Table 1.
Endotype | Phenotype | Clinical Features | Molecular Mechanism | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
T2-high asthma | Early-onset atopic asthma | Trigger-induced phenotypes. Steroid-sensitive. Preserved lung function | Allergy to aeroallergens | [8,13,14,19,25,26,27,28,29] |
Late-onset eosinophilic asthma | CRSwNP frequently associated. Steroid-refractory |
Staphilococcus aureus enterotoxin | [11,12,30,31,32] | |
NERD | Samter´s Syndrome. Adult onset. Trigger-induced phenotypes | Arachidonic acid dysregulation | [33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40] | |
T2-low asthma | Non-atopic asthma | Neutrophilic or paucigranulocytic. | Th1/Th17 inflammation | [22,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54] |
Adult onset | ||||
Smoking-associated asthma | Adult onset. Lower lung function | Oxidative stress | [62,63,64,65,66,67] | |
Obesity-associated asthma | Metabolic syndrome. Females. Preserved lung function |
Th1/Th17 inflammation. Oxidative stress. IL-6 |
[55,56,57,58,59,60,61] | |
Elderly-related asthma | Very late onset. Declined lung function | Th1/Th17 inflammation | [70,71,72,73,74] |