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The Natural History of Gene Expression in the Lung Cells of Non-Smokers, Smokers and Ex-Smokers in Health and Disease
July 24, 2020 updated by: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
The Natural History of Gene Expression in Lung Cells of Non-Smokers, Smokers, and Ex-Smokers in Health and Disease
Cigarette smoking is the major risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, commonly known as chronic bronchitis and emphysema).
Despite this clear link, only 15-20% of smokers develop COPD suggesting that genetic factors affect the lung's susceptibility to the stress of cigarette smoke.
The cells lining the airways (epithelium) and cells that help defend the lung (alveolar macrophages) of smokers develop gene expression changes that are different from that of nonsmokers.
In the investigators' previous studies they have demonstrated that there are greater than 200 genes that are responsive to cigarette smoke in these cells.
But the investigators do not know whether the gene expression is static or changes as a function of time.
Genes that show significant changes over time may be relevant to the progression of the disease.
Even though quitting smoking reduces the rate at which the lungs decline, many-smokers still go on to develop COPD.
This study will provide insights into the natural history of smoking-related gene expression of the lung cells in health and disease.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Detailed Description
Cigarette smoke is responsible for the majority of lung cancers and is the major cause of COPD, the fourth leading cause of death in the United States.
Despite the well established causal role of cigarette smoking in lung cancer and COPD, only 10-20% of smokers actually develop these diseases.
This suggests that there are genetic predisposing factors that place some individuals at greater risk.
Our prior work shows that healthy smokers (cigarette smokers with normal history, physical exam, lung function tests and chest x-rays) and smokers with COPD have marked up and down regulation of greater than 200 genes in the small airway epithelium and alveolar macrophages.
There is however, a varied response to smoking among individuals, with some individuals abnormally expressing far fewer genes.
The focus of this study is to evaluate the hypothesis that the response of the lung cells to the stress of smoking is unique to each individual but is consistent over time.
Furthermore, individuals that stop smoking will each have a unique response, but is constant over time for each individual.
By defining the patterns of biologic response over time among smoking, ex-smoking and nonsmoking subjects, we will be able to identify common biologic pathways as potential targets for intervention.
Study Type
Observational
Enrollment (Actual)
171
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Locations
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New York
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New York, New York, United States, 10065-4870
- Weill Cornell Medical College and Weill Cornell Medical Center, Department of Genetic Medicine
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Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Sampling Method
Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
New York Metropolitan area residents
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
Group A: Healthy nonsmokers
- All study individuals should be enrolled in the "Airway" protocol #1204012331 "Collection of Airway, Blood and/or Urine Specimens from Subjects for Research Studies"
- Willing and able to provide informed consent for the long term follow up study with repeated bronchoscopies
- Male and Female subject ≥18 years of age
- Never smokers is defined as someone who has smoked < 100 cigarettes per lifetime and whose urine nicotine <2 ng/mL and/or urine cotinine <5 ng/mL, at entry into the study
Group B: Healthy current smokers Inclusion:
- All study individuals should be enrolled in the "Airway" protocol
- Willing and able to provide informed consent for the long term follow up study with repeated bronchoscopies
- Male and Female subject ≥18 years of age
- Active smoker as evidenced by self-report and urine nicotine >30 ng/mL and/or urine cotinine >50 ng/mL
Group C: Healthy smokers who elect to stop smoking Inclusion:
- All study individuals should be enrolled in the "Airway" protocol
- Willing and able to provide informed consent for the long term follow up study with repeated bronchoscopies
- Male and Female subject ≥18 years of age
- Current smoker as evidenced by self-report and urine nicotine >30 ng/mL and/or urine cotinine >50 ng/mL
- Be a current smoker willing to stop smoking
Group D - Current smokers with COPD Inclusion:
- All study subjects will be enrolled in the "Airway" protocol #1204012331 "Collection of Airway, Blood and/or Urine Specimens from Subjects for Research Studies"
- All study subjects should meet the lung disease criteria for having COPD may be of any stage (GOLD I - IV), be ambulatory and have no evidence of respiratory failure
- All study subjects should be able to provide informed consent for the long term follow up study with repeated bronchoscopies
- Male and Female subject ≥18 years of age
- Active smokers as evidenced by urine nicotine >30 ng/mL and/or urine cotinine >50 ng/mL
Group E - Current smokers with COPD who elect to stop smoking Inclusion:
- All study subjects will be enrolled in the "Airway" protocol #1204012331 "Collection of Airway, Blood and/or Urine Specimens from Subjects for Research Studies"
- All study subjects should meet the lung disease criteria for having COPD may be of any stage (GOLD I - IV), be ambulatory and have no evidence of respiratory failure
- All study subjects should be able to provide informed consent for the long term follow up study with repeated bronchoscopies
- Male and Female subject ≥18 years of age
- Active smokers as evidenced by urine nicotine >30 ng/mL and/or urine cotinine >50 ng/mL
- Be a current smoker willing to stop smoking
Exclusion Criteria:
Groups A - E
- Individuals unable to provide proper informed consent
- Habitual use of drugs and/or alcohol within the past six months (Acceptable: Marijuana one time in three months; average of two alcoholic beverages per day; drug and/or alcohol abuse is defined as per the DSM-IV Substance Abuse Criteria)
- Individuals with asthma and with recurrent or recent (within three months) and/or acute pulmonary infection
- Individuals with allergy to lidocaine
- Significant kidney disease or subjects on dialysis
- Females who are pregnant or lactating or intending to become pregnant in the next 12 months
- Subjects who are HIV positive
- Subjects that have unstable coronary artery disease as evidenced by unstable angina, >Class II New York Heart Association (NYHA) cardiac status, history of congestive heart failure or MI within the last 12 months
- Subjects who are contraindicated for undergoing bronchoscopy
- Subjects having any medical condition that in the opinion of the investigator would preclude the subject from entering the study
Groups D and E
- Subjects may not have evidence of respiratory failure such as SpO2 <90% or PaO2 <60 mmHg
Groups C and E
- Current major depression or other significant psychiatric disorder
- Subjects currently taking anti-depressant medication
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / Cohort |
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A-Healthy Non smokers
Healthy nonsmokers.
Defined as non-smokers by self report and urine cotinine levels consistent with a nonsmoker (urine cotinine <5 ng/mL).
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B-Healthy smoker
Healthy current smokers.
Subjects categorized as healthy according to criteria under "Collection" (#1204012331) protocol.
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C-Healthy smoker to quit
Healthy smokers willing to quit.
Defined by self-report and urine cotinine levels consistent with an active smoker (urine cotinine >50 ng/mL).
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D-Current smoker w. COPD
Current smokers with COPD.
COPD as defined by the GOLD criteria and currently smoking as defined by self-report and urine cotinine levels consistent with an active smoker (urine cotinine >50 ng/mL)
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E-Current COPD smoker to quit
Current smokers with COPD willing to stop smoking.
Subjects have COPD as defined by the GOLD criteria
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Evaluate gene expression over time
Time Frame: 12/31/2013
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To prospectively assess changes in lung cell gene expression over time in healthy nonsmokers, healthy smokers and smokers with COPD.
To examine what smoking-induced gene expression changes occur in the lung cells of healthy smokers and COPD smokers over time in response to cessation of smoking.
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12/31/2013
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Quitters who return to smoking and the effects on gene expression
Time Frame: 12/31/2012
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In individuals who quit but start smoking again despite the standard smoking cessation therapy, what are the effects on gene expression of returning to smoking.
To assess whether baseline gene expression determines what genes rapidly change to a more "normal" expression pattern with smoking cessation.
Does having established COPD determine the relative reversibility of the gene expression pattern with smoking cessation compared to healthy smokers.
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12/31/2012
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Publications and helpful links
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Study record dates
These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
August 1, 2009
Primary Completion (Actual)
June 1, 2013
Study Completion (Actual)
June 1, 2013
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
September 9, 2009
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
September 9, 2009
First Posted (Estimate)
September 10, 2009
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
July 27, 2020
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
July 24, 2020
Last Verified
July 1, 2020
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Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 0905010391
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
UNDECIDED
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