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Apolipoprotein E allele-dependent antioxidant activity in brains with Alzheimer's disease
A Tamaoka1, F Miyatake, S Matsuno
1Department of Neurology, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Neurology
|July 6, 2000
Abstract:
Thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS), an index of lipid peroxidation, were assayed in postmortem brain. Basal TBARS levels were increased and oxidative stimulation produced more TBARS in AD relative to control brains. In addition, apolipoprotein E isoforms showed differing antioxidant activities, with E2 > E3 > E4, suggesting that the lowest antioxidant activity of E4 could contribute to its association with AD.