Abstract:Objective To investigate the correlation between chitinase 3-like 1 (CHI3L1) gene rs10399805, rs4950928, rs883125 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and the effect of corticosteroids in children with bronchial asthma. Methods From January 2018 to December 2018, 130 children with chronic moderate bronchial asthma who were treated in the pediatric department of our hospital were selected, and all received budesonide inhalation treatment for 12 weeks. Another 50 healthy children were selected as the control group. TaqMan-PCR was used to detect single nucleotide polymorphisms at rs10399805, rs4950928, and rs883125 of CHI3L1 gene, and lung function was evaluated. Results The frequency distribution of CHI3L1 gene rs10399805 between the control group and the asthma group was compared using the χ2 test, and the difference was not statistically significant (P > 0.05). The distribution frequency of CC genotype at rs4950928 in the control group was higher than in the asthma group (P < 0.05). The frequency of GG genotype distribution at rs883125 locus between the control group and the asthma group was compared using the χ2 test, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). frequency of GG genotype distribution at rs883125 locus in the control group was lower than in the asthma group. After treatment of 130 children, 90 cases (69.23%) had good prognoses, and 40 cases (30.77%) had poor prognoses. Comparison of the distribution frequency of CHI3L1 gene rs10399805 gene between the good curative effect group and the poor curative effect group, the difference was not statistically significant (P > 0.05). The good curative effect group of the CC genotype distribution frequency at rs4950928 was higher than the poor curative effect group (P < 0.05). The good effect group of the distribution frequency of GG genotype at rs883125 locus was lower than the poor effect group (P < 0.05). The comparison of FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC differences before and after treatment at rs10399805 site in TT group, CT group, and CC group patients, after analysis of variance, showed the differences were not statistically significant (P > 0.05). The comparison of FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC difference before and after treatment in the CC group, CG group and GG group of rs4950928 locus showed the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Compared with the CC group, the differences of FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC before and after treatment in the CG group and the GG group were lower (P < 0.05); compared with the GG group, the differences of FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC before and after treatment in the CG group were relatively lower (P < 0.05). The comparison of FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC difference before and after treatment at rs883125 site in CC group, CG group and GG group patients, after analysis of variance, showed the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). Compared with the GG type group, the differences of FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC before and after treatment in the CC and CG groups were higher (P < 0.05). Conclusion In Pingxiang children, the rs4950928 and rs883125 polymorphisms of CHI3L1 gene may be related to the susceptibility to asthma and the therapeutic effect of glucocorticoids.