Medical Research Center, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China.
Key Laboratory of Respiratory and Pulmonary Circulation Disorders, Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Beijing 100020, China.
Aging (Albany NY). 2021 Jun 21;13(12):16485-16499. doi: 10.18632/aging.203168.
This study aimed to construct an atlas of the cell landscape and comprehensively characterize the cellular repertoire of the pulmonary endarterectomized tissues of patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). Five pulmonary endarterectomized tissues were collected. 10× Genomics single-cell RNA sequencing was performed, followed by the identification of cluster marker genes and cell types. Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment analysis was conducted. Seventeen cell clusters were characterized, corresponding to 10,518 marker genes, and then classified into eight cell types, including fibroblast/smooth muscle cell, endothelial cell, T cell/NK cell, macrophage, mast cell, cysteine rich secretory protein LCCL domain containing 2 (CRISPLD2)+ cell, cancer stem cell, and undefined. The specific marker genes of fibroblast/smooth muscle cell, endothelial cell, T cell/NK cell, macrophage, mast cell, and cancer stem cell were significantly enriched for multiple functions associated with muscle cell migration, endothelial cell migration, T cell activation, neutrophil activation, erythrocyte homeostasis, and tissue remodeling, respectively. No functions were significantly enriched for the marker gene of CRISPLD2+ cell. Our study, for the first time, provides an atlas of the cell landscape of the pulmonary endarterectomized tissues of CTEPH patients at single-cell resolution, which may serve as a valuable resource for further elucidation of disease pathophysiology.
本研究旨在构建慢性血栓栓塞性肺动脉高压(CTEPH)患者肺内膜切除术组织的细胞景观图谱,并全面描绘其细胞组成。收集了 5 份肺内膜切除术组织。进行了 10× Genomics 单细胞 RNA 测序,随后鉴定了聚类标记基因和细胞类型。进行了基因本体论(GO)富集分析。鉴定了 17 个细胞簇,对应 10518 个标记基因,并将其分为 8 种细胞类型,包括成纤维细胞/平滑肌细胞、内皮细胞、T 细胞/NK 细胞、巨噬细胞、肥大细胞、富含半胱氨酸的分泌蛋白 LCCL 结构域包含 2 型(CRISPLD2)+细胞、癌症干细胞和未定义细胞。成纤维细胞/平滑肌细胞、内皮细胞、T 细胞/NK 细胞、巨噬细胞、肥大细胞和癌症干细胞的特定标记基因显著富集了与肌细胞迁移、内皮细胞迁移、T 细胞激活、中性粒细胞激活、红细胞稳态和组织重塑相关的多种功能。CRISPLD2+细胞的标记基因没有显著富集任何功能。本研究首次提供了 CTEPH 患者肺内膜切除术组织的单细胞分辨率细胞景观图谱,可为进一步阐明疾病病理生理学提供有价值的资源。