Single-Cell Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Changes of Tumor Immune Microenvironment in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma After Chemotherapy

Author:

Song Hao,Lou Chao,Ma Jie,Gong Qiyu,Tian Zhuowei,You Yuanhe,Ren Guoxin,Guo Wei,Wang Yanan,He Kunyan,Xiao Meng

Abstract

Induction chemotherapy in oral squamous cell carcinoma is a controversial issue in clinical practice. To investigate the evolution of cancer cells and tumor microenvironment (TME) response to chemotherapy in oral squamous cell carcinoma, single-cell transcriptome analysis was performed in a post-chemotherapy squamous cell carcinoma located in oral cavity. The main cell types were identified based on gene expression patterns determined using dimensionality reduction and unsupervised cell clustering. Non-negative matrix factorization clustering of the gene expression of Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) and macrophages was performed. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway analyses and gene set enrichment analysis were performed to explore significant functional pathways. CellPhoneDB and NicheNet were used to detect the intercellular communication between cell types. CAFs were divided into “inflammatory CAFs,” “antigen-presenting CAFs” and “myofibroblastic CAFs.” Three classic subgroups of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) were detected, namely C1Q (+), FCN1 (+) and SPP1(+) TAMs. The inflammatory cytokine expression is elevated, and several molecular pathways, such as PI3K/Akt/mTORC1, TNF-α via NFκB, TGF-β, IL-6/JAK2/STAT3 and CXCL12/CXCR4 axis associated with epithelial-mesenchymal transition were enriched in TME. Also, CD74-MIF/COPA/APP interactions were expressed in TME of oral squamous cell carcinoma after chemotherapy. The results revealed the characteristics of TME in post-chemotherapy oral squamous cell carcinoma at single-cell transcriptome level, providing new insights and clues for further investigation.

Funder

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Publisher

Frontiers Media SA

Subject

Cell Biology,Developmental Biology

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