Alteration of the Immune Microenvironment in HBsAg and HBeAg Dual-Positive Pregnant Women Presenting a High HBV Viral Load
Fan Gao,1,* Hongyan Wang,2,* Xia Li,2 Fanfan Guo,2 Yufei Yuan,2 Xiaona Wang,2 Yidan Zhang,2 Guiqin Bai2 1Clinical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Fir...
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oai:doaj.org-article:97ab8eaa124e4c3fb4c8a60698cecb932021-12-02T19:40:42ZAlteration of the Immune Microenvironment in HBsAg and HBeAg Dual-Positive Pregnant Women Presenting a High HBV Viral Load1178-7031https://doaj.org/article/97ab8eaa124e4c3fb4c8a60698cecb932021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/alteration-of-the-immune-microenvironment-in-hbsag-and-hbeag-dual-posi-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JIRhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-7031Fan Gao,1,* Hongyan Wang,2,* Xia Li,2 Fanfan Guo,2 Yufei Yuan,2 Xiaona Wang,2 Yidan Zhang,2 Guiqin Bai2 1Clinical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Guiqin BaiDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, 277 Yanta West Road, Xi’an, 710061, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of ChinaTel +86-18991232517Email baigq@126.comPurpose: The aim of this study was to compare the differences in the immune microenvironment between HBV-infected pregnant women with a high HBV viral load and healthy pregnant women, with an emphasis on T cell subset alteration.Patients and Methods: We compared the differences of cellular and molecular signatures between HBV-infected and healthy pregnant women by performing single-cell RNA and T cell receptor sequencing of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 51,836 women in the mid-trimester pregnancy stage. Specific trajectories of the different T clusters throughout the course of T cell differentiation were investigated. Flow cytometry was used to validate the proportion of different T cell subtypes.Results: We identified nine cellular subtypes and found an increased proportion of effector/memory CD8+ T cells in HBV-infected pregnant women. Both CD4+ and CD8+ effector/memory T cells in HBV-related samples expressed higher levels of metallothionein (MT)-related genes (MT2A, MTIE, MTIF, MTIX), metal ion pathways, and multiple inflammatory responses. Among CD8+ T cell clusters, we identified a particular subset of effector/memory CD8+ T cells (CD8-cluster 2) with MTs as the top-ranking genes, which may be enriched in HBV-related samples. These cells showed an increased clonal expansion in HBV infection. Moreover, we found more active immune responses, according to cellular interaction patterns, between immune cell subsets in HBV-infected samples.Conclusion: This study shows significant differences between HBV-infected and healthy samples, including cell clusters, dominant gene sets, T cell function, clonal expansion, and V/J gene usage of T cell clonotypes, and identifies a distinct CD8+ T cell cluster with immune-active and antiviral properties. These findings pave the way for a deeper understanding of the impact of HBV infection on the immune microenvironment during pregnancy.Keywords: single-cell RNA sequencing, HBV infection, pregnancy, immune cells, CD8+ T cellsGao FWang HLi XGuo FYuan YWang XZhang YBai GDove Medical Pressarticlesingle-cell rna sequencinghbv infectionpregnancyimmune cellscd8+ t cellsPathologyRB1-214Therapeutics. PharmacologyRM1-950ENJournal of Inflammation Research, Vol Volume 14, Pp 5619-5632 (2021) |
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Fan Gao,1,* Hongyan Wang,2,* Xia Li,2 Fanfan Guo,2 Yufei Yuan,2 Xiaona Wang,2 Yidan Zhang,2 Guiqin Bai2 1Clinical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Guiqin BaiDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, 277 Yanta West Road, Xi’an, 710061, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of ChinaTel +86-18991232517Email baigq@126.comPurpose: The aim of this study was to compare the differences in the immune microenvironment between HBV-infected pregnant women with a high HBV viral load and healthy pregnant women, with an emphasis on T cell subset alteration.Patients and Methods: We compared the differences of cellular and molecular signatures between HBV-infected and healthy pregnant women by performing single-cell RNA and T cell receptor sequencing of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 51,836 women in the mid-trimester pregnancy stage. Specific trajectories of the different T clusters throughout the course of T cell differentiation were investigated. Flow cytometry was used to validate the proportion of different T cell subtypes.Results: We identified nine cellular subtypes and found an increased proportion of effector/memory CD8+ T cells in HBV-infected pregnant women. Both CD4+ and CD8+ effector/memory T cells in HBV-related samples expressed higher levels of metallothionein (MT)-related genes (MT2A, MTIE, MTIF, MTIX), metal ion pathways, and multiple inflammatory responses. Among CD8+ T cell clusters, we identified a particular subset of effector/memory CD8+ T cells (CD8-cluster 2) with MTs as the top-ranking genes, which may be enriched in HBV-related samples. These cells showed an increased clonal expansion in HBV infection. Moreover, we found more active immune responses, according to cellular interaction patterns, between immune cell subsets in HBV-infected samples.Conclusion: This study shows significant differences between HBV-infected and healthy samples, including cell clusters, dominant gene sets, T cell function, clonal expansion, and V/J gene usage of T cell clonotypes, and identifies a distinct CD8+ T cell cluster with immune-active and antiviral properties. These findings pave the way for a deeper understanding of the impact of HBV infection on the immune microenvironment during pregnancy.Keywords: single-cell RNA sequencing, HBV infection, pregnancy, immune cells, CD8+ T cells |
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Alteration of the Immune Microenvironment in HBsAg and HBeAg Dual-Positive Pregnant Women Presenting a High HBV Viral Load |
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Alteration of the Immune Microenvironment in HBsAg and HBeAg Dual-Positive Pregnant Women Presenting a High HBV Viral Load |
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Alteration of the Immune Microenvironment in HBsAg and HBeAg Dual-Positive Pregnant Women Presenting a High HBV Viral Load |
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Alteration of the Immune Microenvironment in HBsAg and HBeAg Dual-Positive Pregnant Women Presenting a High HBV Viral Load |
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Alteration of the Immune Microenvironment in HBsAg and HBeAg Dual-Positive Pregnant Women Presenting a High HBV Viral Load |
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alteration of the immune microenvironment in hbsag and hbeag dual-positive pregnant women presenting a high hbv viral load |
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