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  1. Article ; Online: Association of Asthma and Rhinitis with Epigenetics of Coronavirus Related Genes.

    Rathod, Aniruddha / Rathod, Rutu / Zhang, Hongmei / Rahimabad, Parnian Kheirkhah / Karmaus, Wilfried / Arshad, Hasan

    Epigenetics insights

    2021  Volume 14, Page(s) 25168657211039224

    Abstract: Introduction: Susceptibility factors for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) include sex and medical conditions such as asthma and rhinitis. DNA methylation (DNAm) is associated with asthma, rhinitis, and several viruses. We examined associations of ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Susceptibility factors for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) include sex and medical conditions such as asthma and rhinitis. DNA methylation (DNAm) is associated with asthma, rhinitis, and several viruses. We examined associations of asthma/rhinitis with DNAm at CpGs located on coronavirus related genes, and if these associations were sex-specific.
    Methods: In total, n = 242 subjects aged 26 years from the Isle of Wight Birth Cohort were included in the study. Linear regressions were used to examine sex specific and non-specific associations of DNAm at CpGs on coronavirus related genes with asthma/rhinitis status. Associations of DNAm with gene expression in blood were assessed for functional relevance of identified CpGs.
    Results: Statistically significant interaction effects of asthma or rhinitis with sex were identified at 40 CpGs for asthma and 27 CpGs for rhinitis. At 21 CpGs, DNAm was associated with asthma, and at 45 CpGs with rhinitis, regardless of sex. Assessment of functional relevance of the identified CpGs indicated a potential of epigenetic regulatory functionality on gene activity at 14 CpGs for asthma and 17 CpGs for rhinitis, and of those 6 CpGs for asthma and 7 CpGs for rhinitis were likely to be sex-specific.
    Conclusion: Subjects with asthma/rhinitis may have altered susceptibility to COVID-19 due to changes in their DNAm associated with these conditions. Sex specificity on association of asthma/rhinitis with DNAm at certain CpGs, and on the association of DNAm at asthma/rhinitis-linked CpGs with gene expression have the potential to explain the reported sex-specificity in COVID-19 morbidity and mortality.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-09-29
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2516-8657
    ISSN (online) 2516-8657
    DOI 10.1177/25168657211039224
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  2. Article: Active case finding of pulmonary tuberculosis and HIV infection among prisoners of South Gujarat: A cross sectional study.

    Kosambiya, J K / Vadgama, Parul / Samudyatha, U C / Rathod, Dhaval / Buch, Rutu / Damor, Rahul

    The Indian journal of tuberculosis

    2021  Volume 69, Issue 2, Page(s) 213–219

    Abstract: Background: In a close knit congregation such as prison, Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV can be major health problems. However, their prevalence in Indian prisons is under reported. This study aimed at adopting a camp based, active case finding approach to ... ...

    Abstract Background: In a close knit congregation such as prison, Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV can be major health problems. However, their prevalence in Indian prisons is under reported. This study aimed at adopting a camp based, active case finding approach to identify cases of TB, HIV and at risk prisoners in a central prison of South Gujarat.
    Methods: A multidisciplinary team of public health experts, pulmonologists, social workers and lab technicians conducted a week-long camp to screen 1665 prisoners for TB using clinical examination, sputum smear for AFB, CBNAAT and Chest X-Ray and for HIV through Rapid Antigen Testing.
    Results: Majority of participants (1392, 84%) were under trail prisoners, having spent an average of 1.4 years in prison. About 2.9% of participants had previous history of TB, of whom only 59% had completed treatment. About 14% of participants were underweight. Weight reduction was found to be significant in first five years of imprisonment. Of all participants, 3.6% were found to have diabetic range of blood sugar. Seven new active, drug sensitive pulmonary TB cases and three new cases of HIV infection were identified. All new cases of TB, HIV and increased blood sugar levels were linked to treatment.
    Conclusion: Camp based approach is effective in active case finding of pulmonary TB and predisposing factors such as malnourishment, Diabetes and HIV among prisoners. Routine screening of all prisoners at the time of entry and monthly thereafter in a camp based approach should be adopted to identify TB and at risk prisoners.
    MeSH term(s) Cross-Sectional Studies ; HIV Infections/complications ; HIV Infections/epidemiology ; Humans ; Prisoners ; Prisons ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/diagnosis ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/epidemiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-08-12
    Publishing country India
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 603129-8
    ISSN 0019-5707 ; 0019-5705
    ISSN 0019-5707 ; 0019-5705
    DOI 10.1016/j.ijtb.2021.08.001
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  3. Article ; Online: Association of childhood BMI trajectory with post-adolescent and adult lung function is mediated by pre-adolescent DNA methylation.

    Rathod, Rutu / Zhang, Hongmei / Karmaus, Wilfried / Ewart, Susan / Mzayek, Fawaz / Arshad, S Hasan / Holloway, John W

    Respiratory research

    2022  Volume 23, Issue 1, Page(s) 194

    Abstract: Background: Body mass index (BMI) has been shown to be associated with lung function. Recent findings showed that DNA methylation (DNAm) variation is likely to be a consequence of changes in BMI. However, whether DNAm mediates the association of BMI ... ...

    Abstract Background: Body mass index (BMI) has been shown to be associated with lung function. Recent findings showed that DNA methylation (DNAm) variation is likely to be a consequence of changes in BMI. However, whether DNAm mediates the association of BMI with lung function is unknown. We examined the mediating role of DNAm on the association of pre-adolescent BMI trajectories with post-adolescent and adulthood lung function (forced expiratory volume (FEV
    Methods: Analyses were undertaken in the Isle of Wight birth cohort (IOWBC). Group-based trajectory modelling was applied to infer latent BMI trajectories from age 1 to 10 years. An R package, ttscreening, was applied to identify CpGs at 10 years potentially associated with BMI trajectories for each sex. Linear regressions were implemented to further screen CpGs for their association with lung function at 18 years. Path analysis, stratified by sex, was applied to each screened CpG to assess its role of mediation. Internal validation was applied to further examine the mediation consistency of the detected CpGs based on lung function at 26 years. Mendelian randomization (MR-base) was used to test possible causal effects of the identified CpGs.
    Results: Two BMI trajectories (high vs. low) were identified. Of the 442,475 CpG sites, 18 CpGs in males and 33 in females passed screening. Eight CpGs in males and 16 CpGs in females (none overlapping) were identified as mediators. For subjects with high BMI trajectory, high DNAm at all CpGs in males were associated with decreased lung function, while 8 CpGs in females were associated with increased lung function at 18 years. At 26 years, 6 CpGs in males and 14 CpGs in females showed the same direction of indirect effects as those at 18 years. DNAm at CpGs cg19088553 (GRIK2) and cg00612625 (HPSE2) showed a potential causal effect on FEV
    Conclusions: The effects of BMI trajectory in early childhood on post-adolescence lung function were likely to be mediated by pre-adolescence DNAm in both males and females, but such mediation effects were likely to diminish over time.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Adult ; Body Mass Index ; Body-Weight Trajectory ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; DNA Methylation/physiology ; Female ; Forced Expiratory Volume/physiology ; Humans ; Infant ; Lung/physiology ; Male ; Vital Capacity/physiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-29
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2041675-1
    ISSN 1465-993X ; 1465-993X
    ISSN (online) 1465-993X
    ISSN 1465-993X
    DOI 10.1186/s12931-022-02089-4
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  4. Article: Methylation of Host Genes Associated with Coronavirus Infection from Birth to 26 Years

    Rathod, Rutu / Rathod, Aniruddha / Rahimabad, Parnian Kheirkhah / Duan, Jiasong / Zhang, Hongmei / Arshad, S. Hasan / Karmaus, Wilfried

    Genes. 2021 July 31, v. 12, no. 8

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    Abstract: DNA methylation (DNAm) patterns over time at 1146 CpGs on coronavirus-related genes were assessed to understand whether the varying differences in susceptibility, symptoms, and the outcomes of the SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and young adults could ... ...

    Abstract DNA methylation (DNAm) patterns over time at 1146 CpGs on coronavirus-related genes were assessed to understand whether the varying differences in susceptibility, symptoms, and the outcomes of the SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and young adults could be explained through epigenetic alterations in a host cell’s transcriptional apparatus to coronaviruses. DNAm data from the Isle of Wight birth cohort (IOWBC) at birth, 10, 18, and 26 years of age were included. Linear mixed models with repeated measurements stratified by sex were used to examine temporal patterns, and cluster analysis was performed to identify CpGs following similar patterns. CpGs on autosomes and sex chromosomes were analyzed separately. The association of identified CpGs and expression of their genes were evaluated. Pathway enrichment analyses of the genes was conducted at FDR = 0.05. DNAm at 635 of the 1146 CpGs on autosomes showed statistically significant time effects (FDR = 0.05). The 635 CpGs were classified into five clusters with each representing a unique temporal pattern of DNAm. Of the 29 CpGs on sex chromosomes, DNAm at seven CpGs in males and eight CpGs in females showed time effects (FDR = 0.05). Sex-specific and non-specific associations of DNAm with gene expression were found at 24 and 93 CpGs, respectively. Genes which mapped the 643 CpGs represent 460 biological processes. We suggest that the observed variability in DNAm with advancing age may partially explain differing susceptibility, disease severity, and mortality of coronavirus infections among different age groups.
    Keywords Coronavirus infections ; DNA methylation ; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ; autosomes ; cluster analysis ; disease severity ; epigenetics ; gene expression ; mortality ; transcription (genetics)
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-0731
    Publishing place Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2527218-4
    ISSN 2073-4425
    ISSN 2073-4425
    DOI 10.3390/genes12081198
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  5. Article ; Online: Methylation of Host Genes Associated with Coronavirus Infection from Birth to 26 Years.

    Rathod, Rutu / Rathod, Aniruddha / Rahimabad, Parnian Kheirkhah / Duan, Jiasong / Zhang, Hongmei / Arshad, S Hasan / Karmaus, Wilfried

    Genes

    2021  Volume 12, Issue 8

    Abstract: DNA methylation (DNAm) patterns over time at 1146 CpGs on coronavirus-related genes were assessed to understand whether the varying differences in susceptibility, symptoms, and the outcomes of the SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and young adults could ... ...

    Abstract DNA methylation (DNAm) patterns over time at 1146 CpGs on coronavirus-related genes were assessed to understand whether the varying differences in susceptibility, symptoms, and the outcomes of the SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and young adults could be explained through epigenetic alterations in a host cell's transcriptional apparatus to coronaviruses. DNAm data from the Isle of Wight birth cohort (IOWBC) at birth, 10, 18, and 26 years of age were included. Linear mixed models with repeated measurements stratified by sex were used to examine temporal patterns, and cluster analysis was performed to identify CpGs following similar patterns. CpGs on autosomes and sex chromosomes were analyzed separately. The association of identified CpGs and expression of their genes were evaluated. Pathway enrichment analyses of the genes was conducted at FDR = 0.05. DNAm at 635 of the 1146 CpGs on autosomes showed statistically significant time effects (FDR = 0.05). The 635 CpGs were classified into five clusters with each representing a unique temporal pattern of DNAm. Of the 29 CpGs on sex chromosomes, DNAm at seven CpGs in males and eight CpGs in females showed time effects (FDR = 0.05). Sex-specific and non-specific associations of DNAm with gene expression were found at 24 and 93 CpGs, respectively. Genes which mapped the 643 CpGs represent 460 biological processes. We suggest that the observed variability in DNAm with advancing age may partially explain differing susceptibility, disease severity, and mortality of coronavirus infections among different age groups.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Adult ; COVID-19/genetics ; Child ; CpG Islands ; DNA Methylation ; Epigenome ; Female ; Humans ; Male
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-31
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2527218-4
    ISSN 2073-4425 ; 2073-4425
    ISSN (online) 2073-4425
    ISSN 2073-4425
    DOI 10.3390/genes12081198
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  6. Article: BMI trajectory in childhood is associated with asthma incidence at young adulthood mediated by DNA methylation.

    Rathod, Rutu / Zhang, Hongmei / Karmaus, Wilfried / Ewart, Susan / Kadalayil, Latha / Relton, Caroline / Ring, Susan / Arshad, S Hasan / Holloway, John W

    Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

    2021  Volume 17, Issue 1, Page(s) 77

    Abstract: Purpose: Body mass index (BMI) is associated with asthma but associations of BMI temporal patterns with asthma incidence are unclear. Previous studies suggest that DNA methylation (DNAm) is associated with asthma status and variation in DNAm is a ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: Body mass index (BMI) is associated with asthma but associations of BMI temporal patterns with asthma incidence are unclear. Previous studies suggest that DNA methylation (DNAm) is associated with asthma status and variation in DNAm is a consequence of BMI changes. This study assessed the direct and indirect (via DNAm) effects of BMI trajectories in childhood on asthma incidence at young adulthood.
    Methods: Data from the Isle of Wight (IoW) birth cohort were included in the analyses. Group-based trajectory modelling was applied to infer latent BMI trajectories from ages 1 to 10 years. An R package, ttscreening, was applied to identify differentially methylated CpGs at age 10 years associated with BMI trajectories, stratified for sex. Logistic regressions were used to further exclude CpGs with DNAm at age 10 years not associated with asthma incidence at 18 years. CpGs discovered via path analyses that mediated the association of BMI trajectories with asthma incidence in the IoW cohort were further tested in an independent cohort, the Avon Longitudinal Study of Children and Parents (ALSPAC).
    Results: Two BMI trajectories (high vs. normal) were identified. Of the 442,474 CpG sites, DNAm at 159 CpGs in males and 212 in females were potentially associated with BMI trajectories. Assessment of their association with asthma incidence identified 9 CpGs in males and 6 CpGs in females. DNAm at 4 of these 15 CpGs showed statistically significant mediation effects (p-value < 0.05). At two of the 4 CpGs (cg23632109 and cg10817500), DNAm completely mediated the association (i.e., only statistically significant indirect effects were identified). In the ALSPAC cohort, at all four CpGs, the same direction of mediating effects were observed as those found in the IoW cohort, although statistically insignificant.
    Conclusion: The association of BMI trajectory in childhood with asthma incidence at young adulthood is possibly mediated by DNAm.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-23
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2434973-2
    ISSN 1710-1492 ; 1710-1484
    ISSN (online) 1710-1492
    ISSN 1710-1484
    DOI 10.1186/s13223-021-00575-w
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