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Involvement of Oligodendrocytes in Tau Seeding and Spreading in Tauopathies

Introduction: Human tau seeding and spreading occur following intracerebral inoculation into different grey matter regions of brain homogenates obtained from tauopathies in transgenic mice expressing wild or mutant tau, and in wild-type (WT) mice. However, little is known about tau propagation following inoculation in the white matter. Objectives: The present study is geared to learning […]

Published on May 28, 2019

Regional High Iron in the Substantia Nigra Differentiates Parkinson’s Disease Patients From Healthy Controls

Background: Iron is important in the pathophysiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD) specifically related to degeneration of the substantia nigra (SN). Magnetic resonance imaging can be used to measure brain iron in the entire structure but this approach is insensitive to regional changes in iron content. Objectives: The goal of this work was to use quantitative […]

Published on May 28, 2019