LungPub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-05-11DOI: 10.1007/s00408-024-00698-y
Ji-Ho Lee, Sung-Yoon Kang, Iseul Yu, Kyung Eun Park, Ji-Yoon Oh, Ji-Hyang Lee, So-Young Park, Min-Hye Kim, Eun-Jung Jo, Ji-Yong Moon, Sae-Hoon Kim, Sang-Hoon Kim, Byung-Jae Lee, Woo-Jung Song
{"title":"Cough Response to High-Dose Inhaled Corticosteroids in Patients with Chronic Cough and Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide Levels ≥ 25 ppb: A Prospective Study.","authors":"Ji-Ho Lee, Sung-Yoon Kang, Iseul Yu, Kyung Eun Park, Ji-Yoon Oh, Ji-Hyang Lee, So-Young Park, Min-Hye Kim, Eun-Jung Jo, Ji-Yong Moon, Sae-Hoon Kim, Sang-Hoon Kim, Byung-Jae Lee, Woo-Jung Song","doi":"10.1007/s00408-024-00698-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00408-024-00698-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to investigate the effects of high-dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) on chronic cough patients with elevated fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) levels. In a prospective study, adults with chronic cough and FeNO ≥ 25 ppb, without any other apparent etiology, received fluticasone furoate (200 mcg) for three weeks. Outcomes were evaluated using FeNO levels, cough severity, and Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ) before and after treatment. Of the fifty participants (average age: 58.4 years; 58% female), the treatment responder rate (≥ 1.3-point increase in LCQ) was 68%, with a significant improvement in cough and LCQ scores and FeNO levels post-treatment. However, improvements in cough did not significantly correlate with changes in FeNO levels. These findings support the guideline recommendations for a short-term ICS trial in adults with chronic cough and elevated FeNO levels, but the lack of correlations between FeNO levels and cough raises questions about their direct mechanistic link.</p>","PeriodicalId":18163,"journal":{"name":"Lung","volume":" ","pages":"275-280"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140909311","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
LungPub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-05-16DOI: 10.1007/s00408-024-00694-2
Sarah E Chang, Guiquan Jia, Xia Gao, Courtney Schiffman, Sachin Gupta, Paul Wolters, Margaret Neighbors
{"title":"Pursuing Clinical Predictors and Biomarkers for Progression in ILD: Analysis of the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) Registry.","authors":"Sarah E Chang, Guiquan Jia, Xia Gao, Courtney Schiffman, Sachin Gupta, Paul Wolters, Margaret Neighbors","doi":"10.1007/s00408-024-00694-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00408-024-00694-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Pulmonary fibrosis is a characteristic of various interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) with differing etiologies. Clinical trials in progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) enroll patients based on previously described clinical criteria for past progression, which include a clinical practice guideline for PPF classification and inclusion criteria from the INBUILD trial. In this study, we compared the ability of past FVC (forced vital capacity) progression and baseline biomarker levels to predict future progression in a cohort of patients from the PFF Patient Registry.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Biomarkers previously associated with pathobiology and/or progression in pulmonary fibrosis were selected to reflect cellular senescence (telomere length), pulmonary epithelium (SP-D, RAGE), myeloid activation (CXCL13, YKL40, CCL18, OPN) and fibroblast activation (POSTN, COMP, PROC3).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>PFF or INBUILD-like clinical criteria was used to separate patients into past progressor and non-past progressor groups, and neither clinical criterion appeared to enrich for patients with greater future lung function decline. All baseline biomarkers measured were differentially expressed in patient groups compared to healthy controls. Baseline levels of SP-D and POSTN showed the highest correlations with FVC slope over one year, though correlations were low.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our findings provide further evidence that prior decline in lung function may not predict future disease progression for ILD patients, and elevate the need for molecular definitions of a progressive phenotype. Across ILD subtypes, certain shared pathobiologies may be present based on the molecular profile of certain biomarker groups observed. In particular, SP-D may be a common marker of pulmonary injury and future lung function decline across ILDs.</p>","PeriodicalId":18163,"journal":{"name":"Lung","volume":" ","pages":"269-273"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11142961/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140945265","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
LungPub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-04-27DOI: 10.1007/s00408-024-00693-3
Gerard M Turino, Jerome O Cantor
{"title":"Elastolysis in COPD: a Target for Therapy.","authors":"Gerard M Turino, Jerome O Cantor","doi":"10.1007/s00408-024-00693-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00408-024-00693-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18163,"journal":{"name":"Lung","volume":" ","pages":"233-234"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11142970/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140853870","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
LungPub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-05-07DOI: 10.1007/s00408-024-00699-x
Laura J Walsh, Ashley Sullivan, Chris Ward, Eoin B Hunt, Susan Lapthorne, Joseph A Eustace, Liam J Fanning, Barry J Plant, Paul M O'Byrne, John A MacSharry, Desmond M Murphy
{"title":"Airway and Systemic Immunoglobulin Profiling and Immune Response in Adult Asthma.","authors":"Laura J Walsh, Ashley Sullivan, Chris Ward, Eoin B Hunt, Susan Lapthorne, Joseph A Eustace, Liam J Fanning, Barry J Plant, Paul M O'Byrne, John A MacSharry, Desmond M Murphy","doi":"10.1007/s00408-024-00699-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00408-024-00699-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Immunoglobulins play a vital role in host immune response and in the pathogenesis of conditions like asthma. Therapeutic agents such as monoclonal antibodies target specific elements of the asthmatic inflammatory cascade. Decisions to utilize these medications are often based on systemic inflammatory profiling without direct insight into the airway inflammatory profile. We sought to investigate the relationship between immunoglobulin and cytokine profiles in the airway and systemic immune compartments of adult asthmatics.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Blood sampling and bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) were performed in 76 well-defined adult asthmatics. Antibody and cytokine profiles were measured in both BAL and serum using ELISA and quantibody arrays.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was no relationship between BAL and serum levels of IgE. This is of significance in an asthma population. For some analytes, correlation analysis was significant (P < 0.05) indicating representativeness of our cohort and experimental setup in those cases. Nevertheless, the predictive power (r<sup>2</sup>) of the BAL-to-serum comparisons was mostly low except for TNF-α (r<sup>2</sup> = 0.73) when assuming a simple (linear) relationship.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study highlights the importance of sample site when investigating the roles of immunoglobulins and cytokines in disease pathogenesis and suggests that both localized and systemic immune responses are at play. The prescription of asthma monoclonal therapy is generally based on systemic evaluation of cytokine and immunoglobulin levels. Our research suggests that this approach may not fully reflect the pathophysiology of the disease and may provide insight into why some patients respond to these targeted therapies while others do not.</p>","PeriodicalId":18163,"journal":{"name":"Lung","volume":" ","pages":"281-289"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11142944/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140856976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
LungPub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-05-14DOI: 10.1007/s00408-024-00702-5
Yu Wang, Jun Fei, Juan Xu, Zhen-Yu Cheng, Yi-Cheng Ma, Ju-Hong Wu, Jin Yang, Hui Zhao, Lin Fu
{"title":"Associations of the Serum KL-6 with Severity and Prognosis in Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.","authors":"Yu Wang, Jun Fei, Juan Xu, Zhen-Yu Cheng, Yi-Cheng Ma, Ju-Hong Wu, Jin Yang, Hui Zhao, Lin Fu","doi":"10.1007/s00408-024-00702-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00408-024-00702-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>As a biomarker of alveolar-capillary basement membrane injury, Krebs von den Lungen-6 (KL-6) is involved in the occurrence and development of pulmonary diseases. However, the role of the KL-6 in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) has yet to be elucidated. This prospective study was designed to clarify the associations of the serum KL-6 with the severity and prognosis in patients with AECOPD.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study enrolled 199 eligible AECOPD patients. Demographic data and clinical characteristics were recorded. Follow-up was tracked to evaluate acute exacerbation and death. The serum KL-6 concentration was measured via an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Serum KL-6 level at admission was higher in AECOPD patients than in control subjects. The serum KL-6 concentration gradually elevated with increasing severity of AECOPD. Pearson and Spearman analyses revealed that the serum KL-6 concentration was positively correlated with the severity score, monocyte count and concentrations of C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, uric acid, and lactate dehydrogenase in AECOPD patients during hospitalization. A statistical analysis of long-term follow-up data showed that elevated KL-6 level at admission was associated with longer hospital stays, an increased risk of future frequent acute exacerbations, and increased severity of exacerbation in COPD patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Serum KL-6 level at admission is positively correlated with increased disease severity, prolonged hospital stay and increased risk of future acute exacerbations in COPD patients. There are positive dose-response associations of elevated serum KL-6 with severity and poor prognosis in COPD patients. The serum KL-6 concentration could be a novel diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in AECOPD patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":18163,"journal":{"name":"Lung","volume":" ","pages":"245-255"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140922619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
LungPub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-05-07DOI: 10.1007/s00408-024-00697-z
Krystal L Cleven, Rachel Zeig-Owens, Alexandra K Mueller, Brandon Vaeth, Charles B Hall, Jaeun Choi, David G Goldfarb, David E Schecter, Michael D Weiden, Anna Nolan, Steve H Salzman, Nadia Jaber, Hillel W Cohen, David J Prezant
{"title":"Interstitial Lung Disease and Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis: a World Trade Center Cohort 20-Year Longitudinal Study.","authors":"Krystal L Cleven, Rachel Zeig-Owens, Alexandra K Mueller, Brandon Vaeth, Charles B Hall, Jaeun Choi, David G Goldfarb, David E Schecter, Michael D Weiden, Anna Nolan, Steve H Salzman, Nadia Jaber, Hillel W Cohen, David J Prezant","doi":"10.1007/s00408-024-00697-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00408-024-00697-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>World Trade Center (WTC) exposure is associated with obstructive airway diseases and sarcoidosis. There is limited research regarding the incidence and progression of non-sarcoidosis interstitial lung diseases (ILD) after WTC-exposure. ILD encompasses parenchymal diseases which may lead to progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF). We used the Fire Department of the City of New York's (FDNY's) WTC Health Program cohort to estimate ILD incidence and progression.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This longitudinal study included 14,525 responders without ILD prior to 9/11/2001. ILD incidence and prevalence were estimated and standardized to the US 2014 population. Poisson regression modeled risk factors, including WTC-exposure and forced vital capacity (FVC), associated with ILD. Follow-up time ended at the earliest of incident diagnosis, end of study period/case ascertainment, transplant or death.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>ILD developed in 80/14,525 FDNY WTC responders. Age, smoking, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) prior to diagnosis were associated with incident ILD, though FVC was not. PPF developed in 40/80 ILD cases. Among the 80 cases, the average follow-up time after ILD diagnosis was 8.5 years with the majority of deaths occurring among those with PPF (PPF: n = 13; ILD without PPF: n = 6).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The prevalence of post-9/11 ILD was more than two-fold greater than the general population. An exposure-response gradient could not be demonstrated. Half the ILD cases developed PPF, higher than previously reported. Age, smoking, and GERD were risk factors for ILD and PPF, while lung function was not. This may indicate that lung function measured after respirable exposures would not identify those at risk for ILD or PPF.</p>","PeriodicalId":18163,"journal":{"name":"Lung","volume":" ","pages":"257-267"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11142940/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140851943","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
LungPub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-05-21DOI: 10.1007/s00408-024-00700-7
Arya Khosravi, Qingquan Chen, Arne Echterhof, Jonathan L Koff, Paul L Bollyky
{"title":"Phage Therapy for Respiratory Infections: Opportunities and Challenges.","authors":"Arya Khosravi, Qingquan Chen, Arne Echterhof, Jonathan L Koff, Paul L Bollyky","doi":"10.1007/s00408-024-00700-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00408-024-00700-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We are entering the post-antibiotic era. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a critical problem in chronic lung infections resulting in progressive respiratory failure and increased mortality. In the absence of emerging novel antibiotics to counter AMR infections, bacteriophages (phages), viruses that infect bacteria, have become a promising option for chronic respiratory infections. However, while personalized phage therapy is associated with improved outcomes in individual cases, clinical trials demonstrating treatment efficacy are lacking, limiting the therapeutic potential of this approach for respiratory infections. In this review, we address the current state of phage therapy for managing chronic respiratory diseases. We then discuss how phage therapy may address major microbiologic obstacles which hinder disease resolution of chronic lung infections with current antibiotic-based treatment practices. Finally, we highlight the challenges that must be addressed for successful phage therapy clinical trials. Through this discussion, we hope to expand on the potential of phages as an adjuvant therapy in chronic lung infections, as well as the microbiologic challenges that need to be addressed for phage therapy to expand beyond personalized salvage therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":18163,"journal":{"name":"Lung","volume":" ","pages":"223-232"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11570333/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141075541","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
LungPub Date : 2024-04-30DOI: 10.1007/s00408-024-00690-6
Kristin N. Sheehan, Lara M. Khoury, Angela G. Niehaus, William I. Mariencheck, Katherine A. Gershner, Travis L. Dotson, Christina R. Bellinger
{"title":"Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration and Next Generation Sequencing Yields","authors":"Kristin N. Sheehan, Lara M. Khoury, Angela G. Niehaus, William I. Mariencheck, Katherine A. Gershner, Travis L. Dotson, Christina R. Bellinger","doi":"10.1007/s00408-024-00690-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00408-024-00690-6","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Purpose</h3><p>The use of endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) is standard practice for lung cancer diagnosis and staging. Next generation sequencing (NGS) for detection of genetic alterations is recommended in advanced, non-squamous, non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Existing protocols for NGS testing are minimal and reported yields vary. This study aimed to determine the yield of EBUS samples obtained for NGS using a sampling protocol at our institution and assess predictive factors to form collection protocols.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>We reviewed EBUS bronchoscopies from 2016 to 2021 with non-squamous NSCLC diagnoses. For target lesions suspected to be malignant, the sampling protocol was: (a) two slides for on-site evaluation, (b) three to five fine needle aspirations rinsed into saline for immunohistochemical staining and in-house molecular markers, and (c) additional three to five rinses for NGS. Sufficiency for NGS processing was determined by the pathology department.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>Two hundred and seventy-eight non-squamous NSCLC samples were obtained by EBUS (205 adenocarcinoma; 73 not otherwise specified). EBUS was performed under general anesthesia in 75.5% of cases. The overall sample adequacy for NGS testing was 57.5%. Higher adequacy rates were observed when protocol was adhered to 66.0% versus 37.2% (<i>p</i> < 0.001). There was no statistically significant difference based on the size of the lesion or location of the sample.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusion</h3><p>When a protocol of three to five dedicated needle rinses for NGS was followed, we nearly doubled our sample adequacy rate for NSG as compared to standard care. Studies are needed to determine the ideal collection and processing modality to preserve tissue samples for genetic sequencing.</p>","PeriodicalId":18163,"journal":{"name":"Lung","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140830263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
LungPub Date : 2024-04-30DOI: 10.1007/s00408-024-00703-4
Hosam F. Ahmed, David L. S. Morales, Don Hayes
{"title":"ECMO Bridge to Lung Transplant in Children with Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension","authors":"Hosam F. Ahmed, David L. S. Morales, Don Hayes","doi":"10.1007/s00408-024-00703-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00408-024-00703-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) represents an important clinical indication for lung transplant (LTx) in children. Recent trends show fewer children with IPAH are undergoing LTx nowadays compared to previous time periods, including those with most severe form of the disease. Using the UNOS Registry, we investigated if ECMO at the time of transplant impacts post-transplant survival in children with IPAH. A total of 74 LTx recipients while on ECMO at the time of transplant were identified (IPAH: N = 12). Children with IPAH who underwent LTx while on ECMO had shown comparable survival rates to those who were on ECMO for other conditions. This analysis provides encouraging results, supporting the potential expansion of LTx for this patient population. Given the low number of children undergoing LTx, we think there should be a consensus document to provide better guidance for referring and selecting the high-risk pediatric population with IPAH on ECMO for lung transplant.</p>","PeriodicalId":18163,"journal":{"name":"Lung","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140830382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
LungPub Date : 2024-04-29DOI: 10.1007/s00408-024-00689-z
Pavol Mikolka, Petra Kosutova, Maros Kolomaznik, Nikolett Nemcova, Juliana Hanusrichterova, Tore Curstedt, Jan Johansson, Andrea Calkovska
{"title":"The Synthetic Surfactant CHF5633 Restores Lung Function and Lung Architecture in Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Adult Rabbits","authors":"Pavol Mikolka, Petra Kosutova, Maros Kolomaznik, Nikolett Nemcova, Juliana Hanusrichterova, Tore Curstedt, Jan Johansson, Andrea Calkovska","doi":"10.1007/s00408-024-00689-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00408-024-00689-z","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Purpose</h3><p>Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a major cause of hypoxemic respiratory failure in adults. In ARDS extensive inflammation and leakage of fluid into the alveoli lead to dysregulation of pulmonary surfactant metabolism and function. Altered surfactant synthesis, secretion, and breakdown contribute to the clinical features of decreased lung compliance and alveolar collapse. Lung function in ARDS could potentially be restored with surfactant replacement therapy, and synthetic surfactants with modified peptide analogues may better withstand inactivation in ARDS alveoli than natural surfactants.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>This study aimed to investigate the activity in vitro and the bolus effect (200 mg phospholipids/kg) of synthetic surfactant CHF5633 with analogues of SP‐B and SP‐C, or natural surfactant Poractant alfa (Curosurf<sup>®</sup>, both preparations Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.) in a severe ARDS model (the ratio of partial pressure arterial oxygen and fraction of inspired oxygen, <i>P/F</i> ratio ≤ 13.3 kPa) induced by hydrochloric acid instillation followed by injurious ventilation in adult New Zealand rabbits. The animals were ventilated for 4 h after surfactant treatment and the respiratory parameters, histological appearance of lung parenchyma and levels of inflammation, oxidative stress, surfactant dysfunction, and endothelial damage were evaluated.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>Both surfactant preparations yielded comparable improvements in lung function parameters, reductions in lung injury score, pro-inflammatory cytokines levels, and lung edema formation compared to untreated controls.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusions</h3><p>This study indicates that surfactant replacement therapy with CHF5633 improves lung function and lung architecture, and attenuates inflammation in severe ARDS in adult rabbits similarly to Poractant alfa. Clinical trials have so far not yielded conclusive results, but exogenous surfactant may be a valid supportive treatment for patients with ARDS given its anti-inflammatory and lung-protective effects.</p>","PeriodicalId":18163,"journal":{"name":"Lung","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140830218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}