Astrocytic changes with aging and Alzheimer's disease-type pathology in chimpanzees.

Title

Astrocytic changes with aging and Alzheimer's disease-type pathology in chimpanzees.

Creator

Munger Emily L; Edler Melissa K; Hopkins William D; Ely John J; Erwin Joseph M; Perl Daniel P; Mufson Elliott J; Hof Patrick R; Sherwood Chet C; Raghanti Mary Ann

Publisher

The Journal of comparative neurology

Date

2018
2018-12

Description

Astrocytes are the main homeostatic cell of the central nervous system. In addition, astrocytes mediate an inflammatory response when reactive to injury or disease known as astrogliosis. Astrogliosis is marked by an increased expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and cellular hypertrophy. Some degree of astrogliosis is associated with normal aging and degenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other dementing illnesses in humans. The recent observation of pathological markers of AD (amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles) in aged chimpanzee brains provided an opportunity to examine the relationships among aging, AD-type pathology, and astrocyte activation in our closest living relatives. Stereologic methods were used to quantify

Subject

aging; Alzheimer's disease; astrocytes; cerebral cortex; chimpanzees; hippocampus; prefrontal cortex; RRID: AB2109645; RRID: AB223647; RRID: AB2313952; RRID: AB2314223; stereology

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Rights

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Citation

Munger Emily L; Edler Melissa K; Hopkins William D; Ely John J; Erwin Joseph M; Perl Daniel P; Mufson Elliott J; Hof Patrick R; Sherwood Chet C; Raghanti Mary Ann, “Astrocytic changes with aging and Alzheimer's disease-type pathology in chimpanzees.,” NEOMED Bibliography Database, accessed March 28, 2024, https://neomed.omeka.net/items/show/2991.