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  • Title: Accumulation of phosphorylated TDP-43 in brains of patients with argyrophilic grain disease.
    Author: Fujishiro H, Uchikado H, Arai T, Hasegawa M, Akiyama H, Yokota O, Tsuchiya K, Togo T, Iseki E, Hirayasu Y.
    Journal: Acta Neuropathol; 2009 Feb; 117(2):151-8. PubMed ID: 19039597.
    Abstract:
    To determine whether TAR-DNA binding protein 43 (TDP-43) immunoreactivity was present in brains of argyrophilic grain disease (AGD), we immunohistochemically examined 15 cases of AGD (mean age at death: 84 years) using a panel of anti-TDP-43 antibodies, including both phosphorylation-independent and -dependent ones. Nine AGD cases (60%) showed TDP-43 immunoreactivities mainly in the limbic regions and lateral occipitotemporal cortex. TDP-43 positive structures included neuronal cytoplasmic inclusions, dystrophic neurites, glial cytoplasmic inclusions, grain-like dot-shaped structures, and neurofibrillary tangle (NFT)-like structures. The distribution of these TDP-43 positive structures was largely consistent with that of argyrophilic grains. Double-labeling confocal microscopy revealed, however, that many of phospho-TDP-43 positive structures were not colocalized with phospho-tau staining. Colocalization of phospho-TDP-43 and phospho-tau was observed only in part of neuronal cytoplasmic inclusions, grain-like structures and NFT-like structures. There were no differences in demographics, disease duration, brain weight, NFT Braak stage, or severity of amyloid burden between AGD cases with and without TDP-43-immunoreactivity. However, cases of AGD with TDP-43-immunoreactivity were assigned to higher AGD stages than those without TDP-43-immunoreactivity (P < 0.05). Furthermore, the TDP-43 pathology tended to be prominent in cases with severe grain pathology. The results of the present study indicate for the first time a high frequency of concomitant TDP-43 pathology in AGD, and suggest that abnormal accumulation of TDP-43 may be involved in the pathological process and disease progression of AGD.
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