Effects of dexamethasone on acute virus-induced airway dysfunction in adult rats

Pediatric Research
H MehtaR F Lemanske

Abstract

Respiratory viral infections have been associated with airway obstruction and hyperresponsiveness, and exacerbations of asthma. Although virus-induced asthma is thought to be precipitated by airway inflammation, the clinical efficacy and rationale for using antiinflammatory treatment during such exacerbations remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to use a well characterized animal model of respiratory viral illness to test the hypothesis that the inflammatory response to viral infection is responsible for the development of airway dysfunction. Adult rats were inoculated with either Sendai virus or sterile vehicle and treated with daily injections of dexamethasone or saline. At postinoculation d 4, 5, or 6, rats were evaluated for airway obstruction, hyperresponsivenes, inflammation, and lung viral titers. Saline-treated infected rats had significant airway obstruction (increased resistance, decreased dynamic compliance), hyperresponsiveness (i.v. methacholine), and inflammation (increased bronchoalveolar lavage leukocytes) compared with noninfected controls. In contrast, dexamethasone-treated infected rats had no increase in bronchoalveolar lavage leukocytes and significantly smaller changes in airway physiology,...Continue Reading

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