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ArticleCNS neuroscience & therapeutics2025

Single-Cell RNA Sequencing and Spatial Transcriptomics Reveal a Novel Mechanism of Oligodendrocyte-Neuron Interaction in Cognitive Decline After High-Altitude Cerebral Edema.

Wenying Lv, Yuehong Ma, Dongtao Li, Kexin Xiong, Jing Cui, Shuyi Pan, Ningkun Zhang, Yang Li, Yu Chen, Dazhi Guo

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Article in CNS neuroscience & therapeutics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 8 papers.

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Wenying LvThe Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0009-0005-8798-0930
Yuehong MaDepartment of Hyperbaric Oxygen, 6th Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Dongtao LiDepartment of Cardiology, 6th Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Kexin XiongDepartment of Hyperbaric Oxygen, 6th Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Jing CuiDepartment of Cardiology, 6th Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Shuyi PanDepartment of Hyperbaric Oxygen, 6th Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Ningkun ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, 6th Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yang LiDepartment of Cardiology, 6th Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yu ChenDepartment of Cardiology, 6th Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Dazhi GuoDepartment of Hyperbaric Oxygen, 6th Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9910-9625

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China 2022YFA1104300
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHigh-altitude cerebral edema (HACE) leads to cognitive decline, but the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms remain unclear.

methodsWe established a mouse model of HACE under hypobaric hypoxia (simulating at an altitude of 6000 m) and analyzed hippocampal changes using single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) and spatial transcriptomics (ST) at 3 days and 7 days post-exposure.

resultsHypobaric hypoxia induced HACE and cognitive decline by altering the transcriptomic profiles and interactions of oligodendrocytes (MOL and MOL2) and neurons (ExN-L6-CT-2). Early upregulation of PI3K/mTOR in oligodendrocytes mitigated Rps29-bax-mediated ribosomal stress and oxidative phosphorylation, promoting survival and myelin repair. Prolonged hypoxia suppressed PI3K/mTOR, triggering apoptosis/autophagy via oxidative phosphorylation and ribosomal stress. Enhanced Tnfrsf21-App interactions between MOL2 and ExN-L6-CT-2 exacerbated neuroinflammation and cognitive decline.

conclusionsOur study reveals that HACE-induced cognitive impairment is closely associated with dysregulated ribosomal stress and oxidative phosphorylation and impaired neuroactive ligand-receptor interactions. Furthermore, we identify PI3K/mTOR dynamics, Rps29-bax-axis, and Tnfrsf21-App as novel regulators, offering potential therapeutic targets.

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Altitude SicknessBrain EdemaCognitive DysfunctionNeuronsOligodendrogliaTranscriptomeAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHippocampusMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSequence Analysis, RNASingle-Cell Analysiscognitive declinehigh‐altitude cerebral edemaoligodendrocyte–neuron interactionsingle‐cell RNA sequencingspatial transcriptomics

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PMCPMC12183525

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