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ArticleAllergy, asthma & immunology research2021

Seasonal Variation in miR-328-3p and let-7d-3p Are Associated With Seasonal Allergies and Asthma Symptoms in Children.

Anshul Tiwari, Alberta L Wang, Jiang Li, Sharon M Lutz, Alvin T Kho, Scott T Weiss, Kelan G Tantisira, Michael J McGeachie

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Transcriptome-Wide m6A Methylome and m6A-Modified Gene Analysis in Asthma.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2022
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Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Anshul TiwariChanning Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2647-8144
Alberta L WangChanning Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2151-4823
Jiang LiChanning Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9791-2553
Sharon M LutzPRecisiOn Medicine Translational Research (PROMoTeR) Center, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1515-9431
Alvin T KhoChanning Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9887-312X
Scott T WeissChanning Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7196-303X
Kelan G TantisiraChanning Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Michael J McGeachieChanning Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. remmg@channing.harvard.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5566-2712
Brigham and Women's Hospital · USHarvard Pilgrim Health Care · US

Funding

Systems Biology of Airway DiseaseP01HL132825 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI ZHOU, ANNY XIAOBO · 2016 to 2020
$12.6M
Integrative Metabolomics of Asthma SeverityR01HL123915 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI LASKY-SU, JESSICA A · 2014 to 2023
$7.0M
Asthma Exacerbations and MicroRNA prediction: Treatment Response in an Underserved Ethnicity (AEM-TRUE)R01HL139634 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI MCGEACHIE, MICHAEL JOHN · 2018 to 2022
$4.3M
Omic Determinants of Longitudinal Lung Function in AsthmaR01HL155742 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI LASKY-SU, JESSICA A, MCGEACHIE, MICHAEL JOHN · 2021 to 2025
$3.9M
MICRORNAS AND EARLY LIFE EXPOSURES IN THE DEVELOPMENTAL ORIGIN OF ASTHMAR01HL125734 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI SHARMA, SUNITA · 2016 to 2020
$3.5M
MICRORNAS IN CIRCULATION: ONTOLOGIES OF ASTHMA SEVERITY AND TREATMENT (MICROCOAST)R01HL127332 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI TANTISIRA, KELAN G · 2015 to 2018
$3.4M
Mechanistic insights into asthma pathogenesis through the integration of asthma genes, risk exposures, and metabolomicsR01HL141826 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI LASKY-SU, JESSICA A · 2018 to 2021
$3.4M
DISEASE AND HEALTH: ASTHMA RESILIENCE THROUGH MICRORNA ATTRIBUTES (DHARMA)R01HL129935 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI TANTISIRA, KELAN G · 2015 to 2017
$1.4M
Clinical prediction and epigenetic regulation of asthma and rhinitisK23HL151819 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI WANG, ALBERTA L. · 2021 to 2023
$639k
NHLBI NIH HHS K23 HL151819NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL132825NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL123915NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL125734NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL125734-01NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL127332NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL129935NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL139634NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL141826NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL155742NIAID NIH HHS L40 AI138248
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveMicroRNAs (miRs) are small non-coding RNA molecules of around 18-22 nucleotides that are key regulators of many biologic processes, particularly inflammation. The purpose of this study was to determine the association of circulating miRs from asthmatic children with seasonal variation in allergic inflammation and asthma symptoms.

methodsWe used available small RNA sequencing on blood serum from 398 children with mild-to-moderate asthma from the Childhood Asthma Management Program. We used seasonal asthma symptom data at the study baseline and allergen affection status from baseline skin prick tests as primary outcomes. We identified differentially expressed (DE) miRs between pairs of seasons using DESeq2. Regression analysis was used to identify associations between allergy status to specific seasonal allergens and DE miRs in 4 seasons and between seasonal asthma symptom data and DE miRs. We performed pathway enrichment analysis for target genes of the DE miRs using DAVID.

resultsAfter quality control, 398 samples underwent differential analysis between the 4 seasons. We found 52 unique miRs from a total of 81 DE miRs across seasons. Further investigation of the association between these miRs and sensitization to seasonal allergens using skin prick tests revealed that 26 unique miRs from a total of 38 miRs were significantly associated with a same-season allergen. Comparison between seasonal asthma symptom data revealed that 2 of these 26 miRs also had significant associations with asthma symptoms in the same seasons: miR-328-3p (

conclusionOur results show seasonal variation in miR-328-3p and let-7d-3p are significantly associated with seasonal asthma symptoms and seasonal allergies. These indicate a potentially protective role for let-7d-3p and a deleterious role for miR-328-3p in asthmatics sensitized to mulberry. Further work will determine whether these miRs are drivers or results of the allergic response.

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allergensasthmacirculating microRNAsmolecular epidemiologypediatricsRNA-seqseasons

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