Procalcitonin Under the Course of Budesonide Inhalation Therapy in Recurrent Airway Obstruction

作者：Barton Ann Kristin^*; Pelli Anna; Rieger Martin; Gehlen Heidrun

来源：Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 2016, 45: 58-63.

DOI：10.1016/j.jevs.2016.06.072

• Horse
• Recurrent airway obstruction
• Inhalation
• Budesonide
• Procalcitonin

Procalcitonin (PCT), a precursor protein of the hormone calcitonin, is a sensitive inflammatory marker useful in diagnosis of exacerbation of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In this study, PCT was evaluated as a potential biomarker for the success of budesonide inhalation therapy in equine recurrent airway obstruction (RAO). Twelve horses suffering from RAO were included in a prospective clinical study. Clinical examinations, exercise test, blood gas analysis, endoscopy, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid cytology, and thoracic radiography were performed before and after therapy and results included in a scoring system. Inhalative therapy using budesonide at a dosage of 1,500 mu g twice daily was performed over 10 days. Equine-specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays were used to evaluate concentrations of PCT as well as interleukins-1 beta and 6 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. A significant reduction in clinical score, in particular in dyspnea, amount, and viscosity of tracheal secretion, was found after 10 days of inhalation (P = .005). For PCT, no difference was found before and after therapy. The median PCT concentration increased insignificantly from 13.85 (6.8-42.09) ng/mL to 16.47 (2.04-151.01) ng/mL after therapy (P = .158). In conclusion, PCT does not seem to be a useful marker to monitor treatment success of glucocorticoid inhalation in RAO.

• 出版日期2016-10