Project description:To probe potential differences between awake and anesthesia microglia, we performed the single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) . Microglia were isolated by FACS as CD11b high CD45 low cells from awake and anesthesia mouse brains.
Project description:To probe potential molecular mechanisms underlying the differences between wild-type and Hk2-cKO microglia during repopulation, we performed the single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) of repopulated microglia at Day 3. Microglia were isolated by FACS as CD11b high CD45 low cells from normal brains and Hk2-cKO brains.
Project description:To detect miRNAs in microglia derived from AD mice (5xFAD) brain we single cell sorted Cd11b+ and Cd45+ cells divided by Methoxy-X04 staining (Ab aggregates) positivity We performed differentially expression analysis of RNA-seq of wild-type microglia (Me-X04 neg), non-phagocytic AD microglia (Me-X04 neg), phagocytic AD microglia (Me-X04 positive)
Project description:To detect total RNA in microglia derived from AD mice (5xFAD) brain we single cell sorted Cd11b+ and Cd45+ cells divided by Methoxy-X04 staining (Ab aggregates) positivity We performed differentially expression analysis of RNA-seq of wild-type microglia (Me-X04 neg), non-phagocytic AD microglia (Me-X04 neg), phagocytic AD microglia (Me-X04 positive)
Project description:Microglia, the innate immune cells of the central nervous system, perform critical inflammatory and non-inflammatory functions to maintain homeostasis and normal neural function. However in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), these beneficial functions become progressively impaired, contributing to synapse and neuron loss and cognitive impairment. The inflammatory cyclooxygenase-PGE2 pathway, including the PGE2 receptor EP2, is implicated in AD development, both in human epidemiology and in transgenic models of AD. To test the transcriptional responses of EP2-deficient microglia to Aβ in vivo, we used mice in which the EP2 receptor is conditionally deleted in microglia using the CD11b-Cre transgene and floxed alleles of the EP2 gene. By injecting these mice with Aβ ICV and isolating microglia from the brains, we have been able to establish the transcriptional response of microglia to Aβ in vivo and test how EP2 deletion in microglia affects this response. 8 month-old C57BL/6 mice, of the genotype CD11b-Cre; EP2+/+ or CD11b-Cre; EP2lox/lox, were injected I.C.V. with either Aβ or vehicle. 48 hours after injection, the mice were sacrificed and transcardially perfused with cold heparinized 0.9% NaCl. Brains were then removed from the mice and pooled, two brains of the same genotype per sample, to ensure adequate cell and RNA yield. The brains were then enzymatically dissociated for microglia isolation using the Neural Tissue Dissociation Kit (P), MACS Separation Columns (LS), and magnetic CD11b Microbeads from Miltenyi Biotec according to the manufacturer's protocol. Immediately after isolating the microglia, RNA was extracted from the cells for microarray analysis.
Project description:We used single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to analyze the diversity of bone marrow-derived CD45+CD11b+ microglia-like cells (MGLCs) engrafted in the brain of recipient mice that were conditioned using Busulfan and PLX3397 and transplanted with total bone marrow. We compared the gene expression of MGLCs to that of developmentally-derived CD45+ CD11b+ microglia/myeloid cells isolated from the brain of recipient mice (host microglia) and untreated mice (naive microglia). We also compared the gene expression of MGLCs to that of transplant-derived CD45+ CD11b+ cells engrafted in the bone marrow (abbreviated as BM-CD11b+)
Project description:Gene profiling of CNS-derived microglia vs splenic CD11b+Ly6C+ monocyte subsets deom adult mice Gene array identified 1572 genes that were enriched in microglia vs. 611 monocyte enriched genes with a greater than 5-fold difference (P<0.001). Gene profiling of CD11b+CD45Low microglia isolated from the CNS and CD11b+Ly6C+ monocyte subsets isolated from the spleen of naM-CM-/ve adult mice.
Project description:We used single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to analyze the diversity of HSPC-derived CD45+CD11b+ microglia-like cells (MGLCs) engrafted in the brain of recipient mice that were conditioned using Busulfan and PLX3397 and transplanted intravenous with Lineage negative KIT+ SCA1+ mouse HSPCs. The HSPCs were isolated from adult C57BL/6-Tg(CAG-EGFP)131Osb/LeySopJ homozygous mice. We compared the gene expression of MGLCs to that of developmentally-derived CD45+ CD11b+ microglia/myeloid cells isolated from the brain of recipient mice (host microglia) and untreated mice (naive microglia). We also compared the gene expression of MGLCs to that of transplant-derived CD45+ CD11b+ cells engrafted in the bone marrow (abbreviated as BM-CD11b+)
Project description:To capture the global gene expression patterns in the CECs and microglia following acute systemic inflammation, we injected the mice with LPS and sacrificed them after 30 min, 1 hr and 2 hrs, immediately followed by the isolation of the brains and dissociation to yield single cell suspension, immunolabelling and finally flow assisted cell sorting of CECs (CD45- CD13- CD31+) and microglia (CD45 low-mid CD11b+). RNA was then isolated from the cells followed by RNA-seq.
