title: In vivo pertussis toxin treatment reduces contraction of rat resistance arteries but not that of mouse trachea.
abstract: In order to develop an in vitro method for detecting residual pertussis toxin activity in acellular pertussis vaccines, the effects of in vivo pertussis toxin treatment on contraction and relaxation properties of isolated mouse trachea and of isolated rat small mesenteric resistance arteries were studied. In vivo pertussis toxin treatment (24 or 72 microg/kg, intraperitoneally (i.p.)) did not affect contraction and relaxation properties of isolated BALB/c or NIH mouse trachea. In vivo pertussis toxin treatment (30 microg/kg, intravenously) significantly reduced noradrenaline- or KCl-induced maximal contraction and reduced sensitivity to noradrenaline in isolated male Wistar rat small mesenteric resistance arteries. However, in vivo pertussis toxin treatment did not affect relaxation properties of isolated rat small mesenteric resistance arteries. These results support the hypothesis that vasoconstriction-regulating mechanisms and not airway constriction mechanisms are involved in pertussis toxin-induced histamine sensitisation. The vasoconstriction-regulating mechanisms may provide a lead for further development of an in vitro method for measuring biologically active pertussis toxin in acellular pertussis vaccines based on mechanisms involved in the histamine sensitisation test.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Public Health and Environment, Laboratory of Toxicology, Pathology and Genetics, P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands. cokky.van.meijeren@rivm.nl
authors.forename: Cornelia E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: van Meijeren
authors.forename: Wim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Vleeming
authors.forename: Ton
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: van de Kuil
authors.forename: Javotte
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Manni
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kegler
authors.forename: Coenraad F M
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Hendriksen
authors.forename: Dick J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: de Wildt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006632:Histamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000187:drug effects; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects*; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects*; D037342:Pertussis Toxin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014132:Trachea / Q000187:drug effects*; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D006632:Histamine; D037342:Pertussis Toxin