title: The potentiation of the histamine release induced by adenosine in mast cells from guinea pig lung and heart: sharp dependence on the time of preincubation.
abstract: We studied here the effect of a wide range of adenosine concentration and time of preincubation, on the histamine release induced in the guinea pig mast cells by different stimulus. Adenosine (10(-5)-10(-3)m) potentiated the histamine release induced by antigen in the guinea pig heart (isolated and dispersed tissue) and lung mast cells but not induced by ionophore A23197. The potentiation caused by adenosine (10(-4)m) was maximum after 1-3 min of preincubation and is probably an extracellular effect since it was not avoided by dipyridamol (3x10(-7)-10(-6)m) that inhibit the uptake of adenosine. Similar potentiation was also produced by the adenosine mimetic 2-chloroadenosine (10(-5)m) and both effects were inhibited by 8-phenyltheophylline indicating an effect on the type A receptors. It is suggested that the adenosine potentiation may not be related to changes on the cyclic AMP levels. 2000 Academic Press@p$hr
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Farmacologia, Instituto de Biociencias, Campus da Unesp, Botucatu, Sao Paulo, 18618-000, Brazil.
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Gomes
mesh_terms: D015762:2-Chloroadenosine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000241:Adenosine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D003994:Bucladesine / Q000378:metabolism; D004176:Dipyridamole / Q000494:pharmacology; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006636:Histamine Release / Q000187:drug effects*; D008168:Lung / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D009206:Myocardium / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D013806:Theophylline / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D013997:Time Factors; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D015762:2-Chloroadenosine; D003994:Bucladesine; D004176:Dipyridamole; D013806:Theophylline; C028322:8-phenyltheophylline; D000241:Adenosine