Trajectory of the response to bronchodilator and respiratory outcomes in adults with asthma-like symptoms

In the real world, health professionals need to care for individuals with asthma-like symptoms who have a persistently negative bronchodilator response (BDR). Little is known about the evolution of symptoms and lung function of these individuals because they are usually excluded from studies on ast...

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Main Authors: Daniel Gimenez da Rocha, Monique Olivia Burch, Luciana Aparecida Teixeira Soares, Jessica Regina Bertolino, Ana Lúcia Bergamasco Galastri, Daniel Antunes, Ronei Luciano Mamoni, Eduardo Vieira Ponte
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Published: PAGEPress Publications 2025-03-01
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Online Access:https://www.monaldi-archives.org/macd/article/view/3116
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author Daniel Gimenez da Rocha
Monique Olivia Burch
Luciana Aparecida Teixeira Soares
Jessica Regina Bertolino
Ana Lúcia Bergamasco Galastri
Daniel Antunes
Ronei Luciano Mamoni
Eduardo Vieira Ponte
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Monique Olivia Burch
Luciana Aparecida Teixeira Soares
Jessica Regina Bertolino
Ana Lúcia Bergamasco Galastri
Daniel Antunes
Ronei Luciano Mamoni
Eduardo Vieira Ponte
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description In the real world, health professionals need to care for individuals with asthma-like symptoms who have a persistently negative bronchodilator response (BDR). Little is known about the evolution of symptoms and lung function of these individuals because they are usually excluded from studies on asthma. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether individuals with asthma-like symptoms but with a persistently negative BDR have a different evolution of symptoms and lung function compared to individuals with asthma proven by positive BDR. This prospective cohort study included adults with asthma-like symptoms. Individuals participated in two visits 12 months apart. They responded to questionnaires and underwent a spirometry test. In individuals without airway obstruction in the first visit, those with asthma-like symptoms and persistently negative BDR were less likely to lose forced expiratory volume in the first second during follow-up or progress to airway obstruction at the final visit compared to individuals with asthma proven by positive BDR. Among individuals with airway obstruction at baseline, those with asthma-like symptoms and persistently negative BDR were less likely to resolve the airway obstruction during follow-up compared to individuals with asthma proven by positive BDR. In individuals with proven asthma, the emergence or persistence of positive BDR during follow-up was accompanied by a worsening of asthma outcomes compared to the remission of positive BDR. Thus, BRD is an accessible marker of disease progression in individuals with asthma-like symptoms. In individuals with asthma proven by positive BDR, the trend in BDR was associated with the evolution of symptoms and lung function.
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spelling doaj-art-03a1b9e5b5a145b7a077c433fc1586622025-08-20T02:55:49ZengPAGEPress PublicationsMonaldi Archives for Chest Disease1122-06432532-52642025-03-0110.4081/monaldi.2025.3116Trajectory of the response to bronchodilator and respiratory outcomes in adults with asthma-like symptomsDaniel Gimenez da Rocha0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9248-4978Monique Olivia Burch1Luciana Aparecida Teixeira Soares2https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9145-0772Jessica Regina Bertolino3Ana Lúcia Bergamasco Galastri4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1824-9069Daniel Antunes5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3168-9982Ronei Luciano Mamoni6Eduardo Vieira Ponte7https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4868-0124Department of Internal Medicine, Jundiaí School of MedicineDepartment of Internal Medicine, Jundiaí School of MedicineDepartment of Internal Medicine, Jundiaí School of MedicineDepartment of Internal Medicine, Jundiaí School of MedicineDepartment of Pathology, Jundiaí School of MedicineDepartment of Internal Medicine, Jundiaí School of MedicineDepartment of Pathology, Jundiaí School of MedicineDepartment of Internal Medicine, Jundiaí School of Medicine In the real world, health professionals need to care for individuals with asthma-like symptoms who have a persistently negative bronchodilator response (BDR). Little is known about the evolution of symptoms and lung function of these individuals because they are usually excluded from studies on asthma. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether individuals with asthma-like symptoms but with a persistently negative BDR have a different evolution of symptoms and lung function compared to individuals with asthma proven by positive BDR. This prospective cohort study included adults with asthma-like symptoms. Individuals participated in two visits 12 months apart. They responded to questionnaires and underwent a spirometry test. In individuals without airway obstruction in the first visit, those with asthma-like symptoms and persistently negative BDR were less likely to lose forced expiratory volume in the first second during follow-up or progress to airway obstruction at the final visit compared to individuals with asthma proven by positive BDR. Among individuals with airway obstruction at baseline, those with asthma-like symptoms and persistently negative BDR were less likely to resolve the airway obstruction during follow-up compared to individuals with asthma proven by positive BDR. In individuals with proven asthma, the emergence or persistence of positive BDR during follow-up was accompanied by a worsening of asthma outcomes compared to the remission of positive BDR. Thus, BRD is an accessible marker of disease progression in individuals with asthma-like symptoms. In individuals with asthma proven by positive BDR, the trend in BDR was associated with the evolution of symptoms and lung function. https://www.monaldi-archives.org/macd/article/view/3116Airway inflammationbronchial hyperresponsivenessairway remodelingairway smooth musclebronchodilator response
spellingShingle Daniel Gimenez da Rocha
Monique Olivia Burch
Luciana Aparecida Teixeira Soares
Jessica Regina Bertolino
Ana Lúcia Bergamasco Galastri
Daniel Antunes
Ronei Luciano Mamoni
Eduardo Vieira Ponte
Trajectory of the response to bronchodilator and respiratory outcomes in adults with asthma-like symptoms
Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
Airway inflammation
bronchial hyperresponsiveness
airway remodeling
airway smooth muscle
bronchodilator response
title Trajectory of the response to bronchodilator and respiratory outcomes in adults with asthma-like symptoms
title_full Trajectory of the response to bronchodilator and respiratory outcomes in adults with asthma-like symptoms
title_fullStr Trajectory of the response to bronchodilator and respiratory outcomes in adults with asthma-like symptoms
title_full_unstemmed Trajectory of the response to bronchodilator and respiratory outcomes in adults with asthma-like symptoms
title_short Trajectory of the response to bronchodilator and respiratory outcomes in adults with asthma-like symptoms
title_sort trajectory of the response to bronchodilator and respiratory outcomes in adults with asthma like symptoms
topic Airway inflammation
bronchial hyperresponsiveness
airway remodeling
airway smooth muscle
bronchodilator response
url https://www.monaldi-archives.org/macd/article/view/3116
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