Serum T2-High Inflammation Mediators in Eosinophilic COPD
Eosinophils are central inflammatory cells in asthma; however, a portion of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have blood or sputum eosinophilia, a condition termed eosinophilic COPD (eCOPD), which may contribute to the progression of the disease. We hypothesize that eosinoph...
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| author | Andrius Januskevicius Egle Vasyle Airidas Rimkunas Jolita Palacionyte Virginija Kalinauskaite-Zukauske Kestutis Malakauskas |
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| description | Eosinophils are central inflammatory cells in asthma; however, a portion of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have blood or sputum eosinophilia, a condition termed eosinophilic COPD (eCOPD), which may contribute to the progression of the disease. We hypothesize that eosinophilic inflammation in eCOPD patients is related to Type 2 (T2)-high inflammation seen in asthma and that serum mediators might help us to identify T2-high inflammation in patients and choose an appropriate personalized treatment strategy. Thus, we aimed to investigate ten serum levels of T2-high inflammation mediators in eCOPD patients and compare them to severe non-allergic eosinophilic asthma (SNEA) patients. We included 8 subjects with eCOPD, 10 with SNEA, and 11 healthy subjects (HS) as a control group. The concentrations of biomarkers in serum samples were analyzed using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). In this study, we found that eCOPD patients were distinguished from SNEA patients by elevated serum levels of sIL-5Rα, MET, TRX1, ICTP, and IL-4, as well as decreased serum levels of eotaxin-1 and sFcεRI. Moreover, MET, ICTP, eotaxin-1, and sFcεRI demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity as potential biomarkers for eCOPD patients. Furthermore, serum levels of IL-5 and IL-25 in combination with sIL-5Rα, MET, and IL-4 demonstrated a high value in identifying T2-high inflammation in eCOPD patients. In conclusion, this study highlights that while T2-high inflammation drives eosinophilic inflammation in both eCOPD and SNEA through similar mechanisms, the distinct expression of its mediators reflects an imbalance between T1 and T2 inflammation pathways in eCOPD patients. A combined analysis of serum mediators may aid in identifying T2-high inflammation in eCOPD patients and in selecting an appropriate personalized treatment strategy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-085d43ac9a5e442d8ac0e8d79a5285342025-08-20T02:00:54ZengMDPI AGBiomolecules2218-273X2024-12-011412164810.3390/biom14121648Serum T2-High Inflammation Mediators in Eosinophilic COPDAndrius Januskevicius0Egle Vasyle1Airidas Rimkunas2Jolita Palacionyte3Virginija Kalinauskaite-Zukauske4Kestutis Malakauskas5Laboratory of Pulmonology, Department of Pulmonology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-44307 Kaunas, LithuaniaLaboratory of Pulmonology, Department of Pulmonology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-44307 Kaunas, LithuaniaLaboratory of Pulmonology, Department of Pulmonology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-44307 Kaunas, LithuaniaDepartment of Pulmonology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-44307 Kaunas, LithuaniaDepartment of Pulmonology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-44307 Kaunas, LithuaniaLaboratory of Pulmonology, Department of Pulmonology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-44307 Kaunas, LithuaniaEosinophils are central inflammatory cells in asthma; however, a portion of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have blood or sputum eosinophilia, a condition termed eosinophilic COPD (eCOPD), which may contribute to the progression of the disease. We hypothesize that eosinophilic inflammation in eCOPD patients is related to Type 2 (T2)-high inflammation seen in asthma and that serum mediators might help us to identify T2-high inflammation in patients and choose an appropriate personalized treatment strategy. Thus, we aimed to investigate ten serum levels of T2-high inflammation mediators in eCOPD patients and compare them to severe non-allergic eosinophilic asthma (SNEA) patients. We included 8 subjects with eCOPD, 10 with SNEA, and 11 healthy subjects (HS) as a control group. The concentrations of biomarkers in serum samples were analyzed using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). In this study, we found that eCOPD patients were distinguished from SNEA patients by elevated serum levels of sIL-5Rα, MET, TRX1, ICTP, and IL-4, as well as decreased serum levels of eotaxin-1 and sFcεRI. Moreover, MET, ICTP, eotaxin-1, and sFcεRI demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity as potential biomarkers for eCOPD patients. Furthermore, serum levels of IL-5 and IL-25 in combination with sIL-5Rα, MET, and IL-4 demonstrated a high value in identifying T2-high inflammation in eCOPD patients. In conclusion, this study highlights that while T2-high inflammation drives eosinophilic inflammation in both eCOPD and SNEA through similar mechanisms, the distinct expression of its mediators reflects an imbalance between T1 and T2 inflammation pathways in eCOPD patients. A combined analysis of serum mediators may aid in identifying T2-high inflammation in eCOPD patients and in selecting an appropriate personalized treatment strategy.https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/14/12/1648COPDT2-high inflammationeosinophilmediatorsbiomarkers |
| spellingShingle | Andrius Januskevicius Egle Vasyle Airidas Rimkunas Jolita Palacionyte Virginija Kalinauskaite-Zukauske Kestutis Malakauskas Serum T2-High Inflammation Mediators in Eosinophilic COPD Biomolecules COPD T2-high inflammation eosinophil mediators biomarkers |
| title | Serum T2-High Inflammation Mediators in Eosinophilic COPD |
| title_full | Serum T2-High Inflammation Mediators in Eosinophilic COPD |
| title_fullStr | Serum T2-High Inflammation Mediators in Eosinophilic COPD |
| title_full_unstemmed | Serum T2-High Inflammation Mediators in Eosinophilic COPD |
| title_short | Serum T2-High Inflammation Mediators in Eosinophilic COPD |
| title_sort | serum t2 high inflammation mediators in eosinophilic copd |
| topic | COPD T2-high inflammation eosinophil mediators biomarkers |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/14/12/1648 |
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