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Magnetization transfer contrast imaging detects early white matter changes in the APP/PS1 amyloidosis mouse model
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Abstract
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| While no definitive cure for Alzheimer's disease exists yet, currently available treatments would benefit greatly from an earlier diagnosis. It has previously been shown that Magnetization transfer contrast (MTC) imaging is able to detect amyloid beta plaques in old APP/PS1 mice. In the current study we investigated if MTC is also able to visualize early amyloid beta (A beta) induced pathological changes. In a cross-sectional study, a comparison was made between the MT ratio of wild type (WT) and APP/PS1mice at 2, 4, 6, 8 and 24months of age. We observed an increased MT-ratio in the cortex of 24 month old APP/PS1 mice as compared to WT mice. However, when comparing the MT-ratio of the cortex ofWT mice with the MT-ratio of the APP/PS1 mice at 2, 4, 6 or 8 months of age, no significant changes could be observed. In contrast to the cortex, we consistently observed a decreased MT-ratio in the splenium of 4, 6 and 8 month old APP/PS1mice as compared to age-matched WT mice. Lastly, the decreased MT-ratio in the splenium of APP/PS1 mice correlated to the A beta plaque deposition, astrogliosis and microgliosis. This MT-ratio decrease did however not correlate to the myelin content. Combined, our results suggest that MTC is able to visualize early A beta-induced changes in the splenium but not the cortex of APP/PS1 mice. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license. |
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English
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Source (journal)
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NeuroImage: Clinical
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Publication
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2016
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2213-1582
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DOI
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10.1016/J.NICL.2016.06.014
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12
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, p. 85-92
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000390196400011
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Full text (Publisher's DOI)
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Full text (open access)
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