Antioxidant Status and APOE Genotype As Susceptibility Factors for Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's Disease and Vascular Dementia
Zito G, Polimanti R, Panetta V, Ventriglia M, Salustri C, Siotto MC, Moffa F, Altamura C, Vernieri F, Lupoi D, Cassetta E, Rossini PM, Squitti R. Antioxidant Status and APOE Genotype As Susceptibility Factors for Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's Disease and Vascular Dementia. Rejuvenation Research 2013, 16: 51-56. PMID: 23216585, PMCID: PMC3582293, DOI: 10.1089/rej.2012.1383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntioxidant statusΕ4 alleleVascular dementiaHealthy controlsSerum total antioxidant statusOxidative stressHigher WMH scoresTotal antioxidant statusWhite matter hyperintensitiesAPOE ε4 alleleElderly healthy controlsWMH scoresVaD patientsAtrophy assessmentLipid dyshomeostasisNeurodegenerative processesMatter hyperintensitiesPathogenetic pathwaysApolipoprotein EAlzheimer typeSystem homeostasisAlzheimer's diseaseTAS concentrationDisease riskLipid metabolism