期刊
ACTA NEUROPATHOLOGICA COMMUNICATIONS
卷 7, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s40478-019-0725-3
关键词
Alzheimer's disease; Neurodegeneration; Tau; Cerebrospinal fluid; Seeding; Prion; Transgenic mouse models
资金
- Swiss National Science Foundation [31003A_152846, 32323B_123812, 310030_169486]
- Velux Foundation
- Mach-Gaensslen Foundation
- Synapsis Foundation
- UK Medical Research Council [U105184291]
- D&N Yde Foundation, Switzerland
- MRC [MC_U105184291] Funding Source: UKRI
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [31003A_152846, 32323B_123812, 310030_169486] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
Tau is a microtubule stabilizing protein that forms aggregates in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Tau derived from AD patients' brains induces tau aggregation in a prion-like manner when injected into susceptible mouse models.Here we investigated whether cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) collected from patients diagnosed with probable AD or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) likely due to AD harbors a prion-like tau seeding potential. CSF was injected intrahippocampally into young P301S tau transgenic mice. CSF obtained from AD or MCI patients increased hippocampal tau hyperphosphorylation and tau tangle formation in these mice at 4months post-seeding. Tau pathology was also accentuated in the contralateral hippocampus, and in anterior and posterior directions, indicative of spreading.We provide first evidence for in vivo prion-like properties of AD patients' CSF, accelerating tau pathology in susceptible tau transgenic mice. This demonstrates that biologically active tau seeds reach the CSF compartment in AD. Further studies may help to evaluate strain specific properties of CSF derived tau bioseeds, and to assess their diagnostic potential.
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