Elevated plasma concentration of neuropeptide Y and low level of circulating adrenaline in elderly asthmatics during rest and acute severe asthma
C Dahlöf, P Dahlof, JM Lundberg, U Strömbom - Pulmonary Pharmacology, 1988 - Elsevier
Twenty-five elderly asthmatic patients attending the internal medicine emergency ward
because of an acute exacerbation of asthma were sampled, prior to acute treatment, for
determination of systemic venous plasma levels of noradrenaline (NA), adrenaline (A) and
neuropeptide Y-like immunoreactivity (NPY-LI). Whereas NA and NPY-LI were about two-
fold higher than control values, plasma A levels were not significantly increased. Twelve of
the asthmatic patients were also tested at resting stable conditions and were essentially …
because of an acute exacerbation of asthma were sampled, prior to acute treatment, for
determination of systemic venous plasma levels of noradrenaline (NA), adrenaline (A) and
neuropeptide Y-like immunoreactivity (NPY-LI). Whereas NA and NPY-LI were about two-
fold higher than control values, plasma A levels were not significantly increased. Twelve of
the asthmatic patients were also tested at resting stable conditions and were essentially …