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APOE Stabilization by Exercise Prevents Aging Neurovascular Dysfunction and Complement Induction.
PLoS biology - 1 Oct 2015
Soto Ileana, Graham Leah C, Richter Hannah J, Simeone Stephen N, Radell Jake E, Grabowska Weronika, Funkhouser W Keith, Howell Megan C, Howell Gareth R
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Aging is the major risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, but little is known about the processes that lead to age-related decline of brain structures and function. Here we use RNA-seq in combination with high resolution histological analyses to show that aging leads to a significant deterioration of neurovascular structures including basement membrane reduction, pericyte loss,...
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