Apolipoprotein E and viral infection: Risks and Mechanisms

F Chen, Q Ke, W Wei, L Cui, Y Wang - Molecular Therapy-Nucleic Acids, 2023 - cell.com
Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is a multifunctional protein critical for lipid metabolism and
cholesterol homeostasis. In addition to being a well-known genetic determinant of both …

COVID-19 and Alzheimer's Disease Share Common Neurological and Ophthalmological Manifestations: A Bidirectional Risk in the Post-Pandemic Future

G Amadoro, V Latina, E Stigliano, A Micera - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
A growing body of evidence indicates that a neuropathological cross-talk takes place
between the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-the pandemic severe pneumonia that …

Post-COVID-19 cognitive decline and apoe polymorphism: towards a possible link?

JWL Tavares-Júnior, DN Oliveira, JBS da Silva… - Brain Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
APOE ε4 polymorphism has been recently described as a possible association with
cognitive deficits in COVID-19 patients. This research aimed to establish the correlation …

Blood ACE2 protein level correlates with COVID-19 severity

O Shevchuk, A Pak, S Palii, Y Ivankiv, K Kozak… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
ACE2's impact on the severity of COVID-19 is widely discussed but still controversial. To
estimate its role in aspects of the main risk factors and comorbidities, we involved post …

Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) ε4 Genotype (ApoE rs429358—ApoE rs7412 Polymorphisms) Is Not Associated with Long COVID Symptoms in Previously Hospitalized …

C Fernández-de-Las-Peñas, L Arendt-Nielsen… - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
The role of genetics as a predisposing factor related to an increased risk of developing long
COVID symptomatology is under debate. The aim of the current secondary analysis was to …

Risk factors for severe COVID-19 disease increase SARS-CoV-2 infectivity of endothelial cells and pericytes

L Biasetti, N Zervogiannis, K Shaw… - Open …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was initially considered a primarily respiratory
disease but is now known to affect other organs including the heart and brain. A major route …

[HTML][HTML] HDL mimetics protect Alzheimer's patients carrying APOE ε4 from SARS-CoV-2 invasion

R Xu, J Gao, C Cao, M Shi, Y Zhang, S Hong, S Guo… - Nano Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) inheriting Apolipoprotein (APOE) ε4 are susceptible
to COVID-19, but the underlying mechanism of how such a neurodegenerative disease …

Comparative analysis of dynamic transcriptomes reveals specific COVID-19 features and pathogenesis of immunocompromised populations

X Yang, J Zhu, Q Wang, B Tang, Y Shen, B Wang, L Ji… - Msystems, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A dysfunction of human host genes and proteins in coronavirus infectious
disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 …

APOE2 protects against Aβ pathology by improving neuronal mitochondrial function through ERRα signaling

Z Ning, Y Liu, M Wan, Y Zuo, S Chen, Z Shi… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease and
apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotypes (APOE2, APOE3, and APOE4) show different AD …

[HTML][HTML] Do APOE4, malnutrition, and long COVID-19 compound the risk factors for stroke in adverse environments?

AV Buzaglo, CMAG Vieira, GCV Ciurleo… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Apolipoprotein E (apoE) is a 299 amino acid protein with vital functions in transporting
plasma cholesterol from peripheral tissues to the liver to be metabolized (1). The human …