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01-05-2007 | Review Article

Inhaled Corticosteroids in Children with Asthma

Pharmacologic Determinants of Safety and Efficacy and Other Clinical Considerations

Authors: Tanya Gulliver, Ronald Morton, Prof. Nemr Eid

Published in: Pediatric Drugs | Issue 3/2007

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Abstract

The role of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in the treatment of childhood asthma has been well established. An ideal corticosteroid should demonstrate high pulmonary deposition and residency time, in addition to a low systemic bioavailability and rapid systemic clearance. The lung depositions of the ICS have been compared, with beclomethasone (beclometasone)-hydrofluoroalkane (HFA) and ciclesonide showing the highest lung deposition. Lung deposition is influenced by not only the inhalation device and type of propellant (HFA or chlorofluorocarbon), but also by whether the aerosol is a solution or suspension, and the particle size of the respirable fraction. Pulmonary residency time increases when budesonide and des-ciclesonide undergo reversible fatty acid esterification. The bioavailability of the drug depends on the oral bioavailable fraction and the amount absorbed directly from the pulmonary vasculature. The clearance rate of des-ciclesonide is very high (228 L/h), increasing its safety profile by utilizing extra-hepatic clearance mechanisms. Both des-ciclesonide and mometasone have a high protein binding fraction (98–99%). The volume of distribution (Vd) is proportional to the lipophilicity of the drug, with the Vd of fluticasone being 332L compared with 183L for budesonide. Increasing the Vd will also increase the elimination half-life of a drug. The pharmacodynamics of ICS depend on both the receptor binding affinity and the dose-response curve. Among the ICS, fluticasone and mometasone have the highest receptor binding affinity (1800 and 2200, respectively), followed by budesonide at 935 (relative to dexamethasone = 100).
Compared with other nonsteroid asthma medications (long-acting β-agonists, theophylline, and montelukast) ICS have proven superiority in improving lung function, symptom-free days, and inflammatory markers. One study suggests that early intervention with ICS reduces the loss in lung function (forced expiratory volume in 1 second) over 3 years. Whether airway remodeling is reduced or prevented in the long term is unknown. Potential adverse drug effects of ICS include adrenal and growth suppression. While in low-to-medium doses ICS have shown little suppression of the adrenal pituitary axis, in high doses the potential for significant adrenal suppression and adrenal crisis exists. Several longitudinal studies evaluating the effect of ICS on growth have shown a small decrement in growth velocity (≈1–2cm) during the first year of treatment. However, when investigators followed children treated with budesonide for up to 10 years, no change in target adult height was noted.
In conclusion, the development of optimal delivery devices for young children, as well as optimizing favorable pharmacokinetic properties of ICS should be priorities for future childhood asthma management.
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Metadata
Title
Inhaled Corticosteroids in Children with Asthma
Pharmacologic Determinants of Safety and Efficacy and Other Clinical Considerations
Authors
Tanya Gulliver
Ronald Morton
Prof. Nemr Eid
Publication date
01-05-2007
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Pediatric Drugs / Issue 3/2007
Print ISSN: 1174-5878
Electronic ISSN: 1179-2019
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2165/00148581-200709030-00007

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