title: Histamine H1 receptors are involved in mouse nasal allergic responses: a demonstration with H1 receptor-deficient mice.
abstract: The role of histamine H1 receptors in nasal allergic symptoms (sneezing and nasal rubbing) were studied using histamine H1 receptor-deficient mice. Intranasal instillation of histamine solution resulted in significant increases in sneezing and nasal rubbing in wild-type mice, whereas no increases were observed in histamine H1 receptor-deficient mice. The histamine H1 receptor agonist 2-pyridylethylamine induced sneezing and nasal rubbing in a dose-dependent-manner in wild-type mice, but no such increase was found in histamine H1 receptor-deficient mice. On the other hand, the histamine H2 receptor agonist dimaprit did not increase sneezing and nasal rubbing in wild-type mice. Histamine H1 receptor antagonists such as chlorpheniramine and epinastine significantly inhibited nasal allergic symptoms caused by histamine, but the histamine H2 receptor antagonists cimetidine and famotidine showed no effect. No additional effects were observed by combined use of chlorpheniramine and cimetidine or famotidine compared with cimetidine or famotidine alone. These results suggested that histamine H1 receptors play an important role in nasal allergy symptoms induced by histamine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Japan.
authors.forename: Ryoji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kayasuga
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Chiaki
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kamei
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006632:Histamine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017442:Histamine Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D006633:Histamine Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008817:Mice, Mutant Strains; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D011969:Receptors, Histamine H1 / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D012130:Respiratory Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012912:Sneezing / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D017442:Histamine Agonists; D006633:Histamine Antagonists; D011969:Receptors, Histamine H1; D006632:Histamine