title: Prostaglandin and histamine release from stimulated rat peritoneal mast cells.
abstract: The production of five prostanoids (PGD2, PGE2, PGF2 alpha, 6-oxo-PGF1 alpha, and TxB2) was examined after mast cell activation. Prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) was the major prostanoid produced after stimulation of rat peritoneal mast cells with the calcium ionophore A 23187, compound 48/80 or anti-rat IgE. The amount of PGD2 generated was not dependent on the quantity of histamine released. The time course of PGD2 production paralleled the release of histamine following activation with A 23187 or anti-rat IgE but with compound 48/80 release of histamine reached a maximum within 15 sec, whereas production of PGD2 was apparent only after 5 min and was still increasing at 30 min.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001202:Ascitic Fluid; D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006636:Histamine Release / Q000187:drug effects*; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D015230:Prostaglandin D2; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011457:Prostaglandins D / Q000096:biosynthesis; D051381:Rats; D003189:p-Methoxy-N-methylphenethylamine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D011453:Prostaglandins; D011457:Prostaglandins D; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D000001:Calcimycin; D003189:p-Methoxy-N-methylphenethylamine; D015230:Prostaglandin D2