2023
Anatomical characterization of pT217‐tau in aged rhesus macaque association cortices: Relevance for trans‐synaptic propagation in sporadic Alzheimer’s Disease
Datta D, Mentone S, Morozov Y, van Dyck C, Arnsten A. Anatomical characterization of pT217‐tau in aged rhesus macaque association cortices: Relevance for trans‐synaptic propagation in sporadic Alzheimer’s Disease. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2023, 19 DOI: 10.1002/alz.075998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTau pathologyEntorhinal cortexAlzheimer's diseaseRhesus macaquesBrain tau pathologyHigher brain circuitsHigher cortical circuitsPattern of neurodegenerationAged rhesus macaquesHuman Alzheimer's diseaseSporadic Alzheimer's diseaseTrans-synaptic propagationSoluble tau speciesSequence of tauDorsolateral prefrontal cortexAmyloid pathologyExtracellular spaceDendritic shaftsAdvanced neurodegenerationTau hyperphosphorylationInhibitory synapsesNeurofibrillary tanglesGlutamatergic synapsesSpine apparatusAD biomarkers
2022
Nanoscale imaging of pT217‐tau in aged rhesus macaque: Trans‐synaptic propagation and seeding of tau pathology in entorhinal cortex
Datta D, Mentone S, Morozov Y, van Dyck C, Arnsten A. Nanoscale imaging of pT217‐tau in aged rhesus macaque: Trans‐synaptic propagation and seeding of tau pathology in entorhinal cortex. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2022, 18 DOI: 10.1002/alz.064956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTau pathologyAlzheimer's diseaseEntorhinal cortexCerebrospinal fluidLayers IIRhesus macaquesBrain tau pathologyHigher brain circuitsHigher cortical circuitsPattern of neurodegenerationAged rhesus macaquesHuman Alzheimer's diseaseTrans-synaptic propagationSoluble tau speciesSequence of tauAmyloid pathologyExtracellular spaceDendritic shaftsTau hyperphosphorylationGlutamatergic synapsesInhibitory synapsesNeurofibrillary tanglesSpine apparatusAD biomarkersEarly biomarkers
2020
Hypothesis: Tau pathology is an initiating factor in sporadic Alzheimer's disease
Arnsten AFT, Datta D, Del Tredici K, Braak H. Hypothesis: Tau pathology is an initiating factor in sporadic Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2020, 17: 115-124. PMID: 33075193, PMCID: PMC7983919, DOI: 10.1002/alz.12192.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbnormal tau phosphorylationTau pathologyProjection neuronsTau phosphorylationAssociation cortexAlzheimer's diseaseBrain tau pathologySporadic Alzheimer's diseaseSusceptible microenvironmentCalcium dysregulationVulnerable neuronsAβ plaquesAβ productionSporadic formsSAD pathologyRhesus monkeysAbnormal phosphorylationPathological eventsDiseaseAβ oligomersPathologyNeuronsVicious cycleCortexTau