title: [Pharmacological study of mequitazine (LM-209) (II). Anti-allergic action (author's transl)].
abstract: The anti-allergic effect of Mequitazine (LM-209) which was found to have an anti-histaminic activity was investigated in guinea-pigs. The inhibitory activities of LM-209 on the Schultz-Dale reaction and ileum contraction by some mediators released from the sensitized guinea-pig lung were the same as those of clemastine fumarate (CL) but with 5 times the potency. LM-209 and CL, but these activities were less potent than in the case of disodium cromoglycate. The various anaphylactic reactions mediated by IgG in guinea-pigs were inhibited by LM-209, CL and chlorpheniramine maleate (CPM). The homologous PCA mediated IgE in rats was also inhibited by LM-209, CL and CPM, but the duration of the action with LM-209 was markedly longer. In experimentally-induced asthma, the decrease of respiratory rate and volume was significantly inhibited by LM-209, but was not affected by CL. Thus, LM-209 seems to inhibit the allergic reaction mainly by an antagonistic action on allergic mediators.
mesh_terms: D000707:Anaphylaxis; D000818:Animals; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006636:Histamine Release / Q000187:drug effects*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D010323:Passive Cutaneous Anaphylaxis / Q000187:drug effects; D010640:Phenothiazines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013189:SRS-A / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*
chemical_list: D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists; D010640:Phenothiazines; D013189:SRS-A; C006069:mequitazine