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Möller, W. ; Schuschnig, U.* ; Celik, G. ; Münzing, W.* ; Bartenstein, P.* ; Häussinger, K.* ; Kreyling, W.G. ; Knoch, M.* ; Canis, M.* ; Becker, S.*

Topical drug delivery in chronic rhinosinusitis patients before and after sinus surgery using pulsating aerosols.

PLoS ONE 8:e74991 (2013)

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OBJECTIVES: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a common chronic disease of the upper airways and has considerable impact on quality of life. Topical delivery of drugs to the paranasal sinuses is challenging, therefore the rate of surgery is high. This study investigates the delivery efficiency of a pulsating aerosol in comparison to a nasal pump spray to the sinuses and the nose in healthy volunteers and in CRS patients before and after sinus surgery. METHODS: (99m)Tc-DTPA pulsating aerosols were applied in eleven CRSsNP patients without nasal polyps before and after sinus surgery. In addition, pulsating aerosols were studied in comparison to nasal pump sprays in eleven healthy volunteers. Total nasal and frontal, maxillary and sphenoidal sinus aerosol deposition and lung penetration were assessed by anterior and lateral planar gamma camera imaging. RESULTS: In healthy volunteers nasal pump sprays resulted in 100% nasal, non-significant sinus and lung deposition, while pulsating aerosols resulted 61.3+/-8.6% nasal deposition and 38.7% exit the other nostril. 9.7+/-2.0 % of the nasal dose penetrated into maxillary and sphenoidal sinuses. In CRS patients, total nasal deposition was 56.7+/-13.3% and 46.7+/-12.7% before and after sinus surgery, respectively (p<0.01). Accordingly, maxillary and sphenoidal sinus deposition was 4.8+/-2.2% and 8.2+/-3.8% of the nasal dose (p<0.01). Neither in healthy volunteers nor in CRS patients there was significant dose in the frontal sinuses. CONCLUSION: In contrast to nasal pump sprays, pulsating aerosols can deliver significant doses into posterior nasal spaces and paranasal sinuses, providing alternative therapy options before and after sinus surgery. Patients with chronic lung diseases based on clearance dysfunction may also benefit from pulsating aerosols, since these diseases also manifest in the upper airways.

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Publication type Article: Journal article

Document type Scientific Article

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Keywords Paranasal Sinuses ; Air-flow ; Nasal Polyposis ; Inhalation ; Management ; Deposition ; Therapy ; Ventilation ; Clearance ; Devices

ISSN (print) / ISBN 1932-6203

Journal PLoS ONE

Quellenangaben Volume: 8, Issue: 9, Article Number: e74991

Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)

Publishing Place Lawrence, Kan.

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Reviewing status Peer reviewed

Institute(s) Institute of Lung Health and Immunity (LHI)
Institute of Epidemiology (EPI)