PMID- 36617818 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230110 LR - 20230111 IS - 1578-1267 (Electronic) IS - 0301-0546 (Linking) VI - 51 IP - 1 DP - 2023 TI - HLA-G in asthma and its potential as an effective therapeutic agent. PG - 22-29 LID - 10.15586/aei.v51i1.650 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: Asthma is a heterogeneous disease. Severity of asthma and sensitivity to medications vary across asthma subtypes. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-G has a wide range of functions in normal and pathological physiology. Due to its powerful immune function, HLA-G participates in the pathogenesis of different asthma phenotypes by regulating the activity and function of various immune cells. The mechanism of HLA-G in asthma is not fully clear, and there is no consensus on its mechanism in asthma. Further studies are needed to explore the role of HLA-G in different phenotypes of human asthma. METHODS: Observational study. RESULTS: HLA-G is an important immunomodulatory factor in asthma. Studies have found different levels of HLA-G in patients with different asthma subtypes and healthy controls, but other studies have come to the opposite conclusion. CONCLUSION: We speculate that further study on the mechanism of HLA-G in asthma pheno-types may explain some of the contradictions in current studies. Findings should provide information regarding the potential of HLA-G as a novel target for asthma diagnosis and treatment. FAU - Li, Jinyan AU - Li J AD - Jilin University Second Hospital, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China. FAU - Hao, Yuqiu AU - Hao Y AD - Jilin University Second Hospital, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China. FAU - Li, Wei AU - Li W AD - Jilin University Second Hospital, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China. FAU - Lv, Xuejiao AU - Lv X AD - Jilin University Second Hospital, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China. FAU - Gao, Peng AU - Gao P AD - Jilin University Second Hospital, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China; gaopeng1234@sina.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20230101 PL - Singapore TA - Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) JT - Allergologia et immunopathologia JID - 0370073 RN - 0 (HLA-G Antigens) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *HLA-G Antigens/genetics MH - *Asthma MH - Phenotype MH - Observational Studies as Topic OTO - NOTNLM OT - Asthma OT - Asthma Subtypes OT - HLA-G OT - Inflammation COIS- No competing interests. EDAT- 2023/01/10 06:00 MHDA- 2023/01/11 06:00 CRDT- 2023/01/09 01:53 PHST- 2022/04/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/07/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/01/09 01:53 [entrez] PHST- 2023/01/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/01/11 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.15586/aei.v51i1.650 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Allergol Immunopathol (Madr). 2023 Jan 1;51(1):22-29. doi: 10.15586/aei.v51i1.650. eCollection 2023.