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Effects of apolipoprotein E on the human immunodeficiency virus protein Tat in neuronal cultures and synaptosomes.
Journal of neuroscience research - 15 Aug 2004
Pocernich Chava B, Sultana Rukhsana, Hone Eugene, Turchan Jadwiga, Martins Ralph N, Calabrese Vittorio, Nath Avindra, Butterfield D Allan
Abstract excerpt
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-associated dementia is observed in 20-30% of patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The epsilon4 allele of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene currently is thought to play a role as a risk factor for the development of HIV dementia. The HIV protein Tat is neurotoxic and binds to the same receptor as apoE, the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related...
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