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ArticleBiology2023

Selective Noradrenaline Depletion in the Neocortex and Hippocampus Induces Working Memory Deficits and Regional Occurrence of Pathological Proteins.

Chiara Prinzi, Anna Kostenko, Gioacchino de Leo, Rosario Gulino, Giampiero Leanza, Antonella Caccamo

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Article in Biology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Chiara PrinziDepartment of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy.
Anna KostenkoB.R.A.I.N. (Basic Research and Integrative Neuroscience) Laboratory for Neurogenesis and Repair, Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, 34100 Trieste, Italy.
Gioacchino de LeoSISSA, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati, 34136 Triste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8636-2851
Rosario GulinoDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8067-697X
Giampiero LeanzaDepartment of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8609-2561
Antonella CaccamoDepartment of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy.
University of Catania · ITScuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati · ITUniversity of Messina · ITUniversity of Trieste · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Noradrenaline (NA) depletion occurs in Alzheimer's disease (AD); however, its relationship with the pathological expression of Tau and transactive response DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43), two major hallmarks of AD, remains elusive. Here, increasing doses of a selective noradrenergic immunotoxin were injected into developing rats to generate a model of mild or severe NA loss. At about 12 weeks post-lesion, dose-dependent working memory deficits were detected in these animals, associated with a marked increase in cortical and hippocampal levels of TDP-43 phosphorylated at Ser 409/410 and Tau phosphorylated at Thr 217. Notably, the total levels of both proteins were largely unaffected, suggesting a direct relationship between neocortical/hippocampal NA depletion and the phosphorylation of pathological Tau and TDP-43 proteins. As pTD43 is present in 23% of AD cases and pTau Thr217 has been detected in patients with mild cognitive impairment that eventually would develop into AD, improvement of noradrenergic function in AD might represent a viable therapeutic approach with disease-modifying potential.

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Alzheimer’s diseasecognitive impairmentlocus coeruleusratTauTDP-43

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PMID37759663
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