High levels of 27-hydroxycholesterol results in synaptic plasticity alterations in the hippocampus

Abstract Alterations in brain cholesterol homeostasis in midlife are correlated with a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, global cholesterol-lowering therapies have yielded mixed results when it comes to slowing down or preventing cognitive decline in AD. We used the transg...

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Main Authors: Raul Loera-Valencia, Erika Vazquez-Juarez, Alberto Muñoz, Gorka Gerenu, Marta Gómez-Galán, Maria Lindskog, Javier DeFelipe, Angel Cedazo-Minguez, Paula Merino-Serrais
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83008-3