Azithromycin reduces bronchial wall thickening in infants with cystic fibrosis

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BACKGROUND: COMBAT-CF showed that children aged 0-3 years treated with azithromycin did clinically better than placebo but there was no effect on CT-scores. We reanalysed CTs using an automatic bronchus-artery (BA) analysis.

METHOD: Inspiratory and expiratory CTs at 12 and 36 months were analysed. BA-analysis measures BA-diameters: bronchial outer wall (Bout), bronchial inner wall (Bin), artery (A), and bronchial wall thickness (Bwt) and computes BA-ratios: Bout/A and Bin/A for bronchial widening, Bwt/A and Bwa/Boa (bronchial wall area/bronchial outer area) for bronchial wall thickening. Low attenuation regions (LAR) were analysed using an automatic method. Mixed-effect model was used to compare BA-outcomes at 36 months between treatment groups.

RESULTS: 228 CTs (59 placebo; 66 azithromycin) were analysed. The azithromycin group had lower Bwa/Boa (p = 0.0034) and higher Bin/A (p = 0.001) relative to placebo. Bout/A (p = 0.0088) was higher because of a reduction in artery diameters which correlated to a reduction in LAR.

CONCLUSION: Azithromycin-treated infants with CF show a reduction in bronchial wall thickness and possibly a positive effect on lung perfusion.

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society - (2024) vom: 06. Apr.

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Englisch

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Chen, Yuxin [VerfasserIn]
Charbonnier, Jean-Paul [VerfasserIn]
Andrinopoulou, Eleni-Rosalina [VerfasserIn]
Sly, Peter D [VerfasserIn]
Stick, Stephen M [VerfasserIn]
Tiddens, Harm A W M [VerfasserIn]
COMBAT-CF Study Group [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 07.04.2024

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10.1016/j.jcf.2024.04.001

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