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ArticleThe Journal of allergy and clinical immunology2017

Transcriptional profiling identifies the long noncoding RNA plasmacytoma variant translocation (PVT1) as a novel regulator of the asthmatic phenotype in human airway smooth muscle.

Philip J Austin, Eleni Tsitsiou, Charlotte Boardman, Simon W Jones, Mark A Lindsay, Ian M Adcock, Kian Fan Chung, Mark M Perry

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Article in The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 66 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

Who cites it

66 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 104 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Distinct miRNA expression patterns in circulating eosinophil subtypes and their subtype-derived exosomes in allergic asthma.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
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  4. Asthma endotypes and theratypes.Chinese medical journal pulmonary and critical care medicine · 2026
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  15. Noncoding RNAs in asthmatic airway smooth muscle cells.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2023
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  20. [Research progress on the relationship between lncRNA and the pathogenesis of allergic rhinitis].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Philip J AustinAirways Disease, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London & Royal Brompton NIHR Biomedical Research Unit, London, United Kingdom.
Eleni TsitsiouRespiratory Research Group, University Hospital of South Manchester, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Charlotte BoardmanAirways Disease, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London & Royal Brompton NIHR Biomedical Research Unit, London, United Kingdom.
Simon W JonesInstitute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Mark A LindsayAirways Disease, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London & Royal Brompton NIHR Biomedical Research Unit, London, United Kingdom; Respiratory Research Group, University Hospital of South Manchester, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom.
Ian M AdcockAirways Disease, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London & Royal Brompton NIHR Biomedical Research Unit, London, United Kingdom.
Kian Fan ChungAirways Disease, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London & Royal Brompton NIHR Biomedical Research Unit, London, United Kingdom.
Mark M PerryDubowitz Neuromuscular Centre, Molecular Neurosciences Section, Developmental Neurosciences Programme, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: mark.perry@ucl.ac.uk.
Imperial College London · GBUniversity of Manchester · GBUniversity College London · GBUniversity of Birmingham · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G1000758Medical Research Council G1001367Medical Research Council MR/K00414X/1Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe mechanism underlying nonsevere and severe asthma remains unclear, although it is commonly associated with increased airway smooth muscle (ASM) mass. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are known to be important in regulating healthy primary airway smooth muscle cells (ASMCs), whereas changed expression has been observed in CD8 T cells from patients with severe asthma.

methodsPrimary ASMCs were isolated from healthy subjects (n = 9) and patients classified as having nonsevere (n = 9) or severe (n = 9) asthma. ASMCs were exposed to dexamethasone and FCS. mRNA and lncRNA expression was measured by using a microarray and quantitative real-time PCR. Bioinformatic analysis was used to examine relevant biological pathways. Finally, the lncRNA plasmacytoma variant translocation 1 (PVT1) was inhibited by transfection of primary ASMCs with small interfering RNAs, and the effect on ASMC phenotype was examined.

resultsThe mRNA expression profile was significantly different between patient groups after exposure to dexamethasone and FCS, and these were associated with biological pathways that might be relevant to the pathogenesis of asthma, including cellular proliferation and pathways associated with glucocorticoid activity. We also observed a significant change in lncRNA expression, yet the expression of only one lncRNA (PVT1) is decreased in patients with corticosteroid-sensitive nonsevere asthma and increased in patients with corticosteroid-insensitive severe asthma. Subsequent targeting studies demonstrated the importance of this lncRNA in controlling both proliferation and IL-6 release in ASMCs from patients with severe asthma.

conclusionslncRNAs are associated with the aberrant phenotype observed in ASMCs from asthmatic patients. Targeting PVT1 might be effective in reducing airway remodeling in asthmatic patients.

Indexed as

AdultAsthmaFemaleHumansInterleukin-6MaleMiddle AgedMyocytes, Smooth MuscleOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhenotypeProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycRNA, Long NoncodingRNA, MessengerRNA, Small InterferingTranscription, GeneticTranscriptomeIL6 protein, humanInterleukin-6MYC protein, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycPVT1 long-non-coding RNA, humanRNA, Long NoncodingRNA, MessengerRNA, Small Interferingairway smooth muscleAsthmaIL-6long noncoding RNAproliferationPVT1transcriptome

Identifiers

PMID27484035
PMCPMC5338875
OpenAlexW2505915600

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