Evidence map›Paper›PMID 22035352›Full record

ArticleNeuropathology and applied neurobiology2012

Expression of glia maturation factor in neuropathological lesions of Alzheimer's disease.

R Thangavel, D Stolmeier, X Yang, P Anantharam, A Zaheer

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Article in Neuropathology and applied neurobiology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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41citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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41 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

R ThangavelVeterans Affairs Health Care System, Iowa City, IA, USA.
D Stolmeier
X Yang
P Anantharam
A Zaheer
University of Iowa · USIowa City VA Health Care System · US

Funding

GMF in CNS inflammationR01NS047145 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI ZAHEER, ASGAR · 2004 to 2013
$2.9M
Glia maturation factor dependent mast cell activation in Parkinson's diseaseI01BX002477 · VA · IOWA CITY VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI ZAHEER, ASGAR · 2015 to 2017
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BLRD VA I01 BX002477NINDS NIH HHS NS-47145NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS047145
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsThe pathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the presence of amyloid plaques (APs), neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs), degenerating neurones, and an abundance of reactive astrocytes and microglia. We aim to examine the association between glia maturation factor (GMF) expression, activated astrocytes/microglia, APs and NFTs in AD-affected brain regions.

methodsBrain sections were stained with Thioflavin-S to study AD pathology and sequentially immunolabeled with antibodies against GMF, glial fibrillary acidic protein (marker for reactive astrocytes), and Ionized calcium binding adaptor molecule 1 (Iba-1, marker for activated microglia) followed by visualization with avidin-biotin peroxidase complex.

resultsOur double immunofluorescence labelling with cell-specific markers demonstrated the glial localization of GMF. The immunohistochemical data showed that APs and NFTs are associated with increased expression of GMF in reactive glia of AD brains compared with non-AD controls.

conclusionsThis is the first report that shows GMF, a mediator of central nervous system inflammation, is expressed in the brain regions affected in AD and that GMF is mainly localized in reactive astrocytes surrounding APs/NFTs. The distribution of GMF-immunoreactive cells in and around Thioflavin-S stained APs and NFTs suggests involvement of GMF in inflammatory responses through reactive glia and a role of GMF in AD pathology.

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AgedAged, 80 and overAlzheimer DiseaseAstrocytesBrainFemaleGlia Maturation FactorHumansMaleMicrogliaNeurofibrillary TanglesNeuronsPlaque, AmyloidGlia Maturation Factor

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PMID22035352
PMCPMC3290752
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