Multi-omics reveals immune response and metabolic profiles during high-altitude mountaineering
The physiological perturbations induced by high-altitude exposure in mountain climbers, manifesting as immunological and metabolic deviations, have been previously reported but are not fully understood. In this study, we obtain multi-omic profiles of climbers' blood samples, including single-cell transcriptomic analysis of 375,722 immune cells, and plasma metabolomics and lipidomics. Longitudinal analysis reveals dynamic immune response profiles, during the acclimatization period, characterized by the downregulation of inflammatory responses in myeloid cell subsets and by the enhancement of immune effector processes in cytotoxic CD8<sup>+</sup> T, γδT, and CD16<sup>+</sup> natural killer cells. In contrast, during extreme-altitude mountaineering, the activation of inflammatory responses and impairment of immune effector function are observed, concomitant with an increased cellular response to hypoxia and oxidative stress pathways. Furthermore, glycolysis and antioxidant gene expression are upregulated during extreme-altitude mountaineering. Plasma metabolic analysis reveals significant alterations, involving enhanced glutamine and fatty acid metabolism.
Authors
- Jun Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1444-9234)
- Yue Yuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8064-556X)
- Chuanyu Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2258-0897)
- Longqi Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5828-5542)
- Yun-Ting Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7017-9198)
- Weikai Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6842-9047)
- Zhuoli Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0567-7032)
- Ruquan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2173-0341)
- Xiumei Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0465-9371)
- Yaling Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0410-1739)
- Guixue Hou
- Xin Jin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7554-4975)
- Haoran Tao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4564-516X)
- Fusheng Quan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0478-5418)
- Yang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0223-4383)
- Wei Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5451-6430)
- Chang Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7668-3317)
- Xue Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3062-2103)
- Yan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5562-8215)
- Jianhua Yin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1840-3938)
- Huanhuan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9010-3748)
- Wenwen Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0646-6157)
- Jingzhi Lv
- Yuhui Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5760-0048)
- Ying Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9636-990X)
- Shichen Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4662-4561)
- Peng Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8028-3367)
- Jun Cao
- Jian Wang
- Guodan Zeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5438-0932)
- Xinyue Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8289-6809)
Institutions
- BGI Group (China) (CN)
- Shanxi Medical University (CN)
- China National GeneBank (CN)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- BGI Research (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cell Reports
- Published
- 2024-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2024.115134
- Citations
- 17
- Primary Topic
- High Altitude and Hypoxia
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.36