Mallach, A; Zielonka, M; van Lieshout, V; An, Y; Khoo, JH; Vanheusden, M; Chen, WT; ... De Strooper, B; + view all Mallach, A; Zielonka, M; van Lieshout, V; An, Y; Khoo, JH; Vanheusden, M; Chen, WT; Moechars, D; Arancibia-Carcamo, IL; Fiers, M; De Strooper, B; - view fewer (2024) Microglia-astrocyte crosstalk in the amyloid plaque niche of an Alzheimer's disease mouse model, as revealed by spatial transcriptomics. Cell Reports , 43 (6) , Article 114216. 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114216.

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Abstract

The amyloid plaque niche is a pivotal hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Here, we employ two high-resolution spatial transcriptomics (ST) platforms, CosMx and Spatial Enhanced Resolution Omics-sequencing (Stereo-seq), to characterize the transcriptomic alterations, cellular compositions, and signaling perturbations in the amyloid plaque niche in an AD mouse model. We discover heterogeneity in the cellular composition of plaque niches, marked by an increase in microglial accumulation. We profile the transcriptomic alterations of glial cells in the vicinity of plaques and conclude that the microglial response to plaques is consistent across different brain regions, while the astrocytic response is more heterogeneous. Meanwhile, as the microglial density of plaque niches increases, astrocytes acquire a more neurotoxic phenotype and play a key role in inducing GABAergic signaling and decreasing glutamatergic signaling in hippocampal neurons. We thus show that the accumulation of microglia around hippocampal plaques disrupts astrocytic signaling, in turn inducing an imbalance in neuronal synaptic signaling.

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