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Single-cell sequencing reveals the role of

Li Zhou, Mei Yang, Chao Deng, Manqiu Hu, Suhua Wu, Kewen Lai, Lili Zhang, Zhiji Chen, Qin Tang, Qingliang Wang and 6 more

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Article in iMeta, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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11 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Li ZhouDepartment of Gastroenterology the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Chongqing China.
Mei YangDepartment of Gastroenterology the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Chongqing China.
Chao DengDepartment of Gastroenterology the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Chongqing China.
Manqiu HuDepartment of Gastroenterology the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Chongqing China.
Suhua WuDepartment of Gastroenterology the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Chongqing China.
Kewen LaiDepartment of Gastroenterology the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Chongqing China.
Lili ZhangDepartment of Gastroenterology the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Chongqing China.
Zhiji ChenDepartment of Gastroenterology the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Chongqing China.
Qin TangDepartment of Gastroenterology the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Chongqing China.
Qingliang WangDepartment of Pathology the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Chongqing China.
Lu ChenDepartment of Pathology the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Chongqing China.
Runmin ZhaDepartment of Ultrasound the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Chongqing China.
Yuanyuan ChenDepartment of Gastroenterology the Third People's Hospital of Chengdu Chengdu China.
Yibo TanDepartment of Gastroenterology the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Chongqing China.
Song HeDepartment of Gastroenterology the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Chongqing China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6424-4974
Zhihang ZhouDepartment of Gastroenterology the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Chongqing China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1356-9872

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Early gastric cancer (EGC) represents a critical stage in preventing and controlling the progression from gastritis to advanced gastric cancer (AGC). Therefore, identifying the single-cell characteristics of EGC, particularly the cellular composition of the tumor microenvironment (TME), as well as identifying potential predictive markers and therapeutic targets, could significantly enhance the monitoring of gastric cancer and improve clinical cure rates. We constructed a comprehensive single-cell RNA sequencing atlas for 184,426 high-quality gastric cancer cells from various stages, utilizing clinical biopsies and surgical samples. Our single-cell atlas highlights the cellular and molecular characteristics of EGC. Eight distinct cell lineage states were identified, and it was observed that the number of epithelial cell meta-clusters gradually decreased, while the number of T&NK, B, plasma, fibroblast, myeloid, and endothelial cells increased with disease progression. Certain epithelial subclusters (metaplastic stem-like cells (MSCs), pit mucous-like cells (PMC-like), proliferating cells), T-cell subclusters (T

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angiogenesisearly gastric cancerendothelial cellsIL‐33organoidssingle‐cell RNA sequencingtumor microenvironment

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PMID40860436
PMCPMC12371260

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