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6177209

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-7-19
pubmed:abstractText
In a preliminary study high doses of the H1-antagonist clemastine (clem) and the H2-antagonist cimetidine (cim) were used in order to detect the side effects of both drugs on allergic reactions. After pretreatment with clem or clem/cim different guinea pigs were challenged with either OA or histamine. Bronchial obstruction was measured by body plethysmography using a new parameter ('compressed air'). Pretreatment with clem/cim in high doses protected guinea pigs against OA-induced bronchial obstruction much more effectively than H1-receptor antagonism alone; lower cim doses produced insignificant effects. In histamine-challenged animals cim showed no protective effects. In vitro clem/cim caused a marked reduction of histamine release measured in perfused lungs from 16.9 +/- 4.2 ng/ml (eight control cases) to 2.8 +/- 1.7 ng/ml (n = 8). Our preliminary data suggest that high doses of clem/cim can protect sensitized guinea pigs against allergen-induced bronchial obstruction by inhibiting histamine release.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0065-4299
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
113-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1982
pubmed:articleTitle
Histamine1--histamine2 antagonism: effect of combined clemastine and cimetidine pretreatment on allergen and histamine-induced reactions of the guinea pig lung in vivo and in vitro.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't