Localizing Hormone Receptor Expression to Cellular Compartments in Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis.
Localizing Hormone Receptor Expression to Cellular Compartments in Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis.
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将激素受体表达定位于特发性声门下狭窄的细胞区室。
DOI:
10.1002/lary.30856
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发表时间:
2023
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Gelbard,Alexander
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Talatala,EdwardRyanR;Clark,Evan;Ye,Wenda;Davis,RuthJ;Hillel,AlexanderT;Collins,SamuelL;Ramirez-Solano,Marisol;Sheng,Quanhu;Gelbard,Alexander
ObjectivesIdiopathic subglottic stenosis (iSGS) is an unexplained progressive fibrosis of the upper airway. iSGS almost exclusively affects women; as a result, female hormones (estrogen and progesterone) have been proposed to participate in the pathogenesis of iSGS. Our aim was to localize cell‐specific gene expression of estrogen receptors (ESR1andESR2) and progesterone receptor (PGR) using an established iSGS single‐cell RNA sequencing (scRNAseq) cell atlas.Study DesignEx vivomolecular study of airway scar and healthy mucosa from iSGS patients.MethodsAn established scRNAseq atlas consisting of 25,974 individually sequenced cells from subglottic scar (n= 7) or matched unaffected mucosa (n= 3) in iSGS patients was interrogated for RNA expression ofESR1,ESR2, andPGR. Results were quantified and compared across cell subsets, then visualized using Uniform Manifold Approximation and Projection (UMAP). Confirmatory protein assessment of endocrine receptors in fibroblasts from iSGS patients (n= 5) was performed via flow cytometry.ResultsThe proximal airway mucosa in iSGS patients demonstrates differential expression of endocrine receptors (ESR1,ESR2,PGR). Within airway scar, endocrine receptors are primarily expressed by fibroblasts, immune cells, and endothelial cells. Fibroblasts show strongESR1andPGRexpression, while immune cells possess RNA for bothESR1andESR2. Endothelial cells predominantly expressESR2. Epithelial cells in unaffected mucosa express all three receptors, which are all reduced in airway scar.ConclusionsscRNAseq data localized endocrine receptor expression to specific cell subsets. These results provide the foundation for future work interrogating how hormone‐dependent mechanisms promote, sustain, or participate in iSGS disease pathogenesis.Level of EvidenceNA; Basic scienceLaryngoscope, 133:3506–3511, 2023