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  • J Alzheimers Dis Parkinsonism 2018, Vol 8(3): 442
  • DOI: 10.4172/2161-0460.1000442

A New Role for ApoE-Not Only in Alzheimer's Disease?

Thomas G Ohm1* and Volker Meske2*
1Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, , Germany
2Institut für Integrative Neuroanatomie, Abt. Klinische Zell- und Neurobiologie, CC2, Philippstr. 12, 10115 Berlin, , Germany
*Corresponding Author (s) : Thomas G Ohm, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin And Berlin Institute Of Health, Germany, Tel: +49 (0) 30 450528202, Fax: +49 (0) 30 450528913, Email: thomas_georg.ohm@charite.de
Volker Meske, Institut für Integrative Neuroanatomie Abt. Klinische Zell- und Neurobiologie, CC2 Philippstr. 12, D-10115 Berlin, Germany, Tel: +49 (0) 30 450528202 , Fax: +49 (0) 30 450528913 , Email: volker.meske@charite.de

Received Date: Mar 26, 2018 / Accepted Date: Jun 15, 2018 / Published Date: Jun 22, 2018

Abstract

The by far most relevant genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease is possession of the allelic epsilon 4 variant of the cholesterol transporter apolipoprotein E. The apolipoprotein E allelic polymorphism impacts on both histopathological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease, the intraneuronal tau-aggregates forming neuropil threads and neurofibrillary tangles and the extracellular plaques built-up by beta-amyloid. Autophagy is a crucial process in neurons and plays a central role in cellular degradation of protein aggregates including those composed of tau or beta-amyloid. We discuss available evidence for a role of the apolipoprotein E polymorphism in autophagy.

Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease; Autophagy; Apolipoprotein E polymorphism

Citation: Ohm TG, Meske V (2018) A New Role for ApoE-Not Only in Alzheimer’s Disease? J Alzheimers Dis Parkinsonism 8: 442. Doi: 10.4172/2161-0460.1000442

Copyright: © 2018 Ohm TG, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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