Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Nat Commun. 2021 Dec 17;12(1):7338. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-27619-4.
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is characterized by complex relations between stromal, epithelial, and immune cells within the tumor microenvironment (TME). To enable the development of more efficacious therapies, we aim to study the heterogeneity, signatures of unique cell populations, and cell-cell interactions of non-immune and immune cell populations in 6 human papillomavirus (HPV) and 12 HPV HNSCC patient tumor and matched peripheral blood specimens using single-cell RNA sequencing. Using this dataset of 134,606 cells, we show cell type-specific signatures associated with inflammation and HPV status, describe the negative prognostic value of fibroblasts with elastic differentiation specifically in the HPV TME, predict therapeutically targetable checkpoint receptor-ligand interactions, and show that tumor-associated macrophages are dominant contributors of PD-L1 and other immune checkpoint ligands in the TME. We present a comprehensive single-cell view of cell-intrinsic mechanisms and cell-cell communication shaping the HNSCC microenvironment.
头颈部鳞状细胞癌(HNSCC)的特征是肿瘤微环境(TME)中基质细胞、上皮细胞和免疫细胞之间存在复杂的关系。为了开发更有效的治疗方法,我们旨在使用单细胞 RNA 测序研究 6 例人乳头瘤病毒(HPV)和 12 例 HPV HNSCC 患者肿瘤及配对外周血标本中非免疫和免疫细胞群体的异质性、独特细胞群体的特征以及细胞-细胞相互作用。利用这个包含 134606 个细胞的数据集,我们展示了与炎症和 HPV 状态相关的细胞类型特异性特征,描述了在 HPV TME 中具有弹性分化的成纤维细胞的负预后价值,预测了可治疗性靶向检查点受体-配体相互作用,并表明肿瘤相关巨噬细胞是 TME 中 PD-L1 和其他免疫检查点配体的主要贡献者。我们呈现了一个全面的单细胞视角,展示了内在机制和细胞间通讯如何塑造 HNSCC 微环境。
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