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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Could the Epigenetics of Eosinophils in Asthma and Allergy Solve Parts of the Puzzle?

Émile Bélanger, Catherine Laprise

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Asthma Exacerbations: The Genes Behind the Scenes.Journal of investigational allergology & clinical immunology · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Émile BélangerDépartement des Sciences Fondamentales, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Saguenay, QC G7H 2B1, Canada.
Catherine LapriseDépartement des Sciences Fondamentales, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Saguenay, QC G7H 2B1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5526-9945
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epigenetics is a field of study investigating changes in gene expression that do not alter the DNA sequence. These changes are often influenced by environmental or social factors and are reversible. Epigenetic mechanisms include DNA methylation, histone modification, and noncoding RNA. Understanding the role of these epigenetic mechanisms in human diseases provides useful information with regard to disease severity and development. Several studies have searched for the epigenetic mechanisms that regulate allergies and asthma; however, only few studies have used samples of eosinophil, a proinflammatory cell type known to be largely recruited during allergic or asthmatic inflammation. Such studies would enable us to better understand the factors that influence the massive recruitment of eosinophils during allergic and asthmatic symptoms. In this review, we sought to summarize different studies that aimed to discover differential patterns of histone modifications, DNA methylation, and noncoding RNAs in eosinophil samples of individuals with certain diseases, with a particular focus on those with asthma or allergic diseases.

Indexed as

DNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticGene Expression RegulationHistone CodeAnimalsAsthmaHumansHypersensitivityallergiesasthmaeosinophilsepigeneticshypereosinophiliamethylationmicroRNAmiRNA

Identifiers

PMID34445627
PMCPMC8396248
OpenAlexW3194899494

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