🧫 Experiment Protocol
ExploratoryAlzheimer's diseaseSPP1AD mouse hippocampusproposed
Single-cell RNA sequencing analysis to identify microglial transcriptional states in the hippocampus of mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. The experiment focused on characterizing how perivascular SPP1 induces specific phagocytic states in microglia. This comprehensive transcriptomic analysis examined gene expression patterns at single-cell resolution to understand the molecular mechanisms by which SPP1 modulates microglial function and activation states.
PRIMARY OUTCOME
Microglial transcriptional states and phagocytic programming
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
Identification of SPP1-induced phagocytic microglial states
SUCCESS CRITERIA
Detection of distinct microglial transcriptional signatures associated with SPP1 signaling
PROTOCOL
Single-cell RNA sequencing of hippocampal tissue with bioinformatics analysis of microglial cell states