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Goldman DL, Chen Z, Shankar V, Tyberg M, Vicencio A, Burk R. Lower airway microbiota and mycobiota in children with severe asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2017; 141:808-811.e7. [PMID: 29031597 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2017] [Revised: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 09/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- David L Goldman
- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.
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- Department of Microbiology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY
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- Department of Pediatrics, the Cohen's Children Medical Center, Queens, NY
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Asthma is a heterogeneous disease characterized by multiple phenotypes. Treatment of patients with severe disease can be challenging. Predictive biomarkers are measurable characteristics that reflect the underlying pathophysiology of asthma and can identify patients that are likely to respond to a given therapy. This review discusses current knowledge regarding predictive biomarkers in asthma. RECENT FINDINGS Recent trials evaluating biologic therapies targeting IgE, IL-5, IL-13, and IL-4 have utilized predictive biomarkers to identify patients who might benefit from treatment. Other work has suggested that using composite biomarkers may offer enhanced predictive capabilities in tailoring asthma therapy. Multiple biomarkers including sputum eosinophil count, blood eosinophil count, fractional concentration of nitric oxide in exhaled breath (FeNO), and serum periostin have been used to identify which patients will respond to targeted asthma medications. Further work is needed to integrate predictive biomarkers into clinical practice.
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Loxham M, Davies DE. Phenotypic and genetic aspects of epithelial barrier function in asthmatic patients. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2017; 139:1736-1751. [PMID: 28583446 PMCID: PMC5457128 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2017] [Revised: 04/13/2017] [Accepted: 04/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The bronchial epithelium is continuously exposed to a multitude of noxious challenges in inhaled air. Cellular contact with most damaging agents is reduced by the action of the mucociliary apparatus and by formation of a physical barrier that controls passage of ions and macromolecules. In conjunction with these defensive barrier functions, immunomodulatory cross-talk between the bronchial epithelium and tissue-resident immune cells controls the tissue microenvironment and barrier homeostasis. This is achieved by expression of an array of sensors that detect a wide variety of viral, bacterial, and nonmicrobial (toxins and irritants) agents, resulting in production of many different soluble and cell-surface molecules that signal to cells of the immune system. The ability of the bronchial epithelium to control the balance of inhibitory and activating signals is essential for orchestrating appropriate inflammatory and immune responses and for temporally modulating these responses to limit tissue injury and control the resolution of inflammation during tissue repair. In asthmatic patients abnormalities in many aspects of epithelial barrier function have been identified. We postulate that such abnormalities play a causal role in immune dysregulation in the airways by translating gene-environment interactions that underpin disease pathogenesis and exacerbation.
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- Matthew Loxham
- Clinical and Experimental Sciences and the Southampton NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Sir Henry Wellcome Laboratories, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences and the Southampton NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Sir Henry Wellcome Laboratories, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.
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Agarwal D, Dhotre D, Patil R, Shouche Y, Juvekar S, Salvi S. Potential of Health and Demographic Surveillance System in Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Microbiome Research. Front Public Health 2017; 5:196. [PMID: 28824902 PMCID: PMC5543077 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Health and demographic surveillance system (HDSS) is a population-based health and vital event registration system that monitors demographic and health events in a geographically defined population at regular intervals. Human microbiome research in the past decade has been the field of increasingly intense research much due to its demonstrated impact upon various health conditions including human chronic airway diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Many confounding factors have been revealed to play a role in shaping the microbiome in chronic airway diseases. Asthma and COPD follows a typical pattern of disease progression, which includes stable and exacerbation state in which the microbiota is known to vary. However, many such studies lack extensive and longitudinal sampling with inadequate metadata, which has resulted in the inconsistencies in the observations. HDSS provides such a platform, which can offer a deeper understanding of the role of the microbiome in human health. In this review, we highlight opportunities and limitations in microbiome research with the help of studies conducted on chronic airway diseases like asthma and COPD. In addition, we also emphasize on the benefits of HDSS and future directions in lung microbiome research.
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- Dhiraj Agarwal
- Chest Research Foundation, Pune, India.,Vadu Rural Health Program, KEM Hospital Research Centre, Pune, India
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- Microbial Culture Collection, National Centre for Cell Science, Pune, India
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- Vadu Rural Health Program, KEM Hospital Research Centre, Pune, India
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- Microbial Culture Collection, National Centre for Cell Science, Pune, India
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- Vadu Rural Health Program, KEM Hospital Research Centre, Pune, India.,INDEPTH Network, Accra, Ghana
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Anderson WC, Apter AJ, Dutmer CM, Searing DA, Szefler SJ. Advances in asthma in 2016: Designing individualized approaches to management. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2017; 140:671-680. [PMID: 28709967 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2017] [Revised: 06/26/2017] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In this year's Advances in Asthma review, we discuss viral infections in asthmatic patients and potential therapeutic agents, the microbiome, novel genetic associations with asthma, air quality and climate effects on asthma, exposures during development and long-term sequelae of childhood asthma, patient-centered outcomes research, and precision medicine. In addition, we discuss application of biomarkers to precision medicine and new information on asthma medications. New evidence indicates that rhinovirus-triggered asthma exacerbations become more severe as the degree of sensitization to dust mite and mouse increase. The 2 biggest drivers of asthma severity are an allergy pathway starting with allergic sensitization and an environmental tobacco smoke pathway. In addition, allergic sensitization and blood eosinophils can be used to select medications for management of early asthma in young children. These current findings, among others covered in this review, represent significant steps toward addressing rapidly advancing areas of knowledge that have implications for asthma management.
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- William C Anderson
- Allergy & Immunology Section, Children's Hospital Colorado and University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colo
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- Section of Allergy & Immunology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa
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- Allergy & Immunology Section, Children's Hospital Colorado and University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colo
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- Allergy & Immunology Section, Children's Hospital Colorado and University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colo
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- Breathing Institute and Pulmonary Medicine Section, Children's Hospital Colorado and University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colo.
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Airway microbial dysbiosis in asthmatic patients: A target for prevention and treatment? J Allergy Clin Immunol 2017; 139:1071-1081. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2016] [Revised: 01/22/2017] [Accepted: 02/03/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Huang YJ, Marsland BJ, Bunyavanich S, O'Mahony L, Leung DYM, Muraro A, Fleisher TA. The microbiome in allergic disease: Current understanding and future opportunities-2017 PRACTALL document of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology and the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2017; 139:1099-1110. [PMID: 28257972 PMCID: PMC5899886 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 222] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Revised: 02/02/2017] [Accepted: 02/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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PRACTALL is a joint initiative of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology and the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology to provide shared evidence-based recommendations on cutting-edge topics in the field of allergy and immunology. PRACTALL 2017 is focused on what has been established regarding the role of the microbiome in patients with asthma, atopic dermatitis, and food allergy. This is complemented by outlining important knowledge gaps regarding its role in allergic disease and delineating strategies necessary to fill these gaps. In addition, a review of progress in approaches used to manipulate the microbiome will be addressed, identifying what has and has not worked to serve as a baseline for future directions to intervene in allergic disease development, progression, or both.
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- Yvonne J Huang
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich
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- Service de Pneumologie, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Departments of Pediatrics and Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Molecular Immunology, Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research, University of Zurich, Davos, Switzerland
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colo
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- Food Allergy Referral Centre Veneto Region, Department of Women and Child Health, Padua General University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.
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Rubin BK. Translational research in pediatric pulmonary disease, 2017. Clin Transl Med 2017; 6:12. [PMID: 28251572 PMCID: PMC5332313 DOI: 10.1186/s40169-017-0142-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2017] [Accepted: 02/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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As readers of this journal know, translational research is the application of basic science findings to improve clinical care; a process that was once called “bench-to-bedside” research. In my field of pediatric pulmonary disease, the rapid advancement of basic science understanding into improved clinical care has been, to use an appropriate term, breathtaking. In this perspective article, I will describe a few of these advances, as they relate to specific pulmonary diseases.
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- Bruce K Rubin
- Department of Pediatrics, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Richmond, 1000 East Broad St., Richmond, VA, 23298, USA.
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Hong SW, Kim KS, Surh CD. Beyond Hygiene: Commensal Microbiota and Allergic Diseases. Immune Netw 2017; 17:48-59. [PMID: 28261020 PMCID: PMC5334122 DOI: 10.4110/in.2017.17.1.48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2016] [Revised: 01/23/2017] [Accepted: 01/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Complex communities of microorganisms, termed commensal microbiota, inhabit mucosal surfaces and profoundly influence host physiology as well as occurrence of allergic diseases. Perturbing factors such as the mode of delivery, dietary fibers and antibiotics can influence allergic diseases by altering commensal microbiota in affected tissues as well as in intestine. Here, we review current findings on the relationship between commensal microbiota and allergic diseases, and discuss the underlying mechanisms that contribute to the regulation of allergic responses by commensal microbiota.
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- Sung-Wook Hong
- Academy of Immunology and Microbiology, Institute for Basic Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Korea
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- Academy of Immunology and Microbiology, Institute for Basic Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Korea
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- Academy of Immunology and Microbiology, Institute for Basic Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Korea.; Department of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology. Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Korea
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Lynch JP, Sikder MAA, Curren BF, Werder RB, Simpson J, Cuív PÓ, Dennis PG, Everard ML, Phipps S. The Influence of the Microbiome on Early-Life Severe Viral Lower Respiratory Infections and Asthma-Food for Thought? Front Immunol 2017; 8:156. [PMID: 28261214 PMCID: PMC5311067 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2016] [Accepted: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Severe viral lower respiratory infections are a major cause of infant morbidity. In developing countries, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-bronchiolitis induces significant mortality, whereas in developed nations the disease represents a major risk factor for subsequent asthma. Susceptibility to severe RSV-bronchiolitis is governed by gene-environmental interactions that affect the host response to RSV infection. Emerging evidence suggests that the excessive inflammatory response and ensuing immunopathology, typically as a consequence of insufficient immunoregulation, leads to long-term changes in immune cells and structural cells that render the host susceptible to subsequent environmental incursions. Thus, the initial host response to RSV may represent a tipping point in the balance between long-term respiratory health or chronic disease (e.g., asthma). The composition and diversity of the microbiota, which in humans stabilizes in the first year of life, critically affects the development and function of the immune system. Hence, perturbations to the maternal and/or infant microbiota are likely to have a profound impact on the host response to RSV and susceptibility to childhood asthma. Here, we review recent insights describing the effects of the microbiota on immune system homeostasis and respiratory disease and discuss the environmental factors that promote microbial dysbiosis in infancy. Ultimately, this knowledge will be harnessed for the prevention and treatment of severe viral bronchiolitis as a strategy to prevent the onset and development of asthma.
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- Jason P. Lynch
- Laboratory of Respiratory Mucosal Immunity, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- Laboratory of Respiratory Mucosal Immunity, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- Laboratory of Respiratory Mucosal Immunity, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- Laboratory of Respiratory Mucosal Immunity, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- Laboratory of Respiratory Mucosal Immunity, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- Translational Research Institute, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- The School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- School of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Laboratory of Respiratory Mucosal Immunity, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
- Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
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