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ArticleJCI insight2022

Single-cell transcriptomic profiling of lung endothelial cells identifies dynamic inflammatory and regenerative subpopulations.

Lianghui Zhang, Shang Gao, Zachary White, Yang Dai, Asrar B Malik, Jalees Rehman

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Article in JCI insight, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Lianghui ZhangDepartment of Pharmacology and Regenerative Medicine.
Shang GaoDepartment of Pharmacology and Regenerative Medicine.
Zachary WhiteDepartment of Pharmacology and Regenerative Medicine.
Yang DaiDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, and.
Asrar B MalikDepartment of Pharmacology and Regenerative Medicine.
Jalees RehmanDepartment of Pharmacology and Regenerative Medicine.
Regenerative Medicine Institute · MXIllinois College · US

Funding

TRPC6 Regulation of Lung Endothelial Barrier FunctionP01HL060678 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI MALIK, ASRAR B. · 2000 to 2020
$40.1M
Synthetic Biology and Optogenetics CoreP01HL151327 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI REHMAN, JALEES · 2021 to 2025
$11.8M
Mesenchymal-Endothelial Transition as a Homeostatic Regenerative Mechanism in Acute Lung InjuryR01HL090152 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI MALIK, ASRAR B., REHMAN, JALEES · 2007 to 2019
$5.9M
Mechanisms and Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 induced Lung Endothelial InjuryR01HL162308 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI REHMAN, JALEES, RICHNER, JUSTIN · 2022 to 2025
$2.9M
iPSC-Derived Vascularized Human Lung Organoids and Interaction Between Lung Endothelial Cells and Alveolar Epithelial CellsR01HL163978 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI KADUR LAKSHMINARASIM, PREETISH, REHMAN, JALEES · 2022 to 2025
$2.9M
Amplification Mechanisms of Lung Endothelial Inflammation During Acute Lung InjuryR01HL152515 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI REHMAN, JALEES · 2021 to 2024
$2.3M
Endothelial antigen presentation to T cells as a pathogenic mechanism in influenza-induced acute lung injury.R01HL157489 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI ZHANG, LIANGHUI · 2021 to 2025
$2.0M
NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL060678NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL151327NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL090152NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL152515NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL157489NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL162308NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL163978
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Studies have demonstrated the phenotypic heterogeneity of vascular endothelial cells (ECs) within a vascular bed; however, little is known about how distinct endothelial subpopulations in a particular organ respond to an inflammatory stimulus. We performed single-cell RNA-Seq of 35,973 lung ECs obtained during baseline as well as postinjury time points after inflammatory lung injury induced by LPS. Seurat clustering and gene expression pathway analysis identified 2 major subpopulations in the lung microvascular endothelium, a subpopulation enriched for expression of immune response genes such as MHC genes (immuneEC) and another defined by increased expression of vascular development genes such as Sox17 (devEC). The presence of immuneEC and devEC subpopulations was also observed in nonhuman primate lungs infected with SARS-CoV-2 and murine lungs infected with H1N1 influenza virus. After the peak of inflammatory injury, we observed the emergence of a proliferative lung EC subpopulation. Overexpression of Sox17 prevented inflammatory activation in ECs. Thus, there appeared to be a "division of labor" within the lung microvascular endothelium in which some ECs showed propensity for inflammatory signaling and others for endothelial regeneration. These results provide underpinnings for the development of targeted therapies to limit inflammatory lung injury and promote regeneration.

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COVID-19Influenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeLung InjuryAnimalsEndothelial CellsLungMiceSARS-CoV-2TranscriptomeBacterial infectionsEndothelial cellsInfectious diseaseInfluenzaPulmonology

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PMID35511435
PMCPMC9220950
OpenAlexW4228999954

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