Alzheimer's retinopathy: seeing disease in the eyes

N Mirzaei, H Shi, M Oviatt, J Doustar… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The neurosensory retina emerges as a prominent site of Alzheimer's disease (AD)
pathology. As a CNS extension of the brain, the neuro retina is easily accessible for …

Development of a three-dimensional organoid model to explore early retinal phenotypes associated with Alzheimer's disease

SS Lavekar, J Harkin, M Hernandez, C Gomes… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the
accumulation of Aβ plaques and neurofibrillary tangles, resulting in synaptic loss and …

The evolution of tau phosphorylation and interactions

NI Trushina, L Bakota, AY Mulkidjanian… - Frontiers in aging …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Tau is a neuronal microtubule-associated protein (MAP) that is involved in the regulation of
axonal microtubule assembly. However, as a protein with intrinsically disordered regions …

[HTML][HTML] Pathogenic tau protein species: promising therapeutic targets for ocular neurodegenerative diseases

MA Mishan, MR Kanavi, K Shahpasand… - Journal of Ophthalmic …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Tau is a microtubule-associated protein, which is highly expressed in the central nervous
system as well as ocular neurons and stabilizes microtubule structure. It is a phospho …

Fundamental differences in patterns of retinal ageing between primates and mice

JH Kam, TW Weinrich, H Shinhmar, MB Powner… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Photoreceptors have high metabolic demands and age rapidly, undermining visual function.
We base our understanding mainly on ageing mice where elevated inflammation …

Prion-induced photoreceptor degeneration begins with misfolded prion protein accumulation in cones at two distinct sites: cilia and ribbon synapses

JF Striebel, B Race, JM Leung, C Schwartz… - Acta Neuropathologica …, 2021 - Springer
Accumulation of misfolded host proteins is central to neuropathogenesis of numerous
human brain diseases including prion and prion-like diseases. Neurons of retina are also …

Retinal photoreceptor layer thickness has disease specificity and distinguishes predicted FTLD-Tau from biomarker-determined Alzheimer's disease

BJ Kim, M Grossman, TS Aleman, D Song… - Neurobiology of …, 2023 - Elsevier
While Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with inner retina thinning (retinal nerve fiber
layer and ganglion cell layer), we have observed photoreceptor outer nuclear layer (ONL) …

Microtubule alterations may destabilize photoreceptor integrity: Age-related microtubule changes and pattern of expression of MAP-2, Tau and hyperphosphorylated …

TC Nag, P Kathpalia, S Wadhwa - Experimental eye research, 2020 - Elsevier
Photoreceptor cells undergo changes with aging. It is unknown if their microtubules are
stable or not with aging. This study examined photoreceptor cell ultrastructure from 18 …

Variation and heritability of retinal cone ratios in a free-ranging population of rhesus macaques

RA Munds, EB Cooper, MC Janiak, LG Lam… - …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
A defining feature of catarrhine primates is uniform trichromacy—the ability to distinguish red
(long; L), green (medium; M), and blue (short; S) wavelengths of light. Although the tuning of …

Human tau expression does not induce mouse retina neurodegeneration, suggesting differential toxicity of tau in brain vs. retinal neurons

L Rodriguez, JB Mdzomba, S Joly… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The implication of the microtubule-associated protein (MAP) Tau in the ocular manifestations
of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is elusive due to the lack of relevant animal model. However …