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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2006
Yadong Huang, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jens Brodbeck, San Francisco, CA (US);
Yadong Huang, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jens Brodbeck, San Francisco, CA (US);
The J. David Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides isolated cells comprising a nucleic acid encoding a toxic form of apoE. The present invention further provides screening methods for identifying compounds that reduce apoE-induced impairment of mitochondrial integrity and/or function. The present invention further provides kits for use in carrying out a subject screening method. The present invention provides agents that reduce apoE-induced impairment of mitochondrial integrity and/or function; and use of such agents in the treatment of apoE-related disorders.