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ArticleJournal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism2022

Single-cell RNA-seq reveals the transcriptional landscape in ischemic stroke.

Kai Zheng, Lingmin Lin, Wei Jiang, Lin Chen, Xiyue Zhang, Qian Zhang, Yi Ren, Junwei Hao

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Article in Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 193 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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193 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 276 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kai ZhengDepartment of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Lingmin LinDepartment of Neurology, Tianjin Neurological Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Wei JiangDepartment of Neurology, Tianjin Neurological Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Lin ChenDepartment of Neurology, Tianjin Neurological Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Xiyue ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Tianjin Neurological Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Qian ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yi RenDepartment of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Junwei HaoDepartment of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Capital Medical University · CNTianjin Medical University General Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ischemic stroke (IS) is a detrimental neurological disease with limited treatments options. It has been challenging to define the roles of brain cell subsets in IS onset and progression due to cellular heterogeneity in the CNS. Here, we employed single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to comprehensively map the cell populations in the mouse model of MCAO (middle cerebral artery occlusion). We identified 17 principal brain clusters with cell-type specific gene expression patterns as well as specific cell subpopulations and their functions in various pathways. The CNS inflammation triggered upregulation of key cell type-specific genes unpublished before. Notably, microglia displayed a cell differentiation diversity after stroke among its five distinct subtypes. Importantly, we found the potential trajectory branches of the monocytes/macrophage's subsets. Finally, we also identified distinct subclusters among brain vasculature cells, ependymal cells and other glia cells. Overall, scRNA-seq revealed the precise transcriptional changes during neuroinflammation at the single-cell level, opening up a new field for exploration of the disease mechanisms and drug discovery in stroke based on the cell-subtype specific molecules.

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RNA-SeqSingle-Cell AnalysisUp-RegulationAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalInflammationIschemic StrokeMicecellular heterogeneityischemic strokemouse modelneuroinflammationSingle cell RNA-seq

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PMID34496660
PMCPMC8721774
OpenAlexW3196429001

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