作者: Barbro Dahlén , Andrew Szczeklik , John J. Murray
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200101113440215
关键词: Cyclooxygenase 、 Asthma 、 In patient 、 Bronchospasm 、 ASPIRIN INTOLERANCE 、 Medicine 、 Aspirin 、 Pharmacology 、 Arthritis 、 Celecoxib
摘要: To the Editor: In some patients with asthma, administration of aspirin and other nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) leads to bronchospasm.1 The reaction is related inhibition cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme that catalyzes prostaglandin production. Two isoforms (COX-1 COX-2) have been identified, but it not known which isoform involved in intolerance NSAIDs. We examined 27 for bronchospasm after celecoxib,2 a selective COX-2 inhibitor recently introduced as an treatment arthritis asthma intolerance. (17 women 10 men . . .