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  • Title: Chronic cough resembles asthma with IL-5 and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor gene expression in bronchoalveolar cells.
    Author: Gibson PG, Zlatic K, Scott J, Sewell W, Woolley K, Saltos N.
    Journal: J Allergy Clin Immunol; 1998 Mar; 101(3):320-6. PubMed ID: 9525446.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Chronic cough is a multifactorial condition, which, like asthma, can be associated with eosinophilic airway inflammation. In asthma, airway eosinophilia is believed to be mediated by cytokines such as interleukin-5 and granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF). The role of these cytokines in chronic cough is unclear. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine gene expression for IL-5 and GM-CSF in chronic cough and compare the results with those found in asthma. METHODS: We studied adults with asthma (n = 12), chronic cough responsive to inhaled corticosteroid (ICS-responsive cough) (n = 9), and chronic cough not responsive to inhaled corticosteroid (non-ICS-responsive cough) (n = 4). Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was performed, and cytokine gene expression was assessed by using a semiquantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS: IL-5 mRNA was expressed by BAL cells from nine of 12 asthmatic subjects and six of nine subjects with ICS-responsive chronic cough. IL-5 mRNA was not detected in subjects with non-ICS-responsive chronic cough (zero of four subjects, p < 0.05). GM-CSF mRNA was expressed in BAL cells from seven of 12 asthmatic subjects and six of nine subjects with ICS-responsive cough. GM-CSF mRNA was not detected in non-ICS responsive cough subjects (zero of four subjects, p < 0.05). GM-CSF gene expression was related to the degree of methacholine airway responsiveness in asthmatic subjects (r = -0.59). CONCLUSION: We conclude that chronic cough, like asthma, is associated with airway inflammation and gene expression for IL-5 and GM-CSF. Ongoing expression of these cytokines is likely to be related to the persistence of airway inflammation and chronic cough.
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