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Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals the change in cytotoxic NK/T cells, epithelial cells and myeloid cells of the tumor microenvironment of high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma.

Authors :
Meng, Lingnan
Sun, Shujuan
Source :
Discover Oncology; 9/9/2024, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p1-14, 14p
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Background: The heterogeneity of high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) has hindered the clinical treatment, and our current study aims to characterize the change in tumor microenvironment (TME) with the progression of HGSOC via single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq). Methods: The single-cell landscape in HGSOC was downloaded from the dataset GSE184880, which included 7 HGSOC and 5 normal samples and then applied for the filtering and annotation of cell clusters. The differentially expressed marker genes in these clusters were analyzed via "FindAllMarker" function in Seurat package and the functional enrichment analyses were implemented using clusterProflier package. Finally, the CellChat package was applied for the cell–cell communication analysis. Cellular experimental were determined Real-time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-qPCR). Results: 45,448 single cells were categorized into 10 cell clusters. The proportion of NK/T cells (49.5%), epithelial cells (15.3%) and myeloid cells (14%) was higher in the HGSOC samples. The heterogeneity and different enriched pathways of epithelial cells have been revealed with the progression of HGSOC from early to late stage, concurrent with the reduced activity of cytotoxic NK/T cells and the decreased capabilities of recruiting immune cells and presenting antigens in macrophages. Besides, the cell–cell communication analysis has revealed a strong communication of CXCL and CCL signal between M1 macrophages and cytotoxic NK/T cells in early stage of HGSOC. Moreover, RT-qPCR indicated that CCL4/5 and CCR1/5 levels were upregulated in tumor cell SK-OV-3. Conclusion: The investigation using scRNA-seq has depicted the change in cytotoxic NK/T cells, epithelial cells and myeloid cells of the TME of HGSOC, which may provide another insight into the specific mechanisms underlying the progression of HGSOC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
27306011
Volume :
15
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Discover Oncology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
179536516
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-024-01290-9