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ArticleScientific reports2014

Superiority of pulmonary administration of mepenzolate bromide over other routes as treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Ken-Ichiro Tanaka, Shota Kurotsu, Teita Asano, Naoki Yamakawa, Daisuke Kobayashi, Yasunobu Yamashita, Hiroshi Yamazaki, Tomoaki Ishihara, Hiroshi Watanabe, Toru Maruyama and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
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What it found

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ken-Ichiro TanakaFaculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, Tokyo 105-8512, Japan.
Shota KurotsuFaculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, Tokyo 105-8512, Japan.
Teita AsanoFaculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, Tokyo 105-8512, Japan.
Naoki YamakawaFaculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, Tokyo 105-8512, Japan.
Daisuke KobayashiFaculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, Tokyo 105-8512, Japan.
Yasunobu YamashitaFaculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, Tokyo 105-8512, Japan.
Hiroshi YamazakiFaculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, Tokyo 105-8512, Japan.
Tomoaki IshiharaFaculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, Tokyo 105-8512, Japan.
Hiroshi WatanabeFaculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 862-0973, Japan.
Toru MaruyamaFaculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 862-0973, Japan.
Hidekazu SuzukiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Tohru MizushimaFaculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, Tokyo 105-8512, Japan.
Keio University · JPKumamoto University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We recently proposed that mepenzolate bromide (mepenzolate) would be therapeutically effective against chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) due to its both anti-inflammatory and bronchodilatory activities. In this study, we examined the benefits and adverse effects associated with different routes of mepenzolate administration in mice. Oral administration of mepenzolate caused not only bronchodilation but also decreased the severity of elastase-induced pulmonary emphysema; however, compared with the intratracheal route of administration, about 5000 times higher dose was required to achieve this effect. Intravenously or intrarectally administered mepenzolate also showed these pharmacological effects. The intratracheal route of mepenzolate administration, but not other routes, resulted in protective effects against elastase-induced pulmonary damage and bronchodilation at a much lower dose than that which affected defecation and heart rate. These results suggest that the pulmonary route of mepenzolate administration may be superior to other routes (oral, intravenous or intrarectal) to treat COPD patients.

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Airway ResistanceAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsBenzilatesDisease Models, AnimalDrug Administration RoutesDrug MonitoringHeart RateMaleMethacholine ChlorideMicePiperidinesPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveAnti-Inflammatory AgentsBenzilatesmepenzolic acidMethacholine ChloridePiperidines

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PMID24676126
PMCPMC3968453
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