuronal hyperexcitability in Alzheimer's disease: what are the drivers behind this aberrant phenotype?

H Targa Dias Anastacio, N Matosin, L Ooi - Translational psychiatry, 2022 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder leading to loss of
cognitive abilities and ultimately, death. With no cure available, limited treatments mostly …

ApoE4: an emerging therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease

M Safieh, AD Korczyn, DM Michaelson - BMC medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background The growing body of evidence indicating the heterogeneity of Alzheimer's
disease (AD), coupled with disappointing clinical studies directed at a fit-for-all therapy …

Beyond the neuron–cellular interactions early in Alzheimer disease pathogenesis

CM Henstridge, BT Hyman… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
The symptoms of Alzheimer disease reflect a loss of neural circuit integrity in the brain, but
neurons do not work in isolation. Emerging evidence suggests that the intricate balance of …

Apolipoprotein E and Alzheimer disease: risk, mechanisms and therapy

CC Liu, T Kanekiyo, H Xu, G Bu - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2013 - nature.com
Abstract Apolipoprotein E (Apo-E) is a major cholesterol carrier that supports lipid transport
and injury repair in the brain. APOE polymorphic alleles are the main genetic determinants …

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 …