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ArticleJournal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR2025

Single-cell transcriptomics identify a novel macrophage population associated with bone invasion in pituitary neuroendocrine tumors.

Xinzhi Wu, Xueshuai Han, Haibo Zhu, Mingxuan Li, Lei Gong, Sicheng Jing, Weiyan Xie, Zhaoqi Liu, Chuzhong Li, Yazhuo Zhang

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Article in Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Xinzhi Wu *Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100070, China.
Xueshuai Han *Beijing Institute of Genomics, China National Center for Bioinformation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Haibo Zhu *Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100070, China.
Mingxuan LiBeijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100070, China.
Lei GongBeijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100070, China.
Sicheng JingDepartment of Biology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, 92122, USA.
Weiyan XieBeijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100070, China. weiyanxie@ccmu.edu.cn.
Zhaoqi LiuBeijing Institute of Genomics, China National Center for Bioinformation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China. liuzq@big.ac.cn.
Chuzhong LiBeijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100070, China. lichuzhong@ccmu.edu.cn.
Yazhuo ZhangBeijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100070, China. zyztxzz@126.com.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82473463
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBone-invasive Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumors (BI PitNETs) epitomize an aggressive subtype of pituitary tumors characterized by bone invasion, culminating in extensive skull base bone destruction and fragmentation. This infiltration poses a significant surgical risk due to potential damage to vital nerves and arteries. However, the mechanisms underlying bone invasion caused by PitNETs remain elusive, and effective interventions for PitNET-induced bone invasion are lacking in clinical practice.

methodsIn this study, we performed single-cell (n = 87,287) RNA sequencing on 10 cases of bone-invasive PitNETs and 5 cases of non-bone-invasion PitNETs (Non-BI PitNETs). We identified various cell types and determined their interactions through cell-cell communication analysis, which was further validated experimentally.

resultsWe identified a novel TNF-α

conclusionsOur study elucidates the tumor microenvironment changes in bone invasion and identifies the critical role of TNF-α

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Bone NeoplasmsMacrophagesNeuroendocrine TumorsPituitary NeoplasmsSingle-Cell AnalysisTranscriptomeFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessBone invasionMacrophagePitNETsTAMTNF-α

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PMID39865310
PMCPMC11770939

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