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Single-Nuclei RNA-Sequencing of the Gastrocnemius Muscle in Peripheral Artery Disease

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CIRCULATION RESEARCH
卷 133, 期 10, 页码 791-809

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LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.123.323161

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ischemia; lower extremity; peripheral arterial disease; peripheral vascular diseases; transcriptome

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This study presents a single-nuclei RNA-sequencing atlas of PAD limb muscle, revealing a shift in fiber type and upregulation of stress response, autophagy, hypoxia, and atrophy-related genes in PAD patients. Additionally, unique transcriptional profiles and increased diversity of transcriptomes were observed in muscle stem cells, regenerating myonuclei, and fibro-adipogenic progenitor cells of PAD muscles. Analysis of intercellular communication networks highlighted fibro-adipogenic progenitors as a major signaling hub in PAD muscle, along with deficiencies in angiogenic and bone morphogenetic protein signaling which could contribute to poor limb function in PAD.
BACKGROUND: Lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a growing epidemic with limited effective treatment options. Here, we provide a single-nuclei atlas of PAD limb muscle to facilitate a better understanding of the composition of cells and transcriptional differences that comprise the diseased limb muscle.METHODS: We obtained gastrocnemius muscle specimens from 20 patients with PAD and 12 non-PAD controls. Nuclei were isolated and single-nuclei RNA-sequencing was performed. The composition of nuclei was characterized by iterative clustering via principal component analysis, differential expression analysis, and the use of known marker genes. Bioinformatics analysis was performed to determine differences in gene expression between PAD and non-PAD nuclei, as well as subsequent analysis of intercellular signaling networks. Additional histological analyses of muscle specimens accompany the single-nuclei RNA-sequencing atlas.RESULTS: Single-nuclei RNA-sequencing analysis indicated a fiber type shift with patients with PAD having fewer type I (slow/oxidative) and more type II (fast/glycolytic) myonuclei compared with non-PAD, which was confirmed using immunostaining of muscle specimens. Myonuclei from PAD displayed global upregulation of genes involved in stress response, autophagy, hypoxia, and atrophy. Subclustering of myonuclei also identified populations that were unique to PAD muscle characterized by metabolic dysregulation. PAD muscles also displayed unique transcriptional profiles and increased diversity of transcriptomes in muscle stem cells, regenerating myonuclei, and fibro-adipogenic progenitor cells. Analysis of intercellular communication networks revealed fibro-adipogenic progenitors as a major signaling hub in PAD muscle, as well as deficiencies in angiogenic and bone morphogenetic protein signaling which may contribute to poor limb function in PAD.CONCLUSIONS: This reference single-nuclei RNA-sequencing atlas provides a comprehensive analysis of the cell composition, transcriptional signature, and intercellular communication pathways that are altered in the PAD condition.

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