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Human LDL receptor enhances sequestration of ApoE4 and VLDL remnants on the surface of hepatocytes but not their internalization in mice.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Jun 2008
Altenburg Michael, Arbones-Mainar Jose, Johnson Lance, Wilder Jennifer, Maeda Nobuyo
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: In humans, apolipoprotein (apo) E4 is associated with elevated plasma cholesterol levels and a high risk of developing atherosclerosis, whereas apoE2 is protective. Here we investigate the mechanism by which mice expressing human apoE isoforms recapitulate this association when they also express high levels of human low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR). METHODS AND RESULTS: Primary hepatocytes from...
Topics
- Adenoviridae
- Alleles
- Animals
- Apolipoprotein E2
- Apolipoprotein E3
- Apolipoprotein E4
- Cells, Cultured
- Cholesterol, VLDL
- Hepatocytes
- Humans
- Mice
