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TRENDS IN PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Volume 32, Issue 8, Pages 495-504Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON
DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2011.04.003
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Because of the central role of bronchodilators in the treatment of respiratory diseases, there is still considerable interest in finding novel classes of broncholytic drugs. It can be hypothesized that a longer duration of bronchodilation with a once-daily agent might be associated with superior and more consistent efficacy over a range of endpoints than is achieved with a twice-daily agent. Several novel beta(2)-adrenoceptor (AR) agonists, antimuscarinic agents, new combination platforms such as dual-acting muscarinic antagonist-beta(2)-AR agonist bronchodilators, xanthine drugs and phosphodiesterase inhibitors, and their combination with another bronchodilator class, or an inhaled corticosteroid are currently under development with the aim of achieving once-daily dosing and, therefore, increasing the likelihood of compliance with therapy. This review paper mainly focuses on recent results of preclinical studies that have used human tissue and clinical trials of new bronchodilators in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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