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Neutral Endopeptidase Inhibition With Inhaled Phosphoramidon: No Effect on Bronchial Responsiveness to Adenosine 5'-monophosphate (AMP) in Asthma

Neutral Endopeptidase Inhibition With Inhaled Phosphoramidon: No Effect on Bronchial Responsiveness to Adenosine 5'-monophosphate (AMP) in Asthma

R Polosa, G Santonocito, S Magrì, G Paolino, F Armato, C Pagano, N Crimi

Eur Respir J. 1997 Nov;10(11):2460-4.

PMID: 9426079

Abstract:

Part of the contractile response of adenosine in the asthmatic airways may be due to the activation of peptidergic pathways with subsequent local release of spasmogenic neuropeptides. At present, little is known about the potential role of lung peptidases in modulating adenosine-induced airway dysfunction in humans in vivo. We have, therefore, investigated the change in bronchial reactivity to adenosine 5'-monophosphate (AMP), after treatment with inhaled phosphoramidon, a potent neutral endopeptidase (NEP) inhibitor, in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized study of 12 asthmatic subjects. Subjects attended on six separate occasions, during which concentration response studies with inhaled AMP and methacholine were carried out, initially in the absence of treatment and then after nebulized phosphoramidon sodium salt (10[-5] M) or matched placebo 5 min prior to a bronchoprovocation test with AMP or methacholine. Agonist responsiveness was expressed as the provocative concentration of AMP or methacholine producing a 20% fall in FEV1 from baseline (PC[20,AMP] or PC[20,meth], respectively). When compared to placebo, phosphoramidon failed to potentiate the airway response to AMP. The geometric mean (range) PC20 AMP value of 23.4 (4.4-190.6) mg x mL(-1) after placebo was not significantly different from that of 20.7 (45-100.9) mg x mL(-1) obtained after phosphoramidon. The lack of change in bronchial reactivity to adenosine 5'-monophosphate after phosphoramidon indicates that endogenous airway neutral endopeptidase may not be of physiological importance in modulating the contractile response of adenosine in the airways. Thus, the present data do not support the view that activation of peptidergic pathways with subsequent local release of spasmogenic neuropeptides is important in the airway response to adenosine

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP149022208	Adenosine 5′-monophosphate sodium salt		149022-20-8	Price

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