Activated sputum eosinophils associated with exacerbations in children on mepolizumab
Wilson G, Knight J, Liu Q, Shelar A, Stewart E, Wang X, Yan X, Sanders J, Visness C, Gill M, Gruchalla R, Liu A, Kattan M, Khurana Hershey G, Togias A, Becker P, Altman M, Busse W, Jackson D, Montgomery R, Chupp G. Activated sputum eosinophils associated with exacerbations in children on mepolizumab. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2024, 154: 297-307.e13. PMID: 38485057, PMCID: PMC11305967, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2024.01.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAirway eosinophilsSputum eosinophilsPatients treated with mepolizumabPlacebo-controlled clinical trialAnti-IL-5 treatmentEffect of mepolizumabEosinophil subpopulationsSevere eosinophilic asthmaAnti-interleukin-5Expression of CD62LFrequency of exacerbationsEosinophilic asthmaActivation markersSputum samplesUnsupervised cluster analysisMepolizumabTreatment armsReduce exacerbationsCD62LClinical trialsExacerbationMass cytometryEosinophilsExacerbation riskIntracellular markers