Project description:Midbrain organoids are 3D in vitro models, which represent the human midbrain and can be used as Parkinson's disease (PD) models. In the current study, we used single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to investigate the effect of a novel mutation in the RhoT1 gene (Miro1 R272Q) in the PD pathology, and how it affect the dopaminergic neuron population present in the model.
Project description:We report RNA-sequencing from ventral mid brain and striatum from paraquat, pyridaben and paraquat+maneb mice models of Parkinson's disease. We observed several differentially expressed genes upon pesticide exposure which we analyzed by pathway analysis. We examined 3 replicates each for ventral mid brain and striatum per pesticide for RNA-Seq
Project description:Bulk RNA-Seq of littermate controls and Parkinson's disease (PD) transgenic mice models (n=3) The goals of this study are to compare transcriptome profiling (RNA-Seq) in the specific brain region of littermate control and our PD transgenic mice model and look for differential expression genes of interest
Project description:Current treatments for Parkinson's disease include drug therapy with L-DOPA and MAO-A inhibitors, as well as surgical methods like deep brain stimulation, which can delay disease progression but are not curative. Numerous clinical trials are underway for the development of new drugs, but no approved drugs exist yet. In this study, a list of drugs that included efavirenz and fexofenadine was provided through deep learning. Using these drugs, it was found that they can alleviate the propagation of alpha-synuclein and reduce neuroinflammation in vitro models, in vivo mice, and C.elegans models. RNA-seq and IPA analyses revealed that efavirenz has an effect through the activation of CYP46A1 and the regulation of cholesterol metabolism. also, fexofenadine has an effect inflammation via regulating infiltrated peripheral immune cells. This study not only sheds light on the mechanism of propagation in Parkinson's disease but also suggests the potential use of efavirenz and fexofenadine as a potential treatment for Parkinson's disease through drug repurposing.
Project description:We report RNA-sequencing from ventral mid brain and striatum from paraquat, pyridaben and paraquat+maneb mice models of Parkinson's disease. We observed several differentially expressed genes upon pesticide exposure which we analyzed by pathway analysis.