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ReviewCell death discovery2025

The multifaceted roles of apolipoprotein E4 in Alzheimer's disease pathology and potential therapeutic strategies.

Yongfeng Chen, Haiping Jin, Jia Chen, Jing Li, Mihnea-Alexandru Găman, Zhenyou Zou

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Review in Cell death discovery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Yongfeng Chen *School of Medicine, Taizhou University, Taizhou 318000, Zhejiang, China. cyfeng@tzc.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4488-0380
Haiping JinTaizhou Hospital, Taizhou 317000, Zhejiang, China.
Jia ChenSchool of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-3395-640X
Jing Li *Institute of Basic Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, Sichuan, China.
Mihnea-Alexandru GămanFaculty of Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, 050474, Romania.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7133-8875
Zhenyou ZouSchool of Medicine, Taizhou University, Taizhou 318000, Zhejiang, China. sokuren@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3494-9532

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common dementia in the elderly, is marked by progressive cognitive decline and neurodegeneration. Core pathological hallmarks include amyloid-beta (Aβ) plaques, hyperphosphorylated tau aggregates, neuroinflammation, and metabolic dysfunction (e.g., impaired glucose utilization, mitochondrial deficits). Apolipoprotein E4 (ApoE4), the strongest genetic risk factor for AD, interacts with these processes, yet its precise pathogenic mechanisms remain unclear. This review examines ApoE4's multifaceted contributions to AD pathogenesis, focusing on its roles in Aβ accumulation, tau hyperphosphorylation, neuroinflammatory activation, and metabolic dysregulation. We further evaluate emerging therapeutic strategies targeting these pathways, including ApoE4 modulation, anti-amyloid/tau interventions, and metabolic rescue approaches. Elucidating the molecular interplay between ApoE4 and AD pathology is critical for developing targeted therapies to modify disease progression and mitigate cognitive decline in patients.

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PMID40628716
PMCPMC12238274

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