BAG3 in traumatic brain injury: A cell-type-specific modulator of tau hyperphosphorylation.

Neural Regen Res

Department of Neuroscience, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA (Sweeney N, Kim TY, Fu H).

Published: September 2025


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  • Early to mid-life traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been identified as a potential risk factor for developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related dementia.
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  • Overexpressing BAG3 specifically in neurons mitigated these AD-like symptoms, suggesting that targeting BAG3 could be a promising therapeutic approach to address TBI-induced cognitive decline.
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