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ArticleNature communications2025

Single-nucleus and spatial signatures of the brainstem in normal brain and mild traumatic brain injury in male mice.

Yuan Zhuang, Xixian Liao, Fei Niu, Ming Li, Yu Yan, Chuanhang He, Xiang Wu, Runfa Tian, Guoyi Gao

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Yuan ZhuangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8907-9357
Xixian LiaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Fei NiuBeijing Key Laboratory of Central Nervous System Injury, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Ming LiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yu YanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Chuanhang HeDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Xiang WuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shanghai General Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. drwuxiang@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8858-6816
Runfa TianDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. trftc@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-3398-621X
Guoyi GaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. gao3@sina.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2090-8369

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82302792National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82401612Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality (Beijing Natural Science Foundation) J230008
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mammalian brainstem is particularly vulnerable to mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), which is associated with prolonged autonomic dysfunction and coma. The spatial cellular connections within the brainstem or the mechanisms underlying its response to injury have been underestimated. Here, we performed single-nucleus RNA sequencing with spatial transcriptome sequencing in both normal and mTBI brainstems in male mice, revealing thirty-five neuron and non-neuron clusters. Typically, we identified subtypes of neurons that co-release multiple neurotransmitters, especially in the sagittal midline of the brainstem. Spatially adjacent neurons sharing similar gene expression patterns. The brainstem's response to mTBI has two features: (1) Oligodendrocytes around the fourth ventricle exhibit widespread disconnection at 1-h post-injury, and (2) Injury-related noradrenergic neurons, particularly in their interaction with neurons located in theIRt and the Sol. These findings provides a reference for further integrative investigations of cellular and circuit functions of brainstem.

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Brain ConcussionBrain StemAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalGene Expression ProfilingMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeuronsOligodendrogliaTranscriptome

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PMID40450008
PMCPMC12126594

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