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Mastalerz L, Trąd G, Szatkowski P, Ćmiel A, Gielicz A, Kacorzyk R, Plutecka H, Szaleniec J, Gawlewicz-Mroczka A, Jakieła B, Sanak M. Aspirin hypersensitivity diagnostic index (AHDI): In vitro test for diagnosing of N-ERD based on urinary 15-oxo-ETE and LTE 4 excretion. Allergy 2024. [PMID: 39180224 DOI: 10.1111/all.16281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 07/22/2024] [Accepted: 07/28/2024] [Indexed: 08/26/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND 15-oxo-eicosatetraenoic acid (15-oxo-ETE), is a product of arachidonic acid (AA) metabolism in the 15-lipoxygenase-1 (15-LOX-1) pathway. 15-oxo-ETE was overproduced in the nasal polyps of patients with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-exacerbated respiratory disease (N-ERD). In this study we investigated the systemic biosynthesis of 15-oxo-ETE and leukotriene E4 (LTE4) and assessed their diagnostic value to identify patients with N-ERD. METHODS The study included 64 patients with N-ERD, 59 asthmatics who tolerated aspirin well (ATA), and 51 healthy controls. A thorough clinical characteristics of asthmatics included computed tomography of paranasal sinuses. Plasma and urinary 15-oxo-ETE levels, and urinary LTE4 excretion were measured using high-performance liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry. Repeatability and precision of the measurements were tested. RESULTS Plasma 15-oxo-ETE levels were the highest in N-ERD (p < .001). A receiver operator characteristic (ROC) revealed that 15-oxo-ETE had certain sensitivity (64.06% in plasma, or 88.24% in urine) for N-ERD discrimination, while the specificity was rather limited. Modeling of variables allowed to construct the Aspirin Hypersensitivity Diagnostic Index (AHDI) based on urinary LTE4-to-15-oxo-ETE excretion corrected for sex and the Lund-Mackay score of chronic rhinosinusitis. AHDI outperformed single measurements in discrimination of N-ERD among asthmatics with an area under ROC curve of 0.889, sensitivity of 81.97%, specificity of 87.23%, and accuracy of 86.87%. CONCLUSIONS We confirmed 15-oxo-ETE as a second to cysteinyl leukotrienes biomarker of N-ERD. An index based on these eicosanoids corrected for sex and Lund-Mackay score has a similar diagnostic value as gold standard oral aspirin challenge in the studied group of patients with asthma.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lucyna Mastalerz
- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
- Doctoral School of Medical and Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Applied Mathematics, AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
- Doctoral School of Medical and Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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Stevens WW, Cahill KN. Mechanistic and clinical updates in AERD: 2021-2022. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2023; 151:1448-1456. [PMID: 36967016 PMCID: PMC10272052 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2023.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
Abstract
Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) is a unique and often clinically severe disease affecting a subgroup of adults with asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis. Works published in 2021-2022 confirmed the critical role of lipid mediator dysregulation and mast cell activation and expanded our understanding of basophils, macrophages, fibrin dysregulation, and the 15-lipoxygenase pathway in disease pathogenesis. Translational studies established inflammatory heterogeneity in the upper and lower airway at baseline and during aspirin-induced respiratory reactions. Clinical cohorts provided insights into the mechanistic actions of frequently utilized biologic therapies in AERD. These advances are already changing clinical care delivery and affecting patient outcomes. Despite this, further work is needed to improve clinical tools to reliably diagnose AERD and identify factors that could prevent development of the disease altogether. Additionally, the impact of inflammatory heterogeneity on clinical trajectories and the utility and safety of combination biologic and daily aspirin therapies remains unanswered.
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- Whitney W Stevens
- Division of Allergy-Immunology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.
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Mastalerz L, Celejewska‐Wójcik N, Ćmiel A, Wójcik K, Szaleniec J, Hydzik‐Sobocińska K, Tomik J, Sanak M. Non‐eosinophilic asthma in nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drug exacerbated respiratory disease. Clin Transl Allergy 2023; 13:e12235. [PMID: 36973957 PMCID: PMC10009799 DOI: 10.1002/clt2.12235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 02/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023] Open
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Background The cellular inflammatory pattern of nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drug–exacerbated respiratory disease (N‐ERD) is heterogeneous. However, data on the heterogeneity of non‐eosinophilic asthma (NEA) with aspirin hypersensitivity are scanty. By examination of N‐ERD patients based on clinical data and eicosanoid biomarkers we aimed to identify NEA endotypes potentially guiding clinical management. Methods Induced sputum was collected from patients with N‐ERD. Sixty six patients (49.6% of 133 N‐ERD) with NEA were included in the hierarchical cluster analysis based on clinical and laboratory data. The quality of clustering was evaluated using internal cluster validation with different indices and a practical decision tree was proposed to simplify stratification of patients. Results The most frequent NEA pattern was paucigranulocytic (PGA; 75.8%), remaining was neutrophilic asthma (NA; 24.2%). Four clusters were identified. Cluster #3 included the highest number of NEA patients (37.9%) with severe asthma and PGA pattern (96.0%). Cluster #1 (24.2%) included severe only asthma, with a higher prevalence of NA (50%). Cluster #2 (25.8%) comprised well‐controlled mild or severe asthma (PGA; 76.5%). Cluster #4 contained only 12.1% patients with well‐controlled moderate asthma (PGA; 62.5%). Sputum prostaglandin D2 levels distinguished cluster #1 from the remaining clusters with an area under the curve of 0.94. Conclusions Among identified four NEA subtypes, clusters #3 and #1 represented N‐ERD patients with severe asthma but a different inflammatory signatures. All the clusters were discriminated by sputum PGD2 levels, asthma severity, and age of patients. The heterogeneity of non‐eosinophilic N‐ERD suggests a need for novel targeted interventions.
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- Lucyna Mastalerz
- 2nd Department of Internal MedicineJagiellonian University Medical CollegeKrakowPoland
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- Department of Applied MathematicsAGH University of Science and TechnologyKrakowPoland
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- 2nd Department of Internal MedicineJagiellonian University Medical CollegeKrakowPoland
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- Department of OtolaryngologyFaculty of MedicineJagiellonian University Medical CollegeKrakowPoland
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- Department of OtolaryngologyFaculty of MedicineJagiellonian University Medical CollegeKrakowPoland
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- 2nd Department of Internal MedicineJagiellonian University Medical CollegeKrakowPoland
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Mastalerz L, Kacorzyk R, Jakieła B, Ćmiel A, Sanak M. Sputum transcriptome analysis of co-regulated genes related to arachidonic acid metabolism in N-ERD. Allergy 2023; 78:553-555. [PMID: 36048968 DOI: 10.1111/all.15501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2022] [Revised: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Lucyna Mastalerz
- II Department of Internal Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- II Department of Internal Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- II Department of Internal Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Applied Mathematics, AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland
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- II Department of Internal Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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Tripathi SH, Corr A, Kumar A, Ungerer H, Salmon M, Adappa ND, Bosso JV. SNOT-22 scores after 6 months of aspirin therapy are predictive of long-term quality of life in AERD. Allergy Asthma Proc 2023; 44:78-80. [PMID: 36719696 DOI: 10.2500/aap.2023.44.220091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Background: Aspirin exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) is an inflammatory condition that consists of eosinophilic asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, and respiratory reactions to cyclooxygenase-1 inhibitors. Aspirin therapy after aspirin desensitization (ATAD) is the most extensively studied treatment paradigm for AERD. Objective: The objective was to identify which time point of ATAD was most predictive of long-term outcomes as measured by the 22-item Sino-Nasal Outcome Test (SNOT-22). Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted of patients at a single institution who underwent endoscopic sinus surgery, followed by ATAD, and had remained on ATAD for 2 consecutive years. SNOT-22 scores were recorded at predesensitization as well as at the 3-, 6-, 12-, and 24-month postdesensitization time points. The patients were separated into two cohorts at each of the data collection time points based on whether their SNOT-22 scores were < 20 (responders) or ≥ 20 (nonresponders). Responder status was compared between each time point and at 24-month postdesensitization. The odds ratios (OR) were then calculated between the two groups at each of the following time points: postsurgery/predesensitization, and 3-, 6-, and 12-month postdesensitization. Results: There were 70 patients who met the inclusion criteria of having 24-month postdesensitization SNOT-22 scores available. Responder status at 6 months after surgery had the most predictive OR 16.5 (95% confidence interval, 3.71-73.44) for long-term outcomes at 24 months. Conclusion: The SNOT-22 scores after 6 months of ATAD showed the greatest predictive value for long-term quality-of-life outcomes and, therefore, poor 6-month SNOT-22 scores could serve as a basis for consideration of alternative therapies.
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Bangert C, Villazala-Merino S, Fahrenberger M, Krausgruber T, Bauer WM, Stanek V, Campion NJ, Bartosik T, Quint T, Regelsberger G, Niederberger-Leppin V, Bock C, Schneider S, Eckl-Dorna J. Comprehensive Analysis of Nasal Polyps Reveals a More Pronounced Type 2 Transcriptomic Profile of Epithelial Cells and Mast Cells in Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease. Front Immunol 2022; 13:850494. [PMID: 35418991 PMCID: PMC8996080 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.850494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps is affecting up to 3% of Western populations. About 10% of patients with nasal polyps also suffer from asthma and intolerance to aspirin, a syndrome called aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease. Although eosinophilic inflammation is predominant in polyps of both diseases, phenotypic differences in the tissue-derived microenvironment, elucidating disease-specific characteristics, have not yet been identified. We sought to obtain detailed information about phenotypic and transcriptional differences in epithelial and immune cells in polyps of aspirin-tolerant and intolerant patients. Cytokine profiles in nasal secretions and serum of patients suffering from aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (n = 10) or chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (n = 9) were assessed using a multiplex mesoscale discovery assay. After enrichment for immune cell subsets by flow cytometry, we performed transcriptomic profiling by employing single-cell RNA sequencing. Aspirin-intolerant patients displayed significantly elevated IL-5 and CCL17 levels in nasal secretions corresponding to a more pronounced eosinophilic type 2 inflammation. Transcriptomic profiling revealed that epithelial and mast cells not only complement one another in terms of gene expression associated with the 15-lipoxygenase pathway but also show a clear type 2-associated inflammatory phenotype as identified by the upregulation of POSTN, CCL26, and IL13 in patients with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease. Interestingly, we also observed cellular stress responses indicated by an increase of MTRNR2L12, MTRNR2L8, and NEAT1 across all immune cell subsets in this disease entity. In conclusion, our findings support the hypothesis that epithelial and mast cells act in concert as potential drivers of the pathogenesis of the aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease.
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- Christine Bangert
- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Center for Integrative Bioinformatics Vienna (CIBIV), Max Perutz Labs, University of Vienna and Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Neuropathology and Neurochemistry, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria.,Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support, Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics, and Intelligence Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Pendolino AL, Scadding GK, Scarpa B, Andrews PJ. A retrospective study on long-term efficacy of intranasal lysine-aspirin in controlling NSAID-exacerbated respiratory disease. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2021; 279:2473-2484. [PMID: 34480600 PMCID: PMC8986745 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-021-07063-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Purpose Aspirin treatment after desensitization (ATAD) represents an effective therapeutic option suitable for NSAID-exacerbated respiratory disease (N-ERD) patients with recalcitrant disease. Intranasal administration of lysine-aspirin (LAS) has been suggested as a safer and faster route than oral ATAD but evidence for its use is less strong. We investigated nasal LAS therapy long-term efficacy based on objective outcomes, smell function, polyp recurrence and need for surgery or rescue therapy. Clinical biomarkers predicting response to intranasal LAS, long-term side effects and consequences of discontinuing treatment have been evaluated. Methods A retrospective analysis of a database of 60 N-ERD patients seen between 2012 and 2020 was performed in March 2021. They were followed up at 3-months, 1-, 2- and 3-years with upper and lower airway functions assessed at each follow-up. Results Higher nasal airflow and smell scores were found at each follow-up in patients taking LAS (p < 0.001 and p = 0.048 respectively). No influence of LAS on pulmonary function measurements was observed. Patient on intranasal LAS showed a lower rate of revision sinus surgery when compared to those who discontinued the treatment (p < 0.001). None of the variables studied was found to influence LAS treatment response. Conclusion Our study demonstrates the clinical effectiveness of long-term intranasal LAS in the management of N-ERD in terms of improved nasal airflow and olfaction and a reduced need for revision sinus surgery. Intranasal LAS is safe, being associated with a lower rate of side effects when compared to oral ATAD. However, discontinuation of the treatment at any stage is associated with a loss of clinical benefit.
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- Alfonso Luca Pendolino
- Department of ENT, Royal National ENT & Eastman Dental Hospitals, 47-49 Huntley St, Bloomsbury, London, WC1E 6DG, UK.
- Ear Institute, University College London, London, UK.
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- Department of ENT, Royal National ENT & Eastman Dental Hospitals, 47-49 Huntley St, Bloomsbury, London, WC1E 6DG, UK
- Faculty of Medical Sciences, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Statistical Sciences and Department of Mathematics Tullio Levi-Civita, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of ENT, Royal National ENT & Eastman Dental Hospitals, 47-49 Huntley St, Bloomsbury, London, WC1E 6DG, UK
- Ear Institute, University College London, London, UK
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Mastalerz L, Tyrak KE. Biomarkers for predicting response to long-term high dose aspirin therapy in aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease. Clin Transl Allergy 2021; 11:e12048. [PMID: 34429873 PMCID: PMC8361815 DOI: 10.1002/clt2.12048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) is a phenotype of asthma characterized by eosinophilic inflammation in the airways, mast cell activation, cysteinyl leukotriene overproduction, and acute respiratory reactions on exposure to cyclooxygenase-1 inhibitors. Aspirin desensitization followed by daily high-dose aspirin therapy is a safe and effective treatment option for the majority of patients with AERD. However, there is still some percentage of the population who do not derive benefits from daily aspirin use. METHODS Based on the current literature, the biomarkers, which might predict aspirin treatment outcomes in AERD patients, were evaluated. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Patients with severe symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis, type 2 asthma based on blood eosinophilia, non-neutrophilic inflammatory phenotype based on sputum cells, as well as high plasma level of 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (15-HETE) are potentially good responders to long term high-dose aspirin therapy. Additionally, high expression of the hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase gene, HPGD encoding prostaglandin-degrading enzyme 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase (15-PGDH) and low expression of the proteoglycan 2 gene, PRG2 encoding constituent of the eosinophil granule in sputum cells might serve as a predictor of good response to aspirin therapy. Variations in the expression of cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1 in the airways could additionally influence the response to long-term aspirin therapy. Arachidonic acid metabolites levels via the 5-lipoxygenase as well as via the cyclooxygenase pathways in induced sputum supernatant do not change during high dose long-term aspirin therapy and do not influence outcomes of aspirin treatment.
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- Lucyna Mastalerz
- 2nd Department of Internal MedicineJagiellonian University Medical CollegeCracowPoland
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- 2nd Department of Internal MedicineJagiellonian University Medical CollegeCracowPoland
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Shamji MH, Boyle RJ. Biomarkers in asthma and allergic diseases. Clin Exp Allergy 2021; 51:982-984. [PMID: 34337806 DOI: 10.1111/cea.13988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Mohamed H Shamji
- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK.,NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK.,NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK
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Cahill KN. Immunologic effects of aspirin desensitization and high-dose aspirin therapy in aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2021; 148:344-347. [PMID: 34144108 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Revised: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Katherine N Cahill
- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.
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