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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-2-2
pubmed:abstractText
The human APOE*4 allele is associated with an early age of onset and increased risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Long before the onset of AD, cognitive deficits can be identified in APOE*4 carriers. We examined neurons in the lateral amygdala of young apolipoprotein (apo) E3 and apoE4 targeted replacement (TR) mice for changes in synaptic integrity. ApoE4 mice displayed significantly reduced excitatory synaptic transmission and dendritic arborization. Despite these changes there were no signs of gliosis, amyloid deposition or neurofibrillary tangles in these mice. To our knowledge, this is the first study to suggest that cognitive deficits in APOE*4 carriers are due to inherent defects in synaptic function that appear prior to any age-dependent markers of neuropathology.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0969-9961
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
390-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15686968-Affective Symptoms, pubmed-meshheading:15686968-Alzheimer Disease, pubmed-meshheading:15686968-Amygdala, pubmed-meshheading:15686968-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15686968-Apolipoprotein E3, pubmed-meshheading:15686968-Apolipoprotein E4, pubmed-meshheading:15686968-Apolipoproteins E, pubmed-meshheading:15686968-Cognition Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:15686968-Dendrites, pubmed-meshheading:15686968-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:15686968-Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials, pubmed-meshheading:15686968-Gene Targeting, pubmed-meshheading:15686968-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15686968-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15686968-Memory Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:15686968-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:15686968-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:15686968-Synapses, pubmed-meshheading:15686968-Synaptic Transmission
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Human apoE4-targeted replacement mice display synaptic deficits in the absence of neuropathology.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.