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ArticleJCI insight2018

A systems immunology approach identifies the collective impact of 5 miRs in Th2 inflammation.

Ayşe Kılıç, Marc Santolini, Taiji Nakano, Matthias Schiller, Mizue Teranishi, Pascal Gellert, Yuliya Ponomareva, Thomas Braun, Shizuka Uchida, Scott T Weiss and 2 more

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Article in JCI insight, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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12 authors.

Ayşe KılıçInstitute of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiochemistry, Molecular Diagnostics, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Marc SantoliniCenter for Complex Network Research, Department of Physics, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Taiji NakanoInstitute of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiochemistry, Molecular Diagnostics, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Matthias SchillerClinic for Dermatology and Venereology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock, Germany.
Mizue TeranishiMax Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany.
Pascal GellertBreast Cancer Now Research Centre at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom.
Yuliya PonomarevaInstitute of Cardiovascular Regeneration, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Goethe- University Frankfurt, Frankfurt Germany.
Thomas BraunMax Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany.
Shizuka UchidaCardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Scott T WeissBrigham and Women's Hospital, Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Amitabh SharmaBrigham and Women's Hospital, Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Harald RenzInstitute of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiochemistry, Molecular Diagnostics, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Allergic asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease dominated by a CD4+ T helper 2 (Th2) cell signature. The immune response amplifies in self-enforcing loops, promoting Th2-driven cellular immunity and leaving the host unable to terminate inflammation. Posttranscriptional mechanisms, including microRNAs (miRs), are pivotal in maintaining immune homeostasis. Since an altered expression of various miRs has been associated with T cell-driven diseases, including asthma, we hypothesized that miRs control mechanisms ensuring Th2 stability and maintenance in the lung. We isolated murine CD4+ Th2 cells from allergic inflamed lungs and profiled gene and miR expression. Instead of focusing on the magnitude of miR differential expression, here we addressed the secondary consequences for the set of molecular interactions in the cell, the interactome. We developed the Impact of Differential Expression Across Layers, a network-based algorithm to prioritize disease-relevant miRs based on the central role of their targets in the molecular interactome. This method identified 5 Th2-related miRs (mir27b, mir206, mir106b, mir203, and mir23b) whose antagonization led to a sharp reduction of the Th2 phenotype. Overall, a systems biology tool was developed and validated, highlighting the role of miRs in Th2-driven immune response. This result offers potentially novel approaches for therapeutic interventions.

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AnimalsAsthmaBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGene Regulatory NetworksHumansInflammationLungMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMicroRNAsOvalbuminPrimary Cell CultureMicroRNAsOvalbuminAllergyAsthmaImmunologyInflammationT cells

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PMID29875322
PMCPMC6124409

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