Effects of Inhaled Corticosteroid/Long-Acting β2-Agonist Combination on the Airway Microbiome of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease : A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial (DISARM)

Rationale: Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are commonly prescribed with long-acting β2-agonists (LABA) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). To date, the effects of ICS therapy on the airway microbiome in COPD are unknown. Objectives: To determine the effects of ICS/LABA on the airway microbiome of patients with COPD. Methods: Clinically stable patients with COPD were enrolled into a 4-week run-in period during which ICS was discontinued and all participants were placed on formoterol (Form) 12 μg twice daily (BID). The participants were then randomized to budesonide/formoterol (Bud + Form; 400/12 μg BID), fluticasone/salmeterol (Flu + Salm; 250/50 μg BID), or formoterol only (12 μg BID) for 12 weeks. Participants underwent bronchoscopy before and after the 12-week treatment period. The primary endpoint was the comparison of changes in the airway microbiome over the trial period between the ICS/LABA and LABA-only groups. Measurements and Main Results: Sixty-three participants underwent randomization: Bud + Form (n = 20), Flu + Salm (n = 22), and Form (n = 21) groups; 56 subjects completed all visits. After the treatment period, changes in α-diversity were significantly different across groups, especially between Flu + Salm and Form groups (Δrichness: P = 0.02; ΔShannon index: P = 0.03). Longitudinal differential abundance analyses revealed more pronounced microbial shifts from baseline in the fluticasone (vs. budesonide or formoterol only) group. Conclusions: Fluticasone-based ICS/LABA therapy modifies the airway microbiome in COPD, leading to a relative reduction in α-diversity and a greater number of bacterial taxa changes. These data may have implications in patients who develop pneumonia on ICS. Clinical trial registered with www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT02833480).

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CommentIn: Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 Nov 15;204(10):1117-1119. - PMID 34554893

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:204

Enthalten in:

American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 204(2021), 10 vom: 15. Nov., Seite 1143-1152

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Leitao Filho, Fernando Sergio [VerfasserIn]
Takiguchi, Hiroto [VerfasserIn]
Akata, Kentaro [VerfasserIn]
Ra, Seung Won [VerfasserIn]
Moon, Ji-Yong [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Hyun Kuk [VerfasserIn]
Cho, Yuji [VerfasserIn]
Yamasaki, Kei [VerfasserIn]
Milne, Stephen [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Cheng Wei Tony [VerfasserIn]
Li, Xuan [VerfasserIn]
Nislow, Corey [VerfasserIn]
van Eeden, Stephan F [VerfasserIn]
Shaipanich, Tawimas [VerfasserIn]
Lam, Stephen [VerfasserIn]
Leung, Janice M [VerfasserIn]
Sin, Don D [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

16S rRNA gene
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists
Airway microbiome
COPD
Clinical Trial
Drug Combinations
Inhaled corticosteroids
Journal Article
Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 06.12.2021

Date Revised 14.12.2021

published: Print

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02833480

CommentIn: Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 Nov 15;204(10):1117-1119. - PMID 34554893

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1164/rccm.202102-0289OC

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM330069330