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ArticleAmerican journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology2019

Sex Differences in Pulmonary Responses to Ozone in Mice. Role of the Microbiome.

Youngji Cho, Galeb Abu-Ali, Hiroki Tashiro, Traci A Brown, Ross S Osgood, David I Kasahara, Curtis Huttenhower, Stephanie A Shore

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Article in American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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38citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Single-cell transcriptomics reveal alveolar macrophage-specific responses in single-hit ozone exposure model in mice.American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Youngji Cho1 Department of Environmental Health and.
Galeb Abu-Ali2 Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
Hiroki Tashiro1 Department of Environmental Health and.
Traci A Brown1 Department of Environmental Health and.
Ross S Osgood1 Department of Environmental Health and.
David I Kasahara1 Department of Environmental Health and.
Curtis Huttenhower2 Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
Stephanie A Shore1 Department of Environmental Health and.
Harvard University · US

Funding

Translational Research Support CoreP30ES000002 · NIEHS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (SCH OF PUBLIC HLTH) · PI JAIME ELIZABETH HART · 1985 to 2026
$44.6M
Training Program in Molecular and Integrative Physiological SciencesT32HL007118 · NHLBI · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (SCH OF PUBLIC HLTH) · PI LU, QUAN · 1985 to 2025
$14.3M
Testosterone-GnRH Frequency and the Evolution of PCOS in AdolescenceP50HD028934 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI HAISENLEDER, DANIEL J. · 2014 to 2018
$8.6M
Impact of Obesity on Airway Responses to Air PollutionR01ES013307 · NIEHS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (SCH OF PUBLIC HLTH) · PI SHORE, STEPHANIE A · 2005 to 2019
$5.2M
Obesity and asthma: microbiome-metabolome interactionsR21ES024032 · NIEHS · HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH · PI SHORE, STEPHANIE A · 2015 to 2016
$444k
NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007118NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD028934NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES000002NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES013307NIEHS NIH HHS R21 ES024032
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We have previously reported that the mouse gut microbiome contributes to pulmonary responses to ozone, a common asthma trigger, and that short-chain fatty acids, end products of bacterial fermentation, likely contribute to this role of the microbiome. A growing body of evidence indicates that there are sex-related differences in gut microbiota and these differences can have important functional consequences. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there are sex-related differences in the impact of the gut microbiota on pulmonary responses to ozone. After acute exposure to ozone, male mice developed greater airway hyperresponsiveness than female mice. This difference was abolished after antibiotic ablation of the gut microbiome. Moreover, weanling female pups housed in cages conditioned by adult male mice developed greater ozone-induced airway hyperresponsiveness than weanling female pups raised in cages conditioned by adult females. Finally, ad libitum oral administration via drinking water of the short-chain fatty acid propionate resulted in augmented ozone-induced airway hyperresponsiveness in male, but not female, mice. Overall, these data are consistent with the hypothesis that the microbiome contributes to sex differences in ozone-induced airway hyperresponsiveness, likely as a result of sex differences in the response to short-chain fatty acids.

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AnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidFatty Acids, VolatileFemaleLungMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMicrobiotaOzonePropionatesRespiratory HypersensitivitySex FactorsAnti-Bacterial AgentsFatty Acids, VolatileOzonePropionates16S rRNA gene sequencingairway responsivenessantibioticsneutrophilshort-chain fatty acids

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PMID30240285
PMCPMC6376411
OpenAlexW2890732113

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