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01-08-2020 | Budesonide | Original Article
Effects of montelukast sodium plus budesonide on lung function, inflammatory factors, and immune levels in elderly patients with asthma
Published in: Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -) | Issue 3/2020
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Background
Asthma in elderly patients causes excessive suffering and inconvenience. Regimens with better efficacy and less adverse events are still in need of researches.
Aims
To investigate the effect of montelukast sodium plus budesonide on lung function, inflammatory factors, and immune levels in elderly asthma patients.
Methods
A total of 180 patients with asthma were assigned into the control group and the observation group. The control group was given aerosol inhalation of budesonide suspension, while the observation group was given budesonide inhalation and oral montelukast sodium. The treatment effect, lung function (forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), and peak expiratory flow (PEF)%), inflammatory factors (interleukin (IL)-4, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)), and immune level (immunoglobulin (Ig) A, and IgE) were analyzed and compared between the two groups.
Results
After treatment, the effective rate was significantly higher in the observation group. The lung function and serum inflammatory factors were improved in both groups. The FEV1, FVC, and PEF% in the observation group were better, and the inflammatory factors IL-4, IL-6, and TNF-α were lower. Patients in both groups showed elevated IgA level and reduced IgE level, and the improvements were more significant in the observation group. There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of adverse reaction.
Conclusions
Montelukast sodium plus budesonide has a promising clinical effect on asthma in elderly patients, effectively improves lung function and immunocompetence, and controls inflammatory response, without increasing the adverse reaction.