title: [4-Aminopyridine-induced licking response and histamine liberation in mice].
abstract: 4-Aminopyridine (4-AP) 1 mg.kg-1 sc at the scruff induced a licking response in mice. H1 receptor blockaders, such as diphenhydramine HCl (1, 10 mg.kg-1, sc at the scruff or 40 mg.kg-1, i.p.), chlorphenamine maleate (20 mg.kg-1, i.p.), and astemizole (2 mg.kg-1, i.g.), inhibited the licking response caused by 4-AP. Repeated injections of 4-AP (1 mg.kg-1) reduced the times of lick and the histamine content in the skin of injected site. 4-AP also promoted histamine release from incubated mouse peritoneal mast cells (PMC) in a dose-dependent manner. The results indicate that the licking response may originate from the histamine liberation of mast cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D015761:4-Aminopyridine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D006632:Histamine / Q000378:metabolism; D006636:Histamine Release / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000166:cytology; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D006632:Histamine; D015761:4-Aminopyridine