Nature Communications (Sep 2022)

Single-cell transcriptomics reveal cellular diversity of aortic valve and the immunomodulation by PPARγ during hyperlipidemia

  • Seung Hyun Lee,
  • Nayoung Kim,
  • Minkyu Kim,
  • Sang-Ho Woo,
  • Inhee Han,
  • Jisu Park,
  • Kyeongdae Kim,
  • Kyu Seong Park,
  • Kibyeong Kim,
  • Dahee Shim,
  • Sang-eun Park,
  • Jing Yu Zhang,
  • Du-Min Go,
  • Dae-Yong Kim,
  • Won Kee Yoon,
  • Seung-Pyo Lee,
  • Jongsuk Chung,
  • Ki-Wook Kim,
  • Jung Hwan Park,
  • Seung Hyun Lee,
  • Sak Lee,
  • Soo-jin Ann,
  • Sang-Hak Lee,
  • Hyo-Suk Ahn,
  • Seong Cheol Jeong,
  • Tae Kyeong Kim,
  • Goo Taeg Oh,
  • Woong-Yang Park,
  • Hae-Ock Lee,
  • Jae-Hoon Choi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33202-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 22

Abstract

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Identifying the mechanisms underlying the early inflammatory phase of aortic valve disease is crucial for disease prevention. Here the authors perform single-cell RNA sequencing to show the immunomodulatory role of PPARγ in valvular endothelial cells during hyperlipidemia.