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ArticleJournal of innate immunity2025

Macrophage Evolution during Progression of Hepatitis Virus B-Related Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure.

Jiawei Rao, Dongmei Ye, Ao Ren, Wenjin He, Xuzhi Zhang, Pengrui Chen, Qian Jian, Zongli Fu, Ronghai Deng, Yixin Hu and 2 more

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Article in Journal of innate immunity, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. [Analyzing research advances in single-cell sequencing technology for immunopathological mechanisms in acute-on-chronic liver failure].Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2026
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  2. The impact of hypoxia and glycolysis on liver fibrosis.Journal of translational medicine · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Jiawei RaoOrgan Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, 715429968@qq.com.
Dongmei YeOrgan Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Ao RenOrgan Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Wenjin HeOrgan Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Xuzhi ZhangOrgan Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Pengrui ChenOrgan Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Qian JianOrgan Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Zongli FuOrgan Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Ronghai DengOrgan Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Yixin HuState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Department of Ultrasound Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Yifang GaoOrgan Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Yi MaOrgan Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionHepatitis B virus (HBV)-related liver diseases, including hepatitis, cirrhosis, and liver failure, seriously threaten human lives and health worldwide. Innate and adaptive immune cells are all thought to participate in HBV-related diseases. However, there is a lack of information on the comprehensive landscape of the immune microenvironment.

methodsIn this study, single-cell ribonucleic acid sequencing was performed on liver samples obtained from patients diagnosed with hepatitis, cirrhosis, and acute-on-chronic liver failure, which were caused by HBV. Trajectory analysis was performed to analyze the evolution of cell subsets, and branch expression analysis modeling was applied to visualize the changes in gene expression during evolution.

resultsFinally, there was a significant increase in adaptive immune cells in the hepatitis and cirrhosis groups, whereas more innate immune cells were observed in the liver failure group. Furthermore, we found that monocytes underwent remarkable transcriptomic changes into FABP5+ macrophages, promoting the degranulation and chemotaxis of neutrophils through RESISTIN signaling, and LGMN+ macrophages, with the sequential activation of antigen presentation and defense to pathogens through SPP1 signaling.

conclusionMacrophages were revealed as central to the progression of acute-on-chronic liver failure as they regulated the activation or inhibition of other immune cells, which could help in developing an effective novel therapy.

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Acute-On-Chronic Liver FailureHepatitis BHepatitis B virusMacrophagesAdaptive ImmunityAdultDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansImmunity, InnateLiverLiver CirrhosisMaleMiddle AgedSingle-Cell AnalysisTranscriptomeHepatitis BImmunoregulationLiver failureMacrophages

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PMCPMC11753795

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