Single cell expression profiling of murine subventricular zone in adult brain three days after focal celebral ischemia

Ischemic stroke is a serious medical condition that leads to the onset of neurological symptoms such as loss of motor and cognitive functions. Focal cerebral ischemia (FCI) occurs due to the interrupted blood supply to the site of injury, resulting in the demise of brain cells. The subventricular zone (SVZ) is a source of stem and progenitor cells (NS/PCs), which proliferate and differentiate in multiple cell types in order to substitute the injured tissue. We isolated cells from the SVZ and the adjacent striatum three days after middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) in order to map cellular changes and NS/PCs plasticity in adult brain upon injury. Expression profiling of the isolated tissue at the single cell level enables the identification of cell population subtypes in the region and their characteristic gene expression.