The airway fungal microbiome in asthma.
fungal colonisation
fungal sensitisation
high-throughput sequencing
mycobiome
Journal
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology
ISSN: 1365-2222
Titre abrégé: Clin Exp Allergy
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8906443
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 2020
12 2020
Historique:
received:
04
11
2019
revised:
05
08
2020
accepted:
08
08
2020
pubmed:
19
8
2020
medline:
3
11
2021
entrez:
19
8
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Fungal involvement in asthma is associated with severe disease. The full spectrum of fungal species in asthma is not well described and is derived largely from insensitive culture techniques. To use high-throughput sequencing to describe the airway mycobiota in asthmatics with and without fungal sensitization and healthy controls; to compare samples representing different airway compartments; to determine whether the mycobiota was influenced by the fungal composition of outdoor air; and to compare findings with clinically relevant outcomes. We amplified the internal transcribed spacer region 2 of the nuclear ribosomal operon to identify the fungal species present. Ninety-seven subjects were recruited and provided sputum (83 asthmatics; 14 healthy subjects), with 29 also undergoing a bronchoscopy. A subset of airway samples were compared with matched outdoor air and mouthwash samples. Two hundred and six taxa at the species level were identified in sputum, most at low relative abundance. Aspergillus fumigatus, Candida albicans and Mycosphaerella tassiana had the highest relative abundances and were the most prevalent species across all subjects. The airway mycobiota consisted of a complex community with high diversity between individuals. Notable shifts in the balance of fungi detected in the lung were associated with asthma status, asthma duration and biomarkers of inflammation. Aspergillus tubingensis, a member of the Aspergillus niger species complex, was most prevalent from bronchoscopic protected brush samples and significantly associated with a low sputum neutrophilia. Cryptococcus pseudolongus, from the Cryptococcus humicola species complex, was more abundant from bronchoscopy samples than sputum, and differentially more abundant in asthma than health. The airway mycobiota was dominated by a relatively small number of species, but was distinct from the oropharyngeal mycobiota and air samples. Members of the A. niger and C. humicola species complexes may play unexpected roles in the pathogenesis of asthma.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Fungal involvement in asthma is associated with severe disease. The full spectrum of fungal species in asthma is not well described and is derived largely from insensitive culture techniques.
OBJECTIVES
To use high-throughput sequencing to describe the airway mycobiota in asthmatics with and without fungal sensitization and healthy controls; to compare samples representing different airway compartments; to determine whether the mycobiota was influenced by the fungal composition of outdoor air; and to compare findings with clinically relevant outcomes.
METHODS
We amplified the internal transcribed spacer region 2 of the nuclear ribosomal operon to identify the fungal species present. Ninety-seven subjects were recruited and provided sputum (83 asthmatics; 14 healthy subjects), with 29 also undergoing a bronchoscopy. A subset of airway samples were compared with matched outdoor air and mouthwash samples.
RESULTS
Two hundred and six taxa at the species level were identified in sputum, most at low relative abundance. Aspergillus fumigatus, Candida albicans and Mycosphaerella tassiana had the highest relative abundances and were the most prevalent species across all subjects. The airway mycobiota consisted of a complex community with high diversity between individuals. Notable shifts in the balance of fungi detected in the lung were associated with asthma status, asthma duration and biomarkers of inflammation. Aspergillus tubingensis, a member of the Aspergillus niger species complex, was most prevalent from bronchoscopic protected brush samples and significantly associated with a low sputum neutrophilia. Cryptococcus pseudolongus, from the Cryptococcus humicola species complex, was more abundant from bronchoscopy samples than sputum, and differentially more abundant in asthma than health.
CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE
The airway mycobiota was dominated by a relatively small number of species, but was distinct from the oropharyngeal mycobiota and air samples. Members of the A. niger and C. humicola species complexes may play unexpected roles in the pathogenesis of asthma.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1325-1341Subventions
Organisme : British Heart Foundation
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : Wellcome Trust
Pays : United Kingdom
Informations de copyright
© 2020 The Authors. Clinical & Experimental Allergy published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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