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ArticleScience advances2024

Integration mapping of cardiac fibroblast single-cell transcriptomes elucidates cellular principles of fibrosis in diverse pathologies.

Ralph Patrick, Vaibhao Janbandhu, Vikram Tallapragada, Shannon S M Tan, Emily E McKinna, Osvaldo Contreras, Shila Ghazanfar, David T Humphreys, Nicholas J Murray, Yen T H Tran and 3 more

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49 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. A practical toolbox for modelling fibrosis in vitro.Nature biomedical engineering · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Ralph PatrickVictor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0956-1026
Vaibhao JanbandhuVictor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3837-1865
Vikram TallapragadaVictor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2598-2912
Shannon S M TanVictor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia.ORCID 0009-0001-8279-2480
Emily E McKinnaVictor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia.
Osvaldo ContrerasVictor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8722-9371
Shila GhazanfarSchool of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7861-6997
David T HumphreysVictor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4140-0089
Nicholas J MurrayVictor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia.ORCID 0009-0001-1183-6423
Yen T H TranVictor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia.
Robert D HumeWestmead Institute for Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3694-9333
James J H ChongWestmead Institute for Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5201-4856
Richard P HarveyVictor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9950-9792

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Single-cell technology has allowed researchers to probe tissue complexity and dynamics at unprecedented depth in health and disease. However, the generation of high-dimensionality single-cell atlases and virtual three-dimensional tissues requires integrated reference maps that harmonize disparate experimental designs, analytical pipelines, and taxonomies. Here, we present a comprehensive single-cell transcriptome integration map of cardiac fibrosis, which underpins pathophysiology in most cardiovascular diseases. Our findings reveal similarity between cardiac fibroblast (CF) identities and dynamics in ischemic versus pressure overload models of cardiomyopathy. We also describe timelines for commitment of activated CFs to proliferation and myofibrogenesis, profibrotic and antifibrotic polarization of myofibroblasts and matrifibrocytes, and CF conservation across mouse and human healthy and diseased hearts. These insights have the potential to inform knowledge-based therapies.

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FibroblastsFibrosisSingle-Cell AnalysisTranscriptomeAnimalsGene Expression ProfilingHumansMiceMyocardiumMyofibroblasts

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PMID38905342
PMCPMC11192082

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