| Literature DB >> 32802823 |
William D Bennett1,2,3, Ashley G Henderson1,3, Agathe Ceppe1, Kirby L Zeman2, Jihong Wu2, Christine Gladman4, Fred Fuller1, Stephen Gazda1, Brian Button1, Richard C Boucher1, Scott H Donaldson1.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Mucus dehydration and impaired mucus clearance are common features of cystic fibrosis (CF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In CF, inhaled hypertonic saline (HS) improves lung function and produces sustained increases in mucociliary clearance (MCC). We hypothesised that administration of HS (7% NaCl) twice daily for 2 weeks would improve clinical outcomes and produce sustained increases in MCC in COPD subjects with a chronic bronchitis (CB) phenotype.Entities:
Year: 2020 PMID: 32802823 PMCID: PMC7418818 DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00269-2020
Source DB: PubMed Journal: ERJ Open Res ISSN: 2312-0541
FIGURE 1Study design. MCC: mucociliary clearance.
Patient characteristics
| 62.2±9.7 | 26.3±5.9 | |
| 13 (59%) | 10 (30%) | |
| Black | 4 (18%) | 6 (18%) |
| White | 18 (82%) | 27 (82%) |
| 57% | 0 | |
| 57±12 | 99.5±12.7 | |
| GOLD II | 17 (77%) | |
| GOLD III | 5 (23%) | |
| 18 (82%) | N/A | |
| 3.6±1.3% | N/A | |
| Long-acting beta agonist | 12 (55%) | |
| Long-acting antimuscarinic | 11 (50%) | |
| Inhaled corticosteroid | 14 (64%) |
Data are presented as mean±sd or n (%). FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; % pred: % predicted; GOLD: Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease; SGRQ-C: St. George's respiratory questionnaire for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; N/A: not assessed.
Post-bronchodilator FEV1 and FEF25–75 % predicted
| FEV1 | 57.9±12.6 | 59.2±12.3 | 57.6±13.6 | 59.4±13.3 | |
| FEF25–75 | 31.6±13.7 | 33.2±13.0 | 31.7±13.6 | 34.5±16.2 | |
| FEV1 | 58.9±13.2 | 58.0±12.6 | 58.0±12.5 | 59.2±12.9 | |
| FEF25–75 | 33.6±14.9 | 34.6±17.5 | 31.6±16.5 | 33.5±15.1 | |
Data are presented as mean±sd. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FEF25–75: forced expiratory flow at 25–75% of forced vital capacity. #: acute values were measured immediately before and 2 h after first dose of study treatment; ¶: sustained values measured ∼12 h after final dose of 2-week treatment period.
Whole lung MCC/CC and regional particle deposition indices
| 14.3±7.2 | 2.30±0.36 | 48±9 | ||
| 8.4±8.2# | 2.42±1.10 | 50±16 | ||
| Baseline | 9.1±6.3 | 11.7±11.5 | 2.35±0.90 | 51±15 |
| Acute | 9.6±9.7 | 10.9±10.8 | 2.23±0.66 | 51±17 |
| 2 weeks | 5.3±6.9¶ | 9.6±10.0 | 2.50±0.98 | 52±13 |
| Baseline | 9.0±10.6 | 9.4±9.9 | 2.32±1.05 | 49±15 |
| Acute | 7.7±9.4 | 8.7±9.4 | 2.35±0.94 | 51±13 |
| 2 weeks | 6.2±5.7 | 8.8±2.7 | 2.48±0.88 | 50±16 |
Data are presented as mean±sd. MCC: mucociliary clearance; CC: cough clearance; Ave60Clr: average rate of clearance through 60 min; C/P: central/peripheral; 24 h Clr: 24-h tracer clearance; CB: chronic bronchitis; HS: hypertonic saline. #: p<0.01 compared to healthy adult baseline by t-test.; ¶: p<0.05 compared to CB HS baseline.
Regional MCC (Ave60Clr)
| Healthy adult baseline n=33 | 15.9 (10.5) | 12.6 (7.2) |
| CB period 1 baseline n=22 | 4.7 (11.6)# | 11.2 (9.3) |
| CB HS (7% saline) | ||
| Baseline | 5.7 (10.4) | 12.3 (7.0) |
| 2 weeks | 1.5 (10.0) | 8.4 (9.0) |
| CB control (0.12% saline) | ||
| Baseline | 4.1 (15.7) | 12.6 (11.3) |
| 2 weeks | 2.7 (9.6) | 9.3 (7.2) |
Data are presented as mean±sd. MCC: mucociliary clearance; Ave60Clr: average rate of clearance through 60 min; CB: chronic bronchitis; HS: hypertonic saline. #: p<0.001 compared to healthy adults by t-test.
FIGURE 2Distribution of Central Lung average clearance through 60 min (Ave60Clr) (%) values in a) healthy and b) chronic bronchitis (CB) subjects. Dotted line indicates zero net clearance over 60 min.
FIGURE 3a) Mean whole lung mucus clearance for inhaled 7% hypertonic saline. b) Mean whole lung mucus clearance for inhaled 0.12% saline.