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Clinical significance of immunoglobulin E responses to staphylococcal superantigens in patients with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease.

Authors
Yoo, HS  | Shin, YS  | Liu, JN | Kim, MA  | Park, HS
Citation
International archives of allergy and immunology, 162(4). : 340-345, 2013
Journal Title
International archives of allergy and immunology
ISSN
1018-24381423-0097
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have reported a higher prevalence of immunoglobulin E (IgE) specific for staphylococcal superantigens (SAg) in the nasal mucosa of patients with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD), associated with eosinophilic inflammation and leukotriene production. However, the role of SAg-specific IgE in the pathogenesis of AERD is not well understood. We evaluated the clinical significance of serum IgE specific for three types of SAg, namely staphylococcal enterotoxins A and B (SEA and SEB) and toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) in AERD.



METHODS: We enrolled 147 patients with AERD confirmed by a lysine-acetyl salicylic acid bronchoprovocative test and compared them with 147 patients with aspirin-tolerant asthma (ATA) and 141 healthy controls (NC). The levels of serum total IgE and SAg-specific IgE were measured using an ImmunoCAP system. Other clinical parameters were analyzed retrospectively.



RESULTS: The prevalences of SEA-, SEB- and TSST-1-specific IgE in the AERD and ATA groups were significantly higher than those in the NC group (p < 0.05, respectively). The total IgE level was significantly higher in patients with AERD with high levels of SEA-specific IgE than in those with lower levels (p < 0.05), with significant positive correlations between total and SAE-specific IgE levels (p < 0.05). The PC20 methacholine level was significantly lower in patients with AERD with high levels of SEA-specific IgE, while a significantly higher eosinophil count was noted in patients with AERD with high levels of SEB-specific IgE (p < 0.05, respectively).



CONCLUSIONS: Specific IgE responses to SAg may increase the serum total IgE level, airway hyperresponsiveness and eosinophil activation, leading to more severe clinical symptoms in AERD.
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DOI
10.1159/000353976
PMID
24193355
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김, 미애  |  박, 해심  |  신, 유섭  |  유, 혜수
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