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Measures of gene expression in sputum cells can identify TH2-high and TH2-low subtypes of asthma Peters MC; Mekonnen ZK; Yuan S; Bhakta NR; Woodruff PG; Fahy JVJ Allergy Clin Immunol 2014[Feb]; 133 (2): 388-94BACKGROUND: The 3-gene signature of periostin, chloride channel accessory 1 (CLCA1), and Serpin beta2 (SERPINB2) in airway epithelial brushings is used to classify asthma into TH2-high and TH2-low endotypes. Little is known about the utility of gene profiling in sputum as a molecular phenotyping method. OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine whether gene profiling in sputum cells can identify T(H)2-high and T(H)2-low subtypes of asthma. METHODS: In induced sputum cell pellets from 37 asthmatic patients and 15 healthy control subjects, PCR was used to profile gene expression of the epithelial cell signature of IL-13 activation (periostin, CLCA1, and SERPINB2), TH2 genes (IL4, IL5, and IL13), and other genes associated with airway TH2 inflammation. RESULTS: Gene expression levels of CLCA1 and periostin, but not SerpinB2, were significantly higher than normal in sputum cells from asthmatic subjects. Expression levels of IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13 were also significantly increased in asthmatic patients and highly correlated within individual subjects. By combining the expression levels of IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13 in a single quantitative metric ("T(H)2 gene mean"), 26 (70%) of the 37 asthmatic patients had T(H)2-high asthma, which was characterized by more severe measures of asthma and increased blood and sputum eosinophilia. TH2 gene mean values tended to be stable when initial values were very high or very low but fluctuated above or below the T(H)2-high cutoff when initial values were intermediate. CONCLUSION: IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13 transcripts are easily detected in sputum cells from asthmatic patients, and their expression levels can be used to classify asthma into T(H)2-high and T(H)2-low endotypes.|Adult[MESH]|Asthma/*genetics/immunology[MESH]|Cell Adhesion Molecules/genetics[MESH]|Chloride Channels/genetics[MESH]|Cytokines/genetics[MESH]|Female[MESH]|Gene Expression[MESH]|Humans[MESH]|Male[MESH]|Middle Aged[MESH]|Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 2/genetics[MESH]|Sputum/*cytology[MESH]|Th2 Cells/*immunology[MESH]|Young Adult[MESH] |
