Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2020, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (17): 2775-2781.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2598

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tau protein and Alzheimer’s disease

Wang Jinchun1, Liu Huiying1, Cao Yunpeng2   

  1. 1Department of Neurology, the Fifth People's Hospital of Shenyang, Shenyang 110023, Liaoning Province, China; 2Department of Neurology, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning Province, China
  • Received:2019-03-07 Revised:2019-03-15 Accepted:2019-05-08 Online:2020-06-18 Published:2020-03-30
  • Contact: Cao Yunpeng, Professor, Doctoral supervisor, Department of Neurology, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning Province, China
  • About author:Wang Jinchun, MD, Professor, Chief physician, Department of Neurology, the Fifth People's Hospital of Shenyang, Shenyang 110023, Liaoning Province, China
  • Supported by:
    the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81371227

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Deposition of neurofibrillary tangles is closely related to cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease, and tau protein is an important component.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the possible pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease and the role of tau protein hyperphosphorylation in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

METHODS: The first author searched for relevant articles published from January 2001 to January 2019 in WanFang, CNKI, Vip, PubMed, and Embase with the key words of “Alzheimer’s disease; tau protein; β-amyloid cascade.”

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Hyperphosphorylation of tau protein and formation of paired helix filaments are considered to be the basis of neuronal degradation in Alzheimer’s disease. tau protein may not depend on the cascade response triggered by β-amyloid deposition in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease, and tau protein-associated vaccine immunity has been verified to produce a curative effect in clinical trials. Further exploration on the relationship between tau protein, β-amyloid protein and Alzheimer’s disease is necessary to better understand the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease, and provide a theoretical basis for the development of therapeutic drugs for Alzheimer’s disease.

Key words:

Alzheimer’s disease, β-amyloid, tau protein, phosphorylation, neurofibrilary tangles, Aβ cascade, cognitive impairment, immunotherapy

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