Trough Insulin Levels in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Following Inhaled Human Insulin (Exubera) in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
2012
Abstract Background/Aim: There are few data regarding insulin levels in the lungs during diabetes therapy with inhaled insulin. We examined the disposition of inhaled human insulin (Exubera® [EXU] human insulin [recombinant DNA origin], Pfizer, New York, NY) in the lungs by measuring trough insulin levels in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid after 12 weeks of EXU treatment. Methods: After a 4-week run-in period of subcutaneous insulin therapy, 24 subjects with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and 26 with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) continued their basal insulin regimen and received premeal subcutaneous (SC) insulin for 13 weeks, followed by 12 weeks of premeal EXU. BAL was performed approximately 12 h after the last insulin dose at (1) baseline, (2) following SC insulin, and (3) following EXU. Results: Twenty patients with T1DM and 24 patients with T2DM completed all three bronchoscopies. BAL trough insulin levels were undetectable at baseline or following SC insulin. After EXU therapy, they increased...
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