储能肌腱的束间基质中存在着异质细胞群体,这些细胞群体受衰老的影响不成比例。
The Interfascicular Matrix of Energy Storing Tendons Houses Heterogenous Cell Populations Disproportionately Affected by Aging.
机构信息
Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, London, NW1 0TU, UK.
Centre for Genomic Research, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZB, UK.
出版信息
Aging Dis. 2024 Feb 1;15(1):295-310. doi: 10.14336/AD.2023.0425-1.
Energy storing tendons such as the human Achilles and equine superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) are prone to injury, with incidence increasing with aging, peaking in the 5 decade of life in the human Achilles tendon. The interfascicular matrix (IFM), which binds tendon fascicles, plays a key role in energy storing tendon mechanics, and aging alterations to the IFM negatively impact tendon function. While the mechanical role of the IFM in tendon function is well-established, the biological role of IFM-resident cell populations remains to be elucidated. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify IFM-resident cell populations and establish how these populations are affected by aging. Cells from young and old SDFTs were subjected to single cell RNA-sequencing, and immunolabelling for markers of each resulting population used to localise cell clusters. Eleven cell clusters were identified, including tenocytes, endothelial cells, mural cells, and immune cells. One tenocyte cluster localised to the fascicular matrix, whereas nine clusters localised to the IFM. Interfascicular tenocytes and mural cells were preferentially affected by aging, with differential expression of genes related to senescence, dysregulated proteostasis and inflammation. This is the first study to establish heterogeneity in IFM cell populations, and to identify age-related alterations specific to IFM-localised cells.
储能肌腱,如人类跟腱和马的浅层指深屈肌腱(SDFT),容易受伤,发病率随年龄增长而增加,在人类跟腱中,50 岁年龄段达到峰值。连接肌腱束的束间基质(IFM)在储能肌腱力学中起着关键作用,IFM 的老化改变会对肌腱功能产生负面影响。虽然 IFM 在肌腱功能中的机械作用已得到充分证实,但 IFM 驻留细胞群的生物学作用仍有待阐明。因此,本研究旨在鉴定 IFM 驻留细胞群,并确定这些细胞群如何受衰老影响。从小牛和老年 SDFT 中分离出的细胞进行单细胞 RNA 测序,并使用每种细胞群的标志物进行免疫标记,以定位细胞簇。共鉴定出 11 个细胞簇,包括肌腱细胞、内皮细胞、壁细胞和免疫细胞。一个肌腱细胞簇定位于束间基质,而 9 个细胞簇定位于 IFM。IFM 中的束间肌腱细胞和壁细胞更容易受到衰老的影响,与衰老、蛋白质稳态失调和炎症相关的基因表达发生差异。这是第一项建立 IFM 细胞群异质性的研究,并确定了特定于 IFM 定位细胞的与年龄相关的改变。
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