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- Title
The diversities of PrP<sup>Sc</sup> distributions and pathologic changes in various brain regions from a Chinese patient with G114V genetic CJD.
- Authors
Shi, Qi; Zhang, Bao-Yun; Gao, Chen; Han, Jun; Wang, Gui-Rong; Chen, Cao; Tian, Chan; Dong, Xiao-Ping
- Abstract
Human genetic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (gCJD; one of the prion diseases) is caused by point mutations and insertions in the prion protein gene ( PRNP). Previously we have reported a Chinese gCJD case with a substitution of valine (V) for glycine (G) at codon 114. To investigate the detailed pathogenic and pathologic characteristics of G114V gCJD, 10 different brain regions were thoroughly analyzed. PrP-specific Western blots and immunohistochemical (IHC) assays identified larger amounts of PrPSc in the regions of brain cortex. Assays of the transcriptions of PrP-specific mRNA by RT-PCR and real-time PCR showed comparable levels in 10 brain regions. In line with the distribution of PrPSc, typical vacuolations in brains, markedly in four cortex regions, were detected. Contrast to the distributing features of spongiform and of PrPSc, massive gliosis was detected in all brain regions by GFAP-specific IHC tests. Moreover, two-dimensional gel immunoblots found three major sets of PrPSc spots, indicating that PrPSc in brain tissues was a mixture of molecules with different biochemical properties. The data here provide the pathogenic and neuropathological features of G114V gCJD.
- Subjects
CREUTZFELDT-Jakob disease; PRION diseases; GLYCINE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; TISSUES
- Publication
Neuropathology, 2012, Vol 32, Issue 1, p51
- ISSN
0919-6544
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1440-1789.2011.01237.x