PINK1 deficiency rewires early immune responses in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease triggered by intestinal infection.

ABSTRACT: Parkinson's disease is characterized by a period of non-motor symptoms, including gastrointestinal dysfunction, preceding motor deficits by several years to decades. This long prodrome is suggestive of peripheral immunity involvement in the initiation of disease. We previously developed a model system in PINK1 KO mice displaying PD-like motor symptoms at late stages following intestinal infections. Herein, we map the initiating immune events at the site of infection in this model. Using single-cell RNAseq, we demonstrate that peripheral myeloid cells are the earliest highly dysregulated immune cell type followed by an aberrant T cell response shortly after. We also demonstrate an increased propensity for antigen presentation and that activated myeloid cells acquire a proinflammatory profil

SUBMITTER: Recinto SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12098848 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature