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ArticleBrain sciences2023

Transfusion with Blood Plasma from Young Mice Affects rTg4510 Transgenic Tau Mice Modeling of Alzheimer's Disease.

Carlos M Hernandez, Rachel E Barkey, Kristen M Craven, Karin A Pedemonte, Bernadette Alisantosa, Jonathan O Sanchez, Jane M Flinn

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Article in Brain sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Carlos M HernandezDepartment of Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5600-4666
Rachel E BarkeyDepartment of Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA.
Kristen M CravenDepartment of Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA.
Karin A PedemonteDepartment of Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1250-3636
Bernadette AlisantosaDepartment of Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA.
Jonathan O SanchezDepartment of Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA.
Jane M FlinnDepartment of Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3920-2772
George Mason University · US

Funding

Cosmos Club Foundation n/aGeorge Mason University n/aSigma Xi G2018031593424633
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the buildup of plaques and tangles in the brain. Tangles are formed when the stabilizing protein, tau, becomes hyperphosphorylated and clumps together. There are limited treatments for AD; therefore, the exploration of new treatments is warranted. Previous research showed that plasma transfusion from young donor mice improved spatial memory and increased synaptic proteins in old transgenic APP/PS1 mice, suggesting a remediation of memory and synaptic function. In the current study, plasma was transfused from 2-3-month-old young wildtype mice (WT) to 8-month-old rTg4510 mice expressing human tau (Tau). One week after the transfusions, behavior and tau pathology were examined. We found that Tau mice injected with plasma had lower expression of phosphorylated tau (ptau) in the brain, accompanied by fewer tau tangles in the cortex and CA1 region of the hippocampus and smaller tau tangles in the cortex, when compared to Tau mice injected with saline. Despite no improvement in behavior, the decreased level of ptau and tangles open the door to future studies involving plasma transfusions.

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Alzheimer’s diseaseblood plasmablood transfusionneurofibrillary tangles

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PMID37371321
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