title: Metabolism of histamine during pregnancy in the rat.
abstract: In order to clarify histamine metabolism during the period of pregnancy in which this amine attains the highest levels, pregnant and non-pregnant rats were submitted to four different treatments: 14C-histamine; 14C-histamine + histamine dihydrochloride; 14C-histamine + aminoguanidine; 14C-histidine. Paper chromatography and autoradiographic techniques were used to separate and to detect 14C-histamine metabolites. Total radioactivity excreted and percentages of histamine metabolites were calculated by liquid scintillation. Our results support two principal hypotheses: 1) Oxidation is the main catabolic pathway for histamine degradation in pregnant and non-pregnant rats. 2) Pregnant rats, in opposition to non-pregnant, show an increased capacity to metabolize histamine by oxidative deamination.
mesh_terms: D006631:Amine Oxidase (Copper-Containing) / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006632:Histamine / Q000652:urine*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000652:urine; D008761:Methylhistamines / Q000652:urine; D011247:Pregnancy; D011270:Pregnancy, Animal / Q000652:urine*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D007093:Imidazoles; D008761:Methylhistamines; C002667:methylimidazoleacetic acid; D006632:Histamine; D006631:Amine Oxidase (Copper-Containing); C005954:imidazoleacetic acid