Journal: Nature Communications

Article Title: Single-cell transcriptomics analysis of bullous pemphigoid unveils immune-stromal crosstalk in type 2 inflammatory disease

doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-50283-3

Figure Lengend Snippet: a Hierarchical plot showing inferred intercellular communication network of CCL17 - CCR4 signaling. b The feature plot and the bar chart showing CCL17 mRNA expression within total skin cells between BP ( n = 5) and HC ( n = 8). c Protein level of CCL17 in serum from BP ( n = 73) and HC ( n = 32) by ELISA. d The feature plot and the bar chart showing CCR4 mRNA expression within total skin cells between BP ( n = 5) and HC ( n = 8). In the box plot b – d : Minima: Lower limit of the whisker. Maxima: Upper limit of the whisker. Center: Median line inside the box. The upper and lower box bounds represent the 25% and 75% percentile of data. e Flow plots of CD3 + T cells from PBMCs showing the expression of CCR4 treated by CCL17 recombinant protein (left panel), and the frequency of CCR4 (right panel) in BP ( n = 30) and HC ( n = 16) groups. f The positive correlation between the level of PLA2G2A and CCL17 in serum from in BP patients ( n = 73). P -value was calculated using two-sided Pearson correlation test. r -value was Pearson correlation coefficient. g The level of CCL17 in PBMC from BP patients ( n = 26) and HC ( n = 7) treated with PLA2G2A recombinant protein. h Effect of CCL17 treatment on the IL-13 secretion from BP patients ( n = 26) and HC ( n = 13). i Effect of PLA2G2A treatment on the IL-13 secretion from BP patients ( n = 20) and HC ( n = 13). j , k ELISA analysis of anti-BP180-NC16A antibody titers in supernatants of CCL17 ( j ) or PLA2G2A ( k ) stimulated PBMCs from BP patients ( n = 26) and HC ( n = 22). P -values in b–d were calculated using two-sided Mann–Whitney U-test. P -values in e and g – k were calculated using paired two-sided Student’s t -test. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, **** P < 0.0001, only P -values < 0.05 are shown. Each sample is represented as one dot.

Article Snippet: The serum levels of IL-13 (EK0424), IL-4 (EK0404), IL-5 (EK0407), PLA2G2A (EK1944), and CCL17 (EK0684) in both patients and controls were quantified using ELISA Development Kits from BosterBio, USA, following the manufacturer’s instructions.

Techniques: Expressing, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Whisker Assay, Recombinant, MANN-WHITNEY

Journal: Nature Communications

Article Title: Single-cell transcriptomics analysis of bullous pemphigoid unveils immune-stromal crosstalk in type 2 inflammatory disease

doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-50283-3

Figure Lengend Snippet: It illustrates a positive feedback loop where fibroblasts respond to Th2 cells through the IL13RA1 - IL13 pair, leading to increased secretion of PLA2G2A and CXCL12. This, in turn, amplifies the Th2-mediated response. (i) The lesional fibroblasts respond to IL-13 and induce the overexpression of PLA2G2A, which promotes the expression of CXCR4 on the surface of immune cells to recruit the immune cells from peripheral blood into skin lesions. (ii) Fibroblasts-derived PLA2G2A and myeloid cells-derived CCL17 elevate the secretion of IL-13, and fibroblast and myeloid cells further respond to IL-13, forming a positive feedback loop between immune cells and fibroblasts. (iii) IL-13 activates B cells to secrete autoantibodies. (iv) In blister, the secretion of autoantibodies recruits T cells, myeloid cells, mast cells, neutrophils and eosinophils. T cell-derived IL-13 activates eosinophils to secrete various cytokines (including IL-13), which further promotes Th2 polarization and mediates the crosstalk between immune cells.

Article Snippet: The serum levels of IL-13 (EK0424), IL-4 (EK0404), IL-5 (EK0407), PLA2G2A (EK1944), and CCL17 (EK0684) in both patients and controls were quantified using ELISA Development Kits from BosterBio, USA, following the manufacturer’s instructions.

Techniques: Over Expression, Expressing, Derivative Assay