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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2021

Single-Cell Profiling of Kidney Transplant Recipients With Immunosuppressive Treatment Reveals the Dynamic Immune Characteristics.

Yongguang Liu, Xiaoyou Liu, Song Zhou, Ruiquan Xu, Jianmin Hu, Guorong Liao, Jun Liao, Zefeng Guo, Yuzhu Li, Siqiang Yang and 8 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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18 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yongguang LiuDepartment of Organ Transplantation, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Xiaoyou LiuDepartment of Organ Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Song ZhouDepartment of Organ Transplantation, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Ruiquan XuDepartment of Organ Transplantation, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jianmin HuDepartment of Organ Transplantation, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Guorong LiaoDepartment of Organ Transplantation, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jun LiaoDepartment of Organ Transplantation, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Zefeng GuoDepartment of Organ Transplantation, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yuzhu LiDepartment of Organ Transplantation, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Siqiang YangDepartment of Organ Transplantation, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Shichao LiDepartment of Organ Transplantation, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Hua ChenDepartment of Organ Transplantation, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Ying GuoDepartment of Organ Transplantation, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Min LiDepartment of Organ Transplantation, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Lipei FanDepartment of Organ Transplantation, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Liuyang LiDepartment of Organ Transplantation, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Ming ZhaoDepartment of Organ Transplantation, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Ding LiuDepartment of Organ Transplantation, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Zhujiang Hospital · CNSouthern Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University · CN

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Abstract

Kidney transplantation is currently the first choice of treatment for various types of end-stage renal failure, but there are major limitations in the application of immunosuppressive protocols after kidney transplantation. When the dose of immunosuppressant is too low, graft rejection occurs easily, while a dose that is too high can lead to graft loss. Therefore, it is very important to explore the immune status of patients receiving immunosuppressive agents after kidney transplantation. To compare the immune status of the recipient's whole peripheral blood before and after receipt of immunosuppressive agents, we used single-cell cytometry by time-of-flight (CyTOF) to detect the peripheral blood immune cells in five kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) from the Department of Organ Transplantation of Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University before and after receiving immunosuppressive agents. Based on CyTOF analysis, we detected 363,342 live single immune cells. We found that the immune cell types of the KTRs before and after receipt of immunosuppressive agents were mainly divided into CD4+ T cells, CD8+ T cells, B cells, NK cells/γδ T cells, monocytes/macrophages, granulocytes, and dendritic cells (DCs). After further reclustering of the above cell types, it was found that the immune cell subclusters in the peripheral blood of patients underwent major changes after receipt of immunosuppressants. After receiving immunosuppressive therapy, the peripheral blood of KTRs had significantly increased levels of CD57+NK cells and significantly decreased levels of central memory CD4+ T cells, follicular helper CD4+ T cells, effector CD8+ T cells, effector memory CD8+ T cells and naive CD8+ T cells. This study used CyTOF to classify immune cells in the peripheral blood of KTRs before and after immunosuppressive treatment, further compared differences in the proportions of the main immune cell types and immune cell subgroups before and after receipt of immunosuppressants, and provided relatively accurate information for assessment and treatment strategies for KTRs.

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B-LymphocytesCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesGraft RejectionHumansImmunosuppression TherapyImmunosuppressive AgentsKidney Failure, ChronicKidney TransplantationKiller Cells, NaturalTransplant RecipientsImmunosuppressive AgentsCyTOFimmune characteristicsimmunosuppressive treatmentkidney transplant recipientssingle-cell profiling

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