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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-2-13
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of this study was to evaluate whether Na+ exerts its inhibitory effect on basophil histamine release induced by immunoglobulin E (IgE)-dependent (anti-IgE) and IgE-independent (N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (FMLP), interleukin-3 (IL-3)) stimuli in patients with allergic rhinitis (n = 24) and allergic bronchial asthma (n = 10). Peripheral blood leucocytes were stimulated with anti-IgE, FMLP and IL-3 in the presence of high and low Na+ concentrations, and histamine release was measured using a fluorometric method. In standard Na(+)-containing medium, spontaneous and stimulated histamine release was higher in allergic patients (n = 34) (both rhinitic and asthmatic) than in healthy subjects (n = 41). Na+ removal from extracellular medium and its isosmotic substitution with choline chloride or with N-methyl-D-glucamine led to a significant increase of anti-IgE-, FMLP- and IL-3-induced histamine release in normal subjects, but not in allergic patients. The increase in Na+ concentration in the extra-cellular medium was accompanied by a dose-dependent decrease of anti-IgE- and FMLP-induced histamine release in normal subjects, but not in allergic patients. The behaviour of atopics and healthy subjects was different and not related to the basophil responsiveness to activating signals. The incubation of basophils from healthy subjects with sera from allergic patients did not have a significant influence on the inhibitory effect of Na+. Basophils from healthy subjects and atopic patients respond differently when stimulated in a low Na+ medium. The reduced sensitivity to the inhibitory effect of Na+ may contribute to basophil dysfunction in patients with respiratory allergy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0903-1936
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2070-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8902469-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:8902469-Asthma, pubmed-meshheading:8902469-Basophils, pubmed-meshheading:8902469-Chlorides, pubmed-meshheading:8902469-Choline, pubmed-meshheading:8902469-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:8902469-Extracellular Space, pubmed-meshheading:8902469-Female, pubmed-meshheading:8902469-Fluorometry, pubmed-meshheading:8902469-Histamine Release, pubmed-meshheading:8902469-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8902469-Hypersensitivity, Immediate, pubmed-meshheading:8902469-Immunoglobulin E, pubmed-meshheading:8902469-Interleukin-3, pubmed-meshheading:8902469-Leukocytes, pubmed-meshheading:8902469-Male, pubmed-meshheading:8902469-Meglumine, pubmed-meshheading:8902469-N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine, pubmed-meshheading:8902469-Osmosis, pubmed-meshheading:8902469-Respiratory Hypersensitivity, pubmed-meshheading:8902469-Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial, pubmed-meshheading:8902469-Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal, pubmed-meshheading:8902469-Sodium
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Defective inhibition of sodium on basophil histamine release in patients with allergic rhinitis and bronchial asthma.
pubmed:affiliation
Dept of Internal Medicine, University of Milan, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article