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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Zhou, Ranrana; b; c; d | Hu, Wenb | Dai, Chun-Lingb | Gong, Cheng-Xinb | Iqbal, Khalidb | Zhu, Dalonga; * | Liu, Feib; *
Affiliations: [a] Department of Endocrinology, Drum Tower Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China | [b] Department of Neurochemistry, Inge Grundke-Iqbal Research Floor, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, NY, USA | [c] Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education of China, Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China | [d] Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
Correspondence: [*] Corresponding authors. Dr. Fei Liu, Department of Neurochemistry, Inge Grundke-Iqbal Research Floor, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, NY, USA. Tel.:+1 7184945263; Fax:+1 7184941080; E-mail: [email protected]. Dalong Zhu, Department of Endocrinology, Drum Tower Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. Tel.: +86 25 68182474; Fax: +86 25 68182474; E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: Background:Evidence from clinical studies and basic research has shown a strong correlation between Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and type 2 diabetes. Tau, a neuronal microtubule-associated protein, is hyperphosphorylated and aggregated into neurofibrillary tangles in the AD brain. However, the expression of tau in pancreas is under debate. Objective:We determined the expression of tau in mouse pancreas. Methods:We used western blots, immunoprecipitation, and immunohistochemical staining to analyze pancreatic expression of tau in mice. Results:We found that neither total tau nor phosphorylated tau was detectable in the mouse pancreas by western blots. Immunostaining with pan tau antibodies R134d and Tau-5 revealed bright and dense varicosities in the pancreatic islets and the exocrine pancreas. These varicosities were immunoreactive to synapsin 1, a presynaptic marker which can outline autonomic nerve profiles in pancreas, exhibiting complete colocalization with tau. Importantly, endocrine cells in islets did not exhibit specific immunoreactivity to any of pan tau antibodies tested, nor did the exocrine cells. Conclusion:In the mouse pancreas, we found that tau is exclusively expressed in autonomic nerve fibers, but there is no detectable expression in endocrine cells in the islet.
Keywords: Autonomic nerve fibers, islets, pancreas, tau
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-200101
Journal: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, vol. 75, no. 4, pp. 1339-1349, 2020
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