RAC1 inhibitors for inducing bronchodilation
View Patent ↗The invention relates to a Rac1 inhibitor for use as bronchodilator in a patient in need thereof. The invention provides a Rac1 inhibitor for use in a method for inducing bronchodilation in a patient in need thereof. The invention also relates to a Rac1 inhibitor for use in a method for reducing AHR in a patient in need thereof.
1. A method for inducing bronchodilation in a patient in need thereof, comprising
administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a Rac1 inhibitor, wherein said step of administering results in bronchodilation in the patient, and wherein said patient suffers from an airway disease in which airway inflammation is not involved.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the patient in need thereof suffers from exercise-induced asthma in which airway inflammation is not involved.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the patient in need thereof is a salbutamol-resistant patient.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the patient suffers from a bronchoconstructive disorder which is not caused by airway inflammation.