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ArticleThe Journal of allergy and clinical immunology2015

Oncostatin M promotes mucosal epithelial barrier dysfunction, and its expression is increased in patients with eosinophilic mucosal disease.

Kathryn L Pothoven, James E Norton, Kathryn E Hulse, Lydia A Suh, Roderick G Carter, Erin Rocci, Kathleen E Harris, Stephanie Shintani-Smith, David B Conley, Rakesh K Chandra and 9 more

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Article in The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 88 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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88 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 142 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kathryn L PothovenDivision of Allergy-Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
James E NortonDivision of Allergy-Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Kathryn E HulseDivision of Allergy-Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Lydia A SuhDivision of Allergy-Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Roderick G CarterDivision of Allergy-Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Erin RocciStritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
Kathleen E HarrisDivision of Allergy-Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Stephanie Shintani-SmithDepartment of Otolaryngology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
David B ConleyDepartment of Otolaryngology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Rakesh K ChandraDepartment of Otolaryngology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Mark C LiuDivisions of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center, Baltimore, Md.
Atsushi KatoDivision of Allergy-Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Nirmala GonsalvesDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Leslie C GrammerDivision of Allergy-Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Anju T PetersDivision of Allergy-Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Robert C KernDepartment of Otolaryngology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Paul J BryceDivision of Allergy-Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Bruce K TanDepartment of Otolaryngology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Robert P SchleimerDivision of Allergy-Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill; Department of Otolaryngology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill. Electronic address: rpschleimer@northwestern.edu.
Northwestern University · USLoyola University Chicago · US

Funding

Tumor Environment and Metastasis (TEAM) Research ProgramP30CA060553 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Daniela E Matei · 1993 to 2026
$153.9M
Systems Genetics Approach to Gene Discovery in Chronic RhinosinusitisU19AI106683 · NIAID · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI SCHLEIMER, ROBERT P · 2014 to 2017
$7.9M
TRAINING PROGRAM IN IMMUNOLOGY &MOLECULAR PATHOGENESIST32AI007476 · NIAID · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Edward Benjamin Thorp · 1996 to 2026
$6.6M
Career Development in Women's Health (CDWH)K12HD055884 · NICHD · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI DUNAIF, ANDREA E · 2007 to 2016
$4.2M
Glucocorticosteroid Action In Inflammatory DiseaseR37HL068546 · NHLBI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI SCHLEIMER, ROBERT P · 2009 to 2018
$3.5M
Role of Epithelium in Immunity, Inflammation and DiseaseR01HL078860 · NHLBI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI SCHLEIMER, ROBERT P · 2006 to 2013
$3.0M
Role for B-cell mediated olfactory loss in Chronic Sinusitis with Nasal PolypsK23DC012067 · NIDCD · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI TAN, BRUCE K · 2012 to 2016
$1.1M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA060553NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL078860NHLBI NIH HHS R37 HL068546NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007476NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI106683NICHD NIH HHS K12 HD055884NIDCD NIH HHS K23 DC012067
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEpithelial barrier dysfunction is thought to play a role in many mucosal diseases, including asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), and eosinophilic esophagitis.

objectiveThe objective of this study was to investigate the role of oncostatin M (OSM) in epithelial barrier dysfunction in human mucosal disease.

methodsOSM expression was measured in tissue extracts, nasal secretions, and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. The effects of OSM stimulation on barrier function of normal human bronchial epithelial cells and nasal epithelial cells cultured at the air-liquid interface were assessed by using transepithelial electrical resistance and fluorescein isothiocyanate-dextran flux. Dual-color immunofluorescence was used to evaluate the integrity of tight junction structures in cultured epithelial cells.

resultsAnalysis of samples from patients with CRS showed that OSM mRNA and protein levels were highly increased in nasal polyps compared with those seen in control uncinate tissue (P < .05). OSM levels were also increased in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of allergic asthmatic patients after segmental allergen challenge and in esophageal biopsy specimens from patients with eosinophilic esophagitis. OSM stimulation of air-liquid interface cultures resulted in reduced barrier function, as measured by decreased transepithelial electrical resistance and increased fluorescein isothiocyanate-dextran flux (P < .05). Alterations in barrier function by OSM were reversible, and the viability of epithelial cells was unaffected. OSM levels in lysates of nasal polyps and uncinate tissue positively correlated with levels of α2-macroglobulin, a marker of epithelial leak, in localized nasal secretions (r = 0.4855, P < .05).

conclusionsThese results suggest that OSM might play a role in epithelial barrier dysfunction in patients with CRS and other mucosal diseases.

Indexed as

AdultAgedAsthmaBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidCase-Control StudiesChronic DiseaseDextransEosinophilic EsophagitisEpithelial CellsFemaleFluorescein-5-isothiocyanateGene ExpressionHumansMaleMiddle AgedNasal MucosaDextransFluorescein-5-isothiocyanatefluorescein isothiocyanate dextranOncostatin MOSM protein, humanRNA, Messengeratopic asthmachronic rhinosinusitiseosinophilic esophagitisepithelial barrierOncostatin Mtight junctionstransepithelial electrical resistance

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PMID25840724
PMCPMC4562861
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