• Clin. Exp. Allergy · Nov 2009

    Budesonide and formoterol inhibit inflammatory mediator production by bronchial epithelial cells infected with rhinovirus.

    • C L Skevaki, I Christodoulou, I S Spyridaki, I Tiniakou, V Georgiou, P Xepapadaki, D A Kafetzis, and N G Papadopoulos.
    • Second Department of Pediatrics, Allergy Research Center, University of Athens, Athens, Greece. cskevaki@allergy.gr
    • Clin. Exp. Allergy. 2009 Nov 1; 39 (11): 1700-10.

    BackgroundRhinoviruses (RVs) are responsible for the majority of acute asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations. RVs infect the lower airways and induce the production of pro-inflammatory and remodelling-associated mediators. Budesonide (BUD) and formoterol (FORM) synergize in controlling asthma and COPD exacerbations; however, their effects on virus-induced inflammation and remodelling are less known.ObjectiveWe investigated whether BUD and FORM synergize in suppressing RV-induced inflammation and remodelling in the airways.MethodsIn vitro models of RV infection of BEAS-2B and primary normal human bronchial epithelial (NHBE) cells were used. We assessed the effects of individual and combined drugs administered post-infection, at a clinically relevant concentration range (10(-6)-10(-10) m), on the production of CCL5, CXCL10, CXCL8, IL-6 and the remodelling-associated VEGF and bFGF, using ELISA and RT-PCR.ResultsBUD effectively suppressed RV-mediated induction of all mediators studied, in a concentration-dependent manner. FORM alone suppressed the production of CXCL8 and bFGF. The combination of BUD and FORM had concentration-dependent, additive or synergistic effects in the suppression of RV-induced CCL5, CXCL8 and CXCL10 in both cell types as well as VEGF in NHBE only. Combination treatment also resulted in an enhanced suppression of RV-induced IL-6, and CCL5 at the mRNA level as compared with BUD or FORM alone.ConclusionBUD and FORM suppress RV-induced chemokines and growth factors in bronchial epithelial cells in a concentration-dependent, synergistic or additive manner. These data further support the combined use of BUD and FORM in asthma and COPD and intensification of this therapy during exacerbations.

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