Albuterol

"Albuterol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A short-acting beta-2 adrenergic agonist that is primarily used as a bronchodilator agent to treat ASTHMA. Albuterol is prepared as a racemic mixture of R(-) and S(+) stereoisomers. The stereospecific preparation of R(-) isomer of albuterol is referred to as levalbuterol.

Descriptor ID	D000420
MeSH Number(s)	D02.033.100.291.057 D02.092.063.291.057 D02.092.471.683.061
Concept/Terms	Albuterol Albuterol Salbutamol 2-t-Butylamino-1-(4-hydroxy-3-hydroxy-3-hydroxymethyl)phenylethanol Ventolin Ventolin Sultanol Sultanol Albuterol Sulfate Albuterol Sulfate Proventil Proventil

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Alcohols [D02.033]
Amino Alcohols [D02.033.100]
Ethanolamines [D02.033.100.291]
Albuterol [D02.033.100.291.057]
Amines [D02.092]
Amino Alcohols [D02.092.063]
Ethanolamines [D02.092.063.291]
Albuterol [D02.092.063.291.057]
Ethylamines [D02.092.471]
Phenethylamines [D02.092.471.683]
Albuterol [D02.092.471.683.061]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2004	1	0	1
2007	2	0	2
2014	0	1	1
2015	0	1	1

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Brehm JM, Man Tse S, Croteau-Chonka DC, Forno E, Litonjua AA, Raby BA, Chen W, Yan Q, Boutaoui N, Acosta-P?rez E, Avila L, Weiss ST, Soto-Quiros M, Cloutier MM, Hu D, Pino-Yanes M, Wenzel SE, Spear ML, Kolls JK, Burchard EG, Canino G, Celed?n JC. A Genome-Wide Association Study of Post-bronchodilator Lung Function in Children with Asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Sep 01; 192(5):634-7.

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Bhatt SP, Wells JM, Kim V, Criner GJ, Hersh CP, Hardin M, Bailey WC, Nath H, Kim YI, Foreman MG, Stinson DS, Wilson CG, Rennard SI, Silverman EK, Make BJ, Dransfield MT. Radiological correlates and clinical implications of the paradoxical lung function response to ?2 agonists: an observational study. Lancet Respir Med. 2014 Nov; 2(11):911-918.

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McQuaid EL, Fedele DA, Adams SK, Koinis-Mitchell D, Mitchell J, Kopel SJ, Seifer R, Jandasek B, Fritz GK, Canino G. Complementary and alternative medicine use and adherence to asthma medications among Latino and non-Latino white families. Acad Pediatr. 2014 Mar-Apr; 14(2):192-9.

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Naqvi M, Thyne S, Choudhry S, Tsai HJ, Navarro D, Castro RA, Nazario S, Rodriguez-Santana JR, Casal J, Torres A, Chapela R, Watson HG, Meade K, LeNoir M, Avila PC, Rodriguez-Cintron W, Burchard EG. Ethnic-specific differences in bronchodilator responsiveness among African Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Mexicans with asthma. J Asthma. 2007 Oct; 44(8):639-48.

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Bourbeau J, Christodoulopoulos P, Maltais F, Yamauchi Y, Olivenstein R, Hamid Q. Effect of salmeterol/fluticasone propionate on airway inflammation in COPD: a randomised controlled trial. Thorax. 2007 Nov; 62(11):938-43.

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Choudhry S, Ung N, Avila PC, Ziv E, Nazario S, Casal J, Torres A, Gorman JD, Salari K, Rodriguez-Santana JR, Toscano M, Sylvia JS, Alioto M, Castro RA, Salazar M, Gomez I, Fagan JK, Salas J, Clark S, Lilly C, Matallana H, Selman M, Chapela R, Sheppard D, Weiss ST, Ford JG, Boushey HA, Drazen JM, Rodriguez-Cintron W, Silverman EK, Burchard EG. Pharmacogenetic differences in response to albuterol between Puerto Ricans and Mexicans with asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2005 Mar 15; 171(6):563-70.

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al-Zadjali KH, Boyle FC, Ohia SE. Inhibition of prostaglandin synthetase alters uterine response to adrenoceptor agonists in pregnant and post-partum rats. Gen Pharmacol. 1991; 22(5):855-61.

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Ohia SE, Boyle FC. Role of cyclic AMP in rat uterine inhibitory response to salbutamol during the natural oestrous cycle. Arch Int Pharmacodyn Ther. 1988 May-Jun; 293:245-56.

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Ohia SE, Boyle FC. Involvement of prostaglandins in the inhibitory response of adrenoceptor agonists in the rat isolated uterus. Gen Pharmacol. 1988; 19(6):807-13.

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