Search Results - "Sayers, Ian"
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Epithelial cell dysfunction, a major driver of asthma development
Published in Allergy (Copenhagen) (01-08-2020)“…Airway epithelial barrier dysfunction is frequently observed in asthma and may have important implications. The physical barrier function of the airway…”
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IL-33 is more potent than IL-25 in provoking IL-13–producing nuocytes (type 2 innate lymphoid cells) and airway contraction
Published in Journal of allergy and clinical immunology (01-10-2013)“…Background IL-25 and IL-33 belong to distinct cytokine families, but experimental mouse studies suggest their immunologic functions in type 2 immunity are…”
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Moderate-to-severe asthma in individuals of European ancestry: a genome-wide association study
Published in The lancet respiratory medicine (01-01-2019)“…Few genetic studies that focus on moderate-to-severe asthma exist. We aimed to identity novel genetic variants associated with moderate-to-severe asthma, see…”
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Phenotypic and functional translation of IL33 genetics in asthma
Published in Journal of allergy and clinical immunology (01-01-2021)“…Asthma is a complex disease with multiple phenotypes that may differ in disease pathobiology and treatment response. IL33 single nucleotide polymorphisms…”
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Lung function associated gene Integrator Complex subunit 12 regulates protein synthesis pathways
Published in BMC genomics (23-03-2017)“…Genetic studies of human lung function and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease have identified a highly significant and reproducible signal on 4q24. It…”
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Exome-wide analysis of copy number variation shows association of the human leukocyte antigen region with asthma in UK Biobank
Published in BMC medical genomics (21-05-2022)“…The role of copy number variants (CNVs) in susceptibility to asthma is not well understood. This is, in part, due to the difficulty of accurately measuring…”
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Purinergic Receptors in the Airways: Potential Therapeutic Targets for Asthma?
Published in Frontiers in allergy (31-05-2021)“…Extracellular ATP functions as a signaling messenger through its actions on purinergic receptors, and is known to be involved in numerous physiological and…”
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Exposure to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) reduces contractile response of small airways from GSTCD-/- mice
Published in PloS one (12-09-2019)“…Genome-Wide Association Studies suggest glutathione S transferase C terminal domain (GSTCD) may play a role in development of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary…”
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Transcriptomics using lung resection material to advance our understanding of COPD and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis pathogenesis
Published in ERJ open research (01-07-2024)“…https://bit.ly/3JoW73H…”
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Evidence of a genetic contribution to lung function decline in asthma
Published in Journal of allergy and clinical immunology (01-09-2011)“…There has been great progress in identifying new asthma susceptibility genes. In asthmatic subjects there is variable airway remodeling that includes features…”
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Defining a role for lung function associated gene GSTCD in cell homeostasis
Published in Respiratory research (01-08-2019)“…Genome wide association (GWA) studies have reproducibly identified signals on chromosome 4q24 associated with lung function and COPD. GSTCD (Glutathione…”
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Elevated PLAUR is observed in the airway epithelium of asthma patients and blocking improves barrier integrity
Published in Clinical and translational allergy (01-10-2023)“…Expression of the urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR) is elevated in the airway epithelium in asthma; however, the contribution of uPAR to asthma…”
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Human bronchial epithelial cells from patients with asthma have an altered gene expression profile
Published in ERJ open research (01-01-2022)“…https://bit.ly/3Cq2xKf…”
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Targeted Sequencing of Lung Function Loci in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Cases and Controls
Published in PloS one (23-01-2017)“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death worldwide; smoking is the main risk factor for COPD, but genetic factors are…”
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Meta-analysis of genome-wide linkage studies of asthma and related traits
Published in Respiratory research (28-04-2008)“…Asthma and allergy are complex multifactorial disorders, with both genetic and environmental components determining disease expression. The use of molecular…”
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PLAUR polymorphisms are associated with asthma, PLAUR levels, and lung function decline
Published in Journal of allergy and clinical immunology (01-06-2009)“…Background Several studies have suggested that chromosome 19q13.1-3 contains asthma susceptibility genes. Objective Linkage and association analyses using 587…”
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Association study of human leukocyte antigen variants and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Published in ERJ open research (01-01-2024)“…Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic interstitial pneumonia marked by progressive lung fibrosis and a poor prognosis. Recent studies have…”
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Phenotypic and functional translation of IL1RL1 locus polymorphisms in lung tissue and asthmatic airway epithelium
Published in JCI insight (23-04-2020)“…The IL1RL1 (ST2) gene locus is robustly associated with asthma; however, the contribution of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in this locus to specific…”
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β2-adrenoceptor polymorphisms and asthma from childhood to middle age in the British 1958 birth cohort: a genetic association study
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (01-08-2006)“…Functionally relevant polymorphisms of the β2-adrenoceptor gene ( ADRB2) are common in white populations, but their contribution to the burden of airways…”
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Extended lifespan of bronchial epithelial cells maintains normal cellular phenotype and transcriptome integrity
Published in ERJ open research (01-01-2021)“…Genetic studies have identified several epithelial-derived genes associated with airway diseases. However, techniques used to study gene function frequently…”
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