Multifaceted roles of APOE in Alzheimer disease

RJ Jackson, BT Hyman, A Serrano-Pozo - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2024 - nature.com
For the past three decades, apolipoprotein E (APOE) has been known as the single greatest
genetic modulator of sporadic Alzheimer disease (AD) risk, influencing both the average age …

APOE Peripheral and Brain Impact: APOE4 Carriers Accelerate Their Alzheimer Continuum and Have a High Risk of Suicide in PM2.5 Polluted Cities

L Calderón-Garcidueñas, J Hernández-Luna… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
This Review emphasizes the impact of APOE4—the most significant genetic risk factor for
Alzheimer's disease (AD)—on peripheral and neural effects starting in childhood. We …

ApoE4 expression disrupts tau uptake, trafficking, and clearance in astrocytes

M Eisenbaum, A Pearson, C Ortiz, M Mullan… - Glia, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Tauopathies are a collection of neurodegenerative diseases characterized by the
accumulation of pathogenic aggregates of the microtubule‐associated protein tau. Despite …

Repetitive head trauma and apoE4 induce chronic cerebrovascular alterations that impair tau elimination from the brain

M Eisenbaum, A Pearson, C Ortiz, M Koprivica… - Experimental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Repetitive mild traumatic brain injuries (r-mTBI) sustained in the military or contact sports
have been associated with the accumulation of extracellular tau in the brain, which may …

Neuropathology-Independent Association Between APOE Genotype and Cognitive Decline Rate in the Normal Aging-Early Alzheimer Continuum

J Qian, Y Zhang, RA Betensky, BT Hyman… - Neurology …, 2023 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives We previously found that the APOE genotype affects the rate of
cognitive decline in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer disease (AD) dementia independently of its …

Novel Strategy for Alzheimer's Disease Treatment through Oral Vaccine Therapy with Amyloid Beta

Y Matsuzaka, R Yashiro - Biologics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neuropathology characterized by progressive cognitive
impairment and dementia. The disease is attributed to senile plaques, which are aggregates …

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 …

The effect of apolipoprotein E genotype on spatial processing in humans: a meta-analysis and systematic review

J Daly, F De Luca, SC Berens, AP Field, JM Rusted… - Cortex, 2024 - Elsevier
The ε4 allele of the apolipoprotein E (APOE4) gene is an established risk factor for
Alzheimer's disease but its impact on cognition in healthy adults across the lifespan is …

Decreased Volumes of Selected Cortical and Limbic Structures of the Brain Are Associated with Post-Stroke Cognitive and Affective Disorders: Multiple Hit Scenarios?

MY Zhanina, TA Druzhkova, NV Ierusalimsky… - Neurochemical …, 2024 - Springer
Post-stroke depressive disorders (PSD) and post-stroke cognitive impairments (PCI) are
frequent consequences of ischemic stroke (IS). The study was focused on exploring possible …

Contribution of astrocytes to the neurovascular elimination of tau

M Eisenbaum, C Bachmeier - Neural Regeneration Research, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Tauopathies encompass a collection of chronic, progressive neurodegenerative diseases,
including Alzheimer's disease (AD), chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and corticobasal …