Multi-Omics Analysis of Microglial Extracellular Vesicles From Human Alzheimer’s Disease Brain Tissue Reveals Disease-Associated Signatures

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia, yet there is no cure or diagnostics available prior to the onset of clinical symptoms. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are lipid bilayer-delimited particles that are released from almost all types of cell. Genome-wide association studies ha...

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Autores principales: Whitaker Cohn, Mikhail Melnik, Calvin Huang, Bruce Teter, Sujyoti Chandra, Chunni Zhu, Laura Beth McIntire, Varghese John, Karen H. Gylys, Tina Bilousova
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:d33621627ed04ec1a3373698747c8bc92021-12-02T16:36:22ZMulti-Omics Analysis of Microglial Extracellular Vesicles From Human Alzheimer’s Disease Brain Tissue Reveals Disease-Associated Signatures1663-981210.3389/fphar.2021.766082https://doaj.org/article/d33621627ed04ec1a3373698747c8bc92021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2021.766082/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1663-9812Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia, yet there is no cure or diagnostics available prior to the onset of clinical symptoms. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are lipid bilayer-delimited particles that are released from almost all types of cell. Genome-wide association studies have linked multiple AD genetic risk factors to microglia-specific pathways. It is plausible that microglia-derived EVs may play a role in the progression of AD by contributing to the dissemination of insoluble pathogenic proteins, such as tau and Aβ. Despite the potential utility of EVs as a diagnostic tool, our knowledge of human brain EV subpopulations is limited. Here we present a method for isolating microglial CD11b-positive small EVs from cryopreserved human brain tissue, as well as an integrated multiomics analysis of microglial EVs enriched from the parietal cortex of four late-stage AD (Braak V-VI) and three age-matched normal/low pathology (NL) cases. This integrated analysis revealed 1,000 proteins, 594 lipids, and 105 miRNAs using shotgun proteomics, targeted lipidomics, and NanoString nCounter technology, respectively. The results showed a significant reduction in the abundance of homeostatic microglia markers P2RY12 and TMEM119, and increased levels of disease-associated microglia markers FTH1 and TREM2, in CD11b-positive EVs from AD brain compared to NL cases. Tau abundance was significantly higher in AD brain-derived microglial EVs. These changes were accompanied by the upregulation of synaptic and neuron-specific proteins in the AD group. Levels of free cholesterol were elevated in microglial EVs from the AD brain. Lipidomic analysis also revealed a proinflammatory lipid profile, endolysosomal dysfunction, and a significant AD-associated decrease in levels of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)-containing polyunsaturated lipids, suggesting a potential defect in acyl-chain remodeling. Additionally, four miRNAs associated with immune and cellular senescence signaling pathways were significantly upregulated in the AD group. Our data suggest that loss of the homeostatic microglia signature in late AD stages may be accompanied by endolysosomal impairment and the release of undigested neuronal and myelin debris, including tau, through extracellular vesicles. We suggest that the analysis of microglia-derived EVs has merit for identifying novel EV-associated biomarkers and providing a framework for future larger-scale multiomics studies on patient-derived cell-type-specific EVs.Whitaker CohnMikhail MelnikCalvin HuangBruce TeterSujyoti ChandraChunni ZhuLaura Beth McIntireVarghese JohnKaren H. GylysTina BilousovaTina BilousovaFrontiers Media S.A.articleAlzheimer’s diseaseextracellular vesiclesexosomesmicrogliaomics analysisTherapeutics. PharmacologyRM1-950ENFrontiers in Pharmacology, Vol 12 (2021)
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collection DOAJ
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topic Alzheimer’s disease
extracellular vesicles
exosomes
microglia
omics analysis
Therapeutics. Pharmacology
RM1-950
spellingShingle Alzheimer’s disease
extracellular vesicles
exosomes
microglia
omics analysis
Therapeutics. Pharmacology
RM1-950
Whitaker Cohn
Mikhail Melnik
Calvin Huang
Bruce Teter
Sujyoti Chandra
Chunni Zhu
Laura Beth McIntire
Varghese John
Karen H. Gylys
Tina Bilousova
Tina Bilousova
Multi-Omics Analysis of Microglial Extracellular Vesicles From Human Alzheimer’s Disease Brain Tissue Reveals Disease-Associated Signatures
description Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia, yet there is no cure or diagnostics available prior to the onset of clinical symptoms. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are lipid bilayer-delimited particles that are released from almost all types of cell. Genome-wide association studies have linked multiple AD genetic risk factors to microglia-specific pathways. It is plausible that microglia-derived EVs may play a role in the progression of AD by contributing to the dissemination of insoluble pathogenic proteins, such as tau and Aβ. Despite the potential utility of EVs as a diagnostic tool, our knowledge of human brain EV subpopulations is limited. Here we present a method for isolating microglial CD11b-positive small EVs from cryopreserved human brain tissue, as well as an integrated multiomics analysis of microglial EVs enriched from the parietal cortex of four late-stage AD (Braak V-VI) and three age-matched normal/low pathology (NL) cases. This integrated analysis revealed 1,000 proteins, 594 lipids, and 105 miRNAs using shotgun proteomics, targeted lipidomics, and NanoString nCounter technology, respectively. The results showed a significant reduction in the abundance of homeostatic microglia markers P2RY12 and TMEM119, and increased levels of disease-associated microglia markers FTH1 and TREM2, in CD11b-positive EVs from AD brain compared to NL cases. Tau abundance was significantly higher in AD brain-derived microglial EVs. These changes were accompanied by the upregulation of synaptic and neuron-specific proteins in the AD group. Levels of free cholesterol were elevated in microglial EVs from the AD brain. Lipidomic analysis also revealed a proinflammatory lipid profile, endolysosomal dysfunction, and a significant AD-associated decrease in levels of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)-containing polyunsaturated lipids, suggesting a potential defect in acyl-chain remodeling. Additionally, four miRNAs associated with immune and cellular senescence signaling pathways were significantly upregulated in the AD group. Our data suggest that loss of the homeostatic microglia signature in late AD stages may be accompanied by endolysosomal impairment and the release of undigested neuronal and myelin debris, including tau, through extracellular vesicles. We suggest that the analysis of microglia-derived EVs has merit for identifying novel EV-associated biomarkers and providing a framework for future larger-scale multiomics studies on patient-derived cell-type-specific EVs.
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author Whitaker Cohn
Mikhail Melnik
Calvin Huang
Bruce Teter
Sujyoti Chandra
Chunni Zhu
Laura Beth McIntire
Varghese John
Karen H. Gylys
Tina Bilousova
Tina Bilousova
author_facet Whitaker Cohn
Mikhail Melnik
Calvin Huang
Bruce Teter
Sujyoti Chandra
Chunni Zhu
Laura Beth McIntire
Varghese John
Karen H. Gylys
Tina Bilousova
Tina Bilousova
author_sort Whitaker Cohn
title Multi-Omics Analysis of Microglial Extracellular Vesicles From Human Alzheimer’s Disease Brain Tissue Reveals Disease-Associated Signatures
title_short Multi-Omics Analysis of Microglial Extracellular Vesicles From Human Alzheimer’s Disease Brain Tissue Reveals Disease-Associated Signatures
title_full Multi-Omics Analysis of Microglial Extracellular Vesicles From Human Alzheimer’s Disease Brain Tissue Reveals Disease-Associated Signatures
title_fullStr Multi-Omics Analysis of Microglial Extracellular Vesicles From Human Alzheimer’s Disease Brain Tissue Reveals Disease-Associated Signatures
title_full_unstemmed Multi-Omics Analysis of Microglial Extracellular Vesicles From Human Alzheimer’s Disease Brain Tissue Reveals Disease-Associated Signatures
title_sort multi-omics analysis of microglial extracellular vesicles from human alzheimer’s disease brain tissue reveals disease-associated signatures
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/d33621627ed04ec1a3373698747c8bc9
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