RespirologyPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-12-16DOI: 10.1111/resp.14866
Yichao Zhao, Yanchen Shi, Ji Zhang, Huizhe Zhang, Zimu Wang, Shufei Wu, Mingrui Zhang, Mengying Liu, Xu Ye, Huimin Gu, Cheng Jiang, Xiaoling Ye, Huihui Zhu, Qi Li, Xinmei Huang, Mengshu Cao
{"title":"The potential lipid biomarker 5-HETE for acute exacerbation identified by metabolomics in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.","authors":"Yichao Zhao, Yanchen Shi, Ji Zhang, Huizhe Zhang, Zimu Wang, Shufei Wu, Mingrui Zhang, Mengying Liu, Xu Ye, Huimin Gu, Cheng Jiang, Xiaoling Ye, Huihui Zhu, Qi Li, Xinmei Huang, Mengshu Cao","doi":"10.1111/resp.14866","DOIUrl":"10.1111/resp.14866","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objective: </strong>Acute exacerbation (AE) is often the fatal complication of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Emerging evidence indicates that metabolic reprogramming and dysregulation of lipid metabolism are distinctive characteristics of IPF. However, the lipid metabolic mechanisms that underlie the pathophysiology of AE-IPF remain elusive.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Serum samples for pilot study were collected from 34 Controls, 37 stable IPF (S-IPF) cases and 41 AE-IPF patients. UHPLC-MS/MS was utilized to investigate metabolic variations and identify lipid biomarkers in serum. ELISA, quantitative PCR and western blot were employed to validate the identified biomarkers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were 32 lipid metabolites and 5 lipid metabolism pathways enriched in all IPF patients compared to Controls. In AE-IPF versus S-IPF, 19 lipid metabolites and 12 pathways were identified, with 5-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acid (5-HETE) significantly elevated in AE-IPF. Both in internal and external validation cohorts, the serum levels of 5-HETE were significantly elevated in AE-IPF patients compared to S-IPF subjects. Consequently, the indicators related to 5-HETE in lipid metabolic pathway were significantly changed in AE-IPF patients compared with S-IPF cases in the lung tissues. The serum level of 5-HETE was significantly correlated with the disease severity (CT score and PaO<sub>2</sub>/FiO<sub>2</sub> ratio) and survival time. Importantly, the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, Kaplan-Meier analysis and Multivariate Cox regression analysis demonstrated that 5-HETE represents a promising lipid biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of AE-IPF.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our study highlights lipid reprogramming as a novel therapeutic approach for IPF, and 5-HETE may be a potential biomarker of AE-IPF patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":21129,"journal":{"name":"Respirology","volume":" ","pages":"158-167"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142839157","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}
RespirologyPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-12-17DOI: 10.1111/resp.14873
Jumpei Taniguchi, Shotaro Aso, Hideo Yasunaga
{"title":"Response to 'Reassessing pyrazinamide: Disentangling the myth of dose-dependent hepatotoxicity and advancing dosing strategies in elderly tuberculosis patients'.","authors":"Jumpei Taniguchi, Shotaro Aso, Hideo Yasunaga","doi":"10.1111/resp.14873","DOIUrl":"10.1111/resp.14873","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21129,"journal":{"name":"Respirology","volume":" ","pages":"175"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142839155","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}
RespirologyPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-10-24DOI: 10.1111/resp.14843
Hendrik Pott, Barbara Weckler, Swetlana Gaffron, Roman Martin, Dieter Maier, Peter Alter, Frank Biertz, Tim Speicher, Wilhelm Bertrams, Anna Lena Jung, Katrin Laakmann, Dominik Heider, Miel Wouters, Claus F Vogelmeier, Bernd Schmeck
{"title":"Diffusion capacity and static hyperinflation as markers of disease progression predict 3-year mortality in COPD: Results from COSYCONET.","authors":"Hendrik Pott, Barbara Weckler, Swetlana Gaffron, Roman Martin, Dieter Maier, Peter Alter, Frank Biertz, Tim Speicher, Wilhelm Bertrams, Anna Lena Jung, Katrin Laakmann, Dominik Heider, Miel Wouters, Claus F Vogelmeier, Bernd Schmeck","doi":"10.1111/resp.14843","DOIUrl":"10.1111/resp.14843","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objective: </strong>Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exhibits diverse patterns of disease progression, due to underlying disease activity. We hypothesized that changes in static hyperinflation or KCO % predicted would reveal subgroups with disease progression unidentified by preestablished markers (FEV<sub>1</sub>, SGRQ, exacerbation history) and associated with unique baseline biomarker profiles. We explored 18-month measures of disease progression associated with 18-54-month mortality, including changes in hyperinflation parameters and transfer factor, in a large German COPD cohort.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Analysing data of 1364 patients from the German observational COSYCONET-cohort, disease progression and improvement patterns were assessed for their impact on mortality via Cox hazard regression models. Association of biomarkers and COPD Assessment test items with phenotypes of disease progression or improvement were evaluated using logistic regression and random forest models.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Increased risk of 18-54-month mortality was linked to decrease in KCO % predicted (7.5% increments) and FEV<sub>1</sub> (20 mL increments), increase in RV/TLC (2% increments) and SGRQ (≥6 points), and an exacerbation grade of 2 at 18 months. Decrease in KCO % predicted ≥7.5% and an increase of RV/TLC ≥2% were the most frequent measures of 18-month disease progression occurring in ~52% and ~46% of patients, respectively. IL-6 and CRP thresholds exhibited significant associations with medium- and long-term disease measures.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In a multicentric cohort of COPD, new markers of current disease activity predicted mid-term mortality and could not be anticipated by baseline biomarkers.</p>","PeriodicalId":21129,"journal":{"name":"Respirology","volume":" ","pages":"134-146"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11788467/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142506931","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}
RespirologyPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-10-21DOI: 10.1111/resp.14845
Annemarie L Lee, Lissa M Spencer
{"title":"Is there a role for chest wall mobilization in the management of COPD?","authors":"Annemarie L Lee, Lissa M Spencer","doi":"10.1111/resp.14845","DOIUrl":"10.1111/resp.14845","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21129,"journal":{"name":"Respirology","volume":" ","pages":"95-96"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142473598","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}
RespirologyPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-09-03DOI: 10.1111/resp.14820
Joshua A Bishop, Lissa M Spencer, Tiffany J Dwyer, Zoe J McKeough, Amanda McAnulty, Regina Leung, Jennifer A Alison
{"title":"Effect of pulmonary rehabilitation duration on exercise capacity and health-related quality of life in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (PuRe Duration Trial): A randomized controlled equivalence trial.","authors":"Joshua A Bishop, Lissa M Spencer, Tiffany J Dwyer, Zoe J McKeough, Amanda McAnulty, Regina Leung, Jennifer A Alison","doi":"10.1111/resp.14820","DOIUrl":"10.1111/resp.14820","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objective: </strong>There is no strong evidence on the optimal duration of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programmes. The aim of the study was to determine whether an 8-week PR programme was equivalent to a 12-week PR programme in improving endurance exercise capacity in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants with COPD were randomized to either an 8-week (8-wk Group) or 12-week (12-wk Group), twice weekly, supervised PR programme consisting of endurance and strength training and individualized self-management education. Between group comparisons were made at completion of each programme (i.e., week 8 or week 12), for both programmes at week 12, and at 6-12-month follow-up. The primary outcome was endurance exercise capacity measured by the endurance shuttle walk test (ESWT) with the minimally important difference of 186 s set as the equivalence limit.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sixty-six participants [mean (SD); age 69 (7) years, FEV<sub>1</sub> 48 (17) %predicted] were randomized (33 per group). Between-group comparisons demonstrated that the ESWT time was equivalent for the 12-wk Group compared to the 8-wk Group at programme completion [mean (95% CI)] [71 s (-61 to 203)], week 12 [70 s (-68 to 208)], and 6-12-month follow-up [93 s (-52 to 239)], though superiority of the 12-wk Group could not be ruled out at each time point.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Equivalence was shown between 8-and 12-week PR programmes for endurance exercise capacity, but superiority could not be ruled out for the 12-wk Group. Decisions about programme duration may depend on local waitlist times, healthcare budgets and patient preference.</p>","PeriodicalId":21129,"journal":{"name":"Respirology","volume":" ","pages":"41-50"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11688624/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142126501","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}
RespirologyPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-10-22DOI: 10.1111/resp.14849
Francesca Gonnelli, Martina Bonifazi
{"title":"Letter from Italy.","authors":"Francesca Gonnelli, Martina Bonifazi","doi":"10.1111/resp.14849","DOIUrl":"10.1111/resp.14849","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21129,"journal":{"name":"Respirology","volume":" ","pages":"84-85"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142506932","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}
RespirologyPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-08-28DOI: 10.1111/resp.14822
Changhao Zhong, Enguo Chen, Zhuquan Su, Difei Chen, Feng Wang, Xiaoping Wang, Guangnan Liu, Xiaoju Zhang, Fengming Luo, Nan Zhang, Hongwu Wang, Longyu Jin, Fa Long, Chunfang Liu, Shiman Wu, Qing Geng, Xiang Wang, Chunli Tang, Ruchong Chen, Felix J F Herth, Jiayuan Sun, Shiyue Li
{"title":"Safety and efficacy of a novel transbronchial radiofrequency ablation system for lung tumours: One year follow-up from the first multi-centre large-scale clinical trial (BRONC-RFII).","authors":"Changhao Zhong, Enguo Chen, Zhuquan Su, Difei Chen, Feng Wang, Xiaoping Wang, Guangnan Liu, Xiaoju Zhang, Fengming Luo, Nan Zhang, Hongwu Wang, Longyu Jin, Fa Long, Chunfang Liu, Shiman Wu, Qing Geng, Xiang Wang, Chunli Tang, Ruchong Chen, Felix J F Herth, Jiayuan Sun, Shiyue Li","doi":"10.1111/resp.14822","DOIUrl":"10.1111/resp.14822","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objective: </strong>Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is an emerging treatment of lung cancer, yet it is accompanied by certain safety concerns and operational limitations. This first multi-centre, large-scale clinical trial aimed to investigate the technical performance, efficacy and safety of an innovative transbronchial RFA system for lung tumours.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study enrolled patients with malignant lung tumours who underwent transbronchial RFA using an automatic saline microperfusion system between January 2021 and December 2021 across 16 medical centres. The primary endpoint was the complete ablation rate. The performance and safety of the technique, along with the 1-year survival rates, were evaluated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This study included 126 patients (age range: 23-85 years) with 130 lung tumours (mean size: 18.77 × 14.15 mm) who had undergone 153 transbronchial RFA sessions, with a technique success rate of 99.35% and an average ablation zone size of 32.47 mm. At the 12-month follow-up, the complete ablation rate and intrapulmonary progression-free survival rates were 90.48% and 88.89%, respectively. The results of patients with ground-glass nodules (GGNs) were superior to those of the patients with solid nodules (12-month complete ablation rates: solid vs. pure GGN vs. mixed GGN: 82.14% vs. 100% vs. 96.08%, p = 0.007). No device defects were reported. Complications such as pneumothorax, haemoptysis, pleural effusion, pulmonary infection and pleural pain were observed in 3.97%, 6.35%, 8.73%, 11.11% and 10.32% of patients, respectively. Two subjects died during the follow-up period.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Transbronchial RFA utilizing an automatic saline microperfusion system is a viable, safe and efficacious approach for the treatment for lung tumours, particularly for patients with GGNs.</p>","PeriodicalId":21129,"journal":{"name":"Respirology","volume":" ","pages":"51-61"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11688625/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142093720","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}
RespirologyPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-09-24DOI: 10.1111/resp.14832
Asha Bonney, Michelle Chua, Mark W McCusker, Diane Pascoe, Subodh B Joshi, Daniel Steinfort, Henry Marshall, Jeremy D Silver, Cheng Xie, Sally Yang, Jack Watson, Paul Fogarty, Emily Stone, Fraser Brims, Annette McWilliams, XinXin Hu, Christopher Rofe, Brad Milner, Stephen Lam, Kwun M Fong, Renee Manser
{"title":"Coronary artery calcification detected on low-dose computed tomography in high-risk participants of an Australian lung cancer screening program: A prospective observational study.","authors":"Asha Bonney, Michelle Chua, Mark W McCusker, Diane Pascoe, Subodh B Joshi, Daniel Steinfort, Henry Marshall, Jeremy D Silver, Cheng Xie, Sally Yang, Jack Watson, Paul Fogarty, Emily Stone, Fraser Brims, Annette McWilliams, XinXin Hu, Christopher Rofe, Brad Milner, Stephen Lam, Kwun M Fong, Renee Manser","doi":"10.1111/resp.14832","DOIUrl":"10.1111/resp.14832","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>Coronary artery calcification (CAC) is a frequent additional finding on lung cancer screening (LCS) low-dose computed tomography (LDCT). Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of death in LCS participants. We aimed to describe prevalence of incidental CAC detected on LDCT in LCS participants without prior history of coronary artery disease (CAD), evaluate their CVD risk and describe subsequent investigation and management.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Prospective observational nested cohort study including all participants enrolled at a single Australian site of the International Lung Screen Trial. Baseline LDCTs were reviewed for CAC, and subsequent information collected regarding cardiovascular health. 5-year CVD risk was calculated using the AusCVD risk calculator.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>55% (226/408) of participants had CAC on LDCT and no prior history of CAD, including 23% with moderate-severe CAC. Mean age of participants with CAC was 65 years, 68% were male. 53% were currently smoking. Majority were high risk (51%) or intermediate risk (32%) of a cardiovascular event in 5 years. 21% of participants were re-stratified to a higher CVD risk group when CAC detected on LCS was incorporated. Only 10% of participants with CAC received lifestyle advice (only 3% currently smoking received smoking cessation advice). 80% of participants at high-risk did not meet guideline recommendations, with 47% of this group remaining without cholesterol lowering therapy.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>LCS with LDCT offers the potential to identify and communicate CVD risk in this population. This may improve health outcomes for high-risk LCS participants and further personalize management once screening results are known.</p>","PeriodicalId":21129,"journal":{"name":"Respirology","volume":" ","pages":"62-69"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11688628/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142352912","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}
RespirologyPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-12-10DOI: 10.1111/resp.14869
Raglan Maddox, Lisa J Whop
{"title":"Indigenous peoples, tobacco use and the role of the commercial tobacco industry.","authors":"Raglan Maddox, Lisa J Whop","doi":"10.1111/resp.14869","DOIUrl":"10.1111/resp.14869","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21129,"journal":{"name":"Respirology","volume":" ","pages":"21-24"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11688626/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142807800","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}