Macrólidos en enfermedades inflamatorias crónicas de las vías respiratorias

Mauricio Moreno, MD.; Oscar Sáenz Morales, MD.; Camilo Manrique Martínez, MD.; Francisco González Acosta, MD.; Erika Paola Vergara Vela, MD.; Alberto Mario Pereira Garzón, MD.; Rafael Miranda Jiménez, MD.

doi:10.30789/rcneumologia.v23.n2.2011.178

Macrolides in chronic inflammatory diseases of the airway

Macrólidos en enfermedades inflamatorias crónicas de las vías respiratorias

Published 2011-06-20

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Macrolides in chronic inflammatory diseases of the airway.

rev. colomb. neumol. [Internet]. 2011 Jun. 20 [cited 2024 Dec. 4];23(2):40-7. Disponible en: https://doi.org/10.30789/rcneumologia.v23.n2.2011.178

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Mauricio Moreno, MD.

Hospital Santa Clara. Bogotá, Colombia.

Oscar Sáenz Morales, MD.

Hospital Santa Clara. Saludcoop EPS. Universidad el Bosque. Bogotá, Colombia.

Camilo Manrique Martínez, MD.

Hospital Santa Clara. Universidad el Bosque. Bogotá, Colombia.

Francisco González Acosta, MD.

Hospital Santa Clara. Universidad el Bosque. Bogotá, Colombia.

Erika Paola Vergara Vela, MD.

Hospital Santa Clara. Bogotá, Colombia.

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Mauricio Moreno, MD.,

Medicina Interna Hospital Santa Clara. Bogotá, Colombia.

Oscar Sáenz Morales, MD.,

Internista Neumólogo. Coordinador servicio urgencias Hospital Santa Clara. Coordinador servicio medicina interna Saludcoop EPS, docente facultad de Medicina Universidad el Bosque. Bogotá, Colombia.

Camilo Manrique Martínez, MD.,

Medico Internista. Coordinador Servicio urgencias Hospital Santa Clara. Docente facultad de Medicina Universidad el Bosque. Bogotá, Colombia.

Francisco González Acosta, MD.,

Farmacólogo. Bioeticista. Servicio urgencias Hospital Santa Clara. Docente facultad de Medicina Universidad el Bosque. Bogotá, Colombia.

Erika Paola Vergara Vela, MD.,

Medico Internista. Servicio urgencias Hospital Santa Clara. Bogotá, Colombia.

Alberto Mario Pereira Garzón, MD.,

Medico Internista. Servicio urgencias Hospital Santa Clara. Bogotá, Colombia.

Rafael Miranda Jiménez, MD.,

Medico Epidemiólogo. Servicio de urgencias Hospital Santa Clara. Bogotá, Colombia.

macrolides

immunomodulatory effects

epithelial cell

inflammatory airway disease

inflammatory mediators

We review the activity of macrolides in chronic inflammatory airway disease, laying emphasis on their immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effects on the epithelial cell. We describe in detail the humoral and cellular mediators involved, as well as the interactions between these antibiotics and circulating inflammatory mediators (including processes of apoptosis and oxidation), along with the effects on epithelial defenses, actions on mucus, movement of ions, defensins, mucociliary clearance, and epithelial stabilization. Because of these mechanisms, macrolides have become an adjuvant in the management of infectious and inflammatory lung diseases.

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