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Inhaled beclomethasone dipropionate downregulates CD4 and CD8 T-lymphocyte activation in peripheral blood of patients with asthma.

BACKGROUND: Previous studies demonstrated a downregulation of T-lymphocyte (CD3+ cells) activation in peripheral blood after treatment with inhaled corticosteroids in patients with asthma. OBJECTIVE: This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of inhaled corticosteroids on CD4 and CD8 T-lymphocyte activation, respectively. METHODS: We examined the expression of three surface activation markers ( CD25, HLA-DR, and very late activation antigen 1) on circulating CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell subsets in subjects with asthma (n = 23) before and 8 weeks after treatment with inhaled beclomethasone dipropionate dry powder (daily dose, 800 microg). RESULTS: Beclomethasone dipropionate treatment had a marked effect in reducing the expression of the activation marker CD25 (p < 0.01) in both CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell subsets in peripheral blood of patients with asthma. However, no correlation was found between the downregulation of CD4 and CD8 T-lymphocyte activation and the improvement in physiologic indices of disease activity. CONCLUSIONS: These data add to the view that CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes in peripheral blood of patients with asthma are in an activated state that is downregulated by inhaled corticosteroids.[1]

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  1. Inhaled beclomethasone dipropionate downregulates CD4 and CD8 T-lymphocyte activation in peripheral blood of patients with asthma. Majori, M., Piccoli, M.L., Bertacco, S., Cuomo, A., Cantini, L., Pesci, A. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. (1997) [Pubmed]
 
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