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8575514

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-3-14
pubmed:abstractText
The effect on mucociliary function of formoterol, a beta 2-adrenoceptor agonist bronchodilator with a prolonged duration of action (as compared with salbutamol or terbutaline), was investigated both in vitro and in vivo with a photoelectric technique. Formoterol, and its (R,R)-enantiomer, increased ciliary beat frequency in vitro in guinea pig trachea preparations (peak increase 17.2 +/- 2.0% at a concentration of 10(-7) M) and in vivo in the rabbit maxillary sinus (peak increase 23.0 +/- 4.0% at a dosage of 1 nmol/kg). Formoterol was approximately 100 times more potent than terbutaline in vitro, as judged from the dose-response curve. The main difference between their effect in vivo was the 2-fold longer duration of the mucociliary acceleration after formoterol at 1 nmol/kg than after terbutaline at the equi-effective dosage of 10 nmol/kg terbutaline (20 vs. 10 min, respectively). The findings indicate formoterol to be a powerful, long-acting ciliostimulant, a property which may be of clinical advantage in the treatment of airway disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0014-2999
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
24
pubmed:volume
285
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
275-80
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
The effects of formoterol, a long-acting beta 2-adrenoceptor agonist, on mucociliary activity.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't