Article
APOE-induced microglial activation: an in vitro assay to screen sera from Alzheimer's disease patients and novel therapeutic compounds.
Methods and findings in experimental and clinical pharmacology - 1 Jun 1998
Lombardi V R, García M, Cacabelow R
Abstract excerpt
Recent advances in molecular genetics have suggested that genetic predisposition can be considered one of the most important risk factors for Alzheimer's disease (AD) development. A significant increase in the number of amyloid plaques in AD patients with an apolipoprotein E4 (APOE) allele has be...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alzheimer Disease
- Animals
- Apolipoprotein E4
- Apolipoproteins E
- Cell Division
- Cells, Cultured
- Genotype
- Humans
- Microglia
