Azithromycin inhibits mucin secretion, mucous metaplasia, airway inflammation, and airways hyperresponsiveness in mice exposed to house dust mite extract

Excessive production, secretion, and retention of abnormal mucus is a pathological feature of many obstructive airways diseases including asthma. Azithromycin is an antibiotic that also possesses immunomodulatory and mucoregulatory activities, which may contribute to the clinical effectiveness of azithromycin in asthma.

Citation:
Mann TS, Larcombe AN, Wang KCW, Shamsuddin D, Landwehr KR, Noble PB, Henry PJ. Azithromycin inhibits mucin secretion, mucous metaplasia, airway inflammation, and airways hyperresponsiveness in mice exposed to house dust mite extract. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2022;322(5):L683-L98.

Keywords:
Airway hyperresponsiveness; airway inflammation; azithromycin; house dust mite; mucin secretion; allergen; interleukin 13; asthma; inflammation

Abstract:
Excessive production, secretion, and retention of abnormal mucus is a pathological feature of many obstructive airways diseases including asthma. Azithromycin is an antibiotic that also possesses immunomodulatory and mucoregulatory activities, which may contribute to the clinical effectiveness of azithromycin in asthma.