Article
APOE genotype-specific differences in the innate immune response.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Sept 2009
Vitek Michael P, Brown Candice M, Colton Carol A
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein-E protein is an endogenous immunomodulatory agent that affects both the innate and the adaptive immune responses. Since individuals with the APOE4 gene demonstrate worsened pathology and poorer outcomes in many neurological disorders, we examined isoform-specific differences in the response of microglia, the primary cellular component of the brain's innate immune response, in detail. Our data...
Topics
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn
- Apolipoprotein E3
- Apolipoprotein E4
- Apolipoproteins E
- Cells, Cultured
- Cerebral Cortex
- Cytokines
- Encephalitis
- Gene Dosage
- Genotype
- Humans
