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Tau deposition drives neuropathological, inflammatory and behavioral abnormalities independently of neuronal loss in a novel mouse model

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Cook, Casey, Kang, Silvia S., Carlomagno, Yari, Lin, Wen-Lang, Yue, Mei, Kurti, Aishe, Shinohara, Mitsuru, Jansen-West, Karen +8 more·2015·Human Molecular Genetics

Abstract

Aberrant tau protein accumulation drives neurofibrillary tangle (NFT) formation in several neurodegenerative diseases. Currently, efforts to elucidate pathogenic mechanisms and assess the efficacy of therapeutic targets are limited by constraints of existing models of tauopathy. In order to generate a more versatile mouse model of tauopathy, somatic brain transgenesis was utilized to deliver adeno-associated virus serotype 1 (AAV1) encoding human mutant P301L-tau compared with GFP control. At 6 months of age, we observed widespread human tau expression with concomitant accumulation of hyperphosphorylated and abnormally folded proteinase K resistant tau. However, no overt neuronal loss was observed, though significant abnormalities were noted in the postsynaptic scaffolding protein PSD95. Neurofibrillary pathology was also detected with Gallyas silver stain and Thioflavin-S, and electron microscopy revealed the deposition of closely packed filaments. In addition to classic markers of tauopathy, significant neuroinflammation and extensive gliosis were detected in AAV1-Tau(P301L) mice. This model also recapitulates the behavioral phenotype characteristic of mouse models of tauopathy, including abnormalities in exploration, anxiety, and learning and memory. These findings indicate that biochemical and neuropathological hallmarks of tauopathies are accurately conserved and are independent of cell death in this novel AAV-based model of tauopathy, which offers exceptional versatility and speed in comparison with existing transgenic models. Therefore, we anticipate this approach will facilitate the identification and validation of genetic modifiers of disease, as well as accelerate preclinical assessment of potential therapeutic targets.

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  • Microgliosis, astrogliosis and inflammatory markers like IL-β, TNF-α and IL-6 have been shown to increase in response to tau pathology.

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Cook, C., Kang, S. S., Carlomagno, Y., Lin, W.-L., Yue, M., Kurti, A., Shinohara, M., Jansen-West, K., Perkerson, E., Castanedes-Casey, M., Rousseau, L., Phillips, V., Bu, G., Dickson, D. W., Petrucelli, L., & Fryer, J. D.
Affiliations
  • Mayo Clinic (US)
  • Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
Corresponding author
  • Petrucelli, Leonard
  • Fryer, John D.
Venue
Human Molecular Genetics
Published
2015-08-13
Volume
24
Issue
21
Pages
6198-6212
ISSN
  • 0964-6906 (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-2083
OpenAlex
W2143786056
Cited by
82
References
76
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • Human Molecular Genetics (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Mayo Clinic Foundation
  • National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging (ADRC 2 P50 AG016574-16)
  • National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS089544)
  • BrightFocus Foundation (A2013546S)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
Keywords
tauopathy, tau protein, P301L tau, neurofibrillary tangles, mouse model, neuroinflammation, gliosis, PSD-95, hyperphosphorylated tau, anxiety, learning and memory, behavioral phenotypes, neuronal loss
MeSH terms
Animals, Behavior, Animal, Brain, Disease Models, Animal, Humans, Mice, Transgenic, Neurons, Ultrasonography, Neurofibrillary Tangles, tau Proteins, Cell Death, Tauopathies, Mice

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