title: Stimulus-dependence and time-course of histamine and leukotriene release from chopped and dispersed human lung tissue.
abstract: The calcium ionophore A23187 and anti-human IgE provoked a dose-dependent release of histamine and cysteinyl-leukotrienes (LTC4, LTD4 and LTE4) from dispersed human lung cells. Optimal release of histamine peaked at 3 min after challenge whereas the release of cysteinyl-leukotrienes peaked at 30 min. The molar ratio between released histamine and cysteinyl-leukotrienes was approximately 100:1. The ionophore, but not anti-IgE caused additional formation of LTB4 in the dispersed cells or the chopped lung, indicating that this chemoattractant is formed from cells not primarily activated by IgE-dependent mechanisms. Indomethacin failed to alter release of histamine or leukotrienes from dispersed cells, whereas further inhibition of lipoxygenases by NDGA abolished leukotriene formation and reduced the release of histamine.
mesh_terms: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D006636:Histamine Release; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D017999:Leukotriene E4; D008168:Lung / Q000378:metabolism*; D013189:SRS-A / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D013189:SRS-A; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D000001:Calcimycin; D017999:Leukotriene E4