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SynthesisIntensive care medicine2021

Integrative omics provide biological and clinical insights into acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Mulong Du, Joe G N Garcia, Jason D Christie, Junyi Xin, Guoshuai Cai, Nuala J Meyer, Zhaozhong Zhu, Qianyu Yuan, Zhengdong Zhang, Li Su and 9 more

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Synthesis in Intensive care medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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27citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Mulong DuDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, 655 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Joe G N GarciaDepartment of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Jason D ChristiePulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine Division, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Junyi XinDepartment of Genetic Toxicology, The Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Avenue, Nanjing, 211166, Jiangsu, China.
Guoshuai CaiDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Nuala J MeyerPulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine Division, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Zhaozhong ZhuDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, 655 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Qianyu YuanDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, 655 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Zhengdong ZhangDepartment of Genetic Toxicology, The Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Avenue, Nanjing, 211166, Jiangsu, China.
Li SuDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, 655 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Sipeng ShenDepartment of Biostatistics, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Avenue, Nanjing, 211166, Jiangsu, China.
Xuesi DongDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, 655 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Hui LiDepartment of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
John N HutchinsonDepartment of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
Paula TejeraDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, 655 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Xihong LinDepartment of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
Meilin WangDepartment of Genetic Toxicology, The Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Avenue, Nanjing, 211166, Jiangsu, China. mwang@njmu.edu.cn.
Feng ChenDepartment of Biostatistics, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Avenue, Nanjing, 211166, Jiangsu, China. fengchen@njmu.edu.cn.
David C ChristianiDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, 655 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. dchris@hsph.harvard.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-0301-0242
Harvard University · USNanjing Medical University · CNUniversity of Pennsylvania · USMinistry of Education · KRUniversity of Arizona · USUniversity of South Carolina · US

Funding

Translational Research Support CoreP30ES000002 · NIEHS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (SCH OF PUBLIC HLTH) · PI JAIME ELIZABETH HART · 1985 to 2026
$44.6M
SOUTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES CENTERP30ES006694 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI George S Watts · 1994 to 2026
$36.7M
Translational Research Support CoreP30ES013508 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI A. Clementina Mesaros · 2006 to 2026
$35.3M
Structure-Function Analysis of nmMLCK in EC Barrier ResponsesP01HL126609 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI Joe G. N. Garcia · 2016 to 2026
$24.4M
MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ARDSR01HL060710 · NHLBI · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (SCH OF PUBLIC HLTH) · PI CHRISTIANI, DAVID C · 2000 to 2015
$8.4M
Integrating the genome, metabolome, and microbiome for childhood asthma: Risk and endotypesK01AI153558 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI ZHU, ZHAOZHONG · 2021 to 2025
$663k
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health ES000002Foundation for the National Institutes of Health R01HL060710Foundation for the National Institutes of Health R56HL134356NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL126609NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL060710NIAID NIH HHS K01 AI153558NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES000002NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES006694NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES013508Special Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) on tracing, pathogenesis, prevention, and treatment for COVID-19 82041024
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAcute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is accompanied by a dysfunctional immune-inflammatory response following lung injury, including during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Limited causal biomarkers exist for ARDS development. We sought to identify novel genetic susceptibility targets for ARDS to focus further investigation on their biological mechanism and therapeutic potential.

methodsMeta-analyses of ARDS genome-wide association studies were performed with 1250 cases and 1583 controls in Europeans, and 387 cases and 387 controls in African Americans. The functionality of novel loci was determined in silico using multiple omics approaches. The causality of 114 factors potentially involved in ARDS development was assessed using Mendelian Randomization analysis.

resultsThere was distinct genetic heterogeneity in ARDS between Europeans and African Americans. rs7967111 at 12p13.2 was functionally associated with ARDS susceptibility in Europeans (odds ratio = 1.38; P = 2.15 × 10

conclusionOur findings suggest a novel susceptibility locus in ARDS pathophysiology that implicates BORCS5 and DUSP16 as potentially acting in immune-inflammatory processes. This locus warrants further investigation to inform the development of therapeutic targets and clinical care strategies for ARDS, including those induced by COVID-19.

Indexed as

COVID-19Respiratory Distress SyndromeGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansSARS-CoV-2White PeopleARDSBiomarkersCausal inferenceCOVID-19 severityMulti-omics

Identifiers

PMID34032881
PMCPMC8144871
OpenAlexW3164399459

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