J Asthma Allergy Clin Immunol.  1998 Jun;18(2):308-315.

Bronchial hyperrseponsiveness to methacholine in allergic rhinitics sensitized to house dust mites

• Kim WK
• Bahn JW
• Lee BJ
• Kim YK
• Cho SH
• Min KU
• Kim YY

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Allergic rhinitis is often associated with bronchial asthma, and intranasal treatment with topical corticosteroids reduces bronchial responsiveness.
OBJECTIVE
In this study, it was evaluated that the bronchial responsiveness to methacholine increased in non-asthmatic adults with house dust mites (HDM)-sensitive allergic rhinitis compared to those without, chronic nasal symptoms.
SUBJECTS AND METHODS
A questionnaire, skin prick t,est to common inhalant allergens, and methacholine bronchial provocation test (MBPT) were performed in a total of 216 subjects, who were composed of 40 non-asthmatic subjects with HDM-sensitive allergic rhinitis (HAR), 63 HDM-sensitive subjects without nasal symptoms (HS), and 113 non-atopic subjects without nasal symptoms (NHS). The bronchial responsiveness was evaluated by positive rate of MBPT (PC,-methacholine200mg/ml), provocative concentration of methacholine at which FEV, decline to 15% compared to baseline value (PC,-methacholine), and slope of dose-response curve (%fall of FEV, / log[last concentrat,ion of methacholine, mg/ml]).
RESULTS
Positive rate of MBPT was significantly increased in HAR than in HS and NHS, and there was no difference between HS and NHS (77.9% vs. 50.7% vs. 38.0%). Log PC[5- methacholine was lower in HAR than in HS and NHS, and lower in HS than in NHS (mean+ SE, 1.568+0.126 vs. 2.05+0.085 vs. 2.277+0.047). Slope of dose-response curve was higher in HAR than in HS and NHS, and there was no difference bet,ween HS and NHS (mean+SE, 22.7 + 11.3 vs. 7.3+ 1.2 vs. 4.9+ 0.5%/mg/ml);
CONCLUSION
In non-asthmatic adults with HDM-sensitive allergic rhinitis, the bronchial responsiveness to methacholine increased compared to those without chronic rhinitis.

Keyword

bronchial responsiveness allergic rhinitis house dust mites methacholine

MeSH Terms

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Adult
Allergens
Asthma
Bronchial Provocation Tests
Dust*
Humans
Methacholine Chloride*
Pyroglyphidae*
Rhinitis
Skin
Surveys and Questionnaires
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Allergens
Dust
Methacholine Chloride