Journal article
β2-Agonist Tolerance and Exercise-induced Bronchospasm
Abstract
The effect of regular inhaled beta-agonist on the treatment of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction was studied. Eight subjects with exercise-induced bronchoconstriction took 1 week each of salbutamol 200 microg qid or placebo in a random-order, double-blind, crossover study. They then withheld this treatment for 8 hours before performing a dry-air, sub-maximal exercise challenge at a work-rate previously shown to induce a 15% fall in forced …
Authors
Hancox RJ; Subbarao P; Kamada D; Watson RM; Hargreave FE; Inman MD
Journal
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 165, No. 8, pp. 1068–1070
Publisher
American Thoracic Society
Publication Date
April 15, 2002
DOI
10.1164/ajrccm.165.8.200111-091bc
ISSN
1073-449X