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http://dx.doi.org/10.4062/biomolther.2008.16.4.299

Induction of Cardiovascular Anaphylaxis and Basic Pharmacological Analysis of Involved Mediators in Pithed Rats  

Park, Kwan-Ha (Department of Aquatic Life Medicine, College of Ocean Science and Technology, Kunsan National University)
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Biomolecules & Therapeutics / v.16, no.4, 2008 , pp. 299-305 More about this Journal
Abstract
Active cardiovascular anaphylactic response was induced in ovalbumin-sensitized, pithed Sprague-Dawley and Wistar rats. On intravenous administration of the antigen, ovalbumin, marked tachycardia and pressor responses were immediately elicited. Thereafter, a delayed long-lasting severe hypotensive response was observed. These anaphylactic cardiovascular responses were maximal 2-3 weeks after the sensitization, and the response was slightly diminished 6 weeks after sensitization. The immediate pressor response was blocked by a non-selective serotonin antagonist methysergide at a dose-dependent manner, but not by histamine receptor antagonists mepyramine (pyrilamine) or cimetidine. The delayed hypotension was reduced either by histamine $H_1$ receptor antagonist mepyramine or $H_2$ receptor antagonist cimetidine, both in a dose-dependent manner. The tachycardic response was not influenced by serotonin or histamine receptor antagonists examined in this study. Differently from the cardiovascular responses, there was no observable bronchial contraction in Sprague-Dawley rat trachea in contrast to Wistar rat where the trachea contracted to in vitro antigen challenge. The cardiovascular anaphylactic model seems to be useful for studying cardiovascular events that occur exclusively in peripheral heart-blood vessel systems. The involvement of two major anaphylactic mediators, serotonin and histamine, is partially demonstrated.
Keywords
Cardiovascular anaphylaxis; Rat; Serotonin receptor; Histamine receptor;
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