24S-hydroxycholesterol in plasma: A marker of cholesterol turnover in neurodegenerative diseases |
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Authors: | Valerio Leoni Claudio Caccia |
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Institution: | Laboratory of Clinical Pathology and Medical Genetics, Foundation IRCCS Institute of Neurology Carlo Besta, Milano, Italy |
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Abstract: | Brain cholesterol is mainly involved in the cell membrane structure, in signal transduction, neurotransmitter release, synaptogenesis and membrane trafficking. Impairment of brain cholesterol metabolism was described in neurodegenerative diseases, such as Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer and Huntington Diseases. Since the blood–brain barrier efficiently prevents cholesterol uptake from the circulation into the brain, de novo synthesis is responsible for almost all cholesterol present there. Cholesterol is converted into 24S-hydroxycholesterol (24OHC) by cholesterol 24-hydroxylase (CYP46A1) expressed in neural cells. |
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Keywords: | LXR Oxysterols Dementia Biomarker Mass spectrometry |
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