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ArticleERJ open research2025

Urinary thromboxane and isoprostane levels are elevated in symptom-high T2-biomarker-low severe asthma.

Matthew Chad Eastwood, John Busby, Johan Kolmert, Javier Zurita, Sven-Erik Dahlén, Pamela Jane McDowell, Judy Bradley, David Jackson, Ian Pavord, Ratko Djukanovic and 14 more

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Matthew Chad EastwoodCentre for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University, Belfast, UK.
John BusbyCentre for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University, Belfast, UK.
Johan KolmertUnit of Integrative Metabolomics, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7116-6583
Javier ZuritaUnit of Integrative Metabolomics, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Sven-Erik DahlénUnit of Integrative Metabolomics, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Pamela Jane McDowellCentre for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University, Belfast, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2063-7992
Judy BradleyCentre for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University, Belfast, UK.
David JacksonGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Ian PavordOxford Respiratory NIHR BRC, Nuffield Department of Medicine, The University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Ratko DjukanovicUniversity of Southampton, NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, Southampton, UK.
Joseph ArronSonoma Biotherapeutics, South San Francisco, CA, USA.
Peter BraddingDepartment of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, Institute for Lung Health, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
Chris BrightlingDepartment of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, Institute for Lung Health, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
Rekha ChaudhuriNHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board, Gartnavel Hospital, Glasgow, UK.
Douglas CowanNHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow, UK.
Stephen FowlerDivision of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4524-1663
Timothy Colin HardmanNiche Science and Technology Ltd, Richmond, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1417-9019
Cecile HolwegGenentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA.
James LordanThe Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Adel MansurUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8615-8778
Douglas RobinsonUniversity College Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Craig E WheelockDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8113-0653
Liam HeaneyCentre for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University, Belfast, UK.
investigators for the UK MRC Refractory Asthma Stratification Programme

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Abstract

Background: ∼5-10% of patients with asthma have severe disease. A proportion remain symptomatic despite suppression of T2-related inflammation but what drives persistent symptoms remains unclear. Eicosanoids exert a functional role in pulmonary inflammation. We explored the relationship between urinary eicosanoids, asthma symptoms, obesity and T2-biomarker status. Methods: Urine was sampled during a randomised controlled trial assessing corticosteroid optimisation using T2-biomarker directed care at scheduled study visits (n=728) and at exacerbation (n=103). Urine eicosanoid concentrations were measured by mass spectrometry, then log2-transformed, z-scored and concatenated by biosynthetic pathway generating six pathway scores. Results were stratified by T2 status (T2-low: exhaled nitric oxide fraction ( Results: Isoprostane (pathway score p=0.02) and thromboxane (pathway score p=0.04) levels were higher in symptom-high Conclusion: Raised urinary eicosanoid levels of isoprostanes and thromboxanes were associated with increased symptoms in T2-low severe asthma. Elevated excretion of these metabolites in T2-low participants could reflect increased thromboxane-receptor (TP) activation, which may be promoting increased asthma severity and bronchoconstriction. Further research and interventions are needed to explore the role of TP modulation in T2-low severe asthma.

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