Theophylline and diaphragmatic contractility. Investigation of a dose-response relationship.

Autor: Foxworth JW; Department of Medicine, Truman Medical Center-West, Kansas City, Missouri., Reisz GR, Knudson SM, Cuddy PG, Pyszczynski DR, Emory CE
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The American review of respiratory disease [Am Rev Respir Dis] 1988 Dec; Vol. 138 (6), pp. 1532-4.
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm/138.6.1532
Abstrakt: Our study evaluated whether a dose-response relationship exists for theophylline and diaphragmatic contractility within the usual therapeutic range for theophylline. The study, involving 16 patients with mild to moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, was done in a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, crossover fashion. We found no statistically significant effect of theophylline on diaphragmatic contractility at mean theophylline concentrations of 5.13, 12.07, and 18.6 micrograms/ml.
Databáze: MEDLINE