A single dose of nebulized budesonide decreases exhaled nitric oxide in children with acute asthma

J Pediatr. 2001 Sep;139(3):433-7. doi: 10.1067/mpd.2001.116295.

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate whether a single dose of nebulized budesonide effectively decreased airway inflammation as demonstrated by exhaled nitric oxide (eNO) levels. A single dose of nebulized budesonide, but not nebulized terbutaline, rapidly decreased eNO levels in 6 hours. The decrease in eNO levels induced by nebulized budesonide was correlated to an increase in peak expiratory flow rate.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Asthma / drug therapy*
  • Blood Pressure / drug effects
  • Bronchodilator Agents / administration & dosage
  • Bronchodilator Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Budesonide / administration & dosage
  • Budesonide / therapeutic use*
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nebulizers and Vaporizers
  • Nitric Oxide / metabolism*
  • Peak Expiratory Flow Rate / drug effects
  • Terbutaline / administration & dosage
  • Terbutaline / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Bronchodilator Agents
  • Nitric Oxide
  • Budesonide
  • Terbutaline