2009
The chitinase and chitinase-like proteins: a review of genetic and functional studies in asthma and immune-mediated diseases
Ober C, Chupp GL. The chitinase and chitinase-like proteins: a review of genetic and functional studies in asthma and immune-mediated diseases. Current Opinion In Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2009, 9: 401-408. PMID: 19644363, PMCID: PMC3018778, DOI: 10.1097/aci.0b013e3283306533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChitinase-like proteinsNovel asthma susceptibility genesAsthma susceptibility genesRegulatory SNPsNonsynonymous SNPsNonfunctional allelesDiverse ancestryGenetic studiesChitinase activityGenesSusceptibility genesFunctional studiesChitinaseDuplication alleleMammalian chitinaseProteinMajor chitinaseEnzyme activityPolymorphismSNPsChiaAllelesCHIT1CHI3L1Present review
2007
A Chitinase-like Protein in the Lung and Circulation of Patients with Severe Asthma
Chupp GL, Lee CG, Jarjour N, Shim YM, Holm CT, He S, Dziura JD, Reed J, Coyle AJ, Kiener P, Cullen M, Grandsaigne M, Dombret MC, Aubier M, Pretolani M, Elias JA. A Chitinase-like Protein in the Lung and Circulation of Patients with Severe Asthma. New England Journal Of Medicine 2007, 357: 2016-2027. PMID: 18003958, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa073600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum YKL-40 levelsYKL-40 levelsSeverity of asthmaYKL-40Chitinase-like proteinsParis cohortOral corticosteroid useCohort of patientsRescue inhaler useSubgroup of patientsCirculation of patientsCorticosteroid useSevere asthmaAirway remodelingClinical characteristicsExpiratory volumeAcidic mammalian chitinasePatient populationHigh serumAsthmaImmunohistochemical analysisPatientsAnimal modelsLocus of expressionMorphometric quantitation