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Ntontsi, Polyxeni; Bakakos, Petros; Papathanasiou, Evgenia; Tsilogianni, Zoi; Kostikas, Konstantinos; Hillas, Georgios; Papatheodorou, Georgios; Koulouris, Nikolaos; Papiris, Spyros; Loukides, Stelios
Journal of breath research, 02/2018, Volume: 12, Issue: 2Journal Article
Increased vascularity may lead to loss of heat in the airways and may modulate exhaled breath temperature (EBT). Increased EBT has been associated with uncontrolled asthma. We wanted to determine whether the measurement of EBT in optimally treated asthmatic patients is influenced by the increased vascular permeability and whether Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is implicated in the above process. Furthermore, to assess the impact of asthma severity on EBT values. The diagnostic performance of EBT for the identification of inflammatory profiles in induced sputum was also assessed. 88 stable asthmatic patients optimally treated for at least 6 months were studied (46 with Severe Refractory Asthma, SRA). EBT was measured with the X-halo device. All patients underwent spirometry, sputum induction for the measurement of % inflammatory cells and for the assessment of both VEGF and albumin in sputum supernatant. The airway vascular permeability index was calculated as the ratio of albumin concentrations in induced sputum and serum. EBT (°C) was significantly higher in patients with SRA compared to those with mild to moderate asthma (median IQR 34.2 32.4-34.6 versus 31.8 26.3-34.1, p = 0.001). EBT was significantly associated with VEGF levels in sputum supernatant, while SRA was recognized as a significant co-variate. No other significant associations were observed. Finally, in ROC analysis, the diagnostic performance of EBT for the pure eosinophilic or/and neutrophilic profile did not reach statistical significance. EBT is increasing in severe asthma and is significantly modulated by VEGF levels. Despite the above results its performance for predicting cellular profiles is of limited value.
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