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FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 4, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2013.00045
Keywords
Alzheimer's disease; blood-brain barrier; neurovascular unit; ABCB1; ABCA1; apolipoprotein E; beta-amyloid clearance
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- Canadian In stitutes in Health Research (CIHR)
- Canadian Stroke Network
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects elderly persons, evolving with age to reach severe cognitive impairment. Amyloid deposits and neurofibrillary tangles constitute the main pathological hallmarks of AD. Amyloid deposits are initiated by the excessive production and accumulation of beta-amyloid (4) peptides in the brain. The dysfunction of the Neurovascular Unit (NVU) has been proposed to be causative in AD development, due to an impaired clearance of A beta from the brain. Cells forming the NVU express several Adenosine Triphosphate ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) transporters, among which ABCB1 and ABCA1 play an important role in processing. The drug transporter ABCB1 directly transports 4 from the brain into the blood circulation, whereas the cholesterol transporter ABCA1 neutralizes 4 aggregation capacity in an Apolipoprotein E (ApoE)-dependent manner, facilitating 4 subsequent elimination from the brain. In the present minireview, we will summarize the contribution of ABCB1, and ABCA1 at the NVU in 4 clearance. Moreover, we will outline and discuss the possible collaboration of ABCB1, and ABCA1 at the NVU in mediating an efficient clearance of 4 from the brain.
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