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ArticleBrain and behavior2018

Longitudinal evaluation of Tau-P301L transgenic mice reveals no cognitive impairments at 17 months of age.

Brianne A Kent, Christopher J Heath, Chi Hun Kim, Rosemary Ahrens, Paul E Fraser, Peter St George-Hyslop, Timothy J Bussey, Lisa M Saksida

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Article in Brain and behavior, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Brianne A KentDepartment of Medicine University of British Columbia Vancouver BC Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0074-028X
Christopher J HeathDepartment of Life, Health and Chemical Sciences The Open University Milton Keynes UK.
Chi Hun KimDepartment of Psychiatry University of Oxford Oxford UK.
Rosemary AhrensTanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases University of Toronto Toronto ON Canada.
Paul E FraserTanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases University of Toronto Toronto ON Canada.
Peter St George-HyslopTanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases University of Toronto Toronto ON Canada.
Timothy J BusseyDepartment of Psychology and MRC & Wellcome Trust Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute University of Cambridge Cambridge UK.
Lisa M SaksidaDepartment of Psychology and MRC & Wellcome Trust Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute University of Cambridge Cambridge UK.
University of Toronto · CAWestern University · CAThe Open University · GBUniversity of British Columbia · CAUniversity of Oxford · GB

Funding

CIHR MOP-115056Medical Research Council 0879703/Z/09/ZWellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Tau is a microtubule-associated binding protein implicated in neurodegenerative tauopathies, including frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). These diseases result in the intracellular accumulation of hyperphosphorylated tau in the form of neurofibrillary tangles, the presence of which is associated with cognitive deficits. Methods: We conducted a longitudinal behavioral study to provide a profile of the TgTau(P301L)23027 transgenic mouse in multiple cognitive domains across multiple ages. P301L is the tau mutation most frequently observed in patients with frontotemporal dementia with parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17 (FTDP-17) and this mouse model recapitulates the progressive development of glial and neurofibrillary tangles, and associated cerebral atrophy observed in patients. We examined frontal cortex-dependent executive function and attention with the touchscreen 5-choice serial reaction time test (5-CSRTT) and assessed the function of temporal cortical structures using novel object recognition (OR). Results: Despite using sensitive tasks, there were no apparent changes in executive function, attention, or recognition memory in the transgenic mice from 5 to 17 months of age. Conclusions: This study represents the first comprehensive longitudinal analysis of cognition in the TgTau

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AnimalsAttentionBehavior, AnimalCognitionCognitive DysfunctionDisease Models, AnimalMiceMice, TransgenicReaction TimeTauopathiestau Proteinstau ProteinsAlzheimer's diseaseattentionfrontotemporal dementiaP301Lrecognition memorytau

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PMID29568692
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