Research Article

MUTYH Actively Contributes to Microglial Activation and Impaired Neurogenesis in the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease

Table 2

The altered expression of marker genes for various brain cell types in the hippocampi of 6-month-old female wild-type, AppNL-G-F/NL-G-F, and AppNL-G-F/NL-G-F·Mutyh-/- mice.

Cell typeMarker geneRelative expression (% wild type)
AppNL-G-F/NL-G-FAppNL-G-F/NL-G-F·Mutyh-/-

NSCs/NPCsAscl187.0677.38
Bmp487.6699.31
Dcx95.9397.27
Egf106.44106.44
Igf2144.39125.7
Notch2104.97101.4
Shh93.390.75
Sox210090.75
Mean102.4798.63
SD17.2113.13

NeuronsChga104.2592.02
Eno2103.53102.81
Nefh100106.44
Nefl103.53108.67
Nefm104.25107.18
Rbfox393.3109.43
Snap2598.62100
Syp96.5995.93
Syt191.3892.02
Tubb2a97.9493.95
Mean101.64100.87
SD4.46.62

AstrocytesGfap141.42155.83
S100b102.8198.62
Glul97.2798.62
Slc1a292.02100
Slc1a399.31101.4
Aqp499.3199.31
Mean105.36108.96
SD16.4520.98

OligodendrocytesMbp96.5990.13
Sox1091.3886.45
Mog93.380.11
Cnp94.6192.02
Apc101.4101.4
Gstp1102.8190.75
Plp196.5995.93
Mag97.9487.06
Mean96.8390.48
SD3.625.99

MicrogliaAif1110.96113.29
Cd68197.25171.71
Lgals3106.4491.38
Adgre1122.26123.11
Mean134.23124.87
SD36.8429.38

Genes whose expression differed significantly between AppNL-G-F/NL-G-F and AppNL-G-F/NL-G-F·Mutyh-/- are shown in bold, and genes that differed significantly from wild-type samples are italics or bold-italics. NSC = neural stem cell; NPC = neural progenitor cell; SD = standard deviation.