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Yuan Y, Zhu H, Huang S, Zhang Y, Shen Y. Establishment of a diagnostic model based on immune-related genes in children with asthma. Heliyon 2024; 10:e25735. [PMID: 38375253 PMCID: PMC10875436 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024] Open
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Objective Allergic asthma is driven by an antigen-specific immune response. This study aimed to identify immune-related differentially expressed genes in childhood asthma and establish a classification diagnostic model based on these genes. Methods GSE65204 and GSE19187 were downloaded and served as training set and validation set. The immune cell composition was evaluated with ssGSEA algorithm based on the immune-related gene set. Modules that significantly related to the asthma were selected by WGCNA algorithm. The immune-related differentially expressed genes (DE-IRGs) were screened, the protein-protein interaction network and diagnostic model of DE-IRGs was constructed. The pathway and immune correlation analysis of hub DE-IRGs was analyzed. Results Eight immune cell types exhibited varying levels of abundance between the asthma and control groups. A total of 112 differentially expressed immune-related genes (DE-IRGs) was identified. Through the application of four ranking methods (MCC, MNC, DEGREE, and EPC), 17 hub DE-IRGs with overlapping significance were further selected. Subsequently, 8 optimized were identified using univariate logistic regression analysis and the LASSO regression algorithm, based on which a robust diagnostic model was constructed. Notably, TNF and CD40LG emerged as direct participants in asthma-related signaling pathways, displaying a positive correlation with the immune cell types of immature B cells, activated B cells, activated CD8 T cells, activated CD4 T cells, and myeloid-derived suppressor cells. Conclusion The diagnostic model constructed using the DE-IRGs (CCL5, CCR5, CD40LG, CD8A, IL2RB, PDCD1, TNF, and ZAP70) exhibited high and specific diagnostic value for childhood asthma. The diagnostic model may contribute to the diagnosis of childhood asthma.
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- Yuyun Yuan
- Department of Pediatrics, Shanghai Baoshan Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai, 201999, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Shanghai Seventh People's Hospital, Shanghai, 200137, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shanghai Baoshan Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai, 201999, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shanghai Baoshan Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai, 201999, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shanghai Baoshan Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai, 201999, China
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O’Farrell HE, Kok HC, Goel S, Chang AB, Yerkovich ST. Endotypes of Paediatric Cough-Do They Exist and Finding New Techniques to Improve Clinical Outcomes. J Clin Med 2024; 13:756. [PMID: 38337450 PMCID: PMC10856076 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13030756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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Chronic cough is a common symptom of many childhood lung conditions. Given the phenotypic heterogeneity of chronic cough, better characterization through endotyping is required to provide diagnostic certainty, precision therapies and to identify pathobiological mechanisms. This review summarizes recent endotype discoveries in airway diseases, particularly in relation to children, and describes the multi-omic approaches that are required to define endotypes. Potential biospecimens that may contribute to endotype and biomarker discoveries are also discussed. Identifying endotypes of chronic cough can likely provide personalized medicine and contribute to improved clinical outcomes for children.
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- Hannah E. O’Farrell
- NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Paediatric Bronchiectasis (AusBREATHE), Child and Maternal Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT 0810, Australia; (H.C.K.); (A.B.C.); (S.T.Y.)
- Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia;
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- NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Paediatric Bronchiectasis (AusBREATHE), Child and Maternal Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT 0810, Australia; (H.C.K.); (A.B.C.); (S.T.Y.)
- Department of Paediatrics, Sabah Women and Children’s Hospital, Kota Kinabalu 88996, Sabah, Malaysia
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- Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia;
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- NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Paediatric Bronchiectasis (AusBREATHE), Child and Maternal Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT 0810, Australia; (H.C.K.); (A.B.C.); (S.T.Y.)
- Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia;
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Queensland Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia
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- NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Paediatric Bronchiectasis (AusBREATHE), Child and Maternal Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT 0810, Australia; (H.C.K.); (A.B.C.); (S.T.Y.)
- Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia;
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Regulatory Peptides in Asthma. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222413656. [PMID: 34948451 PMCID: PMC8707337 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222413656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 12/18/2021] [Accepted: 12/19/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Numerous regulatory peptides play a critical role in the pathogenesis of airway inflammation, airflow obstruction and hyperresponsiveness, which are hallmarks of asthma. Some of them exacerbate asthma symptoms, such as neuropeptide Y and tachykinins, while others have ameliorating properties, such as nociception, neurotensin or β-defensin 2. Interacting with peptide receptors located in the lungs or on immune cells opens up new therapeutic possibilities for the treatment of asthma, especially when it is resistant to available therapies. This article provides a concise review of the most important and current findings regarding the involvement of regulatory peptides in asthma pathology.
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Qin J, Lv M, Jiang Z, Meng X, Wang Y, Cui J, Wang J, Wang Q. Tuo-Min-Ding-Chuan Decoction Alleviate Ovalbumin-Induced Allergic Asthma by Inhibiting Mast Cell Degranulation and Down-Regulating the Differential Expression Proteins. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:725953. [PMID: 34630102 PMCID: PMC8493414 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.725953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Allergic asthma is a stubborn chronic inflammatory disease, and is considered a co-result of various immune cells, especially mast cells, eosinophils and T lymphocytes. At present, the treatment methods of allergic asthma are limited and the side effects are obvious. Traditional Chinese medicine has been used to treat diseases for thousands of years in China. One such example is the treatment of allergic asthma, which take the characteristics of less adverse reactions and obvious curative effect. Tuo-Min-Ding-Chuan Decoction (TMDCD) is a traditional Chinese medicine compound for the treatment of allergic asthma optimized from Ma-Xing-Gan-Shi Decoction (MXGSD), which was put forward in Treatise on Febrile Diseases by Zhang Zhongjing in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The compound shows a significant clinical effect, but the mechanism of its influence on the immune system is still unclear. The purpose of this study was to observe whether TMDCD could alleviate the symptoms of ovalbumin (OVA) challenged allergic asthma mice, and to explore its immune regulatory mechanism, especially on mast cell (MC) degranulation. The results showed TMDCD could not only reduce the airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), inflammatory cell infiltration and mucus secretion in the lung tissue of OVA challenged mice, but also decrease the levels of total IgE, OVA-specific IgE, histamine and LTC4 in serum. We found that TMDCD can downregulate the expression of Fractalkine, Tryptase ε, IL-25, CCL19, MCP-1, OX40L, Axl, CCL22, CD30, G-CSF, E-selectin, OPN, CCL5, P-selectin, Gas6, TSLP in OVA challenged mice serum by using mouse cytokines antibody array. It has been reported in some literatures that these differentially expressed proteins are related to the occurrence of allergic asthma, such as tryptase ε, MCP-1, CCL5, etc. can be released by MC. And the results of in vitro experiments showed that TMDCD inhibited the degranulation of RBL-2H3 cells stimulated by DNP-IgE/BSA. Taken together, we made the conclusion that TMDCD could reduce the infiltration of inflammatory cells in lung tissue and alleviate airway remodeling in mice with allergic asthma, showed the effects of anti-inflammatory and antiasthmatic. TMDCD could also reduce the levels of IgE, histamine, LTC4, Tryptase ε, and other MC related proteins in the serum of allergic asthma mice, and the in vitro experiments showed that TMDCD could inhibit IgE mediated degranulation and histamine release of RBL-2H3 cells, proved its anti allergic effect.
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- Jingbo Qin
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM), Beijing, China
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- Respiratory Department, BUCM Third Affiliated Hospital, Beijing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM), Beijing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM), Beijing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM), Beijing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM), Beijing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM), Beijing, China.,National Institute of TCM Constitution and Preventive Medicine, BUCM, Beijing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM), Beijing, China.,National Institute of TCM Constitution and Preventive Medicine, BUCM, Beijing, China
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Xie Z, Sun H, Li X, Sun W, Yin J. Alteration of lung tissues proteins in birch pollen induced asthma mice before and after SCIT. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0258051. [PMID: 34618857 PMCID: PMC8496856 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT) is a classic form of allergen-specific immunotherapy that is used to treat birch pollen induced allergic asthma. To investigate the underlying molecular mechanisms of SCIT, we aimed to profile lung samples to explore changes in the differential proteome before and after SCIT in mice with allergic asthma. Fresh lungs were collected from three groups of female BALB/c mice: 1) control mice, 2) birch pollen-induced allergic mice, and 3) birch pollen-induced allergic mice with SCIT. Tandem mass tag (TMT) labelling coupled with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was used to analyze the lung proteome in the mice. Ingenuity pathway analysis (IPA) and Gene Ontology (GO) classification analysis were applied to identify differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) and crucial pathways. The screened DEPs were validated by immunohistochemistry analysis. A total of 317 proteins were upregulated and 184 proteins were downregulated in the asthma group compared to those of the control group. In contrast, 639 DEPs (163 upregulated and 456 downregulated proteins) were identified after SCIT in comparison with those of the asthma group. Among the 639 DEPs, 277 proteins returned to similar levels as those of the relative non-asthma condition. Bioinformatic analysis revealed that the 277 proteins played a significant role in the leukocyte extravasation signaling pathway. The leukocyte extravasation signaling pathway and related DEPs were of crucial importance in birch pollen SCIT.
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- Zhijuan Xie
- Department of Allergy, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, P.R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Precision Medicine for Diagnosis and Treatment on Allergic Diseases, Beijing, P.R. China
- Clinical Immunology Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Core Facility of Instrument, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Department of Central laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Core Facility of Instrument, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Department of Allergy, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, P.R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Precision Medicine for Diagnosis and Treatment on Allergic Diseases, Beijing, P.R. China
- Clinical Immunology Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
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Mikus M, Järnbert-Pettersson H, Johansson C, Nilsson P, Scheynius A, Alm J. Protein profiles in plasma: Development from infancy to 5 years of age. Proteomics Clin Appl 2021; 15:e2000038. [PMID: 33830667 DOI: 10.1002/prca.202000038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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PURPOSE Little is known about the longitudinal development of different plasma protein levels during early childhood and particularly in relation to lifestyle factors. This study aimed to monitor the plasma proteome early in life and the influence of different lifestyles. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN A multiplex bead-based immunoassay was used to analyze plasma levels of 97 proteins in 280 blood samples longitudinally collected in children at 6, 12, 24, and 60 months of age living in families with an anthroposophic (n = 15), partly anthroposophic (n = 27), or non-anthroposophic (n = 28) lifestyle. RESULTS A total of 68 proteins (70%) showed significantly altered plasma levels between 6 months and 5 years of age. In lifestyle stratified analysis, 59 of 97 (61%) proteins were altered over time within one or more of the three lifestyle groups. Nearly half of these proteins (28 out of 59) changed irrespective of lifestyle. The temporal changes represented four longitudinal trends of the plasma proteins during development, also following stratification of lifestyle. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Our findings contribute to understand the development of the plasma proteome under the influence of lifestyle exposures in early childhood.
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- Maria Mikus
- Department of Protein Science, Division of Affinity Proteomics, SciLifeLab, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.,Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Protein Science, Division of Affinity Proteomics, SciLifeLab, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,SciLifeLab, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Sachs' Children and Youth Hospital, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Sachs' Children and Youth Hospital, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
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Stockfelt M, Hong MG, Hesselmar B, Adlerberth I, Wold AE, Schwenk JM, Lundell AC, Rudin A. Circulating proteins associated with allergy development in infants-an exploratory analysis. Clin Proteomics 2021; 18:11. [PMID: 33722194 PMCID: PMC7958444 DOI: 10.1186/s12014-021-09318-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Protein profiles that can predict allergy development in children are lacking and the ideal sampling age is unknown. By applying an exploratory proteomics approach in the prospective FARMFLORA birth cohort, we sought to identify previously unknown circulating proteins in early life that associate to protection or risk for development of allergy up to 8 years of age. Methods We analyzed plasma prepared from umbilical cord blood (n = 38) and blood collected at 1 month (n = 42), 4 months (n = 39), 18 months (n = 42), 36 months (n = 42) and 8 years (n = 44) of age. We profiled 230 proteins with a multiplexed assay and evaluated the global structure of the data with principal component analysis (PCA). Protein profiles informative to allergic disease at 18 months, 36 months and/or 8 years were evaluated using Lasso logistic regression and random forest. Results Two clusters emerged in the PCA analysis that separated samples obtained at birth and at 1 month of age from samples obtained later. Differences between the clusters were mostly driven by abundant plasma proteins. For the prediction of allergy, both Lasso logistic regression and random forest were most informative with samples collected at 1 month of age. A Lasso model with 27 proteins together with farm environment differentiated children who remained healthy from those developing allergy. This protein panel was primarily composed of antigen-presenting MHC class I molecules, interleukins and chemokines. Conclusion Sampled at one month of age, circulating proteins that reflect processes of the immune system may predict the development of allergic disease later in childhood. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12014-021-09318-w.
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- Marit Stockfelt
- Institute of Medicine, Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 480, 405 30, Göteborg, Sweden.
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- Affinity Proteomics, SciLifeLab, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Clinical Sciences, Department of Pediatrics, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Biomedicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Biomedicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Affinity Proteomics, SciLifeLab, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Medicine, Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 480, 405 30, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Institute of Medicine, Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 480, 405 30, Göteborg, Sweden
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Tang W, Dong M, Teng F, Cui J, Zhu X, Wang W, Wuniqiemu T, Qin J, Yi L, Wang S, Dong J, Wei Y. TMT-based quantitative proteomics reveals suppression of SLC3A2 and ATP1A3 expression contributes to the inhibitory role of acupuncture on airway inflammation in an OVA-induced mouse asthma model. Biomed Pharmacother 2020; 134:111001. [PMID: 33341053 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.111001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Asthma is a chronic airway inflammatory disease and acupuncture is frequently used in patients suffering from asthma in clinic. However, the regulatory mechanism of acupuncture treatment in asthma is not fully elucidated. We sought to investigate the effectiveness of acupuncture on asthma and the associated regulatory mechanism. An ovalbumin (OVA)-induced mouse asthma model was established and the effect of acupuncture on airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), mucus hypersecretion and inflammation was assessed. Tandem mass tag (TMT)-based quantitative proteomics analysis of lung tissue and bioinformatics analysis were performed. Our results revealed that the OVA-induced mouse asthma model was successfully established with the significantly elevated AHR to methacholine (Mch), and acupuncture was effective in attenuation of AHR to Mch, peribronchial and perivascular inflammation and mucus production. The inflammatory cells around the airways, mucous secretion as well as levels of IgE, CCL5, CCL11, IL-17A in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13 levels in serum were siginificantly inhibited by acupuncture. TMT-based quantitative proteomics analysis found that a total of 6078 quantifiable proteins were identified, and 564 (334 up-regulated and 230 down regulated) differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) were identified in OVA-induced asthma model group (A) versus normal control group (NC). Acupuncture treatment resulted in 667 DEPs (416 up-regulated and 251 down regulated) compared with A group, and 86 overlapping DEPs were identified in NC, A and AA groups. Among the 86 overlapping DEPs, we identified 41 DEPs regulated by acupuncture. Based on the above data, we performed a systematic bioinformatics analysis of the 41 DEPs, and results showed that these 41 DEPs were predominantly related to 4 KEGG pathways including SNARE interactions in vesicular transport, ferroptosis, endocrine and other factor-regulated calcium reabsorption, and protein digestion and absorption. DEPs of SLC3A2 and ATP1A3 expression levels were verified by immumohistochemical staining. Mice in OVA-induced asthma model group had elevated SLC3A2 and ATP1A3 expression and acupuncture had the ability to downregulate SLC3A2 and ATP1A3 protein expression. Furthermore, acupuncture reduced the MDA level and increased the GSH and SOD levels in the lung tissue. Taken together, our data suggested that acupuncture was effective in treating asthma by attenuation of AHR, mucus secretion and airway inflammation, and the mechanism was associated with regulation of ferroptosis, SLC3A2 and ATP1A3 protein expression as well as oxidative stress. Results from our experiments revealed the anti-inflammatory effect of acupuncture in OVA-induced mouse asthma model, leading to a more effective approach to be chosen by patients in clinic.
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- Weifeng Tang
- Department of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Institutes of Integrative Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Gumei community Health center of Minhang district of Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Institutes of Integrative Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Institutes of Integrative Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Institutes of Integrative Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Institutes of Integrative Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Institutes of Integrative Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Institutes of Integrative Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Institutes of Integrative Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Institutes of Integrative Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Institutes of Integrative Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Institutes of Integrative Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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Li M, Wu M, Qin Y, Liu H, Tu C, Shen B, Xu X, Chen H. Differentially expressed serum proteins in children with or without asthma as determined using isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation proteomics. PeerJ 2020; 8:e9971. [PMID: 33194371 PMCID: PMC7646293 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background Although asthma is one of the most common chronic, noncommunicable diseases worldwide, the pathogenesis of childhood asthma is not yet clear. Genetic factors and environmental factors may lead to airway immune-inflammation responses and an imbalance of airway nerve regulation. The aim of the present study was to determine which serum proteins are differentially expressed between children with or without asthma and to ascertain the potential roles that these differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) may play in the pathogenesis of childhood asthma. Methods Serum samples derived from four children with asthma and four children without asthma were collected. The DEPs were identified by using isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ) combined with liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analyses. Using biological information technology, including Gene Ontology (GO), Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG), and Cluster of Orthologous Groups of Proteins (COG) databases and analyses, we determined the biological processes associated with these DEPs. Key protein glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) was verified by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results We found 46 DEPs in serum samples of children with asthma vs. children without asthma. Among these DEPs, 12 proteins were significantly (>1.5 fold change) upregulated and 34 proteins were downregulated. The results of GO analyses showed that the DEPs were mainly involved in binding, the immune system, or responding to stimuli or were part of a cellular anatomical entity. In the KEGG signaling pathway analysis, most of the downregulated DEPs were associated with cardiomyopathy, phagosomes, viral infections, and regulation of the actin cytoskeleton. The results of a COG analysis showed that the DEPs were primarily involved in signal transduction mechanisms and posttranslational modifications. These DEPs were associated with and may play important roles in the immune response, the inflammatory response, extracellular matrix degradation, and the nervous system. The downregulated of G6PD in the asthma group was confirmed using ELISA experiment. Conclusion After bioinformatics analyses, we found numerous DEPs that may play important roles in the pathogenesis of childhood asthma. Those proteins may be novel biomarkers of childhood asthma and may provide new clues for the early clinical diagnosis and treatment of childhood asthma.
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- Ming Li
- Department of Neonatology, Maternal and Child Health Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal and Child Health Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Neonatology, Maternal and Child Health Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal and Child Health Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Maternal and Child Health Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal and Child Health Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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Brightling CE, Brusselle G, Altman P. The impact of the prostaglandin D 2 receptor 2 and its downstream effects on the pathophysiology of asthma. Allergy 2020; 75:761-768. [PMID: 31355946 DOI: 10.1111/all.14001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Revised: 06/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Current research suggests that the prostaglandin D2 (PGD2 ) receptor 2 (DP2 ) is a principal regulator in the pathophysiology of asthma, because it stimulates and amplifies the inflammatory response in this condition. The DP2 receptor can be activated by both allergic and nonallergic stimuli, leading to several pro-inflammatory events, including eosinophil activation and migration, release of the type 2 cytokines interleukin (IL)-4, IL-5 and IL-13 from T helper 2 (Th2) cells and innate lymphoid cells type 2 (ILCs), and increased airway smooth muscle mass via recruitment of mesenchymal progenitors to the airway smooth muscle bundle. Activation of the DP2 receptor pathway has potential downstream effects on asthma pathophysiology, including on airway epithelial cells, mucus hypersecretion, and airway remodelling, and consequently might impact asthma symptoms and exacerbations. Given the broad distribution of DP2 receptors on immune and structural cells involved in asthma, this receptor is being explored as a novel therapeutic target.
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- Department of Respiratory Diseases Ghent University Hospital Ghent Belgium
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- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation East Hanover NJ USA
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Freudenberg JM, Dunham I, Sanseau P, Rajpal DK. Uncovering new disease indications for G-protein coupled receptors and their endogenous ligands. BMC Bioinformatics 2018; 19:345. [PMID: 30285606 PMCID: PMC6167889 DOI: 10.1186/s12859-018-2392-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 09/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Background The Open Targets Platform integrates different data sources in order to facilitate identification of potential therapeutic drug targets to treat human diseases. It currently provides evidence for nearly 2.6 million potential target-disease pairs. G-protein coupled receptors are a drug target class of high interest because of the number of successful drugs being developed against them over many years. Here we describe a systematic approach utilizing the Open Targets Platform data to uncover and prioritize potential new disease indications for the G-protein coupled receptors and their ligands. Results Utilizing the data available in the Open Targets platform, potential G-protein coupled receptor and endogenous ligand disease association pairs were systematically identified. Intriguing examples such as GPR35 for inflammatory bowel disease and CXCR4 for viral infection are used as illustrations of how a systematic approach can aid in the prioritization of interesting drug discovery hypotheses. Combining evidences for G-protein coupled receptors and their corresponding endogenous peptidergic ligands increases confidence and provides supportive evidence for potential new target-disease hypotheses. Comparing such hypotheses to the global pharma drug discovery pipeline to validate the approach showed that more than 93% of G-protein coupled receptor-disease pairs with a high overall Open Targets score involved receptors with an existing drug discovery program. Conclusions The Open Targets gene-disease score can be used to prioritize potential G-protein coupled receptors-indication hypotheses. In addition, availability of multiple different evidence types markedly increases confidence as does combining evidence from known receptor-ligand pairs. Comparing the top-ranked hypotheses to the current global pharma pipeline serves validation of our approach and identifies and prioritizes new therapeutic opportunities. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12859-018-2392-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Open Targets, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SD, UK.,European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SD, UK
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- Open Targets, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SD, UK.,Computational Biology and Stats, Target Sciences, GSK Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, SG1 2NY, UK
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- Computational Biology, Target Sciences, GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, PA, 19426, USA.
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Norman KC, Moore BB, Arnold KB, O'Dwyer DN. Proteomics: Clinical and research applications in respiratory diseases. Respirology 2018; 23:993-1003. [PMID: 30105802 DOI: 10.1111/resp.13383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Revised: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The proteome is the study of the protein content of a definable component of an organism in biology. However, the tissue-specific expression of proteins and the varied post-translational modifications, splice variants and protein-protein complexes that may form, make the study of protein a challenging yet vital tool in answering many of the unanswered questions in medicine and biology to date. Indeed, the spatial, temporal and functional composition of proteins in the human body has proven difficult to elucidate for many years. Given the effect of microRNA and epigenetic regulation on silencing and enhancing gene transcription, the study of protein arguably provides more accurate information on homeostasis and perturbation in health and disease. There have been significant advances in the field of proteomics in recent years, with new technologies and platforms available to the research community. In this review, we briefly discuss some of these new technologies and developments in the context of respiratory disease. We also discuss the types of data science approaches to analyses and interpretation of the large volumes of data generated in proteomic studies. We discuss the application of these technologies with regard to respiratory disease and highlight the potential for proteomics in generating major advances in the understanding of respiratory pathophysiology into the future.
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- Katy C Norman
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Liu F, Zhao Y, Gong C, Xu T, Zhang Y, Mei J, Lu J, Feng X, Rong Y, Wu Y. Identification of Methylated Gene Markers in Childhood Atopic Asthma by Integrating Gene Expression and Methylation Profiles Based on Bioinformatic Analysis. PEDIATRIC ALLERGY, IMMUNOLOGY, AND PULMONOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.1089/ped.2017.0793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- Fang Liu
- Department of Pediatrics, Shanghai East Hospital affiliated to Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shanghai East Hospital affiliated to Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shanghai East Hospital affiliated to Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Changzheng Hospital Affiliated to the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shanghai East Hospital affiliated to Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shanghai East Hospital affiliated to Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shanghai East Hospital affiliated to Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shanghai East Hospital affiliated to Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shanghai East Hospital affiliated to Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shanghai East Hospital affiliated to Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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Kan M, Shumyatcher M, Himes BE. Using omics approaches to understand pulmonary diseases. Respir Res 2017; 18:149. [PMID: 28774304 PMCID: PMC5543452 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-017-0631-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2017] [Accepted: 07/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Omics approaches are high-throughput unbiased technologies that provide snapshots of various aspects of biological systems and include: 1) genomics, the measure of DNA variation; 2) transcriptomics, the measure of RNA expression; 3) epigenomics, the measure of DNA alterations not involving sequence variation that influence RNA expression; 4) proteomics, the measure of protein expression or its chemical modifications; and 5) metabolomics, the measure of metabolite levels. Our understanding of pulmonary diseases has increased as a result of applying these omics approaches to characterize patients, uncover mechanisms underlying drug responsiveness, and identify effects of environmental exposures and interventions. As more tissue- and cell-specific omics data is analyzed and integrated for diverse patients under various conditions, there will be increased identification of key mechanisms that underlie pulmonary biological processes, disease endotypes, and novel therapeutics that are efficacious in select individuals. We provide a synopsis of how omics approaches have advanced our understanding of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), and we highlight ongoing work that will facilitate pulmonary disease precision medicine.
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- Mengyuan Kan
- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, 402 Blockley Hall 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, 402 Blockley Hall 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, 402 Blockley Hall 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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Neuropeptide S (NPS) variants modify the signaling and risk effects of NPS Receptor 1 (NPSR1) variants in asthma. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0176568. [PMID: 28463995 PMCID: PMC5413018 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 04/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) close to the gain-of-function substitution, Asn(107)Ile (rs324981, A>T), in Neuropeptide S Receptor 1 (NPSR1) have been associated with asthma. Furthermore, a functional SNP (rs4751440, G>C) in Neuropeptide S (NPS) encodes a Val(6)Leu substitution on the mature peptide that results in reduced bioactivity. We sought to examine the effects of different combinations of these NPS and NPSR1 variants on downstream signaling and genetic risk of asthma. In transfected cells, the magnitude of NPSR1-induced activation of cAMP/PKA signal transduction pathways and downstream gene expression was dependent on the combination of the NPS and NPSR1 variants with NPS-Val(6)/NPSR1-Ile(107) resulting in strongest and NPS-Leu(6)/NPSR1-Asn(107) in weakest effects, respectively. One or two copies of the NPS-Leu(6) (rs4751440) were associated with physician-diagnosed childhood asthma (OR: 0.67, 95%CI 0.49–0.92, p = 0.01) and together with two other linked NPS variants (rs1931704 and rs10830123) formed a protective haplotype (p = 0.008) in the Swedish birth cohort BAMSE (2033 children). NPS rs10830123 showed epistasis with NPSR1 rs324981 encoding Asn(107)Ile (p = 0.009) in BAMSE and with the linked NPSR1 rs17199659 (p = 0.005) in the German MAGIC/ISAAC II cohort (1454 children). In conclusion, NPS variants modify asthma risk and should be considered in genetic association studies of NPSR1 with asthma and other complex diseases.
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An important issue in relation to the utility and reliability of biomarkers for asthma monitoring is how asthma is defined and characterized. What kind of asthma, or at what stage of the disease is a particular biomarker supposed to add information? Often, the purpose, or usefulness of a biomarker is not made clear. Diagnosis, severity evaluation, and monitoring are all different clinical uses for a biomarker, and confusion may arise when a biomarker is suitable for one of these but not another. When the utility of available biomarkers are discussed, these different roles need to be clarified. Our opinion is that there are four aspects of relevance to asthma, for which biomarkers are required: to diagnose allergies, to evaluate inflammation in the airways, to evaluate hyper-responsiveness, and for certain measures of lung function, such as lung clearance index. These types of biomarkers are needed for the phenotyping and monitoring of asthma. Another important role for biomarkers is, as mentioned above, to monitor asthma in order to follow treatment effects on inflammation and hyper-responsiveness as objective adjuncts to the patients' own symptom reports and lung function. This review will mainly focus on biomarkers that reflect airway inflammation. In spite of the numerous studies that have been conducted, we still have to remember that the value of biomarkers available for routine use, such as eosinophil counts in blood and sputum and exhaled nitric oxide, have to be interpreted in relation to reported symptoms and lung function. Measures of bronchial hyper-responsiveness, performed either by direct (methacholine challenge) or indirect (exercise or mannitol challenge) methods, could be considered biomarkers but will not be included in this review. On the other hand, diagnosing allergy is not usually useful for monitoring asthma although it is of fundamental importance for the interpretation of most biomarkers that are suitable for monitoring. We have therefore included the different approaches for diagnosing and evaluating allergic sensitization in this review.
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