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- Arvidsson, Gustav, et al.
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Multimodal Single-Cell Sequencing of B Cells in Primary Sjögren's Syndrome
- 2024
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In: Arthritis & Rheumatology. - 2326-5191 .- 2326-5205. ; 76:2, s. 255-267
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Objective. B cells are important in the pathogenesis of primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). Patients positive for Sjögren's syndrome antigen A/Sjögren syndrome antigen B (SSA/SSB) autoantibodies are more prone to systemic disease manifestations and adverse outcomes. We aimed to determine the role of B cell composition, gene expression, and B cell receptor usage in pSS subgroups stratified for SSA/SSB antibodies.Methods. Over 230,000 B cells were isolated from peripheral blood of patients with pSS (n = 6 SSA−, n = 8 SSA+ single positive and n = 10 SSA/SSB+ double positive) and four healthy controls and processed for single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) and single-cell variable, diversity, and joining (VDJ) gene sequencing (scVDJ-seq).Results. We show that SSA/SSB+ patients present the highest and lowest proportion of naïve and memory B cells, respectively, and the highest up-regulation of interferon-induced genes across all B cell subtypes. Differential usage of IGHV showed that IGHV1-69 and IGHV4-30-4 were more often used in all pSS subgroups compared with controls. Memory B cells from SSA/SSB+ patients displayed a higher proportion of cells with unmutated VDJ transcripts compared with other pSS patient groups and controls, indicating altered somatic hypermutation processes. Comparison with previous studies revealed heterogeneous clonotype pools, with little overlap in CDR3 sequences. Joint analysis using scRNA-seq and scVDJ-seq data allowed unsupervised stratification of patients with pSS and identified novel parameters that correlated to disease manifestations and antibody status.Conclusion. We describe heterogeneity and molecular characteristics in B cells from patients with pSS, providing clues to intrinsic differences in B cells that affect the phenotype and outcome and allowing stratification of patients with pSS at improved resolution.
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- Kokkinou, Efthymia, et al.
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The single-cell transcriptional landscape of innate and adaptive lymphocytes in pediatric-onset colitis
- 2023
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In: Cell reports medicine. - 2666-3791. ; 4:5
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are considered innate counterparts of adaptive T cells; however, their common and unique transcriptional signatures in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (pIBD) are largely unknown. Here, we report a dysregulated colonic ILC composition in pIBD colitis that correlates with inflammatory ac-tivity, including accumulation of naive-like CD45RA+CD62L- ILCs. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) reveals modules of genes that are shared or unique across innate and adaptive lympho-cytes. Shared modules include genes associated with activation/tissue residency, naivety/quiescence, and antigen presentation. Lastly, nearest-neighbor-based analysis facilitates the identification of most in-flamedand least inflamedlymphocytes in pIBD colon with unique transcriptional signatures. Our study reveals shared and unique transcriptional signatures of colonic ILCs and T cells in pIBD. We also provide insight into the transcriptional regulation of colonic inflammation, deepening our understanding of the poten-tial mechanisms involved in pIBD.
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- Kvedaraite, Egle, et al.
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Intestinal stroma guides monocyte differentiation to macrophages through GM-CSF
- 2024
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In: Nature Communications. - : Springer Nature. - 2041-1723. ; 15:1
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Stromal cells support epithelial cell and immune cell homeostasis and play an important role in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) pathogenesis. Here, we quantify the stromal response to inflammation in pediatric IBD and reveal subset-specific inflammatory responses across colon segments and intestinal layers. Using data from a murine dynamic gut injury model and human ex vivo transcriptomic, protein and spatial analyses, we report that PDGFRA+CD142−/low fibroblasts and monocytes/macrophages co-localize in the intestine. In primary human fibroblast-monocyte co-cultures, intestinal PDGFRA+CD142−/low fibroblasts foster monocyte transition to CCR2+CD206+ macrophages through granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF). Monocyte-derived CCR2+CD206+ cells from co-cultures have a phenotype similar to intestinal CCR2+CD206+ macrophages from newly diagnosed pediatric IBD patients, with high levels of PD-L1 and low levels of GM-CSF receptor. The study describes subset-specific changes in stromal responses to inflammation and suggests that the intestinal stroma guides intestinal macrophage differentiation.
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- Lázár, Enikő, et al.
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Spatial Dynamics of the Developing Human Heart
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Other publication (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Heart development relies on a topologically defined interplay between a diverse array of cardiac cells. We finely curated spatial and single-cell measurements with subcellular imaging-based transcriptomics validation to explore spatial dynamics during early human cardiogenesis. Analyzing almost 80,000 individual cells and 70,000 spatially barcoded tissue regions between the 5.5th and 14th postconceptional weeks, we identified 31 coarse- and 72 fine-grained cell states and mapped them to highly resolved cardiac cellular niches. We provide novel insight into the development of the cardiac pacemaker-conduction system, heart valves, and atrial septum, and decipher heterogeneity of the hitherto elusive cardiac fibroblast population. Furthermore, we describe the formation of cardiac autonomic innervation and present the first spatial account of chromaffin cells in the fetal human heart. In summary, our study delineates the cellular and molecular landscape of the developing heart’s architecture, offering links to genetic causes of heart disease.
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- Sariyar, Sanem, et al.
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High-parametric protein maps reveal the spatial organization in early-developing human lung
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Other publication (other academic/artistic)abstract
- The respiratory system, encompassing the lungs, trachea, and vasculature, is essential for terrestrial life. Although recent research has illuminated aspects of lung development, such as cell lineage origins and their molecular drivers, much of our knowledge is still based on animal models, or is deduced from transcriptome analyses. In this study, conducted within the Human Developmental Cell Atlas (HDCA) initiative, we describe the spatiotemporal organization of lung during the first trimester of human gestation in situ and at protein level. We used high-parametric tissue imaging on human lung samples, aged 6 to 13 post-conception weeks, using a 30-plex antibody panel. Our approach yielded over 2 million individual lung cells across five developmental timepoints, with an in-depth analysis of nearly 1 million cells. We present a spatially resolved cell type composition of the developing human lung, with a particular emphasis on their proliferative states, spatial arrangement traits, and their temporal evolution throughout lung development. We also offer new insights into the emerging patterns of immune cells during lung development. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the most extensive protein-level examination of the developing human lung. The generated dataset is a valuable resource for further research into the developmental roots of human respiratory health and disease.
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