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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Genetic Variants of Lipoprotein Lipase and Regulatory Factors Associated with Alzheimer's Disease Risk.

Kimberley D Bruce, Maoping Tang, Philip Reigan, Robert H Eckel

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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20 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Kimberley D BruceDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
Maoping TangDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
Philip ReiganDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
Robert H EckelDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6420-0595

Funding

Microglial Lipoprotein Lipase; a novel therapeutic Target for Alzheimer's diseaseR21AG061549 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI BRUCE, KIMBERLEY D, ECKEL, ROBERT H · 2019 to 2020
$428k
Developing Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM) as a novel method to measure microglial metabolism in situR03NS118230 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI BRUCE, KIMBERLEY D · 2020 to 2020
$156k
NIA NIH HHS R21 AG061549NIH HHS 5KL2TR002534-02NINDS NIH HHS R03 NS118230
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) is a key enzyme in lipid and lipoprotein metabolism. The canonical role of LPL involves the hydrolysis of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins for the provision of FFAs to metabolic tissues. However, LPL may also contribute to lipoprotein uptake by acting as a molecular bridge between lipoproteins and cell surface receptors. Recent studies have shown that LPL is abundantly expressed in the brain and predominantly expressed in the macrophages and microglia of the human and murine brain. Moreover, recent findings suggest that LPL plays a direct role in microglial function, metabolism, and phagocytosis of extracellular factors such as amyloid- beta (Aβ). Although the precise function of LPL in the brain remains to be determined, several studies have implicated LPL variants in Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk. For example, while mutations shown to have a deleterious effect on LPL function and expression (e.g., N291S,

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsHumansLipoprotein LipaseLipoproteinsMacrophagesMiceMicrogliaMutationStructure-Activity RelationshipTriglyceridesAmyloid beta-PeptidesLipoprotein LipaseLipoproteinslipoprotein triglycerideTriglyceridesAlzheimer’s diseaseapoproteinslipoprotein lipaselipoproteinsmicroglia

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PMID33172164
PMCPMC7664401

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