Review
Recent advance in TDP-43 proteinopathy in diagnosing and treating Alzheimer's disease
Jin Hongfu, Sun Hui, Guo Shenrui, Feng Yiyuan, Yin Yafu, Wang Hui, Cheng Weiwei
Published 2023-09-15
Cite as Chin J Neuromed, 2023, 22(9): 942-946. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115354-20221108-00807
Abstract
The important role of TDP-43 proteinopathy in Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been gradually revealed. High proportion of AD patients have TDP-43 proteinopathy on their postmortem diagnosis. Patients with TDP-43 proteinopathy show more sever hippocampal atrophy and cognitive dysfunction, suggesting that TDP-43 proteinopathy can serve as an important target in AD diagnosis and treatment. Evaluation of TDP-43 proteinopathy in vivo would hold great promise in AD diagnosis, drug development and treatment. In this review, we describe the pathological characteristics of TDP-43 proteinopathy in AD, and summarize the recent progress of TDP-43 proteinopathy in the diagnosis and treatment of AD.
Key words:
Alzheimer's disease; TDP-43 proteinopathy; Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy; Imaging diagnosis
Contributor Information
Jin Hongfu
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200092, China
Sun Hui
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200092, China
Guo Shenrui
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200092, China
Feng Yiyuan
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200092, China
Yin Yafu
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200092, China
Wang Hui
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200092, China
Cheng Weiwei
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200092, China