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ArticleJournal of innate immunity2021

Downregulation of miRNA-451a Promotes the Differentiation of CD4+ T Cells towards Th2 Cells by Upregulating ETS1 in Childhood Asthma.

Tianyue Wang, Qianlan Zhou, Yunxiao Shang

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Article in Journal of innate immunity, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tianyue WangDepartment of Pediatrics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Qianlan ZhouDepartment of Pediatrics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Yunxiao ShangDepartment of Pediatrics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China, yxs_yunxiao@126.com.
China Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Children exposed to common aeroallergens may develop asthma that progresses into adulthood. Inflammation regulated by T helper 2 (Th2) cells, a specific subpopulation of CD4+ T lymphocytes, is involved in asthmatic injury. Herein, our microarray data indicated that microRNA-451a-5p (miRNA-451a) expression decreased by 4.6-fold and ETS proto-oncogene 1 (ETS1) increased by 2.2-fold in the peripheral blood lymphocytes isolated from asthmatic children (n = 4) as compared to control individuals (n = 4). The negative correlation between miRNA-451a and ETS1 was further validated in 40 CD4+ T cell samples (10 healthy vs. 30 asthmatic samples). In vitro, naïve CD4+ T cells isolated from control individuals were cultured under Th2 cell polarizing condition. miRNA-451a expression decreased while ETS1 increased in CD4+ T cells in the setting of Th2 cell polarization. Moreover, miRNA-451a knockdown enhanced Th2 cell polarization - cells positive for both GATA3 (GATA binding protein 3, a Th2-transcription factor) and CD4 increased, and the generation of Th2 cell cytokines, interleukin (IL)5 and IL13, increased. In contrast, miRNA-451a overexpression inhibited Th2 cell differentiation. Interestingly, dual-Luciferase assay proved ETS1 as a novel target of miRNA-451a. Moreover, enforced expression of ETS1 partially restored miRNA-451a-induced inhibition of IL5 and IL13, and increased the GATA3+CD4+ cell population. Collectively, our work demonstrates that downregulation of miRNA-451a upregulates ETS1 expression in CD4+ T cells, which may contribute to Th2 cell differentiation in pediatric asthma.

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AsthmaCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedChildChild, PreschoolDown-RegulationFemaleGATA3 Transcription FactorHumansInterleukin-13Interleukin-5MaleMicroRNAsProto-Oncogene MasProto-Oncogene Protein c-ets-1ETS1 protein, humanGATA3 protein, humanGATA3 Transcription FactorInterleukin-13Interleukin-5MAS1 protein, humanMicroRNAsMIRN451 microRNA, humanProto-Oncogene MasProto-Oncogene Protein c-ets-1Childhood asthmaETS proto-oncogene 1miRNA-451aTh2 cell differentiationType 2 inflammation

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PMID33271553
PMCPMC7879255
OpenAlexW3106843160

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