MAST CELL STABILIZERS BY Mr. Kanishk Deep Sharma MAST CELL STABILIZERS THEY ARE CHROMONE DERIVATIVES THAT BLOCK CHLORIDE CHANNELS ESSENTIAL FOR MAST CELL DEGRANULATION Sodium cromoglycateKetotifen Sodium cromoglycate ADVERSE EFFECT KETOTIFEN ANTIHISTAMINIC WITH CROMOGLYCOLATE LIKE ACTION ADVERSE EFFECT LEUKOTRIENE ANTAGONISTS LEUKOTRIENES THEY ANTAGONISE RECEPTOR CYSLT1 ADVERSE EFFECT ZILEUTON CORTICOSTEROIDS SYSTEMIC STEROIDS USED IN 2 SITUATIONS SEVERE CHRONIC ASTHMA STATUS ASTHAMATICUS SEVERE CHRONIC ASTHMA WHEN NOT CONTROLLED BY BROCHODILATORS/INHALED STEROIDS START PREDNISOLONE 20-60Mg/DAY STATUS ASTHMATICUS HIGH DOSE I.V. GLUCOCORTICOID, ACT IN 6-24 HRS INHALED STEROIDS HIGH TOPICAL LOW SYSTEMIC ACTIVITY SHOULD BE ‘STEP 1’ FOR ALL ASTHMA PATIENTS INDICATED WHEN B2 AGONIST REQUIRED DAILY START 100-200 mg BD EFFECT SUPRESS BRONCHIAL INFLAMMATION INCREASE PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE NO ROLE IN ACUTE ATTACK PEAK EFFECT IN 4-7 DAYS DOESN’T PRECIPITATE ASTHMA, MUUSCULAR PAIN, LASSITUDE, DEPRESSION, HYPOTENSION IN COPD HIGH DOSE INHALED STEROIDS BENEFICIAL ONLY IN ADVANCED CASES NO PROOF THAT THEY SLOW DISEASE PROGRESSION ADVERSE EFFECT EXAMPLES BUDESONIDE BECLOMETHASONE DIPRPIONATE FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE FLUNISOLIDE CICLESONIDE THANK YOU