Abstract
Immunohistochemical, ultrastructural and immunoelectron microscopic studies of spinal cord neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) in progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) were performed. The spinal cord NFTs reacted with antibodies to tau protein (tau‐2), ubiquitin and Alzheimer neurofibrillary tangles (ANTs, Ab 39). Ultrastructurally, the NFTs consisted of bundles of straight fibrils. In longitudinal sections, the individual NFT fibrils appeared as straight fibrils with a diameter of approximately 15 nm. In cross sections, circular structures approximately 15 nm in diameter were seen, and some had a central density. Electron microscopic examination of specimens stained with the antibodies and by the modified Bielschowsky method revealed the products of the tau, ubiquitin and ANTs immunoreactions and silver deposits on the NFT fibrils. This is the first demonstration of the ultrastructure of spinal cord NFTs in PSP.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 531-538 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1992 |
Keywords
- immunoelectron microscopy
- immunohisto‐chemistry
- progressive supranuclear palsy
- spinal cord neurofibrillary tangles
- ultrastructure
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Histology
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology
- Physiology (medical)