Objective(s): Previous studies have reached different conclusions regarding an association between apolipoprotein E (APOE) polymorphisms and depression. This meta-analysis was designed to clarify these controversies. Materials and Methods: Literatures were identified reviewing the national and international databases. The eligible articles for meta-analysis were determined by quality assessment...

Background: The apolipoprotein E (APOE) polymorphism is known to affect various neurologic disorders with different effects on the immune system and CNS repair. However, previous studies on possible modulation of the clinical course of multiple sclerosis (MS) by APOE polymorphism have been inconsistent. Objective: To clarify the issue for MS patients' management and future research. Methods: Th...

background: alzheimer's disease as a neurodegenerative disorder is the commonest type of dementia. a growing number of genes have been reported as the risk factors, which increase the susceptibility to alzheimer's disease. apolipoprotein e ( apoe) , which its ε4 allele has been reported as a risk factor in late onset alzheimer's disease (ad), is the main cholesterol carrier in the brain. the ma...

The only established genetic determinant of non-Mendelian forms of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the ε4 allele of the apolipoprotein E gene (APOE). Recently, it has been reported that the P86L polymorphism of the calcium homeostasis modulator 1 gene (CALHM1) is associated with the risk of developing AD. In order to independently assess this association, we performed a meta-analysis of 7,873 AD ca...

The RhoA-specific guanine nucleotide exchange factor p190RhoGEF has been implicated in the control of cell morphology, focal adhesion formation, and motility. Previously, we reported that is also active various immune cells. In this study, examined whether over-expression could affect atherosclerotic plaque formation mouse aortae. For purpose, transgenic (TG) mice over-expressing were cross-bre...

multiple sclerosis (ms) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system, with a complex etiology that includes a strong genetic component. the chromosome 19q 13 region surrounding the apolipoprotein e (apoe) gene has shown consistent evidence of involvement in ms. in a cross-sectional study, to show the apoe genotype and allele frequency in the ms population of iran in comparis...

Background A rare missense APOE variant (L28P; APOE*4Pittsburgh) has been reported to be a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, sinceL28P observed only among APOE*4 carriers, its independent genetic association is uncertain. In this study, we re-evaluated in large case-control sample of 15,762 U.S. Whites aged ≥60 years and investigated effect. Method Samples were derived from thr...

OBJECTIVE In mice that are heterozygous for mitochondrial superoxide dismutase (SOD2(+/-)) with apoE deficiency (apoE(-/-)), mitochondrial DNA damage increases formation of atherosclerotic lesions. The purpose of this study was to determine whether SOD2 provides protection against increased vascular superoxide and endothelial dysfunction in apoE-deficient mice. METHODS AND RESULTS Four groups...