title: Interactions of prostaglandin E1, bradykinin and histamine and the increase of plasma fibrinogen in rats.
abstract: Considering that tissue injury caused by laparotomy significantly increases the liver synthesis of plasma fibrinogen, and that PGE1, bradykinin and histamine are released into the injured tissues, the effect of above mentioned inflammatory agents and of the adrenal medulla on plasma fibrinogen levels in rats was studied. The subcutaneous administration of PGE1, bradykinin or histamine does not modify plasma fibrinogen levels acting independently comparing with non-injected animals or injected with the drug vehicle. Bradykinin + histamine did not modify plasma fibrinogen levels either. However the administration of prostaglandin E1 + bradykinin + histamine reproduced the increase of fibrinogen characteristics of laparotomy. This increase was partially but significantly inhibited in rats that had undergone bilateral removal of the adrenal medulla or administration of PGE1 + bradykinin + histamine + bupivacaine (a local anesthetic), but it was not modified when the adrenal medullectomy was unilateral. It is concluded that plasma fibrinogen increase is obtained only when PGE1 acts in presence of bradykinin or histamine and the adrenal medulla should be partially responsible for said increase.
mesh_terms: D000527:Alprostadil / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001920:Bradykinin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005260:Female; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000032:analysis*; D006632:Histamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D006632:Histamine; D005340:Fibrinogen; D000527:Alprostadil; D001920:Bradykinin