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ArticleThe Journal of allergy and clinical immunology2013

Prominent role of IFN-γ in patients with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease.

John W Steinke, Lixia Liu, Phillip Huyett, Julie Negri, Spencer C Payne, Larry Borish

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Article in The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers.

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51 citing papers in PubMed, 96 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. Lipid-mediated innate lymphoid cell recruitment and activation in aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

John W SteinkeAsthma and Allergic Disease Center, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Va; Carter Immunology Center, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Va. Electronic address: js3ch@virginia.edu.
Lixia Liu
Phillip Huyett
Julie Negri
Spencer C Payne
Larry Borish
University of Virginia Health System · US

Funding

Viruses and IgE in relation to mechanisms of asthmaP01AI050989 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE · PI PLATTS-MILLS, THOMAS A. · 2001 to 2005
$4.9M
Interplay between LTE4/LTE4 receptors and IFN-y with mast cells and eosinophils iR01AI057438 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI BORISH, LARRY C · 2006 to 2015
$3.7M
RECOMBINANT HUMAN INTERLEUKIN-4 RECEPTOR IN ASTHMAR01AI047737 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE · PI BORISH, LARRY C · 2000 to 2004
$1.3M
NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI050989NIAID NIH HHS P01-AI50989NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI047737NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI057438NIAID NIH HHS R01-AI47737
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) is distinguished from aspirin-tolerant asthma/chronic sinusitis in large part by an exuberant infiltration of eosinophils that are characterized by their overexpression of metabolic pathways that drive the constitutive and aspirin-induced secretion of cysteinyl leukotrienes (CysLTs).

objectiveWe defined the inflammatory milieu that in part drives CysLT overproduction and, in particular, the role of IFN-γ in the differentiation of eosinophils.

methodsQuantitative real-time PCR was performed for TH1 and TH2 signature cytokines on tissue from control subjects, patients with chronic hyperplastic eosinophilic sinusitis, and patients with AERD, and their cellular source was determined. The influence of IFN-γ on maturation, differentiation, and functionality of eosinophils derived from hematopoietic stem cells was determined.

resultsGene expression analysis revealed that tissue from both aspirin-tolerant subjects and patients with AERD display a TH2 cytokine signature; however, AERD was distinguished from chronic hyperplastic eosinophilic sinusitis by the prominent expression of IFN-γ. Intracellular and immunohistochemical cytokine staining revealed that the major sources of these cytokines were the eosinophils themselves. IFN-γ promoted the maturation of eosinophil progenitors, as measured by increased mRNA and surface expression of CCR3 and sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectin 8 (Siglec-8). Additionally, IFN-γ increased the expression of genes involved in leukotriene synthesis that led to increased secretion of CysLTs. IFN-γ-matured eosinophil progenitors were also primed, as demonstrated by their enhanced degranulation.

conclusionsHigh IFN-γ levels distinguish AERD from aspirin-tolerant asthma and underlie the robust constitutive and aspirin-induced secretion of CysLTs that characterize this disorder.

Indexed as

AspirinAsthmaAsthma, Aspirin-InducedCysteineCytokinesEosinophilsFemaleHumansInterferon-gammaLeukotrienesMaleNasal PolypsSinusitisAspirinCysteinecysteinyl-leukotrieneCytokinesInterferon-gammaLeukotrienesAERDAllophycocyaninAPCAspirin-exacerbated respiratory diseaseaspirin-tolerant asthmaCHESChronic hyperplastic eosinophilic sinusitischronic sinusitisCysLTCysteinyl leukotrienecytokinesECPEDNEF1αElongation factor 1αEosinophil cationic proteinEosinophil-derived neurotoxineosinophilsFlt3LFms-like tyrosine kinase 3 ligandH&EHematoxylin and eosinIFN-γLeukotriene C(4) synthaseLTC(4)SNasal polypnasal polypsNPPEPhycoerythrinqPCRQuantitative real-time PCRSialic acid–binding immunoglobulin-like lectin 8Siglec-8

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PMID23806637
PMCPMC3788084
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