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ArticleImmunity, inflammation and disease2020

Respiratory infections regulated blood cells IFN-β-PD-L1 pathway in pediatric asthma.

Julia Kölle, Patricia Haag, Tytti Vuorinen, Kiefer Alexander, Manfred Rauh, Theodor Zimmermann, Nikolaos G Papadopoulos, Susetta Finotto

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Article in Immunity, inflammation and disease, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Julia KölleDepartment of Molecular Pneumology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
Patricia HaagDepartment of Molecular Pneumology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
Tytti VuorinenDepartment of Virology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Kiefer AlexanderDepartment of Allergy and Pneumology, Children's Hospital, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
Manfred RauhDepartment of Allergy and Pneumology, Children's Hospital, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
Theodor ZimmermannDepartment of Allergy and Pneumology, Children's Hospital, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
Nikolaos G PapadopoulosAllergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, 2nd Pediatric Clinic, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Susetta FinottoDepartment of Molecular Pneumology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7623-7977
Universitätsklinikum Erlangen · DENational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRUniversity of Turku · FI

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRespiratory infections, in general, and rhinovirus infection specifically are the main reason for asthma exacerbation in children and programmed cell death protein 1 ligand (PD-L1) expression inhibits T cell responses.

objectiveCould the interferon (IFN) type I expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) improve disease exacerbation in pediatric asthma?

resultsHere we found increased level of PD-L1 messenger RNA (mRNA) in total blood cells isolated from preschool children with virus-induced asthma, with lower percentage of forced expiratory volume in 1 second and with high serum levels of the C-reactive-protein. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: These data indicate that, in the presence of infection in the airways of preschool children, worse asthma is associated with induced PD-L1 mRNA expression in blood cells. Further, type I IFN, IFN-β, a cytokine that is involved in the clearance of infections, was found to be associated with a better lung function in asthmatic children. These data suggest that improving peripheral blood IFN type I expression in PBMCs in pediatric asthma could improve disease exacerbation due to suppressing PD-L1 expression in blood cells.

Indexed as

AsthmaRespiratory Tract InfectionsB7-H1 AntigenChildChild, PreschoolHumansInterferon-betaLeukocytes, MononuclearLigandsB7-H1 AntigenCD274 protein, humanInterferon-betaLigandshuman rhinovirusIFNβPD-L1pediatric asthma

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PMID32394602
PMCPMC7416032
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