Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals peripheral blood mononuclear immune cell landscape associated with operational tolerance in a kidney transplant recipient

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Operational tolerance (OT) after kidney transplantation is defined as stable graft acceptance without the need for immunosuppression therapy. However, it is not clear which cellular and molecular pathways are driving tolerance in these patients. In this first-of-its-kind pilot study, we assessed the immune landscape associated with OT using single-cell analyses. Peripheral mononuclear cells from a kidney transplant recipient with OT (Tol), 2 healthy individuals (HC), and a kidney transplant recipient with normal kidney function on standard-of-care immunosuppression (SOC) were evaluated. The immune landscape of the Tol was drastically different from that of SOC and emerged closer to the profile of HC. TCL1A+ naive B cells and LSGAL1+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) were in higher proportions in Tol. We were unable to identify the Treg subcluster in SOC. The ligand-receptor analysis in HC and Tol identified interactions between B cells, and Tregs that enhance the proliferation and suppressive function of Tregs. SOC reported the highest proportion of activated B cells with more cells in the G2M phase. Our single-cell RNA sequencing study identified the mediators of tolerance; however, it emphasizes the requirement of similar investigations on a larger cohort to reaffirm the role of immune cells in tolerance.

Errataetall:

CommentIn: Am J Transplant. 2023 Sep;23(9):1286-1287. - PMID 37236401

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons - 23(2023), 9 vom: 18. Sept., Seite 1434-1445

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Azim, Shafquat [VerfasserIn]
Zubair, Haseeb [VerfasserIn]
Rousselle, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
McDaniels, Jennifer M [VerfasserIn]
Shetty, Amol C [VerfasserIn]
Kuscu, Cem [VerfasserIn]
Kuscu, Canan [VerfasserIn]
Talwar, Manish [VerfasserIn]
Eason, James D [VerfasserIn]
Maluf, Daniel G [VerfasserIn]
Mas, Valeria R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Immune landscape
Journal Article
Kidney transplant
Operational tolerance
Peripheral blood mononuclear cells
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Single-cell RNA sequencing

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Date Completed 04.09.2023

Date Revised 10.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Am J Transplant. 2023 Sep;23(9):1286-1287. - PMID 37236401

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ajt.2023.04.035

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM35704293X