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Trial reportActa bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis2020

A comparison between mometasone furoate nasal spray and intranasal glycyrrhetic acid in patients with allergic rhinitis: a preliminary study in clinical practice.

Lucia Gariuc, Alexandru Sandul, Daniela Rusu, Desiderio Passali, Luisa Maria Bellussi, Valerio Damiani, Giorgio Ciprandi

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Trial report in Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Immunomodulatory properties of triterpenes.Phytochemistry reviews : proceedings of the Phytochemical Society of Europe · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Lucia GariucClinical Republican Hospital, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova. gio.cip@libero.it.
Alexandru SandulClinical Republican Hospital, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova. gio.cip@libero.it.
Daniela RusuClinical Republican Hospital, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova. gio.cip@libero.it.
Desiderio PassaliInternational Federation ORL Societies (IFOS). gio.cip@libero.it.
Luisa Maria BellussiInternational Federation ORL Societies (IFOS. gio.cip@libero.it.
Valerio DamianiDMG Medical Department, Pomezia (Rome), Italy. gio.cip@libero.it.
Giorgio CiprandiAllergy Clinic, Casa di Cura Villa Montallegro, Genoa, Italy. gio.cip@libero.it.
Presidio Ospedaliero · ITInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies · CHCasa di Cura Villa Garda · ITSigma Tau (Italy) · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Allergic rhinitis (AR) is caused by an IgE-mediated inflammatory reaction consequent to the exposure to the causal allergen. Glycyrrhetic acid (GlyAc) is a natural compound extracted from the liquorice that exerts anti-inflammatory activity. This real-life study compared intranasal GlyAc, present in a medical device containing also glycerol and mannitol, with mometasone furoate nasal spray (MFNS) in 50 adult outpatients with AR. Both treatments lasted 2 months. Endoscopic signs, perception of symptom severity, assessed by VAS, and nasal function measured by rhinomanometry were evaluated at baseline (T0), after one (T1) and two (T2) months. The intergroup analysis showed that at T1 there was no significant difference between groups about the use of decongestants and antihistamines, turbinate hypertrophy and pale mucosa, perception of olfaction and snoring. At T2 there was no significant difference between groups about use of relievers, all endoscopic signs, and perception of nasal discomfort, nasal obstruction, olfaction, and snoring. The intragroup analysis showed that in MFNS group there was a significant change during the entire period of treatment for all parameters except watery rhinorrhea (sign) and ocular discomfort; in GlyAc group there was a significant change during the entire period of treatment for all parameters. In conclusion, this preliminary study, conducted in clinical practice, evidenced that intranasal CysAC plus mannitol was able to significantly improve nasal endoscopic signs, perception of symptoms, and nasal function in patients with AR. Therefore, GlyAc could be a reasonable therapeutic option to control allergic inflammation.

Indexed as

Administration, IntranasalAdultAnti-Allergic AgentsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsFemaleGlycyrrhetinic AcidHumansMaleMiddle AgedMometasone FuroateNasal SpraysProspective StudiesRhinitis, AllergicAnti-Allergic AgentsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsGlycyrrhetinic AcidMometasone FuroateNasal Sprays

Identifiers

PMID32073564
PMCPMC7947735
OpenAlexW3008504213

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