Michael W. Tsoulis MD, MS , Kelli W. Williams MD, MPH
{"title":"Keeping up with recent developments in immunodeficiency","authors":"Michael W. Tsoulis MD, MS , Kelli W. Williams MD, MPH","doi":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.12.016","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.12.016","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Inborn errors of immunity (IEIs) are a rapidly expanding group of monogenetic disorders affecting the immune system. Advancements in genetic testing and functional validation studies have accelerated the pace of IEI gene discovery and mechanism of disease, particularly in the past 5 years. To keep up with this rapid expansion, the International Union of Immunological Societies Expert Committee has periodically, since 1999, released updated IEI classifications with corresponding genotypic and phenotypic catalogues with its most recent update in 2022. Now, there are more than 485 monogenetic disorders of the immune system described among 10 main groups of classification. This article reviews recent clinical developments in IEI, including a closer look at some of the more recently described IEI disorders. In particular, we highlight a few disorders with the following clinical phenotypes of IEI: severe atopy, immunodeficiency with immune dysregulation, immune dysregulation with lymphoproliferation, autoinflammation, and innate phenotype. To aid the clinician, we also provide a diagnostic approach to use when there is suspicion of IEI and a discussion of management and treatment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50773,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology","volume":"134 3","pages":"Pages 259-268"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142883352","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}
Jennilee Luedders MD , Sara May MD , Elizabeth Lyden MS , Andrew Rorie MD , Joel Van De Graaff MD , José Zamora-Sifuentes DO , Rhonda Walenz BS , Jill A. Poole MD
{"title":"Authors’ response","authors":"Jennilee Luedders MD , Sara May MD , Elizabeth Lyden MS , Andrew Rorie MD , Joel Van De Graaff MD , José Zamora-Sifuentes DO , Rhonda Walenz BS , Jill A. Poole MD","doi":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.12.020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.12.020","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50773,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology","volume":"134 3","pages":"Pages 365-366"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143529366","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}
{"title":"Modulating mental health risk in atopic dermatitis with dupilumab","authors":"Joy Wan MD, MSCE , Donald Leung MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.12.013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.12.013","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50773,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology","volume":"134 3","pages":"Pages 255-256"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143529837","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}
Jenna Zuzolo MD , Muhammad F. Zulfiqar BA , Brian Spoelhof PharmD , Rebecca Revell BSPH , James T. Patrie MS , Larry Borish MD , Monica G. Lawrence MD
{"title":"Functional testing of humoral immunity in the Prevnar 20 era","authors":"Jenna Zuzolo MD , Muhammad F. Zulfiqar BA , Brian Spoelhof PharmD , Rebecca Revell BSPH , James T. Patrie MS , Larry Borish MD , Monica G. Lawrence MD","doi":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.12.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.12.011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Humoral immune disorders such as common variable immunodeficiency and specific antibody deficiency are prevalent in clinical practice and require accurate functional testing of humoral immunity for diagnosis and to guide treatment approach. Traditionally, the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) has been used to assess polysaccharide antibody responses by measuring pre- and post-vaccination pneumococcal titers. However, the recent introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs), such as PCV13, PCV15, and PCV20, into the childhood and adult vaccine schedules has significantly reduced the number of unique serotypes available for testing and in turn has complicated the evaluation process. We retrospectively analyzed serotype-specific antibody responses in patients aged 2 to 65 years who received PPSV23 at the University of Virginia Health System to compare diagnostic outcomes using all 23 serotypes vs the limited number of unique serotypes not included in previous PCVs—11 serotypes for PCV13 recipients and 4 for PCV20 recipients. Our findings reveal that although previous PCVs mean that there is a reduced number of serotypes available for interpretation, PPSV23 testing maintains diagnostic accuracy between 81% and 84%. Despite limitations, the use of PPSV23 remains a valuable tool for identifying patients with clinically significant humoral immune deficiencies. In the future, alternative diagnostic approaches such as <em>Salmonella typhi</em> polysaccharide vaccine response and opsonophagocytosis assays may become more frequently used as part of the evaluation of humoral immune disorders.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50773,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology","volume":"134 3","pages":"Pages 279-283"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142840138","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}
Wei Zhang MD , Lifei Li PhD , Yu Zhang MD , Junjie Dai MD , Chen Qiu MD, PhD , Rongchang Chen MD , Fei Shi MD, PhD
{"title":"Perturbations in the airway microbiome are associated with type 2 asthma phenotype and severity","authors":"Wei Zhang MD , Lifei Li PhD , Yu Zhang MD , Junjie Dai MD , Chen Qiu MD, PhD , Rongchang Chen MD , Fei Shi MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.11.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.11.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Airway microbiome has been linked to asthma heterogeneity, yet little is known about the associations between airway microbiota and type 2 (T2) asthma phenotype and severity.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To determine the relationship of nasopharyngeal (NP) and induced sputum (IS) microbiota to the phenotypic features of T2 asthma.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>NP and IS samples from subjects with T2 mild-to-moderate asthma (n = 23), subjects with severe asthma (n = 21), and healthy controls (n = 16) were analyzed. Bacterial microbiota and functional profiles were compared. The correlation between microbial communities and clinical and inflammatory features was evaluated in individuals with asthma of 2 statuses.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Differences in NP and IS microbiota were associated with T2 asthma phenotype. Alterations in NP microbiota were more reflective of T2 inflammation and severity, with additional stratification of a subgroup characterized by significant elevations in T2 inflammatory biomarkers and reductions in bacterial richness and diversity (<em>P</em> < .05). <em>Burkholderia-Caballeronia-Paraburkholderia, Ralstonia</em>, and <em>Rhodococcus</em> were identified as hub taxa within NP microbial network in T2 severe asthma, which were prevalent in the entire airway and involved in bacterial functions including inflammatory and steroid responses (<em>P</em> < .05). The composition and diversity of IS microbiota were complex, with <em>Veillonella</em> as the most altered genus, having an increase with increasing asthma severity.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Our work revealed the significant associations of microbiota perturbations throughout the entire respiratory tract to the extent of T2 inflammation, phenotype and severity in T2 asthma. The specific taxa identified invite further mechanistic investigations to unravel their possibility as biomarkers and therapeutic targets for T2 severe asthma.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50773,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology","volume":"134 3","pages":"Pages 296-305.e9"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142645087","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}
Stanley M. Fineman MD , Samantha Knox MD , Gerald B. Lee MD , Iris Otani MD
{"title":"From the pages of AllergyWatch","authors":"Stanley M. Fineman MD , Samantha Knox MD , Gerald B. Lee MD , Iris Otani MD","doi":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.11.020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.11.020","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50773,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology","volume":"134 3","pages":"Pages 367-368"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142752140","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}
{"title":"Patient and physician perspectives on disease burden in chronic spontaneous urticaria","authors":"Giselle Mosnaim MD, MS , Dhaval Patil MS, BPharm , Merin Kuruvilla MD , James Hetherington BSc , Aaron Keal MSc , Stephanie Mehlis MD","doi":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.11.028","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.11.028","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is frequently associated with severe disease-related symptoms that negatively affect quality of life, but patients and physicians may differ in their opinion on CSU burden.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To describe the clinical and humanistic burden associated with CSU and level of agreement between patient and physician perceptions of disease burden and treatment satisfaction.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This cross-sectional, survey-based study of US physicians and their adult patients with CSU included data collected in the Adelphi CSU Disease Specific Programme from 2020 to 2021. Overall, 1082 patient record forms completed by 110 physicians (including 40 allergists/immunologists, 50 dermatologists, and 20 primary care physicians) and 474 matched patient-reported questionnaires were included. Paired physician-patient records were used to determine agreement on disease burden and treatment satisfaction.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Patients with CSU often experienced physician-reported itching (66%) and hives (49%) and had a history of angioedema (23%). Although current CSU severity had largely improved since diagnosis, many patients and physicians continued to report moderate/severe current disease symptoms (46% and 30%, respectively). Moderate/severe disease had greater impacts on quality of life, sleep, work impairment, and treatment satisfaction than mild disease. Most patients and physicians agreed on symptom severity (61%-74%), with disagreement largely due to physicians underreporting severity relative to patients. Patient/physician agreement on treatment satisfaction was highest with mild CSU severity (82%), mild hive severity (80%), and omalizumab or other biologic treatment (87%).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Moderate/severe CSU was associated with greater disease burden and lower treatment satisfaction than mild CSU. Physicians more frequently underreported CSU severity compared with their patients.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50773,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology","volume":"134 3","pages":"Pages 315-323.e3"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142814974","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}
{"title":"How I counsel a family who is considering food allergy therapy","authors":"Matthew Greenhawt MD, MBA, MSc","doi":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.10.029","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.10.029","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50773,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology","volume":"134 3","pages":"Pages 286-289"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142695970","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}