title: Once-daily fluticasone propionate in stable asthma: study on airway inflammation.
abstract: Children with stable asthma receiving twice-daily fluticasone propionate (FP) were studied. Spirometry, exhaled nitric oxide (eNO) and sputum eosinophils were measured at baseline and 8 weeks after FP was changed to once-daily use while keeping the same total dosage. Visual analogue scores on asthma severity, symptoms, and dosing regimen preference were obtained. Twenty-nine children of mean age 10.6 years (SD 2.5) were recruited. There was significant improvement in eNO (47.1 ppb [30.3] vs. 39.9 ppb [27.1], p = 0.037), and sputum eosinophils (5.7% [6.5] vs. 2.5% [3.9], p = 0.024] after 8 weeks. All subjects preferred the once-daily dosing regimen. Once-daily FP is effective in controlling airway inflammation. This frequency of medication use is also the preferred regimen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong. albertmli@cuhk.edu.hk
authors.forename: Albert M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Tony W T
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Tsang
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Dorothy F Y
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Rita Y T
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: Tai F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Fok
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000730:Androstadienes / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D000068298:Fluticasone; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D000730:Androstadienes; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000068298:Fluticasone