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Lipid Dys-Homeostasis Contributes to APOE4 Associated AD Pathology

Version 1 : Received: 14 September 2022 / Approved: 16 September 2022 / Online: 16 September 2022 (02:57:37 CEST)

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Lazar, A.-N.; Hanbouch, L.; Boussicaut, L.; Fourmaux, B.; Daira, P.; Millan, M.J.; Bernoud-Hubac, N.; Potier, M.-C. Lipid Dys-Homeostasis Contributes to APOE4-Associated AD Pathology. Cells 2022, 11, 3616. Lazar, A.-N.; Hanbouch, L.; Boussicaut, L.; Fourmaux, B.; Daira, P.; Millan, M.J.; Bernoud-Hubac, N.; Potier, M.-C. Lipid Dys-Homeostasis Contributes to APOE4-Associated AD Pathology. Cells 2022, 11, 3616.

Abstract

The association of the APOE4 (vs APOE3) isoform with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is unequivocal, but the underlying mechanisms remain incompletely elu-cidated. A prevailing hypothesis incriminates the impaired ability of APOE4 to clear neurotoxic amyloid-β peptides (Aβ) from the brain as the main mechanism linking apolipoprotein isoform to disease aetiology. APOE protein mediates lipid transport both within the brain and from the brain to the periphery, suggesting that lipids may be potential co-factors in APOE4-associated physiopathology. The present study reveals several alterations in pathways of lipid homeostasis in the brains of mice expressing the human APOE4 versus APOE3 isoform. Carriers of APOE4 had deficient cholesterol turnover, an imbalance in the ratio of specific classes of phospholipids, lower levels of phosphatidylethanolamines bearing poly-unsaturated fatty acids and an overall eleva-tion in levels of monounsaturated fatty acids. These modifications in lipid homeostasis were related with increased production of Aβ peptides as well as augmented levels of tau and phosphorylated tau in primary neuronal cultures. This suite of AP-OE4-associated anomalies in lipid homeostasis and neurotoxic protein levels may be related to the accrued risk for AD in APOE4 carriers and provides novel insights into potential strategies for therapeutic intervention.

Keywords

lipid homeostasis; APOE4; Alzheimer’s Disease; Aβ peptide; tau

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Anatomy and Physiology

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