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ReviewCell & bioscience2023

Cholesterol-dependent amyloid β production: space for multifarious interactions between amyloid precursor protein, secretases, and cholesterol.

Vladimir Rudajev, Jiri Novotny

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Review in Cell & bioscience, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
6.0field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Membrane Complexity and Phase Behavior Dictate the Stability of Membrane-Inserted AβChemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry · 2026
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  6. Astrocytoma-Specific Prognostic Associations of Amyloid-Related Biological Processes.Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology · 2026
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  9. The spleen-brain axis in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: Integrating immune and metabolic regulation.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026
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  14. Amyloid β-Induced Inflammarafts in Alzheimer's Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vladimir RudajevDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
Jiri NovotnyDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. jiri.novotny@natur.cuni.cz.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6372-0131
Charles University · CZ

Funding

Univerzita Karlova v Praze SVV-260683
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amyloid β is considered a key player in the development and progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Many studies investigating the effect of statins on lowering cholesterol suggest that there may be a link between cholesterol levels and AD pathology. Since cholesterol is one of the most abundant lipid molecules, especially in brain tissue, it affects most membrane-related processes, including the formation of the most dangerous form of amyloid β, Aβ42. The entire Aβ production system, which includes the amyloid precursor protein (APP), β-secretase, and the complex of γ-secretase, is highly dependent on membrane cholesterol content. Moreover, cholesterol can affect amyloidogenesis in many ways. Cholesterol influences the stability and activity of secretases, but also dictates their partitioning into specific cellular compartments and cholesterol-enriched lipid rafts, where the amyloidogenic machinery is predominantly localized. The most complicated relationships have been found in the interaction between cholesterol and APP, where cholesterol affects not only APP localization but also the precise character of APP dimerization and APP processing by γ-secretase, which is important for the production of Aβ of different lengths. In this review, we describe the intricate web of interdependence between cellular cholesterol levels, cholesterol membrane distribution, and cholesterol-dependent production of Aβ, the major player in AD.

Indexed as

AmyloidogenesisAmyloid precursor proteinAmyloid βCholesterolSecretase

Identifiers

PMID37705117
PMCPMC10500844
OpenAlexW4386723188

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