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Inhaled corticosteroids, combined with long-acting beta(2)-agonists, improve the perception of bronchoconstriction in asthma.

Abstract：

:The relationship between asthma medication and the perception of asthma symptoms is of interest for daily practice. Poor perception of asthma symptoms might influence patients' health care behavior and subsequently might lead to undertreatment and deterioration of their disease. This study investigated the influence of the chronic use of short-acting and long-acting beta(2)-agonists, compared with the additional use of inhaled corticosteroids on the perception of histamine-induced bronchoconstriction. Patients with asthma (33 male and 31 female, mean age 35 +/- 11 yr, FEV(1) 87 +/- 14% of the reference value, PC(20) geometric mean 1.08 mg/ml (95% CI: 0.76-1.52) were selected and randomly allocated to the use of either a short-acting beta(2)-agonists (salbutamol, n = 22) or a long-acting beta(2)-agonists (formoterol, n = 22) or placebo (n = 20), which has been used for 12 wk. This medication treatment was repeated exactly 1 yr later, with patients receiving the same medication plus an inhaled corticosteroid. Perception of histamine-induced bronchoconstriction was measured at the start of each treatment period and every 4 wk thereafter. Subjects quantified their sensation of respiratory discomfort during the challenge tests on a modified Borg scale. The perceptive "sensitivity" for changes in FEV(1) was analyzed by the linear regression slope (alpha) "Borg versus percentage fall in FEV(1)." The "absolute perceptual magnitude" was determined by the perception score at the 20% fall in FEV(1) (PS(20)). The additional use of inhaled corticosteroids during the second year resulted in an improved perception of histamine-induced bronchoconstriction (slope alpha) compared with the first year for only the long-acting beta(2)-agonists group (p value 0.036). This improvement was not observed for the "absolute perceptual magnitude" (PS(20)). The additional use of inhaled corticosteroids during chronic use of long-acting beta(2)-agonists improves the perceptive "sensitivity" for changes in FEV(1) during histamine-induced bronchoconstriction, which was not observed for short-acting bronchodilators. This result might indicate that the positive effects on perception of airway obstruction might be another reason (besides the beneficial effects on the clinical condition) for prescribing a combination of long-acting beta(2)-agonists and inhaled steroids.

journal_name

Am J Respir Crit Care Med

journal_title

American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors

Bijl-Hofland ID,Cloosterman SG,Folgering HT,van den Elshout FJ,van Weel C,van Schayck CP

doi

10.1164/ajrccm.164.5.9910103

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2001-09-01 00:00:00

pages

764-9

issue

eissn

1073-449X

issn

1535-4970

journal_volume

164

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Inhaled corticosteroids, combined with long-acting beta(2)-agonists, improve the perception of bronchoconstriction in asthma.