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ArticleNature communications2024

Single-cell transcriptomics reveals aberrant skin-resident cell populations and identifies fibroblasts as a determinant in rosacea.

Mengting Chen, Li Yang, Peijie Zhou, Suoqin Jin, Zheng Wu, Zixin Tan, Wenqin Xiao, San Xu, Yan Zhu, Mei Wang and 11 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 16 papers.

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  7. The exposomal imprint on rosacea: More than skin deep.Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV · 2026
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  15. Advances in the pathogenesis of rosacea.Frontiers in immunology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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21 authors.

Mengting Chen *Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9379-6818
Li Yang *Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Peijie ZhouCenter for Machine Learning Research, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4585-2923
Suoqin JinSchool of Mathematics and Statistics, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5131-0215
Zheng WuDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Zixin TanDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Wenqin XiaoDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
San XuDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Yan ZhuDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Mei WangDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.ORCID 0009-0003-2772-9117
Dan JianDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Fangfen LiuDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Yan TangDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Zhixiang ZhaoDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Yingxue HuangDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Wei ShiDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Hongfu XieDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Qing NieDepartment of Mathematics, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA. qnie@uci.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-8804-3368
Ben WangDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China. wangben@csu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-2916-3447
Zhili DengDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China. dengzhili@csu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-8590-9840
Ji LiDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China. liji_xy@csu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-0931-5562

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder, whose underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms remain obscure. Here, we generate a single-cell atlas of facial skin from female rosacea patients and healthy individuals. Among keratinocytes, a subpopulation characterized by IFNγ-mediated barrier function damage is found to be unique to rosacea lesions. Blocking IFNγ signaling alleviates rosacea-like phenotypes and skin barrier damage in mice. The papulopustular rosacea is featured by expansion of pro-inflammatory fibroblasts, Schwann, endothelial and macrophage/dendritic cells. The frequencies of type 1/17 and skin-resident memory T cells are increased, and vascular mural cells are characterized by activation of inflammatory pathways and impaired muscle contraction function in rosacea. Most importantly, fibroblasts are identified as the leading cell type producing pro-inflammatory and vasodilative signals in rosacea. Depletion of fibroblasts or knockdown of PTGDS, a gene specifically upregulated in fibroblasts, blocks rosacea development in mice. Our study provides a comprehensive understanding of the aberrant alterations of skin-resident cell populations and identifies fibroblasts as a key determinant in rosacea development.

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FibroblastsRosaceaSkinAdultAnimalsFemaleHumansKeratinocytesMaleMiceMiddle AgedSchwann CellsSequence Analysis, RNASingle-Cell Gene Expression AnalysisT-LymphocytesYoung Adult

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PMID39384741
PMCPMC11464544

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