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TitleApo J and Apo D: Complementary or Antagonistic Roles in Alzheimer's Disease?
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsDel Valle, E, Navarro, A, Martínez-Pinilla, E, Torices, S, Tolivia, J
JournalJ Alzheimers Dis
Volume53
Issue2
Pagination639-50
Date Published2016 May 17
ISSN1875-8908
Abstract

Apolipoprotein D (Apo D) and Apolipoprotein J (Apo J) are among the only nine apolipoproteins synthesized in the nervous system. Apart from development, these apolipoproteins are implicated in the normal aging process as well as in different neuropathologies as Alzheimer's disease (AD), where a neuroprotective role has been postulated. Different authors have proposed that Apo D and Apo J could be biomarkers for AD but as far as we know, there are no studies about the relationship between them as well as their expression pattern along the progression of the disease. In this paper, using double immunohistochemistry techniques, we have demonstrated that Apo D is mainly located in glial cells while Apo J expression preferentially occurs in neurons; both proteins are also present in AD diffuse and mature senile plaques but without signal overlap. In addition, we have observed that Apo J and Apo D immunostaining shows a positive correlation with the progression of the disease and the Braak's stages. These results suggest complementary and cell-dependent neuroprotective roles for each apolipoprotein during AD progress.

DOI10.3233/JAD-160032
Alternate JournalJ. Alzheimers Dis.
PubMed ID27197790
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