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Regional vulnerability and spreading of hyperphosphorylated tau in seeded mouse brain. / Detrez, Jan R.; Maurin, Hervé ; Van Kolen, Kristof; Willems, Roland; Colombelli, Julien; Lechat, Benoit; Roucourt, Bart; Van Leuven, Fred; Baatout, Sarah; Larsen, Peter; Nuydens, Rony; Timmermans, Jean-Pierre; De Vos, Winnok H.
In: Neurobiology of Disease, Vol. 127, 14.03.2019, p. 398-409.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Regional vulnerability and spreading of hyperphosphorylated tau in seeded mouse brain
AU - Detrez, Jan R.
AU - Maurin, Hervé
AU - Van Kolen, Kristof
AU - Willems, Roland
AU - Colombelli, Julien
AU - Lechat, Benoit
AU - Roucourt, Bart
AU - Van Leuven, Fred
AU - Baatout, Sarah
AU - Larsen, Peter
AU - Nuydens, Rony
AU - Timmermans, Jean-Pierre
AU - De Vos, Winnok H.
N1 - Score=10
PY - 2019/3/14
Y1 - 2019/3/14
N2 - We have exploited whole brain microscopy to map the progressive deposition of hyperphosphorylated tau in intact, cleared mouse brain. We found that the three-dimensional spreading pattern of hyperphosphorylated tau in the brain of an aging Tau.P301L mouse model did not resemble that observed in AD patients. Injection of synthetic or patient-derived tau fibrils in the CA1 region resulted in a more faithful spreading pattern. Atlasguided volumetric analysis showed a connectome-dependent spreading from the injection site and also revealed hyperphosphorylated tau deposits beyond the direct anatomical connections. In fibril-injected brains, we also detected a persistent subpopulation of rod-like and swollen microglia. Furthermore, we showed that the hyperphosphorylated tau load could be reduced by intracranial co-administration of, and to a lesser extent, by repeated systemic dosing with an antibody targeting the microtubule-binding domain of tau. Thus, the combination of targeted seeding and in toto staging of tau pathology allowed assessing regional vulnerability in a comprehensive manner, and holds potential as a preclinical drug validation tool
AB - We have exploited whole brain microscopy to map the progressive deposition of hyperphosphorylated tau in intact, cleared mouse brain. We found that the three-dimensional spreading pattern of hyperphosphorylated tau in the brain of an aging Tau.P301L mouse model did not resemble that observed in AD patients. Injection of synthetic or patient-derived tau fibrils in the CA1 region resulted in a more faithful spreading pattern. Atlasguided volumetric analysis showed a connectome-dependent spreading from the injection site and also revealed hyperphosphorylated tau deposits beyond the direct anatomical connections. In fibril-injected brains, we also detected a persistent subpopulation of rod-like and swollen microglia. Furthermore, we showed that the hyperphosphorylated tau load could be reduced by intracranial co-administration of, and to a lesser extent, by repeated systemic dosing with an antibody targeting the microtubule-binding domain of tau. Thus, the combination of targeted seeding and in toto staging of tau pathology allowed assessing regional vulnerability in a comprehensive manner, and holds potential as a preclinical drug validation tool
KW - Hyperphosphorylated tau
KW - Tau
KW - Alzheimer's disease
KW - Tau.P301L
KW - Whole brain imaging
KW - Light-sheet microscopy
KW - Tissue clearing
KW - Microglia
UR - http://ecm.sckcen.be/OTCS/llisapi.dll/open/33502975
U2 - 10.1016/j.nbd.2019.03.010
DO - 10.1016/j.nbd.2019.03.010
M3 - Article
VL - 127
SP - 398
EP - 409
JO - Neurobiology of Disease
JF - Neurobiology of Disease
SN - 0969-9961
ER -
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