Sputum neutrophil elastase associates with microbiota and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in bronchiectasis
Neutrophilic inflammation is a major driver of bronchiectasis pathophysiology, and neutrophil elastase activity is the most promising biomarker evaluated in sputum to date. How active neutrophil elastase correlates with the lung microbiome in bronchiectasis is still unexplored. We aimed to understan...
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| Vydáno v: | The European respiratory journal Ročník 56; číslo 4 |
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| Médium: | Journal Article |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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01.10.2020
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| ISSN: | 1399-3003, 1399-3003 |
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| Shrnutí: | Neutrophilic inflammation is a major driver of bronchiectasis pathophysiology, and neutrophil elastase activity is the most promising biomarker evaluated in sputum to date. How active neutrophil elastase correlates with the lung microbiome in bronchiectasis is still unexplored. We aimed to understand whether active neutrophil elastase is associated with low microbial diversity and distinct microbiome characteristics.
An observational, cross-sectional study was conducted at the bronchiectasis programme of the Policlinico Hospital in Milan, Italy, where adults with bronchiectasis were enrolled between March 2017 and March 2019. Active neutrophil elastase was measured on sputum collected during stable state, microbiota analysed through 16S rRNA gene sequencing, molecular assessment of respiratory pathogens carried out through real-time PCR and clinical data collected.
Among 185 patients enrolled, decreasing α-diversity, evaluated through the Shannon entropy (ρ -0.37, p<0.00001) and Pielou's evenness (ρ -0.36, p<0.00001) and richness (ρ -0.33, p<0.00001), was significantly correlated with increasing elastase. A significant difference in median levels of Shannon entropy as detected between patients with neutrophil elastase ≥20 µg·mL
(median 3.82, interquartile range 2.20-4.96)
neutrophil elastase <20 µg·mL
(4.88, 3.68-5.80; p<0.0001). A distinct microbiome was found in these two groups, mainly characterised by enrichment with
in the high-elastase group and with
in the low-elastase group. Further confirmation of the association of
with elevated active neutrophil elastase was found based on standard culture and targeted real-time PCR.
High levels of active neutrophil elastase are associated to low microbiome diversity and specifically to
infection. |
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| ISSN: | 1399-3003 1399-3003 |
| DOI: | 10.1183/13993003.00769-2020 |