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Role of Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists in the Management of Pediatric Asthma

An Update

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At present, the main indications for leukotriene receptor antagonists (LTRA) in pediatric asthma are as add-on therapy to inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and as initial controller therapy in children with mild asthma, especially those who cannot or will not use ICS.

LTRA are also useful for patients who have concomitant rhinitis, and patients with viral-induced wheeze and exercise-induced asthma. It should be noted that the benefits of LTRA therapy have been demonstrated in children as young as 6 months of age and recent clinical trials have further proven the benefits of LTRA in acute asthma exacerbations.

However, considering the important pro-inflammatory effects that leukotrienes (LT) have in experimental models of asthma, it may seem surprising that LTRA treatment outcomes are not better and that in some clinical trials only a minority of patients could be classified as full responders. This could be explained by potential additional LT receptors that are not affected by LTRA. Such receptors could represent new therapeutic targets in asthma.

Furthermore, progress in differentiating between asthma phenotypes that result from different pathogenic mechanisms, some of which may involve LT to a lesser degree, should lead to an improved, personalized use of LTRA for treating asthma.

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    Catalina Dumitru, Susan M. H. Chan &  Victor Turcanu (Senior Lecturer in Allergy)

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    Catalina Dumitru, Susan M. H. Chan &  Victor Turcanu (Senior Lecturer in Allergy)

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Dumitru, C., Chan, S.M.H. & Turcanu, V. Role of Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists in the Management of Pediatric Asthma. Pediatr Drugs 14, 317–330 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03262237

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