Connectome-based modelling of neurodegenerative diseases: towards precision medicine and mechanistic insight

JW Vogel, N Corriveau-Lecavalier… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Neurodegenerative diseases are the most common cause of dementia. Although their
underlying molecular pathologies have been identified, there is substantial heterogeneity in …

Initiation and progression of α-synuclein pathology in Parkinson's disease

GK Tofaris - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2022 - Springer
Abstract α-Synuclein aggregation is a critical molecular process that underpins the
pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease. Aggregates may originate at synaptic terminals as a …

[HTML][HTML] Toward best practices for imaging transcriptomics of the human brain

A Arnatkeviciute, RD Markello, BD Fulcher, B Misic… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Modern brainwide transcriptional atlases provide unprecedented opportunities for
investigating the molecular correlates of brain organization, as quantified using noninvasive …

[HTML][HTML] Imaging transcriptomics of brain disorders

A Arnatkeviciute, BD Fulcher, MA Bellgrove… - … Psychiatry Global Open …, 2022 - Elsevier
Noninvasive neuroimaging is a powerful tool for quantifying diverse aspects of brain
structure and function in vivo, and it has been used extensively to map the neural changes …

Statistical testing in transcriptomic‐neuroimaging studies: A how‐to and evaluation of methods assessing spatial and gene specificity

Y Wei, SC de Lange, R Pijnenburg, LH Scholtens… - 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Multiscale integration of gene transcriptomic and neuroimaging data is becoming a widely
used approach for exploring the molecular underpinnings of large‐scale brain organization …

Activated microglia facilitate the transmission of α-synuclein in Parkinson's disease

T Zheng, Z Zhang - Neurochemistry international, 2021 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the
substantia nigra pars compacta and abnormal aggregates of α-synuclein protein called …

Differences in network controllability and regional gene expression underlie hallucinations in Parkinson's disease

A Zarkali, P McColgan, M Ryten, R Reynolds… - Brain, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Visual hallucinations are common in Parkinson's disease and are associated with poorer
prognosis. Imaging studies show white matter loss and functional connectivity changes with …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial transcriptomic patterns underlying amyloid-β and tau pathology are associated with cognitive dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease

M Yu, SL Risacher, KT Nho, Q Wen, AL Oblak… - Cell reports, 2024 - cell.com
Amyloid-β (Aβ) and tau proteins accumulate within distinct neuronal systems in Alzheimer's
disease (AD). Although it is not clear why certain brain regions are more vulnerable to Aβ …

Multimodal phenotypic axes of Parkinson's disease

RD Markello, G Shafiei, C Tremblay… - npj Parkinson's …, 2021 - nature.com
Individuals with Parkinson's disease present with a complex clinical phenotype,
encompassing sleep, motor, cognitive, and affective disturbances. However …

Integrated transcriptomic and neuroimaging brain model decodes biological mechanisms in aging and Alzheimer's disease

Q Adewale, AF Khan, F Carbonell, Y Iturria-Medina… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Both healthy aging and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are characterized by concurrent
alterations in several biological factors. However, generative brain models of aging and AD …