July 28, 2014

Differential serum protein markers and clinical severity of asthma

Authors Meyer N, Nuss SJ, Rothe T, Siebenhüner A, Akdis CA, Menz G
Published Date April 2014  Journal of Asthma and Allergy  Volume 2014:7 Pages 67—75
Received 3 September 2013Accepted 29 October 2013, Published 25 April 2014
Norbert Meyer,1,2 Sarah Janine Nuss,1 Thomas Rothe,1 Alexander Siebenhüner,1 Cezmi A Akdis,2Günter Menz1

1Hochgebirgsklinik Davos, Davos-Wolfgang, Switzerland; 2Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), Davos Platz, Switzerland

Background: Asthma is a heterogeneous disease characterized by different clinical phenotypes and the involvement of multiple inflammatory pathways. During airway inflammation, many cytokines and chemokines are released and some are detectable in the sera.
Objective: Serum chemokines and cytokines, involved in airway inflammation in asthma patients, were investigated.
Methods: A total of 191 asthma patients were classified by hierarchical cluster analysis, including the following parameters: forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) serum levels, blood eosinophils, Junipers asthma symptom score, and the change in FEV1, ECP serum levels, and blood eosinophils after 3 weeks of asthma therapy. Serum proteins were measured by multiplex analysis. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to evaluate the validity of serum proteins for discriminating between asthma clusters.
Results: Classification of asthma patients identified one cluster with high ECP serum levels, increased blood eosinophils, low FEV1 values, and good FEV1 improvement in response to asthma therapy (n=60) and one cluster with low ECP serum levels, low numbers of blood eosinophils, higher FEV1 values, and no FEV1 improvement in response to asthma therapy (n=131). Serum interleukin (IL)-8, eotaxin, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), cutaneous T-cell-attracting chemokine (CTACK), growth-related oncogene (GRO)-α, and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) were significantly different between the two clusters of asthma patients. ROC analysis for serum proteins calculated a sensitivity of 55.9% and specificity of 75.8% for discriminating between them.
Conclusion: Serum cytokine and chemokine levels might be predictors for the severity of asthmatic inflammation, asthma control, and response to therapy, and therefore might be useful for treatment optimization.

Keywords: asthma, cluster, phenotype, serum cytokines
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