OAS1 expression in myeloid cells increases risk of Alzheimer’s and severe Covid

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[h=1]https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.03.16.435702v1[/h]
"[h=2]Abstract[/h][FONT=&quot]In post-industrial settings, APOE4 is associated with increased cardiovascular and neurological disease risk. However, the majority of human evolutionary history occurred in environments with higher pathogenic diversity and low cardiovascular risk. We hypothesize that in high-pathogen and energy-limited contexts, the APOE4 allele confers benefits by reducing baseline innate inflammation when uninfected, while maintaining higher lipid levels that buffer costs of immune activation during infection. Among Tsimane forager-farmers of Bolivia (N=1266), APOE4 is associated with 30% lower C-reactive protein, and higher total cholesterol and oxidized-LDL. Blood lipids were either not associated, or negatively associated with inflammatory biomarkers, except for associations of oxidized-LDL and inflammation which were limited to obese adults. Further, APOE4 carriers maintain higher levels of total and LDL cholesterol at low BMIs. These results suggest the relationship between APOE4 and lipids is likely beneficial for pathogen-driven immune responses, and unlikely to increase cardiovascular risk in an active subsistence population."[/FONT]
 
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