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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-10-2
pubmed:abstractText
Cholinergic antagonists have been used since the early 1900s as bronchodilators for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The present study investigated whether an oral muscarinic M3-selective anticholinergic agent (OrM3) would provide an improved therapeutic advantage compared with an inhaled anticholinergic agent in patients with COPD. A 6-week, multicentre, randomised, placebo- and active-controlled, parallel-group study was performed at 56 sites in the USA. In total, 412 male and female patients (aged 35-86 yrs) with a clinical history consistent with COPD were randomised to receive OrM3 0.5, 2, 3 or 4 mg orally once daily, ipratropium bromide 36 mug by inhalation four times daily or placebo. OrM3 demonstrated a significant dose-related improvement in serial forced expiratory volume in one second and a trend for dose-related improvement in patient-reported symptoms compared with placebo. However, at a dose that provided efficacy less than that of ipratropium, the incidence of dose-related, mechanism-based side-effects for OrM3 exceeded those observed for ipratropium. In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the oral M3-selective agent did not offer a therapeutic advantage over inhaled ipratropium. These results do not support the hypothesis that high selectivity for muscarinic M3 receptors over airway neuronal M2 receptors will represent a more effective therapy than current inhaled anticholinergics in obstructive airway disease.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0903-1936
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
772-80
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-7-23
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
An oral selective M3 cholinergic receptor antagonist in COPD.
pubmed:affiliation
Depts of Respiratory and Allergy, Rahway, NJ, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Multicenter Study