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Phenotypic and functional translation of IL33 genetics in asthma

Ketelaar, Maria E.; Portelli, Michael A.; Dijk, F. Nicole; Shrine, Nick; Faiz, Alen; Vermeulen, Cornelis J.; Xu, Cheng J.; Hankinson, Jenny; Bhaker, Sangita; Henry, Amanda P.; Billington, Charlote K.; Shaw, Dominick E.; Johnson, Simon R.; Benest, Andrew; Pang, Vincent; Bates, David O.; Pogson, Zara E.K.; Fogarty, Andrew; McKeever, Tricia M.; Singapuri, Amisha; Heaney, Liam G.; Mansur, Adel H.; Chaudhuri, Rekha; Thomson, Neil C.; Holloway, John W.; Lockett, Gabrielle A.; Howarth, Peter H.; Niven, Robert; Simpson, Angela; Tobin, Martin D.; Hall, Ian P.; Wain, Louise V.; Blakey, John D.; Brightling, Christopher E.; Obeidat, Ma'en; Sin, Don D.; Nickle, David C.; Boss�, Yohan; Vonk, Judith M.; van den Berge, Maarten; Koppelman, Gerard H.; Sayers, Ian; Nawijn, Martijn C.

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Authors

Maria E. Ketelaar

F. Nicole Dijk

Nick Shrine

Alen Faiz

Cornelis J. Vermeulen

Cheng J. Xu

Jenny Hankinson

Sangita Bhaker

Amanda P. Henry

Charlote K. Billington

Dominick E. Shaw

SIMON JOHNSON simon.johnson@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Respiratory Medicine

Vincent Pang

DAVID BATES David.Bates@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Oncology

Zara E.K. Pogson

ANDREW FOGARTY ANDREW.FOGARTY@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Clinical Associate Professor & Reader in Clinical Epidemiology

TRICIA MCKEEVER tricia.mckeever@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics

Amisha Singapuri

Liam G. Heaney

Adel H. Mansur

Rekha Chaudhuri

Neil C. Thomson

John W. Holloway

Gabrielle A. Lockett

Peter H. Howarth

Robert Niven

Angela Simpson

Martin D. Tobin

IAN HALL IAN.HALL@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Molecular Medicine

Louise V. Wain

John D. Blakey

Christopher E. Brightling

Ma'en Obeidat

Don D. Sin

David C. Nickle

Yohan Boss�

Judith M. Vonk

Maarten van den Berge

Gerard H. Koppelman

Martijn C. Nawijn



Abstract

© 2020 Background: Asthma is a complex disease with multiple phenotypes that may differ in disease pathobiology and treatment response. IL33 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been reproducibly associated with asthma. IL33 levels are elevated in sputum and bronchial biopsies of patients with asthma. The functional consequences of IL33 asthma SNPs remain unknown. Objective: This study sought to determine whether IL33 SNPs associate with asthma-related phenotypes and with IL33 expression in lung or bronchial epithelium. This study investigated the effect of increased IL33 expression on human bronchial epithelial cell (HBEC) function. Methods: Association between IL33 SNPs (Chr9: 5,815,786-6,657,983) and asthma phenotypes (Lifelines/DAG [Dutch Asthma GWAS]/GASP [Genetics of Asthma Severity & Phenotypes] cohorts) and between SNPs and expression (lung tissue, bronchial brushes, HBECs) was done using regression modeling. Lentiviral overexpression was used to study IL33 effects on HBECs. Results: We found that 161 SNPs spanning the IL33 region associated with 1 or more asthma phenotypes after correction for multiple testing. We report a main independent signal tagged by rs992969 associating with blood eosinophil levels, asthma, and eosinophilic asthma. A second, independent signal tagged by rs4008366 presented modest association with eosinophilic asthma. Neither signal associated with FEV1, FEV1/forced vital capacity, atopy, and age of asthma onset. The 2 IL33 signals are expression quantitative loci in bronchial brushes and cultured HBECs, but not in lung tissue. IL33 overexpression in vitro resulted in reduced viability and reactive oxygen species–capturing of HBECs, without influencing epithelial cell count, metabolic activity, or barrier function. Conclusions: We identify IL33 as an epithelial susceptibility gene for eosinophilia and asthma, provide mechanistic insight, and implicate targeting of the IL33 pathway specifically in eosinophilic asthma.

Citation

Ketelaar, M. E., Portelli, M. A., Dijk, F. N., Shrine, N., Faiz, A., Vermeulen, C. J., …Nawijn, M. C. (2021). Phenotypic and functional translation of IL33 genetics in asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 147(1), 144-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2020.04.051

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Apr 14, 2020
Online Publication Date May 19, 2020
Publication Date 2021-01
Deposit Date Apr 24, 2020
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Print ISSN 0091-6749
Electronic ISSN 1097-6825
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 147
Issue 1
Pages 144-157
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2020.04.051
Keywords Immunology; Immunology and Allergy
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/4332718
Publisher URL https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091674920306801
Additional Information Additional sources of funding:
Innovative Medicines Initiative joint undertaking under grant agreement 115010, resources of which are composed of financial contributions from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) and European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations companies' in-kind contributions (www.imi.europa.eu).
NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre
Manchester Biomedical Research Centre
Medical Research Council Clinical Research Training Fellowship
GSK/ British Lung Foundation

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