THE EFFECT OF IPRATROPIUM ON EXERCISE-INDUCED BRONCHOCONSTRICTION

  • 1 January 1981
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 47  (5) , 311-315
Abstract
The effect of ipratropium on exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) at cold or warm temperatures was studied. Although pulmonary function was better with ipratropium, its benefit was related to pre-exercise bronchodilation and not prevention of EIB. Ipratropium did not affect the augmented EIB in cold weather. These phenomena are not primarily mediated via cholinergic mechanisms.