Non-familial late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD), a condition associated with the accumulation of the amyloid precursor protein- derived (APP) Abeta fragment in the brain, can be the consequence of combined genetic and environmental risk factors. One of these risk factors is the presence of the apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4) allele. This invention provides for a neuron model that can be used to screen and identify compounds that can prevent the APOE4-induced pre-LOAD state. This invention provides for methods for the treatment and/or prevention of a neurodegenerative disorder by using an inhibitor of APOE4, such as an antibody inhibitor, or by using an excess of APOE3 protein.
METHODS TO TREAT ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE USING APOE INHIBITORS