https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 Novel immune genes associated with excessive inflammatory and antiviral responses to rhinovirus in COPD https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14773 Wed 11 Apr 2018 11:04:31 AEST ]]> Differential DNA methylation profiles of infants exposed to maternal asthma during pregnancy https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:17847  22 and delta beta >0.06). Results: There were 70 CpG loci, corresponding to 67 genes that were significantly differentially methylated. Twelve CpG loci (11 genes) showed greater than 10% comparative difference in DNA methylation, including hyper-methylated loci of FAM181A, MRI1, PIWIL1, CHFR, DEFA1, MRPL28, AURKA, and hypo-methylated loci of NALP1L5, MAP8KIP3, ACAT2, and PM20D1 in maternal asthma. Methylation of MAPK8IP3 was significantly negatively correlated with maternal blood eosinophils (r = −0.38; P = 0.022), maternal eNO (r = −0.44; P = 0.005), and maternal serum total IgE (r = −0.39, P = 0.015). Methylation of AURKA negatively correlated with maternal hemoglobin (r = −0.43; P = 0.008), infants height (r = −0.51; P < 0.001) and weight (r = −0.36; P = 0.021). Methylation of PM20D1 was lower in infants born to mothers with asthma on inhaled corticosteroid treatment. Methylation of PM20D1 was lower and MRI1 was higher in infants born to atopic mothers without asthma. Conclusions: In an Australian study population, exposure to maternal asthma during pregnancy is associated with differential methylation profiles of infants' peripheral blood DNA, which may act as risk factors for future asthma development.]]> Wed 04 Sep 2019 10:59:19 AEST ]]>