Effects of salmeterol on cilia and mucus in COPD and pneumonia patients

The present study was performed to evaluate the effects of salmeterol xynaphoate on ciliary beat frequency (CBF) of nasal epithelium and on rheological parameters of tracheobronchial mucus. We studied 10 steady-state COPD patients, eight patients with community-acquired pneumonia and eight healthy s...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pharmacological research 2005-02, Vol.51 (2), p.165-168
Hauptverfasser:	Piatti, G., Ambrosetti, U., Santus, P., Allegra, L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Albuterol - analogs & derivatives Albuterol - pharmacology Albuterol - therapeutic use Cilia - drug effects Cilia - physiology Ciliary beat frequency (CBF) Community-Acquired Infections - drug therapy Community-Acquired Infections - physiopathology Community-acquired pneumonia COPD Female Humans Male Mucus - drug effects Mucus - physiology Mucus rheology Pneumonia - drug therapy Pneumonia - physiopathology Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - drug therapy Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - physiopathology Salmeterol Xinafoate Salmeterol xynaphoate
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