The effect of APOE genotype on Alzheimer's disease risk is influenced by sex and docosahexaenoic acid status

NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING

卷:69

Review

Pontifex, Matthew¹  Vauzour, David¹  Minihane, Anne-Marie¹ 

[1] Univ East Anglia, Norwich Med Sch, Norwich, Norfolk, England

关键词: Apolipoprotein E;    Blood-brain barrier;    Docosahexaenoic acid;    Lipid metabolism;    Lipid transport;    Polyunsaturated fatty acids;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2018.05.017

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

An apolipoprotein E epsilon 4 (APOE-epsilon 4) genotype is the strongest common genetic determinant of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The pleiotropic nature of apolipoprotein E has made elucidation of the aetiological basis difficult to establish, which is further complicated by the fact that the penetrance of the APOE-epsilon 4 allele is modulated by sex, age, and nutrition. A greater metabolic consequence of the APOE-epsilon 4 allele is likely to contribute to the fact that two-thirds of AD patients are female. A higher tissue status of the marine n-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is associated with a lower AD risk. However, APOE-epsilon 4 carriers appear less sensitive to the neurocognitive benefits, which may be due to defective blood-brain barrier transport of DHA exacerbated by aging and possibly sex. This suggests higher DHA requirements in this large population subgroup. This narrative review will consider the influence of sex and DHA in modulating APOE-epsilon 4-mediated AD risk. Crown Copyright (C) 2018 Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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