Effects of intranasal capsaicin challenge on cough reflex in healthy human volunteers

• Autorzy: Plevkova J. , Brozmanova M. , Pecova R. , Tatar M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Rhinosinusitis is the most common cause of chronic cough. There is clinical experience that cough can be elicited from lower airways including the larynx. However, there is no experimental evidence, that afferent nerve endings localized in the nose or sinuses can directly mediate the cough reflex. Stimulation of nasal afferents affects breathing pattern (apnea) and bronchial smooth muscles (nasobronchial reflex). The question arises of whether stimulation of nasal afferents could also interfere with the cough reflex. Intranasal capsaicin enhances the cough response in cats and guinea pigs. In the present study we address the problem of modulation of the cough response by intranasal capsaicin challenge in humans. Twelve healthy volunteers were recruited for the study. The effect of intranasal capsaicin (25µl, 750µM) and the airway cough threshold were determined at the start of the experiment. After that, cough response was provoked by inhalation of a tussigen during stimulation of nasal afferents with capsaicin and in control conditions in a randomized order. The cough response provoked during intranasal capsaicin was significantly enhanced compared with that during control conditions. Thus, the result was similar to that obtained in previous animal studies. The enhancement of the cough response could be explained by a facilitating interaction between the afferent information of nasal origin and the central neuronal network responsible for creation of cough pattern.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

healthy volunteer; intranasal capsaicin; cough reflex; apnea; cough plasticity; chronic cough

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. Supplement
• Rocznik: 2004
• Tom: 55
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: p.101-106,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Plevkova J.

• Comenius University, 26 Sklabinska St., 03753 Martin, Slovakia

autor

Brozmanova M.

autor

Pecova R.

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Tatar M.