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JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 146, Issue 5, Pages 1035-+Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2020.03.027
Keywords
Asthma; oxidative stress; acetaminophen; glutathione transferase; cohort studies; respiratory function tests
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- Nestec Ltd of Nestle Australia
- Asthma Foundation of Victoria
- National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC) [APP454856]
- NHMRC
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Background: Although the impact of early life acetaminophen on asthma risk is still not clear, potential interactions with glutathione S-transferase (GST) genes due to reduced antioxidant function in particular polymorphisms, and possible impact on lung function, have never been investigated in adolescents. Objective: We aimed to investigate associations between early life acetaminophen use and adolescent asthma and lung function and to assess potential interactions by GST polymorphisms. Methods: Acetaminophen use was recorded 18 times up to age 2 years (n = 575 [92.7%]). Participants were genotyped for GST polymorphisms (GSTM1/T1/P1) (n = 429 [69.2%]). Asthma and lung function were measured at 12 (n = 365 [58.9%]) and 18 years (n = 413 [66.6%]). Regression models assessed associations and interactions. Results: Doubling of days of acetaminophen use was associated with reduced prebronchodilator FEV1/forced vital capacity (b coefficient, -0.10; 95% CI, -0.19 to -0.01) and midexpiratory flow (-0.09; 95% CI, -0.18 to 0) at 18 years, but this association was not found when restricted for nonrespiratory reasons, suggesting confounding by indication. However, in children with GSTM1 null and GSTT1 present, increasing acetaminophen use for nonrespiratory reasons was associated with reduced FEV1 and midexpiratory flow at 18 years (interaction between GSTM1/T1 and acetaminophen P < .05). Increased acetaminophen use was associated with asthma at 18 years for children with GSTP1 Ile/Ile (odds ratio, 1.66; 95% CI, 1.07 to 2.57), but not other GSTP1 genotypes. Conclusions: These novel findings need to be investigated for consistency in other studies but suggest that children carrying risk genotypes may be susceptible to respiratory consequences from acetaminophen use.
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