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ArticleThe Journal of allergy and clinical immunology2017

Neutrophils are a major source of the epithelial barrier disrupting cytokine oncostatin M in patients with mucosal airways disease.

Kathryn L Pothoven, James E Norton, Lydia A Suh, Roderick G Carter, Kathleen E Harris, Assel Biyasheva, Kevin Welch, Stephanie Shintani-Smith, David B Conley, Mark C Liu and 8 more

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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 95 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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95 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 145 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

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.
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.
Kathleen E HarrisDivision of Allergy-Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Assel BiyashevaDivision of Allergy-Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Kevin WelchDepartment of Otolaryngology, 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.
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.
Pedro C AvilaDivision of Allergy-Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Qutayba HamidMeakins-Christie Laboratories of McGill University and McGill University Health Center Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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 KernDivision 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 · USMcGill University · CA

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
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
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA060553NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL078860NHLBI NIH HHS R37 HL068546NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007476NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI106683
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe have previously shown that oncostatin M (OSM) levels are increased in nasal polyps (NPs) of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), as well as in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, after segmental allergen challenge in allergic asthmatic patients. We also showed in vitro that physiologic levels of OSM impair barrier function in differentiated airway epithelium.

objectiveWe sought to determine which hematopoietic or resident cell type or types were the source of the OSM expressed in patients with mucosal airways disease.

methodsParaffin-embedded NP sections were stained with fluorescence-labeled specific antibodies against OSM, GM-CSF, and hematopoietic cell-specific markers. Live cells were isolated from NPs and matched blood samples for flow cytometric analysis. Neutrophils were isolated from whole blood and cultured with the known OSM inducers GM-CSF and follistatin-like 1, and OSM levels were measured in the supernatants. Bronchial biopsy sections from control subjects, patients with moderate asthma, and patients with severe asthma were stained for OSM and neutrophil elastase.

resultsOSM staining was observed in NPs, showed colocalization with neutrophil elastase (n = 10), and did not colocalize with markers for eosinophils, macrophages, T cells, or B cells (n = 3-5). Flow cytometric analysis of NPs (n = 9) showed that 5.1% ± 2% of CD45

conclusionsNeutrophils are a major source of OSM-producing cells in patients with CRS and severe asthma.

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AdultAgedAsthmaBronchiCells, CulturedChronic DiseaseEpithelial CellsFemaleGranulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorHumansLeukocyte ElastaseMaleMiddle AgedNasal PolypsNeutrophilsOncostatin MGranulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorLeukocyte ElastaseOncostatin Matopic asthmachronic rhinosinusitisepithelial barriergranulocyte-monocyte colony-stimulating factorneutrophilsOncostatin M

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PMID27993536
PMCPMC5529124
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