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J Appl Physiol 74: 1563-1569, 1993;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 74, Issue 4 1563-1569, Copyright © 1993 by American Physiological Society

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Antigen-induced contraction of guinea pig isolated pulmonary arteries and lung parenchyma

L. J. Kelly, B. J. Undem and G. K. Adams 3rd
School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21239.

We characterized the kinetics of and determined the mediators involved in antigen-induced contraction of pulmonary arteries (PA) and lung parenchyma isolated from actively sensitized guinea pigs. Ovalbumin (10(-2) mg/ml) induced contractions of PA rings, which reached maximum amplitude by 2 min and decayed to 50% of maximum by 4-6 min. Pyrilamine (10(-6) M) delayed the onset of contraction and decreased the peak of the response by > 50%. Metiamide (10(-4) M) partially reversed this effect. The addition of indomethacin (10(-6) M) to the combination of pyrilamine and metiamide had no significant effect. The further addition of the leukotriene (LT) D4/LTE4 receptor antagonist SKF 104353 (10(-5) M) reduced the contraction by > 80%. The maximum amplitude of antigen-induced contraction of parenchymal strips was reached by 15 min and was sustained for > 60 min. In these tissues, SKF 104353 inhibited the contraction by approximately 35%, but the histamine receptor antagonists and indomethacin had no significant effect. These results suggest that both histamine and sulfidopeptide LTs mediate antigen-induced contraction of PA, whereas sulfidopeptide LTs, but not histamine, are involved in the parenchymal response.


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