Effect of Bronchoconstriction on Airway Remodeling in Asthma

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作者
Grainge, Christopher L. [1 ,2 ]
Lau, Laurie C. K. [1 ]
Ward, Jonathon A. [1 ]
Dulay, Valdeep [1 ]
Lahiff, Gemma [1 ]
Wilson, Susan [1 ]
Holgate, Stephen [1 ,3 ]
Davies, Donna E. [1 ]
Howarth, Peter H. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Southampton, Sch Med, Div Infect Inflammat & Immun, Southampton, Hants, England
[2] Wellcome Trust Clin Res Facil, Southampton, Hants, England
[3] Natl Inst Hlth Res Resp Biomed Res Unit, Southampton, Hants, England
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
GROWTH-FACTOR RECEPTOR; ALLERGEN CHALLENGE; EPITHELIAL-CELLS; INFLAMMATION; EXPRESSION; GUIDELINES; MODEL;
D O I
10.1056/NEJMoa1014350
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
BACKGROUND Asthma is characterized pathologically by structural changes in the airway, termed airway remodeling. These changes are associated with worse long-term clinical outcomes and have been attributed to eosinophilic inflammation. In vitro studies indicate, however, that the compressive mechanical forces that arise during broncho-constriction may induce remodeling independently of inflammation. We evaluated the influence of repeated experimentally induced bronchoconstriction on airway structural changes in patients with asthma. METHODS We randomly assigned 48 subjects with asthma to one of four inhalation challenge protocols involving a series of three challenges with one type of inhaled agent presented at 48-hour intervals. The two active challenges were with either a dust-mite allergen (which causes bronchoconstriction and eosinophilic inflammation) or methacholine (which causes bronchoconstriction without eosinophilic inflammation); the two control challenges (neither of which causes bronchoconstriction) were either saline alone or albuterol followed by methacholine (to control for non-bronchoconstrictor effects of methacholine). Bronchial-biopsy specimens were obtained before and 4 days after completion of the challenges. RESULTS Allergen and methacholine immediately induced similar levels of bronchoconstriction. Eosinophilic inflammation of the airways increased only in the allergen group, whereas both the allergen and the methacholine groups had significant airway remodeling not seen in the two control groups. Subepithelial collagen-band thickness increased by a median of 2.17 mu m in the allergen group (interquartile range [IQR], 0.70 to 3.67) and 1.94 mu m in the methacholine group (IQR, 0.37 to 3.24) (P<0.001 for the comparison of the two challenge groups with the two control groups); periodic acid-Schiff staining of epithelium (mucus glands) also increased, by a median of 2.17 percentage points in the allergen group (IQR, 1.03 to 4.77) and 2.13 percentage points in the methacholine group (IQR, 1.14 to 7.96) (P=0.003 for the comparison with controls). There were no significant differences between the allergen and methacholine groups. CONCLUSIONS Bronchoconstriction without additional inflammation induces airway remodeling in patients with asthma. These findings have potential implications for management.
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页码:2006 / 2015
页数:10
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