Description
Tulobuterolisalong-actingβ2-adrenergicreceptoragoNISTthatisclinicallyusedinsomecountriestotreatchronicobstructivepulmonarydisorder(COPD)andasthma.Tulobuterolexhibitsbronchodilatory,anti-inflammatory,andantiviralactivities.Tulobuteroltreatspulmonarydisordersbyinducingrelaxationofairwaysmoothmusclecells.Intrachealepithelialcells,tulobuterolalsopreventsactivationofNF-κBanddecreaseslevelsofICAM-1,IL-1β,IL-6,andIL-8,inhibitingrhinovirusreplication.