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MGI Accession ID: MGI:3703207
J Number: J:119741
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Title: Synapse loss and microglial activation precede tangles in a P301S tauopathy mouse model.
Authors: Yoshiyama Y; Higuchi M; Zhang B; Huang SM; Iwata N; Saido TC; Maeda J; Suhara T; Trojanowski JQ; Lee VM
Journal: Neuron
Volume: 53
Issue: 3
Date: 2007 Feb 1
Year: 2007
Pages: 337-51
Review Status: Peer Reviewed
Abstract:
Filamentous tau inclusions are hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related tauopathies, but earlier pathologies may herald disease onset. To investigate this, we studied wild-type and P301S mutant human tau transgenic (Tg) mice. Filamentous tau lesions developed in P301S Tg mice at 6 months of age, and progressively accumulated in association with striking neuron loss as well as hippocampal and entorhinal cortical atrophy by 9-12 months of age. Remarkably, hippocampal synapse loss and impaired synaptic function were detected in 3 month old P301S Tg mice before fibrillary tau tangles emerged. Prominent microglial activation also preceded tangle formation. Importantly, immunosuppression of young P301S Tg mice with FK506 attenuated tau pathology and increased lifespan, thereby linking neuroinflammation to early progression of tauopathies. Thus, hippocampal synaptic pathology and microgliosis may be the earliest manifestations of neurodegenerative tauopathies, and abrogation of tau-induced microglial activation could retard progression of these disorders.
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