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ArticleBrain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland)2026

14-3-3σ up-regulation in the temporal cortex associates with tau pathology and reactive astroglia in Lewy body disorders.

Laura Marsal-García, Jorge Mena, Carol-Ann Lao, David Adamuz, Laura Arnaldo, Cristina Carrato, Alex Menendez, Daniela Samaniego, Dolores Vilas, Lourdes Ispierto and 4 more

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Article in Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Laura Marsal-GarcíaDepartment of Neuroscience, Health Sciences Research Institute Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6337-1656
Jorge MenaDepartment of Neuroscience, Health Sciences Research Institute Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4524-205X
Carol-Ann LaoDepartment of Neuroscience, Health Sciences Research Institute Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain.
David AdamuzDepartment of Neuroscience, Health Sciences Research Institute Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0326-5991
Laura ArnaldoDepartment of Neuroscience, Health Sciences Research Institute Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1654-0573
Cristina CarratoDepartment of Pathology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1953-8287
Alex MenendezDepartment of Neurology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0472-6402
Daniela SamaniegoDepartment of Neurology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8362-0747
Dolores VilasDepartment of Neurology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3084-053X
Lourdes IspiertoDepartment of Neurology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1837-9675
Anna PlanasMovement Disorders Unit, Neurology Department, Complex Hospitalari Moisès Broggi, Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8137-0622
Ramiro AlvarezDepartment of Neurology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain.
Pau PastorDepartment of Neuroscience, Health Sciences Research Institute Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7493-8777
Katrin BeyerDepartment of Neuroscience, Health Sciences Research Institute Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8905-1514

Funding

European Regional Development FundISCIIISpain's Ministry of Science and Innovation PI18/00276Spain's Ministry of Science and Innovation PI21/00833Spain's Ministry of Science and Innovation PI21/00886Spain's Ministry of Science and Innovation PMP22/00100
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The 14-3-3 protein family plays a crucial role in cellular signaling and neuronal survival. Although 14-3-3 isoforms have been involved in the etiology of some neurodegenerative disorders, their role remains poorly understood in alpha-synucleinopathies. In this study, we wanted to characterize 14-3-3 gene expression patterns in the brain and periphery of patients with Lewy body pathology (LBP). We analyzed messenger RNA (mRNA) expression of all seven 14-3-3 isotypes in the temporal cortex and caudate nucleus of brains with pure and common LBP, as well as in cerebrospinal fluid, peripheral blood, and platelets. Stratifin (SFN) protein expression was assessed by immunohistochemistry and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Effects of SFN overexpression on astrocyte activation were investigated in vitro. In the temporal cortex of LBP patients, six out of seven 14-3-3 genes were significantly downregulated, while SFN was markedly up-regulated. SFN protein localized to neurofibrillary tangles in the parahippocampal region and reactive astrocytes in white matter. In vitro, SFN treatment induced biphasic changes in astrocytic glial fibrillary acidic protein expression, suggesting a role in glial activation. Peripheral analysis revealed no significant 14-3-3 mRNA changes in blood, but platelet expression patterns inversely correlated with brain tissue; six isoforms were up-regulated, and SFN was strongly downregulated in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) platelets. Our findings revealed an important shift in 14-3-3 isotype expression in the temporal cortex of LBP patients, where SFN up-regulation reflected its colocalization with tau pathology and astrocytic reactivity. The inverse expression profile in platelets in DLB highlights their potential as accessible biomarkers for molecular changes occurring in the brain.

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14-3-3 ProteinsAstrocytesLewy Body Diseasetau ProteinsTemporal LobeAgedAged, 80 and overExonucleasesExoribonucleasesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRNA, MessengerUp-Regulation14-3-3 ProteinsExonucleasesExoribonucleasesRNA, MessengerSFN protein, humantau Proteins14‐3‐3 protein gene expression14‐3‐3σ /stratifin (SFN)Lewy body diseasesneurofibrillary tanglesplateletsreactive astrocytestemporal cortex

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PMID41402026
PMCPMC13051845

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