2020
An endothelial microRNA-1–regulated network controls eosinophil trafficking in asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis
Korde A, Ahangari F, Haslip M, Zhang X, Liu Q, Cohn L, Gomez JL, Chupp G, Pober JS, Gonzalez A, Takyar SS. An endothelial microRNA-1–regulated network controls eosinophil trafficking in asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2020, 145: 550-562. PMID: 32035607, PMCID: PMC8440091, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2019.10.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiR-1 levelsAllergic airway inflammationChronic rhinosinusitisP-selectin levelsEndothelium-specific overexpressionLung endotheliumAirway eosinophiliaAirway inflammationAsthmatic patientsTissue eosinophiliaMiR-1House dust mite modelEndothelial cellsThymic stromal lymphopoietinNumber of hospitalizationsHuman lung endotheliumIL-13 stimulationCRS cohortQuantitative RT-PCRSputum eosinophiliaAirway obstructionAsthma modelAsthma phenotypesLentiviral vector deliveryMurine model
2017
Characterisation of asthma subgroups associated with circulating YKL-40 levels
Gomez JL, Yan X, Holm CT, Grant N, Liu Q, Cohn L, Nezgovorova V, Meyers DA, Bleecker ER, Crisafi GM, Jarjour NN, Rogers L, Reibman J, Chupp GL. Characterisation of asthma subgroups associated with circulating YKL-40 levels. European Respiratory Journal 2017, 50: 1700800. PMID: 29025889, PMCID: PMC5967238, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00800-2017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge of OnsetAirway ObstructionAsthmaChitinase-3-Like Protein 1Cluster AnalysisCross-Sectional StudiesDisease ProgressionFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansInflammationMaleMiddle AgedReproducibility of ResultsRespiratory SystemSeverity of Illness IndexSputumStatistics as TopicSymptom Flare UpConceptsSerum YKL-40 levelsYKL-40 levelsHigher serum YKL-40 levelsAirflow obstructionAsthma phenotypesElevated serum YKL-40 levelsSevere Asthma Research ProgramClinical asthma phenotypesExacerbation-prone asthmaIrreversible airway obstructionSevere airflow obstructionFrequent exacerbationsSevere exacerbationsAirway inflammationAirway obstructionAsthma exacerbationsAirway diseaseAsthma patientsAsthma severitySerum levelsInflammatory pathwaysAsthma subgroupsAdult onsetIdentification of individualsUnsupervised cluster analysis