Differential role of mucus plugs in asthma: Effects of smoking and association with airway inflammation

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  • Oguma Akira
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University
  • Shimizu Kaoruko
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University
  • Kimura Hirokazu
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University
  • Tanabe Naoya
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
  • Sato Susumu
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
  • Yokota Isao
    Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University
  • Takimoto-Sato Michiko
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University
  • Matsumoto-Sasaki Machiko
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University
  • Abe Yuki
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University
  • Takei Nozomu
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University
  • Goudarzi Houman
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University
  • Suzuki Masaru
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University
  • Makita Hironi
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University Hokkaido Medical Research Institute for Respiratory Diseases
  • Hirai Toyohiro
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
  • Nishimura Masaharu
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University Hokkaido Medical Research Institute for Respiratory Diseases
  • Konno Satoshi
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University

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<p>Background: The physiological importance of mucus plugs in computed tomography (CT) imaging is being increasingly recognized. However, whether airway inflammation and smoking affect the association between mucus plugs and clinical-physiological outcomes in asthma remains to be elucidated. The objective of this study is to examine how airway inflammation and/or smoking affect the correlation of CT-based mucus plug scores with exacerbation frequency and airflow limitation indices in asthma.</p><p>Methods: A total of 168 patients with asthma who underwent chest CT and sputum evaluation were enrolled and classified in eosinophilic asthma (EA; n = 103) and non-eosinophilic asthma (NEA; n = 65) groups based on sputum eosinophil percentage (cut-off: 3%). The mucus plug score was defined as the number of lung segments with mucus plugs seen on CT.</p><p>Results: More mucus plugs were detected on CT scans in the EA group than in the NEA group, regardless of smoking status. Mucus plug score and exacerbation frequency during one year after enrollment were significantly associated in the EA group but not in the NEA group after adjusting for demographics, blood eosinophil count, and fractional exhaled nitric oxide. Mucus plug score was associated with percentage of predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 s in non-smoking individuals in the EA and NEA group and in smoking individuals in the EA group but not in the NEA group after adjusting for demographics.</p><p>Conclusions: The association of mucus plug score with exacerbation frequency and reduced lung function may vary due to airway inflammatory profile and smoking status in asthma.</p>

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