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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-6-28
pubmed:abstractText
Histamine has been shown to play an important role in the step of leukocyte rolling, the initial step to leukocyte infiltration into an inflamed region. We investigated the roles of histamine in the leukocyte recruitment during endotoxin-induced uveitis (EIU) in vivo using acridine orange digital fluorography. An injection of histamine into the vitreous cavity of a Lewis rat induced leukocyte rolling along the major retinal veins. In other experiments, EIU was induced in Lewis rats by footpad injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Leukocyte rolling was also observed in the retinal veins of EIU rats. To block the histamine H1 receptor, diphenhydramine (DPH) was administered intraperitoneally 15 min before the LPS injection. DPH significantly inhibited leukocyte rolling along the major retinal veins of EIU rats, suppressing leukocyte infiltration into the vitreous cavity. The vasodilation in EIU was also significantly suppressed with DPH. Moreover, leukocyte infiltration into aqueous humor was significantly suppressed in DPH-treated rats. Although the inhibitory effects of DPH was less obvious at later time points, addition of DPH every 12 hr showed prolonged anti-inflammatory effects up to 48 hr after LPS injection. In contrast, protein leakage into the aqueous humor was not suppressed as much as leukocyte infiltration with DPH. These results suggest that histamine would play a pivotal role in leukocyte recruitment during EIU in rats. Blocking the histamine H1 receptor might help to prevent or minimize leukocyte infiltration in uveitis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0014-4835
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2001 Academic Press.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
73
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
69-80
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11428864-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11428864-Aqueous Humor, pubmed-meshheading:11428864-Cell Count, pubmed-meshheading:11428864-Diphenhydramine, pubmed-meshheading:11428864-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11428864-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:11428864-Histamine H1 Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:11428864-Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, pubmed-meshheading:11428864-Leukocytes, pubmed-meshheading:11428864-Microscopy, Confocal, pubmed-meshheading:11428864-Neutrophil Infiltration, pubmed-meshheading:11428864-P-Selectin, pubmed-meshheading:11428864-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:11428864-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:11428864-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:11428864-Rats, Inbred Lew, pubmed-meshheading:11428864-Uveitis, pubmed-meshheading:11428864-Vitreous Body
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Suppressive effects of histamine H1 receptor antagonist diphenhydramine on the leukocyte infiltration during endotoxin-induced uveitis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't