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ArticleThe Journal of allergy and clinical immunology2026

Interactions between host genetics and gut microbiome influence susceptibility to childhood asthma and lung function.

Hideaki Miyachi, Ryohei Shibata, Sara J Javornik Cregeen, Anil Surathu, Maida Sijaric, Janice A Espinola, Ashley F Sullivan, Jonathan M Mansbach, Carlos A Camargo, Zhaozhong Zhu

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Article in The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Mechanisms and therapeutic strategies of asthma: from bench to bedside.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2026
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10 authors.

Hideaki MiyachiDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
Ryohei ShibataDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
Sara J Javornik CregeenAlkek Center for Metagenomics and Microbiome Research, Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex.
Anil SurathuAlkek Center for Metagenomics and Microbiome Research, Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex.
Maida SijaricDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
Janice A EspinolaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
Ashley F SullivanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
Jonathan M MansbachDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
Carlos A CamargoDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
Zhaozhong ZhuDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass. Electronic address: zzhu5@mgh.harvard.edu.

Funding

Host genetics, early-life microbiome, and childhood asthma: MARC-43 BostonUH3OD023253 · OD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CARLOS ARTURO CAMARGO · 2018 to 2026
$12.1M
Nasal microRNA during bronchiolitis and age 6y asthma phenotypes: MARC-35 cohortR01AI127507 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CAMARGO, CARLOS ARTURO, FREISHTAT, ROBERT J · 2017 to 2021
$8.0M
Host genetics, early-life microbiome, and childhood asthma: MARC-43 BostonUG3OD023253 · OD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CAMARGO, CARLOS ARTURO · 2016 to 2024
$6.8M
Prospective Cohort Study of Severe Bronchiolitis and Risk of Recurrent WheezingU01AI087881 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CAMARGO, CARLOS ARTURO · 2011 to 2016
$6.2M
Infant specific-IgE, rhinovirus-C bronchiolitis, and incident asthma in MARC-35R01AI114552 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CAMARGO, CARLOS ARTURO · 2015 to 2019
$4.2M
Residential Greenness, Airway Microbiome,and Incident Childhood AsthmaR01ES036966 · NIEHS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI ZHU, ZHAOZHONG · 2025 to 2025
$3.2M
Integrating the genome, metabolome, and microbiome for childhood asthma: Risk and endotypesK01AI153558 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI ZHU, ZHAOZHONG · 2021 to 2025
$663k
NIAID NIH HHS K01 AI153558NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI114552NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI127507NIAID NIH HHS U01 AI087881NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES036966NIH HHS UG3 OD023253NIH HHS UH3 OD023253
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe gut microbiome is thought to influence risk of childhood allergic diseases; however, the data on species-level links to childhood asthma and lung function are limited, and the role of host genetics in the gut-lung axis remains unclear.

methodsIn a multicenter cross-sectional study of children with a history of bronchiolitis from the 35th Multicenter Airway Research Collaboration, we performed shotgun metagenomic profiling of stool samples obtained at age 6 years and examined associations of the gut microbiome with asthma prevalence and lung function. We also calculated polygenic risk scores (PRSs) of asthma and lung function to investigate the interaction between host genetics and the gut microbiome in relation to these traits.

resultsIn the 300 children included for this study, 3 bacterial species (ie, Bacteroides vulgatus, Eisenbergiella massiliensis, and Butyricimonas virosa) were differentially associated with FEV

conclusionBy applying the metagenomic approach to a multicenter cohort of children with a history of bronchiolitis during infancy, this study suggests potential interplay of host genetics with the gut microbiome, as well as their integrated relationship with childhood asthma and lung function.

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AsthmaGastrointestinal MicrobiomeLungChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMaleRespiratory Function TestsBronchiolitischildhood asthmagut microbiomehost geneticslung functionmetagenomics

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