Occupational asthma follow-up - Which markers are elevated in exhaled breath condensate and plasma?

• Authors: Daniela Pelclová , Zdenka Fenclová , Štěpánka Vlčková , Pavlína Klusáčková , Jindřiška Lebedová , Kamila Syslová , Jaromír Běláček , Marek Kuzma , Tomáš Navrátil , Sergey Zakharov , Petr Kačer

Abstracts

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Objectives: To search for optimal markers in the exhaled breath condensate (EBC), plasma and urine that would reflect the activity/ severity of occupational asthma (OA) after the withdrawal from the exposure to the allergen. Material and Methods: Markers of oxidative stress: 8-iso-prostaglandin $ \text{F}_\text{2α}$ (8-isoprostane, 8-ISO), malondialdehyde (MDA), 4-hydroxy-trans-2-nonenale (HNE), cysteinyl leukotrienes (LT) and LTB₄ were determined using liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry in 43 subjects with immunological OA (49.3±11.8 years), removed from the exposure to the sensitizing agent 10.5±6.5 years ago; and in 20 healthy subjects (49.0±14.9 years). EBC was harvested both before and after the methacholine challenge test. In parallel, identical markers were collected in plasma and urine. The results were analyzed together with forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), blood eosinophils, immunoglobulin E (IgE) and eosinophilic cationic protein (ECP) and statistically evaluated (Spearman rank correlation $r_S$, two- or one-sample t tests and alternatively Kruskal Wallis or pair Wilcoxon tests). Results: Several parameters of lung functions were lower in the patients (FEV₁% predicted, MEF25% and MEF50%, Rtot%, p < 0.001). Shorter time interval since the removal from the allergen exposure correlated with higher ECP ($r_S$ = 0.375) and lower FEV1%, MEF25% and MEF50% after methacholine challenge ($r_S$ = -0.404, -0.425 and -0.532, respectively). In the patients, IgE (p < 0.001) and ECP (p = 0.009) was increased compared to controls. In EBC, 8-ISO and cysteinyl LTs were elevated in the asthmatics initially and after the challenge. Initial 8-ISO in plasma correlated negatively with FEV₁ ($r_S$ = -0.409) and with methacholine PD₂₀ ($r_S$ = -0.474). 8-ISO in plasma after the challenge correlated with IgE ($r_S$ = 0.396). Conclusions: The improvement in OA is very slow and objective impairments persist years after removal from the exposure. Cysteinyl LTs and 8-ISO in EBC and 8-ISO in plasma might enrich the spectrum of useful objective tests for the follow-up of OA.

Keywords

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occupational asthma; exhaled breath condensate; eosinophilic cationic protein; 8-isoprostane; leukotrienes; methacholine

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 27
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 206-215

Dates

published

2014

Contributors

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Daniela Pelclová

• Department of Occupational Medicine of the First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic

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Zdenka Fenclová

• Department of Occupational Medicine of the First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic

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Štěpánka Vlčková

• Department of Occupational Medicine of the First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic

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Pavlína Klusáčková

• Department of Occupational Medicine of the First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic

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Jindřiška Lebedová

• Department of Occupational Medicine of the First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic

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Kamila Syslová

• Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, Czech Republic

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Jaromír Běláček

• Institute of Biophysics and Informatics of the First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic

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Marek Kuzma

• Institute of Microbiology of the AS CR, v. v. i., Prague, Czech Republic

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Tomáš Navrátil

• Department of Biophysical Chemistry, J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the AS CR, v. v. i., Prague, Czech Republic

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Sergey Zakharov

• Department of Occupational Medicine of the First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic

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Petr Kačer

• Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, Czech Republic

Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s13382-014-0243-2

Biblioteka Nauki

2178829