2024
209 Transcriptomic Analysis of the Post-mortem Brain in Intracranial Atherosclerosis Implicates Interferon Signaling
Seah C, Devarajan A, Jurczyszak D, Chakka A, Huckins L, Brennand K, Girgenti M. 209 Transcriptomic Analysis of the Post-mortem Brain in Intracranial Atherosclerosis Implicates Interferon Signaling. Neurosurgery 2024, 70: 55-56. DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002809_209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntracranial atherosclerotic stenosisIntracranial arteriesInterferon-inducible genesInterferon signalingPeripheral atherosclerosisCerebral atherosclerosisExpression of interferon-inducible genesGlial cellsSymptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosisInduced pluripotent stem cellsPost-mortem brainsWorsened functional outcomesHuman induced pluripotent stem cellsUpregulation of interferon inducible genesCause of ischemic strokePluripotent stem cellsRisk of atherosclerosisLipid-rich plaquesRisk factor managementClinical outcomesPoor prognosisExcitatory neuronsIncreased morbidityHistopathological profileFunctional outcomes
2022
Reduced LYNX1 expression in transcriptome of human iPSC-derived neural progenitors modeling fragile X syndrome
Talvio K, Minkeviciene R, Townsley K, Achuta V, Huckins L, Corcoran P, Brennand K, Castrén M. Reduced LYNX1 expression in transcriptome of human iPSC-derived neural progenitors modeling fragile X syndrome. Frontiers In Cell And Developmental Biology 2022, 10: 1034679. PMID: 36506088, PMCID: PMC9731341, DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.1034679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInduced pluripotent stem cellsFragile X syndromeHuman induced pluripotent stem cellsNeural progenitorsX syndromeEarly gene expression changesGene expression changesPatient-derived induced pluripotent stem cellsTriplet repeat instabilityFunctional enrichment analysisHuman neural progenitorsPluripotent stem cellsRNA splicingPhenotypic variationIntellectual disability syndromeEnrichment analysisExpression changesRepeat instabilityMolecular mechanismsProtein resultsGrowth factor pathwaysInsulin-like growth factor (IGF) pathwayAltered expressionStem cellsTranscriptome