PMID- 35713619 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221103 LR - 20230502 IS - 2325-6621 (Electronic) IS - 2329-6933 (Print) IS - 2325-6621 (Linking) VI - 19 IP - 11 DP - 2022 Nov TI - Acute Pulmonary Exacerbation Phenotypes in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis. PG - 1818-1826 LID - 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202111-1266OC [doi] AB - Rationale: The etiology of cystic fibrosis (CF) pulmonary exacerbations (PEx) is likely multifactorial with viral, bacterial, and non-infectious pathways contributing. Objectives: To determine whether viral infection status and CRP (C-reactive protein) can classify subphenotypes of PEx that differ in outcomes and biomarker profiles. Methods: Patients were recruited at time of admission for a PEx. Nasal swabs and sputum samples were collected and processed using the respiratory panel of the FilmArray multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Serum and plasma biomarkers were measured. PEx were classified using serum CRP and viral PCR: "pauci-inflammatory" if CRP < 5 mg/L, "non-viral with systemic inflammation" if CRP ⩾ 5 mg/L and no viral infection detected by PCR and "viral with systemic inflammation" if CRP ⩾ 5 mg/L and viral infection detected by PCR. Results: Discovery cohort (n = 59) subphenotype frequencies were 1) pauci-inflammatory (37%); 2) non-viral with systemic inflammation (41%); and 3) viral with systemic inflammation (22%). Immunoglobulin G, immunoglobulin M, interleukin-10, interleukin-13, serum calprotectin, and CRP levels differed across phenotypes. Reduction from baseline in forced expiratory volume in 1 second as percent predicted (FEV(1)pp) at onset of exacerbation differed between non-viral with systemic inflammation and viral with systemic inflammation (-6.73 +/- 1.78 vs. -13.5 +/- 2.32%; P = 0.025). Non-viral with systemic inflammation PEx had a trend toward longer duration of intravenous antibiotics versus pauci-inflammation (18.1 +/- 1.17 vs. 14.8 +/- 1.19 days, P = 0.057). There were no differences in percent with lung function recovery to <10% of baseline FEV(1)pp. Similar results were seen in local and external validation cohorts comparing a pauci-inflammatory to viral/non-viral inflammatory exacerbation phenotypes. Conclusions: Subphenotypes of CF PEx exist with differences in biomarker profile, clinical presentation, and outcomes. FAU - Carter, Suzanne C AU - Carter SC AD - National Referral Centre for Adult Cystic Fibrosis, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. AD - University College Dublin School of Medicine, Dublin, Ireland. FAU - Franciosi, Alessandro N AU - Franciosi AN AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4241-8718 AD - Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. FAU - O'Shea, Kate M AU - O'Shea KM AD - University College Dublin School of Medicine, Dublin, Ireland. FAU - O'Carroll, Orla M AU - O'Carroll OM AD - National Referral Centre for Adult Cystic Fibrosis, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. FAU - Sharma, Ashutosh AU - Sharma A AD - Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. FAU - Bell, Aoife AU - Bell A AD - University College Dublin School of Medicine, Dublin, Ireland. FAU - Keogan, Brian AU - Keogan B AD - National Virus Reference Laboratory, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. FAU - O'Reilly, Paul AU - O'Reilly P AD - National Virus Reference Laboratory, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. FAU - Coughlan, Suzie AU - Coughlan S AD - National Virus Reference Laboratory, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. FAU - Law, Sheonagh M AU - Law SM AD - Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland. FAU - Gray, Robert D AU - Gray RD AD - Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland. FAU - Hisert, Katherine B AU - Hisert KB AD - Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado. AD - University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; and. FAU - Singh, Pradeep K AU - Singh PK AD - University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; and. FAU - Cooke, Gordon AU - Cooke G AD - University College Dublin School of Medicine, Dublin, Ireland. AD - Technological University Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. FAU - Grogan, Brenda AU - Grogan B AD - National Referral Centre for Adult Cystic Fibrosis, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. FAU - De Gascun, Cillian F AU - De Gascun CF AD - National Virus Reference Laboratory, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. FAU - Gallagher, Charles G AU - Gallagher CG AD - National Referral Centre for Adult Cystic Fibrosis, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. AD - University College Dublin School of Medicine, Dublin, Ireland. FAU - Nicholson, Trevor T AU - Nicholson TT AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3187-1493 AD - National Referral Centre for Adult Cystic Fibrosis, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. FAU - Quon, Bradley S AU - Quon BS AD - Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. FAU - McKone, Edward F AU - McKone EF AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5455-8208 AD - National Referral Centre for Adult Cystic Fibrosis, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. AD - University College Dublin School of Medicine, Dublin, Ireland. LA - eng GR - SCAF/16/02/CSO_/Chief Scientist Office/United Kingdom GR - 201,246/Z/16/Z/WT_/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Ann Am Thorac Soc JT - Annals of the American Thoracic Society JID - 101600811 RN - 9007-41-4 (C-Reactive Protein) RN - 0 (Anti-Bacterial Agents) RN - 0 (Biomarkers) SB - IM CIN - Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022 Nov;19(11):1799-1801. PMID: 36318079 MH - Humans MH - *Cystic Fibrosis MH - Lung MH - C-Reactive Protein/metabolism MH - Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use MH - Biomarkers MH - Inflammation/drug therapy MH - Phenotype MH - Disease Progression PMC - PMC9667812 OTO - NOTNLM OT - cystic fibrosis OT - exacerbation OT - pauci-inflammatory OT - phenotype OT - viral infection EDAT- 2022/06/18 06:00 MHDA- 2022/11/04 06:00 PMCR- 2023/05/01 CRDT- 2022/06/17 10:43 PHST- 2022/06/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/11/04 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/06/17 10:43 [entrez] PHST- 2023/05/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202111-1266OC [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022 Nov;19(11):1818-1826. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202111-1266OC.