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Lipoproteins and apolipoproteins in human cerebrospinal fluid. A new role of lipoprotein(a) and apolipoprotein(a) in the neurological diseases characterized by blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier dysfunction. (Contributo in volume (capitolo o saggio))
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- Lipoproteins and apolipoproteins in human cerebrospinal fluid. A new role of lipoprotein(a) and apolipoprotein(a) in the neurological diseases characterized by blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier dysfunction. (Contributo in volume (capitolo o saggio)) (literal)
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- 2008-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 (literal)
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- Pepe G.; Chimienti G. (literal)
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- The blood brain barrier (literal)
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- Pepe: Dipartimento di Biochimica e Biologia molecolare, Università Bari; IBBE-CNR
Chimienti: Dipartimento di Biochimica e Biologia molecolare, Università Bari (literal)
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- Lipoproteins and apolipoproteins in human cerebrospinal fluid. A new role of lipoprotein(a) and apolipoprotein(a) in the neurological diseases characterized by blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier dysfunction. (literal)
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- The blood-brain barrier (literal)
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- 978-1-60456-894-3 (literal)
- Abstract
- The barrier between blood and CSF contributes to homeostasis of the CNS and
protects it from potentially harmful substances present in the blood.
Lipoproteins present in the CSF are clearly distinct from their plasma counterparts.
Human CSF lipoproteins contain mainly Apo AI and Apo E, the former deriving mostly
from plasma after crossing the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier, the latter being also
produced by CNS. Apo AI and E containing lipoproteins in the brain are key players in
transport and delivery of lipids, cholesterol homeostasis, and are also involved in CNS
remodeling mechanisms. On the other hand, the isoform apo E4 represents the most
important genetic risk factor for sporadic and familial late-onset Alzheimer's disease and
is involved in brain injury and neurodegenerative diseases.
Apo B containing lipoproteins are not produced by CNS and the characterization of
normal human CSF lipoproteins did not allowed the isolation of low density lipoproteins.Lipoprotein(a) is a low density lipoprotein-like particle with the unique protein apo(a),
which is characterized by a dimensional polymorphism. Lipoprotein(a) is a well known
risk factor for athero-thrombosis. The pathological role of Lipoprotein(a) is strictly
associated with its plasma concentrations and the size of apo(a) isoforms, with inverse
relation. The pathophysiology of Lipoprotein(a) in cardio and cerebrovascular system is
widely studied. Recently, we demonstrated that, in neuroinflammatory and
neurodegenerative disorders, Lipoprotein(a) can cross a dysfunctional blood-CSF barrier
and be found in the CSF.
This chapter focuses on the physiological presence of the lipoproteins in CNS, on
the pathological aspects deriving from their isoforms, and in particular on the anomalous
presence in CSF of Lipoprotein(a). (literal)
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