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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-5-14
pubmed:abstractText
We have investigated the ability of salbutamol to protect against bronchoconstriction induced by methacholine, histamine, and adenosine 5'-monophosphate (AMP) in nine subjects with asthma. In a double-blind, placebo-controlled study, salbutamol, 2.5 mg administered by nebulization, increased the geometric mean provocation concentrations of methacholine, histamine, and AMP required to produce a 20% decrease in FEV1 from 0.3 to 2.2, 0.4 to 3.8, and 4.0 to 106.7 mg/ml after placebo and active treatment, respectively (p less than 0.01). Thus, this dose of beta 2-adrenoceptor agonist displaced the concentration-response curves for methacholine, histamine, and AMP to the right in a parallel fashion by 8.8 (0.6 to 29.3)-, 10.3 (1.4 to 33)-, and 26.6 (1.5 to 76.6)-fold, respectively, the difference between the results for AMP and those for histamine and methacholine being statistically significant (p less than 0.01). For six of the nine subjects studied, salbutamol displaced the concentration-response curve for AMP to the right by greater than 50-fold. There was no correlation between bronchodilatation and protection against bronchoconstriction induced by any of the agonists. We conclude that salbutamol protects against bronchoconstriction provoked by methacholine and histamine by functional antagonism, whereas with AMP, an additional activity is demonstrable, possibly involving inhibition of mast cell-mediator release.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0091-6749
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
85
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
755-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparative protective effect of the inhaled beta 2-agonist salbutamol (albuterol) on bronchoconstriction provoked by histamine, methacholine, and adenosine 5'-monophosphate in asthma.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Immunopharmacology, Southampton General Hospital, England.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, Controlled Clinical Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't