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Spatial proteomics reveals human microglial states shaped by anatomy and neuropathology. Research square Mrdjen, D., Amouzgar, M., Cannon, B., Liu, C., Spence, A., McCaffrey, E., Bharadwaj, A., Tebaykin, D., Bukhari, S., Hartmann, F. J., Kagel, A., Vijayaragavan, K., Oliveria, J. P., Yakabi, K., Serrano, G. E., Corrada, M. M., Kawas, C. H., Camacho, C., Bosse, M., Tibshirani, R., Beach, T. G., Angelo, M., Montine, T., Bendall, S. C. 2023

Abstract

Microglia are implicated in aging, neurodegeneration, and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Traditional, low-plex, imaging methods fall short of capturing in situ cellular states and interactions in the human brain. We utilized Multiplexed Ion Beam Imaging (MIBI) and data-driven analysis to spatially map proteomic cellular states and niches in healthy human brain, identifying a spectrum of microglial profiles, called the microglial state continuum (MSC). The MSC ranged from senescent-like to active proteomic states that were skewed across large brain regions and compartmentalized locally according to their immediate microenvironment. While more active microglial states were proximal to amyloid plaques, globally, microglia significantly shifted towards a, presumably, dysfunctional low MSC in the AD hippocampus, as confirmed in an independent cohort (n=26). This provides an in situ single cell framework for mapping human microglial states along a continuous, shifting existence that is differentially enriched between healthy brain regions and disease, reinforcing differential microglial functions overall.

View details for DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2987263/v1

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