National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, London, UK.
Eur Respir Rev. 2017 Sep 27;26(145). doi: 10.1183/16000617.0064-2017. Print 2017 Sep 30.
Asthma is a heterogeneous disease comprising several phenotypes driven by different pathways. To define these phenotypes or endotypes (phenotypes defined by mechanisms), an unbiased approach to clustering of various omics platforms will yield molecular phenotypes from which composite biomarkers can be obtained. Biomarkers can help differentiate between these phenotypes and pinpoint patients suitable for specific targeted therapies - the basis for personalised medicine. Biomarkers need to be linked to point-of-care biomarkers that may be measured readily in exhaled breath, blood or urine. The potential for using mobile healthcare approaches will help patient enpowerment, an essential tool for personalised medicine. Personalised medicine in asthma is not far off - it is already here, but we need more tools and implements to carry it out for the benefit of our patients.
哮喘是一种异质性疾病,由不同途径驱动的几种表型组成。为了定义这些表型或内型(由机制定义的表型),对各种组学平台进行无偏聚类的方法将产生分子表型,从中可以获得复合生物标志物。生物标志物可帮助区分这些表型,并确定适合特定靶向治疗的患者 - 这是个性化医学的基础。生物标志物需要与可在呼气、血液或尿液中轻松测量的即时护理生物标志物相关联。使用移动医疗保健方法的潜力将有助于增强患者的权能,这是个性化医学的重要工具。哮喘的个性化医学已经不远了 - 它已经存在,但我们需要更多的工具和手段来实施它,以造福我们的患者。