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Marked accumulation of 27-hydroxycholesterol in the brains of Alzheimer's patients with the Swedish APP 670/671 mutation.
Journal of lipid research - 1 May 2011
Shafaati Marjan, Marutle Amelia, Pettersson Hanna, Lövgren-Sandblom Anita, Olin Maria, Pikuleva Irina, Winblad Bengt, Nordberg Agneta, Björkhem Ingemar
Abstract excerpt
There is a significant flux of the neurotoxic oxysterol 27-hydroxycholesterol (27OHC) from the circulation across the blood-brain barrier. Because there is a correlation between 27OHC and cholesterol in the circulation and lipoprotein-bound cholesterol does not pass the blood-brain barrier, we have suggested that 27OHC may mediate the effects of hypercholesterolemia on the brain. We previously demonstrated a...
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