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ArticleCNS neuroscience & therapeutics2024

Transcriptional expression patterns of the cortical morphometric similarity network in progressive supranuclear palsy.

Junyu Qu, Yancai Qu, Rui Zhu, Yongsheng Wu, Guihua Xu, Dawei Wang

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Junyu QuDepartment of Radiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Qilu Medical Imaging Institute of Shandong University, Jinan, China.ORCID 0009-0005-2970-5068
Yancai QuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Muping District, Yantai, China.
Rui ZhuDepartment of Radiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Qilu Medical Imaging Institute of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Yongsheng WuDepartment of Radiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Qilu Medical Imaging Institute of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Guihua XuDepartment of Radiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Qilu Medical Imaging Institute of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Dawei WangDepartment of Radiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Qilu Medical Imaging Institute of Shandong University, Jinan, China.

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2022 Industrial Technology Basic Public Service Platform Project 2022-189-181China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2021M691935Key R&D Program of Shandong Province 2022ZLGX03Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province ZR2021MH236the Major Basic Research of Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation ZR2023ZD14
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backgroundIt has been demonstrated that progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) correlates with structural abnormalities in several distinct regions of the brain. However, whether there are changes in the morphological similarity network (MSN) and the relationship between changes in brain structure and gene expression remain largely unknown.

methodsWe used two independent cohorts (discovery dataset: PSP: 51, healthy controls (HC): 82; replication dataset: PSP: 53, HC: 55) for MSN analysis and comparing the longitudinal changes in the MSN of PSP. Then, we applied partial least squares regression to determine the relationships between changes in MSN and spatial transcriptional features and identified specific genes associated with MSN differences in PSP. We further investigated the biological processes enriched in PSP-associated genes and the cellular characteristics of these genes, and finally, we performed an exploratory analysis of the relationship between MSN changes and neurotransmitter receptors.

resultsWe found that the MSN in PSP patients was mainly decreased in the frontal and temporal cortex but increased in the occipital cortical region. This difference is replicable. In longitudinal studies, MSN differences are mainly manifested in the frontal and parietal regions. Furthermore, the expression pattern associated with MSN changes in PSP involves genes implicated in astrocytes and excitatory and inhibitory neurons and is functionally enriched in neuron-specific biological processes related to synaptic signaling. Finally, we found that the changes in MSN were mainly negatively correlated with the levels of serotonin, norepinephrine, and opioid receptors.

conclusionsThese results have enhanced our understanding of the microscale genetic and cellular mechanisms responsible for large-scale morphological abnormalities in PSP patients, suggesting potential targets for future therapeutic trials.

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Supranuclear Palsy, ProgressiveAgedCerebral CortexCohort StudiesFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle Agedgene expressionimaging transcriptomicsmorphometric similarity networkneurotransmitter receptorprogressive supranuclear palsytranscriptional signatures

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