单位:[1]Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, PR China妇产科学系华中科技大学同济医学院附属同济医院[2]Aier Eye Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430070, PR China[3]School of Optometry, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning 437100, PR China
Background: A mouse corneal allograft model was induced and single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data of corneal tissues and T cells were analyzed to reveal a T cell-mediated mechanism for corneal allograft rejection in mice. Methods: Corneal tissue samples from a mouse model of corneal allograft were collected for scRNA-seq analysis, followed by quality control, dimensionality reduction, cluster analysis and enrichment analysis. A large number of highly variable genes were identified in mice with corneal allograft. Significant difference existed in immune T cells, especially in CD4 + T cells. Results: It was found that T cell marker genes Ctla4, Ccl5, Tcf7, Lgals1, and Itgb1 may play key roles in the corneal allograft rejection. Mice with allograft rejection showed a significant increase in the proportion of CD4 + T cells in the corneal tissues. Besides, Ccl5 and Tcf7 expression was increased in mice with allograft rejection and positively linked to the proportion of CD4 + T cells. Whereas, Ctla4 expression was downregulated and negatively associated with the proportion of CD4 + T cells. Conclusion: Collectively, Ctla4, Ccl5 and Tcf7 may participate in the rejection of corneal allograft in mice by affecting CD4 + T cell activation.
基金:
Wuhan Medical Research Program [WX20A15]; Scientific Research Fund of Clinical Research Institute of Aier Group [AR2110D2]; Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province [2020CFB673]
第一作者单位:[1]Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, PR China
通讯作者:
通讯机构:[2]Aier Eye Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430070, PR China[3]School of Optometry, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning 437100, PR China[*1]Aier Eye Hospital of Wuhan University, No. 481, Zhongshan Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430070, Hubei Province, PR China.
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Lai Qiaohong,Hu Lihua,Zhang Wanping,et al.Single-Cell RNA sequencing highlights the regulatory role of T cell marker genes Ctla4, Ccl5 and Tcf7 in corneal allograft rejection of mouse model[J].INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY.2023,117:doi:10.1016/j.intimp.2023.109911.
APA:
Lai, Qiaohong,Hu, Lihua,Zhang, Wanping,Jiang, Ziying,Zeng, Cheng&Hu, Jun.(2023).Single-Cell RNA sequencing highlights the regulatory role of T cell marker genes Ctla4, Ccl5 and Tcf7 in corneal allograft rejection of mouse model.INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY,117,
MLA:
Lai, Qiaohong,et al."Single-Cell RNA sequencing highlights the regulatory role of T cell marker genes Ctla4, Ccl5 and Tcf7 in corneal allograft rejection of mouse model".INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY 117.(2023)