Eosinophil Peroxidase : A Biomarker for Eosinophilic Chronic Rhinosinusitis Agnostic of Polyp Status

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate eosinophil peroxidase (EPX) as a biomarker for tissue levels of eosinophilia, cytokines, and chemokines within chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS).

METHODS: Twenty-eight subjects undergoing sinonasal surgery were prospectively enrolled. Ethmoid tissue was analyzed with an in-house EPX immunoassay and a 48-plex cytokine-chemokine array. Clinical severity was assessed using SNOT-22 and Lund-Mackay scores. Subjects were grouped as follows: controls, polyp status (CRS with [CRSwNP] and without nasal polyps [CRSsNP]), tissue eosinophilia (eosinophilic CRS [eCRS], non-eosinophilic CRS [neCRS]), or combinations thereof (eCRSwNP, eCRSsNP, neCRSsNP). eCRS was defined as >10 eosinophils per high power field (HPF). Subjects without CRS or asthma were enrolled as controls.

RESULTS: EPX was elevated in CRSwNP compared to control (p = 0.007), in eCRS compared to neCRS (p = 0.002), and in eCRSwNP along with eCRSsNP compared to neCRSsNP (p = 0.023, p = 0.015, respectively). eCRS displayed elevated IL-5 compared to neCRS (p = 0.005). No significant differences in EPX or IL-5 were observed between eCRSwNP and eCRSsNP. IL-5 was elevated in eCRSwNP (p = 0.019) compared neCRSsNP. Area under the receiver operator characteristic curve was 0.938 (95% CI, 0.835-1.00) for EPX and tissue eosinophilia, with an optimal cut-point of 470 ng/mL being 100% specific and 81.25% sensitive for tissue eosinophilia. Linear regression revealed a strong correlation between EPX and IL-5 (R2  = 0.64, p < 0.001). Comparing EPX and IL-5, only EPX displayed significant correlation with SNOT-22 (p = 0.04) and Lund-Mackay score (p = 0.004).

CONCLUSION: EPX is associated with tissue eosinophilia in CRS patients regardless of polyp status. EPX correlates with IL-5 and could be potentially considered a biomarker for anti-IL-5 therapies.

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 3 Laryngoscope, 134:69-78, 2024.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:134

Enthalten in:

The Laryngoscope - 134(2024), 1 vom: 20. Jan., Seite 69-78

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Idler, Beau M [VerfasserIn]
Iijima, Koji [VerfasserIn]
Ochkur, Sergei I [VerfasserIn]
Jacobsen, Elizabeth A [VerfasserIn]
Rank, Matthew A [VerfasserIn]
Kita, Hirohito [VerfasserIn]
Lal, Devyani [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarker
Biomarkers
Chronic rhinosinusitis
Cytokines
EC 1.11.1.-
EC 1.11.1.7
EPX protein, human
Eosinophil Peroxidase
Eosinophil peroxidase
Eosinophilia
IL-5
Interleukin 5
Interleukin-5
Journal Article
Nasal polyps
Sinusitis

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Date Completed 04.01.2024

Date Revised 18.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/lary.30787

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357571886