Tau in physiology and pathology

Y Wang, E Mandelkow - Nature reviews neuroscience, 2016 - nature.com
Tau is a microtubule-associated protein that has a role in stabilizing neuronal microtubules
and thus in promoting axonal outgrowth. Structurally, tau is a natively unfolded protein, is …

Lasting impact of general anaesthesia on the brain: mechanisms and relevance

L Vutskits, Z Xie - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2016 - nature.com
General anaesthesia is usually considered to safely induce a reversible brain state allowing
the performance of surgery under optimal conditions. An increasing number of clinical and …

[HTML][HTML] Anesthesiology and cognitive impairment: a narrative review of current clinical literature

JC Belrose, RR Noppens - BMC anesthesiology, 2019 - Springer
Background The impact of general anesthesia on cognitive impairment is controversial and
complex. A large body of evidence supports the association between exposure to surgery …

Tau post-translational modifications in wild-type and human amyloid precursor protein transgenic mice

M Morris, GM Knudsen, S Maeda, JC Trinidad… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
The microtubule-associated protein tau has been implicated in the pathogenesis of
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative disorders. Reducing tau levels …

[HTML][HTML] What is the evidence that tau pathology spreads through prion-like propagation?

A Mudher, M Colin, S Dujardin, M Medina… - Acta neuropathologica …, 2017 - Springer
Emerging experimental evidence suggests that the spread of tau pathology in the brain in
Tauopathies reflects the propagation of abnormal tau species along neuroanatomically …

BIS-guided anesthesia decreases postoperative delirium and cognitive decline

MTV Chan, BCP Cheng, TMC Lee, T Gin… - Journal of …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: Previous clinical trials and animal experiments have suggested that long-
lasting neurotoxicity of general anesthetics may lead to postoperative cognitive dysfunction …

Biochemistry and cell biology of tau protein in neurofibrillary degeneration

EM Mandelkow, E Mandelkow - Cold Spring …, 2012 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Tau represents the subunit protein of one of the major hallmarks of Alzheimer disease (AD),
the neurofibrillary tangles, and is therefore of major interest as an indicator of disease …

Tau in Alzheimer disease and related tauopathies

K Iqbal, F Liu, CX Gong… - Current Alzheimer …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Tau is the major microtubule associated protein (MAP) of a mature neuron. The other two
neuronal MAPs are MAP1 and MAP2. An established function of MAPs is their interaction …

Concussion, microvascular injury, and early tauopathy in young athletes after impact head injury and an impact concussion mouse model

CA Tagge, AM Fisher, OV Minaeva… - Brain, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The mechanisms underpinning concussion, traumatic brain injury, and chronic traumatic
encephalopathy, and the relationships between these disorders, are poorly understood. We …

Lost after translation: missorting of Tau protein and consequences for Alzheimer disease

H Zempel, E Mandelkow - Trends in neurosciences, 2014 - cell.com
Tau is a microtubule-associated-protein that is sorted into neuronal axons in physiological
conditions. In Alzheimer disease (AD) and other tauopathies, Tau sorting mechanisms fail …