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  • Molecular Biology
  • Pathology
  • Systems Biology

Background:

  • Spatial transcriptomics allows gene expression and pathway analysis in a spatial context.
  • Techniques vary in transcript identification, resolution (single-cell vs. regional), target region flexibility, and molecule assessment (RNA/protein).
  • Selecting regions of interest requires histopathological knowledge and awareness of method limitations (e.g., pre-analytics, probes).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review available spatial transcriptomics techniques, their opportunities, and limitations.
  • To discuss results from Digital Spatial Profiling in pauci-immune focal necrotizing glomerulonephritis (piFNGN) and giant cell arteritis (GCA).
  • To highlight spatial profiling's utility in investigating autoimmune and inflammatory disorders.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current spatial transcriptomics techniques.
  • Application of Digital Spatial Profiling (DSP) in piFNGN and GCA.
  • Analysis of gene expression and pathway activity within defined tissue regions.

Main Results:

  • Spatial profiling techniques are effective for studying defined regions in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.
  • Differential gene expression between lesions and disease etiologies was identified.
  • Digital Spatial Profiling provided insights into piFNGN and GCA pathogenesis.

Conclusions:

  • Spatial profiling is a powerful tool for investigating disease pathways at a local tissue level across various human diseases.
  • It generates hypotheses regarding molecular mechanisms for further detailed investigation.
  • Integrating spatial profiling with systems biology may enable disease course prediction from histopathological slides.