Reference-based analysis of lung single-cell sequencing reveals a transitional profibrotic macrophage

Tissue fibrosis is a major cause of mortality that results from the deposition of matrix proteins by an activated mesenchyme. Macrophages accumulate in fibrosis, but the role of specific subgroups in supporting fibrogenesis has not been investigated in vivo. Here, we used single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to characterize the heterogeneity of macrophages in bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis in mice. A novel computational framework for the annotation of scRNA-seq by reference to bulk transcriptomes (SingleR) enabled the subclustering of macrophages and revealed a disease-associated subgroup with a transitional gene expression profile intermediate between monocyte-derived and alveolar macrophages. These CX3CR1+SiglecF+ transitional macrophages localized to the fibrotic niche and had a profibrotic effect in vivo. Human orthologs of genes expressed by the transitional macrophages were upregulated in samples from patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Thus, we have identified a pathological subgroup of transitional macrophages that are required for the fibrotic response to injury.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

Nature immunology - 20(2019), 2 vom: 14. Feb., Seite 163-172

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Aran, Dvir [VerfasserIn]
Looney, Agnieszka P [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Leqian [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Esther [VerfasserIn]
Fong, Valerie [VerfasserIn]
Hsu, Austin [VerfasserIn]
Chak, Suzanna [VerfasserIn]
Naikawadi, Ram P [VerfasserIn]
Wolters, Paul J [VerfasserIn]
Abate, Adam R [VerfasserIn]
Butte, Atul J [VerfasserIn]
Bhattacharya, Mallar [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

11056-06-7
Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic
Bleomycin
CX3C Chemokine Receptor 1
CX3CR1 protein, human
Cx3cr1 protein, mouse
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sialic Acid Binding Immunoglobulin-like Lectins
Siglecf protein, mouse

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Date Completed 06.05.2019

Date Revised 04.12.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41590-018-0276-y

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM292713568