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ArticleActa neuropathologica communications2015

Reduced β-amyloid pathology in an APP transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease lacking functional B and T cells.

Claudia Späni, Tobias Suter, Rebecca Derungs, Maria Teresa Ferretti, Tobias Welt, Fabian Wirth, Christoph Gericke, Roger M Nitsch, Luka Kulic

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Article in Acta neuropathologica communications, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03725137 (Role of Th1-lymphocytes in the Development of Vascular Cognitive Impairment in Young Stroke Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 54 papers.

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NCT03725137 unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

Role of Th1-lymphocytes in the Development of Vascular Cognitive Impairment in Young Stroke Patients

TypeobservationalSponsorUniversity Medicine GreifswaldRan2020 to 2022Enrolled77ConditionsStroke, Ischemic, Cognitive DeclineArmsAnalysis of T-lymphocytes
3 · Its place in the literature

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54 citing papers in PubMed, 86 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Claudia SpäniDivision of Psychiatry Research, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952, Schlieren, Switzerland.
Tobias SuterDepartment of Neurology, Section of Neuroimmunology and MS Research, University Hospital Zurich, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
Rebecca DerungsDivision of Psychiatry Research, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952, Schlieren, Switzerland.
Maria Teresa FerrettiDivision of Psychiatry Research, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952, Schlieren, Switzerland.
Tobias WeltDivision of Psychiatry Research, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952, Schlieren, Switzerland.
Fabian WirthDivision of Psychiatry Research, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952, Schlieren, Switzerland.
Christoph GerickeDivision of Psychiatry Research, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952, Schlieren, Switzerland.
Roger M NitschDivision of Psychiatry Research, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952, Schlieren, Switzerland.
Luka KulicDivision of Psychiatry Research, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952, Schlieren, Switzerland. luka.kulic@bli.uzh.ch.
University of Zurich · CHUniversity Hospital of Zurich · CH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionIn Alzheimer's disease, accumulation and pathological aggregation of amyloid β-peptide is accompanied by the induction of complex immune responses, which have been attributed both beneficial and detrimental properties. Such responses implicate various cell types of the innate and adaptive arm of the immunesystem, both inside the central nervous system, and in the periphery. To investigate the role of the adaptive immune system in brain β-amyloidosis, PSAPP transgenic mice, an established mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, were crossbred with the recombination activating gene-2 knockout (Rag2 ko) mice lacking functional B and T cells. In a second experimental paradigm, aged PSAPP mice were reconstituted with bone marrow cells from either Rag2 ko or wildtype control mice.

resultsAnalyses from both experimental approaches revealed reduced β-amyloid pathology and decreased brain amyloid β-peptide levels in PSAPP mice lacking functional adaptive immune cells. The decrease in brain β-amyloid pathology was associated with enhanced microgliosis and increased phagocytosis of amyloid β-peptide aggregates.

conclusionThe results of this study demonstrate an impact of the adaptive immunity on cerebral β-amyloid pathology in vivo and suggest an influence on microglia-mediated amyloid β-peptide clearance as a possible underlying mechanism.

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Adoptive TransferAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAnimalsB-LymphocytesCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalDNA-Binding ProteinsExploratory BehaviorFemaleHumansMaleMaze LearningMiceMice, Inbred C57BLAmyloid beta-Peptidesamyloid beta-protein (1-38)Amyloid beta-Protein PrecursorCytokinesDNA-Binding ProteinsPeptide FragmentsRag2 protein, mouse

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