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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2026

Innate-immune crosstalk orchestrates T cell-mediated rejection in kidney transplants.

Yuyun Hu, Zhiqiang Chen, Yujun Liang, Zhixuan Wu, Yijian Zhang, Junyu Guo, Chunqiang Dong, Guanmiao Chen, Michael Williams, Emily Johnson and 3 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yuyun Hu *Department of Nephrology, The First People's Hospital of Nanning, Nanning, China.
Zhiqiang Chen *Department of Nephrology, Yuebei People's Hospital Affiliated to Shantou University Medical College, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China.
Yujun Liang *The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Zhixuan Wu *Wuming Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Yijian ZhangOrgan Transplant Center, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China.
Junyu GuoPathology Department, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China.
Chunqiang DongDepartment of Organ Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Guanmiao ChenDepartment of Organ Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Michael WilliamsDepartment of Basic Science, YuanDong Life California Ivy Research Institute, West Hollywood, CA, United States.
Emily JohnsonDepartment of Basic Science, YuanDong Life California Ivy Research Institute, West Hollywood, CA, United States.
Min HeDepartment of Nephrology, Yuebei People's Hospital Affiliated to Shantou University Medical College, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China.
Wei DuDepartment of Urology, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Boqian WangOrgan Transplant Center, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: T cell-mediated rejection (TCMR) remains a major barrier to long-term kidney allograft survival, driven by recipient immune responses against donor antigens. A comprehensive understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying TCMR is essential for developing novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Methods: We integrated two public single-cell RNA sequencing datasets (GSE145927 and E-MTAB-12051) to construct a comprehensive single-cell atlas of kidney allograft biopsies. Unsupervised clustering, functional scoring, trajectory inference, gene regulatory network analysis, and cell-cell communication analysis were performed. Key findings were validated in a murine TCMR model. Results: In the single TCMR sample analyzed, we observed several cell populations that were enriched and may be associated with TCMR. An NQO1 Conclusion: This hypothesis-generating study, based on a single TCMR case, provides a single-cell atlas of the TCMR immune microenvironment and suggests several subsets and pathways that may be involved. Our findings suggest that innate immune cells may initiate and amplify adaptive responses through chemokine and inflammatory networks, providing new insights into the potential role of innate immunity in allograft injury. The DUSP1

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CD8-Positive T-LymphocytesGraft RejectionImmunity, InnateKidney TransplantationT-LymphocytesAnimalsCell CommunicationHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLbiomarkersCD8+ T cellsimmune microenvironmentkidney transplantationsingle-cell RNA sequencingT cell–mediated rejection

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