Table 1 Neurodevelopmental and Neurodegenerative diseases and their associated brain cell types.

From: Mapping human brain cell type origin and diseases through single-cell transcriptomics

Disorders

Key altered cell types

Description

Article type

PMID

Alzheimer’s Disease

Microglia, astrocytes, neurons

Single-cell RNA-seq neuroinflammation

Analysis

36090352

Microglia, astrocytes, neurons

scRNA-seq of AD brain inflammation

Analysis

36090352

Microglia, astrocytes

Single-cell RNA + ATAC in AD

Analysis

38345145

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Serotonergic neurons, GABAergic interneurons, cerebellar neurons

Rodent genetic models in ASD

Review

24290383

Excitatory neurons (upper-layer), microglia

snRNA-seq of postmortem ASD brains

Analysis

31097668

Microglia, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, neurons

Multi-omic single-cell transcriptomics in ASD

Analysis

36945369

Multiple neurons and glia

Genetics to neurobiology of ASD

Review

25464374

Neurons, microglia

Transcriptomic and epigenetic profiling

Analysis

36323788

Various brain cell types

Computational modeling of ASD genetics

Analysis

33519924

Cortical neurons, microglia

Single-cell genomics of ASD

Analysis

33214565

Excitatory and inhibitory neurons

Single-cell transcriptomics in ASD

Analysis

35739273

Neurons, microglia, astrocytes

Multi-modal single-cell RNA + ATAC sequencing

Analysis

38699615

Neurons and glia

Genetics and molecular pathways in ASD

Review

25464374

Neurons, microglia

Transcriptomic profiling in ASD

Analysis

34802461

Multiple brain cell types

Single-cell multi-omics in ASD

Analysis

38419654

Cortical neurons, microglia

Single-cell genomics in ASD

Analysis

33214565

Excitatory and inhibitory neurons

Single-cell transcriptomics in ASD

Analysis

35739273

Neurons, microglia, astrocytes

Multi-modal single-cell RNA + ATAC sequencing

Analysis

38699615

Excitatory neurons, microglia

Transcriptomic profiling in ASD

Analysis

32439845

Neurons, microglia

Transcriptomic profiling in ASD cortex

Analysis

34802461

Multiple brain cell types

Multi-modal single-cell multi-omics in ASD

Analysis

38419654

Neurons, microglia, astrocytes

Multi-modal scRNA + ATAC sequencing

Analysis

38699615

Cortical neurons, microglia

Single-cell genomics in ASD

Analysis

33214565

Excitatory and inhibitory neurons

Single-cell transcriptomics in ASD

Analysis

35739273

Excitatory neurons, microglia

Transcriptomic profiling in ASD

Analysis

32439845

Neurons, microglia

Multi-omics single-cell RNA + epigenomics

Analysis

38391931

Cortical excitatory neurons

Single-cell RNA-seq in ASD

Analysis

27940202

Microglia, neurons

Single-cell transcriptomics in ASD

Analysis

35338313

Microglia, astrocytes

snRNA-seq and multi-omics in ASD

Analysis

34888832

Excitatory neurons, microglia, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, interneurons

Single-cell RNA-seq enrichment ASD genes

Analysis

26858593

Excitatory neurons, microglia, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, interneurons

Single-cell RNA-seq study on mouse/human brain, ASD gene enrichment

Analysis

26858593

Bipolar Disorder

Excitatory neurons, inhibitory neurons

snRNA-seq study of human cortex

Analysis

31031006

Excitatory neurons, inhibitory neurons

snRNA-seq of human cortex

Analysis

31031006

Schizophrenia

Cortical interneurons, excitatory neurons

Postmortem snRNA-seq of schizophrenia

Analysis

30550949

Cortical interneurons, excitatory neurons

Postmortem snRNA-seq in schizophrenia

Analysis

30550949

Cortical neurons, interneurons

snRNA-seq in schizophrenia

Analysis

37321420

Excitatory neurons, interneurons

snRNA-seq data on schizophrenia

Analysis

37121366

Cortical neurons, interneurons

Single-nucleus RNA-seq in schizophrenia

Analysis

29785013

Huntington’s Disease

Medium spiny neurons

Transcriptomic profiling of Huntington’s

Analysis

28522972

Medium spiny neurons, microglia

Single-cell transcriptomics uncover early glial and neuronal alterations in HD progression.

Analysis

33593693

Striatal neurons, microglia

Epigenetic and transcriptomic analysis identifies gene expression changes in HD brains.

Analysis

31316211

Medium spiny neurons

Single-nucleus RNA-seq reveals selective vulnerability of neuronal subtypes in HD.

Analysis

32736085

Parkinson’s Disease

Dopaminergic neurons, microglia

Multi-omics snRNA-seq in Parkinson’s

Analysis

37773446

Dopaminergic neurons, astrocytes, microglia

Review discussing PD pathogenesis including roles of glial cells and neuron-glia interactions.

Review

31437219

Dopaminergic neurons, oligodendrocytes

Single-nucleus RNA-seq identifies transcriptional alterations in specific brain cell types in PD.

Analysis

33188239

Dopaminergic neurons, microglia

Transcriptomic profiling of midbrain neurons reveals selective vulnerability in PD.

Analysis

32053786

Dopaminergic neurons, astrocytes, microglia

Neuroinflammation-focused review highlighting astrocyte and microglia contributions to PD.

Review

34072062

  1. Ins Inhibitory neurons, MGE Medial ganglionic eminence, CGE Caudal ganglionic eminence, RG Radial glia, IPCs Intermediate progenitor cells, OPC Oligodendrocyte precursor cell.