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| Content Provider | World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus |
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| Author | Hozawa, Soichiro Terada, Michikazu Hozawa, Maki |
| Description | Country affiliation: Japan Author Affiliation: Hozawa S ( Hiroshima Allergy and Respiratory Clinic, 1-9-28 Hikari-machi, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima, Japan.) |
| Abstract | BACKGROUND: A course of combination therapy with an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) and a long-acting ß(2) agonist (LABA) for asthma can improve lung function, asthma symptoms and reduce exacerbations. Because both medicinal substance and inhalation devices are associated with clinical efficacy, each ICS/LABA combination may have different features. This study aimed to compare the effects of two widely available formulations, budesonide/formoterol (BUD/FM) delivered by a Turbuhaler(®), and fluticasone/salmeterol (FP/SM) delivered by a Diskus(®), on small airway function and airway inflammation. METHODS: Asthmatic patients (n = 40) treated twice daily with FP/SM 250/50 µg with forced expiratory volume in 1 s values controlled above 80% of the predicted normal but with suspected persistent airway inflammation and small airway impairment were enrolled in the study. Patients were randomized into two groups, receiving either twice daily BUD/FM 320/9 µg or FP/SM 250/50 µg, and treatment efficacy was compared after 4 weeks. Outcomes included impulse oscillometry (IOS), fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO), spirometry and Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) scores. RESULTS: Patients in the BUD/FM group showed significant improvements in their IOS and spirometry parameters of small airway function, FeNO values and ACQ scores, compared with the FP/SM group. There were good correlations between IOS parameters, FeNO and ACQ score changes over the course of the treatment. CONCLUSIONS: BUD/FM twice daily significantly improved small airway impairment and airway inflammation in asthmatic patients, leading to a reduction in asthma symptoms and achievement of good asthma control. In addition, improvement of small airway function may improve airway inflammation and/or lead to better controlled asthma. |
| File Format | HTM / HTML |
| ISSN | 10945539 |
| Issue Number | 5 |
| Volume Number | 24 |
| e-ISSN | 15229629 |
| Journal | Pulmonary Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Publisher Date | 2011-10-01 |
| Publisher Place | Great Britain (UK) |
| Access Restriction | One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) |
| Subject Keyword | Discipline Pharmacology Discipline Pulmonary Medicine Asthma Drug Therapy Bronchodilator Agents Therapeutic Use Inflammation Adult Albuterol Administration & Dosage Analogs & Derivatives Androstadienes Physiopathology Budesonide Drug Combinations Ethanolamines Female Fluticasone Propionate, Salmeterol Xinafoate Drug Combination Forced Expiratory Volume Formoterol Fumarate Humans Male Middle Aged Nitric Oxide Metabolism Oscillometry Spirometry Comparative Study Journal Article Randomized Controlled Trial |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Biochemistry (medical) Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine Pharmacology (medical) |
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