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ArticleActa neuropathologica2019

Frontal cortex and striatal cellular and molecular pathobiology in individuals with Down syndrome with and without dementia.

Sylvia E Perez, Jennifer C Miguel, Bin He, Michael Malek-Ahmadi, Eric E Abrahamson, Milos D Ikonomovic, Ira Lott, Eric Doran, Melissa J Alldred, Stephen D Ginsberg and 1 more

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Article in Acta neuropathologica, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Sylvia E PerezDepartment of Neurobiology and Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute, 350 W. Thomas St, Phoenix, AZ, 85013, USA.
Jennifer C MiguelDepartment of Neurobiology and Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute, 350 W. Thomas St, Phoenix, AZ, 85013, USA.
Bin HeDepartment of Neurobiology and Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute, 350 W. Thomas St, Phoenix, AZ, 85013, USA.
Michael Malek-AhmadiBanner Alzheimer's Institute, Phoenix, AZ, 85006, USA.
Eric E AbrahamsonGeriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
Milos D IkonomovicGeriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
Ira LottDepartments of Pediatrics and Neurology, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
Eric DoranDepartments of Pediatrics and Neurology, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
Melissa J AlldredCenter for Dementia Research, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY, 10962, USA.
Stephen D GinsbergCenter for Dementia Research, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY, 10962, USA.
Elliott J MufsonDepartment of Neurobiology and Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute, 350 W. Thomas St, Phoenix, AZ, 85013, USA. elliott.mufson@dignityhealth.org.
Barrow Neurological Institute · USNathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research · USUniversity of California, Irvine · USAlzheimer's Association · USGeriatric Research Education and Clinical Center · USVA Pittsburgh Healthcare System · US

Funding

Vascular Moderators of the Impact of Alzheimer's Pathology in the Young-OldP01AG025204 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI HOWARD J AIZENSTEIN, Ann D. Cohen · 2005 to 2026
$56.5M
Uncovering Alzheimer's disease risk mechanisms through neuron-specific analysis of autophagy and endosomal-lysosomal functionP01AG017617 · NIA · NATHAN S. KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCH RES · PI NIXON, RALPH A. · 2000 to 2021
$40.0M
TAU, AB, SYNUCLEIN AND NITRATIVE/OXIDATIVE DAMAGE IN MCIP01AG014449 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH · PI COUNTS, SCOTT E · 1997 to 2024
$39.7M
University of California Health Participation in the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C)UL1TR001414 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI COOPER, DAN M, VILAIN, ERIC J. · 2015 to 2023
$35.1M
Research Education ComponentP30AG019610 · NIA · SUN HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI REIMAN, ERIC MICHAEL · 2001 to 2020
$32.5M
GALANIN IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASER01AG010668 · NIA · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI MUFSON, ELLIOTT JAY · 1991 to 2011
$4.1M
Cellular and Molecular Medial Temporal Lobe Pathology in Elderly PreMCI subjectsR01AG043375 · NIA · ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER · PI GINSBERG, STEPHEN D, MUFSON, ELLIOTT JAY · 2013 to 2017
$3.6M
Tau pathology in Down syndrome and Alzheimer'sRF1AG061566 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (COLORADO SEMINARY) · PI GRANHOLM-BENTLEY, ANN-CHARLOTTE ESTHER, MARGITTAI, MARTIN · 2019 to 2019
$3.4M
Development of a PET Tracer Selective for Cerebral Amyloid AngiopathyR01AG052528 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI IKONOMOVIC, MILOS D · 2016 to 2020
$3.3M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001414NIA NIH HHS P01 AG014449NIA NIH HHS P01 AG017617NIA NIH HHS P01 AG025204NIA NIH HHS P30 AG019610NIA NIH HHS R01 AG010668NIA NIH HHS R01 AG043375NIA NIH HHS R01 AG052528NIA NIH HHS R01 AG061566NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG061566
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although, by age 40, individuals with Down syndrome (DS) develop amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques and tau-containing neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) linked to cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease (AD), not all people with DS develop dementia. Whether Aβ plaques and NFTs are associated with individuals with DS with (DSD +) and without dementia (DSD -) is under-investigated. Here, we applied quantitative immunocytochemistry and fluorescent procedures to characterize NFT pathology using antibodies specific for tau phosphorylation (pS422, AT8), truncation (TauC3, MN423), and conformational (Alz50, MC1) epitopes, as well as Aβ and its precursor protein (APP) to frontal cortex (FC) and striatal tissue from DSD + to DSD - cases. Expression profiling of single pS422 labeled FC layer V and VI neurons was also determined using laser capture microdissection and custom-designed microarray analysis. Analysis revealed that cortical and striatal Aβ plaque burdens were similar in DSD + and DSD - cases. In both groups, most FC plaques were neuritic, while striatal plaques were diffuse. By contrast, FC AT8-positive NFTs and neuropil thread densities were significantly greater in DSD + compared to DSD -, while striatal NFT densities were similar between groups. FC pS422-positive and TauC3 NFT densities were significantly greater than Alz50-labeled NFTs in DSD + , but not DSD - cases. Putaminal, but not caudate pS422-positive NFT density, was significantly greater than TauC3-positive NFTs. In the FC, AT8 + pS422 + Alz50, TauC3 + pS422 + Alz50, pS422 + Alz50, and TauC3 + pS422 positive NFTs were more frequent in DSD + compared to DSD- cases. Single gene-array profiling of FC pS422 positive neurons revealed downregulation of 63 of a total of 864 transcripts related to Aβ/tau biology, glutamatergic, cholinergic, and monoaminergic metabolism, intracellular signaling, cell homeostasis, and cell death in DSD + compared DSD - cases. These observations suggest that abnormal tau aggregation plays a critical role in the development of dementia in DS.

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AdultBrainDementiaDown SyndromeFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeurofibrillary TanglesPlaque, AmyloidAmyloidDementiaDown syndromeFrontal cortexMicroarrayStriatumTau

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