Emerging role of senescent microglia in brain aging-related neurodegenerative diseases

C Rim, MJ You, M Nahm, MS Kwon - Translational neurodegeneration, 2024 - Springer
Brain aging is a recognized risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's
disease, Parkinson's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig's …

Astrocytes in selective vulnerability to neurodegenerative disease

TS Zimmer, AL Orr, AG Orr - Trends in neurosciences, 2024 - cell.com
Selective vulnerability of specific brain regions and cell populations is a hallmark of
neurodegenerative disorders. Mechanisms of selective vulnerability involve neuronal …

Myeloid cell replacement is neuroprotective in chronic experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

MMD Mader, A Napole, D Wu, M Atkins, A Scavetti… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by demyelination of the
central nervous system (CNS). Autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) shows …

Repression of developmental transcription factor networks triggers aging-associated gene expression in human glial progenitor cells

JN Mariani, B Mansky, PM Madsen, D Salinas… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Human glial progenitor cells (hGPCs) exhibit diminished expansion competence with age,
as well as after recurrent demyelination. Using RNA-sequencing to compare the gene …

Spatial transcriptomic landscape unveils immunoglobin-associated senescence as a hallmark of aging

S Ma, Z Ji, B Zhang, L Geng, Y Cai, C Nie, J Li, Y Zuo… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
To systematically characterize the loss of tissue integrity and organ dysfunction resulting
from aging, we produced an in-depth spatial transcriptomic profile of nine tissues in male …

Contrasting somatic mutation patterns in aging human neurons and oligodendrocytes

J Ganz, LJ Luquette, S Bizzotto, MB Miller, Z Zhou… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Characterizing somatic mutations in the brain is important for disentangling the complex
mechanisms of aging, yet little is known about mutational patterns in different brain cell …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial transcriptomic clocks reveal cell proximity effects in brain ageing

ED Sun, OY Zhou, M Hauptschein, N Rappoport, L Xu… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Old age is associated with a decline in cognitive function and an increase in
neurodegenerative disease risk. Brain ageing is complex and is accompanied by many …

[HTML][HTML] White matter damage and degeneration in traumatic brain injury

RC Armstrong, GM Sullivan, DP Perl, JD Rosarda… - Trends in …, 2024 - cell.com
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a complex condition that can resolve over time but all too often
leads to persistent symptoms, and the risk of poor patient outcomes increases with aging …

The pathobiology of neurovascular aging

MM Santisteban, C Iadecola - Neuron, 2025 - cell.com
As global life expectancy increases, age-related brain diseases such as stroke and
dementia have become leading causes of death and disability. The aging of the …

SANTO: a coarse-to-fine alignment and stitching method for spatial omics

H Li, Y Lin, W He, W Han, X Xu, C Xu, E Gao… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
With the flourishing of spatial omics technologies, alignment and stitching of slices becomes
indispensable to decipher a holistic view of 3D molecular profile. However, existing …