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ArticleArteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology2019

Single-Cell RNA-Sequencing and Metabolomics Analyses Reveal the Contribution of Perivascular Adipose Tissue Stem Cells to Vascular Remodeling.

Wenduo Gu, Witold N Nowak, Yao Xie, Alexandra Le Bras, Yanhua Hu, Jiacheng Deng, Shirin Issa Bhaloo, Yao Lu, Hong Yuan, Efthymios Fidanis and 6 more

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Article in Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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63 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Wenduo GuFrom the School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, King's College London, BHF Centre, United Kingdom (W.G., W.N.N., Y.X., A.L.B., Y.H., J. Deng, S.I.B., Q.X.).
Witold N NowakFrom the School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, King's College London, BHF Centre, United Kingdom (W.G., W.N.N., Y.X., A.L.B., Y.H., J. Deng, S.I.B., Q.X.).
Yao XieFrom the School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, King's College London, BHF Centre, United Kingdom (W.G., W.N.N., Y.X., A.L.B., Y.H., J. Deng, S.I.B., Q.X.).
Alexandra Le BrasFrom the School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, King's College London, BHF Centre, United Kingdom (W.G., W.N.N., Y.X., A.L.B., Y.H., J. Deng, S.I.B., Q.X.).
Yanhua HuFrom the School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, King's College London, BHF Centre, United Kingdom (W.G., W.N.N., Y.X., A.L.B., Y.H., J. Deng, S.I.B., Q.X.).
Jiacheng DengFrom the School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, King's College London, BHF Centre, United Kingdom (W.G., W.N.N., Y.X., A.L.B., Y.H., J. Deng, S.I.B., Q.X.).
Shirin Issa BhalooFrom the School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, King's College London, BHF Centre, United Kingdom (W.G., W.N.N., Y.X., A.L.B., Y.H., J. Deng, S.I.B., Q.X.).
Yao LuCenter of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Cardiology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (Y.L., H.Y., J.C.).
Hong YuanCenter of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Cardiology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (Y.L., H.Y., J.C.).
Efthymios FidanisGenomics Research Platform, Biomedical Research Centre at Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom (E.F., A.S.).
Alka SaxenaGenomics Research Platform, Biomedical Research Centre at Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom (E.F., A.S.).
Tokuwa KannoInstitute of Pharmaceutical Science, School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building, London, United Kingdom (T.K., A.J.M.).
A James MasonInstitute of Pharmaceutical Science, School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building, London, United Kingdom (T.K., A.J.M.).
Jozef DulakDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland (J. Dulak).
Jingjing CaiCenter of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Cardiology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (Y.L., H.Y., J.C.).
Qingbo XuFrom the School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, King's College London, BHF Centre, United Kingdom (W.G., W.N.N., Y.X., A.L.B., Y.H., J. Deng, S.I.B., Q.X.).

Funding

British Heart Foundation RG/09/004/27647British Heart Foundation RG/14/6/31144Department of HealthWellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivePerivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) plays a vital role in maintaining vascular homeostasis. However, most studies ascribed the function of PVAT in vascular remodeling to adipokines secreted by the perivascular adipocytes. Whether mesenchymal stem cells exist in PVAT and play a role in vascular regeneration remain unknown. Approach and Results: Single-cell RNA-sequencing allowed direct visualization of the heterogeneous PVAT-derived mesenchymal stem cells (PV-ADSCs) at a high resolution and revealed 2 distinct subpopulations, among which one featured signaling pathways crucial for smooth muscle differentiation. Pseudotime analysis of cultured PV-ADSCs unraveled their smooth muscle differentiation trajectory. Transplantation of cultured PV-ADSCs in mouse vein graft model suggested the contribution of PV-ADSCs to vascular remodeling through smooth muscle differentiation. Mechanistically, treatment with TGF-β1 (transforming growth factor β1) and transfection of microRNA (miR)-378a-3p mimics induced a similar metabolic reprogramming of PV-ADSCs, including upregulated mitochondrial potential and altered lipid levels, such as increased cholesterol and promoted smooth muscle differentiation.

conclusionsSingle-cell RNA-sequencing allows direct visualization of PV-ADSC heterogeneity at a single-cell level and uncovers 2 subpopulations with distinct signature genes and signaling pathways. The function of PVAT in vascular regeneration is partly attributed to PV-ADSCs and their differentiation towards smooth muscle lineage. Mechanistic study presents miR-378a-3p which is a potent regulator of metabolic reprogramming as a potential therapeutic target for vascular regeneration.

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AdipocytesAdipose TissueAnimalsCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedCell SurvivalDisease Models, AnimalMaleMesenchymal Stem CellsMetabolomicsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicroRNAsMuscle, Smooth, VascularOxygen ConsumptionRandom AllocationMicroRNAsRNA, Small InterferingTGFB1 protein, humanTransforming Growth Factor beta1adipose tissuehomeostasisregenerationstem cellsvascular remodeling

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PMID31340667
PMCPMC6766361

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