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ArticleBMC pulmonary medicine2023

Microenvironment modulation by key regulators of RNA N6-methyladenosine modification in respiratory allergic diseases.

Yuting Wang, Jiaxi Wang, Zhanfeng Yan, Siming Liu, Wenlong Xu

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Article in BMC pulmonary medicine, 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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8 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. [Research progress on N6-methyladenosine and ferroptosis in childhood combined allergic rhinitis and asthma syndrome].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2025
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  7. Role and regulators of NFrontiers in pharmacology · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yuting WangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Dongfang Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Jiaxi WangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Dongfang Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China. b00704@bucm.edu.cn.
Zhanfeng YanDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Siming LiuDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Wenlong XuDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine · CNBeijing University of Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

Fundamental Research Funds for Beijing University of Chinese Medicine 2021-BUCMXJKY010National Natural Science Foundation of China Nos. 81904261
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRNA N6-methyladenosine (m6A) regulators are considered post-transcriptional regulators that affect several biological functions, and their role in immunity, in particular, is emerging. However, the role of m6A regulators in respiratory allergic diseases remains unclear. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the role of key m6A regulators in mediating respiratory allergic diseases and immune microenvironment infiltration characteristics.

methodsWe downloaded gene expression profiles of respiratory allergies from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database and we performed hierarchical clustering, difference analysis, and construction of predictive models to identify hub m6A regulators that affect respiratory allergies. Next, we investigate the underlying biological mechanisms of key m6A regulators by performing PPI network analysis, functional enrichment analysis, and immune microenvironment infiltration analysis. In addition, we performed a drug sensitivity analysis on the key m6A regulator, hoping to be able to provide some implications for clinical medication.

resultsIn this study, we identified four hub m6A regulators that affect the respiratory allergy and investigated the underlying biological mechanisms. In addition, studies on the characteristics of immune microenvironment infiltration revealed that the expression of METTL14, METTL16, and RBM15B correlated with the infiltration of the mast and Th2 cells in respiratory allergy, and METTL16 expression was found to be significantly negatively correlated with macrophages for the first time (R = -0.53, P < 0.01). Finally, a key m6A regulator, METTL14, was screened by combining multiple algorithms. In addition, by performing a drug sensitivity analysis on METTL14, we hypothesized that it may play an important role in the improvement of allergic symptoms in the upper and lower airways with topical nasal glucocorticoids.

conclusionsOur findings suggest that m6A regulators, particularly METTL14, play a crucial role in the development of respiratory allergic diseases and the infiltration of immune cells. These results may provide insight into the mechanism of action of methylprednisolone in treating respiratory allergic diseases.

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HypersensitivityRespiration DisordersRespiratory HypersensitivityRespiratory Tract DiseasesAdenosineGlucocorticoidsHumansMethyltransferasesAdenosineGlucocorticoidsMethyltransferasesMETTL16 protein, humanAllergic rhinitisAsthmaImmune microenvironmentm6A modificationm6A regulatorsMETTL14Respiratory allergic diseases

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