Increased expression of three-repeat isoforms of tau contributes to tau pathology in a rat model of chronic type 2 diabetes
- Authors
- Jung, Hyun Jung; Park, Seok Soon; Mok, Ji Oh; Lee, Tae Kyeong; Park, Choon Sik; Park, Sun Ah
- Issue Date
- Apr-2011
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Keywords
- Alzheimer's disease; Isoform; Splicing; Type 2 diabetes; Tau
- Citation
- Experimental Neurology, v.228, no.2, pp 232 - 241
- Pages
- 10
- Journal Title
- Experimental Neurology
- Volume
- 228
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 232
- End Page
- 241
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/16617
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.expneurol.2011.01.012
- ISSN
- 0014-4886
1090-2430
- Abstract
- The imbalance between three-repeat (3R) and four-repeat (4R) tau isoforms produced by the alternative splicing of tau exon 10 leads to neuronal instability and eventual neurodegeneration in tauopathy. However, the role of altered 3R/4R tau ratio in Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains controversial. It has been shown that the expression of 3R tau is modulated by peptide amyloid beta (A beta) and that 3R tau levels increase with the progression of AD. The incidence of AD increases in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). and the comorbidity of these disorders is closely associated with both aging and disease duration. To investigate whether changes in 3R and 4R tau isoforms are involved in AD pathology pertaining to age-related T2DM, the expression of tau isoforms and their relationship with AD-like tau pathology were examined in a spontaneous T2DM model using aged Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rats with obesity. An AD-like pathology consisting of increased aggregates in the neuronal cytoplasm and a loss of synaptic proteins was observed in these rats. The aggregates were reactive with a 3R tau-specific, but not 4R tau-specific, antibody. In contrast to 4R tau, the level of 3R tau profoundly increased and the proteins were prone to taking toxic phosphorylated and truncated forms. Taken together, these findings suggest that increased 3R tau may contribute to AD-like tau pathology in a chronic T2DM model. Thus, the restoration of normal 3R tau expression should be considered as an important therapeutic strategy in the treatment of AD. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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