Single-cell RNA Sequencing to Identify Cellular Heterogeneity and Targets in Cardiovascular Diseases: from Bench to Bedside

Overview

Journal Basic Res Cardiol

Specialty Cardiology & Vascular Diseases

Date 2023 Feb 7

PMID 36750503

Authors

Xinjie Xu

Xiumeng Hua

Han Mo

Shengshou Hu

Jiangping Song

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Abstract

The mechanisms of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain incompletely elucidated. Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) has enabled the profiling of single-cell transcriptomes at unprecedented resolution and throughput, which is critical for deciphering cardiovascular cellular heterogeneity and underlying disease mechanisms, thereby facilitating the development of therapeutic strategies. In this review, we summarize cellular heterogeneity in cardiovascular homeostasis and diseases as well as the discovery of potential disease targets based on scRNA-seq, and yield new insights into the promise of scRNA-seq technology in precision medicine and clinical application.

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