Cross-platform transcriptional profiling identifies common and distinct molecular pathologies in Lewy body diseases
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Journal Article
Abstract
Parkinson's disease (PD), Parkinson's disease with dementia (PDD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) are three clinically, genetically and neuropathologically overlapping neurodegenerative diseases collectively known as the Lewy body diseases (LBDs). A variety of molecular mechanisms have been implicated in PD pathogenesis, but the mechanisms underlying PDD and DLB remain largely unknown, a knowledge gap that presents an impediment to the discovery of disease-modifying therapies. Transcriptomic profiling can contribute to addressing this gap, but remains limited in the LBDs. Here, we applied paired bulk-tissue and single-nucleus RNA-sequencing to anterior cingulate cortex samples derived from 28 individuals, including healthy controls, PD, PDD and DLB cases (n = 7 per group), to transcriptomically profile the LBDs. Using this approach, we (i) found transcriptional alterations in multiple cell types across the LBDs; (ii) discovered evidence for widespread dysregulation of RNA splicing, particularly in PDD and DLB; (iii) identified potential splicing factors, with links to other dementia-related neurodegenerative diseases, coordinating this dysregulation; and (iv) identified transcriptomic commonalities and distinctions between the LBDs that inform understanding of the relationships between these three clinical disorders. Together, these findings have important implications for the design of RNA-targeted therapies for these diseases and highlight a potential molecular "window" of therapeutic opportunity between the initial onset of PD and subsequent development of Lewy body dementia.
Date Issued
2021-07-26
Date Acceptance
2021-07-01
Citation
Acta Neuropathologica, 2021, 142, pp.449-474
ISSN
0001-6322
Publisher
Springer
Start Page
449
End Page
474
Journal / Book Title
Acta Neuropathologica
Volume
142
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Sponsor
UK DRI Ltd
UK DRI Ltd
Medical Research Council (MRC)
UK DRI Ltd
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34309761
PII: 10.1007/s00401-021-02343-x
Grant Number
4050641385
N/A
4050641385
DRI-DSI2020-001
MR/S02638X/1
Subjects
Alternative splicing
Human brain
Lewy body diseases
Parkinson’s disease
Single-nucleus RNA-sequencing
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
Germany
Date Publish Online
2021-07-26