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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-3-17
pubmed:abstractText
We examined the effect of salbutamol on dry airflow-induced bronchoconstriction (AIB) and acetylcholine-induced bronchoconstriction (Ach-IB) in the canine lung periphery using a wedged bronchoscope technique. Collateral system resistance (Rcs) and airway wall temperature (Taw) were monitored in a peripheral lung segment before, during and after airflow challenge. Rcs before and after aerosolized acetylcholine was recorded in a contralateral lung segment. Intravenous salbutamol (2.5 micrograms.kg-1) significantly attenuated the peak fall in Taw during airflow challenge and the peak rise in Rcs following challenge. Intravenous salbutamol attenuated Ach-IB to a similar degree. Significant systemic effects were recorded following i.v. salbutamol. In contrast, aerosolized salbutamol (50 micrograms) minimally decreased the fall in Taw during airflow challenge, while virtually eliminating AIB. The same dose of aerosolized salbutamol only partially attenuated Ach-IB. Aerosolized salbutamol did not affect mean arterial pressure or heart rate. Intravenous salbutamol may in part inhibit AIB by increasing pulmonary blood flow, secondary to its systemic circulatory effects, and decrease heat and water loss during airflow challenge. In contrast, aerosolized salbutamol abolished AIB, while only minimally effecting airway cooling. These data suggest that AIB is a result of mediator release and/or smooth muscle contraction.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0903-1936
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
972-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of salbutamol on dry air- and acetylcholine-induced bronchoconstriction in the canine lung periphery.
pubmed:affiliation
Dept of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article