Abstract:Objective To study the curative effect of Montelukast therapy in the treatment of bronchial asthma and its effect on the content of cytokines in peripheral blood. Methods A total of 114 cases of acute bronchial asthma patients in our hospital between July 2014 and August 2016 were enrolled and randomly divided into two groups, The patients in the control group received Seretide inhalation treatment and those in the observation group received Seretide inhalation combined with Montelukast. Then the number of cases with asthma attack, acute exacerbation or adverse drug reactions, and the frequency of use of short β2 agonists were observed. Before and after treatment, cytokine content in serum and airway function indexes were determined. Results Within 3 months of treatment, the incidences of asthma attack and acute exacerbation and the frequency of use of short β2 agonists in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05), however, the incidence of adverse drug reactions had no significant difference from that in the control group (P > 0.05). Three months after treatment, the serum content of IL-2, IFN-γ and CGRP in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group; the serum content of IL-4, IL-10, MMP-9 and TGF-β was significantly lower than that in the control group; the FEV1/FVC ratio and the levels of FEF25, FEF50 and FEF75 were significantly higher than those in the control group. Conclusions In the treatment of acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma, Montelukast therapy can reduce the incidence of asthma attack and the frequency of use of short β2 agonists, inhibit airway inflammation and airway remodeling, and improve airway function.