Cellular and molecular mechanisms of allergic asthma

ZI Komlósi, W van de Veen, N Kovács, G Szűcs… - Molecular aspects of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Asthma is a chronic disease of the airways, which affects more than 350 million people
worldwide. It is the most common chronic disease in children, affecting at least 30 million …

Short chain fatty acid metabolism in relation to gut microbiota and genetic variability

G Ramos Meyers, H Samouda, T Bohn - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
It is widely accepted that the gut microbiota plays a significant role in modulating
inflammatory and immune responses of their host. In recent years, the host-microbiota …

Human germline heterozygous gain-of-function STAT6 variants cause severe allergic disease

M Sharma, D Leung, M Momenilandi… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - rupress.org
STAT6 (signal transducer and activator of transcription 6) is a transcription factor that plays a
central role in the pathophysiology of allergic inflammation. We have identified 16 patients …

Decoding the genetic and epigenetic basis of asthma

BS Stikker, RW Hendriks, R Stadhouders - Allergy, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Asthma is a complex and heterogeneous chronic inflammatory disease of the airways.
Alongside environmental factors, asthma susceptibility is strongly influenced by genetics …

[PDF][PDF] Integrating transcriptomics, metabolomics, and GWAS helps reveal molecular mechanisms for metabolite levels and disease risk

X Yin, D Bose, A Kwon, SC Hanks, AU Jackson… - The American Journal of …, 2022 - cell.com
Transcriptomics data have been integrated with genome-wide association studies (GWASs)
to help understand disease/trait molecular mechanisms. The utility of metabolomics …

Nasal airway transcriptome-wide association study of asthma reveals genetically driven mucus pathobiology

SP Sajuthi, JL Everman, ND Jackson, B Saef… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
To identify genetic determinants of airway dysfunction, we performed a transcriptome-wide
association study for asthma by combining RNA-seq data from the nasal airway epithelium …

Transcriptome-wide association studies: recent advances in methods, applications and available databases

J Mai, M Lu, Q Gao, J Zeng, J Xiao - Communications Biology, 2023 - nature.com
Genome-wide association study has identified fruitful variants impacting heritable traits.
Nevertheless, identifying critical genes underlying those significant variants has been a …

Mendelian randomization analysis reveals a complex genetic interplay among atopic dermatitis, asthma, and gastroesophageal reflux disease

K Ahn, RB Penn, S Rattan, RA Panettieri Jr… - American journal of …, 2023 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is commonly associated with atopic
disorders, but cause–effect relationships remain unclear. Objectives: We applied Mendelian …

Causal relationship between PCSK9 inhibitor and autoimmune diseases: a drug target Mendelian randomization study

W Xie, J Li, H Du, J Xia - Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2023 - Springer
Background In addition to decreasing the level of cholesterol, proprotein convertase subtilis
kexin 9 (PCSK9) inhibitor has pleiotropic effects, including immune regulation. However, the …

Genetics of chronic respiratory disease

I Sayers, C John, J Chen, IP Hall - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
Chronic respiratory diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),
asthma and interstitial lung diseases are frequently occurring disorders with a polygenic …