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The aim of our study is to evaluate the impact of inhaled corticosteroids on cough reflex during artificial limb exercise in an animal model of eosinophilic airway inflammation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Sixteen adult ovalbumin-sensitized rabbits were randomly divided into two groups. The \u201cOVA-Corticoid\u201d group (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 8) received inhaled corticosteroids (budesonide; 1 mg\/day during 2 consecutive days) while the \u201cOVA-Control\u201d (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 8) group was exposed to saline nebulization. The sensitivity of defensive reflexes induced by direct mechanical stimulation of the trachea was studied in anesthetized animals, at rest and during artificial limb exercise. Cell count was performed on bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and middle lobe tissue sections to assess the level of eosinophilic inflammation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>All rabbits were significantly sensitized but there was no difference in eosinophilic inflammation on bronchoalveolar lavage or tissue sections between the two groups. Artificial limb exercise resulted in a significant (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.002) increase in minute ventilation by 30% (+ 209 mL.min<jats:sup>\u20131<\/jats:sup>, \u00b1 102 mL\/min<jats:sup>\u20131<\/jats:sup>), with no difference between the two groups. 322 mechanical tracheal stimulations were performed, 131 during exercise (40.7%) and 191 at rest (59.3%). Cough reflex was the main response encountered (46.9%), with a significant increase in cough reflex threshold during artificial limb exercise in the \u201cOVA-Corticoid\u201d group (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.039). Cough reflex threshold remained unchanged in the \u201cOVA-Control\u201d group (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.109).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Inhaled corticosteroids are able to restore desensitization of the cough reflex during artificial limb exercise in an animal model of airway eosinophilic inflammation. Airway inflammation thus appears to be involved in the physiopathology of exercise-induced cough in this ovalbumin sensitized rabbit model. 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