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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-11-28
pubmed:abstractText
Airway epithelial cells have a potential to produce cytokines which are relevant to airway inflammation. To elucidate the mechanisms of their regulation, we focused on the effects of three chemical mediators [histamine, platelet-activating factor (PAF) and endothelin-1] important in the pathogenesis of bronchial asthma. Histamine, but not PAF or endothelin-1, showed a dose-dependent stimulatory effect on the release of interleukin-6, interleukin-8 and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor by normal and transformed human bronchial epithelial cells when studied 6 h after the treatment. The process required protein synthesis as evaluated by the effect of cycloheximide, and was mainly via H1 receptor. We concluded that histamine might be involved in the activation of airway epithelial cells to release inflammatory cytokines in allergic responses.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1018-2438
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
108
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
260-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Histamine activates bronchial epithelial cells to release inflammatory cytokines in vitro.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine and Physical Therapy, University of Tokyo, School of Medicine, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't