Drugs used in Asthma Flashcards
What is extrsinic asthma?
- allergic or classical asthma
- onset is early in life
- elevated serum IgE levels and eosinophil count
- driven by Th2 subset and CD4+ T cells
what is intrinsic asthma?
- nonimmune triggering mechanism
- no personal or family history of allergy
- serum IgE levels are normal
what are the main events for acute bronchoconstriction?
- IAR (30-60min)
- after sensitization
- mast cell degranulation from re-exposure to allergen
- smooth muscle contraction
what are the main events for sustained bronchoconstriction?
- LAR (4-8 hrs)
- caused by activation of TH2 cells and cytokine production
- attract/ activate eosinophils
- stimulate mucus hyper-secretion
what is the role of IgE in the pathology of extrinsic asthma?
- elevated IgE serum levels and eosinophil count
- acute bronchoconstriction mediated by IgE
- IgE production stimulated in sustained BC
what is the role of mast cells in the pathology of extrinsic asthma?
- in acute they are degranulated and produced LLTC/LTD, PGD2, H, tryptase
- after sensitization IgE binds to FceR-l on mast cells
what immune cells are responsible in asthma?
mast cells, eosinophils, Th2, B cells,NKT cells
what is the role of vagal (PSNS) receptors in bronchoconstriction?
direct stimulation provoke reflex bronchoconstriction
what drugs are SABAs?
- metaproterenol
- terbutaline
- albuterol
- pirbuterol
What drugs are LABAs?
- salmeterol
- formoterol
What drugs are ICS?
- triamcinolone acetonide
- beclomethasone dipropionate
- flunisolide
- budesonide
- mometasone furoate
- ciclesonide
- fluticasone propionate
what drugs are leukotriene pathway inhibitors?
- zileuton
- montelukast
- zafirlukast
what drugs are methylxanthine?
- theophylline
- theobromine
- caffeine
what drugs are antimuscarinic agents?
ipratropium
what drugs are mast cell stabilizers?
- cromolyn
- nedocromil