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Longitudinal single-cell profiles of lung regeneration after viral infection reveal persistent injury-associated cell states

  1. Author:
    Niethamer, Terren K
    Planer, Joseph D
    Morley, Michael P
    Babu, Apoorva
    Zhao, Gan
    Basil, Maria C
    Cantu, Edward
    Frank, David B
    Diamond, Joshua M
    Nottingham, Ana N
    Li, Shanru
    Sharma,Arnav
    Hallquist, Hannah
    Levin, Lillian I
    Zhou, Su
    Vaughan, Andrew E
    Morrisey, Edward E
  2. Author Address

    Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Penn-Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Lung Biology Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Penn Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Cancer and Developmental Biology Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD 21702, USA. Electronic address: terren.niethamer@nih.gov., Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Penn-Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Lung Biology Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Penn Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA., Penn-Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Lung Biology Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA., Penn-Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Lung Biology Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA., Penn-Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Lung Biology Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA., Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA., Penn-Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Lung Biology Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA., Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Penn Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA., Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Penn-Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Lung Biology Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Penn Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: emorrise@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.,
    1. Year: 2025
    2. Date: Jan 13
    3. Epub Date: 2025 01 13
  1. Journal: Cell Stem Cell
  2. Type of Article: Article
  1. Abstract:

    Functional regeneration of the lung's gas exchange surface following injury requires the coordination of a complex series of cell behaviors within the alveolar niche. Using single-cell transcriptomics combined with lineage tracing of proliferating progenitors, we examined mouse lung regeneration after influenza injury, demonstrating an asynchronously phased response across different cellular compartments. This longitudinal atlas of injury responses has produced a catalog of transient and persistent transcriptional alterations in cells as they transit across axes of differentiation. These cell states include an injury-induced capillary endothelial cell (iCAP) that arises after injury, persists indefinitely, and shares hallmarks with developing lung endothelium and endothelial aberrations found in degenerative human lung diseases. This dataset provides a foundational resource to understand the complexity of cellular and molecular responses to injury and correlations to responses found in human development and disease. Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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  1. DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2024.12.002
  2. PMID: 39818203
  3. PII : S1934-5909(24)00441-7

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  1. Fiscal Year: FY2024-2025
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