2010/01/01 by Hongliang Zhang, Jiang Wu, Jie Zhu · 1 citation
Neuroscience · Medicine · #Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms #Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research #Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders #Apolipoprotein E #Guillain-Barre syndrome #Immunology #Inflammation #Apolipoprotein B #T cell #Medicine #Autoimmunity #Neuritis #Pathophysiology #Disease #Neuroscience #Biology #Immune system #Endocrinology #Internal medicine #Cholesterol
paper · pdf · doi:10.1155/2010/357412
openalex publication_date 2010/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Apolipoprotein E (apoE) is a 34.2 kDa glycosylated protein characterized by its wide tissue distribution and multiple functions. ApoE has been widely studied in lipid metabolism, cardiocerebrovascular diseases, and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment, and so forth. Recently, a growing body of evidence has pointed to nonlipid related properties of apoE, including suppression of T cell proliferation, regulation of macrophage function, facilitation of lipid antigen presentation by CD1 molecules to natural killer T (NKT) cells, and modulation of inflammation and oxidation. By these properties, apoE impacts physiology and pathophysiology at multiple levels. The present paper summarizes updated studies on the immunoregulatory function of apoE, with special focus on isoform-specific effects of apoE on Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and its animal model experimental autoimmune neuritis (EAN).