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Influence of the APOE genotype on hepatic stress response: Studies in APOE targeted replacement mice and human liver cells.
Free radical biology & medicine - 1 Jul 2016
Dose Janina, Nebel Almut, Piegholdt Stefanie, Rimbach Gerald, Huebbe Patricia
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein E (APOE) is a multifunctional plasma protein mainly acting in lipid metabolism. Human APOE is polymorphic with three major isoforms (APOE2, APOE3 and APOE4). Up to 75% of the body's APOE is produced by the liver. There is increasing evidence from studies in brain-derived cells that APOE4 affects mitochondrial function and biogenesis as well as stress and inflammatory responses - processes, whose...
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