Table 1. Effective dose of methacholine (mg/kg) required to induce a 250% increase of airway resistance.
Group | Mean ± SD ED250 |
Control naive mice | 0.234±0.043 * |
OVA_Vehicle | 0.089±0.031 |
OVA_ ASM-024 0.3 mg/kga | 0.111±0.027 |
OVA_ ASM-024 1.5 mg/kga | 0.145±0.032* |
OVA_ ASM-024 3.0 mg/kga | 0.128±0.037* |
OVA_ ASM-024 3.0 mg/kgb | 0.159±0.043* |
Inhalation, b Intranasal
p<0.05 compared to vehicle-treated OVA-sensitized mice.
ASM-024 administered by intranasal or inhalation routes immediately prior to the methacholine challenge to OVA-sensitized mice attenuated airway hyper-responsiveness.