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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-10-2
pubmed:abstractText
Exhaled nitric oxide (eNO) is an easily measured marker of airway inflammation. This study was undertaken to evaluate the usefulness of serial eNO in investigating the dose-response relationship for inhaled beclomethasone (BDP), and to compare eNO with other markers of airway inflammation. Following withdrawal of inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) therapy, 65 patients entered a double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled trial of 50, 100, 200 or 500 microg x BDP x day(-1) for eight weeks. eNO and spirometry were performed weekly and a hypertonic saline challenge with sputum induction was performed at the beginning and end of treatment. The relationship between the dose of ICS and changes in eNO and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) was linear at 1 week and at the end of treatment. A linear dose-response relationship was also seen for sputum eosinophils. Changes in eNO correlated significantly with changes in sputum eosinophils. Changes in the provocative dose of saline causing a 15% fall in FEV1 saline did not differ across the treatment groups nor did they correlate with changes in other measurements. Exhaled nitric oxide may be used to assess the dose-response relationship for the anti-inflammatory effects of inhaled beclomethasone. The relationship found in this study was linear over the dose range 0-500 microg x day(-1) soon after commencing therapy and continued over time.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0903-1936
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
601-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12358335-Administration, Inhalation, pubmed-meshheading:12358335-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:12358335-Anti-Asthmatic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:12358335-Anti-Inflammatory Agents, pubmed-meshheading:12358335-Asthma, pubmed-meshheading:12358335-Beclomethasone, pubmed-meshheading:12358335-Breath Tests, pubmed-meshheading:12358335-Bronchial Hyperreactivity, pubmed-meshheading:12358335-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:12358335-Double-Blind Method, pubmed-meshheading:12358335-Eosinophils, pubmed-meshheading:12358335-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12358335-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12358335-Inflammation, pubmed-meshheading:12358335-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12358335-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12358335-Nitric Oxide, pubmed-meshheading:12358335-Peak Expiratory Flow Rate, pubmed-meshheading:12358335-Saline Solution, Hypertonic, pubmed-meshheading:12358335-Sputum
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Exhaled NO and assessment of anti-inflammatory effects of inhaled steroid: dose-response relationship.
pubmed:affiliation
Dept of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't