Single-Nucleus Transcriptomics Reveals Prenatal and Postnatal Pb Exposure-Induced Cell-Specific Neurotoxicity and Dysregulated Microglia-Neuron Communication in Mice Brain

小胶质细胞 神经毒性 神经元 神经科学 核心 细胞 转录组 生物 细胞生物学 医学 免疫学 炎症 毒性 内科学 遗传学 基因 基因表达
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Xuting Liu,Chunfeng Huang,Mingyue Wang,Ligang Hu,Yang Song,Guibin Jiang
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期刊:Environmental Science & Technology [American Chemical Society]
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DOI:10.1021/acs.est.5c00613
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Lead (Pb) is an environmental pollutant that has lasting effects on neurodevelopment. Children exhibit heightened sensitivity to Pb exposure compared to adults, and prenatal Pb exposure can harm the developing fetal nervous system. However, the specific regulatory effects of Pb across various developmental stages are not well understood. This study employed single-nucleus RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq) to analyze mice brains at different ages (2 and 8 weeks) following prenatal and postnatal Pb exposure. Blood lead level in exposed mice is comparable to those detected in human samples, implying its environmental implication. A total of 43,303 brain cells were sequenced for cell-specific analysis. Pb exposure was found to elevate the proportion of immature neurons in the brains of 2 week-old mice and to perturb neurodevelopment- and neural structure-related pathways within neurons. In 8 week-old mice, Pb primarily influenced pathways implicated in synaptic transmission, signal transduction, and learning and memory in both neurons and glial cells. The communication involving neurotransmitters glutamate and γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), along with their receptors, was disrupted between neuron and microglia. Through the application of snRNA-seq, this study has demonstrated that the Pb-induced neurotoxicity is characterized by cellular heterogeneity and the disruption of neurotransmitter-related communication between microglia and neurons could be a critical factor in Pb-induced neurotoxicity.
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