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Disparate interferon signaling and shared aberrant basaloid cells in single-cell profiling of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease

ABSTRACT: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) differ in the predominant demographics and identified genetic risk alleles of affected patients, however both diseases frequently progress to respiratory failure and death. Contrasting advanced SSc-ILD to IPF provides insight to the role dysregulated immunity may play in pulmonary fibrosis. To analyze cell-type specific transcriptome commonalities and differences between IPF and SSc-ILD, we compared single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) of 21 explanted lung tissue specimens from patients with advanced IPF, SSc-ILD, and organ donor controls. Comparison of IPF and SSc-ILD tissue identified divergent patterns of interferon signaling, with interferon-gamma signaling upregulated in the SPP1hi and FABP4hi macrophages, cytotoxic T cells, and natural kill cells of IPF, while type I interferon signaling and production was upregulated in the corresponding SSc-ILD populations. Plasmacytoid dendritic cells were found in diseased lungs only, and exhibited upregulated cellular stress pathways in SSc-ILD compared to IPF. Alveolar type I cells were dramatically decreased in both IPF and SSc-ILD, with a distinct transcriptome signature separating these cells by disease. KRT5-/KRT17+ aberrant basaloid cells exhibiting markers of cellular senescence and epithelial-mesenchymal transition were identified in SSc-ILD for the first time. In summary, our study utilizes the enriched capabilities of scRNA-seq to identify key divergent cell types and pathways between IPF and SSc-ILD, providing new insights into the shared and distinct mechanisms between idiopathic and autoimmune interstitial lung diseases.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE156310 | GEO | 2021/03/30

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:Rationale: The diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) requires exclusion of an underlying autoimmune disease, as present in interstitial lung diseases associated with connective tissue diseases (CTD-ILD). The prevalence of autoantibodies in IPF patients is currently unknown. Objectives: An unbiased assay for de novo discovery of autoantigens can help characterizing autoreactivities in IPF patients beyond clinically established autoimmune panels. Methods: We developed the proteomic Differential Antigen Capture (DAC) assay, capturing patient antibodies from plasma, followed by affinity purification coupled to mass spectrometry (AP-MS). The DAC assay quantifies the binding capacity of patient antibodies to proteins in a pooled native extract from lung explants (ILD explants n=41; donor controls n=12). Plasma antibodies from patients with IPF (n=35), CTD-ILD (n=24) and age-matched controls (n=32) were analyzed and validated in an independent cohort (IPF: n=40; CTD-ILD: n=20). Plasma antibody binding profiles were associated with clinical meta-data including diagnosis, lung function and transplant free survival. Measurements and Main Results: We identified 586 putative autoantigens in both study cohorts with a broad heterogeneity among disease entities and cohorts. On average, in IPF a mean±SD of 16±40 autoantigens and in CTD-ILD a mean±SD of 9±15 autoantigens were identified per patient. We identified 18 IPF-specific autoantigens validated in the second cohort. Interestingly, there was also a high number of shared autoantigens in IPF and CTD-ILD patients, with 17 being present in IPF and CTD-ILD of both cohorts. Presence of antibodies to Thrombospondin 1 (THBS1) and tubulin beta-1 chain (TUBB1) was associated with a significantly reduced survival in patients with IPF (p=0.002 and p=0.019, respectively). This signature was often associated with autoreactivity against talin-1 (TLN1), latent-transforming growth factor beta-binding protein 1 (LTBP1), epididymis secretory protein Li 112 (HEL-S-112), zyxin (ZYX), the LIM and senescent cell antigen-like-containing domain protein 1 (LIMS1) and caldesmon (CALD1). Conclusions: Unbiased proteomic profiling reveals that the overall prevalence of autoantibodies is similar in IPF and CTD-ILD patients and identifies novel IPF specific autoantigens associated with patient survival.

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Disparate interferon signaling and shared aberrant basaloid cells in single-cell profiling of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease

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