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APOE dependent-association of PPAR-γ genetic variants with Alzheimer's disease risk.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Mar 2011
Combarros Onofre, Rodríguez-Rodríguez Eloy, Mateo Ignacio, Vázquez-Higuera José Luis, Infante Jon, Berciano José, Sánchez-Juan Pascual
Abstract excerpt
The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ) is a ligand-inducible transcription factor that suppresses microglial inflammatory responses and inhibits amyloid beta (Aβ) production through promoting cholesterol efflux from glial cells. PPAR-γ agonists have been advanced as a new disea...
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