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Role of Endogenous Histamine on the Pathogenesis in the Endotoxin-Induced Acute Lung Injury  

Kim, Tae-Hyung (Department of Internal Medicine, Kwang-Myung Sung-ae General Hospital)
Kim, Eun-Kyung (Divsision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Yoon, Ho Joo (Divsision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Institute for Life Science)
Kim, Mi Jung (Asan Institute for Life Science)
Choi, Jeoung Eun (Divsision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kwandong University College of Medicine)
Oh, Yeon Mok (Divsision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Shim, Tae Sun (Divsision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Lim, Chae Man (Divsision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Lee, Sang Do (Divsision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Kim, Woo Sung (Divsision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Kim, Dong-Soon (Divsision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Kim, Won Dong (Divsision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Koh, Younsuck (Divsision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases / v.54, no.1, 2003 , pp. 91-103 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background : Histamine is widely distributed in the lung. It increases capillary permeability and the P-selectin expression on vascular endothelial cell surfaces. We studied the role of endogenous histamine on the pathogenesis of endotoxin-induced acute lung injury (ALI) in rats. Methods: We instilled either normal saline (control group) or lipopolysaccharide (3 mg/Kg, LPS group) to tracheas of Sprague-Dawley rats. H1-receptor blocker (mepyramine, 10 mg/Kg, H1RB group), H2-receptor blocker (ranitidine, 10 mg/Kg, H2RB group), and H3-receptor blocker (thioperamide, 2 mg/Kg, H3RB group) were administered through vein or peritoneum along with intratracheal LPS administration. Statistical significance was accepted at p<0.05. Results : LPS increases the histamine level in BAL fluid significantly at 2 h after the treatment compared with control group. LPS significantly increases protein concentration, PMN cell count in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid, and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity in the lung tissue at 6 h compared to control group. PMN cell count in BAL fluid and MPO activity in lung tissue were significantly lower in H2RB-group compared to LPS-group. However, protein concentration in BAL fluid showed no significant differences between the LPS alone and LPS with histamine receptor blockade. Conclusions : Endogenous histamine might be involved in the recruitment of PMNs in LPS-induced ALI via H2 receptor. However, its role in ALI would not be significant in this model.
Keywords
Histamine; Acute lung injury (ALI); Endotoxin; Histamine receptor blockades;
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