Figure 5. Tau and phosphorylated tau levels are significantly higher in the cortex of 12 month old Nrf2 (−/−) mice.
Cerebral cortical tissue was collected from 4 (A, B), 8 (C, D) and 12 (E, F) month old WT and Nrf2(−/−) mice and immunoblotted for tau phosphorylated at T231 (AT180), S262 (12E8) or S398/404 (PHF1), or total tau. Representative immunoblots are shown in (A, C, E) and quantitated data in (B, D, F). Data were normalized to actin levels and quantitated as a function of WT levels at each age. At 12 months, total tau and phospho-tau levels were significantly higher in in the Nrf2(−/−) mice (black bars) compared to the WT mice (open bars). N=5–6 in each group, mean ± SEM, (*p<0.05, #p < 0.01, ^p < 0.001).