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Abeta toxic conformer as a candidate of noble surrogate marker of Alzheimer disease

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K15476
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Neurology
Research InstitutionUniversity of Tsukuba

Principal Investigator

Tomidokoro Yasushi  筑波大学, 医学医療系, 講師 (80447250)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 玉岡 晃  筑波大学, 医学医療系, 教授 (50192183)
石井 一弘  筑波大学, 医学医療系, 准教授 (70323293)
Research Collaborator Irie Kazuhiro  京都大学, 大学院農学研究科
Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywordsアルツハイマー病 / アミロイドベータ / 毒性コンホマー / リン酸化タウ / 脳脊髄液 / 診断マーカー / Aβ / タウ / 認知症 / 診断指標 / 脳神経疾患
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The position of the turn structure at Gly25-Ser26 or Glu22-Asp23 in Aβ molecules, plays an important role in the toxicity of Aβ. Oligomer of toxic Aβ conformer, harboring turn structure at Glu22-Asp23, was measured in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) obtained from Alzheimer type dementia (AD) cases and control neurological disorder cases.
Aβ toxic conformer oligomer/Aβ1-42 ratio was elevated in CSF obtained from AD cases, identical to Aβ1-40/Aβ1-42.
The amounts of Aβ toxic conformer oligomer showed statistically positive correlation with phosphorylated-tau (p-tau) in the control neurological disorder cases regardless of the indication of Aβ deposition. Our preliminary study suggested the possible correlation between Aβ conformer oligomer and p-tau even before Aβ deposition in human brains.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

当初の目的であるアルツハイマー病診断マーカーとしての意義はまだ見いだせていないが,驚くべきことに対照神経疾患群でAβ毒性コンホマーオリゴマー量とリン酸化タウ量との間に関連が示唆された.特筆すべきは点は,アルツハイマー病の最初期の病理変化であるヒト脳へのAβ沈着がまだ生じていないと考えられる段階で,Aβ毒性コンホマーとリン酸化タウとの間に関連が示唆されたことである.これまで知られていた発症20年前に始まるアルツハイマー病の自然史を更に早期に遡り,それに伴って診断と根本的治療開始時期もこれまで想定されていた時期より更に早めなければならない可能性も示唆された.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All 2019 2018 2017

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma presenting with hearing loss and dizziness: A case report.2019

    • Author(s)
      Miyake Z, Tomidokoro Y, Tsurubuchi T, Matsumura A, Sakamoto N, Noguchi M, Tamaoka A.
    • Journal Title

      Medicine (Baltimore)

      Volume: 98 Issue: 7 Pages: e14470-e14470

    • DOI

      10.1097/md.0000000000014470

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Toxic Aβ conformer and tau in CSF obtained from the cases of AD dementia, a preliminary study2018

    • Author(s)
      Yasushi Tomidokoro, Kazuhiro Ishii, Kazuhiro Irie, Akira Tamaoka
    • Organizer
      第59回日本神経学会学術大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 脳脊髄液中のAβ毒性コンホマー量とタウの関連2018

    • Author(s)
      冨所康志,石井一弘,入江 一浩,玉岡 晃
    • Organizer
      第37回日本認知症学会学術集会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 性格変化・行動異常にて発症し,顕著なすくみ足が出現した60歳女性例.2018

    • Author(s)
      大内翔悟,冨所康志,清水眸,石井賢二,樋口真人,島田斉,須原哲也,玉岡晃
    • Organizer
      第224回神経学会関東地方会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Posterior cortical atrophyを呈し分子イメージングや脳脊髄液バイオマーカーにより診断したAlzheimer型認知症の63歳例2017

    • Author(s)
      遠坂直希,中馬越清隆,冨所康志,石井賢二,樋口真人,島田 斉、須原哲也,玉岡 晃
    • Organizer
      第220回日本神経学会関東・甲信越地方会
    • Place of Presentation
      砂防会館(東京都千代田区)
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-04
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Measurement of toxic Aβ conformer in cerebrospinal fluid obtained from the cases of ad dementia2017

    • Author(s)
      Yasushi Tomidokoro, Kazuhiro Ishii, Kazuhiro Irie, Akira Tamaoka
    • Organizer
      第58回日本神経学会学術大会(XXIII World Congress of Neurologyと同時開催)
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 脳脊髄液中の毒性Aβコンホマーの測定2017

    • Author(s)
      冨所康志,石井一弘,入江 一浩,玉岡 晃
    • Organizer
      第36回日本認知症学会学術集会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 難聴,めまいで発症し,脳生検にて血管内大細胞型B細胞リンパ腫と診断された66歳男性例2017

    • Author(s)
      三宅善嗣,冨所康志,野中遥奈,鶴淵隆夫,中馬越真理子,坂本規彰,野口雅之,玉岡晃
    • Organizer
      第217回 日本神経学会関東・甲信越地方会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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