IMMUNOLOGICAL MARKERS OF UNCONTROLLED ATOPIC BRONCHIAL ASTHMA IN CHILDREN

Bronchial asthma is a prevalent chronic allergic disease of lungs at early ages. A priority  task in allergology  is to search  biological  markers  related  to uncontrolled atopic  bronchial asthma. Cytokines fulfill their distinct function in pathogenesis of atopic  bronchial asthma, participating...

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Main Authors: M. V. Smolnikova, S. V. Smirnova, N. A. Ilyenkova, O. S. Konopleva
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Published: St. Petersburg branch of the Russian Association of Allergologists and Clinical Immunologists 2017-08-01
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author M. V. Smolnikova
S. V. Smirnova
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O. S. Konopleva
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description Bronchial asthma is a prevalent chronic allergic disease of lungs at early ages. A priority  task in allergology  is to search  biological  markers  related  to uncontrolled atopic  bronchial asthma. Cytokines fulfill their distinct function in pathogenesis of atopic  bronchial asthma, participating at the initiation, development and persistence of allergic inflammation in airways, causing different  variations of clinical course of the disease (with  respect  to its acuteness, severity, frequency of exacerbations). The  present  work has studied  indices  of cellular  and  humoral links of immunity, as well as levels of some  pro and  anti-inflammatory cytokines in peripheral blood serum (IL-4, IL-10, IL-2 and TNFα), aiming to determine potential markers of uncontrolled atopic bronchial asthma in children. A group of Caucasian (European) children was involved into the research: Cohort 1, moderate atopic  bronchial asthma with controlled course during the last 3 months (n = 59); Cohort 2, severe/moderate-severe atopic bronchial asthma with uncontrolled course of the disease within last 3 months (n = 51),  Cohort 3 – control, practically healthy  children without signs of atopy  (n = 33). All the  children included in the group with atopic  bronchial asthma underwent regular mono/combined basic therapy  at high/ intermediate therapeutic doses.  We performed a comparative analysis  of cell  population indices  reflecting certain cellular  immunity links,  and  determined significantly  lower  levels of CD3+   lymphocytes, as well as decrease in relative  and  absolute  contents of CD4+  and  CD8+  cells in the  cohort with  uncontrolled course of atopic  bronchial asthma, as compared with controlled-course cohort. When  evaluating concentrations  of cytokines in peripheral blood serum of the patients with controlled and uncontrolled atopic  bronchial asthma, we revealed  significantly  higher  levels of IL-2, IL-4, and  IL-10, as compared to control group.  It was found that TNFα concentration is considerably higher in both cohorts of the patients, being 2to 3-fold higher than the levels of this cytokine in control group.  When comparing the cohorts with different  control of the disease course, we have found that TNFα concentration in the cohort with uncontrolled bronchial asthma is statistically higher  than  among  children with  controllable course  of the  disease.  Hence, the  following  parameters may serve as potential markers  of pediatric atopic  bronchial asthma with uncontrolled course:  low levels of total Т lymphocyte numbers in peripheral blood,  and decreased counts  of CD4+, CD8+ cells; IgE hyperproduction; low contents of common IgA, and high concentration of TNFα in peripheral blood serum.
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spelling doaj-art-0565bf5540e84f388d5a0dd169caefe52025-08-20T03:37:44ZrusSt. Petersburg branch of the Russian Association of Allergologists and Clinical ImmunologistsМедицинская иммунология1563-06252313-741X2017-08-0119445346010.15789/1563-0625-2017-4-453-460939IMMUNOLOGICAL MARKERS OF UNCONTROLLED ATOPIC BRONCHIAL ASTHMA IN CHILDRENM. V. Smolnikova0S. V. Smirnova1N. A. Ilyenkova2O. S. Konopleva3Scientific Research Institute of Medical Problems of the North, Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Science Center”, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences; Krasnoyarsk State V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky Medical UniversityScientific Research Institute of Medical Problems of the North, Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Science Center”, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences; Krasnoyarsk State V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky Medical UniversityKrasnoyarsk State V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky Medical UniversityScientific Research Institute of Medical Problems of the North, Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Science Center”, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences; Krasnoyarsk State V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky Medical UniversityBronchial asthma is a prevalent chronic allergic disease of lungs at early ages. A priority  task in allergology  is to search  biological  markers  related  to uncontrolled atopic  bronchial asthma. Cytokines fulfill their distinct function in pathogenesis of atopic  bronchial asthma, participating at the initiation, development and persistence of allergic inflammation in airways, causing different  variations of clinical course of the disease (with  respect  to its acuteness, severity, frequency of exacerbations). The  present  work has studied  indices  of cellular  and  humoral links of immunity, as well as levels of some  pro and  anti-inflammatory cytokines in peripheral blood serum (IL-4, IL-10, IL-2 and TNFα), aiming to determine potential markers of uncontrolled atopic bronchial asthma in children. A group of Caucasian (European) children was involved into the research: Cohort 1, moderate atopic  bronchial asthma with controlled course during the last 3 months (n = 59); Cohort 2, severe/moderate-severe atopic bronchial asthma with uncontrolled course of the disease within last 3 months (n = 51),  Cohort 3 – control, practically healthy  children without signs of atopy  (n = 33). All the  children included in the group with atopic  bronchial asthma underwent regular mono/combined basic therapy  at high/ intermediate therapeutic doses.  We performed a comparative analysis  of cell  population indices  reflecting certain cellular  immunity links,  and  determined significantly  lower  levels of CD3+   lymphocytes, as well as decrease in relative  and  absolute  contents of CD4+  and  CD8+  cells in the  cohort with  uncontrolled course of atopic  bronchial asthma, as compared with controlled-course cohort. When  evaluating concentrations  of cytokines in peripheral blood serum of the patients with controlled and uncontrolled atopic  bronchial asthma, we revealed  significantly  higher  levels of IL-2, IL-4, and  IL-10, as compared to control group.  It was found that TNFα concentration is considerably higher in both cohorts of the patients, being 2to 3-fold higher than the levels of this cytokine in control group.  When comparing the cohorts with different  control of the disease course, we have found that TNFα concentration in the cohort with uncontrolled bronchial asthma is statistically higher  than  among  children with  controllable course  of the  disease.  Hence, the  following  parameters may serve as potential markers  of pediatric atopic  bronchial asthma with uncontrolled course:  low levels of total Т lymphocyte numbers in peripheral blood,  and decreased counts  of CD4+, CD8+ cells; IgE hyperproduction; low contents of common IgA, and high concentration of TNFα in peripheral blood serum.https://www.mimmun.ru/mimmun/article/view/1316atopic bronchial asthmacontrolled asthmauncontrolled asthmacytokinesimmunoglobulinsmarker of the disease
spellingShingle M. V. Smolnikova
S. V. Smirnova
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O. S. Konopleva
IMMUNOLOGICAL MARKERS OF UNCONTROLLED ATOPIC BRONCHIAL ASTHMA IN CHILDREN
Медицинская иммунология
atopic bronchial asthma
controlled asthma
uncontrolled asthma
cytokines
immunoglobulins
marker of the disease
title IMMUNOLOGICAL MARKERS OF UNCONTROLLED ATOPIC BRONCHIAL ASTHMA IN CHILDREN
title_full IMMUNOLOGICAL MARKERS OF UNCONTROLLED ATOPIC BRONCHIAL ASTHMA IN CHILDREN
title_fullStr IMMUNOLOGICAL MARKERS OF UNCONTROLLED ATOPIC BRONCHIAL ASTHMA IN CHILDREN
title_full_unstemmed IMMUNOLOGICAL MARKERS OF UNCONTROLLED ATOPIC BRONCHIAL ASTHMA IN CHILDREN
title_short IMMUNOLOGICAL MARKERS OF UNCONTROLLED ATOPIC BRONCHIAL ASTHMA IN CHILDREN
title_sort immunological markers of uncontrolled atopic bronchial asthma in children
topic atopic bronchial asthma
controlled asthma
uncontrolled asthma
cytokines
immunoglobulins
marker of the disease
url https://www.mimmun.ru/mimmun/article/view/1316
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