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Sublingual Immunotherapy as an Alternative to Induce Protection Against Acute Respiratory Infections
Published on: August 30, 2014
Lung Function Improvement in Bronchial Asthma: A Study of Sublingual Immunotherapy
Yinming Song1, Daiyin Tian1, Sha Liu1
1National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Metabolism and Inflammatory Diseases Department of Respiratory, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Chongqing China.
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This is a retrospective study. In order to investigate the effect of specific immunotherapy on the improvement of lung function and symptoms in children with bronchial asthma, 256 children with bronchial asthma were selected and divided into an experimental group and a control group according to whether they chose to use sublingual specific immunotherapy or not. The control group was given basic drug therapy, and the experimental group was given specific immunotherapy on the basis of basic drug therapy. Differences between the two groups were compared in terms of lung function, efficacy, and asthma medication dose. The results showed that peak expiratory flow (PEF), maximum expiratory flow at 25% of forced vital capacity (MEF25), maximal mid-expiratory flow curve (MMEF), maximum expiratory flow at 75% of forced vital capacity (MEF75), maximum expiratory flow at 50% of forced vital capacity (MEF50), and airway hyperresponsiveness improved in both groups after 1 year of treatment (P < 0.05), and the result of experimental group was better than that of the control group (P < 0.05). This study shows that sublingual specific immunotherapy combined with inhaled corticosteroid therapy has positive therapeutic effects on asthma patients, which can reduce the dose of medication used in asthma patients and improve symptoms.
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