RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Serum periostin reflects dynamic hyperinflation in patients with asthma JF ERJ Open Research JO erjor FD European Respiratory Society SP 00347-2019 DO 10.1183/23120541.00347-2019 VO 6 IS 2 A1 Takamitsu Asano A1 Hiroyuki Ohbayashi A1 Mitsue Ariga A1 Osamu Furuta A1 Sahori Kudo A1 Junya Ono A1 Kenji Izuhara YR 2020 UL http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/6/2/00347-2019.abstract AB Introduction Dynamic hyperinflation (DH) is sometimes observed and is associated with impaired daily life activities of asthma. We assessed the relationship between DH and asthma biomarkers (blood eosinophil, fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) and serum periostin) in patients with asthma.Methods Fifty patients with stable asthma were prospectively recruited and underwent blood test, FeNO measurement, spirometry and metronome-paced tachypnoea (MPT) test to assess DH. In MPT tests, inspiratory capacity (IC) was measured at baseline and after 30 s of MPT with breathing frequencies of 20, 30 and 40 breaths·min−1. DH was assessed by the decline of IC from baseline, and maximal IC reduction ≥10% was considered as positive DH.Results Thirty patients (60%) showed positive DH. Patients with positive DH showed higher serum periostin levels (107.0±30.7 ng·mL−1) than patients with negative DH (89.7±23.7) (p=0.04). Patients in Global Initiative for Asthma treatment steps 4–5 (n=19) showed higher serum periostin levels (p=0.01) and more severe IC reduction after MPT (p<0.0001) than patients in steps 1–3 (n=31). Maximal IC reduction after MPT was significantly correlated with asthma control test score (r=−0.28, p=0.05), forced expiratory volume in 1 s (r=−0.56, p<0.0001), and serum periostin levels (r=0.41, p=0.003).Conclusion Serum periostin may have the possibility to reflect DH in patients with stable asthma.Serum periostin level as a marker of dynamic hyperinflation in patients with asthma https://bit.ly/3djKTeQ