CVPR Week 5: Drugs used in the treatment of Asthma and COPD Flashcards
β2 adrenergic agonists to know
3 listed
- Albuterol
- Terbutaline
- Salmeterol
Muscarinic antagonists to know
2 listed
- Ipratropium
- Tiotropium
Phosphodiesterase inhibitors to know
2 listed
- Theophylline
- Roflumilast
Antileukotrienes to know
3 listed
- Ziluteon
- Zarfirlukast
- Motelukast
Corticosteroids to know
2 listed
- Beclomethasone
- Fluticasone
Anti-IgE Antibodies to know
Omalizumab
Mast cell degranulation inhibitors to know
Cromolyn sodium
Anti-IL5 receptor antibody to know
Benralizumab
Hallmarks of asthma
9 listed
Hallmarks of COPD
8 listed
Hyperreactivity and hypersensitivity
sensitive to less stimulus
vs
the amount of smooth muscle contraction in response
Both are in asthma to cause Hyperresponsiveness
Normal control of bronchial tone
Treatment of asthma for hyperresponsiveness of the trachea and bronchi to stimuli and smooth muscle contraction
5 listed
- β2-agonists
- PDEi - Theophylline
- Roflumilast
- Antimuscarinics
- Leukotriene modifiers
Treatment of asthma: Mucosal thickening from edema and mucus plug and cellular infiltration
6 listed
- Corticosteroids
- Leukotriene modulators
- Mast cell stabilizer
- Anti-IgE
- Anti-IL5R
- PDEi
Treatment of asthma: Short-term relief
bronchodilating agents to increase airway caliber by relaxing smooth muscles
- β-adrenoreceptor agonists
- Theophylline
- Antimuscarinics
Treatment of asthma: Long-term control
Antiinflammatory agents to reduce edema, mucus and infiltration
- Inhaled corticosteroids
- Antileukotrienes
- mast cell stabilizer (Cromolyn sodium)
- Anti-IgE
- β2 agonists
Bronchial tone
β2 adrenergic agonists properties
Effects of albuterol
Short-acting β2 agonists
Long-acting β2 agonists
What is the key to triggering the inflammatory cascade seen in asthma?
Anti-IL5 drugs
Benralizumab (Reslizumab and Mepolizumab bind IL-5