title: Nebulized lidocaine blunts airway hyper-responsiveness in experimental feline asthma.
abstract: Nebulized lidocaine may be a corticosteroid-sparing drug in human asthmatics, reducing airway resistance and peripheral blood eosinophilia. We hypothesized that inhaled lidocaine would be safe in healthy and experimentally asthmatic cats, diminishing airflow limitation and eosinophilic airway inflammation in the latter population. Healthy (n = 5) and experimentally asthmatic (n = 9) research cats were administered 2 weeks of nebulized lidocaine (2 mg/kg q8h) or placebo (saline) followed by a 2-week washout and crossover to the alternate treatment. Cats were anesthetized to measure the response to inhaled methacholine (MCh) after each treatment. Placebo and doubling doses of methacholine (0.0625-32.0000 mg/ml) were delivered and results were expressed as the concentration of MCh increasing baseline airway resistance by 200% (EC200Raw). Bronchoalveolar lavage was performed after each treatment and eosinophil numbers quantified. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) % eosinophils and EC200Raw within groups after each treatment were compared using a paired t-test (P <0.05 significant). No adverse effects were noted. In healthy cats, lidocaine did not significantly alter BALF eosinophilia or the EC200Raw. There was no difference in %BALF eosinophils in asthmatic cats treated with lidocaine (36±10%) or placebo (33 ± 6%). However, lidocaine increased the EC200Raw compared with placebo 10 ± 2 versus 5 ± 1 mg/ml; P = 0.043). Chronic nebulized lidocaine was well-tolerated in all cats, and lidocaine did not induce airway inflammation or airway hyper-responsiveness in healthy cats. Lidocaine decreased airway response to MCh in asthmatic cats without reducing airway eosinophilia, making it unsuitable for monotherapy. However, lidocaine may serve as a novel adjunctive therapy in feline asthmatics with beneficial effects on airflow obstruction.
authors: Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.
authors: Laura A
authors: LA
authors: Nafe
authors: Vamsi P
authors: VP
authors: Guntur
authors: John R
authors: JR
authors: Dodam
authors: Tekla M
authors: TM
authors: Lee-Fowler
authors: Leah A
authors: LA
authors: Cohn
authors: Carol R
authors: CR
authors: Reinero
mesh_terms: D000403:Airway Resistance / Q000187:drug effects; D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001249:Asthma / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000662:veterinary*; D016085:Bronchoconstrictor Agents / Q000633:toxicity; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002415:Cats; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D031744:Cynodon; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D016210:Methacholine Chloride / Q000633:toxicity; D009330:Nebulizers and Vaporizers
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D016085:Bronchoconstrictor Agents; D016210:Methacholine Chloride; D008012:Lidocaine
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