25-Hydroxycholesterol amplifies microglial IL-1β production in an apoE isoform-dependent manner.
Man Ying WongMichael LewisJames J DohertyYang ShiAnil G CashikarAnna AmelianchikSvitlana TymchukPatrick M SullivanMingxing QianDouglas F CoveyGregory A PetskoDavid M HoltzmanSteven M PaulWenjie LuoPublished in: Journal of neuroinflammation (2020)
25-HC may function as a microglial-secreted inflammatory mediator in the brain, promoting IL-1β-mediated neuroinflammation in an apoE isoform-dependent manner (E4>>E2/E3) and thus may be an important mediator of neuroinflammation in AD.