PUBLICATION
Alterations in immune cell heterogeneities in the brain of aged zebrafish using single-cell resolution
- Authors
- He, J., Zhao, F., Chen, B., Cui, N., Li, Z., Qin, J., Luo, L., Zhao, C., Li, L.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-230107-3
- Date
- 2023
- Source
- Science China. Life sciences 66(6): 1358-1378 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Li, Li, Luo, Lingfei, Zhao, CongJian
- Keywords
- T lymphocyte, aging, inflammation, microglia, scRNA-seq, zebrafish
- Datasets
- GEO:GSE197673
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Animals, Genetically Modified
- Brain
- Microglia*
- Neurons/metabolism
- Zebrafish*
- PubMed
- 36607494 Full text @ Sci. China Ser. C-Life Sci.
Citation
He, J., Zhao, F., Chen, B., Cui, N., Li, Z., Qin, J., Luo, L., Zhao, C., Li, L. (2023) Alterations in immune cell heterogeneities in the brain of aged zebrafish using single-cell resolution. Science China. Life sciences. 66(6):1358-1378.
Abstract
Immunocytes, including the microglia, are crucial in the neurodegenerative process in old people. However, the understanding of regarding microglia heterogeneity and other involved immunocytes remains elusive. We analyzed 26,456 immunocytes from 12-and 26-month-old zebrafish brains at single-cell resolution. Microglia and T lymphocytes were detected in the brain at both time points. Two types of microglia were annotated, namely, ac+ microglia and xr+ microglia, which were clustered into subsets 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and subsets 6, 7, 8, 9, respectively. Diversified microglia predominated the adult brains and cooperated with T cells to perform the functions of immune response and neuronal nutrition. We validated the specific microglia markers. The novel transgenic lines, Tg(lgals3bpb:eGFP) and Tg(apoc1:eGFP), were created, which faithfully labeled ac+ microglia and served as valuable labeling tools. However, the microglia population reduced while T cells of six subtypes intriguingly increased to serve as the primary immune cells in aged brains. Unlike in 12-month-old brains, T cells, together with microglia, exhibited a coordinated signature of inflammation in the 26-month-old brains. Our findings revealed the immunocytes atlas in aged zebrafish brains. It implied the involvement of microglia and T cells in the progression of neurodegeneration in aging.
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Sequence Targeting Reagents
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