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. 1982 Dec;37(12):918–922. doi: 10.1136/thx.37.12.918

Dual effect of prostaglandin E2 on normal airways smooth muscle in vivo

EH Walters 1, BH Davies 1
PMCID: PMC459458  PMID: 6221430

Abstract

Inhalation of prostaglandin E2 by normal subjects caused initial bronchoconstriction followed by the predominant effect of bronchodilatation, which was maximal by 15 minutes. The degree of bronchoconstriction seen in the early phase appeared to be related to the initial tone of airways smooth muscle and was exaggerated after bronchodilatation with a large dose of ipratropium bromide. Bronchoconstriction induced by prostaglandin E2 is a direct effect on muscle and not secondary to a vagal reflex initiated by airways irritant receptors.

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