Review Article

Role of Epigenetics in the Pathogenesis, Treatment, Prediction, and Cellular Transformation of Asthma

Table 2

Some histone-modified genes, epigenetic modifications with clinical outcome.

GenesEpigenetic modificationsClinical outcomeReferences

Glucocorticoid receptor (GRa)HDAC2 downregulationSevere asthma[87]
Notch-1Hyperacetylation of H3K9, H3K14, H3K18, H3K27, and H3K16 and trimethylation of H3K4 and H3K79Asthma[88]
LATHypoacetylationAsthma[89]
SOX2HDAC1 upregulationAsthma[90]
IFN-γ, IL-17A, IL-17F, IL-4, Foxp3, RORγtH3K4 trimethylation (H3K4me3)Asthma/allergic diseases[91]
IL-13, Foxp3AcetylationAsthma[92]
ORMDL3HyperacetylationAsthma[93]
ΔNp63, STAT6, EGFRH3K18 acetylationAsthma[94]
CXCL8H3K18 acetylationAsthma[95]
CCR4, CCL5H3K4 dimethylationAsthma[96]