Deciphering the Intercellular Communication Network of Peripartum Decidua that Orchestrates Delivery

Intercellular communication in the decidua plays important roles in relaying information between the maternal and fetal systems in the maintenance of pregnancy and the transition to labor. To date, several studies have explored cell-cell communications in the decidua during different periods of preg...

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Autores principales: Jingrui Huang, Weishe Zhang, Yanhua Zhao, Jingzhi Li, Mingkun Xie, Yang Lu, Qiaozhen Peng, Jiejie Zhang, Ping Li, Lei Dai
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:667eb6ff40fc413a8c22d48e3b4367552021-11-05T08:29:25ZDeciphering the Intercellular Communication Network of Peripartum Decidua that Orchestrates Delivery2296-634X10.3389/fcell.2021.770621https://doaj.org/article/667eb6ff40fc413a8c22d48e3b4367552021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcell.2021.770621/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-634XIntercellular communication in the decidua plays important roles in relaying information between the maternal and fetal systems in the maintenance of pregnancy and the transition to labor. To date, several studies have explored cell-cell communications in the decidua during different periods of pregnancy, but studies systematically decoding the intercellular communication network, its internal cascades, and their involvement in labor are still lacking. In this study, we reconstructed a decidual cell-cell communication network based on scRNA-seq of peripartum decidua via the CellCall method. The results showed that endometrial cells (EECs) and extravillous trophoblasts relayed most of the common intercellular signals in the decidua both before delivery (DBD) and after delivery (DAD). Endothelial cells and EECs controlled many WNT-signaling-related intercellular communication factors that differed between DBD and DAD, some of which could be candidate biomarkers for the diagnosis of labor. Analysis of intercellular communications related to T cells identified abundant maternal-fetal immune-tolerance-related communication, such as TNFSF14-TNFRSF14/LTBR and FASLG-FAS signalings. We further explored the characteristics of the B cell receptor (BCR) and T cell receptor (TCR) repertoires by single-cell BCR/TCR sequencing. The results showed no significant differences in clonal expansion of B/T cells between DAD and DBD, indicating there was no significant change to adaptive immunity at the maternal-fetal interface during delivery. In summary, the findings provide a comprehensive view of the intercellular communication landscape in the peripartum decidua and identified some key intercellular communications involved in labor and maternal-fetal immune tolerance. We believe that our study provides valuable clues for understanding the mechanisms of pregnancy and provides possible diagnostic strategies for the onset of labor.Jingrui HuangWeishe ZhangWeishe ZhangYanhua ZhaoJingzhi LiMingkun XieYang LuQiaozhen PengJiejie ZhangPing LiLei DaiLei DaiFrontiers Media S.A.articledeciduadeliveryintercellular communicationB cell receptor repertoireT cell receptor repertoiresingle-cell RNA sequencingBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENFrontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, Vol 9 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic decidua
delivery
intercellular communication
B cell receptor repertoire
T cell receptor repertoire
single-cell RNA sequencing
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
spellingShingle decidua
delivery
intercellular communication
B cell receptor repertoire
T cell receptor repertoire
single-cell RNA sequencing
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Jingrui Huang
Weishe Zhang
Weishe Zhang
Yanhua Zhao
Jingzhi Li
Mingkun Xie
Yang Lu
Qiaozhen Peng
Jiejie Zhang
Ping Li
Lei Dai
Lei Dai
Deciphering the Intercellular Communication Network of Peripartum Decidua that Orchestrates Delivery
description Intercellular communication in the decidua plays important roles in relaying information between the maternal and fetal systems in the maintenance of pregnancy and the transition to labor. To date, several studies have explored cell-cell communications in the decidua during different periods of pregnancy, but studies systematically decoding the intercellular communication network, its internal cascades, and their involvement in labor are still lacking. In this study, we reconstructed a decidual cell-cell communication network based on scRNA-seq of peripartum decidua via the CellCall method. The results showed that endometrial cells (EECs) and extravillous trophoblasts relayed most of the common intercellular signals in the decidua both before delivery (DBD) and after delivery (DAD). Endothelial cells and EECs controlled many WNT-signaling-related intercellular communication factors that differed between DBD and DAD, some of which could be candidate biomarkers for the diagnosis of labor. Analysis of intercellular communications related to T cells identified abundant maternal-fetal immune-tolerance-related communication, such as TNFSF14-TNFRSF14/LTBR and FASLG-FAS signalings. We further explored the characteristics of the B cell receptor (BCR) and T cell receptor (TCR) repertoires by single-cell BCR/TCR sequencing. The results showed no significant differences in clonal expansion of B/T cells between DAD and DBD, indicating there was no significant change to adaptive immunity at the maternal-fetal interface during delivery. In summary, the findings provide a comprehensive view of the intercellular communication landscape in the peripartum decidua and identified some key intercellular communications involved in labor and maternal-fetal immune tolerance. We believe that our study provides valuable clues for understanding the mechanisms of pregnancy and provides possible diagnostic strategies for the onset of labor.
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author Jingrui Huang
Weishe Zhang
Weishe Zhang
Yanhua Zhao
Jingzhi Li
Mingkun Xie
Yang Lu
Qiaozhen Peng
Jiejie Zhang
Ping Li
Lei Dai
Lei Dai
author_facet Jingrui Huang
Weishe Zhang
Weishe Zhang
Yanhua Zhao
Jingzhi Li
Mingkun Xie
Yang Lu
Qiaozhen Peng
Jiejie Zhang
Ping Li
Lei Dai
Lei Dai
author_sort Jingrui Huang
title Deciphering the Intercellular Communication Network of Peripartum Decidua that Orchestrates Delivery
title_short Deciphering the Intercellular Communication Network of Peripartum Decidua that Orchestrates Delivery
title_full Deciphering the Intercellular Communication Network of Peripartum Decidua that Orchestrates Delivery
title_fullStr Deciphering the Intercellular Communication Network of Peripartum Decidua that Orchestrates Delivery
title_full_unstemmed Deciphering the Intercellular Communication Network of Peripartum Decidua that Orchestrates Delivery
title_sort deciphering the intercellular communication network of peripartum decidua that orchestrates delivery
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
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