title: [Inhaled insulin (pulmonary administered insulin)].
abstract: The first report according to Inhaled insulin came out in 1924. Recent clinical trials of inhaled insulin made a real story to insulin-treated diabetic patients. Among some companies, insulin preparation of Pfizer company group consists of dry insulin dispersed by aerosol into particles sufficiently fine to drift into the distal twigs of the respiratory tree. Skylar et al in 2001 reported a randomized proof-of-concept study of inhaled insulin in type 1 diabetes mellitus. The result showed the same efficacy to the same time injections of regular insulin. Other reports showed the efficacy of inhaled insulin comparable to that of lispro insulin and the same action to not only type 1 but also type 2 diabetic patients.
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Center, Tokyo Women's Medical School.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Uchigata
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000336:Aerosols; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D019518:Postprandial Period; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin