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KMID : 1225720210130020330
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Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Research : AAIR
2021 Volume.13 No. 2 p.330 ~ p.338
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Changes in Type 2 Biomarkers After Anti-IL5 Treatment in Patients With Severe Eosinophilic Asthma
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Jang Jae-Hyuk
Woo Seong-Dae
Lee Young-Soo
Kim Chang-Keun
Shin Yoo-Seob
Ye Young-Min
Park Hae-Sim
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Abstract
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Patients with severe eosinophilic asthma (SEA) suffer from frequent asthma exacerbations, where eosinophils are major effector cells in airway inflammation, and anti-interleukin (IL)-5 becomes an effective treatment modality to control eosinophilic inflammation of SEA. Fifteen patients with SEA who had been treated with anti-IL5 (reslizumab, 100 mg monthly intravenously) for 6 months at Ajou University Hospital (Suwon, Korea) were enrolled in this study. Clinical parameters, including total blood eosinophil count (TEC), FEV1%, fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) levels, and serum biomarkers such as eosinophil-derived neurotoxin (EDN), periostin (PON), and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1), were analyzed. EDN levels and TEC decreased significantly after 1 month of treatment (P < 0.05 for both), while no changes were noted in FeNO/PON/TGF-β1 levels. FEV1% increased after 2 months of treatment (P < 0.05). A positive correlation was observed between TEC and EDN levels (r = 0.60, P = 0.02). Significant negative correlations were noted between age and TEC/EDN levels (r = ?0.57, P = 0.02 and r = ?0.56, P = 0.03, respectively). Baseline TEC was higher in the EDN-responder group (≥75% decrease) than in the non-responder group (P = 0.06) with a positive correlation between %reduction in EDN and TEC (r = 0.67, P = 0.01). The onset age was younger and asthma duration was longer in the FEV1%-non-responder group (<12% increase) than in the FEV1%-responder group (P = 0.07 and P = 0.007, respectively). In conclusion, changes in the serum EDN level may be a potential biomarker for monitoring eosinophilic inflammation after anti-IL5 treatment in SEA, which is affected by onset age and asthma duration.
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KEYWORD
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Asthma, eosinophils, interleukin-5, antibodies, monoclonal, inflammation, asthma exacerbation
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