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CCL8-mediated recruitment of cytotoxic lymphocytes by P16-positive cells promotes adverse post-ischemic cardiac remodeling

GSE305646 Mus musculus (mouse) Single-cell RNA-seq 12 samples Submitted 2026/02/23 Platform GPL28330
At a glance

Single-cell RNA-seq · mouse · 12 samples

What it is
Single-cell RNA-seqGene activity measured in thousands of individual cells, so cell types can be told apart. Read from the summary: GEO's own type field only says 'expression profiling by sequencing', so confirm it in the paper.
Organism
Mus musculus (mouse)
Samples
12 samples: 3 × P16loPDGFRahi, vs 3 × P16hiPDGFRahi, vs 3 × P16loF480hi, vs 3 × P16hiF480hi,Groups are read from the sample names, not from the paper. Check the list below.
Data you can get
A processed table (series matrix) and supplementary files from NCBI; the raw sequencing reads from ENA. Which of these hold counts depends on the study, so check the file list.
Summary (written by the submitters)
BACKGROUND: Ischemic heart disease remains a leading cause of mortality worldwide, with adverse remodeling post-myocardial infarction (MI) driven by inflammation and cardiomyocyte loss. While cytotoxic lymphocytes exacerbate injury, and p16 marks cellular senescence in diseased hearts, the cell-type-specific roles of P16+ populations remain undefined.
Read the full summary ↓
METHODS: Using p16-CreER;R26-tdT reporter mice, we mapped P16+ cellular heterogeneity post-MI. Senolytic effects were assessed via combination of dasatinib and quercetin (DQ) administration. Transcriptomic profiling (bulk/scRNA-seq) of sorted P16+ cells identified secreted factors, validated by in silico predictions and qPCR. Intercellular communication was analyzed using CellChat. Functional roles were tested via CCL8 neutralization, genetic Ccl8 ablation in P16+ cells, lymphocyte depletion, and intersectional genetic ablation of P16+ fibroblasts/macrophages using dual-recombinase systems (p16-DreER;Pdgfra-CreER;R26-lr-tdT-DTR and p16-DreER;Cx3cr1-CreER;R26-lr-tdT-DTR). RESULTS: P16 was induced in fibroblasts, macrophages, coronary endothelial cells, and cardiomyocytes post-MI. DQ treatment selectively eliminated P16+ macrophages and fibroblasts, improving cardiac function. Transcriptomics revealed P16+ macrophages and fibroblasts as primary CCL8 sources. CCL8 blockade reduced infiltration of cytotoxic lymphocytes (CD8+ T cells and NK cells), decreased cardiomyocyte apoptosis, and improved repair. Genetic Ccl8 ablation in P16+ cells replicated these benefits. Crucially, intersectional genetic ablation of P16+ fibroblasts, but not macrophages, reduced fibrosis and enhanced function, whereas CD8+ T cell (not NK cell) depletion attenuated remodeling. CONCLUSIONS: P16+ cells orchestrate adverse post-MI remodeling via CCL8-dependent recruitment of cytotoxic lymphocytes, expecially CD8+ T cells, driving cardiomyocyte apoptosis. Precision targeting of P16+ fibroblasts or CCL8 blockade represents a promising therapeutic strategy for ischemic heart disease.
This dataset
Download · which file do I need?

Direct links to NCBI and ENA, no account and no request form. Pick by what you want to do: take the small processed table to look, the supplementary files to re-analyse, or the original raw data to start over.

1 · Just have a look

Processed table

The series matrix: one table of values per sample as the submitters processed it. The smallest download, and it opens in Excel or R. Start here to see what the data look like.

2 · Re-analyse it

Supplementary files

The count tables and other files the authors uploaded. Take only the samples you need, or the whole study as GSE305646_RAW.tar (it can run to tens of gigabytes).

3 · Start from the raw reads

Raw sequencing reads

The original FASTQ files, straight from the sequencer, held at ENA. Large, and you align them yourself, so only choose this if you need to re-process the study from scratch.

What the files usually look like: Single-cell studies usually ship their counts as 10x files (matrix.mtx, barcodes.tsv, features.tsv), an .h5 file, or an .rds / .h5ad object that Seurat or Scanpy can open. Look for those among the supplementary files.

Also filed as BioProject PRJNA1307404 and SRA study SRP609696. Searching any of these in the dataset finder brings you back here.

Study design
3 × P16loPDGFRahi, vs 3 × P16hiPDGFRahi, vs 3 × P16loF480hi, vs 3 × P16hiF480hi,

Supports a between-group comparison across 12 samples.

How we read this: 4 replicated groups read from 12 sample titles; they account for 12 of them. These groups are guessed from the sample names, not taken from the paper, so check them against the sample list below before relying on them.

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