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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMMUNOPATHOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 32, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/2058738418779243
Keywords
acute attack; asthma; children; cytokine; immune cell; lung function; microRNA-126
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- National Natural Sciences Foundation of China [NSFC31272369, NSFC31572319, NSFC81302552]
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Regulation of the immune response in asthma is complex. MicroRNA-126 (miR-126) expression has been implicated in this response, so we sought to determine the clinical significance of miR-126 measured in the peripheral blood. A total of 80 children with acute asthma were selected to participate in the study and were compared to 80 healthy children. The relative circulating miR-126 levels, interleukin (IL)-4 levels, and the Th17 cell percentage in the peripheral blood of children in the case group were significantly higher than those in the control group, while the interferon (IFN)-gamma levels and the CD4(+)CD25(+)Treg cell percentage were significantly lower than those in the control group. Along with the aggravation of the disease, the relative levels of miR-126 and IL-4 and the percentage of Th17 cells increased gradually, while the IFN-gamma levels and the CD4(+)CD25(+)Treg cell percentage decreased. The relative level of miR-126 in the peripheral blood of children with asthma was positively correlated with IL-4 and the Th17 cell percentage and was negatively correlated with IFN-gamma levels, CD4(+)CD25(+) Treg cell percentage and lung function indicators. The relative level of miR-126 was correlated with the Th17 cell percentage in the peripheral blood, forced vital capacity (FVC), and forced expiratory flow (FEF)(75%) of the children with asthma. The relative levels of miR-126 and IL-4 and the Th17 cell percentage were positively correlated with the severity of the asthma, while IFN-gamma levels and the CD4(+)CD25(+)Treg cell percentage were negatively correlated with the severity of the asthma. CD4(+)CD25(+)Treg cell percentage and relative miR-126 levels were of the most predictive value in the diagnosis of asthma. Our findings show that the overexpression of miR-126 in acute asthma is correlated with signs of immune imbalance and is predictive of the severity of the disease, suggesting that it could be used as a potential serological marker for asthma diagnosis and evaluation.
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