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  • Title: Bronchoconstrictor effects of leukotriene E4 in normal and asthmatic subjects.
    Author: Davidson AB, Lee TH, Scanlon PD, Solway J, McFadden ER, Ingram RH, Corey EJ, Austen KF, Drazen JM.
    Journal: Am Rev Respir Dis; 1987 Feb; 135(2):333-7. PubMed ID: 3028218.
    Abstract:
    The bronchoconstrictor activity of an aerosol of leukotriene E4(LTE4) was compared with that of histamine in 5 normal and in 6 asthmatic subjects to define the relative potency of LTE4 between the groups using 3 indices of airway response. The FEV1 and the flow rate measured at 30% of vital capacity from partial and maximal expiratory maneuvers (V30-P and V30-M) were measured. The geometric mean (GSEM) concentration of LTE4 required to reduce the V30-P by 30% was 0.30 (1.46) mM in the normal subjects, and 0.058 (1.63) in the asthmatic subjects; LTE4 was 39-fold more potent than histamine in the former and 14-fold in the latter group. Further, we observed that when normal and asthmatic subjects were compared at a degree of bronchoconstriction resulting in a 30% decrement in the V30-P after inhaling LTE4, there was a greater response in the asthmatic group than in the normal group of the accompanying change in the FEV1. The decrements in the FEV1 were not significantly different between the 2 groups after inhaling histamine. This study demonstrates that LTE4 is a potent bronchoconstrictor agonist in humans and suggests that airway responsiveness to this agonist differs substantially with the index of bronchoconstriction used for assessment of airway response.
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