ApoE in Alzheimer's disease: pathophysiology and therapeutic strategies

AC Raulin, SV Doss, ZA Trottier, TC Ikezu, G Bu… - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia worldwide, and its
prevalence is rapidly increasing due to extended lifespans. Among the increasing number of …

APOE and Alzheimer's disease: from lipid transport to physiopathology and therapeutics

MA Husain, B Laurent, M Plourde - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder characterized by
extracellular amyloid β (Aβ) and intraneuronal tau protein aggregations. One risk factor for …

Expression and secretion of apoE isoforms in astrocytes and microglia during inflammation

MF Lanfranco, J Sepulveda, G Kopetsky, GW Rebeck - Glia, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Neuroinflammation is a common feature in neurodegenerative diseases, modulated by the
Alzheimer's disease risk factor, apolipoprotein E (APOE). In the brain, apoE protein is …

ApoE lipidation as a therapeutic target in Alzheimer's disease

MF Lanfranco, CA Ng, GW Rebeck - International journal of molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Apolipoprotein E (APOE) is the major cholesterol carrier in the brain, affecting various
normal cellular processes including neuronal growth, repair and remodeling of membranes …

Therapeutic approaches targeting Apolipoprotein E function in Alzheimer's disease

T Williams, DR Borchelt, P Chakrabarty - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2020 - Springer
One of the primary genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the presence of the Ɛ4
allele of apolipoprotein E (APOE). APOE is a polymorphic lipoprotein that is a major …

ApoE4 alters ABCA1 membrane trafficking in astrocytes

V Rawat, S Wang, J Sima, R Bar, O Liraz… - Journal of …, 2019 - Soc Neuroscience
The APOE ε4 allele is the strongest genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease
(AD). ApoE protein aggregation plays a central role in AD pathology, including the …

[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 …

Emerging roles of astrocytes in blood-brain barrier disruption upon amyloid-beta insults in Alzheimer's disease

Q Yue, MPM Hoi - Neural Regeneration Research, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Blood-brain barrier disruption occurs in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Recent
studies indicate a link between blood-brain barrier dysfunction and cognitive decline and …

[HTML][HTML] Isoform-and cell-state-specific lipidation of ApoE in astrocytes

K Lindner, K Beckenbauer, LC van Ek, K Titeca… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
Apolipoprotein E transports lipids and couples metabolism between astrocytes and neurons.
The E4 variant (APOE4) affects these functions and represents a genetic predisposition for …

The Amyloid-beta clearance: from molecular targets to glial and neural cells

W Cai, T Wu, N Chen - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The deposition of amyloid-beta (Aβ) plaques in the brain is one of the primary pathological
characteristics of Alzheimer's disease (AD). It can take place 20–30 years before the onset of …