阿尔茨海默病中免疫相关基因的表达及可能的调控机制。

Expression of Immune Related Genes and Possible Regulatory Mechanisms in Alzheimer's Disease.

机构信息

Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.

Department of Blood Transfusion, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.

出版信息

Front Immunol. 2021 Nov 5;12:768966. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.768966. eCollection 2021.

Abstract

Immune infiltration of peripheral natural killer (NK) cells in the brain has been observed in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Immunity-related genes (IRGs) play an essential role in immune infiltration; however, the expression of IRGs and possible regulatory mechanisms involved in AD remain unclear. The peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) single-cell RNA (scRNA) sequencing data from patients with AD were analyzed and PBMCs obtained from the ImmPort database were screened for cluster marker genes. IRG activity was calculated using the AUCell package. A bulk sequencing dataset of AD brain tissues was analyzed to explore common IRGs between PBMCs and the brain. Relevant regulatory transcription factors (TFs) were identified from the Human TFDB database. The protein-protein interaction network of key TFs were generated using the STRING database. Eight clusters were identified, including memory CD4 T, NKT, NK, B, DC, CD8 T cells, and platelets. NK cells were significantly decreased in patients with AD, while CD4 T cells were increased. NK and DC cells exhibited the highest IRG activity. GO and KEGG analyses of the scRNA and bulk sequencing data showed that the DEGs focused on the immune response. Seventy common IRGs were found in both peripheral NK cells and the brain. Seventeen TFs were associated with IRG expression, and the PPI network indicated that STAT3, IRF1, and REL were the hub TFs. In conclusion, we propose that peripheral NK cells may infiltrate the brain and contribute to neuroinflammatory changes in AD through bioinformatic analysis of scRNA and bulk sequencing data. Moreover, STAT3 may be involved in the transcriptional regulation of IRGs in NK cells.

摘要

外周自然杀伤 (NK) 细胞在阿尔茨海默病 (AD) 患者大脑中的免疫浸润已被观察到。免疫相关基因 (IRG) 在免疫浸润中起着重要作用;然而,AD 中涉及的 IRG 表达和可能的调节机制尚不清楚。对 AD 患者的外周血单个核细胞 (PBMC) 单细胞 RNA (scRNA) 测序数据进行了分析,并从 ImmPort 数据库中筛选出 PBMC 的簇标记基因。使用 AUCell 包计算 IRG 活性。分析了 AD 脑组织的批量测序数据集,以探索 PBMC 和大脑之间的常见 IRG。从 Human TFDB 数据库中确定了相关的调节转录因子 (TF)。使用 STRING 数据库生成关键 TF 的蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用网络。确定了 8 个簇,包括记忆 CD4 T、NKT、NK、B、DC、CD8 T 细胞和血小板。AD 患者外周血 NK 细胞明显减少,而 CD4 T 细胞增加。NK 和 DC 细胞表现出最高的 IRG 活性。scRNA 和批量测序数据的 GO 和 KEGG 分析表明,DEGs 集中在免疫反应上。在外周 NK 细胞和大脑中均发现了 70 个常见的 IRG。与 IRG 表达相关的 17 个 TF,PPI 网络表明 STAT3、IRF1 和 REL 是枢纽 TF。总之,我们通过 scRNA 和批量测序数据的生物信息学分析提出,外周 NK 细胞可能通过浸润大脑并促进 AD 中的神经炎症变化。此外,STAT3 可能参与 NK 细胞中 IRG 的转录调控。

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