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Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., Volume 162, Number 3, September 2000, 883-890

Inhaled Budesonide Decreases Airway Inflammatory Response to Allergen

ELIZABETH A. BECKY KELLY, WILLIAM W. BUSSE, and NIZAR N. JARJOUR

Pulmonary and Critical Care Section and Allergy and Immunology Section of the Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin

To define the mechanisms by which inhaled glucocorticosteroid regulates allergen-induced airway inflammation, a double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over study with inhaled budesonide was conducted in 14 subjects with allergic asthma. After baseline bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), subjects were randomized to budesonide (400 µg, twice daily) or placebo treatment for 4 wk. At the end of each treatment phase, whole-lung allergen inhalation challenge was performed, followed by BAL 48 h later. Budesonide treatment improved the FEV1, attenuated both the immediate- and late-phase response to allergen, and prevented the increase in bronchial hyperresponsiveness after allergen challenge. Budesonide treatment also decreased allergen-induced airway eosinophilia. To determine the effects of budesonide on airway cell function, BAL cells were stimulated ex vivo with the T cell mitogen PHA, and cytokine generation was measured by ELISA. Budesonide decreased ex vivo generation of IL-5 and IFN-gamma by BAL cells. Ex vivo IL-5 production was significantly correlated with the number of airway eosinophils (rs = 0.61), and levels of eosinophil-derived neurotoxin (EDN) (rs = 0.57) and IL-5 (rs = 0.52) in BAL fluid. Moreover, PHA-induced IL-5 generation correlated with FEV1 fall during the late-phase response to allergen (rs = 0.60). Budesonide decreased circulating eosinophils and serum levels of IL-5, but did not reduce IL-5 generation by peripheral blood mononuclear cells. The reduction in circulating eosinophils correlated with the decrease in levels of EDN (rs = 0.61) in BAL fluid and late response to inhaled allergen (rs = 0.51). These findings suggest that long-term treatment with inhaled budesonide reduces airway cell generation of cytokines, specifically IL-5, which then decreases circulating eosinophils and their availability for recruitment to the airway after allergen exposure.




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