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  • Title: Difference in bronchoprotective effects of bronchodilators on postallergic propranolol-induced bronchoconstriction.
    Author: Fujimura M, Mizuhashi K, Ishiura Y, Myou S, Matsuda T.
    Journal: Exp Lung Res; 1999 Sep; 25(6):467-78. PubMed ID: 10533674.
    Abstract:
    Administration of propranolol provokes bronchoconstriction only in asthmatic patients. It is unknown whether bronchodilator therapy can prevent the propranolol-induced bronchoconstriction (PIB). We previously reported an animal model of PIB in which bronchoconstriction is caused by propranolol when inhaled 20 minutes after an antigen provocation in passively sensitized guinea pigs. Our goal was to evaluate the bronchoprotective effects of bronchodilators on the PIB in our animal model. Propranolol was inhaled 20 minutes after an antigen challenge in passively sensitized, anesthetized, and artificially ventilated guinea pigs. Atropine (5 mg/kg) and equipotent doses of salbutamol (0.6 microgram/kg) and aminophylline (25 mg/kg), which were determined by the dose-response curves for inhibition of histamine-induced bronchoconstriction, were intravenously administered 5 minutes before the propranolol inhalation. Treatment of the animals with 25 mg/kg of aminophylline, but not with 0.6 microgram/kg of salbutamol or 5 mg/kg of atropine, significantly prevented the PIB. These results show that our animal model is an experimental model of PIB which is resistant to beta 2-agonists or anticholinergics and suggest that aminophylline may be useful to prevent and treat PIB resistant to beta 2-agonists.
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