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J Asthma Allergy ; 15: 363-369, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35330786

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Although biologics have demonstrated to be effective in T2-high asthma patients, there is little experience with these drugs in asthma-COPD overlap (ACO). The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of biologics in these two conditions. We included 318 patients (24 ACO and 297 asthma) treated with monoclonal antibodies and followed for at least 12 months. Omalizumab was the most frequently employed biologic agent both in patients with ACO and asthma. Asthma control test (ACT) scores after at least 12 months of biologic therapy were not significantly different between groups. The percentage of patients with ≥1 exacerbation and ≥1 corticosteroid burst was significantly higher in ACO patients (70.8 vs 27.3 and 83.3% vs 37.5%, respectively), whereas the percentage of "controlled" patients (with no exacerbations, no need for corticosteroids and ACT ≥ 20) was significantly lower (16.7% vs 39.7%). In conclusion, this report suggests that patients with ACO treated with biologics reach worse outcomes than asthma patients.

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J Asthma ; 59(5): 1005-1011, 2022 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33653213

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OBJECTIVE: Add-on therapy with monoclonal antibodies is the recommended therapy for severe asthmatic patients refractory to maintenance treatment. In randomized control trials, mepolizumab reduced the number of exacerbations, the need of oral corticosteroids (OCS), increased asthma control, and lung function in a population of uncontrolled severe eosinophilic asthmatic patients. In this piece of work, we aimed to assess mepolizumab efficacy and safety in a cohort of patients with severe eosinophilic asthma in real-life conditions. METHODS: A retrospective study was carried out at eight hospitals from Asturias (Spain). The sample included patients treated with mepolizumab from 1 January 2016 to 31 March 2019. Demographic and clinical variables were collected, including OCS use, asthma control, lung function, and exacerbation rate. RESULTS: Sixty-nine patients (72% women) with mean age 56 ± 13 years were included. Annual exacerbation rate decreased from 4.7 (SD 3.7) to 1.3 (SD 2.5) (p < 0.001). The number of patients requiring OCS treatment decreased from 25 patients (36%, mean prednisone dose = 18 mg/day) to 13 patients (19%, mean prednisone dose = 9 mg/day) (p < 0.001). Twelve patients (48%) stopped OCS treatment. Forced expired volume in one second (FEV1) as percentage increased from 68% (SD 20) to 76% (SD 21) (p < 0.001). Fifty-six patients (81%) were considered responders to mepolizumab. No serious adverse events were detected during the study period. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, this study demonstrates mepolizumab efficacy and safety in a cohort of patients with uncontrolled severe eosinophilic asthma in routine clinical practice.


Assuntos
Antiasmáticos , Asma , Eosinofilia Pulmonar , Corticosteroides/uso terapêutico , Adulto , Idoso , Antiasmáticos/efeitos adversos , Anticorpos Monoclonais Humanizados , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Prednisona/uso terapêutico , Eosinofilia Pulmonar/induzido quimicamente , Eosinofilia Pulmonar/tratamento farmacológico , Estudos Retrospectivos
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Emerg Infect Dis ; 26(11): 2709-2712, 2020 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32917293

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Coronavirus disease has disrupted tuberculosis services globally. Data from 33 centers in 16 countries on 5 continents showed that attendance at tuberculosis centers was lower during the first 4 months of the pandemic in 2020 than for the same period in 2019. Resources are needed to ensure tuberculosis care continuity during the pandemic.


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Continuidade da Assistência ao Paciente/tendências , Infecções por Coronavirus/epidemiologia , Utilização de Instalações e Serviços/tendências , Saúde Global/tendências , Pneumonia Viral/epidemiologia , Tuberculose/terapia , Betacoronavirus , COVID-19 , Humanos , Pandemias , SARS-CoV-2 , Tuberculose/epidemiologia
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Environ Int ; 132: 105088, 2019 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31437647

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BACKGROUND: Menopause is associated with a number of adverse health effects and its timing has been reported to be influenced by several lifestyle factors. Whether greenspace exposure is associated with age at menopause has not yet been investigated. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether residential surrounding greenspace is associated with age at menopause and thus reproductive aging. METHODS: This longitudinal study was based on the 20-year follow-up of 1955 aging women from a large, population-based European cohort (ECRHS). Residential surrounding greenspace was abstracted as the average of satellite-based Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) across a circular buffer of 300 m around the residential addresses of each participant during the course of the study. We applied mixed effects Cox models with centre as random effect, menopause as the survival object, age as time indicator and residential surrounding greenspace as time-varying predictor. All models were adjusted for smoking habit, body mass index, parity, age at menarche, ever-use of contraception and age at completed full-time education as socio-economic proxy. RESULTS: An increase of one interquartile range of residential surrounding greenspace was associated with a 13% lower risk of being menopausal (Hazard Ratio: 0.87, 95% Confidence Interval: 0.79-0.95). Correspondingly the predicted median age at menopause was 1.4 years older in the highest compared to the lowest NDVI quartile. Results remained stable after additional adjustment for air pollution and traffic related noise amongst others. CONCLUSIONS: Living in greener neighbourhoods is associated with older age at menopause and might slow reproductive aging. These are novel findings with broad implications. Further studies are needed to see whether our findings can be replicated in different populations and to explore the potential mechanisms underlying this association.


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Menopausa , Características de Residência , Adolescente , Adulto , Envelhecimento , Criança , Estudos de Coortes , Feminino , Humanos , Estudos Longitudinais , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Ruído , Modelos de Riscos Proporcionais , Adulto Jovem
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Maturitas ; 120: 29-34, 2019 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30583761

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OBJECTIVES: Menopause involves hypoestrogenism, which is associated with numerous detrimental effects, including on respiratory health. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is often used to improve symptoms of menopause. The effects of HRT on lung function decline, hence lung ageing, have not yet been investigated despite the recognized effects of HRT on other health outcomes. STUDY DESIGN: The population-based multi-centre European Community Respiratory Health Survey provided complete data for 275 oral HRT users at two time points, who were matched with 383 nonusers and analysed with a two-level linear mixed effects regression model. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: We studied whether HRT use was associated with the annual decline in forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1). RESULTS: Lung function of women using oral HRT for more than five years declined less rapidly than that of nonusers. The adjusted difference in FVC decline was 5.6 mL/y (95%CI: 1.8 to 9.3, p = 0.01) for women who had taken HRT for six to ten years and 8.9 mL/y (3.5 to 14.2, p = 0.003) for those who had taken it for more than ten years. The adjusted difference in FEV1 decline was 4.4 mL/y (0.9 to 8.0, p = 0.02) with treatment from six to ten years and 5.3 mL/y (0.4 to 10.2, p = 0.048) with treatment for over ten years. CONCLUSIONS: In this longitudinal population-based study, the decline in lung function was less rapid in women who used HRT, following a dose-response pattern, and consistent when adjusting for potential confounding factors. This may signify that female sex hormones are of importance for lung ageing.


Assuntos
Envelhecimento/fisiologia , Terapia de Reposição de Estrogênios , Estrogênios/farmacologia , Pulmão/fisiologia , Menopausa/fisiologia , Adulto , Feminino , Seguimentos , Volume Expiratório Forçado/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Capacidade Vital/efeitos dos fármacos
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Am J Respir Crit Care Med ; 195(8): 1058-1065, 2017 04 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27907454

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RATIONALE: Menopause is associated with changes in sex hormones, which affect immunity, inflammation, and osteoporosis and may impair lung function. Lung function decline has not previously been investigated in relation to menopause. OBJECTIVES: To study whether lung function decline, assessed by FVC and FEV1, is accelerated in women who undergo menopause. METHODS: The population-based longitudinal European Community Respiratory Health Survey provided serum samples, spirometry, and questionnaire data about respiratory and reproductive health from three study waves (n = 1,438). We measured follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone and added information on menstrual patterns to determine menopausal status using latent class analysis. Associations with lung function decline were investigated using linear mixed effects models, adjusting for age, height, weight, pack-years, current smoking, age at completed full-time education, spirometer, and including study center as random effect. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Menopausal status was associated with accelerated lung function decline. The adjusted mean FVC decline was increased by -10.2 ml/yr (95% confidence interval [CI], -13.1 to -7.2) in transitional women and -12.5 ml/yr (95% CI, -16.2 to -8.9) in post-menopausal women, compared with women menstruating regularly. The adjusted mean FEV1 decline increased by -3.8 ml/yr (95% CI, -6.3 to -2.9) in transitional women and -5.2 ml/yr (95% CI, -8.3 to -2.0) in post-menopausal women. CONCLUSIONS: Lung function declined more rapidly among transitional and post-menopausal women, in particular for FVC, beyond the expected age change. Clinicians should be aware that respiratory health often deteriorates during reproductive aging.


Assuntos
Pulmão/fisiopatologia , Menopausa/fisiologia , Capacidade Vital/fisiologia , Adulto , Fatores Etários , Envelhecimento/fisiologia , Europa (Continente) , Feminino , Volume Expiratório Forçado/fisiologia , Humanos , Estudos Longitudinais , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Testes de Função Respiratória/estatística & dados numéricos , Espirometria
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