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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3-4
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-1-25
pubmed:abstractText
Antigen challenge of jejunal epithelium from rats sensitized to egg albumin induces an active Cl- secretory process secondary to release of mucosal mast cell mediators. The present study was designed to define the relative role of these mast cell mediators and the enteric nervous system in the transport abnormalities associated with intestinal anaphylaxis. Net ion transport of stripped jejunal tissue from sensitized and sham-treated animals was studied in Ussing chambers. The Cl- secretory response induced by egg albumin during intestinal anaphylaxis was similar to that after addition of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), histamine, and prostaglandins D2 and E2 to jejunal tissue. Cinanserin, a 5-HT2-receptor antagonist, virtually abolished the response to 5-HT and totally abolished the response to egg albumin. Methysergide, a 5-HT1-receptor antagonist had no effect on either response. Indomethacin, an inhibitor of prostaglandin synthesis, significantly inhibited the 5-HT and egg albumin response. Diphenhydramine, an H1-receptor antagonist and cimetidine, an H2-receptor antagonist both significantly inhibited the histamine response but neither altered the response to egg albumin. Atropine, an anticholinergic, and tetrodotoxin, a nerve blocker, did not inhibit the antigen induced anaphylactic response. These results indicate that 5-HT, acting through 5-HT2 receptors is largely responsible for the transport abnormalities seen in intestinal anaphylaxis induced by egg albumin while prostaglandins appear to play a partial role. The findings do not support a role for the enteric nervous system for the egg albumin induced changes in Cl- secretion.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0065-4299
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
185-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Intestinal anaphylaxis in the rat: mediators responsible for the ion transport abnormalities.
pubmed:affiliation
Gastroenterology Research Unit, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't