Mapping Alzheimer’s disease: exploring cellular vulnerability and resilience

Abstract

In a recent paper published in Nature, Mathys and co-workers presented a comprehensive and precise transcriptomic atlas of distinct brain regions from individuals with and without Alzheimer’s disease (AD). This paper aimed to identify differences in regional molecular architecture along with region-specific changes in neuronal and glial subtypes, while also investigating whether certain brain regions and cell subtypes are more vulnerable or uniquely affected by AD compared to others, and exploring mechanisms that may contribute to cellular resilience.¹