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ArticleNature communications2024

Cell atlas of the regenerating human liver after portal vein embolization.

Agnieska Brazovskaja, Tomás Gomes, Rene Holtackers, Philipp Wahle, Christiane Körner, Zhisong He, Theresa Schaffer, Julian Connor Eckel, René Hänsel, Malgorzata Santel and 9 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Agnieska Brazovskaja *Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7298-2072
Tomás Gomes *Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich, Basel, Switzerland. tomas.gomes@medicina.ulisboa.pt.
Rene HoltackersDepartment of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich, Basel, Switzerland.
Philipp WahleDepartment of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-4728-806X
Christiane KörnerDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Visceral Transplantation, University Hospital, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8753-8441
Zhisong HeDepartment of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-1502-4801
Theresa SchafferMax Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0009-0009-1473-7496
Julian Connor EckelDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Visceral Transplantation, University Hospital, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8518-8932
René HänselDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Visceral Transplantation, University Hospital, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8344-0658
Malgorzata SantelDepartment of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich, Basel, Switzerland.
Makiko SeimiyaDepartment of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich, Basel, Switzerland.
Timm DeneckeDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany.
Michael DannemannMax Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7076-8731
Mario BroschMedical Department 1, University Hospital Dresden, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Jochen HampeMedical Department 1, University Hospital Dresden, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2421-6127
Daniel SeehoferDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Visceral Transplantation, University Hospital, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7492-8309
Georg DammDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Visceral Transplantation, University Hospital, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany. georg.damm@medizin.uni-leipzig.de.ORCID 0000-0002-2104-8076
J Gray CampMax Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany. gray.camp@roche.com.
Barbara TreutleinMax Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany. barbara.treutlein@bsse.ethz.ch.ORCID 0000-0002-3299-5597

Funding

EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council) Braintime-874606EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council) Organomics-758877Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Swiss National Science Foundation) 310030_192604
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The liver has the remarkable capacity to regenerate. In the clinic, regeneration is induced by portal vein embolization, which redirects portal blood flow, resulting in liver hypertrophy in locations with increased blood supply, and atrophy of embolized segments. Here, we apply single-cell and single-nucleus transcriptomics on healthy, hypertrophied, and atrophied patient-derived liver samples to explore cell states in the regenerating liver. Our data unveils pervasive upregulation of genes associated with developmental processes, cellular adhesion, and inflammation in post-portal vein embolization liver, disrupted portal-central hepatocyte zonation, and altered cell subtype composition of endothelial and immune cells. Interlineage crosstalk analysis reveals mesenchymal cells as an interaction hub between immune and endothelial cells, and highlights the importance of extracellular matrix proteins in liver regeneration. Moreover, we establish tissue-scale iterative indirect immunofluorescence imaging for high-dimensional spatial analysis of perivascular microenvironments, uncovering changes to tissue architecture in regenerating liver lobules. Altogether, our data is a rich resource revealing cellular and histological changes in human liver regeneration.

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Embolization, TherapeuticLiverLiver RegenerationPortal VeinEndothelial CellsFemaleHepatocytesHumansHypertrophyMaleMiddle AgedSingle-Cell AnalysisTranscriptome

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PMID38992008
PMCPMC11239663

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