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ArticleNature communications2025

MACanalyzeR scRNAseq analysis tool reveals PPARγ

Andrea Ninni, Fabio Zaccaria, Luca Verteramo, Francesca Sciarretta, Loreana Sanches Silveira, José Cesar Rosa-Neto, Simone Carotti, Lorenzo Nevi, Paolo Grumati, Satish Patel and 19 more

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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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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

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29 authors.

Andrea NinniDepartment of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Fabio ZaccariaDepartment of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Luca VerteramoDepartment of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Francesca SciarrettaDepartment of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Loreana Sanches SilveiraImmunometabolism Research Group, Department of Cell Biology and Development, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo (ICB1-USP), São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4429-0153
José Cesar Rosa-NetoImmunometabolism Research Group, Department of Cell Biology and Development, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo (ICB1-USP), São Paulo, Brazil.
Simone CarottiMicroscopic and Ultrastructural Anatomy Research Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy.
Lorenzo NeviMicroscopic and Ultrastructural Anatomy Research Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0924-2551
Paolo GrumatiTelethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Pozzuoli, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9942-9389
Satish PatelMetabolic Research Laboratories, Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Giulia CarreraLaboratory of Resolution of Neuroinflammation, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy.
Alessandro SgambatoMultiplex Spatial Profiling Facility, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario 'Agostino Gemelli' IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Donatella LucchettiMultiplex Spatial Profiling Facility, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario 'Agostino Gemelli' IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Filomena ColellaMultiplex Spatial Profiling Facility, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario 'Agostino Gemelli' IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Ilenia SeveriDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy.
Martina SenzacquaDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy.
Antonio GiordanoDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy.
Sergio BernardiniDepartment of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Claudia Di BiagioDepartment of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9096-3166
Flavia TortoliciDepartment of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Giuseppe RizzoInstitute of Experimental Biomedicine, University Hospital Würzburg, D16, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-5366-0738
Clement CochainInstitute of Experimental Biomedicine, University Hospital Würzburg, D16, Würzburg, Germany.
Valerio ChiurchiùLaboratory of Resolution of Neuroinflammation, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0316-7311
Stoyan IvanovUniversité Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Nice, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0527-2297
Beiyan ZhouDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0638-2428
Jesse W WilliamsCenter for Immunology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3815-0891
David B SavageMetabolic Research Laboratories, Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Katia AquilanoDepartment of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5905-9870
Daniele Lettieri-BarbatoDepartment of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy. daniele.lettieri.barbato@uniroma2.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1172-814X

Funding

MiR-150 regulated adiose tissue B cells in obesityR01DK121805 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI VELLA, ANTHONY T, ZHOU, BEIYAN · 2020 to 2024
$2.0M
ASCVD risk assessment in T2DM facilitated by novel computational immunology programsR01HL172239 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI Anthony T Vella, Beiyan Zhou · 2024 to 2026
$1.6M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL172239NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK121805Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Macrophages are key regulators of adipose tissue plasticity. Obesity impairs brown adipose tissue (BAT) function in humans, yet macrophage-mediated mechanisms remain elusive. Here, we introduce MACanalyzeR, a single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNAseq) tool designed for comprehensive monocyte/macrophage metabolic profiling. Applying MACanalyzeR to BAT from obese male murine models (db/db and HFD-fed mice), we identify lipid-associated macrophages (LAMs) with foamy characteristics. Unlike db/db BAT LAMs, those in HFD BAT correlate with thermogenic gene expression and PPAR signaling activation. A distinct Pparg

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Adipose Tissue, BrownGrowth Differentiation Factor 15MacrophagesPPAR gammaThermogenesisAnimalsDiet, High-FatHumansLipid MetabolismMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLObesityRNA-SeqSequence Analysis, RNASingle-Cell AnalysisGdf15 protein, mouseGrowth Differentiation Factor 15PPAR gammaPparg protein, mouse

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