通过单细胞转录组学洞察皮肤移植物抗宿主病中的角质形成细胞和免疫格局
Insights into Keratinocyte and Immunologic Landscape in Cutaneous Graft-Versus-Host Disease through Single-Cell Transcriptomics.
作者信息
Petty Amy J, Cardones Adela Rambi, Jin Yingai Jane, Jain Vaibhav, Hocke Emily, Pathak Harsh B, Mitra Amrita, Gregory Simon G, Selim M Angelica, Zhang Jennifer Y
机构信息
Department of Dermatology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
出版信息
JID Innov. 2025 Apr 25;5(4):100373. doi: 10.1016/j.xjidi.2025.100373. eCollection 2025 Jul.
Cutaneous manifestations are the most common presenting sign of chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), and the extent of cutaneous involvement is also highly correlated with prognosis. Very little is understood about the underlying pathogenesis underpinning injury at this location, especially the contribution of keratinocytes and other structural skin cells. We performed single-cell RNA sequencing to compare the transcriptome of epidermal and dermal chronic GVHD samples with that of healthy control samples. Our findings reveal unique nonimmunologic and immunologic changes in epidermal keratinocytes and dermal immune cells. Specifically, we observed upregulation of alarmins and inflammatory cytokines and downregulation of anti-reduction-oxidation and activator protein-1 pathway genes in the keratinocyte compartments. In dermal immune cell subsets, we showed increased CD8 T, CD4 T, CD4Foxp3 regulatory T, and NK cells in chronic GVHD, accompanied by increased signals of leukocyte functions, inflammatory responses, cytolysis, and macrophage M1 polarization. Finally, we also delineated the donor versus recipient cellular origin of nonimmune and immune cell populations in sex-mismatched chronic GVHD. Taken together, these data reveal complex keratinocyte and immune responses in cutaneous chronic GVHD, supporting future studies of skin cell contributions to pathogenesis and potential local treatment strategies.
皮肤表现是慢性移植物抗宿主病(GVHD)最常见的症状,皮肤受累程度也与预后高度相关。目前对于该部位损伤的潜在发病机制了解甚少,尤其是角质形成细胞和其他皮肤结构细胞的作用。我们进行了单细胞RNA测序,以比较表皮和真皮慢性GVHD样本与健康对照样本的转录组。我们的研究结果揭示了表皮角质形成细胞和真皮免疫细胞中独特的非免疫和免疫变化。具体而言,我们观察到角质形成细胞区室中警报素和炎性细胞因子上调,抗氧化还原和激活蛋白-1通路基因下调。在真皮免疫细胞亚群中,我们发现慢性GVHD中CD8 T细胞、CD4 T细胞、CD4Foxp3调节性T细胞和NK细胞增加,同时白细胞功能、炎症反应、细胞溶解和巨噬细胞M1极化信号增强。最后,我们还在性别不匹配的慢性GVHD中描绘了非免疫和免疫细胞群体的供体与受体细胞来源。综上所述,这些数据揭示了皮肤慢性GVHD中复杂的角质形成细胞和免疫反应,为未来研究皮肤细胞在发病机制中的作用及潜在的局部治疗策略提供了支持。