Blood-brain barrier-associated pericytes internalize and clear aggregated amyloid-β42 by LRP1-dependent apolipoprotein e isoform-specific mechanism

Qingyi Ma, Zhen Zhao, Abhay P. Sagare, Yingxi Wu, Min Wang, Nelly Chuqui Owens, Philip B. Verghese, Joachim Herz, David M. Holtzman, Berislav V. Zlokovic

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Original languageEnglish
Article number57
JournalMolecular Neurodegeneration
Volume13
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 19 2018

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Molecular Biology
  • Clinical Neurology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Keywords

  • Amyloid-β clearance
  • Apolipoprotein E
  • Blood-brain barrier (BBB)
  • Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1)
  • Pericyte

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