Latest posts by Aman ThakurAsthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder causes due to immune responses leads to swelling and narrowing of airways causes wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness and coughing particularly at night or in early morning. It can be classified according to sign and symptoms, severity, forced expi...
Posted on 1 March 2012 | 10:52 am
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Mast cell stabilizers are also becoming popular in the treatment of asthma. They act by inhibiting the release of mediators such as histamine from the mast cells and hence prevent the asthma attack. This over secretion of mediators from the mast cells is one of the chief reasons of asthma. Individua...
Posted on 2 February 2012 | 5:52 pm
Read postSympathomimetic or adrenergic agents are drug of choice for bronchodilation. The most probable mechanism of action of adrenergic drugs is that they stimulate beta receptors. This stimulation result in increased cAMP production in bronchial muscle cell and hence relaxes the bronchial muscles. Increas...
Posted on 29 January 2012 | 11:51 pm
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