Evaluation of The Safety and Efficacy of Low Dose Atorvastatin in Bronchial Asthma
Keywords:
Asthma, Atorvastatin, Anti-inflammatory, Lung function, Statin
Abstract
Introduction: Statins are lipid lowering drugs with pleiotropic anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects. We tested the hypothesis that short-term treatment with atorvastatin improves asthma control and airway inflammation in chronic asthma patients.
Materials and Methods: This is a Prospective, Open label, Randomized, Controlled, Crossover study conducted at Stanley Medical College Hospital for 10 weeks. 60 patients with Chronic Asthma of more than 2 years duration were recruited. The patients were randomized to receive atorvastatin 10 mg daily for 4 weeks separated by a 2-week washout period in a crossover fashion. Patients continued on their usual asthma drug treatment throughout the study. The effects of atorvastatin on absolute eosinophil count (AEC), C- reactive protein (CRP), Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 sec (FEV1) were analyzed.
Results: Data analysis revealed that no significant differences in forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1), absolute eosinophil count and C- reactive protein levels in both control and study groups.
Conclusion: Our study shows atorvastatin is not effective in the treatment of chronic asthma.
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DOI: 10.17511/ijmrr.2014.i05.04
Published: 2014-10-31
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R G, Madhavan S, Parvathavarthini S. Evaluation of The Safety and Efficacy of Low Dose Atorvastatin in Bronchial Asthma. Int J Med Res Rev [Internet]. 2014Oct.31 [cited 2024Jul.3];2(5):420- 427. Available from: https://ijmrr.medresearch.in/index.php/ijmrr/article/view/133
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