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ArticleNature communications2022

Single cell and spatial transcriptomic analyses reveal microglia-plasma cell crosstalk in the brain during Trypanosoma brucei infection.

Juan F Quintana, Praveena Chandrasegaran, Matthew C Sinton, Emma M Briggs, Thomas D Otto, Rhiannon Heslop, Calum Bentley-Abbot, Colin Loney, Luis de Lecea, Neil A Mabbott and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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30 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Juan F QuintanaWellcome Centre for Integrative Parasitology (WCIP), University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. juan.quintana@glasgow.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-5092-5576
Praveena ChandrasegaranWellcome Centre for Integrative Parasitology (WCIP), University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Matthew C SintonWellcome Centre for Integrative Parasitology (WCIP), University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1292-799X
Emma M BriggsWellcome Centre for Integrative Parasitology (WCIP), University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6740-8882
Thomas D OttoWellcome Centre for Integrative Parasitology (WCIP), University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1246-7404
Rhiannon HeslopWellcome Centre for Integrative Parasitology (WCIP), University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4332-4393
Calum Bentley-AbbotWellcome Centre for Integrative Parasitology (WCIP), University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0087-0028
Colin LoneySchool of Infection and Immunity, MVLS, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0508-1781
Luis de LeceaStanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8921-5942
Neil A MabbottThe Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7395-1796
Annette MacLeodWellcome Centre for Integrative Parasitology (WCIP), University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology · GBMRC University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research · GBRoslin Institute · GBStanford University · US

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBS/E/D/20002174Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBS/E/D/20231762Medical Research Council MC_UU_12014/7Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 104111/Z/14/ZRWellcome Trust 204820/Z/16/ZWellcome Trust 209511/Z/17/ZWellcome Trust 218648/Z/19/ZWellcome Trust 221640/Z/20/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human African trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness, is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei and induces profound reactivity of glial cells and neuroinflammation when the parasites colonise the central nervous system. However, the transcriptional and functional responses of the brain to chronic T. brucei infection remain poorly understood. By integrating single cell and spatial transcriptomics of the mouse brain, we identify that glial responses triggered by infection are readily detected in the proximity to the circumventricular organs, including the lateral and 3

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ParasitesTrypanosoma brucei bruceiTrypanosomiasis, AfricanAnimalsB-Cell Activating FactorBrainHumansInterleukin-10MiceMicrogliaPlasma CellsTranscriptomeB-Cell Activating FactorInterleukin-10

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PMID36180478
PMCPMC9525673
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