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ReviewThe Journal of allergy and clinical immunology2023

Sterols and immune mechanisms in asthma.

Rodney D Britt, Ned Porter, Mitchell H Grayson, Kymberly M Gowdy, Megan Ballinger, Kara Wada, Hye-Young Kim, Mireia Guerau-de-Arellano

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Review in The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Rodney D BrittCenter for Perinatal Research, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus.
Ned PorterDepartment of Chemistry and Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville.
Mitchell H GraysonCenter for Clinical and Translational Research, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus.
Kymberly M GowdyDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, College of Medicine, Wexner Medical Center, Columbus.
Megan BallingerDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, College of Medicine, Wexner Medical Center, Columbus.
Kara WadaDepartment of Otolaryngology, Wexner Medical Center, Columbus.
Hye-Young KimDepartment of Chemistry and Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville.
Mireia Guerau-de-ArellanoSchool of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Division of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine, Wexner Medical Center, Columbus.
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center · USThe Ohio State University · USNationwide Children's Hospital · USVanderbilt Health · USVanderbilt University · US

Funding

Airway Structural Cells and Corticosteroid Resistance in AsthmaR01HL155095 · NHLBI · RESEARCH INST NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSP · PI BRITT, RODNEY · 2021 to 2025
$2.5M
Epigenetic modulation of T cell tolerance in Multiple Sclerosis autoimmunityR01AI121405 · NIAID · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI GUERAU-DE-ARELLANO, MIREIA · 2016 to 2020
$2.2M
Enhancing Corticosteroid Sensitivity in Neonatal and Pediatric Lung DiseaseR00HL131682 · NHLBI · RESEARCH INST NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSP · PI BRITT, RODNEY · 2018 to 2020
$845k
Novel Epigenetic Modifier Inhibitor Drugs for T cell Modulation in Multiple SclerosisR21AI127354 · NIAID · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI GUERAU-DE-ARELLANO, MIREIA · 2017 to 2018
$404k
Novel knockout models to analyze CD38 functionR03AI151769 · NIAID · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI GUERAU-DE-ARELLANO, MIREIA · 2020 to 2021
$156k
NHLBI NIH HHS R00 HL131682NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL155095NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI121405NIAID NIH HHS R03 AI151769NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI127354
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The field of sterol and oxysterol biology in lung disease has recently gained attention, revealing a unique need for sterol uptake and metabolism in the lung. The presence of cholesterol transport, biosynthesis, and sterol/oxysterol-mediated signaling in immune cells suggests a role in immune regulation. In support of this idea, statin drugs that inhibit the cholesterol biosynthesis rate-limiting step enzyme, hydroxymethyl glutaryl coenzyme A reductase, show immunomodulatory activity in several models of inflammation. Studies in human asthma reveal contradicting results, whereas promising retrospective studies suggest benefits of statins in severe asthma. Here, we provide a timely review by discussing the role of sterols in immune responses in asthma, analytical tools to evaluate the role of sterols in disease, and potential mechanistic pathways and targets relevant to asthma. Our review reveals the importance of sterols in immune processes and highlights the need for further research to solve critical gaps in the field.

Indexed as

AsthmaHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsOxysterolsCholesterolHumansRetrospective StudiesSterolsCholesterolHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsOxysterolsSterolsasthmacholesterolimmunologyoxysterolSterol

Identifiers

PMID37138729
PMCPMC10151016
OpenAlexW4307816163

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