Universidad de Buenos Aires
Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias
Work on acute models of cortical injury has revealed a population of small GABAergic interneurons that are induced to increase their low constitutive expression of neuronal nitric oxide (NO) synthase (nNOS). In some cases, this activation... more
The definitive Alzheimer's disease (AD) diagnosis requires postmortem confirmation of neuropathological hallmarks-amyloid-b (Ab) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs). The advent of radiotracers for amyloid imaging presents an... more
To investigate the relation between the loss of substantia nigra (SN) neurons in normal ageing and Parkinson's disease (PD), we measured the total number and the cell body volume of pigmented (neuromelanin) neurons in the SN. We examined... more
effect of loss of cell cycle control in post-mitotic neurons. Markers of cell cycle and neurodgeneration were examined and their relationships were further analyzed. Results: In our animal model, the loss of Rb in postmitotic neurons,... more
Parkinson disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity and postural instability. Post-mortem examination shows loss of neurons and Lewy bodies, which are cytoplasmic eosinophilic inclusions,... more
Perturbations in the microtubule-associated protein tau occur in several human neurodegenerative diseases. In Alzheimer's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), tau proteins assemble into straight and paired helical filaments... more
We investigated the cleavage of caspase-3, a marker of apoptosis, in the medial temporal lobe of older subjects with minimal cognitive deficits and low CERAD/intermediate Braak scores, that is, clinicopathological descriptors of early... more
We report on the neuropathological examinations of a 74-year-old woman with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and of her 47-year-old nondemented daughter. The brain of the mother showed fully developed pathological changes of AD. By contrast, the... more