Single cell atlas identifies lipid-processing and immunomodulatory endothelial cells in healthy and malignant breast

Vincent Geldhof, Laura P M H de Rooij, Liliana Sokol, Jacob Amersfoort, Maxim De Schepper, Katerina Rohlenova, Griet Hoste, Adriaan Vanderstichele, Anne-Marie Delsupehe, Edoardo Isnaldi, Naima Dai, Federico Taverna, Shawez Khan, Anh-Co K Truong, Laure-Anne Teuwen, François Richard, Lucas Treps, Ann Smeets, Ines Nevelsteen, Birgit WeynandStefan Vinckier, Luc Schoonjans, Joanna Kalucka, Christine Desmedt, Patrick Neven, Massimiliano Mazzone, Giuseppe Floris, Kevin Punie, Mieke Dewerchin, Guy Eelen, Hans Wildiers, Xuri Li, Yonglun Luo, Peter Carmeliet

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Abstract

Since a detailed inventory of endothelial cell (EC) heterogeneity in breast cancer (BC) is lacking, here we perform single cell RNA-sequencing of 26,515 cells (including 8433 ECs) from 9 BC patients and compare them to published EC taxonomies from lung tumors. Angiogenic ECs are phenotypically similar, while other EC subtypes are different. Predictive interactome analysis reveals known but also previously unreported receptor-ligand interactions between ECs and immune cells, suggesting an involvement of breast EC subtypes in immune responses. We also identify a capillary EC subtype (LIPEC (Lipid Processing EC)), which expresses genes involved in lipid processing that are regulated by PPAR-γ and is more abundant in peri-tumoral breast tissue. Retrospective analysis of 4648 BC patients reveals that treatment with metformin (an indirect PPAR-γ signaling activator) provides long-lasting clinical benefit and is positively associated with LIPEC abundance. Our findings warrant further exploration of this LIPEC/PPAR-γ link for BC treatment.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer5511
TidsskriftNature Communications
Vol/bind13
Udgave nummer1
Sider (fra-til)5511
ISSN2041-1722
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 20 sep. 2022

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