Protective genes and pathways in Alzheimer's disease: moving towards precision interventions

M Seto, RL Weiner, L Dumitrescu… - Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disorder that is characterized
by neurodegeneration, cognitive impairment, and an eventual inability to perform daily tasks …

APOE ε4/ε4 diminishes neurotrophic function of human iPSC-derived astrocytes

J Zhao, MD Davis, YA Martens… - Human molecular …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The ε4 allele of the APOE gene encoding apolipoprotein E (apoE) is a strong genetic risk
factor for aging-related cognitive decline as well as late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

Microglia prevent beta-amyloid plaque formation in the early stage of an Alzheimer's disease mouse model with suppression of glymphatic clearance

W Feng, Y Zhang, Z Wang, H Xu, T Wu… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2020 - Springer
Background Soluble beta-amyloid (Aβ) can be cleared from the brain through various
mechanisms including enzymatic degradation, glial cell phagocytosis, transport across the …

APOE4-mediated amyloid-β pathology depends on its neuronal receptor LRP1

M Tachibana, ML Holm, CC Liu… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Carrying the ε4 allele of the APOE gene encoding apolipoprotein E (APOE4) markedly
increases the risk for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD), in which APOE4 exacerbates the …

Association of docosahexaenoic acid supplementation with Alzheimer disease stage in apolipoprotein E ε4 carriers: a review

HN Yassine, MN Braskie, WJ Mack, KJ Castor… - JAMA …, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The apolipoprotein E ε4 (APOE4) allele identifies a unique population that is at
significant risk for developing Alzheimer disease (AD). Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is an …

The unifying hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease: Heparan sulfate proteoglycans/glycosaminoglycans are key as first hypothesized over 30 years ago

AD Snow, JA Cummings, T Lake - Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The updated “Unifying Hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease”(AD) is described that links all the
observed neuropathology in AD brain (ie, plaques, tangles, and cerebrovascular amyloid …

Lipoproteins in the central nervous system: from biology to pathobiology

AC Raulin, YA Martens, G Bu - Annual review of biochemistry, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The brain, as one of the most lipid-rich organs, heavily relies on lipid transport and
distribution to maintain homeostasis and neuronal function. Lipid transport mediated by …

APOEε4 potentiates the relationship between amyloid-β and tau pathologies

J Therriault, AL Benedet, TA Pascoal… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
APOEε4 is the most well-established genetic risk factor for sporadic Alzheimer's disease and
is associated with cerebral amyloid-β. However, the association between APOEε4 and tau …

Association of African Ancestry–Specific APOE Missense Variant R145C With Risk of Alzheimer Disease

Y Le Guen, AC Raulin, MW Logue, R Sherva… - JAMA, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Numerous studies have established the association of the commonAPOE ε2
andAPOEε4 alleles with Alzheimer disease (AD) risk across ancestries. Studies of the …

[HTML][HTML] Remembering your A, B, C's: Alzheimer's disease and ABCA1

CT Lewandowski, MS Laham, GRJ Thatcher - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2022 - Elsevier
The function of ATP binding cassette protein A1 (ABCA1) is central to cholesterol
mobilization. Reduced ABCA1 expression or activity is implicated in Alzheimer's disease …