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Absorption of Nasal and Bronchial Fluids: Precision Sampling of the Human Respiratory Mucosa and Laboratory Processing of Samples
Published on: January 21, 2018
Nasosorption as a Minimally Invasive Sampling Procedure: Mucosal Viral Load and Inflammation in Primary RSV
Ryan S Thwaites1, Kazuhiro Ito2, Jasmine M S Chingono1
1National Heart and Lung Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London.
Background:
Existing respiratory mucosal sampling methods are flawed, particularly in a pediatric bronchiolitis setting.
Methods:
Twenty-four infants with bronchiolitis were recruited: 12 were respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-positive, 12 were RSV-negative. Infants were sampled by nasosorption and nasopharyngeal aspiration (NPA).
Results:
Nasosorption was well tolerated and identified all RSV+ samples. RSV load measured by nasosorption (but not NPA) correlated with length of hospital stay (P = .04) and requirement for mechanical ventilation (P = .03). Nasosorption (but not NPA) levels of interferon γ, interleukin 1β, CCL5/RANTES, and interleukin 10 (IL-10) were elevated in RSV+ bronchiolitis (all P < .05), furthermore CCL5 and IL-10 correlated with RSV load (P < .05).
Conclusions:
Nasosorption allowed measurement of RSV load and the mucosal inflammatory response in infants.
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