项目编号 PRJCA015861
项目标题 Single-cell Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals Rich Pituitary-immune Interactions under Systemic Inflammation
涉及领域 Medical
数据类型 Transcriptome or Gene expression
Raw sequence reads
Single cell sequencing
物种名称 Mus musculus
描述信息 The pituitary represents an essential hub in the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Pituitary hormone-producing cells (HPCs) release several hormones to regulate fundamental bodily functions under normal and stress conditions. It is well established that the pituitary endocrine gland modulates the immune system by releasing adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) in response to neuronal activation in the hypothalamus. However, it remains unclear how systemic inflammation regulates the transcriptomic profiles of pituitary HPCs. Here, we performed single-cell RNA- sequencing (scRNA-seq) of the pituitary and revealed that upon inflammation, all major pituitary HPCs respond robustly in a cell type-specific manner, with corticotropes displaying the strongest reaction. Systemic inflammation also led to the production and release of noncanonical bioactive molecules, including NPTX2 by corticotropes, to modulate immune homeostasis. Meanwhile, HPCs upregulate the gene expression of chemokines that facilitate the communication between the HPCs and immune cells. Together, our study reveals extensive interactions between the pituitary and immune system, suggesting the roles of the pituitary in mediating the effects of inflammation on many aspects of body physiology.
样品范围 Single cell
发布日期 2023-10-10
项目资金来源
机构 项目类型 授权项目ID 授权项目名称
Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (MOST) 2021ZD0202803
Research Unit of Medical Neurobiology at Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences 2019RU003
提交者 Ruiyu Wang (wangruiyu@cibr.ac.cn)
提交单位 Chinese Institute for Brain Research
提交日期 2023-03-27

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CRA010480 Single-cell Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals Rich Pituitary-immune Interactions under Systemic Inflammation