Studies and Research

Here you can read studies and researches from Spraylar Labs.

Effects of Salbutamol administered by inhalation in sport horses (Download PDF)

The physical activity or exercise, whatever kind, requires a great aerobic ability or oxygen consumption (VO2) in order to obtain a good performance or accelerate the recovery cycle after the effort. This is the reason why many bronchodilator drugs are used. They differ in chemical composition, mechanism of action, dosage and form of administration, and they are used in sport horses with uneven (irregular?) results. Salbutamol is a drug for local use, which is free from side effects. This medicine stimulates the lung's ß-adregenic receptors, relaxing the bronchial muscles. It also inhibits the release of spasmogenic and inflammatory mediators, such as histamine, leukotriene and prostaglandin(?), from the pulmonary mast cells. (Download full paper PDF)