2020
Genetic analyses identify GSDMB associated with asthma severity, exacerbations, and antiviral pathways
Li X, Christenson SA, Modena B, Li H, Busse WW, Castro M, Denlinger LC, Erzurum SC, Fahy JV, Gaston B, Hastie AT, Israel E, Jarjour NN, Levy BD, Moore WC, Woodruff PG, Kaminski N, Wenzel SE, Bleecker ER, Meyers DA, Program N. Genetic analyses identify GSDMB associated with asthma severity, exacerbations, and antiviral pathways. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2020, 147: 894-909. PMID: 32795586, PMCID: PMC7876167, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2020.07.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analysisQuantitative trait locus (QTL) analysisSingle nucleotide polymorphismsGasdermin BMultiple single nucleotide polymorphismsFunctional genesExpression levelsLocus analysisAntiviral pathwaysGenes/single-nucleotide polymorphismsWhole genome sequencesGene expression dataEpithelial cellsImmune system pathwaysHigh expression levelsHuman bronchial epithelial cellsIFN regulatory factorGPI attachmentGSDMB expressionAsthma susceptibilityGenetic analysisGene expressionPathway analysisBronchial epithelial cellsRegulatory factors
2018
BPIFA1 regulates lung neutrophil recruitment and interferon signaling during acute inflammation
Britto CJ, Niu N, Khanal S, Huleihel L, Herazo-Maya J, Thompson A, Sauler M, Slade MD, Sharma L, Dela Cruz CS, Kaminski N, Cohn LE. BPIFA1 regulates lung neutrophil recruitment and interferon signaling during acute inflammation. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2018, 316: l321-l333. PMID: 30461288, PMCID: PMC6397348, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00056.2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung inflammationAcute inflammationC motif chemokine ligand 10Lung neutrophil recruitmentRegulation of CXCL10Acute lung inflammationBronchoalveolar lavage concentrationsChemokine ligand 10Innate immune responseIFN regulatory factorIntranasal LPSLavage concentrationsLung recruitmentNeutrophil recruitmentWT miceImmune effectsLung diseasePMN recruitmentInflammatory responseLPS treatmentLung tissueInflammatory signalsImmune responseImmunomodulatory propertiesInflammation