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JOURNAL OF NEUROPATHOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY
卷 82, 期 1, 页码 29-37出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/jnen/nlac097
关键词
Astrocyte; Myotonic dystrophy; Progeria; RNA splicing; Tau protein; Tauopathy
资金
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI [22K15214]
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is a genetic disorder that causes abnormal accumulation of tau protein in the central nervous system. A study on the brains of four DM1 patients revealed the presence of neurofibrillary tangles in the limbic area and a distinctive pattern of tau deposits in the brainstem. This suggests that DM1 is associated with an early onset of PART-like pathology and abnormal splicing in the brainstem.
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is an inherited autosomal-dominant condition that induces altered splicing of transcripts, including MAPT, leading to a distinctive abnormal deposition of tau protein in the CNS. We characterized the tau isoforms of abnormal depositions in the brains of 4 patients with classic DM1 by immunohistochemistry using isoform-specific antibodies. All patients, including those of presenile age, showed numerous neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) of both 3-repeat and 4-repeat tau in the limbic area and mild involvement in the cerebral cortex. Amyloid-beta deposition was only seen in 1 senile case while cortical tauopathy in all other cases was consistent with primary age-related tauopathy (PART). In the putamen and globus pallidus, only a few tau deposits were observed. Tau deposits in the brainstem frequently showed a DM1-specific pattern with 3-repeat tau dominant NFTs. Additionally, tau-positive astrocytes morphologically similar to tufted astrocytes and astrocytic plaques were occasionally observed in the brainstem; however, they were predominantly composed of 3-repeat tau. Thus, the classic DM1 showed both early onset of PART-like pathology in the limbic areas as a progeroid syndrome of DM1 and an abnormal splicing event in the brainstem leading to 3-repeat tau dominant accumulation with both neuronal and astrocytic involvement.
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