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ArticleRespiratory research2011

Detrimental effects of albuterol on airway responsiveness requires airway inflammation and is independent of β-receptor affinity in murine models of asthma.

Lennart K A Lundblad, Lisa M Rinaldi, Matthew E Poynter, Erik P Riesenfeld, Min Wu, Steven Aimi, Leesa M Barone, Jason H T Bates, Charles G Irvin

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Article in Respiratory research, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lennart K A LundbladVermont Lung Center, Department of Medicine, University of Vermont, 149 Beaumont Ave, Burlington, VT 05401, USA. lennart.lundblad@uvm.edu
Lisa M Rinaldi
Matthew E Poynter
Erik P Riesenfeld
Min Wu
Steven Aimi
Leesa M Barone
Jason H T Bates
Charles G Irvin
University of Vermont · USWinthrop University · US

Funding

WEIGHT LOSS & ASTHMAP20RR015557 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT &ST AGRIC COLLEGE · PI IRVIN, CHARLES G · 2000 to 2009
$21.4M
Multidisciplinary Training in Lung BiologyT32HL076122 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT &ST AGRIC COLLEGE · PI IRVIN, CHARLES G, POYNTER, MATTHEW E · 2004 to 2023
$6.1M
ASSESSMENT OF LUNG FUNCTION IN MICER01HL067273 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT &ST AGRIC COLLEGE · PI BATES, JASON HT · 2002 to 2009
$2.4M
NCRR NIH HHS P20 RR15557NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL67273NHLBI NIH HHS T32-HL076122
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInhaled short acting β2-agonists (SABA), e.g. albuterol, are used for quick reversal of bronchoconstriction in asthmatics. While SABA are not recommended for maintenance therapy, it is not uncommon to find patients who frequently use SABA over a long period of time and there is a suspicion that long term exposure to SABA could be detrimental to lung function. To test this hypothesis we studied the effect of long-term inhaled albuterol stereoisomers on immediate allergic response (IAR) and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) in mouse models of asthma.

methodsBalb/C mice were sensitized and challenged with ovalbumin (OVA) and then we studied the IAR to inhaled allergen and the AHR to inhaled methacholine. The mice were pretreated with nebulizations of either racemic (RS)-albuterol or the single isomers (S)- and (R)-albuterol twice daily over 7 days prior to harvest.

resultsWe found that all forms of albuterol produced a significant increase of IAR measured as respiratory elastance. Similarly, we found that AHR was elevated by albuterol. At the same time a mouse strain that is intrinsically hyperresponsive (A/J mouse) was not affected by the albuterol isomers nor was AHR induced by epithelial disruption with Poly-L-lysine affected by albuterol.

conclusionsWe conclude that long term inhalation treatment with either isomer of albuterol is capable of precipitating IAR and AHR in allergically inflamed airways but not in intrinsically hyperresponsive mice or immunologically naïve mice. Because (S)-albuterol, which lacks affinity for the β2-receptor, did not differ from (R)-albuterol, we speculate that isomer-independent properties of the albuterol molecule, other than β2-agonism, are responsible for the effect on AHR.

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Administration, InhalationAdrenergic beta-2 Receptor AgonistsAlbuterolAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAsthmaBronchial HyperreactivityBronchial Provocation TestsBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidBronchoconstrictionBronchodilator AgentsDisease Models, AnimalDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleIsomerismMiceAdrenergic beta-2 Receptor AgonistsAlbuterolBronchodilator AgentsOvalbuminReceptors, Adrenergic, beta

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PMID21385381
PMCPMC3060863
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