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ArticleNature communications2024

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

Tingting Liu, Zhenzhen Wang, Xiaotong Xue, Zhe Wang, Yuan Zhang, Zihao Mi, Qing Zhao, Lele Sun, Chuan Wang, Peidian Shi and 6 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. [New treatment options for autoimmune bullous diseases].Dermatologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026
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  8. A neuroimmune axis linking S100A8/9 to itch sensitization in both bullous pemphigoid and atopic dermatitis.JID innovations : skin science from molecules to population health · 2026
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  11. Stress-Induced Activation of Prolactin-NR4A1-Midkine Axis Exacerbates Skin Inflammation.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  15. Treatment of juvenile bullous pemphigoid with lebrikizumab.Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG · 2025
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  20. Bullous pemphigoid.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Tingting Liu *Hospital for Skin Diseases, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Zhenzhen Wang *Hospital for Skin Diseases, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5927-2471
Xiaotong XueHospital for Skin Diseases, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Zhe WangHospital for Skin Diseases, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3253-5793
Yuan ZhangHospital for Skin Diseases, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Zihao MiHospital for Skin Diseases, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Qing ZhaoHospital for Skin Diseases, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Lele SunHospital for Skin Diseases, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Chuan WangHospital for Skin Diseases, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Peidian ShiHospital for Skin Diseases, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Gongqi YuHospital for Skin Diseases, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Meng WangHospital for Skin Diseases, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Yonghu SunHospital for Skin Diseases, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4553-2871
Fuzhong XueDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Hong LiuHospital for Skin Diseases, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China. hongyue2519@hotmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-4488-0372
Furen ZhangHospital for Skin Diseases, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China. zhangfuren@hotmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-3383-1973

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is a type 2 inflammation- and immunity-driven skin disease, yet a comprehensive understanding of the immune landscape, particularly immune-stromal crosstalk in BP, remains elusive. Herein, using single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) and in vitro functional analyzes, we pinpoint Th2 cells, dendritic cells (DCs), and fibroblasts as crucial cell populations. The IL13-IL13RA1 ligand-receptor pair is identified as the most significant mediator of immune-stromal crosstalk in BP. Notably, fibroblasts and DCs expressing IL13RA1 respond to IL13-secreting Th2 cells, thereby amplifying Th2 cell-mediated cascade responses, which occurs through the specific upregulation of PLA2G2A in fibroblasts and CCL17 in myeloid cells, creating a positive feedback loop integral to immune-stromal crosstalk. Furthermore, PLA2G2A and CCL17 contribute to an increased titer of pathogenic anti-BP180-NC16A autoantibodies in BP patients. Our work provides a comprehensive insight into BP pathogenesis and shows a mechanism governing immune-stromal interactions, providing potential avenues for future therapeutic research.

Indexed as

Chemokine CCL17Dendritic CellsFibroblastsPemphigoid, BullousSingle-Cell AnalysisTh2 CellsAutoantibodiesAutoantigensCollagen Type XVIIFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansInflammationInterleukin-13MaleMyeloid CellsAutoantibodiesAutoantigensCCL17 protein, humanChemokine CCL17Collagen Type XVIIInterleukin-13Non-Fibrillar Collagens

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PMID39009587
PMCPMC11251189

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