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ArticleeLife2024

NK cell exhaustion in Wilson's disease revealed by single-cell RNA sequencing predicts the prognosis of cholecystitis.

Yong Jin, Jiayu Xing, Chenyu Dai, Lei Jin, Wanying Zhang, Qianqian Tao, Mei Hou, Ziyi Li, Wen Yang, Qiyu Feng and 2 more

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Yong Jin *Cancer Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Jiayu Xing *Cancer Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Chenyu Dai *Department of Cadre Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China.
Lei JinDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China.
Wanying ZhangCancer Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Qianqian TaoDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China.
Mei HouCancer Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Ziyi LiDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China.
Wen YangCancer Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Qiyu FengCancer Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5032-7500
Hongyang WangCancer Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Qingsheng YuDepartment of Cadre Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8074-0329

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 2021KY340National Natural Science Foundation of China 81773112National Natural Science Foundation of China 82073186State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People's Republic of China Teaching Letter [2021] No. 270
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic abnormalities associated with liver disease have a significant impact on the risk and prognosis of cholecystitis. However, the underlying mechanism remains to be elucidated. Here, we investigated this issue using Wilson's disease (WD) as a model, which is a genetic disorder characterized by impaired mitochondrial function and copper metabolism. Our retrospective clinical study found that WD patients have a significantly higher incidence of cholecystitis and a poorer prognosis. The hepatic immune cell landscape using single-cell RNA sequencing showed that the tissue immune microenvironment is altered in WD, mainly a major change in the constitution and function of the innate immune system. Exhaustion of natural killer (NK) cells is the fundamental factor, supported by the upregulated expression of inhibitory receptors and the downregulated expression of cytotoxic molecules, which was verified in clinical samples. Further bioinformatic analysis confirmed a positive correlation between NK cell exhaustion and poor prognosis in cholecystitis and other inflammatory diseases. The study demonstrated dysfunction of liver immune cells triggered by specific metabolic abnormalities in WD, with a focus on the correlation between NK cell exhaustion and poor healing of cholecystitis, providing new insights into the improvement of inflammatory diseases by assessing immune cell function.

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CholecystitisHepatolenticular DegenerationKiller Cells, NaturalAdultFemaleHumansImmune System ExhaustionLiverMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSequence Analysis, RNASingle-Cell Analysishumanimmune cell dysfunctionimmunologyinflammationmedicinemetabolic abnormalitiesNK cell exhaustion

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