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ArticleJCI insight2025

Allergen induces pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia in a model of asthma.

Estelle Kim, Brian K Wells, Hannah Indralingam, Yujuan Su, Jamie Verheyden, Xin Sun

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Article in JCI insight, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Asthma endotypes and theratypes.Chinese medical journal pulmonary and critical care medicine · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Estelle KimDepartment of Biological Sciences and.
Brian K WellsDepartment of Biological Sciences and.
Hannah IndralingamDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, California, USA.
Yujuan SuDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, California, USA.
Jamie VerheydenDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, California, USA.
Xin SunDepartment of Biological Sciences and.

Funding

Pathways in Biological Sciences Training ProgramT32GM133351 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Matthew Daugherty, Randolph Y. Hampton · 2020 to 2026
$9.9M
Dissecting the Interoception Circuit that Controls Airway ConstrictionR01AT011676 · NCCIH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI SUN, XIN · 2021 to 2025
$3.8M
Deciphering the Mechanisms Underlying Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia of InfancyR01HL146141 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI SUN, XIN, YOUNG, LISA R. · 2019 to 2022
$2.2M
Balancing Airway Progenitor versus Progeny: a Pathway from MitochondriaR01HL160019 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI SUN, XIN · 2021 to 2024
$2.1M
NCCIH NIH HHS R01 AT011676NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL146141NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL160019NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM133351
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Asthma is characterized by exacerbated response to triggers such as allergen. While pulmonary neuroendocrine cells (PNECs), a rare population of airway epithelial cells, are essential for amplifying allergen-induced asthma response, how PNECs are regulated to achieve this role remains poorly understood. Here we show that in the adult mouse airway, inactivation of achaete-scute-like protein 1 gene in PNECs led to loss of these cells. Intriguingly, exposure of these mutants to house dust mites (HDM), a common allergen, led to reappearance of PNECs. Similarly, exposure of wild-type mice to HDM led to PNEC hyperplasia, a result of proliferation of existing PNECs and transdifferentiation from club cells. Single-cell RNA-Seq experiments revealed PNEC heterogeneity, including the emergence of an allergen-induced PNEC subtype. Notch signaling was downregulated in HDM-treated airway, and treatment with Notch agonist prevented PNEC hyperplasia. These findings together suggest that HDM-induced PNEC hyperplasia may contribute to exacerbated asthma response.

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AllergensAsthmaLungNeuroendocrine CellsAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHyperplasiaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPyroglyphidaeReceptors, NotchSignal TransductionAllergensReceptors, NotchAsthmaCell biologyDevelopmentMouse modelsNeuroendocrine regulationPulmonology

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PMID40626365
PMCPMC12288900

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