BACKGROUND: To identify asthma clinical phenotypes using cluster analysis and improve our understanding of heterogeneity in asthma. METHODS: Clustering approaches were applied to 203 patients who were diagnosed with asthma in XinHua Hospital (January 2012 to December 2015). One hundred and twenty patients underwent multi-slice spiral computed tomography (MSCT) examination and 30 underwent bronchial mucosal biopsy for evaluation of airway remodeling and airway inflammation among the phenotypes. RESULTS: Four groups were identified. Patients in cluster 1 (n=52) had early onset atopic asthma and patients in cluster 2 (n=65) had small airway obstruction and atopic asthma. Cluster 3 (n=52) was a unique group of patients with late-onset and non-atopic asthma. Patients in cluster 4 (n=34) had severe airflow obstruction and obvious airway remodeling as observed on MSCT (P<0.05). According to the immunohistochemistry of IL-5 and IL-17 (P<0.05), the results of clusters 1 and 2 may be attributable to the Th2 immune response, whereas those of clusters 3 and 4 to the Th17 immune response. CONCLUSIONS: Four distinct clinical phenotypes of asthma were identified by cluster analysis. The results of the MSCT and pathological examinations may suggest specific pathogeneses among the phenotypes.
BACKGROUND: To identify asthma clinical phenotypes using cluster analysis and improve our understanding of heterogeneity in asthma. METHODS: Clustering approaches were applied to 203 patients who were diagnosed with asthma in XinHua Hospital (January 2012 to December 2015). One hundred and twenty patients underwent multi-slice spiral computed tomography (MSCT) examination and 30 underwent bronchial mucosal biopsy for evaluation of airway remodeling and airway inflammation among the phenotypes. RESULTS: Four groups were identified. Patients in cluster 1 (n=52) had early onset atopic asthma and patients in cluster 2 (n=65) had small airway obstruction and atopic asthma. Cluster 3 (n=52) was a unique group of patients with late-onset and non-atopic asthma. Patients in cluster 4 (n=34) had severe airflow obstruction and obvious airway remodeling as observed on MSCT (P<0.05). According to the immunohistochemistry of IL-5 and IL-17 (P<0.05), the results of clusters 1 and 2 may be attributable to the Th2 immune response, whereas those of clusters 3 and 4 to the Th17 immune response. CONCLUSIONS: Four distinct clinical phenotypes of asthma were identified by cluster analysis. The results of the MSCT and pathological examinations may suggest specific pathogeneses among the phenotypes.
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