Amyloid deposition precedes tangle formation in a triple transgenic model of Alzheimer's disease

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作者
Oddo, S [1 ]
Caccamo, A [1 ]
Kitazawa, M [1 ]
Tseng, BP [1 ]
LaFerla, FM [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Irvine, Dept Neurobiol & Behav, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
关键词
amyloid; A beta; beta-amyloid; presenilin; tau; tangles; transgenic;
D O I
10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2003.08.012
中图分类号
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
Amyloid-beta (Abeta) containing plaques and tau-laden neurofibrillary tangles are the defining neuropathological features of Alzheimer's disease (AD). To better mimic this neuropathology, we generated a novel triple transgenic model of AD (3xTg-AD) harboring three mutant genes: beta-amyloid precursor protein (betaAPP(Swe)), presenilin-1 (PS1(M146V)), and tau(P301L). The 3xTg-AD mice progressively develop Abeta and tau pathology, with a temporal- and regional-specific profile that closely mimics their development in the human AD brain. We find that Abeta deposits initiate in the cortex and progress to the hippocampus with aging, whereas tau pathology is first apparent in the hippocampus and then progresses to the cortex. Despite equivalent overexpression of the human betaAPP and human tau transgenes, Abeta deposition develops prior to the tangle pathology, consistent with the amyloid cascade hypothesis. As these 3xTg-AD mice phenocopy critical aspects of AD neuropathology, this model will be useful in pre-clinical intervention trials, particularly because the efficacy of anti-AD compounds in mitigating the neurodegenerative effects mediated by both signature lesions can be evaluated. (C) 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:1063 / 1070
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