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Huang D, Zhang L, Liu Y, Wang J, Zhang J, Baines KJ, Liu G, Hsu ACY, Wang F, Chen Z, Oliver BG, Xie M, Qin L, Liu D, Wan H, Luo F, Li W, Wang G, Gibson PG. Activated non-neuronal cholinergic system correlates with non-type 2 inflammation and exacerbations in severe asthma. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2024:S1081-1206(24)00150-9. [PMID: 38499061 DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2024.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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BACKGROUND Non-neuronal cholinergic system (NNCS) contributes to various inflammatory airway diseases. However, the role of NNCS in severe asthma (SA) remains largely unexplored. OBJECTIVE To explore airway NNCS in SA. METHODS In this prospective cohort study based on the Australasian Severe Asthma Network in a real-world setting, patients with SA (n = 52) and non-SA (n = 104) underwent clinical assessment and sputum induction. The messenger RNA (mRNA) levels of NNCS components and proinflammatory cytokines in the sputum were detected using real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction, and the concentrations of acetylcholine (Ach)-related metabolites were evaluated using liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry. Asthma exacerbations were prospectively investigated during the next 12 months. The association between NNCS and future asthma exacerbations was also analyzed. RESULTS Patients with SA were less controlled and had worse airway obstruction, a lower bronchodilator response, higher doses of inhaled corticosteroids, and more add-on treatments. The sputum mRNA levels of NNCS components, such as muscarinic receptors M1R-M5R, OCT3, VACHT, and ACHE; proinflammatory cytokines; and Ach concentration in the SA group were significantly higher than those in the non-SA group. Furthermore, most NNCS components positively correlated with non-type (T) 2 inflammatory profiles, such as sputum neutrophils, IL8, and IL1B. In addition, the mRNA levels of sputum M2R, M3R, M4R, M5R, and VACHT were independently associated with an increased risk of moderate-to-severe asthma exacerbations. CONCLUSION This study indicated that the NNCS was significantly activated in SA, leading to elevated Ach and was associated with clinical features, non-T2 inflammation, and future exacerbations of asthma, highlighting the potential role of the NNCS in the pathogenesis of SA. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION ChiCTR-OOC-16009529 (http://www.chictr.org.cn).
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- Dan Huang
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China; The State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Health and Multimorbidity, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China; Division of Internal Medicine, Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China; Laboratory of Pulmonary Immunology and inflammation, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China; Laboratory of Pulmonary Immunology and inflammation, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Health and Multimorbidity, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China; Division of Internal Medicine, Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China; Laboratory of Pulmonary Immunology and inflammation, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China; The State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Health and Multimorbidity, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China; Laboratory of Pulmonary Immunology and inflammation, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, People's Republic of China
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- Priority Research Center for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia; Centre for Inflammation, Centenary Institute, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Center for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia; Programme in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, Basic Medical College, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, People's Republic of China
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- Respiratory Division of Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Institute of Respiratory Disease, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia; Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China; The State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Health and Multimorbidity, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China; Respiratory Microbiome Laboratory, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China; The State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Health and Multimorbidity, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China; Laboratory of Pulmonary Immunology and inflammation, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China; The State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Health and Multimorbidity, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China; Laboratory of Pulmonary Immunology and inflammation, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China; The State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Health and Multimorbidity, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China; Respiratory Microbiome Laboratory, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China; The State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Health and Multimorbidity, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China; Laboratory of Pulmonary Immunology and inflammation, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
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- Priority Research Center for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia; National Health and Medical Research Council Center for Research Excellence in Severe Asthma and Treatable Traits, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia; Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Liu Z, Baines KJ, Niessen NM, Heer MK, Clark D, Bishop GA, Trevillian PR. Characterizing Foxp3 + and Foxp3 - T cells in the homeostatic state and after allo-activation: resting CD4 +Foxp3 + Tregs have molecular characteristics of activated T cells. Front Immunol 2024; 15:1292158. [PMID: 38333213 PMCID: PMC10850883 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1292158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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Due to the intracellular expression of Foxp3 it is impossible to purify viable Foxp3+ cells on the basis of Foxp3 staining. Consequently CD4+Foxp3+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) in mice have mostly been characterized using CD4+CD25+ T cells or GFP-Foxp3 reporter T cells. However, these two populations cannot faithfully represent Tregs as the expression of CD25 and Foxp3 does not completely overlap and GFP+Foxp3+ reporter T cells have been reported to be functionally altered. The aim of this study was to characterize normal Tregs without separating Foxp3+ and Foxp3- cells for the expression of the main functional molecules and proliferation behaviors by flow cytometry and to examine their gene expression characteristics through differential gene expression. Our data showed that the expressions of Foxp3, CD25, CTLA-4 (both intracellular and cell surface) and PD-1 was mostly confined to CD4+ T cells and the expression of Foxp3 did not completely overlap with the expression of CD25, CTLA-4 or PD-1. Despite higher levels of expression of the T cell inhibitory molecules CTLA-4 and PD-1, Tregs maintained higher levels of Ki-67 expression in the homeostatic state and had greater proliferation in vivo after allo-activation than Tconv. Differential gene expression analysis revealed that resting Tregs exhibited immune activation markers characteristic of activated Tconv. This is consistent with the flow data that the T cell activation markers CD25, CTLA-4, PD-1, and Ki-67 were much more strongly expressed by Tregs than Tconv in the homeostatic state.
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- Zilei Liu
- Transplant Unit, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
- Transplant and Surgical Immunology Theme, Immune Health Research Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
- School of Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine, Health and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Transplant and Surgical Immunology Theme, Immune Health Research Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
- School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, College of Medicine, Health and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Transplant and Surgical Immunology Theme, Immune Health Research Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Transplant Unit, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Transplant Unit, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
- School of Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine, Health and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Transplantation Immunobiology Group, University of Sydney Central Clinical School, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Transplant Unit, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
- Transplant and Surgical Immunology Theme, Immune Health Research Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Negewo NA, Gibson PG, Simpson JL, McDonald VM, Baines KJ. Severity of Lung Function Impairment Drives Transcriptional Phenotypes of COPD and Relates to Immune and Metabolic Processes. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2023; 18:273-287. [PMID: 36942279 PMCID: PMC10024507 DOI: 10.2147/copd.s388297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023] Open
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Purpose This study sought to characterize transcriptional phenotypes of COPD through unsupervised clustering of sputum gene expression profiles, and further investigate mechanisms underlying the characteristics of these clusters. Patients and methods Induced sputum samples were collected from patients with stable COPD (n = 72) and healthy controls (n = 15). Induced sputum was collected for inflammatory cell counts, and RNA extracted. Transcriptional profiles were generated (Illumina Humanref-8 V2) and analyzed by GeneSpring GX14.9.1. Unsupervised hierarchical clustering and differential gene expression analysis were performed, and gene alterations validated in the ECLIPSE dataset (GSE22148). Results We identified 2 main clusters (Cluster 1 [n = 35] and Cluster 2 [n = 37]), which further divided into 4 sub-clusters (Sub-clusters 1.1 [n = 14], 1.2 [n = 21], 2.1 [n = 20] and 2.2 [n = 17]). Compared with Cluster 1, Cluster 2 was associated with significantly lower lung function (p = 0.014), more severe disease (p = 0.009) and breathlessness (p = 0.035), and increased sputum neutrophils (p = 0.031). Sub-cluster 1.1 had significantly higher proportion of people with comorbid cardiovascular disease compared to the other 3 sub-clusters (92.5% vs 57.1%, 50% and 52.9%, p < 0.013). Through supervised analysis we determined that degree of airflow limitation (GOLD stage) was the predominant factor driving gene expression differences in our transcriptional clusters. There were 452 genes (adjusted p < 0.05 and ≥2 fold) altered in GOLD stage 3 and 4 versus 1 and 2, of which 281 (62%) were also found to be significantly expressed between these GOLD stages in the ECLIPSE data set (GSE22148). Differentially expressed genes were largely downregulated in GOLD stages 3 and 4 and connected in 5 networks relating to lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism; metabolic processes in oxidation/reduction and mitochondrial function; antigen processing and presentation; regulation of complement activation and innate immune responses; and immune and metabolic processes. Conclusion Severity of lung function drives 2 distinct transcriptional phenotypes of COPD and relates to immune and metabolic processes.
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- Netsanet A Negewo
- Immune Health Research Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia
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- Centre of Excellence in Treatable Traits, University of Newcastle, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
- Asthma and Breathing Research Centre, Hunter Medical Research Centre, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia
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- Immune Health Research Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia
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- Centre of Excellence in Treatable Traits, University of Newcastle, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
- Asthma and Breathing Research Centre, Hunter Medical Research Centre, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- Immune Health Research Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia
- Correspondence: Katherine J Baines, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Level 2 East Wing, Locked Bag 1000, New Lambton Heights, NSW, 2305, Australia, Tel +61 2 40420090, Fax +61 2 40420046, Email
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Hosseini B, Berthon BS, Jensen ME, McLoughlin RF, Wark PAB, Nichol K, Williams EJ, Baines KJ, Collison A, Starkey MR, Mattes J, Wood LG. The Effects of Increasing Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Children with Asthma on the Modulation of Innate Immune Responses. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14153087. [PMID: 35956264 PMCID: PMC9370535 DOI: 10.3390/nu14153087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Children with asthma are at risk of acute exacerbations triggered mainly by viral infections. A diet high in fruit and vegetables (F&V), a rich source of carotenoids, may improve innate immune responses in children with asthma. Children with asthma (3−11 years) with a history of exacerbations and low F&V intake (≤3 serves/d) were randomly assigned to a high F&V diet or control (usual diet) for 6 months. Outcomes included respiratory-related adverse events and in-vitro cytokine production in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), treated with rhinovirus-1B (RV1B), house dust mite (HDM) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS). During the trial, there were fewer subjects with ≥2 asthma exacerbations in the high F&V diet group (n = 22) compared to the control group (n = 25) (63.6% vs. 88.0%, p = 0.049). Duration and severity of exacerbations were similar between groups. LPS-induced interferon (IFN)-γ and IFN-λ production showed a small but significant increase in the high F&V group after 3 months compared to baseline (p < 0.05). Additionally, RV1B-induced IFN-λ production in PBMCs was positively associated with the change in plasma lycopene at 6 months (rs = 0.35, p = 0.015). A high F&V diet reduced asthma-related illness and modulated in vitro PBMC cytokine production in young children with asthma. Improving diet quality by increasing F&V intake could be an effective non-pharmacological strategy for preventing asthma-related illness by enhancing children’s innate immune responses.
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- Banafsheh Hosseini
- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2305, Australia; (B.H.); (B.S.B.); (R.F.M.); (P.A.B.W.); (K.N.); (E.J.W.); (K.J.B.); (A.C.); (M.R.S.)
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2305, Australia; (B.H.); (B.S.B.); (R.F.M.); (P.A.B.W.); (K.N.); (E.J.W.); (K.J.B.); (A.C.); (M.R.S.)
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- Priority Research Centre Grow Up Well, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2305, Australia; (M.E.J.); (J.M.)
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2305, Australia; (B.H.); (B.S.B.); (R.F.M.); (P.A.B.W.); (K.N.); (E.J.W.); (K.J.B.); (A.C.); (M.R.S.)
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2305, Australia; (B.H.); (B.S.B.); (R.F.M.); (P.A.B.W.); (K.N.); (E.J.W.); (K.J.B.); (A.C.); (M.R.S.)
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW 2305, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2305, Australia; (B.H.); (B.S.B.); (R.F.M.); (P.A.B.W.); (K.N.); (E.J.W.); (K.J.B.); (A.C.); (M.R.S.)
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2305, Australia; (B.H.); (B.S.B.); (R.F.M.); (P.A.B.W.); (K.N.); (E.J.W.); (K.J.B.); (A.C.); (M.R.S.)
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2305, Australia; (B.H.); (B.S.B.); (R.F.M.); (P.A.B.W.); (K.N.); (E.J.W.); (K.J.B.); (A.C.); (M.R.S.)
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2305, Australia; (B.H.); (B.S.B.); (R.F.M.); (P.A.B.W.); (K.N.); (E.J.W.); (K.J.B.); (A.C.); (M.R.S.)
- Priority Research Centre Grow Up Well, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2305, Australia; (M.E.J.); (J.M.)
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2305, Australia; (B.H.); (B.S.B.); (R.F.M.); (P.A.B.W.); (K.N.); (E.J.W.); (K.J.B.); (A.C.); (M.R.S.)
- Priority Research Centre Grow Up Well, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2305, Australia; (M.E.J.); (J.M.)
- Department of Immunology and Pathology, Central Clinical School, Sub-Faculty of Translational Medicine and Public Health, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre Grow Up Well, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2305, Australia; (M.E.J.); (J.M.)
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW 2305, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2305, Australia; (B.H.); (B.S.B.); (R.F.M.); (P.A.B.W.); (K.N.); (E.J.W.); (K.J.B.); (A.C.); (M.R.S.)
- Priority Research Centre Grow Up Well, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2305, Australia; (M.E.J.); (J.M.)
- Correspondence:
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Robijn AL, Bokern MP, Jensen ME, Barker D, Baines KJ, Murphy VE. Risk factors for asthma exacerbations during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur Respir Rev 2022; 31:31/164/220039. [PMID: 35705210 DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0039-2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Conflicting literature exists regarding the risk factors for exacerbations among pregnant women with asthma. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine risk factors for asthma exacerbations during pregnancy. METHODS Electronic databases were searched for the following terms: (asthma or wheeze) and (pregnan* or perinat* or obstet*) and (exacerb* or flare up or morbidit* or attack*).All studies published between 2000 and 24 August 2021 were considered for inclusion if they reported at least one potential risk factor of asthma exacerbations in pregnant women with asthma. Of the 3337 references considered, 35 publications involving 429 583 pregnant women with asthma were included. Meta-analyses were conducted to determine mean difference in risk factor between exacerbation groups, or the relative risks of exacerbation with certain risk factors. Good study quality was found through the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (median score 8, interquartile range 7-9). RESULTS Increased maternal age (mean difference 0.62, 95% CI 0.11-1.13), obesity (relative risk 1.25, 95% CI 1.15-1.37), smoking (relative risk 1.35, 95% CI 1.04-1.75), black ethnicity (relative risk 1.62, 95% CI 1.52-1.73), multiparity (relative risk 1.31, 95% CI 1.01-1.68), depression/anxiety (relative risk 1.42, 95% CI 1.27-1.59), moderate-severe asthma (relative risk 3.44, 95% CI 2.03-5.83, versus mild) and severe asthma (relative risk 2.70, 95% CI 1.85-3.95, versus mild-moderate) were associated with an increased risk of asthma exacerbations during pregnancy. CONCLUSIONS Future interventions aimed at reducing exacerbations in pregnancy could address the modifiable factors, such as smoking and depression/anxiety, and introduce more regular monitoring for those with nonmodifiable risk factors such as obesity and more severe asthma.
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- Annelies L Robijn
- School of Medicine and Public Health, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, University of Newcastle, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia
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- Dept of Pharmaco-Therapy, Epidemiology and Economics, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, University of Newcastle, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, University of Newcastle, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, University of Newcastle, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia
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Bokern MP, Robijn AL, Jensen ME, Barker D, Baines KJ, Murphy VE. Risk factors for asthma exacerbation during pregnancy: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. Syst Rev 2022; 11:115. [PMID: 35668513 PMCID: PMC9172055 DOI: 10.1186/s13643-022-01975-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Asthma is the most common medical condition to affect pregnancy. Asthma exacerbations occur in up to 45% of pregnant women and have been associated with adverse perinatal and infant outcomes. Conflicting literature exists regarding the risk factors for exacerbations, and no synthesis of the literature currently exists. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis aims to determine risk factors for asthma exacerbations during pregnancy among pregnant women with asthma. METHODS This protocol has been reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis protocols checklist. A systematic search will be conducted in the electronic MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL and Cochrane Clinical Trials Register databases (from January 2000 onwards). Eligibility of each publication will be determined based on predefined selection criteria. Prospective cohort studies, retrospective cohort studies, case-control studies and randomised controlled trials (RCTs) will be included. Quality of included studies will be determined using the Newcastle Ottawa Scale and the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool. Pooled relative risk will be computed using random-effects meta-analyses. Heterogeneity will be assessed using the chi-squared test and the I2 parameter. Publication bias will be assessed by inspecting a funnel plot for asymmetry and with the Egger's test of analyses including ten studies or more. DISCUSSION The results of this systematic review and meta-analysis will discuss the potential risk factors for asthma exacerbations during pregnancy. This may aid healthcare professionals in early identification of pregnant women with asthma at risk of poor outcomes, providing the opportunity to implement early interventions in order to avoid deterioration of asthma symptoms during pregnancy. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION PROSPERO CRD42020196190.
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- Marleen P. Bokern
- Department of Pharmaco-Therapy, Epidemiology and Economics, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, University of Newcastle, New Lambton Heights, NSW Australia
- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Level 2 West Wing, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, University of Newcastle, New Lambton Heights, NSW Australia
- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Level 2 West Wing, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Level 2 West Wing, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, University of Newcastle, New Lambton Heights, NSW Australia
- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Level 2 West Wing, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, University of Newcastle, New Lambton Heights, NSW Australia
- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Level 2 West Wing, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia
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Fricker M, Qin L, Sánchez‐Ovando S, Simpson JL, Baines KJ, Riveros C, Scott HA, Wood LG, Wark PAB, Kermani NZ, Chung KF, Gibson PG. An altered sputum macrophage transcriptome contributes to the neutrophilic asthma endotype. Allergy 2022; 77:1204-1215. [PMID: 34510493 PMCID: PMC9541696 DOI: 10.1111/all.15087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Background Neutrophilic asthma (NA) is a clinically important asthma phenotype, the cellular and molecular basis of which is not completely understood. Airway macrophages are long‐lived immune cells that exert important homeostatic and inflammatory functions which are dysregulated in asthma. Unique transcriptomic programmes reflect varied macrophage phenotypes in vitro. We aimed to determine whether airway macrophages are transcriptomically altered in NA. Methods We performed RNASeq analysis on flow cytometry‐isolated sputum macrophages comparing NA (n = 7) and non‐neutrophilic asthma (NNA, n = 13). qPCR validation of RNASeq results was performed (NA n = 13, NNA n = 23). Pathway analysis (PANTHER, STRING) of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) was performed. Gene set variation analysis (GSVA) was used to test for enrichment of NA macrophage transcriptomic signatures in whole sputum microarray (cohort 1 ‐ controls n = 16, NA n = 29, NNA n = 37; cohort 2 U‐BIOPRED ‐ controls n = 16, NA n = 47, NNA n = 57). Results Flow cytometry‐sorting significantly enriched sputum macrophages (99.4% post‐sort, 44.9% pre‐sort, p < .05). RNASeq analysis confirmed macrophage purity and identified DEGs in NA macrophages. Selected DEGs (SLAMF7, DYSF, GPR183, CSF3, PI3, CCR7, all p < .05 NA vs. NNA) were confirmed by qPCR. Pathway analysis of NA macrophage DEGs was consistent with responses to bacteria, contribution to neutrophil recruitment and increased expression of phagocytosis and efferocytosis factors. GSVA demonstrated neutrophilic macrophage gene signatures were significantly enriched in whole sputum microarray in NA vs. NNA and controls in both cohorts. Conclusions We demonstrate a pathophysiologically relevant sputum macrophage transcriptomic programme in NA. The finding that there is transcriptional activation of inflammatory programmes in cell types other than neutrophils supports the concept of NA as a specific endotype.
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- Michael Fricker
- School of Medicine and Public Health Faculty of Health and Medicine and Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs The University of Newcastle Callaghan NSW Australia
- National Health and Medical Research Council Centre for Excellence in Severe Asthma Newcastle NSW Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute Newcastle NSW Australia
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Xiangya Hospital Central South University Changsha China
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- School of Medicine and Public Health Faculty of Health and Medicine and Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs The University of Newcastle Callaghan NSW Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute Newcastle NSW Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health Faculty of Health and Medicine and Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs The University of Newcastle Callaghan NSW Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute Newcastle NSW Australia
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine John Hunter Hospital Newcastle NSW Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health Faculty of Health and Medicine and Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs The University of Newcastle Callaghan NSW Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute Newcastle NSW Australia
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- Statistical services (CReDITSS) Hunter Medical Research Institute Newcastle NSW Australia
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- Hunter Medical Research Institute Newcastle NSW Australia
- School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy Faculty of Health and Medicine Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs The University of Newcastle Newcastle NSW Australia
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- Hunter Medical Research Institute Newcastle NSW Australia
- School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy Faculty of Health and Medicine Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs The University of Newcastle Newcastle NSW Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health Faculty of Health and Medicine and Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs The University of Newcastle Callaghan NSW Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute Newcastle NSW Australia
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine John Hunter Hospital Newcastle NSW Australia
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- Data Science Institute Imperial College London London UK
- National Heart and Lung Institute Imperial College London London UK
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- Data Science Institute Imperial College London London UK
- National Heart and Lung Institute Imperial College London London UK
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- School of Medicine and Public Health Faculty of Health and Medicine and Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs The University of Newcastle Callaghan NSW Australia
- National Health and Medical Research Council Centre for Excellence in Severe Asthma Newcastle NSW Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute Newcastle NSW Australia
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine John Hunter Hospital Newcastle NSW Australia
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Twaddell SH, Baines KJ. Response. Chest 2022; 161:e251. [PMID: 35396063 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.12.635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Scott H Twaddell
- Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia; Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
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- Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia; Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Williams EJ, Guilleminault L, Berthon BS, Eslick S, Wright T, Karihaloo C, Gately M, Baines KJ, Wood LG. Sulforaphane Reduces Pro-Inflammatory Response To Palmitic Acid In Monocytes And Adipose Tissue Macrophages. J Nutr Biochem 2022; 104:108978. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2022.108978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Twaddell SH, Gibson PG, Grainge C, Baines KJ. Parapneumonic Effusions Are Characterized by Elevated Levels of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps. Chest 2021; 160:1645-1655. [PMID: 34293318 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.07.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Revised: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) increasingly are implicated in acute and chronic conditions involving multiple organ systems. RESEARCH QUESTION Are NET concentrations higher in parapneumonic effusions compared with effusions of other origin and does this reflect the inflammatory nature of these effusions? STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Patients (N = 101) seeking hospital treatment for undifferentiated pleural effusion underwent pleural fluid classification based on cytologic analysis results, biochemical findings, microbiological characteristics, and clinical judgement. Concentrations of NET markers (extracellular DNA [eDNA], citrullinated histone H3 [citH3]), neutrophils (α-defensins), and inflammation (IL-1β)-related proteins were quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Differences between groups were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis of variance. Correlations used Spearman coefficient. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were calculated. RESULTS Effusions were classified into four groups: parapneumonic (n = 18), malignant (n = 35), transudative (n = 22), and unclassifiable (n = 26). Concentrations of NETs markers were significantly higher in the parapneumonic group compared with malignant, transudative, and unclassifiable groups (median eDNA, 12.8 ng/mL vs 0.77 ng/mL, 0.44 ng/mL, and 0.86 ng/mL [P < .001]; and median citH3, 127.1 ng/mL vs 0.44 ng/mL, 0.34 ng/mL, and 0.49 ng/mL [P < .001]). citH3 and eDNA were correlated highly with lactate dehydrogenase (LDH; Spearman r = 0.66 and r = 0.73, respectively; P < .001) and moderately negatively correlated with pH (r = -0.55 and r = -0.62, respectively; P < .001). α-Defensins and IL-1β were higher in the parapneumonic group than in other groups (median α-defensins, 124.4 ng/mL vs 4.7 ng/mL,7 ng/mL, and 6.9 ng/mL [P < .001]; and median IL-1β, 145 pg/mL vs 1.87 pg/mL, 1.39 pg/mL, and 2.6 pg/mL [P < .001]) and moderately correlated with LDH (r = 0.60 and r = 0.57; P < .001). ROC curves showed high sensitivity and specificity for NET markers for prediction of parapneumonic effusion. INTERPRETATION High levels of some NET-related mediators in parapneumonic effusions correlate with inflammation. Effusions of other causes do not show high levels of NETs. These results may have treatment implications because NETs may be an important contributor to the inflammation and viscosity of parapneumonic effusions and may help us to understand the therapeutic benefit of deoxyribonuclease in empyema.
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- Scott H Twaddell
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia; School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine and Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
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- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia; School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine and Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia; School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine and Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine and Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Pinkerton JW, Kim RY, Brown AC, Rae BE, Donovan C, Mayall JR, Carroll OR, Khadem Ali M, Scott HA, Berthon BS, Baines KJ, Starkey MR, Kermani NZ, Guo YK, Robertson AAB, O'Neill LAJ, Adcock IM, Cooper MA, Gibson PG, Wood LG, Hansbro PM, Horvat JC. Relationship between type 2 cytokine and inflammasome responses in obesity-associated asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2021; 149:1270-1280. [PMID: 34678326 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Obesity is a risk factor for asthma, and obese asthmatic individuals are more likely to have severe, steroid-insensitive disease. How obesity affects the pathogenesis and severity of asthma is poorly understood. Roles for increased inflammasome-mediated neutrophilic responses, type 2 immunity, and eosinophilic inflammation have been described. OBJECTIVE We investigated how obesity affects the pathogenesis and severity of asthma and identified effective therapies for obesity-associated disease. METHODS We assessed associations between body mass index and inflammasome responses with type 2 (T2) immune responses in the sputum of 25 subjects with asthma. Functional roles for NLR family, pyrin domain-containing (NLRP) 3 inflammasome and T2 cytokine responses in driving key features of disease were examined in experimental high-fat diet-induced obesity and asthma. RESULTS Body mass index and inflammasome responses positively correlated with increased IL-5 and IL-13 expression as well as C-C chemokine receptor type 3 expression in the sputum of subjects with asthma. High-fat diet-induced obesity resulted in steroid-insensitive airway hyperresponsiveness in both the presence and absence of experimental asthma. High-fat diet-induced obesity was also associated with increased NLRP3 inflammasome responses and eosinophilic inflammation in airway tissue, but not lumen, in experimental asthma. Inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome responses reduced steroid-insensitive airway hyperresponsiveness but had no effect on IL-5 or IL-13 responses in experimental asthma. Depletion of IL-5 and IL-13 reduced obesity-induced NLRP3 inflammasome responses and steroid-insensitive airway hyperresponsiveness in experimental asthma. CONCLUSION We found a relationship between T2 cytokine and NLRP3 inflammasome responses in obesity-associated asthma, highlighting the potential utility of T2 cytokine-targeted biologics and inflammasome inhibitors.
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- James W Pinkerton
- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia; Airway Disease Section, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia; Centre for Inflammation, Centenary Institute and University of Technology Sydney, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, Sydney, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia; Centre for Inflammation, Centenary Institute and University of Technology Sydney, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, Sydney, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia; Department of Immunology and Pathology, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Priority Research Centre GrowUpWell, Hunter Medical Research Institute and University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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- Data Science Institute, Department of Computing, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Data Science Institute, Department of Computing, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Airway Disease Section, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia; Centre for Inflammation, Centenary Institute and University of Technology Sydney, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, Sydney, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia.
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Pathinayake PS, Waters DW, Nichol KS, Brown AC, Reid AT, Hsu ACY, Horvat JC, Wood LG, Baines KJ, Simpson JL, Gibson PG, Hansbro PM, Wark PAB. Endoplasmic reticulum-unfolded protein response signalling is altered in severe eosinophilic and neutrophilic asthma. Thorax 2021; 77:443-451. [PMID: 34510013 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The significance of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in asthma is unclear. Here, we demonstrate that ER stress and the unfolded protein response (UPR) are related to disease severity and inflammatory phenotype. METHODS Induced sputum (n=47), bronchial lavage (n=23) and endobronchial biopsies (n=40) were collected from participants with asthma with varying disease severity, inflammatory phenotypes and from healthy controls. Markers for ER stress and UPR were assessed. These markers were also assessed in established eosinophilic and neutrophilic murine models of asthma. RESULTS Our results demonstrate increased ER stress and UPR pathways in asthma and these are related to clinical severity and inflammatory phenotypes. Genes associated with ER protein chaperone (BiP, CANX, CALR), ER-associated protein degradation (EDEM1, DERL1) and ER stress-induced apoptosis (DDIT3, PPP1R15A) were dysregulated in participants with asthma and are associated with impaired lung function (forced expiratory volume in 1 s) and active eosinophilic and neutrophilic inflammation. ER stress genes also displayed a significant correlation with classic Th2 (interleukin-4, IL-4/13) genes, Th17 (IL-17F/CXCL1) genes, proinflammatory (IL-1b, tumour necrosis factor α, IL-8) genes and inflammasome activation (NLRP3) in sputum from asthmatic participants. Mice with allergic airway disease (AAD) and severe steroid insensitive AAD also showed increased ER stress signalling in their lungs. CONCLUSION Heightened ER stress is associated with severe eosinophilic and neutrophilic inflammation in asthma and may play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of asthma.
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- Prabuddha S Pathinayake
- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia.,NHMRC Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Severe Asthma, New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.,Centre for Inflammation, Centenary Institute, and Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia .,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia.,NHMRC Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Severe Asthma, New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia
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Niessen NM, Gibson PG, Simpson JL, Scott HA, Baines KJ, Fricker M. Airway monocyte modulation relates to tumour necrosis factor dysregulation in neutrophilic asthma. ERJ Open Res 2021; 7:00131-2021. [PMID: 34291112 PMCID: PMC8287135 DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00131-2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Dysregulation of tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) signalling is implicated in neutrophilic asthma. TNF-α signalling involves membrane-bound and soluble ligand (TNF-α) and receptors (TNFRs); however, little is known about how these proteins are altered in asthma. We hypothesised that intercompartment-, immune cell- and/or asthma inflammatory phenotype-dependent regulation could relate to TNF dysregulation in neutrophilic asthma. Methods Measurements were made in 45 adults with asthma (36 non-neutrophilic, 9 neutrophilic) and 8 non-asthma controls. Soluble TNF-α, TNF receptor 1 (TNFR1) and TNFR2 were quantified in plasma and sputum supernatant by ELISA, and membrane-bound TNF-α/TNFR1/TNFR2 measured on eosinophils, neutrophils, monocytes, and macrophages in blood and sputum by flow cytometry. Marker expression was compared between inflammatory phenotypes and compartments, and relationship of membrane-bound and soluble TNF markers and immune cell numbers tested by correlation. Results Soluble sputum TNFR1 and TNFR2 were increased in neutrophilic versus non-neutrophilic asthma (p=0.010 and p=0.029). Membrane-bound TNF-α expression was upregulated on sputum versus blood monocytes, while TNFR1 and TNFR2 levels were reduced on airway versus blood monocytes and neutrophils. Soluble TNFR1 and TNFR2 in sputum significantly correlated with the number of airway monocytes (p=0.016, r=0.358 and p=0.029, r=0.327). Conclusion Our results imply that increased sputum soluble TNF receptor levels observed in neutrophilic asthma relate to the increased recruitment of monocytes and neutrophils into the airways and their subsequent receptor shedding. Monocytes also increase TNF-α ligand expression in the airways. These results suggest an important contribution of airway monocytes to the altered inflammatory milieu in neutrophilic asthma.
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- Natalie M Niessen
- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Excellence in Severe Asthma, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Excellence in Severe Asthma, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Dept of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Excellence in Severe Asthma, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Sánchez-Ovando S, Simpson JL, Barker D, Baines KJ, Wark PAB. Transcriptomics of biopsies identifies novel genes and pathways linked to neutrophilic inflammation in severe asthma. Clin Exp Allergy 2021; 51:1279-1294. [PMID: 34245071 DOI: 10.1111/cea.13986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Severe asthma is a complex disease. Transcriptomic profiling has contributed to understanding the pathogenesis of asthma, especially type-2 inflammation. However, there is still poor understanding of non-type-2 asthma, and consequently, there are limited treatment options. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and pathways in endobronchial biopsies associated with inflammatory phenotypes of severe asthma. METHODS This cross-sectional study examined endobronchial biopsies from 47 adults with severe asthma (neutrophilic asthma (NA) n = 9, eosinophilic asthma (EA) n = 22 and paucigranulocytic asthma (PGA) n = 16) and 13 healthy controls (HC). RNA was extracted and transcriptomic profiles generated (Illumina Humanref-12 V4) and analysed using GeneSpring GX14.9.1. Pathway identification using Ingenuity Pathway Analysis. RESULTS NA had the most distinct profile, with signature of 60 top-ranked DEGs (FC >±2) including genes associated with innate immunity response, neutrophil degranulation and IL-10 signalling. NA presented enrichment to pathways previously linked to neutrophilic inflammation; dendritic cell maturation, Th1, TREM1, inflammasome, Th17 and p38 MAPK, as well as novel links to neuroinflammation, NFAT and PKCθ signalling. EA presented similar transcriptomic profiles to PGA and HC. Despite the higher proportion of bacterial colonization in NA, no changes were observed in the transcriptomic profiles of severe asthma culture positive compared with severe asthma culture negative. CONCLUSIONS & CLINICAL RELEVANCE NA features a distinct transcriptomic profile with seven pathways enriched in NA compared to EA, PGA and HC. All those with severe asthma had significant enrichment for SUMOylation, basal cell carcinoma signalling and Wnt/β-catenin pathways compared to HC, despite high-dose inhaled corticosteroids. These findings contribute to the understanding of mechanistic pathways in endobronchial biopsies associated with NA and identify potential novel treatment targets for severe asthma.
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- Stephany Sánchez-Ovando
- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, NSW, Australia
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Berthon BS, McLoughlin RF, Jensen ME, Hosseini B, Williams EJ, Baines KJ, Taylor SL, Rogers GB, Ivey KL, Morten M, Da Silva Sena CR, Collison AM, Starkey MR, Mattes J, Wark PAB, Wood LG. The effects of increasing fruit and vegetable intake in children with asthma: A randomized controlled trial. Clin Exp Allergy 2021; 51:1144-1156. [PMID: 34197676 DOI: 10.1111/cea.13979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND A high fruit and vegetable (F&V) diet reduces asthma exacerbations in adults; this has not been examined in children to date. OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of a 6-month, high F&V diet on the time to first asthma exacerbation in children with asthma, in a parallel-group, randomized, controlled trial. METHODS Children (aged 3-11 years) with asthma, history of exacerbations and usual low F&V intake (≤3 serves/day) were randomized to the intervention (high F&V diet) or control group (usual diet) for 6 months. The primary outcome was time to first exacerbation requiring medical intervention. Secondary outcomes included exacerbation rate, lung function, plasma TNF-α, CRP, and IL-6, faecal microbiota and peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) histone deacetylase (HDAC) activity and G-protein coupled receptor (GPR) 41/43 and HDAC (1-11) expression. RESULTS 67 children were randomized between September 2015 and July 2018. F&V intake (difference in change (∆): 3.5 serves/day, 95% CI: [2.6, 4.4] p < 0.001) and plasma total carotenoids (∆: 0.44 µg/ml [0.19, 0.70] p = 0.001) increased after 6 months (intervention vs control). Time to first exacerbation (HR: 0.81, 95% CI: [0.38, 1.69], p = 0.569) and exacerbation rate (IRR: 0.84, [0.47, 1.49], p = 0.553) were similar between groups. In per-protocol analysis, airway reactance z-scores increased (X5 ∆: 0.76 [0.04, 1.48] p = 0.038, X20 ∆: 0.93 [0.23, 1.64] p = 0.009) and changes in faecal microbiota were observed, both in the intervention versus control group, though there was no difference between groups in systemic inflammation or molecular mechanisms. In the control group, CRP and HDAC enzyme activity increased, while GPR41 expression decreased. No adverse events attributable to the interventions were observed. CONCLUSION & CLINICAL RELEVANCE A high F&V diet did not affect asthma exacerbations over the 6-month intervention, though warrants further investigation as a strategy for improving lung function and protecting against systemic inflammation in children with asthma.
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- Bronwyn S Berthon
- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre GrowUpwell, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Microbiome & Host Health, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Microbiome & Host Health, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Microbiome & Host Health, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,Department of Nutrition, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Priority Research Centre GrowUpwell, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre GrowUpwell, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Priority Research Centre GrowUpwell, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Priority Research Centre GrowUpwell, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Department of Immunology and Pathology, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre GrowUpwell, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Priority Research Centre GrowUpwell, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Fricker M, McDonald VM, Winter NA, Baines KJ, Wark PAB, Simpson JL, Gibson PG. Molecular markers of type 2 airway inflammation are similar between eosinophilic severe asthma and eosinophilic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Allergy 2021; 76:2079-2089. [PMID: 33470427 DOI: 10.1111/all.14741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Revised: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Airway and systemic eosinophilia are important treatable traits in both severe asthma and COPD. The molecular basis of eosinophilia in COPD is poorly understood but could involve type 2 cytokines (IL5, IL13) and prostaglandin D2 (PGD2 ). METHODS This study included non-obstructive airways disease (OAD) controls (n = 19), a COPD cohort (n = 96) and a severe asthma cohort (n = 84). Demographics, exacerbation history, disease impact (SGRQ) and spirometry were assessed. Participants were categorized as eosinophilic using either sputum eosinophil proportion (≥3%) or blood eosinophil count (≥300/μL). Sputum type 2 inflammatory measures included PGD2 by ELISA and gene expression (qPCR) of IL5, IL13 and the haematopoietic PGD2 synthase (HPGDS). RESULTS Type 2 markers did not differ across groups except HPGDS mRNA which was highest in non-OAD controls and lowest in COPD. IL5 and IL13 mRNA and PGD2 levels were significantly increased in eosinophilic vs non-eosinophilic severe asthma but did not differ between eosinophilic COPD and eosinophilic severe asthma or non-eosinophilic COPD. HPGDS expression was higher in eosinophilic severe asthma compared with eosinophilic COPD. Results were similar using sputum or blood eosinophil cut-offs. Sputum IL5 and IL13 were highly intercorrelated in severe asthma (r = 0.907, p < 0.001) and COPD (r = 0.824, p < 0.001), were moderately correlated with sputum eosinophils in severe asthma (IL5 r = 0.440, p < 0.001; IL13 r = 0.428, p < 0.001) and were weakly correlated in COPD (IL5 r = 0.245, p < 0.05; IL13 r = 0.317, p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Molecular markers of type 2 airway inflammation do not differ between eosinophilic asthma and eosinophilic COPD; however, the relationship between eosinophilia and type 2 airway markers appears weaker in COPD than in severe asthma.
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- Michael Fricker
- School of Medicine and Public Health Faculty of Health and Medicine and Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs The University of Newcastle Callaghan NSW Australia
- National Health and Medical Research Council Centre for Excellence in Severe Asthma Newcastle NSW Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute Newcastle NSW Australia
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- National Health and Medical Research Council Centre for Excellence in Severe Asthma Newcastle NSW Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute Newcastle NSW Australia
- School of Nursing and Midwifery Faculty of Health and Medicine and Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs The University of Newcastle Callaghan NSW Australia
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine John Hunter Hospital Newcastle NSW Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health Faculty of Health and Medicine and Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs The University of Newcastle Callaghan NSW Australia
- National Health and Medical Research Council Centre for Excellence in Severe Asthma Newcastle NSW Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health Faculty of Health and Medicine and Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs The University of Newcastle Callaghan NSW Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute Newcastle NSW Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health Faculty of Health and Medicine and Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs The University of Newcastle Callaghan NSW Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute Newcastle NSW Australia
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine John Hunter Hospital Newcastle NSW Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health Faculty of Health and Medicine and Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs The University of Newcastle Callaghan NSW Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute Newcastle NSW Australia
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine John Hunter Hospital Newcastle NSW Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health Faculty of Health and Medicine and Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs The University of Newcastle Callaghan NSW Australia
- National Health and Medical Research Council Centre for Excellence in Severe Asthma Newcastle NSW Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute Newcastle NSW Australia
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine John Hunter Hospital Newcastle NSW Australia
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Niessen NM, Gibson PG, Baines KJ, Barker D, Yang IA, Upham JW, Reynolds PN, Hodge S, James AL, Jenkins C, Peters MJ, Marks GB, Baraket M, Simpson JL, Fricker M. Sputum TNF markers are increased in neutrophilic and severe asthma and are reduced by azithromycin treatment. Allergy 2021; 76:2090-2101. [PMID: 33569770 DOI: 10.1111/all.14768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND The AMAZES randomized controlled trial demonstrated that long-term low-dose azithromycin treatment reduces exacerbations of poorly controlled asthma, but the therapeutic mechanisms remain unclear. Dysregulation of the inflammatory tumour necrosis factor (TNF) pathway is implicated in asthma and could be suppressed by azithromycin. We aimed to determine the inflammatory and clinical associations of soluble TNF signalling proteins (TNF receptors [TNFR] 1 and 2, TNF) in sputum and serum, and to test the effect of 48 weeks of azithromycin vs placebo on TNF markers. METHODS Sputum supernatant and serum TNFR1, TNFR2 (n = 142; 75 azithromycin-treated, 67 placebo-treated) and TNF (n = 48; 22 azithromycin-treated, 26 placebo-treated) were measured by ELISA in an AMAZES trial sub-population at baseline and end of treatment. Baseline levels were compared between sputum inflammatory phenotypes, severe/non-severe asthma and frequent/non-frequent exacerbators. Effect of azithromycin on markers was tested using linear mixed models. RESULTS Baseline sputum TNFR1 and TNFR2 were significantly increased in neutrophilic vs non-neutrophilic asthma phenotypes, while serum markers did not differ. Sputum TNFR1 and TNFR2 were increased in severe asthma and correlated with poorer lung function, worse asthma control and increasing age. Serum TNFR1 was also increased in severe asthma. Sputum and serum TNFR2 were increased in frequent exacerbators. Azithromycin treatment significantly reduced sputum TNFR2 and TNF relative to placebo, specifically in non-eosinophilic participants. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrate dysregulation of TNF markers, particularly in the airways, that relates to clinically important phenotypes of asthma including neutrophilic and severe asthma. Suppression of dysregulated TNF signalling by azithromycin could contribute to its therapeutic mechanism.
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- Natalie M. Niessen
- Faculty of Health and Medicine and Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs School of Medicine and Public Health The University of Newcastle Newcastle NSW Australia
- National Health and Medical Research Council Centre for Excellence in Severe Asthma Newcastle NSW Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute Newcastle NSW Australia
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- Faculty of Health and Medicine and Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs School of Medicine and Public Health The University of Newcastle Newcastle NSW Australia
- National Health and Medical Research Council Centre for Excellence in Severe Asthma Newcastle NSW Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute Newcastle NSW Australia
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine John Hunter Hospital Newcastle NSW Australia
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- Faculty of Health and Medicine and Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs School of Medicine and Public Health The University of Newcastle Newcastle NSW Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute Newcastle NSW Australia
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- Hunter Medical Research Institute Newcastle NSW Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine Department of Thoracic Medicine The Prince Charles Hospital The University of Queensland Brisbane Qld Australia
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- Diamantina Institute The University of Queensland Brisbane Qld Australia
- Department of Respiratory Medicine Princess Alexandra Hospital Brisbane Qld Australia
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine Royal Adelaide Hospital Adelaide SA Australia
- Lung Research Laboratory Hanson Institute Adelaide SA Australia
- School of Medicine University of Adelaide Adelaide SA Australia
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine Royal Adelaide Hospital Adelaide SA Australia
- Lung Research Laboratory Hanson Institute Adelaide SA Australia
- School of Medicine University of Adelaide Adelaide SA Australia
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- Department of Pulmonary Physiology and Sleep Medicine Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Perth WA Australia
- Medical School The University of Western Australia Perth WA Australia
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- Respiratory Trials The George Institute for Global Health Sydney NSW Australia
- Department of Thoracic Medicine Concord General Hospital Sydney NSW Australia
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine Concord General Hospital Sydney NSW Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Macquarie University Sydney NSW Australia
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- Woolcock Institute of Medical Research Sydney NSW Australia
- South Western Sydney Clinical School University of New South Wales Sydney NSW Australia
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- Medicine Faculty Respiratory Medicine Department and Ingham Institute Liverpool Hospital University of New South Wales Sydney NSW Australia
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- Faculty of Health and Medicine and Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs School of Medicine and Public Health The University of Newcastle Newcastle NSW Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute Newcastle NSW Australia
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine John Hunter Hospital Newcastle NSW Australia
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- Faculty of Health and Medicine and Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs School of Medicine and Public Health The University of Newcastle Newcastle NSW Australia
- National Health and Medical Research Council Centre for Excellence in Severe Asthma Newcastle NSW Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute Newcastle NSW Australia
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Frøssing L, Silberbrandt A, Von Bülow A, Kjaersgaard Klein D, Ross Christensen M, Backer V, Baines KJ, Porsbjerg C. Airway gene expression identifies subtypes of type 2 inflammation in severe asthma. Clin Exp Allergy 2021; 52:59-69. [PMID: 34142396 DOI: 10.1111/cea.13966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Type 2 inflammation is characterized by enhanced activity of interleukin (IL)-4, -5 and -13, and treatments targeting these pathways are available for treatment of severe asthma. At present, the pattern of pathway activity and the implications overlapping of pathway activity are unknown. OBJECTIVE We hypothesized that clustering of airway mRNA expression would identify distinct molecular subtypes of severe asthma and thereby uncover the prevalence and overlap of pathway activity. METHODS Sputum mRNA expression of genes related to expression of IL-5(CLC, CPA3 and DNASE1L3), IL-13(IL13Ra1, TNFSF14 and SERPINB2), T1/Th17 activity(IL1B, ALPL and CXCR2) and in vitro response to corticosteroids (FKBP512) and mepolizumab (ARAP3) was analysed in patients (n = 109) with severe asthma and healthy controls (n = 22). A cluster analysis of gene expression was performed. The response to a short course of OCS was assessed in a subset of patients (n = 29). RESULTS Five molecular clusters were identified. Three had abundant T2 gene expression of which two (n = 39 and n = 9) were characterized by abundant expression of both IL-13- and IL-5-related genes. The last (n = 6) had only abundant IL-5-related gene expression. These T2-high molecular clusters could not be distinguished using T2 biomarkers. T2- and Th1/Th17-related mRNA expression were co-expressed across all clusters. OCS significantly reduced T2 gene expression (CLC, IL13Ra1, SERPINB2 and ARAP3) and significantly increase expression of Th1/Th17-related genes (ALPL and CXCR2). CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Clustering of airway mRNA expression identified five molecular clusters of severe asthma of which three were considered T2 high. Co-expression of IL-5- and IL-13-related genes at moderate levels was present in almost half of patients, while marked elevated expression of both was rare. In contrast to IL-5, clusters with isolated IL-13- and Th1/Th17-related gene expression were not identified.
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- Laurits Frøssing
- Respiratory Research Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Copenhagen Center for Translational Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Respiratory Research Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Copenhagen Center for Translational Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Respiratory Research Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Respiratory Research Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Copenhagen Center for Translational Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Respiratory Research Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Centre for Physical Activity Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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- Respiratory Research Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Copenhagen Center for Translational Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Hosseini B, Berthon BS, Starkey MR, Collison A, McLoughlin RF, Williams EJ, Nichol K, Wark PA, Jensen ME, Da Silva Sena CR, Baines KJ, Mattes J, Wood LG. Children With Asthma Have Impaired Innate Immunity and Increased Numbers of Type 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells Compared With Healthy Controls. Front Immunol 2021; 12:664668. [PMID: 34220812 PMCID: PMC8248177 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.664668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Asthma is the most frequent cause of hospitalisation among children; however, little is known regarding the effects of asthma on immune responses in children. Objective The present study aimed to evaluate cytokine responses of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), PBMC composition and lung function in children with and without asthma. Methods Using a case-control design, we compared 48 children with asthma aged 3-11 years with 14 age-matched healthy controls. PBMC composition and cytokine production including interferon (IFN)-γ, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-5 and lL-6 following stimulation with rhinovirus-1B (RV1B), house dust mite (HDM) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) were measured. Lung function was assessed using impulse oscillometry and nitrogen multiple breath washout. Results The frequency of group 2 innate lymphoid cells were significantly higher in asthmatics and PBMCs from asthmatics had deficient IFN-γ production in response to both RV1B and LPS compared with controls (P<0.01). RV1B-induced IL-1β response and HDM-stimulated IL-5 production was higher in asthmatics than controls (P<0.05). In contrast, IL-1β and IL-6 were significantly reduced in response to HDM and LPS in asthmatics compared to controls (P<0.05). Children with asthma also had reduced pulmonary function, indicated by lower respiratory reactance as well as higher area of-reactance and lung clearance index values compared with controls (P<0.05). Conclusion Our study indicates that children with asthma have a reduced lung function in concert with impaired immune responses and altered immune cell subsets. Improving our understanding of immune responses to viral and bacterial infection in childhood asthma can help to tailor management of the disease.
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- Banafshe Hosseini
- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Priority Research Centre GrowUpWell, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Department of Immunology and Pathology, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Priority Research Centre GrowUpWell, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre GrowUpWell, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre GrowUpWell, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Priority Research Centre GrowUpWell, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Williams EJ, Negewo NA, Baines KJ. Role of the NLRP3 inflammasome in asthma: Relationship with neutrophilic inflammation, obesity, and therapeutic options. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2021; 147:2060-2062. [PMID: 33932467 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Revised: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Evan J Williams
- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia.
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Winter NA, Qin L, Gibson PG, McDonald VM, Baines KJ, Faulkner J, Evans TJ, Fricker M. Sputum mast cell/basophil gene expression relates to inflammatory and clinical features of severe asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2021; 148:428-438. [PMID: 33609626 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.01.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mast cells (MCs) and basophils are important in asthma pathophysiology, however direct measurement is difficult, and clinical and inflammatory associations in severe asthma are poorly understood. Transcriptomic hallmarks of MCs/basophils may allow their measurement in sputum using gene expression. OBJECTIVES This study sought to develop and validate a sputum MC/basophil gene signature and investigate its relationship to inflammatory and clinical characteristics of severe asthma. METHODS A total of 134 candidate MC/basophil genes (identified by the Immunological Genome Project Consortium) were screened in sputum microarray for differential expression among control subjects (n = 18), patients with eosinophilic (n = 29), and patients with noneosinophilic asthma (n = 30). Candidate genes were validated by confirming correlation of gene expression with flow cytometry-quantified sputum MCs and basophils in a separate asthma cohort (n = 20). The validated gene signature was measured in a severe asthma cohort (n = 81), and inflammatory and clinical associations were tested. RESULTS Through microarray screening and subsequent validation, we found quantitative PCR gene expression of 8 targets correlated with sputum MCs/basophils: TPSAB1/TPSB2, CPA3, ENO2, GATA2, KIT, GPR56, HDC, SOCS2. In severe asthma, MC/basophil genes were associated with eosinophilic airway inflammation (GATA2, TPSB2, CPA3, GPR56, HDC, SOCS2), blood eosinophils (TPSB2, CPA3, GATA2, SOCS2, FCER1A, HDC), fractional exhaled NO (GATA2, SOCS2), decreased lung function (KIT, ENO2), and moderate exacerbation history (GATA2, SOCS2). CONCLUSIONS Quantitative PCR-based measures reflect varying sputum MC/basophil abundance, demonstrating associations of MCs/basophils with eosinophilic inflammation, spirometry and exacerbation history in severe asthma.
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- Natasha A Winter
- National Health and Medical Research Council Centre for Research Excellence in Severe Asthma, Newcastle, Australia; The Priority Research Centre for Health Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia; School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- National Health and Medical Research Council Centre for Research Excellence in Severe Asthma, Newcastle, Australia; The Priority Research Centre for Health Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia; School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia; Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia
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- National Health and Medical Research Council Centre for Research Excellence in Severe Asthma, Newcastle, Australia; The Priority Research Centre for Health Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia; School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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- The Priority Research Centre for Health Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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- Clinical Research Design, IT and Statistical Support Unit, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia
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- Clinical Research Design, IT and Statistical Support Unit, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia
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- National Health and Medical Research Council Centre for Research Excellence in Severe Asthma, Newcastle, Australia; The Priority Research Centre for Health Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia; School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia.
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Niessen NM, Baines KJ, Simpson JL, Scott HA, Qin L, Gibson PG, Fricker M. Neutrophilic asthma features increased airway classical monocytes. Clin Exp Allergy 2021; 51:305-317. [PMID: 33301598 DOI: 10.1111/cea.13811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2020] [Revised: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 12/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Monocytes and macrophages are critical innate immune cells of the airways. Despite their differing functions, few clinical studies discriminate between them and little is known about their regulation in asthma. OBJECTIVE We aimed to distinguish and quantify macrophages, monocytes and monocyte subsets in induced sputum and blood and examine their relationship with inflammatory and clinical features of asthma. METHODS We applied flow cytometry to distinguish macrophages, monocytes and subsets in sputum and blood (n = 53; 45 asthma, 8 non-asthma) and a second asthma sputum cohort (n = 26). Monocyte subsets were identified by surface CD14/CD16 (CD14++ CD16- classical, CD14+ CD16+ intermediate and CD14+ CD16++ non-classical monocytes). Surface CD206, a marker of monocyte tissue differentiation, was measured in sputum. Relationship to airway inflammatory phenotype (neutrophilic n = 9, eosinophilic n = 14, paucigranulocytic n = 22) and asthma severity (severe n = 12, non-severe n = 33) was assessed. RESULTS Flow cytometry- and microscope-quantified sputum differential cell proportions were significantly correlated. Sputum macrophage number was reduced (p = .036), while classical monocyte proportion was increased in asthma vs non-asthma (p = .032). Sputum classical monocyte number was significantly higher in neutrophilic vs paucigranulocytic asthma (p = .013). CD206- monocyte proportion and number were increased in neutrophilic vs eosinophilic asthma (p < .001, p = .013). Increased sputum classical and CD206- monocyte numbers in neutrophilic asthma were confirmed in the second cohort. Blood monocytes did not vary with airway inflammatory phenotype, but blood classical monocyte proportion and number were increased in severe vs non-severe asthma (p = .022, p = .011). CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Flow cytometry allowed distinction of sputum macrophages, monocytes and subsets, revealing compartment-specific dysregulation of monocytes in asthma. We observed an increase in classical and CD206- monocytes in sputum in neutrophilic asthma, suggesting co-recruitment of monocytes and neutrophils to the airways in asthma. Our data suggest further investigation of how airway monocyte dysregulation impacts on asthma-related disease activity is merited.
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- Natalie M Niessen
- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Excellence in Severe Asthma, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine (Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine), Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Excellence in Severe Asthma, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Excellence in Severe Asthma, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Ruffles TJC, Marchant JM, Masters IB, Yerkovich ST, Wurzel DF, Gibson PG, Busch G, Baines KJ, Simpson JL, Smith-Vaughan HC, Pizzutto SJ, Buntain HM, Hodge G, Hodge S, Upham JW, Chang AB. Outcomes of protracted bacterial bronchitis in children: A 5-year prospective cohort study. Respirology 2020; 26:241-248. [PMID: 33045125 DOI: 10.1111/resp.13950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Revised: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Long-term data on children with PBB has been identified as a research priority. We describe the 5-year outcomes for children with PBB to ascertain the presence of chronic respiratory disease (bronchiectasis, recurrent PBB and asthma) and identify the risk factors for these. METHODS Prospective cohort study was undertaken at the Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia, of 166 children with PBB and 28 controls (undergoing bronchoscopy for symptoms other than chronic wet cough). Monitoring was by monthly contact via research staff. Clinical review, spirometry and CT chest were performed as clinically indicated. RESULTS A total of 194 children were included in the analysis. Median duration of follow-up was 59 months (IQR: 50-71 months) post-index PBB episode, 67.5% had ongoing symptoms and 9.6% had bronchiectasis. Significant predictors of bronchiectasis were recurrent PBB in year 1 of follow-up (ORadj = 9.6, 95% CI: 1.8-50.1) and the presence of Haemophilus influenzae in the BAL (ORadj = 5.1, 95% CI: 1.4-19.1). Clinician-diagnosed asthma at final follow-up was present in 27.1% of children with PBB. A significant BDR (FEV1 improvement >12%) was obtained in 63.5% of the children who underwent reversibility testing. Positive allergen-specific IgE (ORadj = 14.8, 95% CI: 2.2-100.8) at baseline and bronchomalacia (ORadj = 5.9, 95% CI: 1.2-29.7) were significant predictors of asthma diagnosis. Spirometry parameters were in the normal range. CONCLUSION As a significant proportion of children with PBB have ongoing symptoms at 5 years, and outcomes include bronchiectasis and asthma, they should be carefully followed up clinically. Defining biomarkers, endotypes and mechanistic studies elucidating the different outcomes are now required.
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- Tom J C Ruffles
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Queensland Children's Hospital, Centre for Children's Health Research, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,Academic Department of Paediatrics, The Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK
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- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Queensland Children's Hospital, Centre for Children's Health Research, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Queensland Children's Hospital, Centre for Children's Health Research, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Infection and Immunity, Murdoch Children's Research Institute; Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Queensland Children's Hospital, Centre for Children's Health Research, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Child Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, NT, Australia
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- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Queensland Children's Hospital, Centre for Children's Health Research, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- The Chronic Inflammatory Lung Disease Research Laboratory, Department of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital and School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- The Chronic Inflammatory Lung Disease Research Laboratory, Department of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital and School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute and Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Queensland Children's Hospital, Centre for Children's Health Research, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,Child Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, NT, Australia
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Baines KJ, Negewo NA, Gibson PG, Fu JJ, Simpson JL, Wark PAB, Fricker M, McDonald VM. A Sputum 6 Gene Expression Signature Predicts Inflammatory Phenotypes and Future Exacerbations of COPD. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2020; 15:1577-1590. [PMID: 32669843 PMCID: PMC7337431 DOI: 10.2147/copd.s245519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 05/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background The 6 gene expression signature (6GS) predicts inflammatory phenotype, exacerbation risk, and corticosteroid responsiveness in asthma. In COPD, patterns of airway inflammation are similar, suggesting the 6GS may be useful. This study determines the diagnostic and prognostic ability of 6GS in predicting inflammatory phenotypes and exacerbation risk in COPD. Methods We performed 2 studies: a cross-sectional phenotype prediction study in stable COPD (total N=132; n=34 eosinophilic (E)-COPD, n=42 neutrophilic (N)-COPD, n=39 paucigranulocytic (PG)-COPD, n=17 mixed-granulocytic (MG)-COPD) that assessed 6GS ability to discriminate phenotypes (eosinophilia≥3%; neutrophilia≥61%); and a prospective cohort study (total n=54, n=8 E-COPD; n=18 N-COPD; n=20 PG-COPD; n=8 MG-COPD, n=21 exacerbation prone (≥2/year)) that investigated phenotype and exacerbation prediction utility. 6GS was measured by qPCR and evaluated using multiple logistic regression and area under the curve (AUC). Short-term reproducibility (intra-class correlation) and phenotyping method agreement (κ statistic) were assessed. Results In the phenotype prediction study, 6GS could accurately identify and discriminate patients with E-COPD from N-COPD (AUC=96.4%; p<0.0001), PG-COPD (AUC=88.2%; p<0.0001) or MG-COPD (AUC=86.2%; p=0.0001), as well as N-COPD from PG-COPD (AUC=83.6%; p<0.0001) or MG-COPD (AUC=87.4%; p<0.0001) and was reproducible. In the prospective cohort study, 6GS had substantial agreement for neutrophilic inflammation (82%, κ=0.63, p<0.001) and moderate agreement for eosinophilic inflammation (78%, κ=0.42, p<0.001). 6GS could significantly discriminate exacerbation prone patients (AUC=77.2%; p=0.034). Higher IL1B levels were associated with poorer lung function and increased COPD severity. Conclusion 6GS can significantly and reproducibly discriminate COPD inflammatory phenotypes and predict exacerbation prone patients and may become a useful molecular diagnostic tool assisting COPD management.
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- Katherine J Baines
- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Respiratory Group, Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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Fricker M, Qin L, Niessen N, Baines KJ, McDonald VM, Scott HA, Simpson JL, Gibson PG. Relationship of sputum mast cells with clinical and inflammatory characteristics of asthma. Clin Exp Allergy 2020; 50:696-707. [PMID: 32291815 DOI: 10.1111/cea.13609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Revised: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mast cells (MCs) are innate immune cells that regulate atopic and non-atopic inflammation in the airways. MCs play a critical role in the pathogenesis of asthma, yet their relationship to airway and systemic inflammation and clinical characteristics of asthma is poorly understood. OBJECTIVE To quantify MCs in induced sputum samples and understand their relationship to airway and circulatory immune cells, and clinical variables in asthma. METHODS We employed flow cytometry of sputum samples to quantify MCs, basophils and other immune cells in 51 participants (45 asthma and 6 non-asthma controls). Relationship of MCs to airway (n = 45) and blood (n = 19) immune cells, participant demographics, asthma history, spirometry and airways hyperresponsiveness (AHR) to hypertonic saline was determined by correlation and comparison of cut-off-based sputum MC high vs low participants. RESULTS Mast cells, basophils and eosinophils were increased in asthma vs non-asthma control sputum. In asthma sputum, MCs, basophils and eosinophils were significantly intercorrelated, and MCs and basophils were elevated in participants with eosinophilic asthma. MCs and basophils, but not eosinophils, correlated with AHR. Sputum MC high asthma was characterized by an increased proportion of participants with uncontrolled asthma and reduced FEV1 and FVC. Trends towards similar clinical associations with elevated MCs were observed in a paucigranulocytic subpopulation (n = 15) lacking airway eosinophilia or neutrophilia. Receiver operator characteristic (ROC) analysis showed peripheral blood eosinophil (PBE) count predicted elevated sputum eosinophils and basophils, but not MCs. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Sputum MCs are elevated in asthma, and their measurement may be useful as they relate to key clinical features of asthma (spirometry, asthma control, AHR). PBE count did not predict airway MC status, suggesting direct measurement of airway MCs by sensitive methods such as flow cytometry should be further developed.
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- Michael Fricker
- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Excellence in Severe Asthma, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Excellence in Severe Asthma, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Excellence in Severe Asthma, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Excellence in Severe Asthma, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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McDonald VM, Clark VL, Cordova-Rivera L, Wark PAB, Baines KJ, Gibson PG. Targeting treatable traits in severe asthma: a randomised controlled trial. Eur Respir J 2020; 55:13993003.01509-2019. [PMID: 31806719 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01509-2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 11/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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RATIONALE Treatable traits have been proposed as a new paradigm for airway disease management. OBJECTIVES To characterise treatable traits in a severe asthma population and to determine the efficacy of targeting treatments to these treatable traits in severe asthma. METHODS Participants (n=140) with severe asthma were recruited to a cross-sectional study and underwent a multidimensional assessment to characterise treatable traits. Eligible participants with severe asthma (n=55) participated in a 16-week parallel-group randomised controlled trial to determine the feasibility and efficacy of management targeted to predefined treatable traits, compared to usual care in a severe asthma clinic. The patient-reported outcome of health-related quality of life was the trial's primary end-point. MAIN RESULTS Participants with severe asthma had a mean±sd of 10.44±3.03 traits per person, comprising 3.01±1.54 pulmonary and 4.85±1.86 extrapulmonary traits and 2.58±1.31 behavioural/risk factors. Individualised treatment that targeted the traits was feasible and led to significantly improved health-related quality of life (0.86 units, p<0.001) and asthma control (0.73, p=0.01). CONCLUSIONS Multidimensional assessment enables detection of treatable traits and identifies a significant trait burden in severe asthma. Targeting these treatable traits using a personalised-medicine approach in severe asthma leads to improvements in health-related quality of life, asthma control and reduced primary care acute visits. Treatable traits may be an effective way to address the complexity of severe asthma.
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- Vanessa M McDonald
- National Health and Medical Research Council, Centre of Excellence in Severe Asthma, Newcastle, Australia .,Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia.,Dept of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia.,School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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- National Health and Medical Research Council, Centre of Excellence in Severe Asthma, Newcastle, Australia.,Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia.,School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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- National Health and Medical Research Council, Centre of Excellence in Severe Asthma, Newcastle, Australia.,Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia
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- National Health and Medical Research Council, Centre of Excellence in Severe Asthma, Newcastle, Australia.,Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia.,Dept of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia
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- National Health and Medical Research Council, Centre of Excellence in Severe Asthma, Newcastle, Australia.,Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia
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- National Health and Medical Research Council, Centre of Excellence in Severe Asthma, Newcastle, Australia.,Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia.,Dept of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia
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Sánchez-Ovando S, Baines KJ, Barker D, Wark PA, Simpson JL. Six gene and TH2 signature expression in endobronchial biopsies of participants with asthma. Immun Inflamm Dis 2020; 8:40-49. [PMID: 31903716 PMCID: PMC7016845 DOI: 10.1002/iid3.282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Revised: 12/08/2019] [Accepted: 12/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Both the six gene signature (6GS: CPA3, DNASE1L3, CLC, IL1B, ALPL, and CXCR2) and T-helper 2 signature (TH2S: CLCA1, SERPINB2, and POSTN) are proposed as biomarkers in the identification of inflammatory phenotypes of asthma in induced sputum and epithelial brushings, respectively. The aim of this study was to explore patterns of gene expression of known signatures, 6GS and TH2S in endobronchial biopsies. METHODS This was an exploratory cross-sectional study of gene expression in endobronchial biopsies of 55 adults with asthma and 9 healthy controls (HC). The expression of the 6GS and TH2S was determined by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Correlations with clinical and cellular characteristics were performed, and receiver operating characteristic was utilized to assess signatures' ability to predict asthma from HC and inflammatory phenotypes. RESULTS Gene expression of DNASE1L3 (P = .045) was upregulated in asthma compared with HC, and IL1B (P = .017) was upregulated in neutrophilic asthma compared with non-neutrophilic asthma. In asthma, the expression of CPA3 was negatively associated with ICS daily dose (r = -.339; P = .011), IL1B expression was positively associated with bronchial lavage fluid (BLF) total cell count (r = .340; P = .013) and both CLC and POSTN expression were associated with lymphocytes percentage in BLF (r = -.355, P = .009; r = -.300, P = .025, respectively). Both 6GS (area under curve [AUC] = 86.3%; P = .017) and TH2S (AUC = 72.7%; P = .037) could significantly predict asthma from HC. In addition, 6GS can identify neutrophilic (AUC = 93.2%; P = .005) and TH2S identifies eosinophilic (AUC = 62.7%; P = .033) asthma. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE There was increased expression of DNASE1L3 in asthma and IL1B in neutrophilic asthma. These results show similar upregulated patterns of expression in two genes of the 6GS in endobronchial biopsies, previously identified in sputum. The upregulation of DNASE1L3 and IL1B suggests that common mechanisms may be at play throughout the airway.
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- Stephany Sánchez-Ovando
- Faculty of Health and Medicine, Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Health and Medicine, Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Health and Medicine, Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.,Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Health and Medicine, Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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Baines KJ, Fricker M, McDonald VM, Simpson JL, Wood LG, Wark PAB, Macdonald HE, Reid A, Gibson PG. Sputum transcriptomics implicates increased p38 signalling activity in severe asthma. Respirology 2019; 25:709-718. [PMID: 31808595 DOI: 10.1111/resp.13749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Revised: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Severe asthma is responsible for a disproportionate burden of illness and healthcare costs spent on asthma. This study analyses sputum transcriptomics to investigate the mechanisms and novel treatment targets of severe asthma. METHODS Induced sputum samples were collected in a cross-sectional study from participants with severe asthma (n = 12, defined as per GINA criteria), non-severe uncontrolled (n = 21) and controlled asthma (n = 21) and healthy controls (n = 15). Sputum RNA was extracted and transcriptomic profiles were generated (Illumina HumanRef-8 V2) and analysed (GeneSpring). Sputum protein lysates were analysed for p38 activation in a validation study (n = 24 asthma, n = 8 healthy) by western blotting. RESULTS There were 2166 genes differentially expressed between the four groups. In severe asthma, the expression of 1875, 1308 and 563 genes was altered compared to healthy controls, controlled and uncontrolled asthma, respectively. Of the 1875 genes significantly different to healthy controls, 123 were >2-fold change from which four networks were identified. Thirty genes (>2-fold change) were significantly different in severe asthma compared to both controlled asthma and healthy controls. There was enrichment of genes in the p38 signalling pathway that were associated with severe asthma. Phosphorylation of p38 was increased in a subset of severe asthma samples, correlating with neutrophilic airway inflammation. CONCLUSION Severe asthma is associated with substantial differences in sputum gene expression that underlie unique cellular mechanisms. The p38 signalling pathway may be important in the pathogenesis of severe asthma, and future investigations into p38 inhibition are warranted as a 'non-Th2' therapeutic option.
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- Katherine J Baines
- Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Centre of Excellence in Severe Asthma, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Centre of Excellence in Severe Asthma, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Centre of Excellence in Severe Asthma, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Centre of Excellence in Severe Asthma, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Lokwani R, Wark PA, Baines KJ, Fricker M, Barker D, Simpson JL. Blood Neutrophils In COPD But Not Asthma Exhibit A Primed Phenotype With Downregulated CD62L Expression. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2019; 14:2517-2525. [PMID: 31814717 PMCID: PMC6863133 DOI: 10.2147/copd.s222486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Purpose To characterize neutrophils in obstructive airway disease by measuring their surface adhesion molecules and oxidative burst along with characterizing them into different subsets as per their adhesion molecule expression. Patients and methods Peripheral blood from adults with COPD (n=17), asthma (n=20), and healthy participants (n=19) was examined for expression of CD16, CD62L, CD11b, CD11c, and CD54, and analyzed by flow cytometry. For oxidative burst and CD62L shedding analysis, CD16 and CD62L stained leukocytes were loaded with Dihydrorhodamine-123 (DHR-123) and stimulated with N-Formylmethionine-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLF). Neutrophil subsets were characterized based on CD16 and CD62L expression. Marker surface expression was recorded on CD16+ neutrophils as median fluorescence intensity (MFI). Results Neutrophil surface expression of CD62L was significantly reduced in COPD (median (IQR) MFI: 1156 (904, 1365)) compared with asthma (1865 (1157, 2408)) and healthy controls (2079 (1054, 2960)); p=0.028. COPD neutrophils also demonstrated a significant reduction in CD62L expression with and without fMLF stimulation. Asthma participants had a significantly increased proportion and number of CD62Lbright/CD16dim neutrophils (median: 5.4% and 0.14 × 109/L, respectively), in comparison with healthy (3.54% and 0.12 × 109/L, respectively); p<0.017. Conclusion Reduced CD62L expression suggests blood neutrophils have undergone priming in COPD but not in asthma, which may be the result of systemic inflammation. The increased shedding of CD62L receptor by COPD blood neutrophils suggests a high sensitivity for activation.
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- Ravi Lokwani
- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, NSW 2305, Australia.,School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, NSW 2305, Australia.,School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.,School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.,School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, NSW 2305, Australia.,School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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Qin L, Gibson PG, Simpson JL, Baines KJ, McDonald VM, Wood LG, Powell H, Fricker M. Dysregulation of sputum columnar epithelial cells and products in distinct asthma phenotypes. Clin Exp Allergy 2019; 49:1418-1428. [PMID: 31264263 DOI: 10.1111/cea.13452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Revised: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 06/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Dysfunction of the bronchial epithelium plays an important role in asthma; however, its measurement is challenging. Columnar epithelial cells are often quantified, yet rarely analysed, in induced sputum studies. OBJECTIVE We aimed to test whether sputum columnar epithelial cell proportion and count are altered in asthma, and whether they are associated with clinical and inflammatory variables. We aimed to test whether sputum-based measures could provide a relatively non-invasive means through which to monitor airway epithelial activation status. METHODS We examined the relationship of sputum columnar epithelial cells with clinical and inflammatory variables of asthma in a large retrospective cross-sectional cohort (901 participants with asthma and 138 healthy controls). In further studies, we used flow cytometry, microarray, qPCR and ELISA to characterize sputum columnar epithelial cells and their products. RESULTS Multivariate analysis and generation of 90th centile cut-offs (≥11% or ≥18.1 × 104 /mL) to identify columnar epithelial cell "high" asthma revealed a significant relationship between elevated sputum columnar cells and male gender, severe asthma and non-neutrophilic airway inflammation. Flow cytometry showed viable columnar epithelial cells were present in all sputum samples tested. An epithelial gene signature (SCGB3A1, LDLRAD1, FOXJ1, DNALI1, CFAP157, CFAP53) was detected in columnar epithelial cell-high sputum. CLCA1 mRNA and periostin protein, previously identified biomarkers of IL-13-mediated epithelial activation, were elevated in columnar epithelial cell-high sputum samples, but only when accompanied by eosinophilia. CONCLUSIONS & CLINICAL RELEVANCE Sputum columnar epithelial cells are related to important clinical and inflammatory variables in asthma. Measurement of epithelial biomarkers in sputum samples could allow non-invasive assessment of altered bronchial epithelium status in asthma.
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- Ling Qin
- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia.,Department of Respiratory Medicine (Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine), Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia.,National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Excellence in Severe Asthma, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia.,National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Excellence in Severe Asthma, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia.,National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Excellence in Severe Asthma, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Lokwani R, Wark PAB, Baines KJ, Barker D, Simpson JL. Hypersegmented airway neutrophils and its association with reduced lung function in adults with obstructive airway disease: an exploratory study. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e024330. [PMID: 30696679 PMCID: PMC6352776 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The significance of neutrophilic inflammation in obstructive airway disease remains controversial. Recent studies have demonstrated presence of an active neutrophil population in systemic circulation, featuring hypersegmented morphology, with high oxidative burst and functional plasticity in inflammatory conditions. The aim of this study was to characterise neutrophil subsets in bronchial lavage (BL) of obstructive airway disease participants (asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and bronchiectasis) and healthy controls on the basis of nuclear morphology and to assess the association between neutrophil subsets and the clinical parameters of the obstructive airway disease participants. DESIGN A cross-sectional exploratory study. SETTING John Hunter Hospital and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Australia. PARTICIPANTS Seventy-eight adults with obstructive airway disease comprised those with stable asthma (n=39), COPD (n=20) and bronchiectasis (n=19) and 20 healthy controls. MATERIALS AND METHODS Cytospins were prepared and neutrophil subsets were classified based on nuclear morphology into hypersegmented (>4 lobes), normal (2-4 lobes) and banded (1 lobe) neutrophils and enumerated. RESULTS Neutrophils from each subset were identified in all participants. Numbers of hypersegmented neutrophils were elevated in participants with airway disease compared with healthy controls (p<0.001). Both the number and the proportion of hypersegmented neutrophils were highest in COPD participants (median (Q1-Q3) of 1073.6 (258.8-2742) × 102/mL and 24.5 (14.0-46.5)%, respectively). An increased proportion of hypersegmented neutrophils in airway disease participants was significantly associated with lower forced expiratory volume in 1 s/forced vital capacity per cent (Spearman's r=-0.322, p=0.004). CONCLUSION Neutrophil heterogeneity is common in BL and is associated with more severe airflow obstruction in adults with airway disease. Further work is required to elucidate the functional consequences of hypersegmented neutrophils in the pathogenesis of disease.
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- Ravi Lokwani
- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
- Faculty of Health and Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
- Faculty of Health and Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Health and Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Health and Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
- Faculty of Health and Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia
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Erriah M, Pabreja K, Fricker M, Baines KJ, Donnelly LE, Bylund J, Karlsson A, Simpson JL. Galectin-3 enhances monocyte-derived macrophage efferocytosis of apoptotic granulocytes in asthma. Respir Res 2019; 20:1. [PMID: 30606211 PMCID: PMC6318889 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-018-0967-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2018] [Accepted: 12/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Galectin-3 is a 32 kDa protein secreted by macrophages involved in processes such as cell activation, chemotaxis and phagocytosis. Galectin-3 has previously been shown to improve the ability of airway macrophages to ingest apoptotic cells (efferocytosis) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and may be of interest in non-eosinophilic asthma (NEA) which is also characterised by impaired efferocytosis. It was hypothesised that the addition of exogenous galectin-3 to monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMs) derived from donors with NEA would enhance their ability to engulf apoptotic granulocytes. METHODS Eligible non-smoking adults with asthma (n = 19), including 7 with NEA and healthy controls (n = 10) underwent a clinical assessment, venepuncture and sputum induction. MDMs were co-cultured with apoptotic granulocytes isolated from healthy donors with or without exogenous recombinant galectin-3 (50 μg/mL) and efferocytosis was assessed by flow cytometry. Galectin-3 expression and localisation in MDMs was visualised by immunofluorescence staining and fluorescence microscopy. Galectin-3, interleukin (IL)-6 and CXCL8 secretion were measured in cell culture supernatants by ELISA and cytometric bead array. RESULTS Baseline efferocytosis (mean (±standard deviation)) was lower in participants with asthma (33.2 (±17.7)%) compared with healthy controls (45.3 (±15.9)%; p = 0.081). Efferocytosis did not differ between the participants with eosinophilic asthma (EA) (31.4 (±19.2)%) and NEA (28.7 (±21.5)%; p = 0.748). Addition of galectin-3 significantly improved efferocytosis in asthma, particularly in NEA (37.8 (±18.1)%) compared with baseline (30.4 (±19.7)%; p = 0.012). Efferocytosis was not associated with any of the clinical outcomes but was negatively correlated with sputum macrophage numbers (Spearman r = - 0.671; p = 0.017). Galectin-3 was diffusely distributed in most MDMs but formed punctate structures in 5% of MDMs. MDM galectin-3 secretion was lower in asthma (9.99 (2.67, 15.48) ng/mL) compared with the healthy controls (20.72 (11.28, 27.89) ng/mL; p = 0.044) while IL-6 and CXCL8 levels were similar. CONCLUSIONS Galectin-3 modulates macrophage function in asthma, indicating a potential role for galectin-3 to reverse impaired efferocytosis in NEA.
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- Melanie Erriah
- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Airway Disease Section, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Oral Microbiology and Immunology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
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Baines KJ, Wright TK, Gibson PG, Powell H, Hansbro PM, Simpson JL. Azithromycin treatment modifies airway and blood gene expression networks in neutrophilic COPD. ERJ Open Res 2018; 4:00031-2018. [PMID: 30406125 PMCID: PMC6215914 DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00031-2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 09/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Long-term, low-dose azithromycin reduces exacerbation frequency in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), yet the mechanism remains unclear. This study characterised genome-wide gene expression changes in patients with neutrophilic COPD following long-term, low-dose azithromycin treatment. Patients with neutrophilic COPD (>61% or >162×104 cells per mL sputum neutrophils) were randomised to receive either azithromycin or placebo for 12 weeks. Sputum and blood were obtained before and after 12 weeks of treatment. Gene expression was defined using microarrays. Networks were analysed using the Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Gene database. In sputum, 403 genes were differentially expressed following azithromycin treatment (171 downregulated and 232 upregulated), and three following placebo treatment (one downregulated and two upregulated) compared to baseline (adjusted p<0.05 by paired t-test, fold-change >1.5). In blood, 138 genes were differentially expressed with azithromycin (121 downregulated and 17 upregulated), and zero with placebo compared to baseline (adjusted p<0.05 by paired t-test, fold-change >1.3). Network analysis revealed one key network in both sputum (14 genes) and blood (46 genes), involving interferon-stimulated genes, human leukocyte antigens and genes regulating T-cell responses. Long-term, low-dose azithromycin is associated with downregulation of genes regulating antigen presentation, interferon and T-cell responses, and numerous inflammatory pathways in the airways and blood of neutrophilic COPD patients.
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- Katherine J Baines
- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia.,Dept of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter New England Area Health Service, Newcastle, Australia
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- Dept of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter New England Area Health Service, Newcastle, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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Wood LG, Li Q, Scott HA, Rutting S, Berthon BS, Gibson PG, Hansbro PM, Williams E, Horvat J, Simpson JL, Young P, Oliver BG, Baines KJ. Saturated fatty acids, obesity, and the nucleotide oligomerization domain-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome in asthmatic patients. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2018; 143:305-315. [PMID: 29857009 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.04.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2017] [Revised: 03/29/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Both obesity and high dietary fat intake activate the nucleotide oligomerization domain-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome. OBJECTIVE We aimed to examine NLRP3 inflammasome activity in the airways of obese asthmatic patients after macronutrient overload and in immune cells challenged by inflammasome triggers. METHODS Study 1 was a cross-sectional observational study of nonobese (n = 51) and obese (n = 76) asthmatic adults. Study 2 was a randomized, crossover, acute feeding study in 23 asthmatic adults (n = 12 nonobese and n = 11 obese subjects). Subjects consumed 3 isocaloric meals on 3 separate occasions (ie, saturated fatty acid, n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid, and carbohydrate) and were assessed at 0 and 4 hours. For Studies 1 and 2, airway inflammation was measured based on sputum differential cell counts, IL-1β protein levels (ELISA), and sputum cell gene expression (Nanostring nCounter). In Study 3 peripheral blood neutrophils and monocytes were isolated by using Ficoll density gradient and magnetic bead separation and incubated with or without palmitic acid, LPS, or TNF-α for 24 hours, and IL-1β release was measured (ELISA). RESULTS In Study 1 NLRP3 and nucleotide oligomerization domain 1 (NOD1) gene expression was upregulated, and sputum IL-1β protein levels were greater in obese versus nonobese asthmatic patients. In Study 2 the saturated fatty acid meal led to increases in sputum neutrophil percentages and sputum cell gene expression of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and NLRP3 at 4 hours in nonobese asthmatic patients. In Study 3 neutrophils and monocytes released IL-1β when challenged with a combination of palmitic acid and LPS or TNF-α. CONCLUSION The NLRP3 inflammasome is a potential therapeutic target in asthmatic patients. Behavioral interventions that reduce fatty acid exposure, such as weight loss and dietary saturated fat restriction, warrant further exploration.
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- Lisa G Wood
- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia.
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia; Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia; Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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- Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
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- Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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Chen ACH, Pena OM, Nel HJ, Yerkovich ST, Chang AB, Baines KJ, Gibson PG, Petsky HL, Pizzutto SJ, Hodge S, Masters IB, Buntain HL, Upham JW. Airway cells from protracted bacterial bronchitis and bronchiectasis share similar gene expression profiles. Pediatr Pulmonol 2018; 53:575-582. [PMID: 29575797 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.23984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2017] [Accepted: 02/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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AIM Protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) is a common cause of prolonged cough in young children, and may be a precursor of bronchiectasis. Bacteria are often present in the lower airways in both PBB and bronchiectasis and may cause persistent infections. However, there is a paucity of information available on the pathogenesis of PBB and the factors associated with persistent bacterial infection and progression to bronchiectasis. This study hypothesised that lung immune cells in recurrent PBB and bronchiectasis differentially express genes related to immune cell dysfunction compared to lung immune cells from control subjects. METHOD Cells isolated from bronchoalveolar lavage (adult-control and PBB BAL cells) were stimulated with nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi), and expression of genes involved in various inflammatory pathways was assessed. RESULT NTHi induced production of large amounts of IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-8 in adult-control BAL cells, however BAL cells from PBB airways appeared refractory to NTHi stimulation. BAL cells from PBB and bronchiectasis showed differential expression of several genes relative to control cells, including CCL20, MARCO, CCL24, IL-10, PPAR-γ, CD200R, TREM2, RelB. Expression of genes involved in resolution of inflammation and anti-inflammation response, such as CD200R and IL-10, was associated with the number of pathogenic bacteria found in the airways. CONCLUSION In summary, we have shown that the expression of genes related to macrophage function and resolution of inflammation are similar in PBB and bronchiectasis. Lung immune cell dysfunction in PBB and bronchiectasis may contribute to poor bacterial clearance and prolonged resolution of inflammation.
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- Alice C-H Chen
- Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.,Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Queensland University of Technology, CCHR, Brisbane, Australia.,Child Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Australia
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- Queensland University of Technology, CCHR, Brisbane, Australia
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- Child Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Australia
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- Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Lady Cilento Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.,Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Periyalil HA, Wood LG, Wright TA, Karihaloo C, Starkey MR, Miu AS, Baines KJ, Hansbro PM, Gibson PG. Obese asthmatics are characterized by altered adipose tissue macrophage activation. Clin Exp Allergy 2018; 48:641-649. [PMID: 29383778 DOI: 10.1111/cea.13109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2017] [Revised: 11/09/2017] [Accepted: 11/10/2017] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Adipose tissue-derived inflammation is linked to obesity-related comorbidities. This study aimed to quantify and immuno-phenotype adipose tissue macrophages (ATMs) from obese asthmatics and obese non-asthmatics and to examine associations between adipose tissue, systemic and airway inflammation. METHODS Visceral (VAT) adipose tissue and subcutaneous (SAT) adipose tissue were collected from obese adults undergoing bariatric surgery and processed to obtain the stromovascular fraction. Pro-inflammatory (M1) and anti-inflammatory (M2) macrophages were quantified by flow cytometry. Cytospins of induced sputum were stained for differential cell counts. Plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) and CD163 were measured by ELISA. RESULTS VAT contained a higher number of ATMs compared to SAT. A higher percentage of M1 ATMs was observed in VAT of obese asthmatics compared to obese non-asthmatics. The M1:M2 ratio in VAT was negatively associated with FEV1 %. Sputum macrophage count was correlated positively with M1 ATMs and negatively with M2 ATMs in VAT. In obese asthmatics, CRP was positively associated with M1:M2 ratio in VAT. There were no associations with CD163. An elevated ratio of M1:M2 ATMs was observed in VAT of obese asthmatics with increased disease severity. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Visceral inflammation with increased pro-inflammatory macrophages (M1) occurs in obese asthma and may be a determinant of systemic inflammation and asthma severity.
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- H A Periyalil
- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia.,School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia.,School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre Grow-Up-Well, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia.,Department of Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia.,School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia.,Priority Research Centre Grow-Up-Well, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia.,School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia
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Chen ACH, Tran HB, Xi Y, Yerkovich ST, Baines KJ, Pizzutto SJ, Carroll M, Robertson AAB, Cooper MA, Schroder K, Simpson JL, Gibson PG, Hodge G, Masters IB, Buntain HM, Petsky HL, Prime SJ, Chang AB, Hodge S, Upham JW. Multiple inflammasomes may regulate the interleukin-1-driven inflammation in protracted bacterial bronchitis. ERJ Open Res 2018; 4:00130-2017. [PMID: 29594175 PMCID: PMC5868518 DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00130-2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 02/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) in young children is characterised by prolonged wet cough, prominent airway interleukin (IL)-1β expression and infection, often with nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi). The mechanisms responsible for IL-1-driven inflammation in PBB are poorly understood. We hypothesised that the inflammation in PBB involves the NLRP3 and/or AIM2 inflammasome/IL-1β axis. Lung macrophages obtained from bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), blood monocytes and monocyte-derived macrophages from patients with PBB and age-matched healthy controls were cultured in control medium or exposed to live NTHi. In healthy adult PBMCs, CD14+ monocytes contributed to 95% of total IL-1β-producing cells upon NTHi stimulation. Stimulation of PBB PBMCs with NTHi significantly increased IL-1β expression (p<0.001), but decreased NLRC4 expression (p<0.01). NTHi induced IL-1β secretion in PBMCs from both healthy controls and patients with recurrent PBB. This was inhibited by Z-YVAD-FMK (a caspase-1 selective inhibitor) and by MCC950 (a NLRP3 selective inhibitor). In PBB BAL macrophages inflammasome complexes were visualised as fluorescence specks of NLRP3 or AIM2 colocalised with cleaved caspase-1 and cleaved IL-1β. NTHi stimulation induced formation of specks of cleaved IL-1β, NLRP3 and AIM2 in PBMCs, blood monocytes and monocyte-derived macrophages. We conclude that both the NLRP3 and AIM2 inflammasomes probably drive the IL-1β-dominated inflammation in PBB. Airway IL-1β activation in protracted bacterial bronchitishttp://ow.ly/ut9r30iqim2
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- Alice C-H Chen
- Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.,Joint first authors
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- Dept of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.,Joint first authors
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- Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Child Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Australia
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- Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, Brisbane, Australia
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- Dept of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.,Dept of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Lady Cilento Children's Hospital and Children's Centre for Health Research, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
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- Child Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Australia.,Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- Dept of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.,Dept of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.,Joint senior authors
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- Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.,Joint senior authors
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Porsbjerg C, Sverrild A, Baines KJ, Searles A, Maltby S, Foster PS, Brightling C, Gibson PG. Advancing the management of obstructive airways diseases through translational research. Clin Exp Allergy 2018; 48:493-501. [PMID: 29412485 DOI: 10.1111/cea.13112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Obstructive airways diseases (OAD) represent a huge burden of illness world-wide, and in spite of the development of effective therapies, significant morbidity and mortality related to asthma and COPD still remains. Over the past decade, our understanding of OAD has improved vastly, and novel treatments have evolved. This evolution is the result of successful translational research, which has connected clinical presentations of OAD and underlying disease mechanisms, thereby enabling the development of targeted treatments. The next challenge of translational research will be to position these novel treatments for OAD for optimal clinical use. At the same time, there is great potential in these treatments providing even better insights into disease mechanisms in OAD by studying the effects of blocking individual immunological pathways. To optimize this potential, there is a need to ensure that translational aspects are added to randomized clinical trials, as well as real-world studies, but also to use other trial designs such as platform studies, which allow for simultaneous assessment of different interventions. Furthermore, demonstrating clinical impact, that is research translation, is an increasingly important component of successful translational research. This review outlines concepts of translational research, exemplifying how translational research has moved management of obstructive airways diseases into the next century, with the introduction of targeted, individualized therapy. Furthermore, the review describes how these therapies may be used as research tools to further our understanding of disease mechanisms in OAD, through translational, mechanistic studies. We underline the current need for implementing basic immunological concepts into clinical care in order to optimize the use of novel targeted treatments and to further the clinical understanding of disease mechanisms. Finally, potential barriers to adoption of novel targeted therapies into routine practice and how these may be overcome are described.
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- C Porsbjerg
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Respiratory Research Unit, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Respiratory Research Unit, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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- Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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- Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, and Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle/Royal Newcastle Hospital, Newcastle, Australia
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, Institute for Lung Health, NIHR BRU Respiratory Medicine, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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Pabreja K, Gibson P, Lochrin AJ, Wood L, Baines KJ, Simpson JL. Sputum colour can identify patients with neutrophilic inflammation in asthma. BMJ Open Respir Res 2017; 4:e000236. [PMID: 29071085 PMCID: PMC5640107 DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2017-000236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Revised: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Introduction Sputum colour is associated with neutrophilic inflammation in chronic bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Neutrophilia and sputum expectoration is notable in asthma, but whether sputum colour is associated with and predicts the presence of neutrophilic inflammation in asthma is unknown. The objective of the study is to assess the ability of sputum colour in distinguishing asthma inflammatory phenotypes. Methods Induced sputum samples collected from 271 adults with stable asthma were retrospectively assessed. Sputum colour was determined using the BronkoTest sputum colour chart and correlated to differential cell counts and CXCL-8 concentration. Neutrophilic inflammation was defined as an age-corrected sputum neutrophil proportion (≥61.6% for age 20–40 years; ≥63.2% for age 40–60 and ≥67.2% for age >60 years), whereas neutrophilic bronchitis (NB) was defined as high total cell count (≥5.1×106 cells/mL) plus an increased age-corrected neutrophil proportion. The optimal cut-off for sputum colour to predict neutrophilic inflammation and NB was determined using receiver operator characteristic curve analysis. Results A sputum colour score of ≥3 represented and predicted neutrophilic inflammation with modest accuracy (area under the curve (AUC)=0.64; p<0.001, specificity=78.4%, sensitivity=49.2%). Participants with a sputum colour score of ≥3 had significantly (p<0.05) higher CXCL-8, total cells and neutrophil number and proportion. Sputum colour score was also positively correlated with these factors. Sputum colour score ≥3 predicted NB with reasonably good accuracy (AUC=0.79, p<0.001, specificity=79.3%, sensitivity=70.7%). Conclusions Visual gradation of sputum colour in asthma relates to high total cell count and neutrophilic inflammation. Assessment of sputum colour can identify adults with asthma who are likely to have NB without the need for sputum processing and differential cell count, which may facilitate asthma management.
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- Kavita Pabreja
- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, School of Medicine and Public Health, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, School of Medicine and Public Health, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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Chen ACH, Xi Y, Carroll M, Petsky HL, Gardiner SJ, Pizzutto SJ, Yerkovich ST, Baines KJ, Gibson PG, Hodge S, Masters IB, Buntain HM, Chang AB, Upham JW. Cytokine responses to two common respiratory pathogens in children are dependent on interleukin-1β. ERJ Open Res 2017; 3:00025-2017. [PMID: 29204435 PMCID: PMC5703357 DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00025-2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2017] [Accepted: 07/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) in young children is a common cause of prolonged wet cough and may be a precursor to bronchiectasis in some children. Although PBB and bronchiectasis are both characterised by neutrophilic airway inflammation and a prominent interleukin (IL)-1β signature, the contribution of the IL-1β pathway to host defence is not clear. This study aimed to compare systemic immune responses against common pathogens in children with PBB, bronchiectasis and control children and to determine the importance of the IL-1β pathway. Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) stimulation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from control subjects (n=20), those with recurrent PBB (n=20) and bronchiectasis (n=20) induced high concentrations of IL-1β, IL-6, interferon (IFN)-γ and IL-10. Blocking with an IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) modified the cellular response to pathogens, inhibiting cytokine synthesis by NTHi-stimulated PBMCs and rhinovirus-stimulated PBMCs (in a separate PBB cohort). Inhibition of IFN-γ production by IL-1Ra was observed across multiple cell types, including CD3+ T cells and CD56+ NK cells. Our findings highlight the extent to which IL-1β regulates the cellular immune response against two common respiratory pathogens. While blocking the IL-1β pathway has the potential to reduce inflammation, this may come at the cost of protective immunity against NTHi and rhinovirus.
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- Alice C-H Chen
- Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.,These authors contributed equally
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- Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.,These authors contributed equally
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- Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Queensland University of Technology, CCHR, Brisbane, Australia
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- Child Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Australia
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- Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Lady Cilento Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Queensland University of Technology, CCHR, Brisbane, Australia.,Child Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Australia
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- Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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McLoughlin RF, Berthon BS, Jensen ME, Baines KJ, Wood LG. Short-chain fatty acids, prebiotics, synbiotics, and systemic inflammation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Clin Nutr 2017; 106:930-945. [PMID: 28793992 DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.117.156265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2017] [Accepted: 07/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Prebiotic soluble fibers are fermented by beneficial bacteria in the colon to produce short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), which are proposed to have systemic anti-inflammatory effects. OBJECTIVE This review examines the effect of SCFAs, prebiotics, and pre- and probiotic combinations (synbiotics) on systemic inflammation. DESIGN Relevant English language studies from 1947 to May 2017 were identified with the use of online databases. Studies were considered eligible if they examined the effects of SCFAs, prebiotics, or synbiotics; were delivered orally, intravenously, or per rectum; were on biomarkers of systemic inflammation in humans; and performed meta-analysis where possible. RESULTS Sixty-eight studies were included. Fourteen of 29 prebiotic studies and 13 of 26 synbiotic studies reported a significant decrease in ≥1 marker of systemic inflammation. Eight studies compared prebiotic and synbiotic supplementation, 2 of which reported a decrease in inflammation with synbiotics only, with 1 reporting a greater anti-inflammatory effect with synbiotics than with prebiotics alone. Meta-analyses indicated that prebiotics reduce C-reactive protein (CRP) [standardized mean difference (SMD): -0.60; 95% CI: -0.98, -0.23], and synbiotics reduce CRP (SMD: -0.40; 95% CI: -0.73, -0.06) and tumor necrosis factor-α (SMD -0.90; 95% CI: -1.50, -0.30). CONCLUSIONS There is significant heterogeneity of outcomes in studies examining the effect of prebiotics and synbiotics on systemic inflammation. Approximately 50% of included studies reported a decrease in ≥1 inflammatory biomarker. The inconsistency in reported outcomes may be due to heterogeneity in study design, supplement formulation, dosage, duration, and subject population. Nonetheless, meta-analyses provide evidence to support the systemic anti-inflammatory effects of prebiotic and synbiotic supplementation.
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- Rebecca F McLoughlin
- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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Kim RY, Pinkerton JW, Essilfie AT, Robertson AAB, Baines KJ, Brown AC, Mayall JR, Ali MK, Starkey MR, Hansbro NG, Hirota JA, Wood LG, Simpson JL, Knight DA, Wark PA, Gibson PG, O'Neill LAJ, Cooper MA, Horvat JC, Hansbro PM. Role for NLRP3 Inflammasome-mediated, IL-1β-Dependent Responses in Severe, Steroid-Resistant Asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2017; 196:283-297. [PMID: 28252317 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201609-1830oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 273] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Severe, steroid-resistant asthma is the major unmet need in asthma therapy. Disease heterogeneity and poor understanding of pathogenic mechanisms hampers the identification of therapeutic targets. Excessive nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor family, pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome and concomitant IL-1β responses occur in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, respiratory infections, and neutrophilic asthma. However, the direct contributions to pathogenesis, mechanisms involved, and potential for therapeutic targeting remain poorly understood, and are unknown in severe, steroid-resistant asthma. OBJECTIVES To investigate the roles and therapeutic targeting of the NLRP3 inflammasome and IL-1β in severe, steroid-resistant asthma. METHODS We developed mouse models of Chlamydia and Haemophilus respiratory infection-mediated, ovalbumin-induced severe, steroid-resistant allergic airway disease. These models share the hallmark features of human disease, including elevated airway neutrophils, and NLRP3 inflammasome and IL-1β responses. The roles and potential for targeting of NLRP3 inflammasome, caspase-1, and IL-1β responses in experimental severe, steroid-resistant asthma were examined using a highly selective NLRP3 inhibitor, MCC950; the specific caspase-1 inhibitor Ac-YVAD-cho; and neutralizing anti-IL-1β antibody. Roles for IL-1β-induced neutrophilic inflammation were examined using IL-1β and anti-Ly6G. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Chlamydia and Haemophilus infections increase NLRP3, caspase-1, IL-1β responses that drive steroid-resistant neutrophilic inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness. Neutrophilic airway inflammation, disease severity, and steroid resistance in human asthma correlate with NLRP3 and IL-1β expression. Treatment with anti-IL-1β, Ac-YVAD-cho, and MCC950 suppressed IL-1β responses and the important steroid-resistant features of disease in mice, whereas IL-1β administration recapitulated these features. Neutrophil depletion suppressed IL-1β-induced steroid-resistant airway hyperresponsiveness. CONCLUSIONS NLRP3 inflammasome responses drive experimental severe, steroid-resistant asthma and are potential therapeutic targets in this disease.
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- Richard Y Kim
- 1 Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- 1 Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- 1 Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- 2 Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- 1 Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- 1 Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- 1 Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- 1 Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- 1 Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- 1 Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- 3 James Hogg Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; and
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- 1 Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- 1 Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- 1 Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- 1 Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- 1 Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- 4 School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- 2 Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- 1 Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- 1 Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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Berthon BS, Gibson PG, Wood LG, MacDonald-Wicks LK, Baines KJ. A sputum gene expression signature predicts oral corticosteroid response in asthma. Eur Respir J 2017; 49:49/6/1700180. [PMID: 28663317 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00180-2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Biomarkers that predict responses to oral corticosteroids (OCS) facilitate patient selection for asthma treatment. We hypothesised that asthma patients would respond differently to OCS therapy, with biomarkers and inflammometry predicting response.Adults with stable asthma underwent a randomised controlled cross-over trial of 50 mg prednisolone daily for 10 days (n=55). A six-gene expression biomarker signature (CLC, CPA3, DNASE1L3, IL1B, ALPL and CXCR2) in induced sputum, and eosinophils in blood and sputum were assessed and predictors of response were investigated (changes in forced expiratory volume in 1 s (ΔFEV1), six-item Asthma Control Questionnaire score (ΔACQ6) or exhaled nitric oxide fraction (ΔFeNO)).At baseline, responders to OCS (n=25) had upregulated mast cell CPA3 gene expression, poorer lung function, and higher sputum and blood eosinophils. Following treatment, CLC and CPA3 gene expression was reduced, whereas DNASE1L3, IL1B, ALPL and CXCR2 expression remained unchanged. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis showed the six-gene expression biomarker signature as a better predictor of clinically significant responses to OCS than blood and sputum eosinophils.The six-gene expression signature including eosinophil and Th2 related mast cell biomarkers showed greater precision in predicting OCS response in stable asthma. Thus, a novel sputum gene expression signature highlights an additional role of mast cells in asthma, and could be a useful measurement to guide OCS therapy in asthma.
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- Bronwyn S Berthon
- Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Discipline of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Hsu ACY, Dua K, Starkey MR, Haw TJ, Nair PM, Nichol K, Zammit N, Grey ST, Baines KJ, Foster PS, Hansbro PM, Wark PA. MicroRNA-125a and -b inhibit A20 and MAVS to promote inflammation and impair antiviral response in COPD. JCI Insight 2017; 2:e90443. [PMID: 28405612 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.90443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Influenza A virus (IAV) infections lead to severe inflammation in the airways. Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) characteristically have exaggerated airway inflammation and are more susceptible to infections with severe symptoms and increased mortality. The mechanisms that control inflammation during IAV infection and the mechanisms of immune dysregulation in COPD are unclear. We found that IAV infections lead to increased inflammatory and antiviral responses in primary bronchial epithelial cells (pBECs) from healthy nonsmoking and smoking subjects. In pBECs from COPD patients, infections resulted in exaggerated inflammatory but deficient antiviral responses. A20 is an important negative regulator of NF-κB-mediated inflammatory but not antiviral responses, and A20 expression was reduced in COPD. IAV infection increased the expression of miR-125a or -b, which directly reduced the expression of A20 and mitochondrial antiviral signaling (MAVS), and caused exaggerated inflammation and impaired antiviral responses. These events were replicated in vivo in a mouse model of experimental COPD. Thus, miR-125a or -b and A20 may be targeted therapeutically to inhibit excessive inflammatory responses and enhance antiviral immunity in IAV infections and in COPD.
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- Alan C-Y Hsu
- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Transplantation Immunology Group, Immunology Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Transplantation Immunology Group, Immunology Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute and The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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Baines KJ, Fu JJ, McDonald VM, Gibson PG. Airway gene expression of IL-1 pathway mediators predicts exacerbation risk in obstructive airway disease. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2017; 12:541-550. [PMID: 28223794 PMCID: PMC5308595 DOI: 10.2147/copd.s119443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background Exacerbations of asthma and COPD are a major cause of morbidity and mortality and are responsible for significant health care costs. This study further investigates interleukin (IL)-1 pathway activation and its relationship with exacerbations of asthma and COPD. Methods In this prospective cohort study, 95 participants with stable asthma (n=35) or COPD (n=60) were recruited and exacerbations recorded over the following 12 months. Gene expressions of IL-1 pathway biomarkers, including the IL-1 receptors (IL1R1, IL1R2, and IL1RN), and signaling molecules (IRAK2, IRAK3, and PELI1), were measured in sputum using real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Mediators were compared between the frequent (≥2 exacerbations in the 12 months) and infrequent exacerbators, and the predictive relationships investigated using receiver operating characteristic curves and area under the curve (AUC) values. Results Of the 95 participants, 89 completed the exacerbation follow-up, where 30 participants (n=22 COPD, n=8 asthma) had two or more exacerbations. At the baseline visit, expressions of IRAK2, IRAK3, PELI1, and IL1R1 were elevated in participants with frequent exacerbations of both asthma and COPD combined and separately. In the combined population, sputum gene expression of IRAK3 (AUC=75.4%; P<0.001) was the best predictor of future frequent exacerbations, followed by IL1R1 (AUC=72.8%; P<0.001), PELI1 (AUC=71.2%; P<0.001), and IRAK2 (AUC=68.6; P=0.004). High IL-1 pathway gene expression was associated with frequent prior year exacerbations and correlated with the number and severity of exacerbations. Conclusion The upregulation of IL-1 pathway mediators is associated with frequent exacerbations of obstructive airway disease. Further studies should investigate these mediators as both potential diagnostic biomarkers predicting at-risk patients and novel treatment targets.
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- Katherine J Baines
- Faculty of Health and Medicine, Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle; Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton, NSW, Australia
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- Respiratory Group, Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and West Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Health and Medicine, Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle; Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Health and Medicine, Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle; Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton, NSW, Australia
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Williams EJ, Baines KJ, Smart JM, Gibson PG, Wood LG. Rosuvastatin, lycopene and omega-3 fatty acids: A potential treatment for systemic inflammation in COPD; a pilot study. Journal of Nutrition & Intermediary Metabolism 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jnim.2016.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Negewo NA, McDonald VM, Baines KJ, Wark PA, Simpson JL, Jones PW, Gibson PG. Peripheral blood eosinophils: a surrogate marker for airway eosinophilia in stable COPD. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2016; 11:1495-504. [PMID: 27445469 PMCID: PMC4936821 DOI: 10.2147/copd.s100338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Introduction Sputum eosinophilia occurs in approximately one-third of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients and can predict exacerbation risk and response to corticosteroid treatments. Sputum induction, however, requires expertise, may not always be successful, and does not provide point-of-care results. Easily applicable diagnostic markers that can predict sputum eosinophilia in stable COPD patients have the potential to progress COPD management. This study investigated the correlation and predictive relationship between peripheral blood and sputum eosinophils. It also examined the repeatability of blood eosinophil counts. Methods Stable COPD patients (n=141) were classified as eosinophilic or noneosinophilic based on their sputum cell counts (≥3%), and a cross-sectional analysis was conducted comparing their demographics, clinical characteristics, and blood cell counts. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was used to assess the predictive ability of blood eosinophils for sputum eosinophilia. Intraclass correlation coefficient was used to examine the repeatability of blood eosinophil counts. Results Blood eosinophil counts were significantly higher in patients with sputum eosinophilia (n=45) compared to those without (0.3×109/L vs 0.15×109/L; P<0.0001). Blood eosinophils correlated with both the percentage (ρ=0.535; P<0.0001) and number of sputum eosinophils (ρ=0.473; P<0.0001). Absolute blood eosinophil count was predictive of sputum eosinophilia (area under the curve =0.76, 95% confidence interval [CI] =0.67–0.84; P<0.0001). At a threshold of ≥0.3×109/L (specificity =76%, sensitivity =60%, and positive likelihood ratio =2.5), peripheral blood eosinophil counts enabled identification of the presence or absence of sputum eosinophilia in 71% of the cases. A threshold of ≥0.4×109/L had similar classifying ability but better specificity (91.7%) and higher positive likelihood ratio (3.7). In contrast, ≥0.2×109/L offered a better sensitivity (91.1%) for ruling out sputum eosinophilia. There was a good agreement between two measurements of blood eosinophil count over a median of 28 days (intraclass correlation coefficient =0.8; 95% CI =0.66–0.88; P<0.0001). Conclusion Peripheral blood eosinophil counts can help identify the presence or absence of sputum eosinophilia in stable COPD patients with a reasonable degree of accuracy.
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- Netsanet A Negewo
- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia; Hunter Medical Research Institute, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia; Hunter Medical Research Institute, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia; Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia; School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia; Hunter Medical Research Institute, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia; Hunter Medical Research Institute, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia; Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia; Hunter Medical Research Institute, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- Institute for Infection and Immunity, St George's, University of London, London, UK
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia; Hunter Medical Research Institute, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia; Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Hodge S, Upham JW, Pizzutto S, Petsky HL, Yerkovich S, Baines KJ, Gibson P, Simpson JL, Buntain H, Chen ACH, Hodge G, Chang AB. Is Alveolar Macrophage Phagocytic Dysfunction in Children With Protracted Bacterial Bronchitis a Forerunner to Bronchiectasis? Chest 2016; 149:508-515. [PMID: 26867834 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2015.10.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Revised: 10/11/2015] [Accepted: 10/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Children with recurrent protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) and bronchiectasis share common features, and PBB is likely a forerunner to bronchiectasis. Both diseases are associated with neutrophilic inflammation and frequent isolation of potentially pathogenic microorganisms, including nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi), from the lower airway. Defective alveolar macrophage phagocytosis of apoptotic bronchial epithelial cells (efferocytosis), as found in other chronic lung diseases, may also contribute to tissue damage and neutrophil persistence. Thus, in children with bronchiectasis or PBB and in control subjects, we quantified the phagocytosis of airway apoptotic cells and NTHi by alveolar macrophages and related the phagocytic capacity to clinical and airway inflammation. METHODS Children with bronchiectasis (n = 55) or PBB (n = 13) and control subjects (n = 13) were recruited. Alveolar macrophage phagocytosis, efferocytosis, and expression of phagocytic scavenger receptors were assessed by flow cytometry. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid interleukin (IL) 1β was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS For children with PBB or bronchiectasis, macrophage phagocytic capacity was significantly lower than for control subjects (P = .003 and P < .001 for efferocytosis and P = .041 and P = .004 for phagocytosis of NTHi; PBB and bronchiectasis, respectively); median phagocytosis of NTHi for the groups was as follows: bronchiectasis, 13.7% (interquartile range [IQR], 11%-16%); PBB, 16% (IQR, 11%-16%); control subjects, 19.0% (IQR, 13%-21%); and median efferocytosis for the groups was as follows: bronchiectasis, 14.1% (IQR, 10%-16%); PBB, 16.2% (IQR, 14%-17%); control subjects, 18.1% (IQR, 16%-21%). Mannose receptor expression was significantly reduced in the bronchiectasis group (P = .019), and IL-1β increased in both bronchiectasis and PBB groups vs control subjects. CONCLUSIONS A reduced alveolar macrophage phagocytic host response to apoptotic cells or NTHi may contribute to neutrophilic inflammation and NTHi colonization in both PBB and bronchiectasis. Whether this mechanism also contributes to the progression of PBB to bronchiectasis remains unknown.
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- Sandra Hodge
- Chronic Inflammatory Lung Disease Research Laboratory, Lung Research Unit, Hanson Institute and Department of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital, and The School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
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- Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; The School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Child Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, NT, Australia
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- Queensland University of Technology, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- The School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- Queensland Children's Health Service, Brisbane, QLD, and Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- The School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Chronic Inflammatory Lung Disease Research Laboratory, Lung Research Unit, Hanson Institute and Department of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital, and The School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Child Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, NT, Australia; Queensland Children's Health Service, Brisbane, QLD, and Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Tang FSM, Hansbro PM, Burgess JK, Ammit AJ, Baines KJ, Oliver BG. A novel immunomodulatory function of neutrophils on rhinovirus-activated monocytes in vitro. Thorax 2016; 71:1039-1049. [PMID: 27287090 PMCID: PMC5099217 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Accepted: 05/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Background Rhinovirus (RV) infections are the major precipitant of asthma exacerbations. While neutrophilic lung inflammation occurs during such infections, its role remains unclear. Neutrophilic inflammation is associated with increased asthma severity and steroid refractory disease. Neutrophils are vital for controlling infections but also have immunomodulatory functions. Previously, we found that neutrophils respond to viral mimetics but not replication competent RV. We aimed to investigate if neutrophils are activated and/or modulate immune responses of monocytes during RV16 infection. Methods Primary human monocytes and autologous neutrophils were cocultured with or without RV16, in direct contact or separated by transwells. RV16-stimulated monocytes were also exposed to lysed neutrophils, neutrophil membrane components or soluble neutrophil intracellular components. Interleukin 6 (IL-6) and C-X-C motif (CXC)L8 mRNA and proteins were measured by quantitative PCR and ELISA at 24 hours. Results RV16 induced IL-6 and CXCL8 in monocytes, but not neutrophils. RV16-induced IL-6 and CXCL8 from monocytes was reduced in the presence of live neutrophils. Transwell separation abolished the inhibitory effects. Lysed neutrophils inhibited RV16-induced IL-6 and CXCL8 from monocytes. Neutrophil intracellular components alone effectively inhibited RV16-induced monocyte-derived IL-6 and CXCL8. Neutrophil intracellular components reduced RV16-induced IL-6 and CXCL8 mRNA in monocytes. Conclusions Cell contact between monocytes and neutrophils is required, and preformed neutrophil mediator(s) are likely to be involved in the suppression of cytokine mRNA and protein production. This study demonstrates a novel regulatory function of neutrophils on RV-activated monocytes in vitro, challenging the paradigm that neutrophils are predominantly proinflammatory.
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- Francesca S M Tang
- Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Discipline of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Discipline of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Woolcock Emphysema Centre, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Faculty of Science, School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Centre for Health Technologies and Molecular Biosciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Nguyen TH, Maltby S, Simpson JL, Eyers F, Baines KJ, Gibson PG, Foster PS, Yang M. TNF-α and Macrophages Are Critical for Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Induced Exacerbations in a Mouse Model of Allergic Airways Disease. J Immunol 2016; 196:3547-58. [PMID: 27036916 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1502339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2015] [Accepted: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Viral respiratory infections trigger severe exacerbations of asthma, worsen disease symptoms, and impair lung function. To investigate the mechanisms underlying viral exacerbation, we established a mouse model of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-induced exacerbation after allergen sensitization and challenge. RSV infection of OVA-sensitized/challenged BALB/c mice resulted in significantly increased airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) and macrophage and neutrophil lung infiltration. Exacerbation was accompanied by increased levels of inflammatory cytokines (including TNF-α, MCP-1, and keratinocyte-derived protein chemokine [KC]) compared with uninfected OVA-treated mice or OVA-treated mice exposed to UV-inactivated RSV. Dexamethasone treatment completely inhibited all features of allergic disease, including AHR and eosinophil infiltration, in uninfected OVA-sensitized/challenged mice. Conversely, dexamethasone treatment following RSV-induced exacerbation only partially suppressed AHR and failed to dampen macrophage and neutrophil infiltration or inflammatory cytokine production (TNF-α, MCP-1, and KC). This mimics clinical observations in patients with exacerbations, which is associated with increased neutrophils and often poorly responds to corticosteroid therapy. Interestingly, we also observed increased TNF-α levels in sputum samples from patients with neutrophilic asthma. Although RSV-induced exacerbation was resistant to steroid treatment, inhibition of TNF-α and MCP-1 function or depletion of macrophages suppressed features of disease, including AHR and macrophage and neutrophil infiltration. Our findings highlight critical roles for macrophages and inflammatory cytokines (including TNF-α and MCP-1) in viral-induced exacerbation of asthma and suggest examination of these pathways as novel therapeutic approaches for disease management.
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- Thi Hiep Nguyen
- Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2300, Australia; Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2300, Australia; and
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- Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2300, Australia; Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2300, Australia; and
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- Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2300, Australia; Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2300, Australia; and Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter New England Area Health Service, Newcastle, New South Wales 2305, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2300, Australia; Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2300, Australia; and
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- Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2300, Australia; Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2300, Australia; and Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter New England Area Health Service, Newcastle, New South Wales 2305, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2300, Australia; Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2300, Australia; and Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter New England Area Health Service, Newcastle, New South Wales 2305, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2300, Australia; Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2300, Australia; and
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- Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2300, Australia; Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2300, Australia; and
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