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J Appl Physiol 44: 455-463, 1978;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 44, Issue 3 455-463, Copyright © 1978 by American Physiological Society

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Distribution oand pharmacological release of histamine in canine lung in vivo

M. R. Nisam, A. Zbinden, S. Chesrown, D. Barnett and W. M. Gold

We have examined the physiological effects of stored mediators released from airways by compound 48/80 aerosols in anesthetized dogs. In 13 dogs, both mast cell numbers and tissue histamine were related inversely to bronchial internal diameter (P less than 0.0001). Compound 48/80 aerosols degranulated mast cells and decreased histamine content (-29.0 +/- 10.0%; mean +/- SE) in 5-10 mm bronchi, but not in 3-4 mm bronchi or lung parenchyma. This was associated with increased plasma histamine (31.8 +/- 18.4 ng/ml), increased airflow resistance (Rrs: + 452 +/- 257%), decreased lung compliance (-28 +/- 10%), and decreased arterial blood pressure (-41 +/- 6.5%) at 2 min. The increased Rrs was reversed by beta-adrenergic agonists, indicating it was caused by bronchial smooth muscle contraction; prevented by chlorpheniramine, indicating it was caused by histamine action on H1-receptors; and augmented and prolonged by propranolol, suggesting that histamine triggered sympathetic mechanisms which modulated the effect of 48/80. This experimental approach permits the study of mechanisms in vivo which may be involved in the sequence of reactions initiated by antigen-IgE interaction. However, the latter involve not only stored mediators, but also unstored mediators, neural reflexes, and complex cellular interactions.


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