Discrepant clinical responses and blood chemokine profiles between two non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications for children with mild persistent asthma

  • Chih Hsing Hung*
  • , Chi Yuan Li
  • , Yuan Sheng Lai
  • , Ping Ching Hsu
  • , Yi Ming Hua
  • , Kuender D. Yang
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In a randomized study, two oral medications, ketotifen and montelukast, were compared for children with mild persistent asthma. Montelukast revealed faster clinical responses than ketotifen, showing improved exhaled nitric oxide, peak expiratory flow, and asthma scores in 1 wk. After 8-wk of medication, both ketotifen and montelukast revealed improved clinical responses. However, 8 wk of ketotifen, but not montelukast, decreased plasma serum thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (317.854 ± 207.906 vs. 181.348 ± 167.109, p < 0.05), macrophage-derived chemokine (355.11 ± 174.30 vs. 169.19 ± 62.42, p < 0.05) levels. In conclusion, different oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs revealed faster or slower treatment responses due to different mechanisms.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)306-309
Number of pages4
JournalPediatric Allergy and Immunology
Volume16
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 06 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Ketotifen
  • Macrophage-derived chemokine
  • Montelukast
  • Peak expiratory flow
  • Thymus and activation-regulated chemokine

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