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ArticleInflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.]2026

Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics reveal an arachidonic acid-related cellular atlas in lung adenocarcinoma.

Chongqi Sun, Yuchen Zhang, Yun Pan, Guixi Xia, Guangrong Yang, Chunkai Huang, Jun Li, Pei Ma

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Chongqi SunDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
Yuchen ZhangDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
Yun PanJournal of Clinical Dermatology, Journal Academic Center of Jiangsu Province Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
Guixi XiaDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
Guangrong YangDepartment of Oncology, Chongqing Hospital of Jiangsu Province Hospital, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Chunkai HuangDepartment of Oncology, Chongqing Hospital of Jiangsu Province Hospital, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Jun LiDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China. mc_owen@163.com.
Pei MaDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China. mapei@njmu.edu.cn.

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"333 Project"of Jiangsu Province, Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by Jiangsu Association for Science and Technology Grant No. JSTJ-2025 -492Beijing Xisike Clinical Oncology Research Foundation Y-2022METAZQN-0012Jiangsu Province Hospital High-level Talent Cultivation Program (Phase I) CZ0121002010037National Natural Science Foundation of China 82003094
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purposeArachidonic acid (AA), a membrane-abundant polyunsaturated fatty acid, is primarily liberated from membrane phospholipids by phospholipase A PATIENTS AND

methodsScRNA-seq and ST-seq data underwent quality control, integration, clustering, and annotation. Cellular communication analysis explored TME cell/regional regulatory links. Differential cell populations were identified between primary tumor and normal groups; key cells were selected via enrichment pathways and communication patterns. Biomarkers were chosen through differential expression analysis and protein-protein interaction (PPI) network, followed by enrichment analysis, molecular/drug network construction, key cell re-clustering, and pseudotime analysis.

resultsTwelve cell types were identified in scRNA-seq, with T cells and epithelial cells among the top three. ST-seq revealed LUAD tissues comprise cancer, lymph, normal epithelium, and stroma regions. T cells and epithelial cells had extensive intercellular connections, designated as key cells. PTGS2, TBXAS1, AKR1C3, and HPGD were selected as biomarkers via PPI network. Re-clustering and pseudotime analysis showed most LUAD epithelial cells and T cells were terminally differentiated; PTGS2 and HPGD expression rose then declined in the middle-late stages of epithelial cell subpopulation differentiation.

conclusionIn this study, we observed the crucial functions of T cells and epithelial cells as well as AA-related biomarkers PTGS2, TBXAS1, AKR1C3, and HPGD in LUAD. These findings provide mechanistic context and suggest testable biomarkers for future translational studies.

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Adenocarcinoma of LungArachidonic AcidLung NeoplasmsBiomarkers, TumorCyclooxygenase 2HumansSingle-Cell AnalysisSingle-Cell Gene Expression AnalysisSpatial TranscriptomicsTranscriptomeTumor MicroenvironmentArachidonic AcidBiomarkers, TumorCyclooxygenase 2Bioinformatics analysisBiomarkerCell communicationPseudotime analysis

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