Keith A Josephs1, Nirubol Tosakulwong2, Stephen D Weigand2, Marina Buciuc3, Val J Lowe4, Dennis W Dickson5, Jennifer L Whitwell4. 1. Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; josephs.keith@mayo.edu. 2. Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. 3. Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. 4. Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; and. 5. Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
Abstract
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and corticobasal degeneration (CBD) are 4-repeat (4R) tauopathies with overlapping, but also morphologically distinct, tau immunoreactive lesions that vary in count by brain region. 18F-flortaucipir PET uptake has been reported to correlate with overall tau burden, and-in 1 CBD case-to have greater affinity to threads than tangles. We determined whether 18F-flortaucipir uptake is associated with histologic lesion type in 4R tauopathies. Methods: We performed semiquantitative regional lesion counts on pretangles/neurofibrillary tangles, threads, oligodendroglial coiled bodies, tufted astrocytes, and astrocytic plaques in 29 cases of autopsied 4R tauopathy (PSP, 16; CBD, 13). Regression models were used for statistical analyses. Results: 18F-flortaucipir uptake marginally correlated with threads in the precentral cortex (P = 0.04) and with astrocytic lesions in the red nucleus (P = 0.05). Conclusion: The findings do not support 18F-flortaucipir's having differential affinity to any 4R tau lesion type.
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and corticobasal degeneration (CBD) are 4-repeat (4R) tauopathies with overlapping, but also morphologically distinct, tau immunoreactive lesions that vary in count by brain region. 18F-flortaucipir PET uptake has been reported to correlate with overall tau burden, and-in 1 CBD case-to have greater affinity to threads than tangles. We determined whether 18F-flortaucipir uptake is associated with histologic lesion type in 4R tauopathies. Methods: We performed semiquantitative regional lesion counts on pretangles/neurofibrillary tangles, threads, oligodendroglial coiled bodies, tufted astrocytes, and astrocytic plaques in 29 cases of autopsied 4R tauopathy (PSP, 16; CBD, 13). Regression models were used for statistical analyses. Results: 18F-flortaucipir uptake marginally correlated with threads in the precentral cortex (P = 0.04) and with astrocytic lesions in the red nucleus (P = 0.05). Conclusion: The findings do not support 18F-flortaucipir's having differential affinity to any 4R tau lesion type.
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