title: Evidence of correlations between mast-cell histamine and beta-endorphin (ir) from NIL-pituitary in the homeostasis.
abstract: This study was designed to characterize physiological events related to a single or repeated experimental anaphylactoid reactions (by Compound 48/80) in non-stressed or cold-restrained rats. Acute treatment with Compound 48/80 (1 mg/kg, i.p.) increases Beta-endorphin(ir) content in the neurointermediate lobe (NIL) of rat pituitary. Moreover, repeated treatment with Compound 48/80 showed tolerance effects. These animals, exposed to stressful conditions, exhibited a fully evident paw oedema following carrageenin oedema-test, whereas saline-pretreated rats, under the same experimental conditions, showed reduced local inflammation. Since Compound 48/80 produces characteristic, systemic, anaphylactoid reaction in the rat, with a very high degree of selectivity in its action, our results suggest that mast-cell histamine and Beta-endorphin from NIL pituitary are involved in the body's reactivity to stressful stimuli.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy, University of Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arrigo-Reina
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Spadaro
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002351:Carrageenan; D003080:Cold Temperature; D004487:Edema / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control; D006632:Histamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D006706:Homeostasis; D008297:Male; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012149:Restraint, Physical; D001615:beta-Endorphin / Q000378:metabolism*; D003189:p-Methoxy-N-methylphenethylamine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D003189:p-Methoxy-N-methylphenethylamine; D001615:beta-Endorphin; D006632:Histamine; D002351:Carrageenan