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Clearance of amyloid-β by circulating lipoprotein receptors

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Low-density lipoprotein receptor–related protein-1 (LRP) on brain capillaries clears amyloid β-peptide (Aβ) from brain. Here, we show that soluble circulating LRP (sLRP) provides key endogenous peripheral 'sink' activity for Aβ in humans. Recombinant LRP cluster IV (LRP-IV) bound Aβ in plasma in mice and Alzheimer's disease–affected humans with compromised sLRP-mediated Aβ binding, and reduced Aβ-related pathology and dysfunction in a mouse model of Alzheimer disease, suggesting that LRP-IV can effectively replace native sLRP and clear Aβ.

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Figure 1: LRP-IV clears mouse endogenous brain Aβ, improves function and clears human brain Aβ in APP+/sw mice.
Figure 2: LRP-IV controls Aβ pathology in APP+/sw mice and sLRP and LRP-IV regulate peripheral Aβ in Alzheimer's disease.

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This work was supported by US National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants R37 AG023084 and R37 NS34467 to B.V.Z. and Washington University St. Louis Alzheimer's Disease Research Center grant P50 AG05681.

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  1. Abhay Sagare, Rashid Deane and Robert D Bell: These authors contributed equally to this work.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Frank P. Smith Laboratory for Neuroscience and Neurosurgical Research, University of Rochester Medical School, Rochester, 14642, New York, USA

    Abhay Sagare, Rashid Deane, Robert D Bell, Bradley Johnson, Katie Hamm, Andrew Marky, Zhenhua Wu, David Perlmutter, Mireia Coma, Zhihui Zhong & Berislav V Zlokovic

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    Ronan Pendu & Peter J Lenting

  3. Department of Environmental Medicine, Neurobehavioral Facility Laboratory, University of Rochester Medical School, Rochester, New York, USA

    Troy Zarcone

  4. Department of Psychiatry, B8134, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, 63110, Missouri, USA

    Alison Goate & Kevin Mayo

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A.S. conducted and performed in vivo studies in wild-type and APP+/sw (APPsw+/−) mice. R.D. conducted and performed pharmacokinetic and cerebral blood flow studies and work on the human study protocol. R.D.B. conducted and performed in vitro ligand binding assays and Aβ immunostaining studies. B.J. performed the oxidized sLRP assay and sLRP ELISA assay. K.H. performed in vivo studies in wild-type mice. R.P. purified recombinant LRP-IV. A.M. performed cholesterol and apoE assays. P.J.L. supervised R.P. and provided LRP-IV. Z.W. conducted and performed memory tests in mice. T.Z. performed approach and operant learning test in mice. D.P. performed active tPA and pro-MMP-9 assays. A.G. and K.M. performed LRP polymorphism studies. M.C. performed immunoprecipitation of oxidized proteins. Z.Z. performed Prussian blue staining. B.V.Z. designed the entire study, supervised all portions of the study and wrote the manuscript.

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B.V.Z. is Scientific Founder and Program Director of Socratech LLC, a startup biotechnology company with a mission to develop therapeutics for Alzheimer's disease, stroke and other neurodegenerative disorders, and owns shares in the company. He does not receive direct financial compensation from Socratech LLC.

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