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Evidence for Participation of Aluminum in Neurofibrillary Tangle Formation and Growth in Alzheimer's Disease

Article type: Short Communication

Authors: Walton, J.R.; *

Affiliations: St George Hospital Clinical School, University of New South Wales Faculty of Medicine, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Correspondence: [*] Correspondence to: Associate Professor J.R. Walton, Research and Education Centre, 4-10 South St, Kogarah (Sydney) NSW 2217, Australia. Fax: +61(2) 9113 3967; E-mail: j.walton@unsw.edu.au.

Note: [] Handling Associate Editor: Christopher Exley

Keywords: aluminium, Alzheimer's disease, hyperphosphorylated tau, neurofibrillary tangles

DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2010-100486

Journal: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 65-72, 2010

Accepted 24 June 2010
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Published: 28 September 2010
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Abstract

This study examines hippocampal CA1 cells from brains of aged humans, with and without Alzheimer's disease, for hyperphosphorylated tau and aluminum during early neurofibrillary tangle (NFT) formation and growth. A very small proportion of hippocampal pyramidal cells contain cytoplasmic pools within their soma that either appear homogeneous or contain short filaments (i.e., early NFTs). The cytoplasmic pools are aggregates of an aluminum/hyperphosphorylated tau complex similar to that found in mature NFTs. The photographic evidence presented combines with existing evidence to support a role for aluminum in the formation and growth of NFTs in neurons of humans with Alzheimer's disease.

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