title: Oxitropium bromide, ipratropium bromide and fenoterol in exercise-induced asthma.
abstract: Oxitropium bromide (Ba 253) is a new inhaled bronchodilating agent with anticholinergic properties. The effect of this compound (100 micrograms) was compared to that of ipratropium bromide (40 micrograms), the beta 2-receptor stimulant fenoterol (400 micrograms) and placebo in 8 patients with exercise-induced asthma. The drugs were administered by metered dose inhalers, after which exercise test were performed on ergometer cycles at the times of the drugs' maximal effects. Forced expiratory volume during 1 S and vital capacity were recorded basally, repeatedly during 20 min after exercise and following the inhalation of isoprenaline (160 micrograms) which was given 20 min after exercise. Fenoterol possessed a very good protective effect against exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in all patients, whereas the other drugs differed very little from placebo. Thus, only 4 patients did benefit from ipratropium bromide, 1 patient from oxitropium bromide and 2 patients from placebo. No side effect occurred. In the doses used the two anticholinergic agents ipratropium bromide and oxitropium bromide were less effective than a beta 2-adrenoreceptor stimulant like fenoterol in protecting against exercise-induced asthma.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001250:Asthma, Exercise-Induced / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001286:Atropine Derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004983:Ethanolamines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005280:Fenoterol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D009241:Ipratropium / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012602:Scopolamine Derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014797:Vital Capacity / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D001286:Atropine Derivatives; D004983:Ethanolamines; D012602:Scopolamine Derivatives; D005280:Fenoterol; C017590:oxitropium; D009241:Ipratropium