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Immunohistochemical detection of 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal adducts in Alzheimer's disease is associated with inheritance of APOE4.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Feb 1997
Montine K S, Olson S J, Amarnath V, Whetsell W O, Graham D G, Montine T J
Abstract excerpt
Cumulative oxidative damage, including lipid peroxidation, is a central component of cellular aging and is thought to play a role in the pathogenesis of late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD). Lipid peroxidation produces several cytotoxic aldehydes, one of the most potent being 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal (HNE). We have shown previously that HNE is a potent neurotoxin that covalently modifies and cross-links neuronal...
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