The liver as an immunological barrier redefined by single-cell analysis.

Abstract:

:The liver is a front-line immune tissue that plays a major role in the detection, capture and clearance of pathogens and foreign antigens entering the bloodstream, especially from the gut. Our largest internal organ maintains this immune barrier in the face of constant exposure to external but harmless antigens through a highly specialized network of liver-adapted immune cells. Mapping the immune resident compartment in the liver has been challenging because it requires multimodal single-cell deep phenotyping approaches of often rare cell populations in difficult to access samples. We can now measure the RNA transcripts present in a single cell (scRNA-seq), which is revolutionizing the way we characterize cell types. scRNA-seq has been applied to the diverse array of immune cells present in murine and human livers in health and disease. Here, we summarize how emerging single-cell technologies have advanced or redefined our understanding of the immunological barrier provided by the liver.

journal_name

Immunology

journal_title

Immunology

authors

Stamataki Z,Swadling L

doi

10.1111/imm.13193

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-06-01 00:00:00

pages

157-170

issue

2

eissn

0019-2805

issn

1365-2567

journal_volume

160

pub_type

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