Asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) are frequently described as unified airway inflammatory diseases. Both heavily impacts quality of life with substantial productivity loss. They share the same pathophysiologic pattern based upon proTh2 immune response with blood eosinophils recruitment. Eosinophils are the major actor of persistent mucosal inflammation by promoting their own survival, by attracting other inflammatory cells and by producing cytotoxic proteins involved in mucosal remodeling. Promising anti-Th2 therapeutic approaches (i.e.anti-IgE, anti-interleukin 5 (IL-5), anti-IL-4, anti-IL-13) are considered as effective alternative options to long-term corticosteroid treatment. Their advantage in recalcitrant CRSwNP is under consideration. Moreover, we still need to delineate the good responders to improve theirs indications. The objective is to assess blood eosinophil immunophenotypes in asthma or CRSwNP. Flow cytometric expression of activation markers on eosinophil membrane will be compared with a group of healthy subjects. Innovative data on eosinophil involvement in airway diseases will be obtained. The major outcome will be to depict patients' endotypes for a better selection of immunotherapies.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
80
CHU Lille
Lille, France
RECRUITINGPercentage of blood eosinophils with expression of CD69 marker in patients with uncontrolled asthma alone, recalcitrant chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) alone, uncontrolled asthma and recalcitrant CRSwNP and in healthy subjects.
CD69 expression is measured with flow cytometry on blood eosinophils cell surface. The percentage of blood eosinophils positive for CD69 is compared between the four groups of patients (uncontrolled asthma alone, recalcitrant CRSwNP alone, uncontrolled asthma and recalcitrant CRSwNP and in healthy subjects)
Time frame: Baseline
Percentage of blood eosinophils with expression of HLADR marker in patients with uncontrolled asthma alone, recalcitrant CRSwNP alone, uncontrolled asthma and recalcitrant CRSwNP and in healthy subjects.
HLADR expression is measured with flow cytometry on blood eosinophils cell surface. The percentage of blood eosinophils positive for HLADR is compared between the four groups of patients (uncontrolled asthma alone, recalcitrant CRSwNP alone, uncontrolled asthma and recalcitrant CRSwNP and in healthy subjects)
Time frame: baseline
Percentage of activated blood eosinophils in patients with uncontrolled asthma alone, recalcitrant CRSwNP alone, uncontrolled asthma and recalcitrant CRSwNP and in healthy subjects.
Activated status of blood eosinophils is based on concomittant expression of biomarkers ( CD69, HLADR, CCR3) with flow cytometry. The percentage of activated blood eosinophils is compared between the four groups of patients (uncontrolled asthma alone, recalcitrant CRSwNP alone, uncontrolled asthma and recalcitrant CRSwNP and in healthy subjects).
Time frame: baseline
Comparison of the percentage of activated eosinophils in blood with the percentage of activated eosinophils in induced sputum in uncontrolled asthma (with or without CRSwNP).
Activated status of eosinophils in blood and in induced sputum is based on concomittant expression of biomarkers ( CD69, HLADR, CCR3) with flow cytometry.
Time frame: baseline
Comparison of the percentage of activated eosinophils in blood with the percentage of activated eosinophils in nasal polyps in CRSwNP patients (with or without uncontrolled asthma).
Activated status of eosinophils in blood and in nasal polyps is based on concomittant expression of biomarkers ( CD69, HLADR, CCR3) with flow cytometry.
Time frame: baseline
Comparison of qualitative transcriptomic profiles of blood eosinophils in patients with uncontrolled asthma alone, recalcitrant chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) alone, uncontrolled asthma and recalcitrant CRSwNP.
Transcriptomic profiles will be compared between CRSwNP with or without uncontrolled asthma and between uncontrolled asthma with or without CRSwNP. A two-fold differential expression will be used for comparison.
Time frame: baseline
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