title: Histamine stimulates prostaglandin E production by rheumatoid synovial cells and human articular chondrocytes in culture.
abstract: Histamine stimulates prostaglandin E (PGE) production by cultures of adherent rheumatoid synovial cells and human articular chondrocytes. When subcultured synovial fibroblasts or human articular chondrocytes were "primed" by preincubation with conditioned media from primary adherent rheumatoid synovial cell cultures (synovial factor), each produced even higher PGE levels upon histamine exposure. This histamine stimulation was prevented by histamine H1, but not H2, antagonists and was more marked if serum was absent from the culture media. Thus, histamine-induced PGE production by these cells is mediated via H1 receptor activation and subsequent arachidonic acid liberation.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Yoffe
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Woolley
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000378:metabolism*; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000032:analysis; D006632:Histamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000032:analysis; D011458:Prostaglandins E / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists; D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists; D011458:Prostaglandins E; D006632:Histamine; D000242:Cyclic AMP