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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

09/08/2012

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Aims: Compare the effects of montelukast or dexamethasone treatments on eosinophilic recruitment, eotaxin, RANTES, fibronectin, IGF-I and NF-B positive cells of distal lung parenchyma and also in airway walls of guinea pigs (GP) with chronic allergic inflammation. Methods: GP were inhaled with ovalbumin (OVA group-2x/week/4weeks). After 4th inhalation, GP were treated with montelukast (M group: 10mg/Kg/PO/day) or dexamethasone (D group: 5mg/Kg/IP/day). After 72 hrs of 7th inhalation, GP were anesthetised, lungs were removed and submitted to histopathological evaluation. Results: Montelukast and dexamethasone treatments reduced the number of eosinophils both in airway wall as well as in distal lung parenchyma compared to OVA group (p<0.05). On distal parenchyma both montelukast and dexamethasone were effective in reducing RANTES, NF-B and fibronectin positive cells compared to OVA group (p<0.001). Montelukast was more effective in reducing the eotaxin positive cells on distal parenchyma compared to dexamethasone treatment (p<0.001), while there was a more expressive reduction of IGF-I positive cells in OVA-D group (p<0.001). On airway walls, both montelukast and dexamethasone were effective in reducing IGF-I, RANTES and fibronectin positive cells compared to OVA group (p<0.05). Dexamethasone was more effective reducing the number of eotaxin and NF-kB positive cells than Montelukast (p<0.05). Conclusions: In this animal model, both treatments were effective in modulating the eosinophilic response in distal lung parenchyma and in airway wall, contributing to a better control of the inflammatory response in distal lung parenchyma as well as in airway walls. Dexamethasone treatment induced a greater reduction of NF-B expression in airway walls which suggests one of the mechanisms that explains the higher efficacy of this therapeutic approach

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asma chronic airway inflammation corticosteroids dexametasona experimental models of asthma inflamação alérgica crônica leukotriene antagonists asthma montelucaste

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