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Blood Cells Mol Dis ; 33(1): 57-63, 2004.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15223012

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of the administration of low doses of glucocorticoids in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) by using autologous erythrocytes loaded with dexamethasone 21-phosphate. STUDY DESIGN: Nine consecutive CF patients (patients nos. 1-9) received autologous erythrocytes loaded with increasing amounts of dexamethasone 21-phosphate to obtain a slow delivery of dexamethasone in circulation. The appearance of possible adverse effects, the reproducibility of the procedure, and the dexamethasone pharmacokinetics were evaluated. Subsequently, patient no. 9 and eight additional patients (patient nos. 10-17) received dexamethasone 21-phosphate-loaded erythrocytes at 1-month intervals to evaluate the efficacy of continuous release in circulation of low doses of dexamethasone. RESULTS: Erythrocytes from CF patients can be processed to be loaded with increasing dexamethasone 21-P concentrations. Once reinfused in respective donors, a slow and prolonged delivery of dexamethasone in the blood stream was measured up to 28 days. Repeated administrations of drug-loaded erythrocytes at 4-week intervals for 15 months showed that very low doses of glucocorticoids provide significant improvement in FEV1 values and significant reduction of infective relapses due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa without adverse effects. CONCLUSIONS: The administration of very low doses of glucocorticoids using autologous erythrocytes is possible, with benefits for patients and without side effects. This method is likely to be extended to other chronic diseases.


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Cystic Fibrosis/therapy , Dexamethasone/analogs & derivatives , Dexamethasone/administration & dosage , Erythrocyte Transfusion/methods , Lung Diseases/therapy , Adolescent , Adult , Blood Transfusion, Autologous , Child , Cystic Fibrosis/complications , Dexamethasone/pharmacokinetics , Disease Progression , Erythrocytes/metabolism , Humans , Lung Diseases/etiology , Lung Diseases/prevention & control , Pseudomonas Infections/etiology , Pseudomonas Infections/therapy , Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Secondary Prevention , Treatment Outcome
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