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A single dose of Sildenafil does not enhance FeNO : a randomised, cross-over and placebo-controlled study

Rothe, T. and Karrer, W. and Schindler, C.. (2010) A single dose of Sildenafil does not enhance FeNO : a randomised, cross-over and placebo-controlled study. Respiratory medicine, Vol. 104, H. 6. pp. 788-793.

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Abstract

Monitoring of asthma control can be performed with different means including measurement of the concentration of nitric oxide (NO) in exhaled air. Due to its action on the NO-metabolism; we hypothesized that the intake of Sildenafil might augment and falsify the NO-values in exhaled air of subjects taking the drug to treat erectile dysfunction. This randomised, placebo-controlled cross-over study including 10 male non-asthmatic volunteers taking a single dose of 50 mg Sildenafil did not confirm this assumption in non-asthmatic subjects. We cannot think of any reason why asthmatics should behave differently. On the basis of these results, it does not seem necessary to ask asthma patients with elevated NO-values if they had taken any selective inhibitor of the cGMP-specific phosphodiesterase Type 5 as Sildenafil prior to the test
Faculties and Departments:09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (EPH) > Biostatistics > Biostatistics Frequentist Modelling (Kwiatkowski)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Public Health > Sozial- und Präventivmedizin
UniBasel Contributors:Schindler, Christian
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Saunders
ISSN:0954-6111
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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