title: Rat mast cells synthesize a nitric oxide like-factor which modulates the release of histamine.
abstract: Rat serosal mast cells were evaluated for their capacity to generate a nitric oxide-like factor by two bioassays: inhibition of platelet aggregation and stimulation of mast cell guanylate cyclase. Incubation of mast cells with human washed platelets, both treated with indomethacin, inhibited thrombin-induced platelet aggregation which was potentiated by superoxide dismutase and reversed by oxyhaemoglobin. When mast cells alone were stirred at 1000 rpm, a time dependent increase in the levels of their cGMP but not cAMP was observed. Preincubation of mast cells with NG-monomethyl-L-arginine significantly enhanced E. coli lipopolysaccharide-evoked histamine release. Our results show that mast cell histamine release can be modulated by an intrinsically generated nitric oxide-like factor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preclinical and Clinical Pharmacology, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Masini
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Salvemini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pistelli
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Mannaioni
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Vane
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001120:Arginine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000378:metabolism; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase / Q000378:metabolism; D006636:Histamine Release / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D010108:Oxyhemoglobins / Q000494:pharmacology; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000494:pharmacology; D013917:Thrombin / Q000494:pharmacology; D019323:omega-N-Methylarginine
chemical_list: D010108:Oxyhemoglobins; D019323:omega-N-Methylarginine; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D001120:Arginine; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D013917:Thrombin; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase; D006152:Cyclic GMP; D007213:Indomethacin