Abstract
Methacholine is frequently used to determine bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) and to generate dose-response curves. These curves are characterized by a threshold (provocative concentration of methacholine producing a 20% fall in forced expiratory volume in one second (PC20) = sensitivity), slope (reactivity) and maximal response (plateau). We investigated the efficacy of 12 weeks of treatment with 1,000 microg fluticasone propionate in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study in 33 atopic asthmatics. The outcome measures used were the influence on BHR and the different indices of the methacholine dose-response (MDR) curve. After 2 weeks run-in, baseline lung function data were obtained and a MDR curve was measured with doubling concentrations of the methacholine from 0.03 to 256 mg x mL(-1). MDR curves were repeated after 6 and 12 weeks. A recently developed, sigmoid cumulative Gaussian distribution function was fitted to the data. Although sensitivity was obtained by linear interpolation of two successive log2 concentrations, reactivity, plateau and the effective concentration at 50% of the plateau value (EC50) were obtained as best fit parameters. In the fluticasone group, significant changes occurred after 6 weeks with re...Continue Reading
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