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ArticlePloS one2020

Correlation of pyroglutamate amyloid β and ptau Ser202/Thr205 levels in Alzheimer's disease and related murine models.

Joerg Neddens, Magdalena Daurer, Stefanie Flunkert, Kerstin Beutl, Tina Loeffler, Lauren Walker, Johannes Attems, Birgit Hutter-Paier

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Article in PloS one, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 20 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 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Joerg NeddensQPS Austria GmbH, Grambach, Austria.
Magdalena DaurerQPS Austria GmbH, Grambach, Austria.
Stefanie FlunkertQPS Austria GmbH, Grambach, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-3806-3907
Kerstin BeutlQPS Austria GmbH, Grambach, Austria.
Tina LoefflerQPS Austria GmbH, Grambach, Austria.
Lauren WalkerTranslational and Clinical Research Institute and Newcastle University Institute for Ageing, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Johannes AttemsTranslational and Clinical Research Institute and Newcastle University Institute for Ageing, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Birgit Hutter-PaierQPS Austria GmbH, Grambach, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-3699-2227
QPS (Austria) · ATNewcastle Hospitals - Campus for Ageing and Vitality · GBFH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences · AT

Funding

Medical Research Council G0400074Medical Research Council G0502157Medical Research Council G0900652
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Senile plaques frequently contain Aβ-pE(3), a N-terminally truncated Aβ species that is more closely linked to AD compared to other Aβ species. Tau protein is highly phosphorylated at several residues in AD, and specifically phosphorylation at Ser202/Thr205 is known to be increased in AD. Several studies suggest that formation of plaques and tau phosphorylation might be linked to each other. To evaluate if Aβ-pE(3) and ptau Ser202/Thr205 levels correlate in human and transgenic AD mouse models, we analyzed human cortical and hippocampal brain tissue of different Braak stages as well as murine brain tissue of two transgenic mouse models for levels of Aβ-pE(3) and ptau Ser202/Thr205 and correlated the data. Our results show that Aβ-pE(3) formation is increased at early Braak stages while ptau Ser202/Thr205 mostly increases at later stages. Further analyses revealed strongest correlations between the two pathologies in the temporal, frontal, cingulate, and occipital cortex, however correlation in the hippocampus was weaker. Evaluation of murine transgenic brain tissue demonstrated a slow but steady increase of Aβ-pE(3) from 6 to 12 months of age in the cortex and hippocampus of APPSL mice, and a very early and strong Aβ-pE(3) increase in 5xFAD mice. ptau Ser202/Thr205 levels increased at the age of 9 months in APPSL mice and at 6 months in 5xFAD mice. Our results show that Aβ-pE(3) and ptau Ser202/Thr205 levels strongly correlate in human as well as murine tissues, suggesting that tau phosphorylation might be amplified by Aβ-pE(3).

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AgedAged, 80 and overAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsBrainDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansMaleMiceMiddle AgedPhosphorylationPyrrolidonecarboxylic AcidSpecies Specificitytau ProteinsAmyloid beta-PeptidesPyrrolidonecarboxylic Acidtau Proteins

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PMID32645028
PMCPMC7347153
OpenAlexW3041078932

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