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  5. DNA methylome alterations are associated with airway macrophage differentiation and phenotype during lung fibrosis.
 
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DNA methylome alterations are associated with airway macrophage differentiation and phenotype during lung fibrosis.
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Author(s)
McErlean, Peter
Bell, Christopher G
Hewitt, Richard J
Busharat, Zabreen
Ogger, Patricia P
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Rationale: Airway macrophages (AMs) are key regulators of the lung environment and are implicated in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a fatal respiratory disease with no cure. However, knowledge about the epigenetics of AMs in IPF is limited. Objectives: To assess the role of epigenetic regulation of AMs during lung fibrosis. Methods: We undertook DNA methylation (DNAm) profiling by using Illumina EPIC (850k) arrays in sorted AMs from healthy donors (n = 14) and donors with IPF (n = 30). Cell-type deconvolution was performed by using reference myeloid-cell DNA methylomes. Measurements and Main Results: Our analysis revealed that epigenetic heterogeneity was a key characteristic of IPF AMs. DNAm "clock" analysis indicated that epigenetic alterations in IPF AMs were not associated with accelerated aging. In differential DNAm analysis, we identified numerous differentially methylated positions (n = 11) and differentially methylated regions (n = 49) between healthy and IPF AMs, respectively. Differentially methylated positions and differentially methylated regions encompassed genes involved in lipid (LPCAT1 [lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 1]) and glucose (PFKFB3 [6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-biphosphatase 3]) metabolism, and importantly, the DNAm status was associated with disease severity in IPF. Conclusions: Collectively, our data identify that changes in the epigenome are associated with the development and function of AMs in the IPF lung.
Date Issued
2021-10-15
Date Acceptance
2021-07-19
Citation
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2021, 204 (8), pp.954-966
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/92349
URL
https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/rccm.202101-0004OC
DOI
https://www.dx.doi.org/10.1164/rccm.202101-0004OC
ISSN
1073-449X
Publisher
American Thoracic Society
Start Page
954
End Page
966
Journal / Book Title
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Volume
204
Issue
8
Copyright Statement
© 2021 by the American Thoracic Society
Sponsor
Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34280322
Grant Number
n/a
Subjects
DNA methylation
epigenetics
interstitial lung disease
monocytes
pathogenesis
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
United States
Date Publish Online
2021-10-15
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