Benefits of Airway Androgen Receptor Expression in Human Asthma

Rationale: Androgens are potentially beneficial in asthma, but AR (androgen receptor) has not been studied in human airways.Objectives: To measure whether AR and its ligands are associated with human asthma outcomes.Methods: We compared the effects of AR expression on lung function, symptom scores, and fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) in adults enrolled in SARP (Severe Asthma Research Program). The impact of sex and of androgens on asthma outcomes was also evaluated in the SARP with validation studies in the Cleveland Clinic Health System and the NHANES (U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey).Measurements and Main Results: In SARP (n = 128), AR gene expression from bronchoscopic epithelial brushings was positively associated with both FEV1/FVC ratio (R2 = 0.135, P = 0.0002) and the total Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire score (R2 = 0.056, P = 0.016) and was negatively associated with FeNO (R2 = 0.178, P = 9.8 × 10-6) and NOS2 (nitric oxide synthase gene) expression (R2 = 0.281, P = 1.2 × 10-10). In SARP (n = 1,659), the Cleveland Clinic Health System (n = 32,527), and the NHANES (n = 2,629), women had more asthma exacerbations and emergency department visits than men. The levels of the AR ligand precursor dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate correlated positively with the FEV1 in both women and men.Conclusions: Higher bronchial AR expression and higher androgen levels are associated with better lung function, fewer symptoms, and a lower FeNO in human asthma. The role of androgens should be considered in asthma management.

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CommentIn: Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 Aug 1;204(3):243-245. - PMID 33951407

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:204

Enthalten in:

American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 204(2021), 3 vom: 01. Aug., Seite 285-293

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zein, Joe G [VerfasserIn]
McManus, Jeffrey M [VerfasserIn]
Sharifi, Nima [VerfasserIn]
Erzurum, Serpil C [VerfasserIn]
Marozkina, Nadzeya [VerfasserIn]
Lahm, Timothy [VerfasserIn]
Giddings, Olivia [VerfasserIn]
Davis, Michael D [VerfasserIn]
DeBoer, Mark D [VerfasserIn]
Comhair, Suzy A [VerfasserIn]
Bazeley, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Hyun Jo [VerfasserIn]
Busse, William [VerfasserIn]
Calhoun, William [VerfasserIn]
Castro, Mario [VerfasserIn]
Chung, Kian Fan [VerfasserIn]
Fahy, John V [VerfasserIn]
Israel, Elliot [VerfasserIn]
Jarjour, Nizar N [VerfasserIn]
Levy, Bruce D [VerfasserIn]
Mauger, David T [VerfasserIn]
Moore, Wendy C [VerfasserIn]
Ortega, Victor E [VerfasserIn]
Peters, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Bleecker, Eugene R [VerfasserIn]
Meyers, Deborah A [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Yi [VerfasserIn]
Wenzel, Sally E [VerfasserIn]
Gaston, Benjamin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

31C4KY9ESH
57B09Q7FJR
Airflow obstruction
Airway inflammation
Androgens
Asthma
Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate
EC 1.14.13.39
Journal Article
NOS2 protein, human
Nitric Oxide
Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II
RNA, Messenger
Receptors, Androgen
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

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Date Completed 20.09.2021

Date Revised 02.08.2022

published: Print

CommentIn: Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 Aug 1;204(3):243-245. - PMID 33951407

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1164/rccm.202009-3720OC

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM32335369X