Single-Cell RNA-Seq Analysis of Olfactory Mucosal Cells of Alzheimer’s Disease Patients

Autor: Riikka Lampinen, Mohammad Feroze Fazaludeen, Simone Avesani, Tiit Örd, Elina Penttilä, Juha-Matti Lehtola, Toni Saari, Sanna Hannonen, Liudmila Saveleva, Emma Kaartinen, Francisco Fernández Acosta, Marcela Cruz-Haces, Heikki Löppönen, Alan Mackay-Sim, Minna U. Kaikkonen, Anne M. Koivisto, Tarja Malm, Anthony R. White, Rosalba Giugno, Sweelin Chew, Katja M. Kanninen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Cells, Vol 11, Iss 4, p 676 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2073-4409
DOI: 10.3390/cells11040676
Popis: Olfaction is orchestrated by olfactory mucosal cells located in the upper nasal cavity. Olfactory dysfunction manifests early in several neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer’s disease, however, disease-related alterations to the olfactory mucosal cells remain poorly described. The aim of this study was to evaluate the olfactory mucosa differences between cognitively healthy individuals and Alzheimer’s disease patients. We report increased amyloid-beta secretion in Alzheimer’s disease olfactory mucosal cells and detail cell-type-specific gene expression patterns, unveiling 240 differentially expressed disease-associated genes compared to the cognitively healthy controls, and five distinct cell populations. Overall, alterations of RNA and protein metabolism, inflammatory processes, and signal transduction were observed in multiple cell populations, suggesting their role in Alzheimer’s disease-related olfactory mucosa pathophysiology. Furthermore, the single-cell RNA-sequencing proposed alterations in gene expression of mitochondrially located genes in AD OM cells, which were verified by functional assays, demonstrating altered mitochondrial respiration and a reduction of ATP production. Our results reveal disease-related changes of olfactory mucosal cells in Alzheimer’s disease and demonstrate the utility of single-cell RNA sequencing data for investigating molecular and cellular mechanisms associated with the disease.
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