Frontiers in Pharmacology (Oct 2022)

Single-cell RNA sequencing in atherosclerosis: Mechanism and precision medicine

  • Qiaoyu Li,
  • Qiaoyu Li,
  • Qiaoyu Li,
  • Qiaoyu Li,
  • Mengchen Wang,
  • Mengchen Wang,
  • Mengchen Wang,
  • Mengchen Wang,
  • Shuxia Zhang,
  • Shuxia Zhang,
  • Shuxia Zhang,
  • Shuxia Zhang,
  • Meiqi Jin,
  • Meiqi Jin,
  • Meiqi Jin,
  • Meiqi Jin,
  • Rongchang Chen,
  • Rongchang Chen,
  • Rongchang Chen,
  • Rongchang Chen,
  • Yun Luo,
  • Yun Luo,
  • Yun Luo,
  • Yun Luo,
  • Xiaobo Sun,
  • Xiaobo Sun,
  • Xiaobo Sun,
  • Xiaobo Sun

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2022.977490
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13

Abstract

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Atherosclerosis is the pathological basis of various vascular diseases, including those with high mortality, such as myocardial infarction and stroke. However, its pathogenesis is complex and has not been fully elucidated yet. Over the past few years, single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) has been developed and widely used in many biological fields to reveal biological mechanisms at the cellular level and solve the problems of cellular heterogeneity that cannot be solved using bulk RNA sequencing. In this review, we briefly summarize the existing scRNA-seq technologies and focus on their application in atherosclerosis research to provide insights into the occurrence, development and treatment of atherosclerosis.

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