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2508425

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-11-16
pubmed:abstractText
Peptide leukotrienes C4, D4 and E4 are considered to be major mediators of hypersensitivity reactions. In this study, immunoreactive leukotriene C4 (iLTC4) in plasma, taken from asthmatic children who had undergone bronchial challenge with a specific allergen, was measured using radioimmunoassay in order to determine whether LTC4 is released in vivo during human allergic reactions. With regard to the bronchial challenge of 10 asthmatic children, plasma iLTC4 levels at the post-challenge stage (0.131 +/- 0.037 pmol/ml) were significantly elevated compared to the pre-challenge stage (0.065 +/- 0.016 pmol/ml) (p less than 0.01). The bronchial response was not directly related to the increased plasma iLTC4 levels, but the strength of the bronchial response did relate to the plasma iLTC4 levels at the pre-challenge (p less than 0.05) and post-challenge (p less than 0.01) states. The pre-challenge levels are relevant to bronchial reactivity, and the post-challenge levels are relevant to bronchoconstriction caused by exposure to allergens. The in vivo release of LTC4 following exposure to a specific allergen suggests that leukotrienes are important in the pathogenesis of asthma.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0374-5600
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
295-302
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Leukotriene C4 in children with atopic asthma. II. Plasma levels in bronchial challenge with specific allergen.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article