オオツキ　ミチオ   Ootsuki Michio   大月　道夫    所属   医学部 医学科（東京女子医科大学病院）    職種   教授・基幹分野長
論文種別	原著
言語種別	英語
査読の有無	査読あり
表題	Reduced carotid atherosclerosis in asthmatic patients treated with inhaled corticosteroids
掲載誌名	正式名：The European respiratory journal 略　 称：Eur Respir J ISSNコード：13993003 (Electronic)09031936 (Linking)
掲載区分	国外
巻・号・頁	36(3),pp.503-508
著者・共著者	Otsuki, M. Miyatake, A. Fujita, K. Hamasaki, T. Kasayama, S.
担当区分	筆頭著者,責任著者
発行年月	2010
概要	Although inflammation is an important component of atherosclerosis, it is unknown whether inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) as anti-inflammatory drugs prevent atherosclerosis. In the present study, carotid atherosclerosis was evaluated by ultrasonography in 150 asthmatic patients who had been regularly treated with ICS, and in 150 matched nonasthmatic controls, with an assessment of atherosclerotic risk factors. Carotid intima-media thickness was significantly lower in the asthmatic patients than in the controls. The prevalence of carotid plaque tended to be lower in the asthmatic patients than in the controls. Defined carotid atherosclerosis was diagnosed in 51 of the asthmatic patients, who were older, with a higher prevalence of males, a higher prevalence of dyslipidaemia and a lower mean daily dose of ICS than the 99 patients without carotid atherosclerosis. Stepwise multiple logistic regression analysis identified age, male sex and dyslipidaemia as positive risk factors for carotid atherosclerosis. The mean daily dose of ICS was a negative risk factor. Carotid atherosclerosis is reduced in asthmatic patients treated with ICS compared with matched controls. This study suggests that ICS may have protective effects against atherosclerosis.
DOI	10.1183/09031936.00090009
文献番号	20413534