Influence of Natural Lung Surfactant Inhalations on Clinical Symptoms and Pulmonary Function Parameters in Patients with Bronchial Asthma. Communication 1

Autor: A. Kochneva, E. Akulova, V. Volchkov, O. Stepanova, A. Shulga, O. Rosenberg, A. Seiliev, S. Lukyanov, O. Lovacheva, K. Shapovalov
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: International Journal of Biomedicine, Vol 6, Iss 4, Pp 255-258 (2016)
ISSN: 2158-0529
2158-0510
Popis: Background: Damage to lung surfactant (LS) enabling the lung local immunity may contribute to the development of bronchial inflammation in patients with bronchial asthma. Methods and Results: A 40-day course of 16 LS (Surfactant-BL) inhalations at the dose of 25mg was added to inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and short/long-acting bronchodilators or combined inhalers in 14 patients with bronchial asthma. After 7 inhalations, patients demonstrated a significant decrease in shortness of breath and bronchospasm attacks, double reduction of ICS dose (p=0.01), and improvement of pulmonary function. Forced vital capacity (FVC) increases during treatment in a linear fashion (y=62.9+5.60•x; p
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