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Table 2 Pulmonary function on beraprost and placebo treatments in patients with bronchial asthma

From: Prostaglandin I2 enhances cough reflex sensitivity to capsaicin in the asthmatic airway

 

Run-in

Placebo

Washout

Beraprost

FVC as % pred. (%)

96.8 ± 5.7

103.4 ± 3.3

104.4 ± 3.1

103.4 ± 3.4

FEV1 as% pred. (%)

90.9 ± 5.7

94.1 ± 5.5

93.0 ± 5.6

93.2 ± 5.6

MMF as% pred. (%)

50.7 ± 6.7

52.0 ± 6.0

50.1 ± 6.4

51.5 ± 6.4

  1. Data are shown as standard error of the mean for FVC, FEV1 and MMF.
  2. * p < 0.05 compared with each control value (Wilcoxon signed-ranks test).
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