Effect of antihistamins (H1 and H2), cortisone and beta-adrenergic stimulator on murine contact sensitivity and histamine metabolism.
A study on the influence of histamine receptor blockade, beta-adrenergic stimulation and cortisone on murine cutaneous inflammation and histamine metabolism has been performed. Cortisone was found to reduce the inflammation and urinary histamine excretion while histamine receptor blockade and beta-adrenergic stimulation did not influence the reaction. A good correlation existed between inflammation and urinary histamine excretion in all experiments. Contact sensitivity in the mouse was not found to be transferable with serum indicating that humoral antibodies play no essential role in this reaction in the mouse. On the basis of these results it is suggested that basophils might participate in murine contact sensitivity.
D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002927:Cimetidine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002974:Clemastine / Q000494:pharmacology; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000276:immunology; D006632:Histamine / Q000652:urine; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007116:Immunization, Passive; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008808:Mice, Inbred CBA; D013726:Terbutaline / Q000494:pharmacology
D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists; D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists; D002927:Cimetidine; D006632:Histamine; D002974:Clemastine; D013726:Terbutaline; D006854:Hydrocortisone