Synergistic effects of high fat feeding and apolipoprotein E deletion on enterocytic amyloid-beta abundance

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Amyloid-β (Aβ), a key protein found in amyloid plaques of subjects with Alzheimer's disease is expressed in the absorptive epithelial cells of the small intestine. Ingestion of saturated fat significantly enhances enterocytic Aβ...

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Main Authors: Dhaliwal Satvinder S, Johnsen Russell D, Jian Le, Takechi Ryusuke, Pallebage-Gamarallage Menuka MS, Galloway Susan, Mamo John CL
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-04-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
Online Access:http://www.lipidworld.com/content/7/1/15