TY - JOUR
T1 - C5a and antigen-induced tracheal contraction
T2 - Effect of a combination of an antihistamine and cyclo-oxygenase inhibitors
AU - Regal, Jean F.
AU - Pickering, Richard J.
PY - 1983
Y1 - 1983
N2 - Our previous studies with C5a, a cleavage product of the fifth component of complement, have shown that the antihistamine diphenhydramine and the cyclo-oxygenae inhibitor aspirin do not inhibit the C5a-induced contraction of isolated guinea pig trachea (Regal, Eastman & Pickering, 1980; Regal & Pickering, 1981). We investigated the effect of cyclo-oxygenase inhibitors in the presence of diphenhydramine to determine if cyclo-oxygenase products were contributing to the contraction beyond any effect they might have on histamine release. A combination of a cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor and diphenhydramine caused a delay in onset and decrease in magnitude and duration of the C5a-induced contraction. Indomethacin itself also caused a slight inhibition. In contrast, a combination of aspirin and diphenhydramine did not inhibit the initial portion of antigen-induced tracheal contraction any more than diphenhydramine alone and enhanced the later portion just as aspirin alone. Cross tachyphylaxis experiments demonstrated that antigen pretreatment significantly inhibited a subsequent C5a-induced tracheal contraction, though C5a pretreatment did not affect a subsequent antigen-induced contraction. Thus, cyclo-oxygenase products do contribute to C5a-induced tracheal contraction, and histamine participation in the presence of cyclo-oxygenase inhibitors is suggested. Our studies demonstrate the dissimilarities of C5a and antigen-induced contraction as regards inhibition by aspirin plus diphenhydramine, yet suggest common pathways leading to the contractile response as evidenced by cross tachyphylaxis experiments.
AB - Our previous studies with C5a, a cleavage product of the fifth component of complement, have shown that the antihistamine diphenhydramine and the cyclo-oxygenae inhibitor aspirin do not inhibit the C5a-induced contraction of isolated guinea pig trachea (Regal, Eastman & Pickering, 1980; Regal & Pickering, 1981). We investigated the effect of cyclo-oxygenase inhibitors in the presence of diphenhydramine to determine if cyclo-oxygenase products were contributing to the contraction beyond any effect they might have on histamine release. A combination of a cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor and diphenhydramine caused a delay in onset and decrease in magnitude and duration of the C5a-induced contraction. Indomethacin itself also caused a slight inhibition. In contrast, a combination of aspirin and diphenhydramine did not inhibit the initial portion of antigen-induced tracheal contraction any more than diphenhydramine alone and enhanced the later portion just as aspirin alone. Cross tachyphylaxis experiments demonstrated that antigen pretreatment significantly inhibited a subsequent C5a-induced tracheal contraction, though C5a pretreatment did not affect a subsequent antigen-induced contraction. Thus, cyclo-oxygenase products do contribute to C5a-induced tracheal contraction, and histamine participation in the presence of cyclo-oxygenase inhibitors is suggested. Our studies demonstrate the dissimilarities of C5a and antigen-induced contraction as regards inhibition by aspirin plus diphenhydramine, yet suggest common pathways leading to the contractile response as evidenced by cross tachyphylaxis experiments.
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U2 - 10.1016/0192-0561(83)90074-7
DO - 10.1016/0192-0561(83)90074-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 6840934
AN - SCOPUS:0020678728
VL - 5
SP - 71
EP - 78
JO - International Immunopharmacology
JF - International Immunopharmacology
SN - 1567-5769
IS - 1
ER -