Exploring PI3Kδ Molecular Pathways in Stable COPD and Following an Acute Exacerbation, Two Randomized Controlled Trials

© 2021 Begg et al..

Background: Inhibition of phosphoinositide 3-kinase δ (PI3Kδ) exerts corrective effects on the dysregulated migration characteristics of neutrophils isolated from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Objective: To develop novel, induced sputum endpoints to demonstrate changes in neutrophil phenotype in the lung by administering nemiralisib, a potent and selective inhaled PI3Kδ inhibitor, to patients with stable COPD or patients with acute exacerbation (AE) of COPD.

Methods: In two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials patients with A) stable COPD (N=28, randomized 3:1) or B) AECOPD (N=44, randomized 1:1) received treatment with inhaled nemiralisib (1mg). Endpoints included induced sputum at various time points before and during treatment for the measurement of transcriptomics (primary endpoint), inflammatory mediators, functional respiratory imaging (FRI), and spirometry.

Results: In stable COPD patients, the use of nemiralisib was associated with alterations in sputum neutrophil transcriptomics suggestive of an improvement in migration phenotype; however, the same nemiralisib-evoked effects were not observed in AECOPD. Inhibition of sputum inflammatory mediators was also observed in stable but not AECOPD patients. In contrast, a placebo-corrected improvement in forced expiratory volume in 1 sec of 136 mL (95% Credible Intervals -46, 315mL) with a probability that the true treatment ratio was >0% (Pr(θ>0)) of 93% was observed in AECOPD. However, FRI endpoints remained unchanged.

Conclusion: We provide evidence for nemiralisib-evoked changes in neutrophil migration phenotype in stable COPD but not AECOPD, despite improving lung function in the latter group. We conclude that induced sputum can be used for measuring evidence of alteration of neutrophil phenotype in stable patients, and our study provides a data set of the sputum transcriptomic changes during recovery from AECOPD.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 16(2021) vom: 02., Seite 1621-1636

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Begg, Malcolm [VerfasserIn]
Hamblin, J Nicole [VerfasserIn]
Jarvis, Emily [VerfasserIn]
Bradley, Glyn [VerfasserIn]
Mark, Stephen [VerfasserIn]
Michalovich, David [VerfasserIn]
Lennon, Mark [VerfasserIn]
Wajdner, Hannah E [VerfasserIn]
Amour, Augustin [VerfasserIn]
Wilson, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Saunders, Ken [VerfasserIn]
Tanaka, Rikako [VerfasserIn]
Arai, Saki [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Teresa [VerfasserIn]
Van Holsbeke, Cedric [VerfasserIn]
De Backer, Jan [VerfasserIn]
Vos, Wim [VerfasserIn]
Titlestad, Ingrid L [VerfasserIn]
FitzGerald, J Mark [VerfasserIn]
Killian, Kieran [VerfasserIn]
Bourbeau, Jean [VerfasserIn]
Poirier, Claude [VerfasserIn]
Maltais, François [VerfasserIn]
Cahn, Anthony [VerfasserIn]
Hessel, Edith M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COPD exacerbations
EC 2.7.1.137
Journal Article
Nemiralisib
PI3Kdelta
Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase
Sputum
Transcriptomics

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Date Completed 11.08.2021

Date Revised 11.11.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2147/COPD.S309303

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM326610480