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Single-nucleus transcriptome analysis reveals dysregulation of angiogenic endothelial cells and neuroprotective glia in Alzheimer’s disease
Lau S, Cao H, Fu A, Ip N. Single-nucleus transcriptome analysis reveals dysregulation of angiogenic endothelial cells and neuroprotective glia in Alzheimer’s disease. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 25800-25809. PMID: 32989152, PMCID: PMC7568283, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2008762117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-nucleus transcriptome analysisAngiogenic endothelial cellsAlzheimer's diseaseTranscriptome analysisEndothelial cellsCell type-specific responsesCellular targetsCell type-specific transcriptomic changesNormal controlsIncreased expression of angiogenic growth factorsType-specific responsesTherapeutic developmentAntigen presentation machineryComprehensive molecular profilingSamples of AD patientsAD brainAD pathogenesisDysregulation of endothelial cellsExpression of angiogenic growth factorsDisruption of biological processesTranscriptomic changesPrefrontal cortical samplesBiological processesCellular heterogeneityAngiogenic growth factors
2021
Cytokine signaling convergence regulates the microglial state transition in Alzheimer’s disease
Lau S, Fu A, Ip N. Cytokine signaling convergence regulates the microglial state transition in Alzheimer’s disease. Cellular And Molecular Life Sciences 2021, 78: 4703-4712. PMID: 33847763, PMCID: PMC8195901, DOI: 10.1007/s00018-021-03810-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicroglial state transitionCytokine signaling pathwaysDanger-associated molecular patternsAlzheimer's diseaseSignaling pathwayPathogenesis of Alzheimer's diseaseAD therapeutic developmentTherapeutic developmentHyperphosphorylated tauBeta-amyloidGenetic analysisAD pathologyCytokine signalingMolecular basisAD progressionMolecular patternsMicroglial dysfunctionSignal convergenceMicroglial responseMicroglial functionStimulated microgliaFunctional stateActive statePathwayChronic activation