DETERMINATION OF APOE GENE EXPRESSION IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS PATIENTS
Journal Title: Kocatepe Medical Journal - Year 2021, Vol 1, Issue 22
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is a glycoprotein that functions as a ligand in receptor-mediated endocytosis of lipoprotein particles. There are studies showing the association of APOE with neurogenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis (MS). The aim of this study was to investigate whether there is a relationship between APOE gene expression and MS. MATERIAL AND METHODS: To determine the effect of APOE gene expression on multiple sclerosis patients, we have included 35 MS patients and 20 healthy subjects into the study. The level of APOE mRNA expression was determined by real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). For statistical analysis, t-test, chi-square test, Kruskal-Wallis test and Mann-Whitney U test were performed using SPSS package program and p <0.05 was considered as statistically significant. RESULTS: As a result, the comparison of ApoE gene expression in multiple sclerosis patients and healthy people using real-time PCR technique did not show any statistical significance between the groups (p=0.95). CONCLUSIONS: Our study does not support that ApoE gene expression may be related to MS. Further studies are needed to determine the role of ApoE in Multiple Sclerosis disease.
Authors and Affiliations
Suat ÇAKINA, Selma YÜCEL, Cemre Çağan POLAT
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