Shaojian Lin, Yuting Dai, Changxi Han, Tianyi Han, Linfeng Zhao, Renyan Wu, Jianyue Liu, Bo Zhang, Ning Huang, Yanting Liu, Shujing Lai, Jintong Shi, Yu Wang, Meiqing Lou, Jing Xie, Yijun Cheng, Hao Tang, Hong Yao, Hai Fang, Yan Zhang, Xuefeng Wu, Lei Shen, Youqiong Ye, Li Xue, Zhe Bao Wu
BACKGROUND: Pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNETs) are common gland neoplasms demonstrating distinctive transcription factors. Although the role of immune cells in PitNETs has been widely recognized, the precise immunological environment and its control over tumor cells are poorly understood. METHODS: The heterogeneity, spatial distribution, and clinical significance of macrophages in PitNETs were analyzed using single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq), bulk RNA-seq, spatial transcriptomics, immunohistochemistry, and multiplexed quantitative immunofluorescence (QIF)...
April 24, 2024: Genome Medicine