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Hypersegmented Neutrophils Associated with Reduced Lung Function

By LabMedica International staff writers
Posted on 19 Feb 2019
Neutrophils are phagocytic innate immune cells, which patrol the blood vessels and become activated in response to inflammatory triggers. More...
Activation results in neutrophil migration to the site of infection, where pathogens can be eliminated by phagocytosis or NETosis.

Inflammation characterized by airway neutrophilia is reported in many cases of chronic obstructive airway disease. This includes 20% to 30% cases of asthma, more than 40% cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and 70% cases of non-cystic fibrosis (CF) bronchiectasis.

Scientists at the University of Newcastle (Callaghan, Australia) and their associates recruited adults who were undergoing bronchoscopy either for medical purposes or were undergoing a surgical procedure that involved endotracheal intubation and had spirometry results. Participants included 78 adults with obstructive airway disease comprised of 39 with stable asthma, 20 with COPD and 19 diagnosed as bronchiectasis and 20 healthy controls.

Spirometry was performed using an Easy One Spirometer. Flexible bronchoscopy was performed and a fraction of the bronchial lavage (BL) was sent for microbial detection while the rest was processed. The BL was centrifuged and the cell pellet was resuspended in phosphate buffered saline to the concentration of 1×106/mL and cellular cytospins were prepared. The cytospins were stained with May-Grünwald Giemsa and a differential cell count of 400 non-squamous cells was performed.

The team reported that the numbers of hypersegmented neutrophils were significantly elevated in participants with airway disease compared with healthy controls. Both the number and the proportion of hypersegmented neutrophils were highest in COPD participants (median (Q1–Q3) of 1,073.6 (258.8–2,742) × 102/mL and 24.5 (14.0–46.5) %, respectively). An increased proportion of hypersegmented neutrophils in airway disease participants was significantly associated with lower forced expiratory volume in 1 s/forced vital capacity percent. In participants with COPD, the proportion of hypersegmented neutrophils was positively associated with proportion of eosinophils and negatively associated with cell viability.

The authors concluded that the presence of three morphologically different subsets of neutrophils in the airways of healthy and obstructive airway disease participants, that is, asthma, COPD and bronchiectasis. The increased proportion of hypersegmented neutrophils in the airways of obstructive airway disease participants was associated with reduced lung function of these participants. The proportion of hypersegmented neutrophils was highest in COPD participants in comparison to all other groups. The study was published on January 28, 2019, in the journal BMJ OPEN.

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