2024
Single-cell transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of Parkinson’s disease brains
Zhu B, Park J, Coffey S, Russo A, Hsu I, Wang J, Su C, Chang R, Lam T, Gopal P, Ginsberg S, Zhao H, Hafler D, Chandra S, Zhang L. Single-cell transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of Parkinson’s disease brains. Science Translational Medicine 2024, 16: eabo1997. PMID: 39475571, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abo1997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProteomic analysisAlzheimer's diseasePrefrontal cortexBrain cell typesGenetics of PDParkinson's diseaseCell-cell interactionsChaperone expressionSingle-nucleus transcriptomesExpressed genesTranscriptional changesPostmortem human brainPostmortem brain tissueDiseased brainSynaptic proteinsSingle-cellDown-regulationBrain cell populationsBrain regionsCell typesNeurodegenerative disordersLate-stage PDParkinson's disease brainsDisease etiologyNeuronal vulnerability
2022
The immunology of Parkinson’s disease
Zhu B, Yin D, Zhao H, Zhang L. The immunology of Parkinson’s disease. Seminars In Immunopathology 2022, 44: 659-672. PMID: 35674826, PMCID: PMC9519672, DOI: 10.1007/s00281-022-00947-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdaptive immune responsesImmune responseParkinson's diseaseT cellsGut-brain axis hypothesisOnset of PDΑ-synucleinGastro-intestinal symptomsCommon neurodegenerative disorderInnate immune responseΑ-synuclein aggregationPD patientsDopaminergic neuronsLewy bodiesSubstantia nigraNeuronal deathDisease progressionNeuropathological hallmarksProdromal phaseCurrent treatmentNeurodegenerative disordersDiseaseBrainMicrogliaPatients