Li Huimin, Hao Xueyu, Zhang Peng, Guo Jun, Li Wei
Department of Genetics and Reproductive Medicine, Shunyi Maternal and Children's Hospital of Beijing Children's Hospital, Beijing 101300, China.
Beijing Key Laboratory for Genetics of Birth Defects, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100045, China.
Biosci Rep. 2025 May 28;45(5):343-60. doi: 10.1042/BSR20241235.
Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are life-threatening due to the rupture of aorta. Different vascular cell types are known to be involved in AAA development. However, whether any specific cell cluster plays a critical role during AAA formation is unknown. Angiotensin II (Ang II) infused mouse AAA models are commonly used to study the development and progression of AAA. We here investigate the incidence of AAA at different ages or different doses of Ang II in C57BL/6J mice. There was no AAA formation at a concentration of 1.44 mg/kg/day or 2.16 mg/kg/day at the age of 14 weeks. At the age of 20 weeks and 32 weeks, the incidence of AAA was 18.2% (6/21) and 57.1% (4/7), respectively, with a concentration of 1.44 mg/kg/day. Using single-cell RNA sequencing, we found that increased clusters of monocytes and neutrophils, macrophages, T cells, and B cells were the typical changes in AAA. A special cluster transformed from endothelial cells (malignant ECs) was identified, in which genesinvolved in lipid metabolism, including Cd36, Lpl, Gpihbp1, Fabp4, and Pparg, were highly expressed. Mice receiving Ang II treatment without AAA development showed increased fibroblasts, which may prevent the occurrence of AAA. Through cell-cell interaction analysis, we found that the Cxcl12-Cxcr4/Ackr3 axis, which functions in inflammatory ligand- receptor binding, may play a role in AAA formation. Our results reveal that specific cell clusters may contribute to the progression or prevention of AAA formation. These findings provide new clues for the pathogenesis and intervention of AAA.
腹主动脉瘤(AAA)因主动脉破裂而危及生命。已知不同的血管细胞类型参与了AAA的发展。然而,在AAA形成过程中是否有任何特定的细胞簇发挥关键作用尚不清楚。输注血管紧张素II(Ang II)的小鼠AAA模型常用于研究AAA的发展和进程。我们在此研究了C57BL/6J小鼠在不同年龄或不同剂量的Ang II下AAA的发生率。在14周龄时,浓度为1.44 mg/kg/天或2.16 mg/kg/天时未形成AAA。在20周龄和32周龄时,浓度为1.44 mg/kg/天时,AAA的发生率分别为18.2%(6/21)和57.1%(4/7)。通过单细胞RNA测序,我们发现单核细胞、中性粒细胞、巨噬细胞、T细胞和B细胞簇的增加是AAA的典型变化。鉴定出一个由内皮细胞转化而来的特殊簇(恶性内皮细胞),其中参与脂质代谢的基因,包括Cd36、Lpl、Gpihbp1、Fabp4和Pparg,高度表达。接受Ang II治疗但未发生AAA的小鼠成纤维细胞增加,这可能会预防AAA的发生。通过细胞间相互作用分析,我们发现参与炎症配体-受体结合的Cxcl12-Cxcr4/Ackr3轴可能在AAA形成中起作用。我们的结果表明,特定的细胞簇可能有助于AAA形成的进展或预防。这些发现为AAA的发病机制和干预提供了新的线索。
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