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ArticleNature communications2023

A single-cell transcriptional landscape of immune cells shows disease-specific changes of T cell and macrophage populations in human achalasia.

Zu-Qiang Liu, Hao Dai, Lu Yao, Wei-Feng Chen, Yun Wang, Li-Yun Ma, Xiao-Qing Li, Sheng-Li Lin, Meng-Jiang He, Ping-Ting Gao and 8 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
6.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zu-Qiang Liu *Endoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Hao Dai *Key Laboratory of Systems Biology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0226-9292
Lu Yao *Endoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Wei-Feng Chen *Endoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Yun WangEndoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Li-Yun MaEndoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Xiao-Qing LiEndoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Sheng-Li LinEndoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Meng-Jiang HeEndoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Ping-Ting GaoEndoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Xin-Yang LiuEndoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Jia-Xin XuEndoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Xiao-Yue XuEndoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Ke-Hao WangEndoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Li WangEndoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Luonan ChenKey Laboratory of Systems Biology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China. lnchen@sibs.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3960-0068
Ping-Hong ZhouEndoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. zhou.pinghong@zs-hospital.sh.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5434-0540
Quan-Lin LiEndoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. liquanlin321@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9108-8786
Fudan University · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Achalasia is a rare motility disorder of the esophagus caused by the gradual degeneration of myenteric neurons. Immune-mediated ganglionitis has been proposed to underlie the loss of myenteric neurons. Here, we measure the immune cell transcriptional profile of paired lower esophageal sphincter (LES) tissue and blood samples in achalasia and controls using single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq). In achalasia, we identify a pattern of expanded immune cells and a specific transcriptional phenotype, especially in LES tissue. We show C1QC

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Esophageal AchalasiaEsophageal Sphincter, LowerHumansInflammationMacrophagesNeurons

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PMID37542039
PMCPMC10403544
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