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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2022

Single-Nucleus RNA Sequencing Reveals that Decorin Expression in the Amygdala Regulates Perineuronal Nets Expression and Fear Conditioning Response after Traumatic Brain Injury.

Yingwu Shi, Xun Wu, Jinpeng Zhou, Wenxing Cui, Jin Wang, Qing Hu, Shenghao Zhang, Liying Han, Meixuan Zhou, Jianing Luo and 5 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yingwu ShiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710038, China.
Xun WuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710038, China.
Jinpeng ZhouDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710038, China.
Wenxing CuiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710038, China.
Jin WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710038, China.
Qing HuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710038, China.
Shenghao ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710038, China.
Liying HanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710038, China.
Meixuan ZhouSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
Jianing LuoDepartment of Neurosurgery, West Theater General Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610083, China.
Qiang WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710038, China.
Haixiao LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710038, China.
Dayun FengDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710038, China.
Shunnan GeDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710038, China.
Yan QuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710038, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5434-7390
Air Force Medical University · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CNSichuan University · CN

Funding

Fourth Military Medical UniversityNational Natural Science Foundation of China 81630027National Natural Science Foundation of China 82130038
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a risk factor for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Augmented fear is a defining characteristic of PTSD, and the amygdala is considered the main brain region to process fear. The mechanism by which the amygdala is involved in fear conditioning after TBI is still unclear. Using single-nucleus RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq), transcriptional changes in cells in the amygdala after TBI are investigated. In total, 72 328 nuclei are obtained from the sham and TBI groups. 7 cell types, and analysis of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) reveals widespread transcriptional changes in each cell type after TBI are identified. In in vivo experiments, it is demonstrated that Decorin (Dcn) expression in the excitatory neurons of the amygdala significantly increased after TBI, and Dcn knockout in the amygdala mitigates TBI-associated fear conditioning. Of note, this effect is caused by a Dcn-mediated decrease in the expression of perineuronal nets (PNNs), which affect the glutamate-γ-aminobutyric acid balance in the amygdala. Finally, the results suggest that Dcn functions by interacting with collagen VI α3 (Col6a3). Consequently, the findings reveal transcriptional changes in different cell types of the amygdala after TBI and provide direct evidence that Dcn relieves fear conditioning by regulating PNNs.

Indexed as

AmygdalaBrain Injuries, TraumaticAnimalsDecorinFearMiceSequence Analysis, RNADecorinamygdaladecorinfear conditioningperineuronal netstraumatic brain injury

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PMID35038242
PMCPMC8895134
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