Reduction in neurons immunoreactive for calcium-binding proteins in the anteroventral thalamic 1 nuclei of individuals with Down syndrome.

Perry, James C. and Vann, Seralynne D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6709-8773 2024. Reduction in neurons immunoreactive for calcium-binding proteins in the anteroventral thalamic 1 nuclei of individuals with Down syndrome. Neuroscience 557 , pp. 56-66. 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2024.08.004

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Abstract

The anterior thalamic nuclei are important for cognition, and memory in particular. However, little is known about how the anterior thalamic nuclei are affected in many neurological disorders partly due to difficulties in selective segmentation in in vivo scans, due to their size and location. Post-mortem studies, therefore, remain a valuable source of information about the status of the anterior thalamic nuclei. We used post-mortem tissue to assess the status of the anteroventral thalamic nucleus in Down syndrome using samples from males and females ranging from 22-65 years in age and comparing to tissue from age matched controls. As expected, there was increased beta-amyloid plaque expression in the Down syndrome group. While there was a significant increase in neuronal density in the Down syndrome group, the values showed more variation consistent with a heterogeneous population. The surface area of the anteroventral thalamic nucleus was smaller in the Down syndrome group suggesting the increased neuronal density was due to greater neuronal packing but likely fewer overall neurons. There was a marked reduction in the proportion of neurons immunoreactive for the calcium-binding proteins calbindin, calretinin, and parvalbumin in individuals with Down syndrome. These findings highlight the vulnerability of calcium-binding proteins in the anteroventral nucleus in Down syndrome, which could both be driven by, and exacerbate, Alzheimer-related pathology in this region.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Psychology
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0306-4522
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	6 August 2024
Date of Acceptance:	4 August 2024
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2024 09:07
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/171212

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