Alendronate to Prevent Loss of Bronchoprotection in Asthma

Summary

Beta-2-agonists are effective in reducing airway narrowing in asthma and protecting against stimuli that produce bronchoconstriction. The combination of long-acting beta agonists (LABA) and inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) has become the most commonly used asthma controller medication class in the United States, but unfortunately, even when LABAs are added to ICS and used regularly, 58-81% of patients with asthma fail to achieve total control. Regular use of beta-agonists, both short and long-acting, reduces the ability of these agents to protect against the airway narrowing that occurs in asthma in response to bronchoconstrictor stimuli. We refer to this reduced effect as loss of bronchoprotection. In this proof of concept trial we aim to determine if alendronate, which diminishes beta-2 adrenergic receptor internalization, can reduce the loss of bronchoprotection that occurs with regular use of LABAs, even when used in combination with ICS.

Timeline

Start

2015-01

Primary completion

2016-09

Completion

2016-09

Publications

• Cardet JC, Jiang X, Lu Q, Gerard N, McIntire K, Boushey HA, Castro M, Chinchilli VM, Codispoti CD, Dyer AM, Holguin F, Kraft M, Lazarus S, Lemanske RF, Lugogo N, Mauger D, Moore WC, Moy J, Ortega VE, Peters SP, Smith LJ, Solway J, Sorkness CA, Sumino K, Wechsler ME, Wenzel S, Israel E; AsthmaNet Investigators. Loss of bronchoprotection with ICS plus LABA treatment, beta-receptor dynamics, and the effect of alendronate. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2019 Aug;144(2):416-425.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2019.01.049. Epub 2019 Mar 11.

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