Low CC16 mRNA Expression Levels in Bronchial Epithelial Cells Are Associated with Asthma Severity.
Li X, Guerra S, Ledford JG, Kraft M, Li H, Hastie AT, Castro M, Denlinger LC, Erzurum SC, Fahy JV, Gaston B, Israel E, Jarjour NN, Levy BD, Mauger DT, Moore WC, Zein J, Kaminski N, Wenzel SE, Woodruff PG, Meyers DA, Bleecker ER. Low CC16 mRNA Expression Levels in Bronchial Epithelial Cells Are Associated with Asthma Severity. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2023, 207: 438-451. PMID: 36066606, PMCID: PMC9940145, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202206-1230oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBronchial epithelial cellsMRNA expression levelsAsthma severityT2 biomarkersAsthma susceptibilityT2 inflammationExpression levelsSevere Asthma Research ProgramSystemic corticosteroid useLower pulmonary functionEpithelial cellsAsthma-related phenotypesCorticosteroid useAsthma exacerbationsPulmonary functionAsthma developmentAsthma endotypesAsthma progressionInflammation biomarkersInflammation genesHost defenseCC16Th2 genesSeverityBiomarkers