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Mouse Footpad Inoculation Model to Study Viral-Induced Neuroinflammatory Responses
Published on: June 14, 2020
Ciencia básica y patogénesis
1Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of (South).
Background:
Synucleinopathies and Alzheimer's disease (AD) share both common and distinct molecular and pathological features, but a comprehensive characterization of these diseases remains elusive.
Methods:
We constructed a single-nucleus and spatial transcriptome atlas of synucleinopathies and AD, analyzing 3.4 million nuclei from 513 post-mortem human brain samples. Using 167 transcriptomic meta-programs, we elucidated the complex molecular mechanisms underlying both diseases. We also examined co-dysregulated meta-programs across different cell types in each patient.
Results:
Notably, we identified 44 disease-specific meta-programs, including inflammatory responses in microglia, across synucleinopathies and AD. We further revealed co-dysregulation of microglia and oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) in AD. In contrast, synucleinopathies demonstrated co-dysregulation of astrocytes, microglia, and vascular cells. These co-dysregulated transcriptomic meta-programs were verified by spatial transcriptomics using MERFISH.
Conclusion:
Our integrative analysis of single-cell and spatial transcriptomes provides insights into the shared and unique molecular signatures underlying neurodegenerative diseases.
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