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ArticleNeurobiology of disease2019

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and TrkB hippocampal gene expression are putative predictors of neuritic plaque and neurofibrillary tangle pathology.

Stephen D Ginsberg, Michael H Malek-Ahmadi, Melissa J Alldred, Yinghua Chen, Kewei Chen, Moses V Chao, Scott E Counts, Elliott J Mufson

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Article in Neurobiology of disease, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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43citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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43 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 66 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Stephen D GinsbergCenter for Dementia Research, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY, United States of America; Department of Psychiatry, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, United States of America; Department of Neuroscience & Physiology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, United States of America; NYU Neuroscience Institute, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, United States of America. Electronic address: ginsberg@nki.rfmh.org.
Michael H Malek-AhmadiBanner Alzheimer's Institute, Phoenix, AZ, United States of America.
Melissa J AlldredCenter for Dementia Research, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY, United States of America; Department of Psychiatry, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, United States of America.
Yinghua ChenBanner Alzheimer's Institute, Phoenix, AZ, United States of America.
Kewei ChenBanner Alzheimer's Institute, Phoenix, AZ, United States of America.
Moses V ChaoDepartment of Psychiatry, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, United States of America; NYU Neuroscience Institute, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, United States of America; Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, United States of America.
Scott E CountsDepartment of Translational Science and Molecular Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, United States of America; Department of Family Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States of America; Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Core Center, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America; Hauenstein Neurosciences Center, Mercy Health Saint Mary's Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI, United States of America.
Elliott J MufsonDepartment of Neurobiology and Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, United States of America.
Alzheimer's Association · USNathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research · USBarrow Neurological Institute · USNYU Langone Health · USTrinity Health Grand Rapids · US

Funding

SUPPLEMENT TO RUSH ALZHEIMERS DISEASE CENTER COREP30AG010161 · NIA · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI LEURGANS, SUE E. · 1991 to 2020
$49.1M
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
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE NERVE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTORR01NS021072 · NINDS · WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIV · PI CHAO, MOSES VICTOR · 1985 to 2015
$5.8M
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
Gamma-Secretase cleavage of the p75 receptorR01AG025970 · NIA · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI CHAO, MOSES VICTOR · 2006 to 2016
$3.3M
NIA NIH HHS P01 AG014449NIA NIH HHS P01 AG017617NIA NIH HHS P30 AG010161NIA NIH HHS R01 AG025970NIA NIH HHS R01 AG043375NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS021072
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionDownregulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and its cognate neurotrophin receptor, TrkB, were observed during the progression of dementia, but whether the Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathological lesions diffuse plaques, (DPs), neuritic plaques (NPs), and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) are related to this alteration remains to be clarified.

methodsNegative binomial (NB) regressions were performed using gene expression data accrued from a single population of CA1 pyramidal neurons and regional hippocampal dissections obtained from participants in the Rush Religious Orders Study (RROS).

resultsDownregulation of Bdnf is independently associated with increased entorhinal cortex NPs. Downregulation of TrkB is independently associated with increased entorhinal cortex NFTs and CA1 NPs during the progression of AD. DISCUSSION: Results indicate that BDNF and TrkB dysregulation contribute to AD neuropathology, most notably hippocampal NPs and NFTs. These data suggest attenuating BDNF/TrkB signaling deficits either at the level of BDNF, TrkB, or downstream of TrkB signaling may abrogate NPs and/or NFTs.

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AgedAged, 80 and overAlzheimer DiseaseBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorFemaleGene ExpressionHippocampusHumansMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsNeurofibrillary TanglesPlaque, AmyloidPredictive Value of TestsReceptor, trkBBDNF protein, humanBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorMembrane GlycoproteinsReceptor, trkBtropomyosin-related kinase-B, humanAlzheimer's diseaseBrain-derived neurotrophic factorMicroarrayMild cognitive impairmentNegative binomial modelNeuritic plaquesNeurofibrillary tanglesTrkB

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PMID31349032
PMCPMC6834890
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