Signature Tau Neuropathology in Gray and White Matter of Corticobasal Degeneration
Corticobasal degeneration (CBD) is an adult-onset progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by l-dopa-resistant rigidity, focal cortical deficits, and variable dementia. The neuropathological hallmark of CBD is the deposition of filamentous inclusions in neurons and glia composed of hyper...
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Veröffentlicht in: | The American journal of pathology 2002-06, Vol.160 (6), p.2045-2053 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Corticobasal degeneration (CBD) is an adult-onset progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by
l-dopa-resistant rigidity, focal cortical deficits, and variable dementia. The neuropathological hallmark of CBD is the deposition of filamentous inclusions in neurons and glia composed of hyperphosphorylated tau with only four microtubule-binding repeats (4R-tau). To characterize the regional burden of tau pathology in CBD, we studied 12 brains with the neuropathological diagnosis of CBD using biochemical and histochemical techniques. Eleven brain regions were evaluated including gray and white matter from frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes and cerebellum as well as basal ganglia. Although the distribution of tau pathology was variable, neuropathological and biochemical data showed a similar burden of tau abnormalities in frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes and basal ganglia of both hemispheres. This included abundant, sarkosyl-insoluble 4R-tau in both gray and white matter of two or more of these cortical regions and basal ganglia, and to a lesser extent, cerebellar white matter. The insoluble tau pathology in gray and white matter showed overlapping but distinct phosphorylated epitopes suggesting cell-type and subcellular localization (ie, cell bodies
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cell processes)-specific differences in tau phosphorylation. In contrast, soluble tau was composed of normal 4R/3R-tau ratios indicating no gross abnormality in tau splicing. Thus, although clinically heterogeneous, CBD is a distinct lobar and basal ganglionic tauopathy with selective aggregation of 4R-tau. |
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ISSN: | 0002-9440 1525-2191 |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0002-9440(10)61154-6 |