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ArticleScientific reports2024

A comprehensive single-cell RNA transcriptomic analysis identifies a unique SPP1+ macrophages subgroup in aging skeletal muscle.

Wen Bi, Mengyue Yang, Mengjia Shi, Mirong Hou, Changqing Jiang, Gang Fan, Weiming Guo

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  5. The Landscape of SPP1Immunology · 2025
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  8. SPP1 macrophages across diseases: A call for reclassification?FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2025
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  10. The impact of cellular senescence on aging skeletal muscle.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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7 authors.

Wen BiDepartment of Sports Medicine, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Nanshan People's Hospital, Shenzhen, 518052, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5613-6412
Mengyue YangDepartment of Cardiology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Nanshan People's Hospital, Shenzhen, 518052, China.ORCID 0009-0007-6266-1014
Mengjia ShiDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510120, China.
Mirong HouCancer Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200030, China.
Changqing JiangDepartment of Sports Medicine, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Nanshan People's Hospital, Shenzhen, 518052, China.ORCID 0009-0004-7423-0244
Gang FanDepartment of Urology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Nanshan People's Hospital, Shenzhen, 518052, China. gang.fan.med@qq.com.ORCID 0000-0003-1894-3253
Weiming GuoDepartment of Sports Medicine, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Nanshan People's Hospital, Shenzhen, 518052, China. 253779211@qq.com.

Funding

Shenzhen Nanshan District Science and Technology Plan Project NS2022017Shenzhen Nanshan District Science and Technology Plan Project NS2022042
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Senescence of skeletal muscle (SkM) has been a primary contributor to senior weakness and disability in recent years. The gradually declining SkM function associated with senescence has recently been connected to an imbalance between damage and repair. Macrophages (Mac) are involved in SkM aging, and different macrophage subgroups hold different biological functions. Through comprehensive single-cell transcriptomic analysis, we first compared the metabolic pathways and biological functions of different types of cells in young (Y) and old (O) mice SkM. Strikingly, the Mac population in mice SkM was also explored, and we identified a unique Mac subgroup in O SkM characterized by highly expressed SPP1 with strong senescence and adipogenesis features. Further work was carried out on the metabolic and biological processes for these Mac subgroups. Besides, we verified that the proportion of the SPP1+ Mac was increased significantly in the quadriceps tissues of O mice, and the senotherapeutic drug combination dasatinib + quercetin (D + Q) could dramatically reduce its proportion. Our study provides novel insight into the potential role of SPP1+ Mac in SkM, which may serve as a senotherapeutic target in SkM aging.

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AgingDasatinibMacrophagesMuscle, SkeletalSingle-Cell AnalysisTranscriptomeAdipogenesisAnimalsCellular SenescenceGene Expression ProfilingMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOsteopontinQuercetinSenotherapeuticsDasatinibOsteopontinQuercetinSenotherapeuticsSpp1 protein, mouseCell senescenceSenolyticsSingle-cell sequencingSkeletal muscleSPP1+ macrophages

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