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Delgado Dolset MI, Pablo-Torres C, Contreras N, Couto-Rodríguez A, Escolar-Peña A, Graña-Castro O, Izquierdo E, López-Rodríguez JC, Macías-Camero A, Pérez-Gordo M, Villaseñor A, Zubeldia-Varela E, Barber D, Escribese MM. Severe Allergy as a Chronic Inflammatory Condition From a Systems Biology Perspective. Clin Exp Allergy 2024; 54:550-584. [PMID: 38938054 DOI: 10.1111/cea.14517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/26/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
Abstract
Persistent and unresolved inflammation is a common underlying factor observed in several and seemingly unrelated human diseases, including cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. Particularly, in atopic conditions, acute inflammatory responses such as those triggered by insect venom, food or drug allergies possess also a life-threatening potential. However, respiratory allergies predominantly exhibit late immune responses associated with chronic inflammation, that can eventually progress into a severe phenotype displaying similar features as those observed in other chronic inflammatory diseases, as is the case of uncontrolled severe asthma. This review aims to explore the different facets and systems involved in chronic allergic inflammation, including processes such as tissue remodelling and immune cell dysregulation, as well as genetic, metabolic and microbiota alterations, which are common to other inflammatory conditions. Our goal here was to deepen on the understanding of an entangled disease as is chronic allergic inflammation and expose potential avenues for the development of better diagnostic and intervention strategies.
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- M I Delgado Dolset
- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada-Nemesio Díez (IMMA-ND), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
- Centro de Metabolómica y Bioanálisis (CEMBIO), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada-Nemesio Díez (IMMA-ND), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada-Nemesio Díez (IMMA-ND), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
- Centro de Metabolómica y Bioanálisis (CEMBIO), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada-Nemesio Díez (IMMA-ND), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
- Centro de Metabolómica y Bioanálisis (CEMBIO), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada-Nemesio Díez (IMMA-ND), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada-Nemesio Díez (IMMA-ND), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada-Nemesio Díez (IMMA-ND), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada-Nemesio Díez (IMMA-ND), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada-Nemesio Díez (IMMA-ND), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
- Centro de Metabolómica y Bioanálisis (CEMBIO), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada-Nemesio Díez (IMMA-ND), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada-Nemesio Díez (IMMA-ND), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
- Centro de Metabolómica y Bioanálisis (CEMBIO), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada-Nemesio Díez (IMMA-ND), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada-Nemesio Díez (IMMA-ND), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada-Nemesio Díez (IMMA-ND), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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Lin L, Wu Z, Zhong A, Luo H, Xu W, Luo W. Causal effects of genetically determined blood metabolites on asthma: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study. J Asthma 2024:1-11. [PMID: 39087774 DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2024.2380515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2024] [Revised: 07/07/2024] [Accepted: 07/10/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
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OBJECTIVE The observational association between blood metabolites and asthma has been extensively studied. However, it is still unclear whether this association is causal. In this study, we aimed to investigate the causal relationship between blood metabolites and asthma using a bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis. Additionally, we aimed to explore the potential mechanisms underlying this relationship. METHODS The study design involved the use of genetic instruments as instrumental variables (IVs) to fulfill the assumptions of MR analysis. The data on 1,091 metabolites and 309 metabolite ratios were obtained from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), while the data on asthma were obtained from the Integrative Epidemiology Unit (IEU) Open GWAS Project. Utilizing the inverse variance-weighted (IVW) method as the primary MR analysis approach, sensitivity tests were conducted to assess the reliability of the findings, which involved employing Cochran's Q and the MR-Egger intercept. Furthermore, Bayesian weighted MR was used to further test the robustness of the results. Additionally, pathway analysis was conducted to explore the metabolic explanations underlying asthma. RESULT In our study, a comprehensive MR Analysis identified 10 metabolites and 6 metabolite ratios significantly associated with the development of asthma (FDR < 0.05). The metabolites included glycerophosphocholines(GPCs), glycerophosphoethanolamines(GPEs), and an unknown metabolite. Of these, 1-arachidonoyl-GPC, 1-myristoyl-2-arachidonoyl-GPC, 1-palmitoyl-2-arachidonoyl-GPC, and 1-(1-enyl-palmitoyl)-2-arachidonoyl-GPC were associated with an increased risk of asthma, whereas 1,2-dilinoleoyl-GPC, 1-palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl-GPC, 1,2-dilinoleoyl-GPE, 1 - oleoyl - 2 - linoleoyl - GPE, 1-palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl-GPE, and X-21470 were found to have a protective effect. No heterogeneity and pleiotropy were observed in the significant metabolites (p > 0.05), and each metabolite exhibited a consistent effect direction across all five methods. BWMR analysis results confirmed the significance and direction of effects across exposures, except for Cholesterol to linoleoyl-arachidonoyl-glycerol ratio(p = 0.673). Pathway analysis suggests that glycerophospholipid metabolism may potentially be a mechanism underlying the development of asthma. CONCLUSION Our MR findings suggest that the identified metabolites and pathways can serve as biomarkers for clinical asthma screening and prevention, while also providing new insights for future mechanistic exploration and drug target selection.
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- Liyu Lin
- The First Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- The First Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- The First Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- The First Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- The First Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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Fitzpatrick AM, Grunwell JR, Gaur H, Kobara S, Kamaleswaran R. Plasma metabolomics identifies differing endotypes of recurrent wheezing in preschool children differentiated by symptoms and social disadvantage. Sci Rep 2024; 14:15813. [PMID: 38982241 PMCID: PMC11233605 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-66878-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 07/04/2024] [Indexed: 07/11/2024] Open
Abstract
Preschool children with recurrent wheezing are a heterogeneous population with many underlying biological pathways that contribute to clinical presentations. Although the morbidity of recurrent wheezing in preschool children is significant, biological studies in this population remain quite limited. To address this gap, this study performed untargeted plasma metabolomic analyses in 68 preschool children with recurrent wheezing to identify metabolomic endotypes of wheezing. K-means cluster analysis was performed on metabolomic dataset including a total of 1382 named and unnamed metabolites. We identified three metabolomic clusters which differed in symptom severity, exacerbation occurrence, and variables associated with social disadvantage. Metabolites that distinguished the clusters included those involved in fatty acid metabolism, fatty acids (long chain monounsaturated fatty acids, long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, and long chain saturated fatty acids), lysophospholipids, phosphatidylcholines, and phosphatidylethanolamines. Pathway analyses identified pathways of interest in each cluster, including steroid metabolism, histidine metabolism, sphingomyelins, and sphingosines, among others. This study highlights the biologic complexity of recurrent wheezing in preschool children and offers novel metabolites and pathways that may be amenable to future study and intervention.
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- Anne M Fitzpatrick
- Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, 2015 Uppergate Drive Office #340, 30322, Atlanta, Georgia.
- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, 2015 Uppergate Drive Office #340, 30322, Atlanta, Georgia
- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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Hong X, Nadeau K, Wang G, Larman B, Smith KN, Pearson C, Ji H, Frischmeyer-Guerrerio P, Liang L, Hu FB, Wang X. Metabolomic profiles during early childhood and risk of food allergies and asthma in multiethnic children from a prospective birth cohort. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2024; 154:168-178. [PMID: 38548091 PMCID: PMC11227411 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2024.02.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND There are increasing numbers of metabolomic studies in food allergy (FA) and asthma, which, however, are predominantly limited by cross-sectional designs, small sample size, and being conducted in European populations. OBJECTIVE We sought to identify metabolites unique to and shared by children with FA and/or asthma in a racially diverse prospective birth cohort, the Boston Birth Cohort. METHODS Mass spectrometry-based untargeted metabolomic profiling was performed using venous plasma collected in early childhood (n = 811). FA was diagnosed according to clinical symptoms consistent with an acute hypersensitivity reaction at food ingestion and food specific-IgE > 0.35 kU/L. Asthma was defined on the basis of physician diagnosis. Generalized estimating equations were applied to analyze metabolomic associations with FA and asthma, adjusting for potential confounders. RESULTS During a mean ± standard deviation follow-up of 11.8 ± 5.2 years from birth, 78 children developed FA and 171 developed asthma. Androgenic and pregnenolone steroids were significantly associated with a lower risk of FA, especially for egg allergy. N,N,N-trimethyl-5-aminovalerate (odds ratio [OR] = 0.65, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.48-0.87), and 1-oleoyl-2-arachidonoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoinositol (OR = 0.77; 95% CI = 0.66-0.90) were inversely associated with FA risk. Orotidine (OR = 4.73; 95% CI = 2.2-10.2) and 4-cholesten-3-one (OR = 0.52; 95% CI = 0.35-0.77) were the top 2 metabolites associated with risk of asthma, although they had no association with FA. In comparison, children with both FA and asthma exhibited an altered metabolomic profile that aligned with that of FA, including altered levels of lipids and steroids. CONCLUSION In this US multiethnic prospective birth cohort, unique and shared alterations in plasma metabolites during early childhood were associated with risk of developing FA and/or asthma. These findings await further validation.
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- Xiumei Hong
- Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Center on the Early Life Origins of Disease, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.
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- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Center on the Early Life Origins of Disease, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md
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- Department of Pathology, Division of Immunology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md
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- Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, and the Bloomberg-Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy and Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md
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- Department of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md
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- Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Mass; Department of Nutrition, T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Mass; Department of Medicine, Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Center on the Early Life Origins of Disease, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md; Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md
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Crestani E, Benamar M, Phipatanakul W, Rachid R, Chatila TA. Age-specific Metabolomic profiles in children with food allergy. Clin Immunol 2024; 261:109928. [PMID: 38336145 PMCID: PMC10947862 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2024.109928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND Food allergy (FA) in young children is often associated with eczema, frequently directed to egg/cow milk allergens and has a higher chance of resolution, while FA that persists in older children has less chance of resolution and is less clearly associated with atopy. METHODS Children with FA (n = 62) and healthy controls (n = 28) were categorized into "younger" (≤5 years) and "older" (>5 years). Mass spectrometry-based untargeted metabolomic profiling as wells as cytokine profiling were performed on plasma samples in FA children in each age group. RESULTS Younger FA children manifested unique alterations in bile acids, polyamine metabolites and chemokines associated with Th2 responses, while older FA children displayed pronounced changes in long chain fatty acids, acylcarnitines and proinflammatory cytokines. CONCLUSIONS FA children of different ages manifest unique metabolic changes which may reflect at least in part pathogenic mechanisms and environmental influences operative at different time points in the disease course.
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- E Crestani
- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Naughten S, Ecklu-Mensah G, Constantino G, Quaranta A, Schulkers Escalante K, Bai-Tong S, Gilbert J, Leibel S, Wheelock CE, Leibel S. The re-emerging role of linoleic acid in paediatric asthma. Eur Respir Rev 2023; 32:230063. [PMID: 37914192 PMCID: PMC10618909 DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0063-2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Asthma is the most common chronic disease within the paediatric population. Although it is multifactorial, its onset may be linked to early-life exposures with subsequent impact on immune system development. Microbial and dietary metabolic products have been implicated in the development and exacerbation of paediatric asthma. Linoleic acid is the most common omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid in the Western diet. In this review, we summarise the literature regarding the involvement of linoleic acid in the development of and its impact on existing paediatric asthma. First, we summarise the existing knowledge surrounding the relationship between human microbial metabolism and allergic diseases in children. Next, we examine cellular or animal model-based mechanistic studies that investigated the impact of dietary- and microbial-derived linoleic acid metabolites on asthma. Finally, we review the literature investigating the impact of linoleic acid metabolites on the development and exacerbation of childhood asthma. While there is conflicting evidence, there is growing support for a role of linoleic acid in the onset and pathophysiology of asthma. We recommend that additional cellular, animal, and longitudinal studies are performed that target linoleic acid and its metabolites.
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- Sarah Naughten
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Unit of Integrative Metabolomics, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Unit of Integrative Metabolomics, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Barosova R, Baranovicova E, Hanusrichterova J, Mokra D. Metabolomics in Animal Models of Bronchial Asthma and Its Translational Importance for Clinics. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 25:459. [PMID: 38203630 PMCID: PMC10779398 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25010459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Bronchial asthma is an extremely heterogenous chronic respiratory disorder with several distinct endotypes and phenotypes. These subtypes differ not only in the pathophysiological changes and/or clinical features but also in their response to the treatment. Therefore, precise diagnostics represent a fundamental condition for effective therapy. In the diagnostic process, metabolomic approaches have been increasingly used, providing detailed information on the metabolic alterations associated with human asthma. Further information is brought by metabolomic analysis of samples obtained from animal models. This article summarizes the current knowledge on metabolomic changes in human and animal studies of asthma and reveals that alterations in lipid metabolism, amino acid metabolism, purine metabolism, glycolysis and the tricarboxylic acid cycle found in the animal studies resemble, to a large extent, the changes found in human patients with asthma. The findings indicate that, despite the limitations of animal modeling in asthma, pre-clinical testing and metabolomic analysis of animal samples may, together with metabolomic analysis of human samples, contribute to a novel way of personalized treatment of asthma patients.
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- Romana Barosova
- Department of Physiology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 03601 Martin, Slovakia; (R.B.); (J.H.)
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- Biomedical Center Martin, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 03601 Martin, Slovakia;
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- Department of Physiology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 03601 Martin, Slovakia; (R.B.); (J.H.)
- Biomedical Center Martin, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 03601 Martin, Slovakia;
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- Department of Physiology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 03601 Martin, Slovakia; (R.B.); (J.H.)
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Jiang C, Peng M, Dai Z, Chen Q. Screening of Lipid Metabolism-Related Genes as Diagnostic Indicators in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2023; 18:2739-2754. [PMID: 38046983 PMCID: PMC10693249 DOI: 10.2147/copd.s428984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Objective It has been observed that local and systemic disorders of lipid metabolism occur during the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but no specific mechanism has yet been identified. Methods The mRNA microarray dataset GSE76925 of COPD patients was downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus database and screened for differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Lipid metabolism-related genes (LMRGs) were extracted from the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes database and Molecular Signature Database. The DEGs were intersected with LMRGs to obtain differentially expressed lipid metabolism-related genes (DeLMRGs). GO enrichment analysis and KEGG pathway analysis were performed on DeLMRGs, and protein-protein interaction networks were constructed and screened to identify hub genes. The GSE8581 validation set and further ELISA experiments were used to validate key DeLMRG expression. Results Differential analysis of dataset GSE76925 identified 587 DEGs, of which 62 genes were up-regulated and 525 were down-regulated. Taking the intersection of 587 DEGs with 1102 LMRGs, 20 DeLMRGs were obtained, including 1 up-regulated gene and 19 down-regulated genes. 10 hub genes were screened by cytohubba plugin, including 9 down-regulated genes PLA2G4A, HPGDS, LEP, PTGES3, LEPR, PLA2G2D, MED21, SPTLC1 and BCHE, as well as the only up-regulated gene PLA2G7. Validation of the identified 10 DeLMRGs using the validation set GSE8581 revealed that BCHE and PLA2G7 expression levels differed between the two groups. We further constructed the ceRNA network of BCHE and PLA2G7. Cell experiments also showed that PLA2G7 expression was up-regulated and BCHE expression was down-regulated in CSE-treated RAW264.7 and THP-1 cells. Conclusion Based on a comprehensive bioinformatic analysis of lipid metabolism genes, we identified BCHE and PLA2G7 as potentially significant biomarkers of COPD. These biomarkers may represent promising targets for COPD diagnosis and treatment.
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- Chen Jiang
- Department of Geriatrics, Respiratory Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Respiratory Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Respiratory Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Respiratory Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China
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Zhang Q, Zhang C, Zhang Y, Liu Y, Wang J, Gao Z, Sun J, Li Q, Sun J, Cui X, Wang Y, Fu L. Early-life risk factors for food allergy: Dietary and environmental factors revisited. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2023; 22:4355-4377. [PMID: 37679957 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.13226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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There appears a steep increase in the prevalence of food allergy worldwide in the past few decades. It is believed that, rather than genetic factors, the recently altered dietary and environmental factors are the driving forces behind the rapid increase of this disease. Accumulating evidence has implied that external exposures that occurred in prenatal and postnatal periods could affect the development of oral tolerance in later life. Understanding the potential risk factors for food allergy would greatly benefit the progress of intervention and therapy. In this review, we present updated knowledge on the dietary and environmental risk factors in early life that have been shown to impact the development of food allergy. These predominantly include dietary habits, microbial exposures, allergen exposure routes, environmental pollutants, and so on. The key evidence, conflicts, and potential research topics of each theory are discussed, and associated interventional strategies to prevent the disease development and ameliorate treatment burden are included. Accumulating evidence has supported the causative role of certain dietary and environmental factors in the establishment of oral tolerance in early life, especially the time of introducing allergenic foods, skin barrier function, and microbial exposures. In addition to certain immunomodulatory factors, increasing interest is raised toward modern dietary patterns, where adequately powered studies are required to identify contributions of those modifiable risk factors. This review broadens our understanding of the connections between diet, environment, and early-life immunity, thus benefiting the progress of intervention and therapy of food allergy.
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- Qiaozhi Zhang
- Food Safety Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, School of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Food Safety Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, School of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Nutrition Department of the First Medical Centre of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Nutrition Department of the First Medical Centre of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Engineering, Ministry of Education, and Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
- Department of Bioresource Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada
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- Allergy Research Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Allergy Department, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Food Safety Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, School of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Food Safety Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, School of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Food Safety Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, School of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Food Safety Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, School of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Food Safety Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, School of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China
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Zhang X, Han Y, Tian Q, Du L, Chen L, Zhang Y, Guo X, Li X. The association between n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid intakes and asthma in US children and adolescents: A cross-sectional study from NHANES. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2023; 34:e14024. [PMID: 37747750 DOI: 10.1111/pai.14024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Asthma is an inflammatory disease. The potential of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) to alleviate asthma symptoms through their anti-inflammatory effects and immune modulation has been explored. However, the precise role of dietary n-3 PUFAs in childhood and adolescent asthma remains unclear. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the association between dietary n-3 PUFAs intake and asthma in children and adolescents in the United States. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 8543 children and adolescents from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) between 2013 and 2020 by adjusting for covariates and using multivariate logistic regression, restricted cubic spline, threshold effects, and subgroup analyses. RESULTS Among 8354 participants, 1456 (16.5%) self-reported diagnosis of asthma by a healthcare provider. After adjusting for potential confounding factors, compared with individuals in the lowest n-3 PUFA consumption group (T1, <26.07 mg/kg/day), the adjusted odds ratio (OR) for asthma was 0.71 (95% CI: 0.6-0.84, p < .001) in the second group (T2, 26.07-48.93 mg/kg/day) and 0.58 (95% CI: 0.47-0.73, p < .001) in the third group (T3, >48.93 mg/kg/day). Furthermore, a nonlinear (L-shaped) relationship was observed between n-3 PUFA intake and asthma (p = .009), with subgroup and sensitivity analyses confirming the stability of the results. In the threshold analysis, a critical turning point was observed at approximately 59.0 mg/kg/day (OR = 0.984, 95% CI: 0.977-0.991, p < .001). CONCLUSION Dietary intake of n-3 PUFAs exhibited an L-shaped relationship with asthma in children and adolescents in the United States, with a critical turning point observed at approximately 59.0 mg/kg/day.
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- Xiaolan Zhang
- Department of Neonatal, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University/Jinan Children's Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China
- Department of Pediatrics, Third People's Hospital of Liaocheng, Liaocheng, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Neonatal, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University/Jinan Children's Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Third People's Hospital of Liaocheng, Liaocheng, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Third People's Hospital of Liaocheng, Liaocheng, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Third People's Hospital of Liaocheng, Liaocheng, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Neonatal, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University/Jinan Children's Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Neonatal, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University/Jinan Children's Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Neonatal, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University/Jinan Children's Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Liu G, Ye H, Cheng Q, Zhao J, Ma C, Jie H. The association of polyunsaturated fatty acids and asthma: a cross-sectional study. JOURNAL OF HEALTH, POPULATION, AND NUTRITION 2023; 42:91. [PMID: 37658467 PMCID: PMC10474735 DOI: 10.1186/s41043-023-00435-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND To examine the relationships between polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) dietary intake and asthma in children. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, a total of 14,727 participants from the United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database in 1999-2018 were included, and the baseline characteristics of all participants were gathered. The description analysis was used to explore the possible covariates. Weighted multivariate logistic regression models were adopted to assessed the association between PUFAs dietary intake and asthma in children. In addition, we also performed subgroup analysis based on gender, age, and maternal smoking during pregnancy to investigate this relationship. RESULTS The prevalence of asthma approximately was 15.38% in the present study. The result of weighted multivariate logistic regression indicated that, docosahexaenoic [weighted odds ratio (OR) = 0.37, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.19-0.74], total n - 3 PUFAs (weighted OR = 0.63, 95%CI 0.43-0.91), and eicosapentaenoic (weighted OR = 0.35, 95%CI 0.13-0.95) dietary intake were negatively associated with asthma in children. The subgroup analysis described that when children were male (weighted OR = 0.28, 95%CI 0.10-0.84), or were 5-7 years (weighted OR = 0.04, 95%CI 0.01-0.37), were 7-12 years (weighted OR = 0.46, 95%CI 0.24-0.90), or their maternal smoking during pregnancy (weighted OR = 0.16, 95%CI 0.03-0.90), docosahexaenoic dietary intake was negatively related to childhood asthma. CONCLUSION Docosahexaenoic dietary intake was negatively associated with the asthma in children, especially if children were male, or were 5-12 years, or their maternal smoking during pregnancy.
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- Gangtie Liu
- Department of Pediatrics, Taian Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital, No.386 Longtan Road, Taian, 271000, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Taian Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital, No.386 Longtan Road, Taian, 271000, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Taian Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital, No.386 Longtan Road, Taian, 271000, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Taian Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital, No.386 Longtan Road, Taian, 271000, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Taian Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital, No.386 Longtan Road, Taian, 271000, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Taian Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital, No.386 Longtan Road, Taian, 271000, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China
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Brustad N, Bønnelykke K, Chawes B. Dietary prevention strategies for childhood asthma. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2023; 34:e13984. [PMID: 37492917 DOI: 10.1111/pai.13984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
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Asthma is the most common chronic disease in childhood and a rise in prevalence has been observed concomitantly with changing dietary habits in the Western world. This change has favored a more Westernized diet characterized by high intake of processed food and fat in contrast to a Mediterranean diet high in fruit, vegetable and fish intake. This has resulted in a decreased intake of several antioxidants and micronutrients including n-3 long-chained polyunsaturated fatty acids and vitamin D that are speculated to have anti-inflammatory effects and hold immunoregulatory properties. Several observational studies have investigated associations between dietary intake and wheeze and asthma but only few large well-conducted randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have been performed investigating the primary preventive effect of micronutrient supplementations. Currently, the recommendations from the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) for primary prevention of asthma in children do not include maternal dietary changes or supplementations during pregnancy, although the most recent report mentions both specific dietary patterns and micronutrients as potential protective supplementation regimes. This review will present the current literature and future research needs focusing on primary and secondary prevention of both early and late childhood asthma from dietary intake during pregnancy and early childhood to highlight potential preventive effects of specific dietary patterns and micronutrient supplements, which may facilitate the planning of future clinical trials in search of a preemptive strategy.
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- Nicklas Brustad
- COPSAC, Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- COPSAC, Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- COPSAC, Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Lim JJ, Reginald K, Say YH, Liu MH, Chew FT. A Dietary Pattern for High Estimated Total Fat Amount Is Associated with Enhanced Allergy Sensitization and Atopic Diseases among Singapore/Malaysia Young Chinese Adults. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2023; 184:975-984. [PMID: 37393903 DOI: 10.1159/000530948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Frequent dietary patterns for fast food diets are suggested to be a risk factor for atopic disease development. Excessive dietary fats in fast foods are postulated to promote low-grade chronic inflammation. However, no studies in Asia have yet to characterize the dietary pattern for high-fat foods with atopic diseases. Thus, this study aims to assess the association between dietary fats with the prevalence of atopic diseases in an allergic cohort. METHODS Through an investigator-administered questionnaire that follows the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) protocol, we evaluated the eating habits, lifestyle behaviours, sociodemographics, and atopic symptoms, and history among 11,494 young Chinese adults in Singapore and Malaysia. A skin prick test (SPT) for common house dust mites was also conducted to determine the atopic (allergic) status. We identified 1,550 atopic dermatitis (AD), 1,301 allergic asthma (AS), and 3,757 allergic rhinitis (AR) atopic cases. We derived a novel dietary index, Diet Quality based on Total Fat Amount (DQTFA), to examine the association between eating patterns for estimated total fat amount with various atopic outcomes. RESULTS There was a preponderance of subjects having positive SPT reaction (69.0%) with the prevalence of AR being the highest (32.7%), then AD (13.5%), and AS (11.3%). Additionally, there is a significantly higher proportion of subjects with an atopy background and atopic diseases consume diets with a high estimated mean fat amount. The adherence to a dietary pattern of the higher estimated total fat amount was shown to be strongly associated with all atopic diseases and exhibited dose-dependent responses in the univariate analysis. These associations remained significant even with the adjustments for age, gender, body mass index, use of alcohol, sedentary lifestyles, and physical activity. A dietary pattern for high-fat amount is more strongly associated with AS (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 1.524; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.216-1.725; p < 0.001) and AR (AOR: 1.294; 95% CI: 1.107-1.512; p < 0.001) compared to AD (AOR: 1.278; 95% CI: 1.049-1.559; p < 0.05). Finally, it was shown that having either one of the atopic comorbidities was strongly associated with a dietary pattern of high-fat amounts (AOR: 1.360; 95% CI: 1.161-1.594; p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Our findings altogether provide initial evidence that the dietary pattern of a diet high in fat amount is associated with an increased risk of atopy and atopic diseases in young Chinese adults in Singapore and Malaysia. Balancing the consumption of dietary fats and changing personal dietary habits by choosing foods of the lower fat amount may reduce the associated odds of atopic diseases.
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- Jun Jie Lim
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore,
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Medicine and Life Sciences, Sunway University, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Medicine and Life Sciences, Sunway University, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Kampar, Malaysia
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- Department of Food Science & Technology, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Dasgupta S, Ghosh N, Bhattacharyya P, Roy Chowdhury S, Chaudhury K. Metabolomics of asthma, COPD, and asthma-COPD overlap: an overview. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 2023; 60:153-170. [PMID: 36420874 DOI: 10.1080/10408363.2022.2140329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The two common progressive lung diseases, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Asthma-COPD overlap, referred to as ACO, is another complex pulmonary disease that manifests itself with features of both asthma and COPD. The disease has no clear diagnostic or therapeutic guidelines, thereby making both diagnosis and treatment challenging. Though a number of studies on ACO have been documented, gaps in knowledge regarding the pathophysiologic mechanism of this disorder exist. Addressing this issue is an urgent need for improved diagnostic and therapeutic management of the disease. Metabolomics, an increasingly popular technique, reveals the pathogenesis of complex diseases and holds promise in biomarker discovery. This comprehensive narrative review, comprising 99 original research articles in the last five years (2017-2022), summarizes the scientific advances in terms of metabolic alterations in patients with asthma, COPD, and ACO. The analytical tools, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS), commonly used to study the expression of the metabolome, are discussed. Challenges frequently encountered during metabolite identification and quality assessment are highlighted. Bridging the gap between phenotype and metabotype is envisioned in the future.
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- Sanjukta Dasgupta
- School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
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- School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
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- School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
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Lee-Sarwar KA, Chen YC, Yao Chen Y, Kozyrskyj AL, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Bisgaard H, Stokholm J, Chawes B, Sørensen SJ, Kelly RS, Lasky-Su J, Zeiger RS, O’Connor GT, Sandel MT, Bacharier LB, Beigelman A, Carey VJ, Harshfield BJ, Laranjo N, Gold DR, Weiss ST, Litonjua AA. The maternal prenatal and offspring early-life gut microbiome of childhood asthma phenotypes. Allergy 2023; 78:418-428. [PMID: 36107703 PMCID: PMC9892205 DOI: 10.1111/all.15516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 08/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND The infant fecal microbiome is known to impact subsequent asthma risk, but the environmental exposures impacting this association, the role of the maternal microbiome, and how the microbiome impacts different childhood asthma phenotypes are unknown. METHODS Our objective was to identify associations between features of the prenatal and early-life fecal microbiomes and child asthma phenotypes. We analyzed fecal 16 s rRNA microbiome profiling and fecal metabolomic profiling from stool samples collected from mothers during the third trimester of pregnancy (n = 120) and offspring at ages 3-6 months (n = 265), 1 (n = 436) and 3 years (n = 506) in a total of 657 mother-child pairs participating in the Vitamin D Antenatal Asthma Reduction Trial. We used clinical data from birth to age 6 years to characterize subjects with asthma as having early, transient or active asthma phenotypes. In addition to identifying specific genera that were robustly associated with asthma phenotypes in multiple covariate-adjusted models, we clustered subjects by their longitudinal microbiome composition and sought associations between fecal metabolites and relevant microbiome and clinical features. RESULTS Seven maternal and two infant fecal microbial taxa were robustly associated with at least one asthma phenotype, and a longitudinal gut microenvironment profile was associated with early asthma (Fisher exact test p = .03). Though mode of delivery was not directly associated with asthma, we found substantial evidence for a pathway whereby cesarean section reduces fecal Bacteroides and microbial sphingolipids, increasing susceptibility to early asthma. CONCLUSION Overall, our results suggest that the early-life, including prenatal, fecal microbiome modifies risk of asthma, especially asthma with onset by age 3 years.
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- Kathleen A. Lee-Sarwar
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics & Physiology, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- COPSAC, Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark
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- COPSAC, Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark
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- COPSAC, Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark
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- COPSAC, Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Clinical Science Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- Pulmonary Center and Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Monroe Carell Jr Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO and St Louis Children’s Hospital, St Louis, MO, USA
- The Kipper Institute of Allergy and Immunology, Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Golisano Children’s Hospital at Strong, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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The Combination of Bioinformatics Analysis and Untargeted Metabolomics Reveals Potential Biomarkers and Key Metabolic Pathways in Asthma. Metabolites 2022; 13:metabo13010025. [PMID: 36676950 PMCID: PMC9860906 DOI: 10.3390/metabo13010025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Asthma is a complex chronic airway inflammatory disease that seriously impacts patients' quality of life. As a novel approach to exploring the pathogenesis of diseases, metabolomics provides the potential to identify biomarkers of asthma host susceptibility and elucidate biological pathways. The aim of this study was to screen potential biomarkers and biological pathways so as to provide possible pharmacological therapeutic targets for asthma. In the present study, we merged the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) of asthma in the GEO database with the metabolic genes obtained by Genecard for bioinformatics analysis and successfully screened out the metabolism-related hub genes (HIF1A, OCRL, NNMT, and PER1). Then, untargeted metabolic techniques were utilized to reveal HDM-induced metabolite alterations in 16HBE cells. A total of 45 significant differential metabolites and 5 differential metabolic pathways between the control group and HDM group were identified based on the OPLS-DA model. Finally, three key metabolic pathways, including glycerophospholipid metabolism, galactose metabolism, and alanine, aspartate, and glutamate metabolism, were screened through the integrated analysis of bioinformatics data and untargeted metabolomics data. Taken together, these findings provide valuable insights into the pathophysiology and targeted therapy of asthma and lay a foundation for further research.
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Fujiogi M, Zhu Z, Raita Y, Ooka T, Celedon JC, Freishtat R, Camargo CA, Hasegawa K. Nasopharyngeal lipidomic endotypes of infants with bronchiolitis and risk of childhood asthma: a multicentre prospective study. Thorax 2022; 77:1059-1069. [PMID: 35907638 PMCID: PMC10329482 DOI: 10.1136/thorax-2022-219016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 06/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Bronchiolitis is the leading cause of hospitalisation of US infants and an important risk factor for childhood asthma. Recent evidence suggests that bronchiolitis is clinically heterogeneous. We sought to derive bronchiolitis endotypes by integrating clinical, virus and lipidomics data and to examine their relationship with subsequent asthma risk. METHODS This is a multicentre prospective cohort study of infants (age <12 months) hospitalised for bronchiolitis. We identified endotypes by applying clustering approaches to clinical, virus and nasopharyngeal airway lipidomic data measured at hospitalisation. We then determined their longitudinal association with the risk for developing asthma by age 6 years by fitting a mixed-effects logistic regression model. To account for multiple comparisons of the lipidomics data, we computed the false discovery rate (FDR). To understand the underlying biological mechanism of the endotypes, we also applied pathway analyses to the lipidomics data. RESULTS Of 917 infants with bronchiolitis (median age, 3 months), we identified clinically and biologically meaningful lipidomic endotypes: (A) cinicalclassiclipidmixed (n=263), (B) clinicalseverelipidsphingolipids-high (n=281), (C) clinicalmoderatelipidphospholipids-high (n=212) and (D) clinicalatopiclipidsphingolipids-low (n=161). Endotype A infants were characterised by 'classic' clinical presentation of bronchiolitis. Profile D infants were characterised by a higher proportion of parental asthma, IgE sensitisation and rhinovirus infection and low sphingolipids (eg, sphingomyelins, ceramides). Compared with endotype A, profile D infants had a significantly higher risk of asthma (22% vs 50%; unadjusted OR, 3.60; 95% CI 2.31 to 5.62; p<0.001). Additionally, endotype D had a significantly lower abundance of polyunsaturated fatty acids (eg, docosahexaenoic acid; FDR=0.01). The pathway analysis revealed that sphingolipid metabolism pathway was differentially expressed in endotype D (FDR=0.048). CONCLUSIONS In this multicentre prospective cohort study of infants with bronchiolitis, integrated clustering of clinical, virus and lipidomic data identified clinically and biologically distinct endotypes that have a significantly differential risk for developing asthma.Delete.
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- Michimasa Fujiogi
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Children's National Research Institute, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's National Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Kulkarni A, Kediya DA. A Multi-Point View of Genetic Factors Affecting Hereditary Transmissibility of Asthma. Cureus 2022; 14:e28768. [PMID: 36225476 PMCID: PMC9531716 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.28768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Takkinsatian P, Mairiang D, Sangkanjanavanich S, Chiewchalermsri C, Tripipitsiriwat A, Sompornrattanaphan M. Dietary Factors Associated with Asthma Development: A Narrative Review and Summary of Current Guidelines and Recommendations. J Asthma Allergy 2022; 15:1125-1141. [PMID: 36046721 PMCID: PMC9420923 DOI: 10.2147/jaa.s364964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Asthma is a complex disease, caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. The prevalence of asthma is increasing too rapidly to be attributable to genetic factors alone. Thus, environmental factors are becoming increasingly recognized as the cause of asthma. Modifying these environmental factors may be a simple approach for asthma prevention. To date, dietary intervention is an interesting modifiable factor because it can be implemented at the population level. The modification of systemic inflammation, oxidation, and microbial composition might be a mechanistic basis for prevention. This review summarizes the mechanistic basis and evidence from clinical studies on the association between dietary factors and asthma development. We also summarize the recommendations from many organizations and regional guidelines to assist the practicing physician to improve patient care.
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- Preyanit Takkinsatian
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Department of Medicine, Phyathai 2 International Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Medicine, Panyananthaphikkhu Chonprathan Medical Center, Srinakharinwirot University, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Division of Respiratory Disease and Tuberculosis, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Zhao M, Li C, Zhang J, Yin Z, Zheng Z, Wan J, Wang M. Maresin-1 and Its Receptors RORα/LGR6 as Potential Therapeutic Target for Respiratory Diseases. Pharmacol Res 2022; 182:106337. [PMID: 35781060 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2022.106337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 06/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Maresin-1 is one of the representative specialized pro-resolving mediators that has shown beneficial effects in inflammatory disease models. Recently, two distinct types of receptor molecules were discovered as the targets of maresin-1, further revealing the pro-resolution mechanism of maresin-1. One is retinoic acid-related orphan receptor α (RORα) and the another one is leucine-rich repeat domain-containing G protein-coupled receptor 6 (LGR6). In this review, we summarized the detailed role of maresin-1 and its two different receptors in respiratory diseases. RORα and LGR6 are potential targets for the treatment of respiratory diseases. Future basic research and clinical trials on MaR1 and its receptors should provide useful information for the treatment of respiratory diseases.
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- Mengmeng Zhao
- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, Wuhan 430060, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, Wuhan 430060, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, Wuhan 430060, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, Wuhan 430060, PR China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, Wuhan 430060, PR China.
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Johnson RK, Brunetti T, Quinn K, Doenges K, Campbell M, Arehart C, Taub MA, Mathias RA, Reisdorph N, Barnes KC, Daya M. Discovering metabolite quantitative trait loci in asthma using an isolated population. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2022; 149:1807-1811.e16. [PMID: 34780848 PMCID: PMC9081120 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Revised: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Integration of metabolomics with genetics may advance understanding of disease pathogenesis but has been underused in asthma genetic studies. OBJECTIVE We sought to discover new genetic effects in asthma and to characterize the molecular consequences of asthma genetic risk through integration with the metabolome in a homogeneous population. METHODS From fasting serum samples collected on 348 Tangier Island residents, we quantified 2612 compounds using untargeted metabolomics. Genotyping was performed using Illumina's MEGA array imputed to the TOPMed reference panel. To prioritize metabolites for genome-wide association analysis, we performed a metabolome-wide association study with asthma, selecting asthma-associated metabolites with heritability q value less than 0.01 for genome-wide association analysis. We also tested the association between all metabolites and 8451 candidate asthma single nucleotide polymorphisms previously associated with asthma in the UK Biobank. We followed up significant associations by characterizing shared genetic signal for metabolites and asthma using colocalization analysis. For detailed Methods, please see this article's Online Repository at www.jacionline.org. RESULTS A total of 60 metabolites were associated with asthma (P < .01), including 40 heritable metabolites tested in genome-wide association analysis. We observed a strong association peak for the endocannabinoid linoleoyl ethanolamide on chromosome 6 in VNN1 (P < 2.7 × 10-9). We found strong evidence (colocalization posterior probability >75%) for a shared causal variant between 3 metabolites and asthma, including the polyamine acisoga and variants in LPP, and derivative leukotriene B4 and intergenic variants in chr10p14. CONCLUSIONS We identified novel metabolite quantitative trait loci with asthma associations. Identification and characterization of these genetically driven metabolites may provide insight into the functional consequences of genetic risk factors for asthma.
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- Randi K Johnson
- Division of Biomedical Informatics and Personalized Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colo.
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- Division of Biomedical Informatics and Personalized Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colo
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colo
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colo
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- Division of Biomedical Informatics and Personalized Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colo
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- Division of Biomedical Informatics and Personalized Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colo
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- Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md
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- Division of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colo
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- Division of Biomedical Informatics and Personalized Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colo
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- Division of Biomedical Informatics and Personalized Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colo
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Vassilopoulou E, Guibas GV, Papadopoulos NG. Mediterranean-Type Diets as a Protective Factor for Asthma and Atopy. Nutrients 2022; 14:1825. [PMID: 35565792 PMCID: PMC9105881 DOI: 10.3390/nu14091825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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We are currently riding the second wave of the allergy epidemic, which is ongoing in affluent societies, but now also affecting developing countries. This increase in the prevalence of atopy/asthma in the Western world has coincided with a rapid improvement in living conditions and radical changes in lifestyle, suggesting that this upward trend in allergic manifestations may be associated with cultural and environmental factors. Diet is a prominent environmental exposure that has undergone major changes, with a substantial increase in the consumption of processed foods, all across the globe. On this basis, the potential effects of dietary habits on atopy and asthma have been researched rigorously, but even with a considerable body of evidence, clear associations are far from established. Many factors converge to obscure the potential relationship, including methodological, pathophysiological and cultural differences. To date, the most commonly researched, and highly promising, candidate for exerting a protective effect is the so-called Mediterranean diet (MedDi). This dietary pattern has been the subject of investigation since the mid twentieth century, and the evidence regarding its beneficial health effects is overwhelming, although data on a correlation between MedDi and the incidence and severity of asthma and atopy are inconclusive. As the prevalence of asthma appears to be lower in some Mediterranean populations, it can be speculated that the MedDi dietary pattern could indeed have a place in a preventive strategy for asthma/atopy. This is a review of the current evidence of the associations between the constituents of the MedDi and asthma/atopy, with emphasis on the pathophysiological links between MedDi and disease outcomes and the research pitfalls and methodological caveats which may hinder identification of causality. MedDi, as a dietary pattern, rather than short-term supplementation or excessive focus on single nutrient effects, may be a rational option for preventive intervention against atopy and asthma.
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- Emilia Vassilopoulou
- Department of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, International Hellenic University, 57400 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Royal Preston Hospital, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston PR2 9HT, UK;
- School of Biological Sciences, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK;
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- School of Biological Sciences, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK;
- Allergy Department, 2nd Pediatric Clinic, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Thivon and Levadias 1, 11527 Athens, Greece
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Zúñiga-Hernández J, Sambra V, Echeverría F, Videla LA, Valenzuela R. N-3 PUFAs and their specialized pro-resolving lipid mediators on airway inflammatory response: beneficial effects in the prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases. Food Funct 2022; 13:4260-4272. [PMID: 35355027 DOI: 10.1039/d1fo03551g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Respiratory diseases include a wide range of pathologies with different clinical manifestations, affecting the normal airways and lung function. An increase in the inflammatory response is considered a characteristic hallmark of these diseases, being also a critical factor for their progression. The n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:4n-3, EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6n-3, DHA) and their lipid mediators are known to have an inflammation pro-resolution effect. The effects of these n-3 PUFAs in the prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases are beginning to be understood. Consequently, this article aims to analyze the influence of n-3 PUFAs and their lipid mediators on the inflammatory response in respiratory health, emphasizing recent data concerning their beneficial effects in the prevention and possible treatment of different respiratory diseases, particularly asthma, airway allergic syndromes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The review includes studies regarding the effects of EPA, DHA, and their specialized pro-resolving lipid mediators (SPMs) on in vivo and in vitro models of respiratory disease, concluding that EPA and DHA have a positive impact in attenuating the pro-inflammatory response in respiratory diseases, reducing symptoms like nasal congestion, fever and difficulty in breathing. Controversial data reported are probably due to differences in several factors, including the dosages, administration vehicles, and the supplementation times employed, which are aspects that remain to be addressed in future studies.
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- Nutrition Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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- Nutrition Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile. .,Carrera de Nutrición y Dietética, Departamento Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology Program, Institute of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Nutrition Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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Chen M, He S, Miles P, Li C, Ge Y, Yu X, Wang L, Huang W, Kong X, Ma S, Li Y, Jiang Q, Zhang W, Cao C. Nasal Bacterial Microbiome Differs Between Healthy Controls and Those With Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 12:841995. [PMID: 35310838 PMCID: PMC8928226 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.841995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Perturbation of the microbiome has numerous associations with the phenotypes and progression in chronic airways disease. However, the differences in the nasal microbiome in asthma and allergic rhinitis (AR) have not been defined. We examined whether the nasal microbiome would vary among different comorbidities in asthma and AR and that those differences may be associated with the severity of asthma. Nasal lavage fluid was collected from 110 participants, including 20 healthy controls, 30 subjects with AR, 30 subjects with asthma and 30 subjects with combined asthma + AR. The Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ-7) was used to evaluate asthma control status. Using 16S rRNA bacterial gene sequencing, we analyzed nasal microbiome in patients with asthma, AR, combined asthma + AR, and healthy controls. Bacterial diversity was analyzed in corresponding with α diversity indices (Chao and Shannon index). Compared with healthy controls, the Chao index tended to be lower in subjects with AR (P = 0.001), asthma (P = 0.001), and combined asthma + AR (P = 0.001) when compared with healthy controls. Furthermore, the Shannon index was significantly lower in subjects with asthma (P = 0.013) and comorbid asthma with AR (P = 0.004) than the control subjects. Disparity in the structure and composition of nasal bacteria were also observed among the four groups. Furthermore, patients with combined asthma + AR and isolated asthma were divided into two groups according to the level of disease control: partially or well-controlled and uncontrolled asthma. The mean relative abundance observed in the groups mentioned the genera of Pseudoflavonifractor were dominated in patients with well and partially controlled disease, in both isolated asthma and combined asthma + AR. In subjects with uncontrolled asthma and combined asthma + AR, a lower evenness and richness (Shannon index, P = 0.040) was observed in nasal microbiome composition. Importantly, lower evenness and richness in the nasal microbiome may be associated with poor disease control in combined asthma + AR. This study showed the upper airway microbiome is associated with airway inflammation disorders and the level of asthma control.
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- Meiping Chen
- School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, China
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- School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, China
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- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nottingham Ningbo, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, China
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- School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, China
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- School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, China
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- School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, China
- *Correspondence: Chao Cao,
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Gautam Y, Johansson E, Mersha TB. Multi-Omics Profiling Approach to Asthma: An Evolving Paradigm. J Pers Med 2022; 12:jpm12010066. [PMID: 35055381 PMCID: PMC8778153 DOI: 10.3390/jpm12010066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Asthma is a complex multifactorial and heterogeneous respiratory disease. Although genetics is a strong risk factor of asthma, external and internal exposures and their interactions with genetic factors also play important roles in the pathophysiology of asthma. Over the past decades, the application of high-throughput omics approaches has emerged and been applied to the field of asthma research for screening biomarkers such as genes, transcript, proteins, and metabolites in an unbiased fashion. Leveraging large-scale studies representative of diverse population-based omics data and integrating with clinical data has led to better profiling of asthma risk. Yet, to date, no omic-driven endotypes have been translated into clinical practice and management of asthma. In this article, we provide an overview of the current status of omics studies of asthma, namely, genomics, transcriptomics, epigenomics, proteomics, exposomics, and metabolomics. The current development of the multi-omics integrations of asthma is also briefly discussed. Biomarker discovery following multi-omics profiling could be challenging but useful for better disease phenotyping and endotyping that can translate into advances in asthma management and clinical care, ultimately leading to successful precision medicine approaches.
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Trivillin A, Zanella S, Castaldo RJ, Prati F, Zanconato S, Carraro S, Ferraro VA. Early Oral Nutritional Supplements in the Prevention of Wheezing, Asthma, and Respiratory Infections. Front Pediatr 2022; 10:866868. [PMID: 35402351 PMCID: PMC8990313 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.866868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Wheezing, asthma, and respiratory infections (RTI) are among the most common causes of morbidity in children and their economic and social burden could be significantly reduced by specific prevention strategies. Epidemiological studies suggest that lower levels of some nutrients are associated with higher prevalence of these conditions, but the possible protective effect of early supplementation with these nutrients has not yet been established. Aim of our review is to synthetize the available scientific evidence on the role of supplementation with pre- and probiotics, vitamin D, fish and poly-unsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), vitamin A, C, and E, given during the first year of life, in the prevention of wheezing, asthma and RTI. We searched studies published on this topic in the PubMed database between January 2000 and September 2021. As for pre- and probiotics, most of the studies showed that an early supplementation had no protective effect toward the development of asthma and wheezing, while conflicting results were reported on their role in the reduction of RTI. As for vitamin D, the available data suggest that early and regular (on a daily or weekly base) supplementation of vitamin D during infancy could have a role in the prevention of RTI, while most studies showed no effect in the prevention of wheezing or asthma. Finally, early introduction of fish in the diet in most studies has proved protective toward wheezing and asthma development.
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- Anna Trivillin
- Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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Zhu Z, Camargo CA, Raita Y, Fujiogi M, Liang L, Rhee EP, Woodruff PG, Hasegawa K. Metabolome subtyping of severe bronchiolitis in infancy and risk of childhood asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2022; 149:102-112. [PMID: 34119532 PMCID: PMC8660920 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.05.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Revised: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Infants with bronchiolitis are at increased risk for developing asthma. Growing evidence suggests bronchiolitis is a heterogeneous condition. OBJECTIVES We sought to identify biologically distinct subgroups based on the metabolome signatures (metabotypes) in infants with severe bronchiolitis and to examine the longitudinal relationships of metabotypes with asthma development. METHODS In a multicenter prospective cohort study of infants (age, <12 months) hospitalized for bronchiolitis, the nasopharyngeal airway metabolome was profiled at hospitalization. Using a clustering approach, this study identified mutually exclusive metabotypes. This study also examined their longitudinal association with the risk of developing asthma by 5 years of age. RESULTS Of 918 infants hospitalized for bronchiolitis (median age, 3 months), this study identified 5 distinct metabotypes-characterized by their nasopharyngeal metabolome profile: A, glycerophosphocholine-high; B, amino acid-high, polyunsaturated fatty acid-low; C, amino acid-high, glycerophospholipid-low; D, glycerophospholipid-high; and E, mixed. Compared with infants with metabotype A (who clinically resembled "classic" bronchiolitis), infants with metabotype B had a significantly higher risk for developing asthma (23% vs 41%; adjusted odds ratio, 2.22; 95% CI, 1.07-4.69). The pathway analysis showed that metabotype B had enriched amino acid (eg, methionine, histidine, glutathione) and α-linolenic/linoleic acid metabolism pathways (false discovery rate, <5 × 10-14 for all). Finally, the transcriptome analysis revealed that infants with metabotype B had upregulated IFN-α and IL-6/JAK/STAT3 pathways and downregulated fatty acid metabolism pathways (false discovery rate, <0.05 for both). CONCLUSIONS In this multicenter prospective cohort study of infants with severe bronchiolitis, the clustering analysis of metabolome data identified biologically distinct metabotypes, including a metabotype characterized by high inflammatory amino acids and low polyunsaturated fatty acids that is at significantly increased risk for developing asthma.
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- Zhaozhong Zhu
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Program in Genetic Epidemiology and Statistical Genetics, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Mass; Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Mass
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- Nephrology Division and Endocrine Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, Calif
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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Ekström S, Sdona E, Klevebro S, Hallberg J, Georgelis A, Kull I, Melén E, Risérus U, Bergström A. Dietary intake and plasma concentrations of PUFAs in childhood and adolescence in relation to asthma and lung function up to adulthood. Am J Clin Nutr 2021; 115:886-896. [PMID: 34964829 PMCID: PMC8895221 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND PUFAs may influence the risk of asthma; however, long-term prospective studies including objective biomarkers of PUFA intake are lacking. OBJECTIVES The objective was to investigate the role of dietary intake and plasma concentrations of n-3 and n-6 (ω-3 and ω-6) PUFAs in childhood and adolescence for the development of asthma and lung function up to young adulthood. METHODS The study included participants from the Swedish prospective birth cohort BAMSE. Dietary intake of PUFAs was calculated from FFQs (n = 1992) and plasma proportions of PUFAs were measured in phospholipids (n = 831). We analyzed the n-3 PUFA α-linolenic acid (ALA; 18:3n-3); the sum of very-long-chain (VLC) n-3 PUFAs: EPA (20:5n-3), DHA (22:6n-3), and docosapentaenoic acid (22:5n-3); and the n-6 PUFAs linoleic acid (LA; 18:2n-6) and arachidonic acid (AA; 20:4n-6). Asthma was assessed by questionnaires at 8, 16, and 24 y and lung function was measured by spirometry at 24 y. RESULTS A high (≥median) self-reported dietary intake of LA at 8 y and AA at 16 y was associated with increased risk of prevalent asthma at 24 y (OR: 1.41; 95% CI: 1.10, 1.82 and OR: 1.32; 95% CI: 1.02, 1.70, respectively). In contrast, plasma proportions of ALA, ∑VLC n-3 PUFAs, and AA at 8 y, as well as LA at 16 y, were inversely associated with prevalent asthma at 24 y (e.g., OR: 0.55; 95% CI: 0.38, 0.81 for ∑VLC n-3 PUFAs). No consistent associations were observed with lung function. CONCLUSIONS High dietary intake of certain n-6 PUFAs in childhood or adolescence may be associated with increased risk of asthma up to young adulthood, whereas dietary biomarkers of certain n-3 and n-6 PUFAs in plasma may be associated with decreased risk. Thus, the role of diet compared with altered metabolism of PUFAs needs further investigation to improve dietary preventive strategies for asthma.
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
- Sachs’ Children and Youth Hospital, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
- Sachs’ Children and Youth Hospital, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
- Sachs’ Children and Youth Hospital, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
- Sachs’ Children and Youth Hospital, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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Flom JD, Chiu YHM, Cowell W, Kannan S, Ganguri HB, Coull BA, Wright RJ, Carroll K. Maternal active asthma in pregnancy influences associations between polyunsaturated fatty acid intake and child asthma. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2021; 127:553-561.e3. [PMID: 34157395 DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2021.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Revised: 06/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Studies evaluating effects of prenatal polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) intake on childhood asthma reveal mixed results. Inconsistencies may result from not accounting for important modifying factors such as maternal asthma or child sex. OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether associations between prenatal PUFA intake and childhood asthma are modified by prenatal active maternal asthma or child sex in 412 mother-child dyads. METHODS Energy-adjusted prenatal dietary and supplement intakes of omega-3 (n-3) and omega-6 (n-6) PUFAs were estimated using the Block98 Food Frequency Questionnaire, administered during pregnancy. Mothers reported asthma in children followed prospectively to 4.0 plus or minus 1.7 years. Generalized additive models with smooth terms for PUFA (n-3, n-6, n-6/n-3 ratio) effects were used to investigate associations between PUFAs and child asthma, without prespecifying the form of these relationships, including effect modification by active maternal asthma or child sex. RESULTS Among mothers (40% Black, 31% Hispanic), 22% had active asthma in pregnancy; 17.5% of children developed asthma. Lower maternal n-3 PUFA intake was significantly associated with risk of childhood asthma (P = .03), in particular among children of mothers with active asthma and low n-3 PUFA intake (P = .01). This inverse association was more apparent in girls (P = .01) compared with boys (P = .30), regardless of maternal asthma status. For n-6 PUFA and the n-6/n-3 ratio, there was a lower risk of childhood asthma in the midrange of intake and increased risk at higher intake (n-6 PUFA P = .10, n-6/n-3 ratio P = .13). CONCLUSION Consideration of factors that modify effects of prenatal PUFA intake on childhood asthma has implications for designing intervention strategies tailored to impact those at greatest risk.
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- Julie D Flom
- Division of Pediatric Allergy & Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Kravis Children's Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
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- Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Information Systems Security, University of Cumberlands, Williamsburg, Kentucky
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- Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York; Institute for Exposomic Research, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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Allam VSRR, Chellappan DK, Jha NK, Shastri MD, Gupta G, Shukla SD, Singh SK, Sunkara K, Chitranshi N, Gupta V, Wich PR, MacLoughlin R, Oliver BGG, Wernersson S, Pejler G, Dua K. Treatment of chronic airway diseases using nutraceuticals: Mechanistic insight. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2021; 62:7576-7590. [PMID: 33977840 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2021.1915744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Respiratory diseases, both acute and chronic, are reported to be the leading cause of morbidity and mortality, affecting millions of people globally, leading to high socio-economic burden for the society in the recent decades. Chronic inflammation and decline in lung function are the common symptoms of respiratory diseases. The current treatment strategies revolve around using appropriate anti-inflammatory agents and bronchodilators. A range of anti-inflammatory agents and bronchodilators are currently available in the market; however, the usage of such medications is limited due to the potential for various adverse effects. To cope with this issue, researchers have been exploring various novel, alternative therapeutic strategies that are safe and effective to treat respiratory diseases. Several studies have been reported on the possible links between food and food-derived products in combating various chronic inflammatory diseases. Nutraceuticals are examples of such food-derived products which are gaining much interest in terms of its usage for the well-being and better human health. As a consequence, intensive research is currently aimed at identifying novel nutraceuticals, and there is an emerging notion that nutraceuticals can have a positive impact in various respiratory diseases. In this review, we discuss the efficacy of nutraceuticals in altering the various cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in mitigating the symptoms of respiratory diseases.
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- Venkata Sita Rama Raju Allam
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Biomedical Centre (BMC), Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University (IMU), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Engineering & Technology (SET), Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- School of Health Sciences, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jagatpura, Jaipur, India
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI), University of Newcastle, New Lambton Heights, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India
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- Emergency Clinical Management, Intensive Care Unit, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Centre for Nanomedicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Aerogen, IDA Business Park, Dangan, Galway, Ireland.,School of Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.,School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Biomedical Centre (BMC), Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.,Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Discipline of Pharmacy, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Chary S, Amrein K, Lasky-Su JA, Dobnig H, Christopher KB. Metabolomic differences between critically Ill women and men. Sci Rep 2021; 11:3951. [PMID: 33597589 PMCID: PMC7889607 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-83602-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Metabolism differs in women and men at homeostasis. Critically ill patients have profound dysregulation of homeostasis and metabolism. It is not clear if the metabolic response to critical illness differs in women compared to men. Such sex-specific differences in illness response would have consequences for personalized medicine. Our aim was to determine the sex-specific metabolomic response to early critical illness. We performed a post-hoc metabolomics study of the VITdAL-ICU trial where subjects received high dose vitamin D3 or placebo. Using mixed-effects modeling, we studied sex-specific changes in metabolites over time adjusted for age, Simplified Acute Physiology Score II, admission diagnosis, day 0 25-hydroxyvitamin D level, and 25-hydroxyvitamin D response to intervention. In women, multiple members of the sphingomyelin and lysophospholipid metabolite classes had significantly positive Bonferroni corrected associations over time compared to men. Further, multiple representatives of the acylcarnitine, androgenic steroid, bile acid, nucleotide and amino acid metabolite classes had significantly negative Bonferroni corrected associations over time compared to men. Gaussian graphical model analyses revealed sex-specific functional modules. Our findings show that robust and coordinated sex-specific metabolite differences exist early in critical illness.
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- Sowmya Chary
- Biogen, Inc., 225 Binney St, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036, Graz, Austria
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, USA
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- Thyroid Endocrinology Osteoporosis Institute Dobnig, Jakob-Redtenbachergasse 10, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, USA.
- Division of Renal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, 02115, USA.
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The Metabolomics of Childhood Atopic Diseases: A Comprehensive Pathway-Specific Review. Metabolites 2020; 10:metabo10120511. [PMID: 33339279 PMCID: PMC7767195 DOI: 10.3390/metabo10120511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Asthma, allergic rhinitis, food allergy, and atopic dermatitis are common childhood diseases with several different underlying mechanisms, i.e., endotypes of disease. Metabolomics has the potential to identify disease endotypes, which could beneficially promote personalized prevention and treatment. Here, we summarize the findings from metabolomics studies of children with atopic diseases focusing on tyrosine and tryptophan metabolism, lipids (particularly, sphingolipids), polyunsaturated fatty acids, microbially derived metabolites (particularly, short-chain fatty acids), and bile acids. We included 25 studies: 23 examined asthma or wheezing, five examined allergy endpoints, and two focused on atopic dermatitis. Of the 25 studies, 20 reported findings in the pathways of interest with findings for asthma in all pathways and for allergy and atopic dermatitis in most pathways except tyrosine metabolism and short-chain fatty acids, respectively. Particularly, tyrosine, 3-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, N-acetyltyrosine, tryptophan, indolelactic acid, 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid, p-Cresol sulfate, taurocholic acid, taurochenodeoxycholic acid, glycohyocholic acid, glycocholic acid, and docosapentaenoate n-6 were identified in at least two studies. This pathway-specific review provides a comprehensive overview of the existing evidence from metabolomics studies of childhood atopic diseases. The altered metabolic pathways uncover some of the underlying biochemical mechanisms leading to these common childhood disorders, which may become of potential value in clinical practice.
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Lockyer S. Effects of diets, foods and nutrients on immunity: Implications for COVID‐19? NUTR BULL 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/nbu.12470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Soni D, Van Haren SD, Idoko OT, Evans JT, Diray-Arce J, Dowling DJ, Levy O. Towards Precision Vaccines: Lessons From the Second International Precision Vaccines Conference. Front Immunol 2020; 11:590373. [PMID: 33178222 PMCID: PMC7593811 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.590373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Other than clean drinking water, vaccines have been the most effective public health intervention in human history, yet their full potential is still untapped. To date, vaccine development has been largely limited to empirical approaches focused on infectious diseases and has targeted entire populations, potentially disregarding distinct immunity in vulnerable populations such as infants, elders, and the immunocompromised. Over the past few decades innovations in genetic engineering, adjuvant discovery, formulation science, and systems biology have fueled rapid advances in vaccine research poised to consider demographic factors (e.g., age, sex, genetics, and epigenetics) in vaccine discovery and development. Current efforts are focused on leveraging novel approaches to vaccine discovery and development to optimize vaccinal antigen and, as needed, adjuvant systems to enhance vaccine immunogenicity while maintaining safety. These approaches are ushering in an era of precision vaccinology aimed at tailoring immunization for vulnerable populations with distinct immunity. To foster collaboration among leading vaccinologists, government, policy makers, industry partners, and funders from around the world, the Precision Vaccines Program at Boston Children's Hospital hosted the 2nd International Precision Vaccines Conference (IPVC) at Harvard Medical School on the 17th-18th October 2019. The conference convened experts in vaccinology, including vaccine formulation and adjuvantation, immunology, cell signaling, systems biology, biostatistics, bioinformatics, as well as vaccines for non-infectious indications such as cancer and opioid use disorder. Herein we review highlights from the 2nd IPVC and discuss key concepts in the field of precision vaccines.
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- Dheeraj Soni
- Precision Vaccines Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Precision Vaccines Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Precision Vaccines Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
- Vaccine Centre, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Center for Translational Medicine, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, United States
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- Precision Vaccines Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Precision Vaccines Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Precision Vaccines Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard, Cambridge, MA, United States
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Hogenkamp A, Ehlers A, Garssen J, Willemsen LEM. Allergy Modulation by N-3 Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Fat Soluble Nutrients of the Mediterranean Diet. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:1244. [PMID: 32973501 PMCID: PMC7472571 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.01244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The Mediterranean diet, containing valuable nutrients such as n-3 long chain poly-unsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) and other fat-soluble micronutrients, is known for its health promoting and anti-inflammatory effects. Its valuable elements might help in the battle against the rising prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCD), including the development of allergic diseases and other (chronic) inflammatory diseases. The fat fraction of the Mediterranean diet contains bioactive fatty acids but can also serve as a matrix to dissolve and increase the uptake of fat-soluble vitamins and phytochemicals, such as luteolin, quercetin, resveratrol and lycopene with known immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory capacities. Especially n-3 LCPUFAs such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) derived from marine oils can target specific receptors or signaling cascades, act as eicosanoid precursors and/or alter membrane fluidity and lipid raft formation, hereby exhibiting anti-inflammatory properties. Beyond n-3 LCPUFAs, fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K1/2 have the potential to affect pro-inflammatory signaling cascades by interacting with receptors or activating/inhibiting signaling proteins or phosphorylation in immune cells (DCs, T-cells, mast cells) involved in allergic sensitization or the elicitation/effector phase of allergic reactions. Moreover, fat-soluble plant-derived phytochemicals can manipulate signaling cascades, mostly by interacting with other receptors or signaling proteins compared to those modified by fat-soluble vitamins, suggesting potential additive or synergistic actions by applying a combination of these nutrients which are all part of the regular Mediterranean diet. Research concerning the effects of phytochemicals such as polyphenols has been hampered due to their poor bio-availability. However, their solubility and uptake are improved by applying them within the dietary fat matrix. Alternatively, they can be prepared for targeted delivery by means of pharmaceutical approaches such as encapsulation within liposomes or even unique nanoparticles. This review illuminates the molecular mechanisms of action and possible immunomodulatory effects of n-3 LCPUFAs and fat-soluble micronutrients from the Mediterranean diet in allergic disease development and allergic inflammation. This will enable us to further appreciate how to make use of the beneficial effects of n-3 LCPUFAs, fat-soluble vitamins and a selection of phytochemicals as active biological components in allergy prevention and/or symptom reduction.
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- Astrid Hogenkamp
- Division of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Center for Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.,Department of Dermatology/Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Division of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.,Global Centre of Excellence Immunology, Danone Nutricia Research B.V., Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Division of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Lawson J, Boyle B, Beauchamp J. Driving progress in exhaled breath biomarkers: Breath Biopsy Conference 2019. J Breath Res 2020; 14:030202. [PMID: 32662449 DOI: 10.1088/1752-7163/ab9424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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November 2019 saw Cambridge, UK play host to the second Breath Biopsy Conference, a community-focused event aimed at sharing and supporting advancements in the collection and analysis of volatile organic compounds in exhaled breath. The event expanded upon the previous year's format, spanning two days and concluding with an expert panel discussion. Presentations covered detection, monitoring and precision medicine studies examining diseases including asthma, cirrhosis, cancer and tuberculosis. The meeting attracted representatives from diverse backgrounds, such as metabolomics, artificial intelligence, clinical research and chemical analysis. This meeting report offers an overview of what was presented and discussed during the conference.
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- Jonathan Lawson
- Owlstone Medical Ltd., 183 Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 0GJ, United Kingdom
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Schatz M, Sicherer SH, Khan DA, Zeiger RS. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice 2019 Highlights. THE JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY-IN PRACTICE 2020; 8:912-936. [PMID: 31980411 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2020.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2020] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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This article provides highlights of the clinically impactful original studies and reviews published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice in 2019 on the subjects of anaphylaxis, asthma, dermatitis, drug allergy, food allergy, immunodeficiency, immunotherapy, rhinitis/sinusitis, and urticaria/angioedema/mast cell disorders. Within each topic, practical aspects of diagnosis and management are emphasized. Treatments discussed include lifestyle modifications, allergen avoidance therapy, positive and negative effects of pharmacologic therapy, and various forms of immunologic and desensitization management. We designed this review to help readers consolidate and use this extensive and practical knowledge for the benefit of their patients.
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- Michael Schatz
- Department of Allergy, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, San Diego, Calif.
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- Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy & Immunology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Allergy, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, San Diego, Calif; Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, Calif
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Rosa MJ, Hartman TJ, Adgent M, Gardner K, Gebretsadik T, Moore PE, Davis RL, LeWinn KZ, Bush NR, Tylavsky F, Wright RJ, Carroll KN. Prenatal polyunsaturated fatty acids and child asthma: Effect modification by maternal asthma and child sex. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2019; 145:800-807.e4. [PMID: 31809758 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2019.10.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Revised: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Findings on prenatal polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) intake and child wheeze and asthma have been inconsistent. OBJECTIVE We sought to examine associations between prenatal PUFA status and child wheeze/asthma and modifying effects of maternal asthma/atopy, child sex, and maternal race. METHODS Analyses included 1019 mother-child dyads with omega-3 (n-3) and omega-3 (n-6) PUFAs measured in second-trimester plasma; n-6/n-3 ratios were calculated. Child wheeze/asthma outcomes ascertained at age 4 to 6 years included ever physician-diagnosed asthma, current wheeze (symptoms past 12 months), current asthma (diagnosis and medication and/or symptoms past 12 months), and current diagnosed asthma. Each PUFA indicator and outcome was analyzed in separate models using modified Poisson regression with interaction terms. RESULTS In quartile (Q) analyses, higher n-6 PUFAs were associated with increased risk of ever (risk ratio [RR] high vs low [RR Q4 vs Q1], 1.70; 95% CI, 1.07-2.71) and current (RR Q4 vs Q1, 1.70; 95% CI, 1.07-2.71) diagnosed asthma, whereas n-3 PUFAs were associated with lower risk (RR Q4 vs Q1, 0.59; 95% CI, 0.33-1.03) of current diagnosed asthma (Ptrend < .05 for all). Higher n-6 PUFAs were associated with a higher risk of all respiratory outcomes among children born to women with asthma (Pinteraction < .05 for all outcomes). A significant 3-way interaction between child sex, maternal asthma, and n-6/n-3 PUFA indicated that male children born to women with asthma and a higher ratio had the highest risk across wheeze/asthma outcomes (Pinteraction < .05). CONCLUSIONS Associations between prenatal PUFA status and childhood wheeze/asthma were modified by maternal history of asthma and child sex.
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- Maria José Rosa
- Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga
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- Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn
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- Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology and Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn
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- Center for Biomedical Informatics, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, Tenn
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- Department of Psychiatry, Weill Institute for the Neurosciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif
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- Department of Psychiatry, Weill Institute for the Neurosciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif; Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Memphis, Tenn
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- Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Institute for Exposomic Research, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Kravis Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn
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Virkud YV, Kelly RS, Wood C, Lasky-Su JA. The nuts and bolts of omics for the clinical allergist. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2019; 123:558-563. [PMID: 31562939 DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2019.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2019] [Revised: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Omics, aka multi-omics, is an emerging area of research that is advancing the use of personalized medicine in clinical practice and is therefore relevant for the practicing allergist. DATA SOURCES We performed a literature search of a selection of scientific findings in omics and allergy, including variants that may be important to allergy outcomes in the genome, transcriptome, metabolome, microbiome, epigenome, and exposome, among others. STUDY SELECTIONS Basic science papers and review articles. RESULTS The use of multi-omic data in clinical practice is changing how clinicians treat their patients whereby more personalized approaches are becoming standard in medical practice and has the potential to transform the treatment of allergies. CONCLUSION Multi-omic data are relevant and will become increasingly important for the clinical allergist.
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- Yamini V Virkud
- Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Fish Consumption at One Year of Age Reduces the Risk of Eczema, Asthma and Wheeze at Six Years of Age. Nutrients 2019; 11:nu11091969. [PMID: 31438628 PMCID: PMC6770937 DOI: 10.3390/nu11091969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Revised: 08/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background: The role of dietary fish and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-PUFAs) in the primary prevention of allergic diseases remains uncertain. The aim of this study was to investigate associations between the consumption of fish and cod liver oil (rich in n-PUFAs) from pregnancy to the first two years of life, and parental reported allergic diseases at six years of age. Methods: We used data from the Prevention of Allergy among Children in Trondheim study and included mother-infant pairs who had submitted questionnaires detailing both maternal or infant diet and allergic disease at six years of age. Results: Eating fish at least once a week at one year of age was associated with a 28%, 40% and 34% reduction in the odds of current eczema, asthma, and wheeze at six years of age, respectively. Cod liver oil consumption at least four times per week at one year of age tended to be associated with a lower risk of allergy-related outcomes at six years. We found no consistent associations between allergy-related outcomes and fish or cod liver oil consumption by mothers. Conclusion: The preventive effect of fish consumption is best achieved by increasing dietary fish in the first year of life.
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Rosa MJ, Perzanowski MS. Dietary Fat Intake, Particulate Matter Exposure, and Asthma Severity. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019; 199:1447-1448. [PMID: 30922061 PMCID: PMC6580673 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201902-0296ed] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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- Maria José Rosa
- 1 Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health Mt. Sinai School of Medicine New York, New York and
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- 2 Department of Environmental Health Sciences Columbia University New York, New York
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Lee-Sarwar KA, Kelly RS, Lasky-Su J, Zeiger RS, O'Connor GT, Sandel MT, Bacharier LB, Beigelman A, Laranjo N, Gold DR, Weiss ST, Litonjua AA. Integrative analysis of the intestinal metabolome of childhood asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2019; 144:442-454. [PMID: 30914378 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2019.02.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Revised: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND The intestinal metabolome reflects the biological consequences of diverse exposures and might provide insight into asthma pathophysiology. OBJECTIVE We sought to perform an untargeted integrative analysis of the intestinal metabolome of childhood asthma in this ancillary study of the Vitamin D Antenatal Asthma Reduction Trial. METHODS Metabolomic profiling was performed by using mass spectrometry on fecal samples collected from 361 three-year-old subjects. Adjusted logistic regression analyses identified metabolites and modules of highly correlated metabolites associated with asthma diagnosis by age 3 years. Sparse canonical correlation analysis identified associations relevant to asthma between the intestinal metabolome and other "omics": the intestinal microbiome as measured by using 16S rRNA sequencing, the plasma metabolome as measured by using mass spectrometry, and diet as measured by using food frequency questionnaires. RESULTS Several intestinal metabolites were associated with asthma at age 3 years, including inverse associations between asthma and polyunsaturated fatty acids (adjusted logistic regression β = -6.3; 95% CI, -11.3 to -1.4; P = .01) and other lipids. Asthma-associated intestinal metabolites were significant mediators of the inverse relationship between exclusive breast-feeding for the first 4 months of life and asthma (P for indirect association = .04) and the positive association between a diet rich in meats and asthma (P = .03). Specific intestinal bacterial taxa, including the family Christensenellaceae, and plasma metabolites, including γ-tocopherol/β-tocopherol, were positively associated with asthma and asthma-associated intestinal metabolites. CONCLUSION Integrative analyses revealed significant interrelationships between the intestinal metabolome and the intestinal microbiome, plasma metabolome, and diet in association with childhood asthma. These findings require replication in future studies.
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- Kathleen A Lee-Sarwar
- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass; Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Departments of Allergy and Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, San Diego and Pasadena, Calif
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- Pulmonary Center and Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, and St Louis Children's Hospital, St Louis, Mo
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- Division of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, and St Louis Children's Hospital, St Louis, Mo
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass; Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Mass
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY.
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Satitsuksanoa P, Jansen K, Głobińska A, van de Veen W, Akdis M. Regulatory Immune Mechanisms in Tolerance to Food Allergy. Front Immunol 2018; 9:2939. [PMID: 30619299 PMCID: PMC6299021 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Oral tolerance can develop after frequent exposure to food allergens. Upon ingestion, food is digested into small protein fragments in the gastrointestinal tract. Small food particles are later absorbed into the human body. Interestingly, some of these ingested food proteins can cause allergic immune responses, which can lead to food allergy. So far it has not been completely elucidated how these proteins become immunogenic and cause food allergies. In contrast, oral tolerance helps to prevent the pathologic reactions against different types of food antigens from animal or plant origin. Tolerance to food is mainly acquired by dendritic cells, epithelial cells in the gut, and the gut microbiome. A subset of CD103+ DCs is capable of inducing T regulatory cells (Treg cells) that express anti-inflammatory cytokines. Anergic T cells also contribute to oral tolerance, by reducing the number of effector cells. Similar to Treg cells, B regulatory cells (Breg cells) suppress effector T cells and contribute to the immune tolerance to food allergens. Furthermore, the human microbiome is an essential mediator in the induction of oral tolerance or food allergy. In this review, we outline the current understanding of regulatory immune mechanisms in oral tolerance. The biological changes reflecting early consequences of immune stimulation with food allergens should provide useful information for the development of novel therapeutic treatments.
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