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ReviewTrends in neurosciences2016

Apolipoprotein E and Sex Bias in Cerebrovascular Aging of Men and Mice.

Caleb E Finch, Sara Shams

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Review in Trends in neurosciences, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy: a narrative review.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025
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  19. EFAD transgenic mice as a humanJournal of lipid research · 2017
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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 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Caleb E FinchLeonard Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Biological Sciences, Dornsife College, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: cefinch@usc.edu.
Sara ShamsDepartment of Clinical Science, Intervention, and Technology, Division of Medical Imaging and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Radiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address: sara.shams@ki.se.
Karolinska Institutet · SEUniversity of Southern California · US

Funding

Timing of Menopausal Hormone Therapy across Perimenopause to Menopause Transition: Neuroimmune System in BrainP01AG026572 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI Schantel Williams · 2006 to 2026
$53.7M
VASCULAR RISK AND COGNITIVE STATUS IN A LATINO POPULATIONP50AG005142 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI ARANDA, MARIA P. · 1985 to 2019
$41.0M
Amyloid and inflammation: modulation by apoE, gender, air pollution, and drugsRF1AG051521 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI FINCH, CALEB E · 2015 to 2015
$3.0M
Air Pollution and vulnerability to Alzheimer-like neurodegeneration in miceR21AG040683 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI FINCH, CALEB E · 2011 to 2012
$365k
NIA NIH HHS P01 AG026572NIA NIH HHS P50 AG005142NIA NIH HHS R21 AG040683NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG051521
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer disease (AD) research has mainly focused on neurodegenerative processes associated with the classic neuropathologic markers of senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. Additionally, cerebrovascular contributions to dementia are increasingly recognized, particularly from cerebral small vessel disease (SVD). Remarkably, in AD brains, the apolipoprotein E (ApoE) ɛ4 allele shows male excess for cerebral microbleeds (CMBs), a marker of SVD, which is opposite to the female excess of plaques and tangles. Mouse transgenic models add further complexities to sex-ApoE ɛ4 allele interactions, with female excess of both CMBs and brain amyloid. We conclude that brain aging and AD pathogenesis cannot be understood in humans without addressing major gaps in the extent of sex differences in cerebrovascular pathology.

Indexed as

Sex CharacteristicsAgingAlzheimer DiseaseAnimalsApolipoproteins EBrainHumansPeptide FragmentsReactive Oxygen Speciesapolipoprotein E (133-149)Apolipoproteins EPeptide FragmentsReactive Oxygen Speciesapolipoprotein Ecerebral amyloid angiopathycerebral microbleedscerebrovasculaturemagnetic resonance imagingsexsmall vessel disease

Identifiers

PMID27546867
PMCPMC5040339
OpenAlexW2517860618

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