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Non-eosinophilic asthma in nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug exacerbated respiratory disease
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  • Lucyna Mastalerz,
  • Natalia Celejewska-Wójcik,
  • Adam Ćmiel,
  • Krzysztof Wójcik,
  • Joanna Szaleniec,
  • Karolina Hydzik-Sobocińska,
  • Jerzy Tomik,
  • Marek Sanak
Lucyna Mastalerz
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski w Krakowie Collegium Medicum
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Natalia Celejewska-Wójcik
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski w Krakowie Collegium Medicum
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Adam Ćmiel
Akademia Gorniczo-Hutnicza im Stanislawa Staszica w Krakowie
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Krzysztof Wójcik
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski w Krakowie Collegium Medicum
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Joanna Szaleniec
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski w Krakowie Collegium Medicum
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Karolina Hydzik-Sobocińska
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski w Krakowie Collegium Medicum
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Jerzy Tomik
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski w Krakowie Collegium Medicum
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Marek Sanak
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski w Krakowie Collegium Medicum

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Abstract

Background: The cellular inflammatory pattern of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug–exacerbated respiratory disease (N-ERD) is heterogeneous. However, data on the heterogeneity of non-eosinophilic asthma (NEA) with aspirin hypersensitivity are scanty. By examination of N-ERD patients based on clinical data and eicosanoid biomarkers we aimed to identify NEA endotypes potentially guiding clinical management. Methods: Induced sputum was collected from 133 patients with N-ERD. Sixty six patients (49.6%) with NEA were included in the hierarchical cluster analysis based on clinical and laboratory data. The quality of clustering was evaluated using internal cluster validation with different indices and a practical decision tree was proposed to simplify stratification of patients. Results: The most frequent NEA pattern was paucigranulocytic (PGA; 75.8%), remaining was neutrophilic asthma (NA; 24.2%). Four clusters were identified. Cluster #3 included the highest number of NEA patients (37.9%) with severe asthma and PGA pattern (96.0%). Cluster #1 (24.2%) included severe only asthma, with a higher prevalence of NA (50%). Cluster #2 (25.8%) comprised well-controlled mild or severe asthma (PGA; 76.5%). Cluster #4 contained only 12.1% patients with well-controlled moderate asthma (PGA;62.5%). Sputum prostaglandin D 2 levels distinguished cluster #1 from the remaining clusters with an area under the curve of 0.94. Conclusions: Among identified four NEA subtypes, clusters #3 and #1 represented N-ERD patients with severe asthma but a different inflammatory signatures. All the clusters were discriminated by sputum PGD 2 levels, asthma severity, and age of patients. The heterogeneity of non-eosinophilic N-ERD suggests a need for novel targeted interventions.