2022
Single-cell RNA-seq uncovers cellular heterogeneity and provides a signature for paediatric sleep apnoea.
Cortese R, Adams T, Cataldo K, Hummel J, Kaminski N, Kheirandish-Gozal L, Gozal D. Single-cell RNA-seq uncovers cellular heterogeneity and provides a signature for paediatric sleep apnoea. European Respiratory Journal 2022, 61: 2201465. PMID: 36356973, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01465-2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive sleep apnoeaSleep apnoeaImpact of OSASystemic immune functionMononuclear cell compositionMolecular signaturesCell-specific markersSystemic inflammationCardiovascular dysfunctionImmune cellsImmune functionSingle-cell transcriptomic analysisPaediatric sleep apnoeaUndescribed cell typePrevalent diseaseMajor causeCellular compositionApnoeaCell compositionRNA expression datasetsDiagnostic settingCell typesCell lineagesMolecular diagnostic settingScRNA-seq
2020
Single-Cell Transcriptional Archetypes of Airway Inflammation in Cystic Fibrosis.
Schupp JC, Khanal S, Gomez JL, Sauler M, Adams TS, Chupp GL, Yan X, Poli S, Zhao Y, Montgomery RR, Rosas IO, Dela Cruz CS, Bruscia EM, Egan ME, Kaminski N, Britto CJ. Single-Cell Transcriptional Archetypes of Airway Inflammation in Cystic Fibrosis. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2020, 202: 1419-1429. PMID: 32603604, PMCID: PMC7667912, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202004-0991oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCF lung diseaseHealthy control subjectsImmune dysfunctionLung diseaseCystic fibrosisControl subjectsSputum cellsAbnormal chloride transportLung mononuclear phagocytesInnate immune dysfunctionDivergent clinical coursesImmune cell repertoireMonocyte-derived macrophagesCF monocytesAirway inflammationClinical courseProinflammatory featuresCell survival programInflammatory responseTissue injuryCell repertoireImmune functionTranscriptional profilesAlveolar macrophagesMononuclear phagocytes