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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2013

Rapid accumulation of endogenous tau oligomers in a rat model of traumatic brain injury: possible link between traumatic brain injury and sporadic tauopathies.

Bridget E Hawkins, Shashirekha Krishnamurthy, Diana L Castillo-Carranza, Urmi Sengupta, Donald S Prough, George R Jackson, Douglas S DeWitt, Rakez Kayed

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Bridget E HawkinsSealy Center for Vaccine Development University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555; Moody Center for Traumatic Brain & Spinal Cord Injury Research, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555; Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555.
Shashirekha KrishnamurthyDepartments of Neurology and Neuroscience & Cell Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555; George and Cynthia Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555-1045.
Diana L Castillo-CarranzaDepartments of Neurology and Neuroscience & Cell Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555; George and Cynthia Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555-1045.
Urmi SenguptaDepartments of Neurology and Neuroscience & Cell Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555; George and Cynthia Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555-1045.
Donald S ProughMoody Center for Traumatic Brain & Spinal Cord Injury Research, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555; Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555.
George R JacksonSealy Center for Vaccine Development University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555; Departments of Neurology and Neuroscience & Cell Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555; George and Cynthia Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555-1045.
Douglas S DeWittMoody Center for Traumatic Brain & Spinal Cord Injury Research, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555; Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555.
Rakez KayedSealy Center for Vaccine Development University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555; Departments of Neurology and Neuroscience & Cell Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555; George and Cynthia Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555-1045. Electronic address: rakayed@utmb.edu.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious problem that affects millions of people in the United States alone. Multiple concussions or even a single moderate to severe TBI can also predispose individuals to develop a pathologically distinct form of tauopathy-related dementia at an early age. No effective treatments are currently available for TBI or TBI-related dementia; moreover, only recently has insight been gained regarding the mechanisms behind their connection. Here, we used antibodies to detect oligomeric and phosphorylated Tau proteins in a non-transgenic rodent model of parasagittal fluid percussion injury. Oligomeric and phosphorylated Tau proteins were detected 4 and 24 h and 2 weeks post-TBI in injured, but not sham control rats. These findings suggest that diagnostic tools and therapeutics that target only toxic forms of Tau may provide earlier detection and safe, more effective treatments for tauopathies associated with repetitive neurotrauma.

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Protein MultimerizationAnimalsBrain InjuriesCerebrospinal Fluid PressureDisease Models, AnimalHumansMalePhosphorylationRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTauopathiestau ProteinsMapt protein, rattau ProteinsNeurodegenerationProtein AggregationProtein AssemblyProtein MisfoldingTauTau AggregationTau OligomersTauopathiesTraumatic Brain Injury

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PMID23632019
PMCPMC3675635

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