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Soluble apoE/Aβ complex: mechanism and therapeutic target for APOE4-induced AD risk

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Title
Soluble apoE/Aβ complex: mechanism and therapeutic target for APOE4-induced AD risk
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Molecular Neurodegeneration, January 2014
DOI 10.1186/1750-1326-9-2
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Leon M Tai, Shipra Mehra, Varsha Shete, Steve Estus, G William Rebeck, Guojun Bu, Mary Jo LaDu

Abstract

The APOE4 allele of apolipoprotein E (apoE) is the greatest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD) compared to APOE2 and APOE3. Amyloid-β (Aβ), particularly in a soluble oligomeric form (oAβ), is considered a proximal cause of neurodegeneration in AD. Emerging data indicate that levels of soluble oAβ are increased with APOE4, providing a potential mechanism of APOE4-induced AD risk. However, the pathway(s) by which apoE4 may increase oAβ levels are unclear and the subject of continued inquiry. In this editorial review, we present the hypothesis that apoE isoform-specific interactions with Aβ, namely apoE/Aβ complex, modulate Aβ levels. Specifically, we propose that compared to apoE3, apoE4-containing lipoproteins are less lipidated, leading to less stable apoE4/Aβ complexes, resulting in reduced apoE4/Aβ levels and increased accumulation, particularly of oAβ. Evidence that support or counter this argument, as well as the therapeutic significance of this pathway to neurodegeneration, are discussed.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 <1%
Italy 1 <1%
Unknown 145 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 38 26%
Researcher 25 17%
Student > Master 19 13%
Student > Bachelor 17 12%
Student > Doctoral Student 10 7%
Other 23 16%
Unknown 15 10%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 45 31%
Neuroscience 25 17%
Chemistry 13 9%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 12 8%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 10 7%
Other 22 15%
Unknown 20 14%
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