title: Histamine content does not influence the tolerance of wine in normal subjects.
abstract: Histamine has been incriminated as having a responsibility for intolerance reaction to wines. We have made a study by double blind oral provocation test to find the effect of ingestion of a histamine-rich (22.8 mg.l-1) and a histamine free wine in eight healthy subjects. Blood samples were taken at 0, 10, 30 and 45 minutes after ingestion of the wine for measurement of plasma histamine and methylhistamine. Urines were collected 5 hours before and 5 hours after ingestion for measurement of urinary methylhistamine. No subject presented a reaction of intolerance after ingestion of wine rich or poor in histamine. No change in plasma histamine and plasma and urinary methylhistamine was seen. This study shows that the amount of histamine in wine has no clinical or biological effect in healthy subjects, and this emphasized the efficiency in man of the systems for degradation of histamine that is absorbed by the alimentary tract.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine D, Médecine Interne-Immunologie Cliníque et Allergologie Hôpital Central-29, Nancy, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kanny
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bauza
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Frémont
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guillemin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blaise
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Daumas
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Cabanis
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Nicolas
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Moneret-Vautrin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001679:Biogenic Amines / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D005483:Flushing / Q000209:etiology; D006632:Histamine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D006801:Humans; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D008297:Male; D008761:Methylhistamines / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D014920:Wine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D001679:Biogenic Amines; D008761:Methylhistamines; D006632:Histamine; C026259:2-methylhistamine