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ArticleNature communications2025

Spatial mapping of innate lymphoid cells in human lymphoid tissues and lymphoma at single-cell resolution.

Nathalie Van Acker, François-Xavier Frenois, Pauline Gravelle, Marie Tosolini, Charlotte Syrykh, Camille Laurent, Pierre Brousset

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Nathalie Van Acker *Department of Pathology, CHU of Toulouse, Imag'IN Platform, IUCT-Oncopole, Toulouse, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0420-5081
François-Xavier Frenois *Department of Pathology, CHU of Toulouse, Imag'IN Platform, IUCT-Oncopole, Toulouse, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8433-7764
Pauline GravelleDepartment of Pathology, CHU of Toulouse, Imag'IN Platform, IUCT-Oncopole, Toulouse, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0462-5652
Marie TosoliniCancer Research Center of Toulouse (INSERM), Team 9 NoLymIT and Labex TOUCAN, Toulouse, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5278-5952
Charlotte SyrykhDepartment of Pathology, CHU of Toulouse, Imag'IN Platform, IUCT-Oncopole, Toulouse, France.
Camille LaurentDepartment of Pathology, CHU of Toulouse, Imag'IN Platform, IUCT-Oncopole, Toulouse, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5375-7512
Pierre BroussetDepartment of Pathology, CHU of Toulouse, Imag'IN Platform, IUCT-Oncopole, Toulouse, France. brousset.p@chu-toulouse.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8629-3291

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Innate lymphoid cells (ILC) distribution and compartmentalization in human lymphoid tissues are incompletely described. Through combined multiplex immunofluorescence, multispectral imaging, and advanced computer vision methods, we provide a map of ILCs at the whole-slide single-cell resolution level, and study their proximity to T helper (Th) cells. The results show that ILC2 predominates in thymic medulla; by contrast, immature Th cells prevail in the cortex. Unexpectedly, we find that Th2-like and Th17-like phenotypes appear before complete T cell receptor gene rearrangements in these immature thymocytes. In the periphery, ILC2 are more abundant in lymph nodes and tonsils, penetrating lymphoid follicles. NK cells are uncommon in lymphoid tissues but abundant in the spleen, whereas ILC1 and ILC3 predominate in the ileum and appendix. Under pathogenic conditions, a deep perturbation of both ILC and Th populations is seen in follicular lymphoma compared with non-neoplastic conditions. Lastly, all ILCs are preferentially in close proximity to their Th counterparts. In summary, our histopathology tool help present a spatial mapping of human ILCs and Th cells, in normal and neoplastic lymphoid tissues.

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Immunity, InnateLymphocytesLymphoid TissueLymphomaSingle-Cell AnalysisHumansKiller Cells, NaturalLymph NodesLymphoma, FollicularPalatine TonsilT-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer

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PMID40374674
PMCPMC12081901

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