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Deciphering the role of APOE in cerebral amyloid angiopathy: from genetic insights to therapeutic horizons.

Hantian Hu, Siqi Wan, Yuetao Hu, Qi Wang, Hanyu Li, Nan Zhang

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Review in Annals of medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Ex vivo comparison of ACU193 and lecanemab reveals binding differences in mouse brain.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026
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  7. International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  9. Clinical Management of Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Hantian HuTianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Siqi WanTianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Yuetao HuTianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.ORCID 0009-0009-9154-0072
Qi WangTianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Hanyu LiTianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Nan ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Tianjin Neurological Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA), characterized by the deposition of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides in the walls of medium and small vessels of the brain and leptomeninges, is a major cause of lobar hemorrhage in elderly individuals. Among the genetic risk factors for CAA that continue to be recognized, the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene is the most significant and prevalent, as its variants have been implicated in more than half of all patients with CAA. While the presence of the APOE ε4 allele markedly increases the risk of CAA, the ε2 allele confers a protective effect relative to the common ε3 allele. These allelic variants encode three APOE isoforms that differ at two amino acid positions. The primary physiological role of APOE is to mediate lipid transport in the brain and periphery; however, it has also been shown to be involved in a wide array of biological functions, particularly those involving Aβ, in which it plays a known role in processing, production, aggregation, and clearance. The challenges posed by the reliance on postmortem histological analyses and the current absence of an effective intervention underscore the urgency for innovative APOE-targeted strategies for diagnosing CAA. This review not only deepens our understanding of the impact of APOE on the pathogenesis of CAA but can also help guide the exploration of targeted therapies, inspiring further research into the therapeutic potential of APOE.

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Amyloid beta-PeptidesApolipoproteins ECerebral Amyloid AngiopathyAllelesBrainGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansProtein IsoformsRisk FactorsAmyloid beta-PeptidesApoE protein, humanApolipoproteins EProtein Isoformsamyloid βapolipoprotein ECerebral amyloid angiopathydiagnosispathologytherapy

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PMID39745195
PMCPMC11703089

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