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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
卷 184, 期 9, 页码 1007-1014出版社
AMER THORACIC SOC
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201103-0585OC
关键词
asthma; virus; exacerbation; index; neutrophil
资金
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) [R01 HL080412]
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) NHLBI [K23 HL081492]
- NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases [U19 AI070503]
- NIH National Center for Research Resources [1 UL1RR025011]
- Merck, Inc.
- Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
- Cephalon, Inc.
- GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
- Biota
- Centocor
- Synairgen
- 3V Biosciences
- Boehringer Ingelheim
- AstraZeneca
- Merck
- Pharmaxis
- Genetech
- Asthmatx
Rationale: Most asthma exacerbations are initiated by viral upper respiratory illnesses. It is unclear whether human rhinovirus (HRV)-induced exacerbations are associated with greater viral replication and neutrophilic inflammation compared with HRV colds. Objectives: To evaluate viral strain and load in a prospective asthma cohort during a natural cold. Methods: Adults were enrolled at the first sign of a cold, with daily monitoring of symptoms, medication use, and peak expiratory flow rate until resolution. Serial nasal lavage and induced sputum samples were assessed for viral copy number and inflammatory cell counts. Measurements and Main Results: A total of 52 persons with asthma and 14 control subjects without atopy or asthma were studied for over 10 weeks per subject on average; 25 participants developed an asthma exacerbation. Detection of HRVs in the preceding 5 days was the most common attributable exposure related to exacerbation. Compared with other infections, those by a minor group A HRV were 4.4-fold more likely to cause exacerbation (P = 0.038). Overall, sputum neutrophils and the burden of rhinovirus in the lower airway were similar in control subjects without atopy and the asthma group. However, among HRV-infected participants with asthma, exacerbations were associated with greater sputum neutrophil counts (P = 0.005). Conclusions: HRV infection is a frequent cause of exacerbations in adults with asthma and a cold, and there may be group-specific differences in severity of these events. The absence of large differences in viral burden among groups suggests differential lower airway sensitization to the effects of neutrophilic inflammation in the patients having exacerbations.
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