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ArticleACS pharmacology & translational science2025

Formoterol, the Most Effective Bronchodilator, Has No Anti-Inflammatory nor Metabolic Modulatory Effects in Severe Asthma Induced by Aspergillus fumigatus.

Phyllis X L Gan, Kira M Linke, Wupeng Liao, W S Fred Wong

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Article in ACS pharmacology & translational science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Phyllis X L GanDepartment of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117600, Singapore.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3190-522X
Kira M LinkeDepartment of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117600, Singapore.
Wupeng LiaoDepartment of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117600, Singapore.
W S Fred WongDepartment of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117600, Singapore.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7010-3759

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In an increasing number of asthma studies, modulation of pulmonary metabolic reprogramming using therapeutic agents targeting metabolic enzymes promoted bronchodilatory, anti-inflammatory, and antiremodeling effects. Although formoterol is the bronchodilator of choice for asthma management, its anti-inflammatory and metabolic modulatory effects in severe asthma have not been investigated. The present study aimed to explore formoterol's anti-inflammatory and metabolic modulatory potential in Aspergillus fumigatus (Af)-induced severe asthma model to establish additional benefits in the difficult-to-treat severe asthma subtype. Formoterol was administered via nebulization in an Af-induced severe asthma mouse model. Airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), airway inflammation, airway remodeling, and metabolic pathways on glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation in the lungs were assessed. An in-depth analysis of formoterol's effect on airway smooth muscle metabolism was also performed. Inhaled formoterol significantly inhibited methacholine-induced AHR in Af-induced severe asthma in a dose-dependent manner (

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airway hyperresponsivenessairway inflammationairway remodelingairway smooth muscleglycolysisoxidative phosphorylationβ2-adrenergic receptor agonist

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PMID40534662
PMCPMC12171896

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