title: [Antigen-induced airway hyperresponsiveness in infantile guinea pigs].
abstract: To investigate the development of airway hyperresponsiveness in infantile guinea pigs, animals (10 days old) were immunized twice and challenged by inhalation of 1% ovalbumin for 10 min with 7 days intervals. Similar to adult guinea pigs, infantile ones developed an increased airway responsiveness to acetylcholine 24 hr after antigen challenge. There was a marked increase in the number of total leukocytes, eosinophils and lymphocytes in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). Suplatast tosilate (suplatast) and pemirolast potassium (pemirolast) given orally throughout the experiments suppressed the development of airway hyperresponsiveness in infantile animals. They showed similar potency in the suppression of eosinophil accumulation in BALF and lung tissue, while suplatast inhibited lymphocyte accumulation stronger than pemirolast. Collectively, the present model of airway hyperresponsiveness in infantile guinea pigs may be useful in predicting the efficacy of antiallergic agents in the treatment of asthmatic children.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Tohoku University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iijima
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shirato
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018926:Anti-Allergic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D000941:Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D001190:Arylsulfonates / Q000494:pharmacology; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006633:Histamine Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D010047:Ovalbumin / Q000276:immunology; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011744:Pyrimidinones / Q000494:pharmacology; D012130:Respiratory Hypersensitivity / Q000276:immunology*; D013452:Sulfonium Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D018926:Anti-Allergic Agents; D000941:Antigens; D001190:Arylsulfonates; D006633:Histamine Antagonists; D011725:Pyridines; D011744:Pyrimidinones; D013452:Sulfonium Compounds; C055139:pemirolast; D010047:Ovalbumin; C073028:suplatast tosilate