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. 2019 Jan 23;5(1):eaau3333. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aau3333

Fig. 2. RgpB colocalizes with neurons and pathology in AD hippocampus.

Fig. 2

(A) IHC using RgpB-specific monoclonal antibody 18E6 (representative images from a 63-year-old AD patient). The hippocampus shows abundant intracellular RgpB in the hilus (1), CA3 pyramidal layer (2), granular cell layer (3), and molecular layer (4). High-magnification images from the indicated areas (1 to 4) exhibit a granular staining pattern consistent with P. gingivalis intracellular infection. Scale bars, 200 μm (overview), 50 μm (1), and 10 μm (2 to 4). (B) AD hippocampus stained with 18E6 (AD) compared to gingival tissue (gingiva) from a patient with periodontal disease as well as a non-AD control and mouse IgG1 control (IgG1) in an adjacent hippocampal section. Scale bars, 50 μm. (C) Immunofluorescent colabeling with CAB101 reveals granular intraneuronal staining for RgpB (arrows) in MAP2-positive neurons in both the granular cell layer (GCL) and the pyramidal cell layer (CA1). Scale bars, 10 μm. (D) Dense extracellular RgpB-positive aggregates (arrowheads) were closely associated with astrocytes [glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)]. There was no observed association of RgpB with microglia (IBA1). Scale bars, 10 μm. (E) RgpB was associated with paired helical filament Tau (PHF-Tau; arrows). RgpB-positive neurons negative for PHF-Tau (arrowheads) were also seen. Intracellular Aβ was often colocalized with RgpB (arrows). In some Aβ-positive cells, RgpB could not be detected (arrowheads). Scale bars, 10 μm.