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ArticleThe Journal of allergy and clinical immunology2024

IL-4Rα signaling promotes barrier-altering oncostatin M and IL-6 production in aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease.

Chongjia C Chen, Kathleen M Buchheit, Pui Y Lee, Kailey E Brodeur, Aaqib Sohail, Laura Cho, Carolyn H Baloh, Barbara Balestrieri, Tahereh Derakhshan, Chunli Feng and 3 more

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Article in The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19 citing papers in PubMed.

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  10. Clinical and mechanistic advancements in aspirin exacerbated respiratory disease.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2025
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  12. New insights into the mechanisms of aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease.Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology · 2025
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  17. Efficacy of Biologics in NSAID-ERD: United Airways From the Nose to the Bronchi.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Chongjia C ChenDivision of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass. Electronic address: cchen32@bwh.harvard.edu.
Kathleen M BuchheitDepartment of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass.
Pui Y LeeDivision of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass.
Kailey E BrodeurDivision of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass.
Aaqib SohailDivision of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass.
Laura ChoDivision of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass.
Carolyn H BalohDepartment of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass.
Barbara BalestrieriDepartment of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass.
Tahereh DerakhshanDivision of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass.
Chunli FengDivision of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass.
Joshua A BoyceDepartment of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass.
Daniel F DwyerDepartment of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass.
Tanya M LaidlawDepartment of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass.

Funding

Immune Tolerance Network UM1 2023 SupplementUM1AI109565 · NIAID · BENAROYA RESEARCH INST AT VIRGINIA MASON · PI Mark S Anderson, Jane Hoyt Buckner · 2014 to 2026
$451.6M
Therapeutic Control of Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory DiseaseU19AI095219 · NIAID · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI Nora Amanda Barrett · 2011 to 2026
$29.1M
IMMUNOLOGIC BASIS OF RESISTANCE AND HYPERSENSITIVITYT32AI007306 · NIAID · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI Nora Amanda Barrett, Joshua A Boyce · 1985 to 2026
$12.2M
Eicosanoid Networks in Aspirin HypersensitivityR01AI136041 · NIAID · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI Joshua A Boyce · 2018 to 2026
$5.4M
Prostaglandin E2-Dependent Control of a Mast Cell IL-33/ST2 Pathway in AsthmaR01AI175149 · NIAID · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI Joshua A Boyce · 2023 to 2026
$3.4M
The Role of IL-5 and Local Nasal Polyp Immunoglobulin Production in Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory DiseaseK23AI139352 · NIAID · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI BUCHHEIT, KATHLEEN MARY · 2019 to 2023
$1.0M
Patient-Oriented Research Mentorship and Training in Upper Airway Allergic and Inflammatory DiseasesK24AI180296 · NIAID · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI Tanya Maria Laidlaw · 2024 to 2026
$522k
NIAID NIH HHS K23 AI139352NIAID NIH HHS K24 AI180296NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI136041NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI175149NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007306NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI095219NIAID NIH HHS UM1 AI109565
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) is a severe disease involving dysregulated type 2 inflammation. However, the role other inflammatory pathways play in AERD is poorly understood.

objectiveWe sought to broadly define the inflammatory milieu of the upper respiratory tract in AERD and to determine the effects of IL-4Rα inhibition on mediators of nasal inflammation.

methodsTwenty-two AERD patients treated with dupilumab for 3 months were followed over 3 visits and compared to 10 healthy controls. Nasal fluid was assessed for 45 cytokines and chemokines using Olink Target 48. Blood neutrophils and cultured human mast cells, monocytes/macrophages, and nasal fibroblasts were assessed for response to IL-4/13 stimulation in vitro.

resultsOf the nasal fluid cytokines measured, nearly one third were higher in AERD patients compared to healthy controls, including IL-6 and the IL-6 family-related cytokine oncostatin M (OSM), both of which correlated with nasal albumin levels, a marker of epithelial barrier dysregulation. Dupilumab significantly decreased many nasal mediators, including OSM and IL-6. IL-4 stimulation induced OSM production from mast cells and macrophages but not from neutrophils, and OSM and IL-13 stimulation induced IL-6 production from nasal fibroblasts.

conclusionIn addition to type 2 inflammation, innate and IL-6-related cytokines are also elevated in the respiratory tract in AERD. Both OSM and IL-6 are locally produced in nasal polyps and likely promote pathology by negatively affecting epithelial barrier function. IL-4Rα blockade, although seemingly directed at type 2 inflammation, also decreases mediators of innate inflammation and epithelial dysregulation, which may contribute to dupilumab's therapeutic efficacy in AERD.

Indexed as

Antibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAsthma, Aspirin-InducedInterleukin-4 Receptor alpha SubunitInterleukin-6Oncostatin MSignal TransductionAdultAgedCells, CulturedFemaleFibroblastsHumansMacrophagesMaleMast CellsMiddle AgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizeddupilumabIL4R protein, humanInterleukin-4 Receptor alpha SubunitInterleukin-6Oncostatin MAERDAspirin-exacerbated respiratory diseasedupilumabinterleukin 13interleukin 4interleukin 4Rαinterleukin 6mast cellsnasal polyponcostatin M

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PMID38704098
PMCPMC11305950

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