Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
8303543 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids 2006 10 Pages PDF
Abstract
Inflammation is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. Serum amyloid A (SAA) is an acute phase protein that dissociates apolipoprotein AI (apoAI) from plasma HDL. In cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), the SAA concentration is much higher in subjects with Alzheimer's disease than in controls. CSF-HDL is rich in apoE, which plays an important role as a ligand for lipoprotein receptors in the central nervous system (CNS). To clarify whether SAA dissociates apoE from CSF-HDL, we added recombinant SAA to CSF and determined the apoE distribution in the CSF using native two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. We found that SAA dissociated apoE from CSF-HDL in a dose-dependent manner. This effect was more evident in apoE4 carriers than in apoE3 or apoE2 carriers. After a 24-h incubation at 37 °C, SAA continuously dissociated apoE from CSF-HDL. Amyloid β (Aβ) fragments (1-42) were bound to large CSF-HDL but not to apoE dissociated by SAA. In conclusion, SAA dissociates apoE from CSF-HDL. We postulate that inflammation in the CNS may impair Aβ clearance due to the loss of apoE from CSF-HDL.
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