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Nebulized myo-inositol increases mucus clearance in patients with Bronchiectasis: a retrospective study
1Systems Biology Group Lab, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy. mariano.bizzarri@uniroma1.it.
Objective:
This retrospective study aimed at ascertaining the clinical usefulness of nebulized myo-inositol in the management of patients affected by bronchiectasis.
Patients And Methods:
19 patients, aged between 63 and 73 years old, with bronchiectasis, were treated for 15 days with nebulized myo-inositol or placebo. Lung functionality [forced expiratory volume in the 1st second (FEV1)], solid content of expectorate, and surfactant tension were analyzed.
Results:
All patients treated with nebulized myo-inositol had a significant decrease in the percentage of solid content in the expectorate (T0 7.9±2.8% vs. T1 5.2±2.7%; p<0.001) and surfactant tension (T0 81.5±6.9 mN/m vs. T1 77.4±7.2 mN/m; p<0.001). Among treated patients, these variations correlated with FEV1 (rs=- 0.79; p<0.01) and forced expiratory flow at 25-75% of FVC (FEF25-75%) (rs=-0.81; p<0.01) scores. Also, variation of surfactant tension correlated with FEV1 (rs= -0.74; p<0.05) score.
Conclusions:
Nebulized myo-inositol increases lung functionality and mucus clearance in patients affected by bronchiectasis.
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