Role of environmental toxicants on neurodegenerative disorders

M Nabi, N Tabassum - Frontiers in toxicology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Neurodegeneration leads to the loss of structural and functioning components of neurons
over time. Various studies have related neurodegeneration to a number of degenerative …

Synaptic oligomeric tau in Alzheimer's disease—A potential culprit in the spread of tau pathology through the brain

M Colom-Cadena, C Davies, S Sirisi, JE Lee… - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
In Alzheimer's disease, fibrillar tau pathology accumulates and spreads through the brain
and synapses are lost. Evidence from mouse models indicates that tau spreads trans …

Tau aggregates are RNA-protein assemblies that mislocalize multiple nuclear speckle components

E Lester, FK Ooi, N Bakkar, J Ayers, AL Woerman… - Neuron, 2021 - cell.com
Tau aggregates contribute to neurodegenerative diseases, including frontotemporal
dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Although RNA promotes tau aggregation in vitro …

Bassoon contributes to tau-seed propagation and neurotoxicity

P Martinez, H Patel, Y You, N Jury, A Perkins… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Tau aggregation is a defining histopathological feature of Alzheimer's disease and other
tauopathies. However, the cellular mechanisms involved in tau propagation remain unclear …

[HTML][HTML] The plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase, a molecular target for Tau-induced cytosolic calcium dysregulation

M Berrocal, AM Mata - Neuroscience, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Disruption of calcium (Ca 2+) homeostasis is emerging as a prevalent feature of
aging and aging-associated neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease …

Distinct molecular signatures of amyloid-beta and tau in Alzheimer's disease associated with down syndrome

S Ichimata, I Martinez-Valbuena, S Lee, J Li… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Limited comparative data exist on the molecular spectrum of amyloid-beta (Aβ) and tau
deposition in individuals with Down syndrome (DS) and sporadic Alzheimer's disease (sAD) …

Astrocytic uptake of neuronal corpses promotes cell-to-cell spreading of tau pathology

T Mothes, B Portal, E Konstantinidis, K Eltom… - Acta neuropathologica …, 2023 - Springer
Tau deposits in astrocytes are frequently found in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other
tauopathies. Since astrocytes do not express tau, the inclusions have been suggested to be …

Phosphorylated tau sites that are elevated in Alzheimer's disease fluid biomarkers are visualized in early neurofibrillary tangle maturity levels in the post mortem brain

CM Moloney, SA Labuzan, JE Crook… - Alzheimer's & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Alzheimer's disease (AD) biomarkers are increasingly more reliable in
predicting neuropathology. To facilitate interpretation of phosphorylated tau sites as an early …

Network analysis identifies strain-dependent response to tau and tau seeding-associated genes

DJ Acri, Y You, MD Tate, H Karahan… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - rupress.org
Previous research demonstrated that genetic heterogeneity is a critical factor in modeling
amyloid accumulation and other Alzheimer's disease phenotypes. However, it is unknown …

p38 inhibition decreases Tau toxicity in microglia and improves their phagocytic function

JR Perea, M Bolós, R Cuadros, E García… - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other tauopathies are histopathologically characterized by tau
aggregation, along with a chronic inflammatory response driven by microglia. Over the past …