ArticleThe journal of allergy and clinical immunology. Global2025
Omics analysis reveals galectin-3 to be a potential key regulator of allergic inflammation in hereditary angioedema.
Article in The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. Global, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
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.
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.
Who cites it
1 citing paper in PubMed.
- Eosinophilic inflammation in hereditary angioedema: a single-center real-world retrospective chart review study.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Background: Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare inherited disorder that predisposes an individual to develop vasogenic edema. Bradykinin release, which increases vascular permeability, results in angioedema. C1 esterase inhibitor (C1-INH) is a major regulator of critical enzymes involved in bradykinin generation and mutations in genes that encode the C1 inhibitor of complement factor 1, which prevent its synthesis (type I HAE), form a dysfunctional protein (type II HAE), or have normal functioning C1-INH (type III HAE, aka HAE-III). Objectives: The goals of this study were to use a systems biology analysis to identify novel biomarkers to aid in the diagnosis of HAE-III and to elucidate its underlying pathogenic mechanisms. Methods: Blood samples were obtained from HAE-III subjects and age- and sex-matched healthy controls. DNA, RNA, and protein purified from the samples were subjected to multiomics analysis using a 1-shot liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry-based multiomics platform (Omni-MS, Dalton Bioanalytics) to profile proteins, lipids, electrolytes, and metabolites enabling concurrent analysis of diverse analyte classes. Results: A total of 1647 novel identifications that included genes, proteins, and metabolites were made when comparing HAE-III samples to control samples. Our identification library included MSFragger for protein identification, LipiDex for lipid identification, and Compound Discoverer for metabolite identification, enabling differential expression analysis. Key findings included a significant increase in the expression levels of galectin-3, lysosomal α-glucosidase, platelet factor 4, and platelet-derived growth factor subunit A in HAE-III subjects compared to controls, all of which generate an immunomodulatory response. Conclusion: Galectin-3 plays a critical role in eosinophil recruitment and airway allergic inflammation. It may contribute to chronic inflammation and fibrosis resulting in leaky vasculature, and it could be a potential therapeutic target in HAE-III.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.