Expansion of Fcγ Receptor IIIa-Positive Macrophages, Ficolin 1-Positive Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells, and Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells Associated With Severe Skin Disease in Systemic Sclerosis

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OBJECTIVE: In this study, we sought a comprehensive understanding of myeloid cell types driving fibrosis in diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc) skin.

METHODS: We analyzed the transcriptomes of 2,465 myeloid cells from skin biopsy specimens from 12 dcSSc patients and 10 healthy control subjects using single-cell RNA sequencing. Monocyte-derived dendritic cells (mo-DCs) were assessed using immunohistochemical staining and immunofluorescence analyses targeting ficolin-1 (FCN-1).

RESULTS: A t-distributed stochastic neighbor embedding analysis of single-cell transcriptome data revealed 12 myeloid cell clusters, 9 of which paralleled previously described healthy control macrophage/DC clusters, and 3 of which were dcSSc-specific myeloid cell clusters. One SSc-associated macrophage cluster, highly expressing Fcγ receptor IIIA, was suggested on pseudotime analysis to be derived from normal CCR1+ and MARCO+ macrophages. A second SSc-associated myeloid population highly expressed monocyte markers FCN-1, epiregulin, S100A8, and S100A9, but was closely related to type 2 conventional DCs on pseudotime analysis and identified as mo-DCs. Mo-DCs were associated with more severe skin disease. Proliferating macrophages and plasmacytoid DCs were detected almost exclusively in dcSSc skin, the latter clustering with B cells and apparently derived from lymphoid progenitors.

CONCLUSION: Transcriptional signatures in these and other myeloid populations indicate innate immune system activation, possibly through Toll-like receptors and highly up-regulated chemokines. However, the appearance and activation of myeloid cells varies between patients, indicating potential differences in the underlying pathogenesis and/or temporal disease activity in dcSSc.

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CommentIn: Arthritis Rheumatol. 2022 Oct;74(10):1721-1722. - PMID 35644033

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:74

Enthalten in:

Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) - 74(2022), 2 vom: 11. Feb., Seite 329-341

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xue, Dan [VerfasserIn]
Tabib, Tracy [VerfasserIn]
Morse, Christina [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Yi [VerfasserIn]
Domsic, Robyn T [VerfasserIn]
Khanna, Dinesh [VerfasserIn]
Lafyatis, Robert [VerfasserIn]

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FCGR3A protein, human
Journal Article
Lectins
Receptors, IgG
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 17.02.2022

Date Revised 13.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Arthritis Rheumatol. 2022 Oct;74(10):1721-1722. - PMID 35644033

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1002/art.41813

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NLM325911487