Randomised controlled trial of azithromycin in smokers with asthma
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چکیده
Smokers with asthma have poor symptom control, accelerated decline in lung function and an attenuated response to corticosteroids compared to nonsmokers with asthma [1]. There is an unmet need for alternative or additional drugs for smokers with asthma who are unable to stop smoking [2]. Macrolide antibiotics have anti-inflammatory activity [3] and in clinical studies there is good evidence for efficacy in the treatment of diffuse pan-bronchiolitis and cystic fibrosis, as well as in preventing chronic rejection after lung transplantation [4, 5]. In asthma, chronic treatment is associated with a reduction in bronchial hyperreactivity in mild-to-moderate asthma [6] and in exacerbation rates in non-eosinophilic severe asthma [7]. To date, no studies have examined the efficacy of macrolide antibiotics exclusively in current smokers with asthma.
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