title: Imidazoline derivatives and agmatine induce histamine release from the rat stomach.
abstract: Strips from rat glandular stomach were used to investigate whether the imidazoline derivatives clonidine, tolazoline and BDF 6143 (4-chloro-2(2-imidazolin-2-ylamino)-isoindoline) and the guanidine derivative agmatine are able to release histamine from histamine-storing cells. Histamine was detected and quantified by HPLC. Clonidine, tolazoline and agmatine concentration-dependently induced a release of histamine from the gastric strips, whereas BDF 6143 was ineffective. However, BDF 6143 abolished the release-inducing effect of clonidine and agmatine. It is concluded that imidazoline and guanidine derivatives can induce histamine release from histamine-storing cells in the stomach by a specific mechanism (possibly via imidazoline receptors) which in turn might lead to a relevant increase in gastric acid secretion.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie der Universität Bonn, Germany. molderings@uni-bonn.de
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Molderings
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Menzel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Göthert
mesh_terms: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000376:Agmatine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003000:Clonidine / Q000494:pharmacology; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D006636:Histamine Release / Q000187:drug effects*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D054755:Imidazoline Receptors; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D054833:Isoindoles; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D011955:Receptors, Drug / Q000378:metabolism; D014043:Tolazoline / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; D007093:Imidazoles; D054755:Imidazoline Receptors; D054833:Isoindoles; D011955:Receptors, Drug; D000376:Agmatine; C036966:4-chloro-2-(2-imidazolin-2-ylamino)isoindoline; D014043:Tolazoline; D003000:Clonidine