Neuroserpin expression during human brain development and in adult brain revealed by immunohistochemistry and single cell RNA sequencing

Neuroserpin is a serine‐protease inhibitor mainly expressed in the CNS and involved in the inhibition of the proteolytic cascade. Animal models confirmed its neuroprotective role in perinatal hypoxia‐ischaemia and adult stroke. Although neuroserpin may be a potential therapeutic target in the treatm...

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Published in:Journal of anatomy 2019-09, Vol.235 (3), p.543-554
Main Authors: Adorjan, Istvan, Tyler, Teadora, Bhaduri, Aparna, Demharter, Samuel, Finszter, Cintia Klaudia, Bako, Maria, Sebok, Oliver Marcell, Nowakowski, Tomasz J., Khodosevich, Konstantin, Møllgård, Kjeld, Kriegstein, Arnold R., Shi, Lei, Hoerder‐Suabedissen, Anna, Ansorge, Olaf, Molnár, Zoltán
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal models
Brain
Brain - embryology
Brain - metabolism
Cortex
Glial cells
human brain
Humans
Hypoxia
Immunohistochemistry
Ischemia
neurodevelopment
Neuronal-glial interactions
Neuropeptides - metabolism
Neuroprotection
Neuroserpin
Original
Physiology
Proteinase inhibitors
Proteolysis
Ribonucleic acid
RNA
Sequence Analysis, RNA
Serine
Serpins - metabolism
Single-Cell Analysis
Stroke
subplate
Therapeutic applications
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Summary:Neuroserpin is a serine‐protease inhibitor mainly expressed in the CNS and involved in the inhibition of the proteolytic cascade. Animal models confirmed its neuroprotective role in perinatal hypoxia‐ischaemia and adult stroke. Although neuroserpin may be a potential therapeutic target in the treatment of the aforementioned conditions, there is still no information in the literature on its distribution during human brain development. The present study provides a detailed description of the changing spatiotemporal patterns of neuroserpin focusing on physiological human brain development. Five stages were distinguished within our examined age range which spanned from the 7th gestational week until adulthood. In particular, subplate and deep cortical plate neurons were identified as the main sources of neuroserpin production between the 25th gestational week and the first postnatal month. Our immunohistochemical findings were substantiated by single cell RNA sequencing data showing specific neuronal and glial cell types expressing neuroserpin. The characterization of neuroserpin expression during physiological human brain development is essential for forthcoming studies which will explore its involvement in pathological conditions, such as perinatal hypoxia‐ischaemia and adult stroke in human.
ISSN:0021-8782
1469-7580
DOI:10.1111/joa.12931