Abstract
INTRODUCTION
Omics studies have revealed that various brain cell types undergo profound molecular changes in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) but the spatial relationships with plaques and tangles and APOE-linked differences remain unclear.
METHODS
We performed laser capture microdissection of amyloid beta (Aβ) plaques, the 50 μm halo around them, tangles with the 50 μm halo around them, and areas distant (> 50 μm) from plaques and tangles in the temporal cortex of AD and control donors, followed by RNA-sequencing.
RESULTS
Aβ plaques exhibited upregulated microglial (neuroinflammation/phagocytosis) and downregulated neuronal (neurotransmission/energy metabolism) genes, whereas tangles had mostly downregulated neuronal genes. Aβ plaques had more differentially expressed genes than tangles. We identified a gradient Aβ plaque > peri-plaque > tangle > distant for these changes. AD APOE ε4 homozygotes had greater changes than APOE ε3 across locations, especially within Aβ plaques.
DISCUSSION
Transcriptomic changes in AD consist primarily of neuroinflammation and neuronal dysfunction, are spatially associated mainly with Aβ plaques, and are exacerbated by the APOE ε4 allele.
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This post is Copyright: Sudeshna Das,
Zhaozhi Li,
Astrid Wachter,
Srinija Alla,
Ayush Noori,
Aicha Abdourahman,
Joseph A. Tamm,
Maya E. Woodbury,
Robert V. Talanian,
Knut Biber,
Eric H. Karran,
Bradley T. Hyman,
Alberto Serrano‐Pozo | July 18, 2023