- Xiong, Xuelian;
- Kuang, Henry;
- Ansari, Sahar;
- Liu, Tongyu;
- Gong, Jianke;
- Wang, Shuai;
- Zhao, Xu-Yun;
- Ji, Yewei;
- Li, Chuan;
- Guo, Liang;
- Zhou, Linkang;
- Chen, Zhimin;
- Leon-Mimila, Paola;
- Chung, Meng Ting;
- Kurabayashi, Katsuo;
- Opp, Judy;
- Campos-Pérez, Francisco;
- Villamil-Ramírez, Hugo;
- Canizales-Quinteros, Samuel;
- Lyons, Robert;
- Lumeng, Carey N;
- Zhou, Beiyan;
- Qi, Ling;
- Huertas-Vazquez, Adriana;
- Lusis, Aldons J;
- Xu, XZ Shawn;
- Li, Siming;
- Yu, Yonghao;
- Li, Jun Z;
- Lin, Jiandie D
Cell-cell communication via ligand-receptor signaling is a fundamental feature of complex organs. Despite this, the global landscape of intercellular signaling in mammalian liver has not been elucidated. Here we perform single-cell RNA sequencing on non-parenchymal cells isolated from healthy and NASH mouse livers. Secretome gene analysis revealed a highly connected network of intrahepatic signaling and disruption of vascular signaling in NASH. We uncovered the emergence of NASH-associated macrophages (NAMs), which are marked by high expression of triggering receptors expressed on myeloid cells 2 (Trem2), as a feature of mouse and human NASH that is linked to disease severity and highly responsive to pharmacological and dietary interventions. Finally, hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) serve as a hub of intrahepatic signaling via HSC-derived stellakines and their responsiveness to vasoactive hormones. These results provide unprecedented insights into the landscape of intercellular crosstalk and reprogramming of liver cells in health and disease.