Thiophene-Based Ligands for Histological Multiplex Spectral Detection of Distinct Protein Aggregates in Alzheimer's Disease

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The aggregation and accumulation of proteins in the brain is the defining feature of many devastating neurodegenerative diseases. The development of fluorescent ligands that bind to these accumulations, or deposits, is essential for the characterization of these neuropathological lesions. We report the synthesis of donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) thiophene-based ligands with different emission properties. The D-A-D ligands displayed selectivity towards distinct disease-associated protein deposits in histological sections from postmortem brain tissue of individuals affected by Alzheimer's disease (AD). The ability of the ligands to selectively identify AD-associated pathological alterations, such as deposits composed of aggregates of the amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide or tau, was reduced when the chemical composition of the ligands was altered. When combining the D-A-D ligands with conventional thiophene-based ligands, superior spectral separation of distinct protein aggregates in AD tissue sections was obtained. Our findings provide the structural and functional basis for the development of new fluorescent ligands that can distinguish between aggregated proteinaceous species, as well as offer novel strategies for developing multiplex fluorescence detection of protein aggregates in tissue sections.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) - 29(2023), 21 vom: 13. Apr., Seite e202203568

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lantz, Linda [VerfasserIn]
Shirani, Hamid [VerfasserIn]
Ghetti, Bernardino [VerfasserIn]
Vidal, Ruben [VerfasserIn]
Klingstedt, Therése [VerfasserIn]
Nilsson, K Peter R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Alzheimer's disease
Amyloid beta-Peptides
Amyloid-β
Fluorescent ligands
Journal Article
Ligands
Protein Aggregates
Protein aggregates
Tau
Tau Proteins
Thiophenes

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Date Completed 17.04.2023

Date Revised 14.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/chem.202203568

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM351563016