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Table 2 Effect of tachykinin receptors antagonism on asthma outcomes

From: Tachykinin receptors antagonism for asthma: a systematic review

  

Control

 

Treated

 

Outcome

N

Mean(SD)

N

Mean(SD)

p

AIRWAY RESPONSIVENESS:

     

Log PC 35 sGaw NKA mol/ml

     

   FK224 (NK-1R/NK-2R antagonist)

10

-6.04(0.18)

10

-6.19(0.23)

n.s.

Joos et al, 1996

PC 20 -AMP mg/ml

     

   SR 48968C (NK-1R/NK2R antagonist)

     

Kraan et al, 2001

12

1.46(1.11)

6

1.25(0.98)

n.s.

Log 10 PC 20 -NKA mol/ml

     

   MEN 11420 (NK-2R antagonist)

     

Shelfhout et al, 2009

12

-6.38(0.26)

12

-6.92(0.25)

0.028

   AVE 5883 (NK-1R/NK-2R antagonist)

     

Boot et al, 2007

19

-6.40(0.12)

19

-6.74(0.12)

0.004

   CS-003 (NK-1R/NK-2R/NK-3R antagonist)

     

Schelfhout et al, 2006

15

-5.92(0.83)

15

-6.99(0.66)

<0.05

   DNK 333 (NK-1R/NK-2R antagonist)

     

Joos et al, 2004

18

-5.60*

18

-6.8*

<0.001

   SR 48068 (NK-2R antagonist)

     

Schoor et al, 1998

12

-7.02(0.28)

12

-7.64(0.19)

0.05

LUNG FUNCTION:

     

FEV 1 (% fall)

     

   AVE 5883 (NK-1R/NK-2R antagonist)

     

Boot e tal, 2007

19

145.5(11.7)

19

116.2(11.7)

0.01

   SR 48968C (NK-1R/NK2R antagonist)

     

Kraan e tal, 2001

12

81(4)

6

78(3)

n.s.

FEV 1 (L)

     

   CS-003 (NK-1R/NK-2R/NK-3R antagonist)

     

Schelfhout e tal, 2006

15

3.34(0.62)

15

3.25(0.71)

n.s.

   FK224 (NK-1R/NK-2R antagonist)

     

Joos e tal, 1996

10

3.66 × 10-3(0.25)

10

3.67 × 10-3 (0.21)

n.s.

AIRWAY INFLAMMATION:

     

Eosinophils %

     

   AVE 5883 (NK-1R/NK-2R antagonist)

     

Boot e tal, 2007

19

4.86(1.75)

19

3.33(1.58)

n.s.

eNO ppb

     

   AVE 5883 (NK-1R/NK-2R antagonist)

     

Boot e tal, 2007

19

37.64(6.40)

19

43.44(6.57)

0.32

  1. * 95% Confidence Interval for the difference in Log10PC20-NK, 0.841-1.616.
  2. SP - substance P; eNO - exhaled nitric oxide; n.s. - reported as not significant.