Asthma in elite athletes - do they have Type 2 or non-Type 2 disease? A new insight on the endotypes among elite athletes

Søren Malte Rasmussen*, Erik Sören Halvard Hansen, Vibeke Backer

*Corresponding author for this work

Abstract

Asthma and exercise-induced bronchoconstriction are highly prevalent in elite athletes compared with the general population. Some athletes have classic asthma with allergic sensitization; however, it seems that a proportion of athletes develop asthma as a result of several years of intensive training. It leads us to believe that asthma in athletes consists of at least two distinct endotypes - classic early-onset, Type 2 mediated asthma, and asthma with later onset caused by exercise which might be classified as non-Type 2 asthma. The purpose of this review is to evaluate the current literature on asthma in athletes focusing on inflammation and examine if asthma in athletes could be characterized as either Type 2- or non-Type 2 asthma.

Original languageEnglish
JournalFrontiers in allergy
Volume3
Pages (from-to)973004
ISSN2673-6101
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

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